Merging the worlds of Indian classical dance and folk theatre

'Jaya Ram', which opens at KLPac tonight, sees Sutra Foundation presenting one of its biggest productions spanning classical Indian dance and folk theatre. Photo: Sutra Foundation

Jaya Ram, the biggest Odissi production of the year to be staged by Sutra Foundation, opens tonight at Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac).

The Indian classical theatre show, which runs until Sept 25, is a product of a research undertaken by Odisha dancemaker Guru Gajendra Kumar Panda, together with Sutra founder Datuk Ramli Ibrahim in Odisha, India – the birthplace of Odissi.