Maya

Mind Adventures celebrated 20 years of making theatre in Sri Lanka by creating an original play about an exceptional warrior in troubled times.

Inspired by extraordinary women in Sri Lankan mythology and history, our story focused on communal attitudes towards love, marriage, sacrifice, duty and power.

Using mask, live music and movement, this production fused traditional and contemporary techniques of storytelling to create a predominantly non-verbal performance.

Maya was supported by the Embassy for Switzerland and the UNFPA in Sri Lanka.

THE STORY

Plot— When an invading Prince abducts the queen of Serendip, Maya, a fierce, young warrior and her guru Nambi must survive a kingdom descending into chaos and rescue the queen.

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Artistic Director:
Tracy Holsinger

Musical Director:
Ruvin de Silva

Cast:
Shala Amarasuriya, Tehani Chitty, Sachini Gnanapragasam, Hidaayath Hazeer, Ryan Holsinger, Andre Howson, Tracy Jayasinghe, Lihan Mendis, Vindhya Fernando, Suhashana Wijayaratna and Tashyana Handy.

Venue:
The Lionel Wendt Theatre (Colombo)

Dates:
6th - 8th September 2019