A story of survival acquires dramatic dimensions

A scene from the theatrical presentation Chevittorma.

Chevittorma places it in a pithy method. The play on lives underneath fixed menace of tidal flooding, whose identify refers to a Christian apply of whispering prayers into the ears of a dying particular person, focusses on their ever intensifying battle for survival.

The stage presentation is the story of the resilience of hundreds of households on a slim strip of land hemmed in by the backwaters and the ocean on the western fringes of Ernakulam district.

It’s a combat on the final frontier of hope and local weather resilience, marked by see-sawing fortunes as excessive tidal flooding and sea incursions plunge lives into peril with the passage of time.

Designed and directed by theatre persona Sreejith Ramanan, Chevittorma shall be staged once more at Kerala Museum, Edappally, on Could 2 accompanied by a panel dialogue on local weather, neighborhood, and artwork.

The play is an evolving one, mentioned Dr. Ramanan, explaining the best way the presentation had been modified to incorporate recent reminiscences of the folks. The composition is extra polished than the sooner shows. On the centre of the dramatic presentation is a story by 11 individuals who give attention to their expertise and survival.

Locations like Puthenvelikkara on the northern border of Ernakulam district, Thuruthikkara, Maradu, Paravur, Kumbalangi, and Edappally type the backdrop of the narrative.

“By Chevittorma we witness the uncooked, unfiltered realities of a neighborhood striving to keep up hope amid overwhelming despair. The play is each a cry for consideration to the unsustainable residing circumstances underneath world warming and a big try at native intervention within the face of a worldwide concern, by theatre,” Dr. Ramanan mentioned.