Kaliyuga Arts' HORRIPILATION! to be Part of the Times Square International Theatre Festival

Kaliyuga Arts brings its award-winning production of Horripilation! to New York as part of the Times Square International Theater Festival. John Sowle, who studied South Indian drama on a Fulbright Fellowship, uses the Natya Shastra, an ancient encyclopedia of theatre and Teyyam, a vibrant primitive ritual dance, to bring to life the dramatic techniques of ancient Indian theatre.

Playwright and performer John Sowle has a Ph.D. in Dramatic Art from the University of California. John and his partner Steven Patterson, who directed Horripilation!, founded Kaliyuga Arts in 1986 in Los Angeles and have produced, directed, designed and performed Kaliyuga Arts' shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Most recently John directed a revival of the Al Carmines and Gertrude Stein musical In Circles at Judson Memorial Church, where it was done originally in the 60s. He is currently serving as the Associate Artistic Director at Stageworks in Hudson, NY.

In case you're wondering, horripilation is the “erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement.” According to the Natya Shastra the actor should be able to produce horripilation at will when necessary to bring a character to life. If it occurs in the spectator it is one of the indications of dramatic success, “expressing their inner turmoil due to the wonder of the performance.”

More information at http://www.kaliyuga.com/