Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharata
Abstract
Celebrated by both Toronto Theatre Critics and Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, Why Not Theatre’s mega production Mahabharata premiered in 2023 after being postponed for the Covid 19 pandemic. This article goes over intercultural and interdisciplinary perspectives highlighting contemporary prerogatives of theatrical adaptation of an Indian epic. It pays particular attention to the role of choreography by Brandy Leary, Ellora Patnaik, and Jay Emmanuel with training within Kalaripayattu, Odissi, and Kathakali respectively.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theatre and Performance Studies
Arts and Performance Studies
Shakespeare
Adaptation
and Literary Criticism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- South Asian Dance Intersections
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN