Keep it short, silly!
20 Nov 2012 10:59 PM GMT
Get ready for a 10 minute dose of non-stop fun, as the theatre festival 'Short and Sweet' returns to the Capital this winter. Delhi will be witnessing the third edition of world's largest 10-minute theatre festival, which takes place in six countries. The festival started in Australia in 2003.
Explaining the concept Short and Sweet, festival director Deepak Dhamija says: 'This is the only platform where different theatre groups come together and perform plays. It is a unique concept to stage 10 minute plays because even in this time limit, it gives you the freedom to experiment. Various new forms of theatre will be explored during this festival which include clown theatre, Dastangoi and others.'
The number of groups which are participating this year has gone up by 50 per cent. This year, around 40 groups and 100 participants will participate in the Delhi edition which will have nine shows spread over four weekends across four different venues.
Theatre stalwarts like Sohaila Kapoor, Feisal Alkazi, Kuljeet Singh and Arvind Gaur will be directing pieces along with many others.
'Our group will be performing the play Khol Do written by Saadat Hassan Manto, which is set in the Indo-Pak partition era. It was quite a challenge to encapsulate this play in 10 minutes especially with this subject, but we have tried our best. Thirty five actors form Asmita will be acting in this play,' said Gaur. Another theatre group participating is Dastangoi. Group founder-director Mahmood Farooqui has directed the play Dastan-e-mobile written by Ankit Chadha. 'This is a Dastangoi presentation is on the usage of mobile phones and the problems and issues that a mobile consumer faces. Through this we have made an effort to explore the issues related to the mobile industry in India and how the consumer is exposed to problems in this system. We have also tried to probe the nexus between the carrier and operators and handset makers. It was quite a challenge to do it in 10 minutes but I thought it could be an experiment,' said Chadha.
Well, the results will be out soon.
DETAIL
At: India Habitat Centre, Kamani Auditorium, LTG Auditorium and Epicentre (Gurgaon)
When: 22 November to 14 December
Timings: 7.30 pm
Explaining the concept Short and Sweet, festival director Deepak Dhamija says: 'This is the only platform where different theatre groups come together and perform plays. It is a unique concept to stage 10 minute plays because even in this time limit, it gives you the freedom to experiment. Various new forms of theatre will be explored during this festival which include clown theatre, Dastangoi and others.'
The number of groups which are participating this year has gone up by 50 per cent. This year, around 40 groups and 100 participants will participate in the Delhi edition which will have nine shows spread over four weekends across four different venues.
Theatre stalwarts like Sohaila Kapoor, Feisal Alkazi, Kuljeet Singh and Arvind Gaur will be directing pieces along with many others.
'Our group will be performing the play Khol Do written by Saadat Hassan Manto, which is set in the Indo-Pak partition era. It was quite a challenge to encapsulate this play in 10 minutes especially with this subject, but we have tried our best. Thirty five actors form Asmita will be acting in this play,' said Gaur. Another theatre group participating is Dastangoi. Group founder-director Mahmood Farooqui has directed the play Dastan-e-mobile written by Ankit Chadha. 'This is a Dastangoi presentation is on the usage of mobile phones and the problems and issues that a mobile consumer faces. Through this we have made an effort to explore the issues related to the mobile industry in India and how the consumer is exposed to problems in this system. We have also tried to probe the nexus between the carrier and operators and handset makers. It was quite a challenge to do it in 10 minutes but I thought it could be an experiment,' said Chadha.
Well, the results will be out soon.
DETAIL
At: India Habitat Centre, Kamani Auditorium, LTG Auditorium and Epicentre (Gurgaon)
When: 22 November to 14 December
Timings: 7.30 pm
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