Grandma's moral lessons dating 3000 years in time, on greedy crocodiles and the trusting monkey to the jackal who changed colours, literally and metaphorically, leading to his own doom; acquainted us with Panchantatra through folklore.

Take a trip down memory lane as Theatreact in association with Clowns Without Borders (Sweden), a psychological aid foundation bring to you 'Panchatantra'.

About Panchatantra:

Panchatantra is a devised physical comedy through mime techniques and live Indian folk music. Indian earthiness is brought to life by four actors and two musicians using spoken word and music with a dholak and harmonium for company without any sets or props. All you need to bring is your imagination and an appetite for fables.

Panchatantra is an Ensemble performance directed by Rupesh Tillu and Mime director Ulf Everen. It is a unique performance comprising of storytelling from India’s most popular, ancient collection of folktales - Panchatantra, dating thousands of years back. It incorporates storytelling with mime, clowning and Indian folk music from across regions. The act is devised and performed by four actors and three musicians with the use of instruments such as harmonium and dholak that blend in beautifully with moral tales of Indian forests and animals, giving it an Indian earthly touch. There are no sets or props, just actors in centre stage. It can be performed from the tiniest cramped room to a proscenium stage.

24 shows have been performed so far, across special care centres, orphanages, municipal schools, learning centres and correction facilities for children across Maharashtra, as well as in a commercial space like Canvas Laughter Club, Mumbai.

The team:
Director: Rupesh Tillu
Mime director: Ulf Evren
Cast: Kalyan Choudhary, Priyanka Charan, Yash Yogi, Sonali Bhardwaj, Amrita Bagchi
Musicians: Satish Trivedi, Neeraj Kushwaha