The Kannada play Raktha Vivaha will be staged at the Ranga Shankara in Bengaluru on June 14, 2025 (Saturday). Directed by Apoorva Anagalli, the play is an adaptation of the popular work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca.
The play, based on Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding (Spanish: Bodas de sangre), is a tragic story of a girl who is torn between two young men in a repressive society. This love triangle, woven around complex themes such as passionate love, male arrogance, a woman’s loneliness and human-nature conflict, is based on a true incident. The play is produced by the Aneka Theatre Group.
Apoorva Anagalli is a stage actress and director trained at the University of Kent in England, the National School of Drama in New Delhi, and Ninasam in Shivamogga, Karnataka. Her theatre productions attempt to fuse creative experimentation with traditional Indian art forms and modern theatre design techniques.
She is researching the revival of folk art forms of coastal Karnataka as well as theatre in education. She has directed more than 20 plays till now and has given over 300 stage performances in prestigious festivals
Raktha Vivaha will be staged at 7:30 pm at Ranga Shankara. The tickets are priced at Rs 200. Visit BookMyShow or contact 9718080422 or 9448050950.
Published – June 13, 2025 05:29 pm IST