Tag: theatre

Event: Contemporary German Drama In Tamil – 4 March

Scenic Reading Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai presents a performative Scenic Reading of the Tamil Translation of the German Play- ‘Der Zinnsoldat und die Papiertänzerin’ by Roland Schimmelpfennigஈயச்சிப்பாயும் காகித நர்த்தகியும் by Hem Mahesh & P Seralathan As part of the regional project ‘Contemporary German Drama in South-Asian Languages’ on Friday, 4th March 2022  When: Friday, 4th March 2022 at 6.30 pm  Where: Goethe-Institut Auditorium, […]

Fund Raising: Adishakti Theater Festival in Auroville – 23 – 27 March

Dear Community members and friends of Auroville, As the Adishakti Theater festival is fast approaching, here are some more updates. Unfortunately due to an actor’s injury, the play “Bali” has been cancelled. The dates of the  4 remaining shows have also changed slightly. The festival will now take place between the 25th and the 28th of March 2022. […]

Fund Raising: Adishakti Theater Festival in Auroville – 23 – 27 March

A five day Contemporary Theater Festival between the 23rd and 27th of March 2022, at the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas.The festival would be Adishakti’s offering towards Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary as well as their participation towards Bharat Nivas’ 50th Anniversary. This March Adishakti will be presenting a retrospective of their work through five […]

Announcement: Looking for musicians for a new Rock Musical

The Auroville Theatre Group is looking for musicians 🎹 for a new Rock Musical: “PETER PAN: Lost and Found”. 🎸 Book and lyrics by Jill Navarre. Music by Martin Gluckman. Auroville Theatre Group production. Looking for: bass, guitar, keyboard, flute, drums, percussion. One month rehearsal period before actor’s rehearsals. 🎶 Project going into production after […]

Article: Remembering Alaknanda Samarth

Shanta Gokhale writes: Alaknanda Samarth pushed the boundaries of acting throughout her career. Alaknanda Samarth’s passing on the morning of Monday, December 6, has come as a deep shock to her numerous friends in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and elsewhere. Although she lived in London, she knew more about what was going on in theatre and […]

Conversations: Changing Landscape of Theatre and Performance

Throughout history, theatre-makers have negotiated societal censure and state action when staging the political – from their content being controlled, their form and aesthetic choices being policed, their bodies in performance being monitored, and more. And yet – or may be in part because of this – theatre has always been a site of active resistance. […]