A Litany of Broken Prayer and Promise

Directed by Indumathi Tamilselvan
Performed by Periyachi Roshini and Muhammad Fandy Bin Ahmed
As part of Tunjuk Arah/Iyakkunar - A Developmental Program for Young Directors

A Litany of Broken Prayer and Promise

What happens where there is a clash between humanity - our unique mess of emotions, obsessions and urges - and society's perception for success?

A Litany of Broken Prayer and Promise is an abstract piece that explores various notions of entrapment, desire, punishment, and fear. Set in differing contexts, it expressively portrays the caging that happens to human minds when it has been restricted for so long.

This dramatised reading of A Litany of Broken Prayer and Promise presents a distorted version of the truth - with its direction inspired by Mexican American painter, Emilio Villalba, whose works represent the feelings of societal oppression.

Directed by Indumathi Tamilselvan

I’ve always wanted to explore directing abstract pieces of work.

Sitting in the theatre, I was always fascinated by abstract works and abstract writings. I found beauty in such nuanced works dealing with the phenomena of silences. To me, abstract works invoke a feeling that is often triggered by strong imagery, symbols and performative silences. All of these work together to create an interpretation that hits stronger than explicit works. Somehow I always knew I wanted to test my hand at working with an abstract piece of writing sometime in the mere future. I am incredibly grateful to Fezhah Maznan’s project: Tunjuk Arah/Iyakkunar for giving us, young directors a platform to put our directorial abilities to work to produce our own staged play. I am humbled to be given the opportunity to direct Natalie Hennedige’s A Litany of Broken Prayer and Promise with two amazingly talented actors. Thank you for allowing me to grow artistically and personally.

About the Program

Tunjuk Arah/ இயக்குனர் is a developmental programme for directors of Malay and Tamil theatre. It opens the space for them to reflect on their practice and grow, be groomed by various local and regional directors, and enjoy a structured learning environment. Participants will practice directing engaging and affective works for Malay and Tamil theatre, apply good directorial strategies and grow their confidence in developing and maturing their directorial identity.

 

Creator and Producer: Fezhah Maznan
Mentor and Curriculum Co-Designer: Edith Podesta
Guest Panelist: Grace Kalaiselvi
Program Supporter: Theatre Ekamatra and Centre 42
Rights to: @tunjukarah_iyakkunar

Previous
Previous

Audtion by Amitha Pagolu

Next
Next

Marma Medai