Sapana Anek Anek: One for the Artists
Based on Gita Khatri's " Aama Hun Aama ", " Sapana Anek Anek " depicts the story of love and loss centred around a father's search for dreams and happiness for the family in a foreign land crushed by the terror of the fateful day of 9/11. The story is set in Nepal and New York. A visual fest for artists and painters, the light work is phenomenal in Sapana Anek Anek . The white canvas—the only prop used and with some versatility by Ashesh Malla (director), the pioneer of frugal theatre in Nepal— is painted with light and beautiful hand motion of the artists and gives the sensation of watching a painting in motion. However, the play could have done with a bit more props which would have provided a point of reference and material cues to aid the audience to follow the play's narrative which would have made it livelier . Similarly, the sound could have been better in the show I attended which lacked the necessary ups and downs and at various moments, the ...