Durga Zali Gauri - Musical Play

Sunday, 2 May 2010

Kala Academy Panaji, Goa

Great music , excellent  dancing and fine acting were the hallmark of “Durga Zali Gauri” a famous children’s musical originally produced by Avishkar Chandrashala and recreated under the direction of Aditi Taylor.
The show opened with an introduction to Durga the talented but belligerent princess. Sharayu Mahale as Durga was absolutely brilliant.  Durga’s temper  the spoilt princess,  suffered from insomnia. No bed was perfect and one night she left the house in rage and decided to take a boat across the river in the middle of a storm. The boat shatters and Durga is swept away.
She is found by some villagers in a delirious state.  The illiterate villagers take good care of her.  When she is better, she suggests that they build a levy so that the waters do not cause damage. The villagers are inspired and work hard to build the levy. Durga learns from the villagers that hard work is the secret to a good night’ s sleep. This transforms Durga as she uses her skills to improve the lives of the villagers.  She becomes a  sweet person  and is referred to as Gauri by the villagers. The play ends on a happy note with Gauri being reunited with her parents.

Durga Zali Gauri - Musical Play