A Durga idol placed at Hatibagan Nabinpally in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Organisers of Hatibagan Nabinpally Durga Puja Committee in Kolkata are staging a play at their pandal every evening till Dashami as a tribute to Bengali theatre of the late 19th century, their theme for this year’s puja. “In the late 19th...
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Bangalore theatre: ‘Aparajita’ narrates the timeless struggle of women
Still from Aparajita | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Indian society has long been a crucible for women, casting judgmental eyes on those who dare to deviate from prescribed norms. From the annals of history to the present day, the relentless scrutiny of women’s choices has been constant. Dramarsis’ new production, Aparajita (which means undefeated), delves...
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The Tamil play Kongai Thee highlights the contemporary relevance of Silappadhikaram
Kongai Thee was staged at Alliance Francaise in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Shraddha’s latest play Kongai Thee, written by Indira Parthasarathy shows us the contemporary relevance of Silappadhikaram. The writer’s powerful lines struck a deep chord with the audience. The play opens with Kovalan (Swaminathan) returning home after a long absence. He flatters...
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Purane Chawal serves a flavourful slice of the past
Actor-director Sumeet Vyas | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Sumeet FB Page Purane Chawal, an idiom for people with lived experience, is also the title of a two-act play directed by Sumeet Vyas. Adapted from master playwright Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys (1972), Purane Chawal is a tragicomedy about two old-time friends and comic actors, Khushaal Mehendi...
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Centre denies repertory grant for 24 West Bengal theatre groups, veterans allege political bias
Bengali theatre practitioners who have been dropped from the Centre’s repertory grant shared their grievances with local media on Monday, August 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Over 20 renowned Bengali theatre troupes being dropped from the list of eligible recipients of the Union government’s repertory grant scheme, Guru-Shishya Parampara, has caused quite a...
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‘Grease: The Musical’ takes the stage in Chennai this August
“Why Grease? Because it’s Grease!” quips Denver Anthony Nicholas. There is no better way to start this conversation. Premiered in Broadway in 1972, Grease tells the story of an American working class youth subculture, and follows teenagers of 1950s Chicago as they duel between the personal and political. It quickly rooted itself into popular culture when the play was adapted in...
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Satish Tipaturu is new Director of Rangayana in Mysuru
Satish Tipaturu, the new Director of Rangayana in Mysuru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Theatre director Satish Tipaturu has been appointed as the new head of theatre repertory Rangayana in Mysuru. The appointment was announced by Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi, along with the appointment of directors for five other theatre repertories in...
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Anuradha Venkataraman’s exploration of social injustice through Bharatanatyam
Anuradha Venkataraman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In 2016, a haunting headline in The Hindu, ‘Landless families have no place to bury their dead,’ jolted Anuradha Venkataraman. The article detailed the plight of landless families, especially Dalits, in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, who were forced to bury their loved ones on riverbanks, only to have the...
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Artists, musicians and storytellers join hands to tell the story of Yashodhara in a recital
Anupama Ramachandran at work on her canvas for Do Naina Ek Kahani . | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Three canvasses, each measuring six by five feet, are being filled with colours and figures in a makeshift studio in Thiruvananthapuram. All the three paintings are related to the life of Yashodhara, the wife of prince Siddarth,...
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Cancer fundraiser by Venus theatre group to feature two plays in Hyderabad
A scene from ‘Ande ka Chilka’ | Photo Credit: special arrangement Venus Theatre group from Mumbai is in Hyderabad to stage two Hindi plays, Ande ka Chilka and Illhaam. A cancer fundraiser by Meera Charitable Trust, the plays already had two shows on August 15 and will be staged at Rangbhoomi by SnehaArts in Sainikpuri...