[Reader-list] Mumbai P.E.N.: Girish Karnad/ 21 March + Vivek Narayanan/ 22 March 2007

[Taraprakash]

Are you planning to record the proceedings? I wish you did.

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From: "Vivek Narayanan" <vivek at sarai.net>
To: <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:27 AM
Subject: [Reader-list] Mumbai P.E.N.: Girish Karnad/ 21 March + Vivek 
Narayanan/ 22 March 2007


>
>
> SAVE THE DATES:
> (1) Girish Karnad/ 21 March at Prithvi Theatre
> (2) Vivek Narayanan/ 22 March at Theosophy Hall
>
> *
>
>
> THE PEN ALL-INDIA CENTRE
>
> invites you, with your friends, to
>
>
> (1) 'Meet the Playwright': GIRISH KARNAD
>
> in conversation with Shanta Gokhale
>
> Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2007
> Time: 11 am
> Place: Prithvi Theatre (Janki Kutir, Juhu)
>
>
> ALL ARE WELCOME: ENTRY FREE
>
> *
>
> The distinguished playwright Girish Karnad's new play, 'Flowers', is
> based on a folktale from Chitradurga. It revolves around a priest whose
> life has become a balancing act between his passionate love for God and
> his equally passionate love for his courtesan; he is caught off-guard
> when, one day, they collide.
>
> This dramatic monologue is produced by Ranga Shankara, and will be shown
> at Prithvi Theatre from 20 through 25 March. Rajit Kapur, who won the
> National Award for his performance, plays the central character. The
> play is directed by Roysten Abel, who won the Best Play award at
> Edinburgh for his interpretation of 'Othello'.
>
>
> - &&& -
>
>
> (2) A Poetry Reading by VIVEK NARAYANAN
>
> Date: Thursday, 22 March 2007
> Time: 6.15 pm
> Place: Theosophy Hall (3rd floor), 40 New Marine Lines, Churchgate,
> Bombay 400 020
>
>
> ALL ARE WELCOME: ENTRY FREE
>
> *
>
> Vivek Narayanan will read from his new collection of poems, Universal
> Beach (2006), his reading conducted in the mode of performance with
> which he has come to be associated in literary circles. His presentation
> will weave together three elements: his own reading/ performance; a
> reflection on the practice of performance in the context of poetry; and
> recordings from other poets, which Narayanan will annotate.
>
> Vivek Narayanan was born in Ranchi in 1972, grew up in Zambia, studied
> in the USA, and is currently based in New Delhi, where he works with
> SARAI, a new-media initiative of the Centre for the Study of Developing
> Societies (CSDS). His poems have appeared in Indian and international
> journals and anthologies since 1994. Universal Beach is his first
> collection.
>
>
>
> Ranjit Hoskote
> Hon. Secretary-Treasurer
> The PEN All-India Centre
> Theosophy Hall (2nd floor)
> 40 New Marine Lines
> Bombay 400 020
>
> ***
>
>
> Enquiries:
>
> PEN All-India Centre: india.pen at gmail.com <mailto:india.pen at gmail.com>
>
> Prithvi Theatre (Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Bombay 400 049)
> Box Office: 2614 9546
> Fax: 2617 5775
> www.prithvitheatre.org <http://www.prithvitheatre.org>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
>
>
> -- 
> Vivek Narayanan
> Sarai: The New Media Initiative
> Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
> 29 Rajpur Road
> Delhi 110 054
> Phone: (91-11) 2396 0040, ext. 22
> Mobile: 98109 36654
>
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