Pragya Cultural Centre presents CORONA O AMRA

CORONA O AMRA (2020-2021)

Duration - 35 Minutes

Directed by Jayasree Bhattacharyya

Name of the play : Corona O Amra
Duration : 35 Minutes
Language : Bengali

Workshop : Jayasree Bhattacharyya
Story :
Music : Swapan Sardar
Makeup :
Costume design: Jayanti Sinha
Production Controller : Jayanta Kundu
Photography : Abhijit Dasgupta / Susmita Bhattacharya

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About Corona O Amra

Corona O Amra

Synopsys

Corona O Aamra

( Corona and We )


Synopsis

The Play begins with appearance of personified CORONA Virus. He appears to be very happy. Here nobody wears mask or maintains social distance. He was spreading rapidly and merrily. Suddenly, he observed that some indigenous people gathered who were trying to educate people about Corona and how all should protect themselves from Corona. They were singing and beating the drums (Madol) to assemble people. Wherever they were going, people were becoming aware and alert about the havoc of Corona. He was afraid now. Corona planned to stop this group, but his endeavour was in vain.


Why this Play

Corona / Covid 19 was not given proper attention about its severity by common men. We started our production at that very early stage of Corona Pandemic in April, 2020 so that could reach maximum people to make them aware of Covid 19.


Director’s Note - Jayasree Bhattacharyya

I am working in remote villages of Bengal on theatre and that gives me opportunity to under the people there deeply. What I observe that the perception and challenges of Corona/Covid 19 are different in Villages when I compare with city area. I observed that wearing mask or keeping social distances are not all when we deal Covid 19 in village area. Their issues and challenges somehow much more. I started discussing with them on various aspect of Corona. It was simply to guide and help them in pandemic stage. It was not in mind to make a play on it. However it was built out of those real time deliberations and the play “ Corona O Aamra (Corona and We ) was ready for performance . I alter on built another version of the Play to address issues and challenges being faced by common people in city area also. This Common mens’ Play was built in Third Theatre Form.


Artists of the Production

During Pandemic situation which were further aggravated by Amphan super Cyclone, the Pragya Cultural Centre concentrated fully on holistic services to the tribal villages of south 24 Parganas where mainly Oraon, Munda and Bhumijas tribals live. During this period , we made this play

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