The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha last week presented their annual theatre Naya Zamana 21, a theatrical adventure titled ‘Lost In Time.’ It showed a very settled, top-flight theatrical production whose serious emphasis was not on a dramatic play or plot, but on dance theatre production and tradition where its real significant achievements lie.
Naya Zamana is now 21 years old, but it did not have to wait for this 21st birthday to come of age – it has already claimed its place as a major establishment in Guyanese theatre. It takes a permanent place on the theatrical calendar; it adds to the strength of dance theatre and further exposes the audience to Indian cultural forms – a consistent preoccupation of these productions for years. ‘Lost In Time’ was written, directed and choreographed by Dr Vindhya Persaud, a dancer/choreographer who has
