The Water Seed

36 min | English

For ages 8+

Synopsis

When the rains did not come, the young people of the village went in search of water. One of them brought back a water seed!

Adapted from an adivasi (first people) story, ‘The Water Seed’ is a performance made with materials and objects. We hope that this adaptation will trigger discussions about water and the global water crisis, water conservation and our relation with water, as individuals as well as a community, country and species.

Supported by the ThinkArts Grant 2020 for creating digital content for young audiences

Cast/ Credits

A Gillo Repertory and ThinkArts Production

Based on the book 'The Water Seed', translated by Amrit Mishra and Rajesh Khar

Based on original Munda story ପାଣି ମଞ୍ଜି/ଦାଆଃ ଜାଂ (daaa-jang-pani-manji)

Written by Munda Writers' Group Illustrated by Ramani Ranjan Sarangi

Published by Pratham Books under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver

Adaptation, Performance and Direction: Swati Singh and Barkha Fatnani

Shooting and Cut: Brian Rodrigues and Siddhant Jayakar

Creative Direction: Ishita Dave

Artistic Direction: Shaili Sathyu

Thanks to X'pose Studio, Raj Bachan, Pratham Books and ThinkArts

Note: The play will be available to view for upto 2days from the time of purchase