Passion never knows sex (gender). That is briefly what I can tell about the plot of ‘Passion’. The play we have to watch in order to complete part of our assignment. Well, thank you for those who have sacrifice their time and energy to make this trip happen. But, unfortunately, it is not so worth it. The play was rather lame and I was lucky for not putting any high expectation on it. It was a mute play, and the only way to read their mind is based on their facial expression, music, lighting, costume and their movement. Each step while they were dancing means something that I hardly interpret. Since, they were not saying any single word starts from the very beginning till the end, I felt so depressing!! Huh! Yes, it is a kind of art, I have to admit it, but yet, I’m not so artistic to tell what is actually happen in the play. However, it was an interesting experience to have. There was only one thing that made me stay focus; I was amazed by their dance. I don’t have any idea how they can bend their body in such way!! But I believe, it takes a lot of effort and practice.
I also noticed that without any set up setting, the play was still can be carried out. The elements of play that I have mentioned above, has help in arising the mood of the play. For instance, the red shade and dress shows anger and passion, while the blue fade means calm.
To conclude, even tough there is not much to say about this play, I have learnt and gained something from it. I do hope we have a chance to watch a better play next time.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
~30 days in septem9er~
Superb! Excellent! Powerful! Thirty Days in September..Wow.. I have read it non stop!!! It is a short play written by Mahesh Dattani, yet it carries a huge issue. The play has touched my hearts and consciences everywhere. Child molestation issue is always a major thing to discuss about. And I feel very grateful and thankful to the playwright for his wonderful masterpiece.
There are only four characters plus the unseen counselor in this play. However, it does not even affect the flow of the plot. Indeed, with only four visible characters, Thirty Days in September has reached it certain standard in my heart. Mala, the protagonist, is the victim of child sexual abuse by her own uncle. She is actually the reflection of her mother. Yet, Mala is fortunate to awake from so called ‘illusion state’. But sadly, her mother, Shanta denies the truth. Shanta is well known of what has happened to her daughter, but she likes to remain silent. In fact, she accuses her daughter as the cause of the wrong doing. I think she can not accept the fact that her own brother has done wrong to her girl as what he has done to her when she was a little kid. She prefers to pray and pray and pray, as a treatment for her to forget. She also feed Mala to make Mala feels relieve and to have it as a pleasure. She never asks her daughter of what had happened. And for Mala, Shanta is never there for her when she needs help. Therefore, her childhood memory haunted her until she becomes an adult. Her horrible experienced, has made her of what she is in present. She can not help from being such a ‘bad’ girl. But yet she tries to change and at the end she did. Mala has proof to herself that she is able to change.
One thing that attract me about this play, is the innocent look on Vinay (Mala’s uncle). He acts like nothing happened and he pretend that he does not know anything about Mala’s past life. I can’t imagine how mean people like this is. There are lots of ‘Vinay’ in this world nowadays. It is hard to address them as human being with such manner.
To wrap up, I’m so honestly mesmerized and fascinated by this play. I’m looking forward to watch the play on stage. I hope there are productions planning to it. =)
There are only four characters plus the unseen counselor in this play. However, it does not even affect the flow of the plot. Indeed, with only four visible characters, Thirty Days in September has reached it certain standard in my heart. Mala, the protagonist, is the victim of child sexual abuse by her own uncle. She is actually the reflection of her mother. Yet, Mala is fortunate to awake from so called ‘illusion state’. But sadly, her mother, Shanta denies the truth. Shanta is well known of what has happened to her daughter, but she likes to remain silent. In fact, she accuses her daughter as the cause of the wrong doing. I think she can not accept the fact that her own brother has done wrong to her girl as what he has done to her when she was a little kid. She prefers to pray and pray and pray, as a treatment for her to forget. She also feed Mala to make Mala feels relieve and to have it as a pleasure. She never asks her daughter of what had happened. And for Mala, Shanta is never there for her when she needs help. Therefore, her childhood memory haunted her until she becomes an adult. Her horrible experienced, has made her of what she is in present. She can not help from being such a ‘bad’ girl. But yet she tries to change and at the end she did. Mala has proof to herself that she is able to change.
One thing that attract me about this play, is the innocent look on Vinay (Mala’s uncle). He acts like nothing happened and he pretend that he does not know anything about Mala’s past life. I can’t imagine how mean people like this is. There are lots of ‘Vinay’ in this world nowadays. It is hard to address them as human being with such manner.
To wrap up, I’m so honestly mesmerized and fascinated by this play. I’m looking forward to watch the play on stage. I hope there are productions planning to it. =)
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