Hill Theatre, a Nagaland-based theatre group, left the audience spellbound with the staging of its latest Naga musical ‘The Land Where Silence Sings’ at Town Hall in Dimapur on Sep. 10.
DIMAPUR — Hill Theatre, a Nagaland-based theatre group, left the audience spellbound with the staging of its latest Naga musical ‘The Land Where Silence Sings’ at Town Hall in Dimapur on Sep. 10.
An update issued on Friday informed that the production, which blends folk music, contemporary sound design and physical theatre, explores the untold stories, memories and resilience of the Naga hills - where silence itself becomes a song.
Abu Metha, Advisor to the Chief Minister and Chairman, IDAN, graced the occasion as the guest of honour.
Appreciating the effort of the young theatre practitioners, Metha said that such productions are vital to preserve and project Naga identity and narratives to the world. He lauded Hill Theatre for bringing a refined and rooted theatrical voice from Nagaland.
The play is said to be an outcome of 30 days production-oriented theatre workshop organised and supported by the National School of Drama, New Delhi in collaboration with Hill Theatre and the team acknowledged NSD's mentorship in shaping their artistic journey.
Speaking on the occasion, the director of Hill Theatre Bendang Walling thanked Maple Tree School for their support and expressed special gratitude to the Ao Students' Union, Dimapur for letting them use their space for the workshop during the month-long creation process.
Hill Theatre's "The Land Where Silence Sings" is being seen as a significant step for contemporary Naga theatre - rooted in the soil, yet global in its language.