A worthy addition to Indian Ink’s repertoire and brimming with its signature humanity and gentle comedy while not flinching from serious themes.
Balloon Dog is a loose modern-day adaptation of Kabuliwala, a fictional tale from the 1890’s penned by one of India’s most celebrated authors, Rabindranath Tagore.
“The Kabuliwallah” tells of the unlikely friendship between a migrant Afghani peddler and the young daughter of middle-class parents in Calcutta.
‘Mischief’, actor Jacob Rajan has said, and I can well believe it, is his favourite word.
A simple set awaits us: a two-step platform and a black screen behind it.
The masks and the puppetry really work best in a live context, so we hope people will come out to the theatre and enjoy it with us.
It is captivating and enthralling, capturing the intricacies of a story that spans decades.
Rajan believes, unlike television, theatre encourages the audience to use their imaginations.
Jacob Rajan was the first Indian graduate from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand’s drama school.
In typical Indian Ink style, Rajan will be accompanied on stage by a crafted life-size vulture, created and puppeteered by Jon Coddington.
The scene is immediately set with sights of Bengaluru (Bangalore) Train Station
This performance of Guru of Chai – the first act in this year’s Hamilton Arts Festival
