The Forest Dream

Weaving in Carnatic music with western soundscapes, dancer and choreographer Payal Ramchandani's production is a stylistic blend of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi (both South Indian classical dance styles) and contemporary dance.
The Forest Dream’ is a wondrous tale inspired by the true story of ‘The Forest man of India’, woven around his relationship with the mystical ‘Aranyani’, the Goddess of forests.
It aims to highlight the urgency of climatic trauma that is befalling us due to selfish acts like deforestation and rampant industrialisation.
Belonging to one of the largest river islands in the sometimes ferocious Brahmputra river, Jadav invites you to be a part of his tribe, his world and of what he seeks.
As the clock ticks irreversibly, this work, holding up a mirror to the current and the next generation, is an urgent plea to course-correct ourselves.