Surnai presents the second edition of the Ibsen festival in Mumbai...A festival celebrating Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's plays...
October 13, 2015 10:16:57 AM IST MTG editorial
Ila Arun's theatre company Surnai presents the second edition of the Ibsen Festival from 24th to 26th October 2015 at the NCPA Experimental and Tata theatres in Mumbai.
The festival will feature three productions of Ibsen's plays and will host a seminar.
Along with Surnai's Hindustani PEER GHANI (PEER GYNT), directed by KK Raina, which opened last year, this year the highlights are Abhilash Pillai's version of PEER GYNT in Malayalam, Hindi and English and Rasika Agashe's interpretation of WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN in Marathi.
The Hindustani PEER GHANI is based in Kashmir; Abhilash Pillai's production is inspired by Koodiyattam and Rasika Agashe has a feminist interpretation of WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN. All three productions are rooted in Indian performative contexts and traditions.
The three directors are well-known for their individual work. At the seminar on 26th October at NCPA's Little Theatre, they will talk at length about their vision and process of adapting the plays.
Astri Ghosh from Norway and Ila Arun will talk about translations and adaptations of Ibsen and actors will read from select pieces.
The seminar is free to attend for one and all.
About Abhilash Pillai:
A Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Abhilash Pillai has a two year diploma in theatre production and stage management from RADA, London; a postgraduate diploma in design and direction from the National School of Drama (NSD); and a graduate degree in theatre arts from Calicut University, Kerala. He has directed plays in different countries in various languages; has contributed articles on theatre in leading publications in India and the UK; and has attended seminars and conducted workshops in different regions of India and abroad. His works draw on a wide array of materials and is presented in a contemporary style.
About Rasika Agashe:
Playwright-director Rasika Agashe is a National School of Drama (NSD) graduate. She has directed several plays. Her plays have focused on women such as MUSEUM...OF SPECIES IN DANGER. She calls the play her first attempt at 'protest theatre'. She has performed at several places in India and abroad.
About KK Raina:
KK Raina is a well-known theatre actor in theatre, television and film in India. He too is a graduate of the NSD. He has acted in critically-acclaimed films such as 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla', 'Ardh Satya', 'Mandi', etc. He has been associated with Ila Arun's theatre company Surnai, for which he has also recently directed and acts in DEATH VARIATIONS, a play by Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse.
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