message from Lee Swee Keong

It's became an automatic reaction connecting to WiFi ( fb , e mail etc , an illusive world yet

' connecting ' to the world) once step in to where we stay .

The director Hiroshi said his aim of this project is about awareness and behevious of human being, environment. ...

through this iDea I rather start from small ' area ' - myself behevious,  existence, 

this is about the living in India ( I love get away from home ), the peoples passing by , the hawkers,  the food , watching performances , the houses n building , how peoples dressing, the cleaner at the guest house , the local organization,  the rehearsal space, the team members ( from different cultures , background ), the working progress, 

the emotional and phisical cablebelity among members ( 6.30 am to 3 pm rehearsal time is a big challenge ).

Cultural ecology is interesting issue ,  human adaption refers to both biological and cultural processes that enable a population to survive and repose within a given or changing environment. 

Seems everyone having great satisfaction n fun for the progress,  Yes ! Thank you Hiroshi having such a Great idea of doing MAHABHARATA , and it's great in the land and artists of the blood of Mahabharata this year.

Swee keong

Rediscovering the expressive abilities and power of human body. by Sreejith Ramanan

First I must say what a privilege it is to take part in Hiroshi Koike Bridge project, Mahabharatha II. His rehearsal is a process of leading someone out from one space to another space. It's a maturity process, a growing process . It means we have one place we come from and we go to another place. It means we have a sense of direction. I hope i improved lot of area like intercultural competence, sensitivity, interaction skills in a multicultural environment. Opportunity to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills. Opportunity to experience in an intercultural, multilingual and interdisciplinary group. It's a dance world. All the cast members have  incredible dancing skill except me :). I am stepping in to unknown world with known Mahabharatha. Really exciting and challenging. 

"And mile to go before i sleep...."

Mahabharata Chapter 2 official web site now open!!

いよいよマハーバーラタ第２章、公式ウェブサイトがオープンになりました！

というわけで、今年も昨年に引き続き、このブログ上でリハーサルの様子等アップしていくので、よろしくお願いします。

Mahabharata Chapter 2 official web site now open!!

We're going to show you the rehearsal progress through this blog page.

今年は南インドのケララ州、ケララの文化の中心地と言われているトリチュールでリハーサル。すでに4週間が過ぎました。

キャストは去年に引き続き日本から白井さち子、小谷野哲郎の2名、マレーシアからスイキョン、それに加え、今年はタイからワエウダウ、インドからはスリージッ、デニー、スメッシュ、ムーンムーンの4名、合計8名のキャストに、小池さんと演出助手の荒木さんで稽古を進めています。

It already 4 weeks passed since we started rehearsal here, Thrissur - Kerala - South India, the cultural capital of Kerala.

We proceed our rehearsal with 8 casts and Mr. Koike Hiroshi as a director and Ms. Araki Ayako as a assistant director. 8 casts includes Shirai Sachiko and Koyano Tetsuro from Japan and Lee Swee Keong from Malaysia as last year. And we have new casts from Thai, Waewdao Sirisook, and India, Sreejith, Denny, Sumesh and Moonmoon.

休日にはみんなで観光名所の滝に行ったり、リハーサルはとても良い雰囲気で進み、すでに70分が形になってきました。今回の第２章は90分の予定。

Rehearsal progress is very smooth with great relationship between us all. We went to the famous waterfall as a off day too. We have already done 70 minutes from the scenes, this chapter 2 might be 90 minutes long.

公演は1月12日にここトリチュールで、14日はムンバイ、17日18日クアラルンプール、23日24日にジャカルタです。どうぞお楽しみに！

We're going to have performances on January 12th in Thrissur, 14th in Mumbai, 17th and 18th in Kuala Lumpur, 23rd and 24th in Jakarta. Don't miss it!!!

photos by Koike Hiroshi

Mahabharata Chapter 2 has started! マハーバーラタ第二部始動！

We Started the rehearsal of Mahabharata Chapter 2 in India from November 2014.
You can check this blog for the latest news from Thrissur, south India. Don't miss it!

2014年11月からインドにてマハーバーラタ第二部の稽古がスタートしました！
このブログでは稽古の様子など最新情報を更新していきます。お楽しみに！

（※さかのぼると2013年マハーバーラタ第一部のブログもご覧になれます。そちらもお楽しみください。）