Dear Friends,
Sutra Foundation’s Jaya Ram Season 2, at Panggung Seri Taman Budaya, Melaka went superbly, attended by Tuan Yang Terutama, Tun Ali Mohd Rustam (Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka) and YB Tan Sri Dr S Subramaniam (former Minister of Health) and other dignitaries.
Sri Gobee Achudan (President, Krishna & Balaram Indian Arts & Culture Society of Melaka), Pn Kashifah & Nirmala Karuppiah were the organising committee behind the performance in Melaka.
Sutra believes that it is important to connect with our audiences in all the cities in Malaysia.
Melaka and Seremban were the earliest cities in which I had the pleasure to perform when I debuted with my combined bharatanatyam and odissi performance.
There were no JKKN theatres then. Performances were held in serbaguna townhalls, school halls and temple mandapams.
The JKKN theatres were godsend during their heydays but now they seem rundown and in need of injection of funding for drastic facelift. Nothing more sad that dusty plastic flowers and broken down chairs in the halls greeting audience who are ready for great night out!
Ramli Sutra