[Reader-list] National School of Drama's 13th Bharat Rang Mahotsav Theatre Festival , January 7-22, 2011 , Delhi & Chennai

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Bharat Rang Mahotsav 
 
Bharat Rang Mahotsav was established a decade ago by the National 
School of Drama to stimulate the growth and development of theatre 
across the country. Originally a national festival showcasing the work 
of the most creative theatre workers in India, it has evolved to 
international scope, hosting theatre companies from around the world, 
and is now the largest theatre festival of Asia. 
 
The 13th Mahotsav will include several national and international 
performances, and various associated events in a wrap-around program. 
 
Parallel Festival 
 
Bharat Rang Mahotsav is accompanied by a shorter festival in a second 
city, with selections from the main repertoire, extending the scope of 
the Mahotsav and sharing its fare with theatre lovers outside Delhi. 
The second festival has to date been held in Bengaluru, Kolkata, 
Mumbai, Lucknow, and Bhopal. This year it travels to Chennai. 
 
 
Festival Schedule : http://nsdtheatrefest.com/festival.php

Parallel Festival Schedule : http://nsdtheatrefest.com/chennai.php
 
Chennai Festival 
 
Bharat Rang Mahotsav is accompanied by a shorter festival in a second 
city, with selections from the main repertoire, extending the scope of 
the Mahotsav and sharing its fare with theatre lovers outside Delhi. 
The second festival has to date been held in Bengaluru, Kolkata, 
Mumbai, Lucknow, and Bhopal. This year it travels to Chennai. 
 
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Allied Events 
 
The synergetic wrap around programme around the 13th BRM includes: 
Asia Pacific Drama Schools Festival 
A 7-day festival of the Asia-Pacific Bureau of Drama Schools (APB) from 
3rd Jan – 9th Jan 2011. The festival intends to create opportunities 
for all APB member schools to interact with each other in multiple ways 
- by way of sharing their philosophies in process, pedagogy and in 
practice during the 7-day long festival. It will include workshops, 
student shows, discussions and an exhibition. 
 
Lecture-Demonstrations followed by Interactive Sessions – 
9th Jan 2011 
“Performance Language/Scenography/ Set Design” 
Experts - Éric Vigner (France), Andrea Cusumano and Zuleikha Chaudhari 
(India) 
Conducted by Santanu Bose 
11 am – 1:30, Antarmukh 
 
11th Jan 2011 
“Light Design” 
Experts – Madoka Okada (Japan), Wendy Jehlen (USA), and Suresh 
Bhardwaj (India) 
Conducted by Amitesh Grover 
11 am – 1:30, Antarmukh 
 
17th Jan 2011 
A talk by Kath Mainland, CEO of Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 
11:30 am – 1:00 pm, …… 
 
Photographic Exhibitions 
The BRM this year will include 3 exhibitions:- 
Exhibition of the APB Festival based on material from APB schools 
An exhibition on “Actors’ curated by the Chairperson of the National 
School of Drama, Ms. Amal Allana 
An exhibition on the ‘Footsbarn Company’ from France, Courtesy the 
French Cultural Centre, Embassy of France, New Delhi. 
 
Special site-specific performance by avant-garde and experimental 
dancer Min Tanaka, accompanied by Ms. Aki Takahashi on the piano. 
 
French Mime devised & performed by Laurent Decol 
 
Special Solo Performances based on works by international writers on 
Afro-centric themes 
Quality Street by Maya Rao Author (Based on a story by Nigerian writer 
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) 
Grey is Also a Colour by Navtej Johar (Inspired by British writer Doris 
Lessing’s 
novel The Grass is Singing) 
Life Is Sweet at Kumansenu by Hema Singh (Based on a story by Sierra 
Leonean 
writer Abioseh Davidson Nicol, ) 
 
Garbage Project by Harish Khanna 
A broad-based exploration of materiality, the project is an exploration 
of life in garbage by an actor, created in collaboration with other 
actors. Amongst other things it looks at the idea of garbage as waste, 
of the body as garbage or producer of garbage… in relation to the body 
of garbage. It will include four improvised performances based on 
images of lives in/and garbage from different parts of the country. 
Spread over four days the performances will be on the NSD campus. 
 
Social Gaming by Amitesh Grover 
A group of artists and players gather to engage in a set of social 
games and playful experiences in Delhi, and a group of players and 
artists gather in London. Each group is ‘present’ at the other event 
through a variety of digital connections: through Skype, email, SMS, 
Facebook, Flickr etc. Ultimately, the goal of this experimentation is 
to invite people to use game design to invent new kinds of digital 
collaboration, intimacy and connectedness. 
 
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Tickets 
 
DENOMINATION: 
 
Kamani and Shri Ram Centre   -  Rs.100/-, Rs.50/-, Rs.30/- 
Abhimanch and LTG    -  Rs.100/- and Rs.50/- 
Sammukh, Bahumukh - Rs.50/- 
TIE Space, Abhikalp and Open    Air -   By Invitation. 
 
AVAILABILITY: 
 
Advance booking will start on 5th Jan 2011 at NSD Campus from 10.00am 
to 3.00 pm 
Booking will be divided in three phases. 
First phase booking starts on 5th for plays from 8th Jan-12th Jan 2011. 
Second phase booking starts on 10th for plays from 13th Jan-17th Jan 
2011. 
Third phase booking starts on 16th for plays from 18th Jan-22nd Jan 
2011. 
Maximum four tickets per person per play for each phase at a time will 
be permitted. 
Current booking will start at the respective theatres one hour before 
the show. 
Invitations for TIE Space, Abhikalp and Open Air available at the 
Reception of National School of Drama from 10 am on the day of the 
perfortmance. 
A small percentage of tickets of all denominations will be available at 
www.bookmyshow.com and also over the phone with Bookmyshow -            
 +91-11-39895050      . The online booking will close at midnight 
before the day of the show. 
Children below 8 years not allowed. 
 
OTHER RULES: 
 
Food and drinks not allowed in the auditoriums 
Handbags will be subjected to security check. 
No vehicle will be allowed in side the Bahawalpur House campus during 
the festival period. 
Parking of vehicle on Bhagwandas Lane or Bhagwandas Road, would be at 
owners risk. 
Still photography and videography are strictly prohibited. 
Program subject to change.