In a first, Udupi artistes present Yakshagana in Marathi
The HinduOn a constant journey of transcending languages, Yakshagana has now been performed in Marathi, probably for the first time. Mr. Suvarna, who was trained in Yakshagana by multi-faceted personality and Jnanapith awardee late Kota Shivarama Karanth, told The Hindu that about two decades ago, he had used Yakshagana in a Marathi drama. Mr. Suvarna and Mr. Phatarpekar said that according to their information, it is for the first time a Yakshagana has been performed in Marathi. 20-member Udupi team Mr. Suvarna said that the 20-member team which performed for 1.45 hours comprised 10 ‘veshadharis’, three musicians, four make-up artistes, two helpers and a team leader. A team member and performer, Shantanu Suvarna said: “The songs were sung in Marathi by Bhagavatha Karthik Bhat, a second year pre-university student from Hebri, who had never spoken Marathi before.” Challenges in translation and performance “I found it difficult to translate the songs of the original text written in old Kannada.
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