We sat down with The Jungle and the Sea Musician Indu Balachandran and Composer & Musician Arjunan Puveendran to hear all about the instruments they'll be playing live at each performance.
Thinking prompts
- The musicians discuss the veena, mridangam and which other instruments?
- How does Arjunan describe the connections between these instruments, Carnatic music and the Tamil people in Sri Lanka?
- Why might these specific instruments used in the production? Make connections with context, cohesion and rhythm.
- Indu says 'there are songs and rhythms in the play that are not strictly Carnatic, that harken from other traditions'. What are they intended to evoke?
A Belvoir St Theatre production
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The Jungle and the Sea pre-show resource
Prepare to see The Jungle and the Sea on stage with these VCE Theatre Studies insights and activities.
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The Jungle and the Sea on SBS World News
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Carnatic Instruments
Musicians Indu Balachandran and Arjunan Puveendran discuss the Carnatic instruments and music in The Jungle and the Sea.
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Characters in The Jungle and the Sea
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Interview with Anandavalli
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The reMAKERS podcast with S.Shakthidharan
Acclaimed writer S. Shakthidharan discusses creating The Jungle and the Sea.
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The revolve in The Jungle and the Sea
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Dance and music
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Costume design in The Jungle and the Sea
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S. Shakthidharan on The Jungle and the Sea
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