Experimental Theatre
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How a cosmic event 1.3 billion years ago inspired an Indian artist’s new play
In her play ‘Black Hole’, Jyoti Dogra attempts to build a bridge between science and the human condition.
Chanpreet Khurana
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An Indian puppeteer is trying to firmly knot fringe narratives to mainstream audiences
Anurapa Roy and her Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust are ensuring puppets do their bit in ‘talking about what is not right’.
Chanpreet Khurana
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Agent Provocateur: A new dance theatre production challenges ideas of political conformity
The performers explore our capacity for brutality and the tendency to conform.
Annie Ancheri
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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Why UK’s new immigration curbs will will be crushing for those hoping to reunite their families
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Listen: The taals used by tabla players to accompany thumri
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Booker Prize: Rediscovering the first female winner, the often-forgotten Bernice Rubens
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‘Hamlet: The Clown Prince’: Imbuing sombre Shakespearean characters with joviality and colour
Rajat Kapoor’s plays present a meta and surreal interpretation of the Bard.
Damini Kulkarni
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Remixing the Bard: Forty-eight new ways to watch Romeo and Juliet
The Mix The Play website lets viewers direct the world's most famous star-crossed lovers (if only Romeo would get off the phone).
Chanpreet Khurana
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A woman haunted by the ghost of a man dressed as a woman: What is the play ‘Lady Anandi’ all about?
Anuja Ghosalkar’s theatre production unsettles and amuses its audience while weaving together the story of her great-grandfather.
Damini Kulkarni
Video
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‘What is it that we should do?’: Comedian on fitness advice found online that only causes confusion
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‘Ikigai finally finding purpose’: Comedian Gaurav Kapoor on how books have become home decor
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Watch: Chennai residents rescued in boats, choppers distribute food supplies, city remains flooded
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Watch: Robot dog dances to the beats of African drums and marimbas at AI Expo event in South Africa
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‘I’m jealous’: Actor Salman Khan on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s house being smaller than his
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This English play is about two formers lovers, a cricketer and the owner of an Indian Premier League team. They’re brought together after one of them is raped.
Scroll Staff
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All you need to know about the Sex Workers' Opera
Verbatim theatre is being adopted more and more to give a voice to marginalised communities in the hope of instigating social change.
Luke Davies, The Conversation
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Bus becomes stage as Kerala troupe takes performing arts to the people
The experiment is the subject of a film that will be screened at the International Documentary Festival in Thiruvananthapuram later this month.
Anuradha Nagaraj
The Reel
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’