Brief

 

KATHA: The Charioteer’s Code is a visceral multimedia dance-theatre event where ancient Indian myths collide with urgent modern ethics. Drawing from three mythic lineages and forged through the martial power of Chhau and the raw intimacy of contemporary movement, eight dancers, live musicians, and narrators embody timeless dilemmas through breath, rhythm, and risk. Sculptural group formations fracture into intimate testimony, underscored by live percussion, electronic sound, and projected fragments of text and image. In a stark, torchlit world of banners, crowns, and haze, duty wrestles with desire, fate with choice—myth reactivated as lived, present-tense experience. 

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Credit

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Rishi Sharma - Director / Choreographer / Writer
Anne Kelly - Producer / Dramaturg / Assistant Director
Arushi Kejariwal - Scenic Designer
Zelia ZZ Tan - Video Designer
Uday Misra - Live Action Film Director
Ravi Deo - Composer / Music Director
Niyati Ramachandran - Costume Designer
Yelena Semas - Assistant Costume Designer
Tilda Seo - Lighting Designer
Lonnie Kim - Lighting Programmer / Master Electrician
Ilai Gilbert - Sound Designer
Nathan Makolandra - Stage Manager
Tahvo Stephan - Technical Director

CAST

Bryer Ramsey - NARRATOR
Ashwath Ram (EXT) - VISHNU
Isabella Ravelo - KUNTI / ENSEMBLE 1
Huitong Li - SATI / ENSEMBLE 2
Megan Tehomilic - BHADRAKALI / ENSEMBLE 3
Kojiro Forman - VEERABHADRA / ENSEMBLE 4
Delanie Eclips - ARJUN / ENSEMBLE 5
Jochi Lopez - ENSEMBLE 6
Sadiyyah El-Amin-Turner - ENSEMBLE 7
Sarai Biamby - ENSEMBLE 8

INSTRUMENTALISTS

Ravi Deo - Music Director / Tabla
Swara Seshan - Vocals
Riya Lakshman - Violin
Amogh Dwivedi - Synth / Live Sound Effects

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Instagram: @katha_thecharioteerscode

Social media posts:

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTqUx59Dz6e/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT2hK2lDEB6/

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Show info in 2024: 

https://calarts.edu/calarts-events/katha-charioteers-code