23-24 Jun 2012: Char Rang

Jana Natya Manch presents

a play about relationships, about (ir)rationality, about the Delhi Metro, and about literature. A play that presents Tagore as never before!

CHAR RANG
a 'take' on Tagore's novella Chaturanga

23rd and 24th June, 6.30pm

Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur, New Delhi

written by sudhanva deshpande and brijesh | costumes shehla hashmi grewal |original music samar grewal | sound operated by inderjit singh | puppets and live painting shaaz ahmed | lights ambreesh | featuring joyoti roy, komita, sukhesh arora, brijesh, soman, nakul sawhney, nidhi kindra, shankar, moloyashree hashmi | director sudhanva deshpande

"A delicate nuanced play . . . imaginative theatre." – Kavita Nagpal, Asian Age

"The play has a complex structure . . . One of the most evocative parts of the production . . . is the mysterious person standing behind a large transparent frame . . . painting a continuously changing picture. This magically transforming painting becomes an independent expression of the ebb and flow of life on stage." – Shanta Gokhale, Mumbai Mirror

"Captivating" – Deepa Punjani, Mumbai Theatre Guide

 

 

Studio Safdar
2253-E Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi 110008
Metro: Shadipur. Directions: Shadipur metro – Satyam Cinema – cycle ricksha – 'Biyaasi number' – May Day board next to DMS booth.
Email:  studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone: 011 2570 9456.

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10 Jun 2012: Nangi Awaazein

Sunday 10th, 6.30 pm. Nangi Awaazein, a play by Dramaco Arts. Saadat Hassan Manto’s story Nangi Awaazein showcases the characters during the partition era and equation between their surroundings, their aspirations and desires triggered fascinating conflicts that have endured with time. Nangi Awaazein, one of Manto’s great short stories, is a very universal story stating the angst of people migrating to metropolitans for their livelihood. Directed by Rajesh Tiwari. Approx.1 hr 10 mins. None of the events are ticketed. We are unable to pay anything to the artists who enrich our lives, unless you contribute. We’ll spread the chadar at the end of the performance. These contributions will be shared 50:50 with the artists. Studio Safdar has been made possible by hundreds of voluntary donations from across the country and beyond. Please consider making a donation that will help us equip and maintain the space better. And if you can’t make it for any of these events, do still drop in for books and coffee. The bookstore opens Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. — but note that the café will begin serving only at 3. Studio Safdar and May Day Bookstore and Café2254/2A Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi 110008 Metro: Shadipur. Directions: Shadipur metro – Satyam Cinema – cycle ricksha – ‘Biyaasi number’ – May Day board next to DMS booth. Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com . Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456. Follow more on studiosafdar.jananatyamanch.org

3 Jun 2012: Songs by Harpreet Singh

3 Jun 2012: 6.30 PM: Studio Safdar

Harpreet is an independent musician originally from Kurukshetra, now based in Delhi. A classically trained vocalist, self-taught guitarist, flute maker and flautist, his myriad influences are evident in his eclectic acoustic guitar style and multi-lingual songs. He sings in Punjabi, Hindi and English. Pouring his heart and soul into every song regardless of the size of the audience, he is a truly moving performer of great originality.

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2 Jun 2012: Jan Sanwad -- A musical evening by Surendra Singh Negi

Sat, June 2, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
@ Studio Safdar


Jan Sanwad (Dialoguing with the people) is an album composed by Surendra Singh Negi (Assistant Professor, EFL University, Hyderabad) in which one can find elements of people’s daily life. His renditions, simple in form yet profound in essence, are a melange of the personal and social and they provoke the audience to ponder over some fundamental, stereotypical and societal notions. During these conversations with the masses he questions whether it’s worth it spending their whole life trying to find God or the so called eternal or divine peace. In this process he also seeks to generate communal harmony by challenging the motives of communal hatred perpetrators. The tour de force is the genre the artist has created to achieve the motive. He uses the “traditional” but yes, to question the “traditional”. He employs the “typical” to disengage from it and look at the “atypical” i.e. he does tread the trodden path only to find other different roads. And his music surely helps us glide along.

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