Krishna

play by Ruth Salles This play is based on the book “Krishna” by Edouard Schuré¹, containing some phrases from the same, which are in quotation marks. The last phrases of the play are taken from the Hindu chant Bhagavad Gîtâ², an episode of the great and ancient epic “Mahabharârata”. These phrases are from verses 8 and 9 of chapter VII, and from…

The Four Sons of Brahma

play by Ruth Salles This short play was based on the narrative “The Formation of Castes”, found in the book Mythology of India¹. The musical theme is that of an ancient Brahmin prayer collected in South India, and it is the same used at the beginning of the play “Krishna”. The lyrics are an adapted version of an invocation to…