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KALARIPAYATTU WORKSHOP IN MUMBAI FROM  18-27 AUGUST What:  Workshop on KalariPayattu Where : is Rockstars studios 96. Aram nagar part 2. Andheri west Who By : Guru Lakshman Gurukkal Time :  7am ,  8:30 am ,  5 pm and 6:30 Pm Date:  10 days from  18-27 August 2014 What else? :  kalari massages and ayurvedic treatments by appointment only Where to register? :  People can go directly to the studio and see the space and register or contact us by e-mail on  kalarigram@gmail.com  // 9768440088 Website:  www.hindustankalari. com What is Kalaripayattu?: Kalarippayattu is the oldest form of  oriental martial art  encapsulating Kerala's unique cultural mytho-historical heritage. Here the term Kalarippayattu is derived from the combination of two words as 'Kalari' which means the training place and 'Payattu' means the  training. Kalari is considered as the arena where a traditio...

Received  82 entries for  eNatya Sanhita , the  online one-act playwriting competition  of which 72 entries qualified. Entries have been received from  Mumbai, Kalyan, Pune, Nagpur, Vadodara, Ahemdabad, Agra, Secundrabad, Delhi  and from other parts of India. We also received international entries from  Mauritius, Australia, Budapest and London . One of the highlights of  eNatya Sanhita  was that the competition was open to all nationalities and age was no bar. We received  23 entries in Marathi, 23 in English, 15 in Hindi and 11 in Gujarati . eNatya Sanhita  was launched with a vision to not only encourage writing of one-act plays but to also make the selected new and original scripts available online. The winning scripts will be announced on  23rd August, 2014 . They will be published as an ebook on  swiftboox.com . The ebook will be available for free and can be easily downloaded on your devices. 

Thespo 16 “Plug-In to the Tamasha” orientation meeting kickstarts! ~Actress Huma Qureshi attended the first orientation meet of Thespo 16~ Actress and Ex-Thespian  Huma Qureshi  attended the first orientation meeting of the 16th season of  Thespo  on  July 17, 2014  at the celebrated Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai. The orientation meeting was organized as the initial phase of Thespo 16’s journey to interact with budding and potential participants. The Orientation Meetings are a point of contact as well as a roadmap to the annual journey of the buzzing affair.   Titled  Thespo 16 “Plug-In to the Tamasha”,  the event started with the opening song followed by screening of the Thespo AV. A scene from the play The E.Q. was staged, which was also the part of last years Thespo 15 festival. Followed by this the plans for Thespo 16 were introduced to the attendees during the meeting. Huma took the centre-stage amidst the packed audience of...

Known as the Dr. Seuss of music, Leonard Solomon is the proud creator of the Majestic Bellowphone. While it looks like something that the Grinch might find underneath Whoville’s Christmas tree, don’t be fooled by its odd appearance. Handcrafted from the likes of train whistles, coat hangers, toasters, bike horns and bits of brass, the Bellowphone can hold a rather decent tune and has tackled everything from Mozart to Brahms. It doesn’t stop there for the cabinetmaker-turned-musician. Solomon has been building his crowning glory, the Oomphalapompatronium, for the last 15 years as a ‘sweeter’ sister to the Bellowphone. Solomon’s symphony of strange sounds has been heard around the world and the mad musician shows no signs of slowing down. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, he also juggles occasionally while playing.  See and listen of the beautiful Bellowphone in action: Hungarian Dance #5; Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance #5; Johannes Brah...

Its June!! Vacation time is almost over and most kids will be looking forward to going back to school or college (Not really). So before the tantrums and early morning begin how about going to the theatre and the conclusion on what has been the biggest year for children’s theatre. Saloni Shukla’s directorial debut ‘Clue – Murder at Boddy Mansion’, T-Pots ‘Wolf’, Theatreact’s ‘Herose – Werose’ and Ranga Theatre’s ‘Sinbad The Sailor’ are some of the premieres for children and adults alike. In case your inner child craves for something a little more mature, worry not - NCPA will be having their annual Cheer! Festival with 8 different shows including Out of the Box’ ‘Two Adorable Losers’, 71mm Hyderabad’s ‘The Open Couple’ and Akvarious’ ‘Bombed’. Premieres keep on coming with Frontier Theatre’s ‘The Pad’ and popular theatre actor Jim Sarbh directs his first play ‘Bull’. There are also film screenings of staged productions of ‘King Lear’, ‘Between the Lines’ and ‘The Intervie...

The Ishara International Puppet Festival is delighted to celebrate its 12th anniversary  in 2014 across Delhi, Gurgaon and Chandigarh, with a more vibrant and international lineup than ever before. The festival showcases both modern and traditional forms of puppetry - ranging from rod and string to shadow puppets - alongside performances of dance, theatre, music and more. Join us from Feb 24th - March 4th at The Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi Epicentre, Gurgaon Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh Visit the  Festival Website for the Schedule Book tickets at  kyazoonga.com/ishara

PIERROT’S TROUPE   ( Delhi )  and  KIRDAAR ART ACADEMY  (Mumbai) are going to hold  “Class ‘n’ Comedy” Theatre Festival”  from  Feb 28  to  March 2 ,  2014; at  RANGSHARDA Auditorium,  K C Marg, Bandra Reclamation,  Bandra  (West), Mumbai.   The above-mentioned festival comprises  three highly popular plays  by  Pierrot’s Troupe  (all written and directed by  Dr M Sayeed Alam ): BIG B  (Hind-lish Comedy)  Feb 28, 8 pm K L SAIGAL  (Hindi- Urdu Musical)  March 1 , 7:30 pm GHALIB IN NEW DELHI  (Urdu – Hindi Comedy)  March 2, 7:30 pm "BIG B" -- , however, has nothing to do with Mr Amitabh Bachchan. It is, rather, concerned with Mr Premchan(d): For, the play is the first ever presentation of his celebrated  Hindi- Urdu  short story – "Bade Bhai Sahib"  in  'Broken English'  or what we call  Hind-lish  (Not Hinglish) K L SAIGA...