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View of entrance of Drama Centre and main lobby; theatre café; list of Patron of the Arts Awards 2001; close up of auditorium sign; notice boards; view of rooms; technical office; theatre manager's room; stairways to dressing room; hallways; storage area; view of dressing room; backstage; lighting, camera and equipment; audience's seats; back stage door; photos of staff; view of stage; technical work area and storage room; general view of auditorium; signs indicating seating arrangements; exterior of Drama Centre; Fort Canning Park located opposite the Drama Centre; parking area; general view of location of Drama Centre; loading bay; interview with Mr Bhaskar, the first performer in the Drama Centre; he mentions that the building is donated by the education board of United Kingdom and he was invited to give lectures and demonstrations about Indian dance and art, he also mentions that the Drama Centre used to be known as cultural centre and was opened by Mr David Marshall, more facilities were added over time and the theatre has a sentimental value to him and the staff, in the next production, he is experimenting with Tamil songs; view of 'Kathakali' rehearsal; audience arriving; pre-performance ritual before every 'Kathakali' performance consisting of two men on drums, two dancers and one singer;  Mr Bhaskar explains the aesthetics of 'Kathakali'; performance of 'Kathakali' based on the epic 'Ramayana', commences.