Chinmaya Mission NZ has brought to life one of the oldest, biggest and most amazing epics from the Indian history – The Mahabharat. Three houseful shows from Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 1 at the Dorothy Winston Centre was a testament to the success of the show.
The audience was utterly spellbound and gave rave reviews of the show and there was massive social media chatter about the show as well.
It was bigger and better than ever before and the first of its kind in New Zealand.
This is what the audience had to say about the magnum opus:
Priyanca Radhakrishnan – Member of Parliament remarked: “Can't find the words to describe how much I loved this performance - any adjective I think of doesn't do it enough justice! Congratulations to the cast and crew - I sat transfixed through the whole play!
Mike Thompson: As a European, I don't know much about Hinduism, and I didn't get to see the second half, but the two dancers in the first half of The Mahabharata- The rise of Dharma were amazing and really able to touch my feelings. I've never been so moved by a performance in all my life, it hit me like a force, and I'm still feeling the effect the day after.
Shanti Ravi: Magnanimous at the macro level and Meticulous at the micro level. Epics like Mahabharata is very complicated (unlike Ramayana) and not so easy to Enact on the stage, Convey the message and Connect with the audience - all at the same time - and that was done with such ease. Watched for the first time yesterday (last show), unlike lucky ones who could do more than once.
Seema Singh: The best local production I’ve been to this year. The Mahabharata relayed in such a simple and beautiful way that children of this generation including mine can take away the core teachings from it and practice in their daily lives. Thank you once again for the entire cast and crew members and huge congratulations to you all. Looking forward to your next production.
The entire show was conceptualised, produced and acted by the youth wing members of Chinmaya Mission New Zealand. They call themselves CHYK that stands for Chinmaya Yuva Kendra. It aims to empower youth with the vision, values and dynamism for success in all fields.
CHYK conducts weekly classes where young people are made aware of their potential through the study of scriptures. CHYK also organises and executes cultural, social and spiritual programmes.