'The Lost Post Initiative' presents, 'Nobody Sleeps Alone'. This play is the story of three gangsters Godfrey Singh Joseph, Sarayu and Wazir Abdullah. Nobody Sleeps Alone was short-listed for the Hindu Metro Plus Playwrite award 2013.Friday, May 31, 2013
Nobody Sleeps Alone - Thursday 13th @ 19.30
'The Lost Post Initiative' presents, 'Nobody Sleeps Alone'. This play is the story of three gangsters Godfrey Singh Joseph, Sarayu and Wazir Abdullah. Nobody Sleeps Alone was short-listed for the Hindu Metro Plus Playwrite award 2013.
8th Premaanjali Festival Divine Resonance - Saturday 8th @ 17.30
The evening is going to begin with a Jugalbandi by Pandit Rajendra Prasanna on Shehnai with Ustad Sarwar Hussain. In the second part that evening, Bangalore is going to witness for the first time, a Jugal bandi by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan on sitar with Mandolin U Srinivas. The concluding programme is a solo by the santoor maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.Hands On Maths - Saturday 1st @ 18.00
| Fascinated by numbers but could never fathom them? Here's a fun way to absorb and understand abstract concepts - solve puzzles, build bridges, see yourself mirrored to infinity, stand in a giant soap bubble …! Designed for youngsters but interesting for adults too, Hands On Maths, curated by the Mathematikum, Germany, the first interactive mathematics museum in the world, and presented in collaboration with the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VIT), Bangalore, will be inaugurated on June 1, 3013 at 6.00 p.m. The exhibition continues: June 3 - 15, 2013. VIT is organising quizzes and workshops as part of the exhibition. Participation in these is free but registration is required. |
Storm | B-Boy Battle Freeze 2013 - Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th from 13.00 to 19.00
Founded in 2009, when the Indian breaking scene was still in its infancy, Freeze started out as small initiative by Black Ice Crew to bring boys, young and old alike, from across the country under one roof to cypher, battle and do what they do best.Four seasons and many a priceless battle later, Freeze is back for its 5th edition and doesn't intend to tune down 'the crazy' anytime soon! The much-awaited hip-hop jam, one of the biggest in India, has set a milestone in terms of footfall, participants, DJs and judges. This year's edition promises to be the best ever!
Niels Robitzky alias Storm presents Hip-Hop and Funk styles since 1983 and is one of the leading artists and pioneers in this field and has created waves in Bangalore before: In 2011 Storm opened the multi-city project "Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities" with his legendary choreography Solo for Two, at a pulsating workshop during the Indo-German Urban Mela in 2012 and again as part of the celebrations to mark 50 years of the Élysée Treaty between Germany and France in 2013.
For registration and further details, please call the Bhavan: 2520 05/677/8 or visit the websites:www.goethe.de/bangalore; https://www.facebook.com/
MoonArra - Saturday 1st @ 21.00
MoonArra world fusion band, an amalgam of Indian Classical, Jazz and World fusion music streams, has performed at some of the biggest and significant International festivals such as the Asiabeat Anthology Launch 2012, Delhi Jazz Festival 2012, Java Jazz Festival 2009 Indonesia, Bangkok Jazz festival 2010 Thailand, Little India inaugural in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in 2010, local festivals in India like the Fireflies Festival, MadFest Ooty, Bengaluru Habba, Fete de La Musique, Tribute to Legends concert featuring Loy Mendonsa and very recently at the World Jazz Day in Goa.Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Jujubee - Friday 24th @ 20.00 & Sunday 26th @ 18.30
A kingdom of rules. An evil king. An unlikely heroine. A Jujubee…. This forms the premise for a fantastic story filled with action, colourful masks, larger-than-life puppets, music and dance! Jujubee is a fun play that engages children and adults alikeSaturday, May 18, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
And then there were none - Friday 24th @ 19.00
Agatha Christie's masterpiece, presented by the Theatre Societ y of NLSIU, Bangalore.10 little Indians, the inspiration for Indian island where ten people gather for an idyllic island holiday. Till they are forced to pay the consequences of their dark secrets from the past - with their deaths. As one theatrical murder after another follows, they are left battling to survive, hoping to catch the killer before the rhyme comes to an end.All proceeds will go towards Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access, a not-for-profit organisation which aims at making legal education accessible for the poor and marginalised sections of society
Ben Sollee - Friday 24th & Saturday 25th @ 20.30
Ben Sollee is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his innovative playing style, genre-bending songwriting, electrifying performances, political activism, and wide appeal.SIC, a W.I.P - Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd
The play takes place in the doorways and shared hallway of three neighboring apartments. Theo -the amusement park music composer, Babette - the ever broke writer and Frank - the queer, aspiring auctioneer trudge through the biting emptiness of big city life. They discuss, flirt, argue, share their dreams and plan their future with deep hopefulness and abject despair. A bittersweet catalog of mistakes, regrets & opportunities missed unfolds as three lives collide in one common corridor. P.S.I Dont Love you - Tuesday 21st @ 19.30
A romantic comedy in English, this play revolves around characters brilliantly common and distinct at the same time. Get ready for your "This is so me!" moment. Written and Directed by Abhishek Iyengar, the play revolves around ‘A couple’ everyone envies! They have everything in common; just the perfect families, perfect age and head over heels in love probably a match made in heaven. On their way to a pompous marriage, a customary mushy honeymoon, jubilant households and "A Happily Ever after", hell breaks out! The lady gets a brainwave from the same heavens! A strong jolt, a sudden-strong-stable realization of perfection being the ultimate flaw, calmness being the utter boredom and an impulsive compulsion for an adrenaline rush. Embarking on this journey sans an adventure seems such a cliché. Not something "every" girl dreams of.The Art of Lesbianics - Friday 17th @ 21.00
Vasu Primlani, Amit Tandon & Kanan Gill have been doing live comedy for several years now and have a great track record. Ranging from men-women relationships, marriage, women-women relationships and gender issues, they have a fresh take on the hot button topics that occupy people across a broad spectrum. For a delightful evening where you can chill, de-stress and laugh your cares away, come to "Gill, Tandonness and the Art of Lesbianics."Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Robinson Crusoe - Saturday 11th @ 19.30 & Sunday 12th @ 15.30 & 19.30
Robinson and Crusoe is a story that strikes a chord with all of us – two soldiers from different camps land on a floating roof amidst the ocean, after their planes are shot. While they are grateful to be alive in a situation like this, they realise that they have each other’s company – a situation they don’t know how to deal with!
Wary and intolerant of each other in the beginning, they slowly build a bond, and it is a sad good-bye when they finally leave for their homelands. The play lays bare the futility of war, the loneliness it imposes on the reluctant soldiers, and the triumph of human spirit in the end.
Filled with comedy, energetic action and fantastic stunts of the kind not seen before, the play is a delight to watch while leaving us with a heartwarming message – a message that says friendship is above everything.
Robinson and Crusoe has seen more than 50 shows so far and has won praise from audiences and critics alike. It is directed by Gracias Devaraj, an actor-director from Germany.
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Indian Aviation Story - Sunday 12th @ 11.00
Ashok Baweja has spent most of his 42-year career at HAL, where he joined as management trainee in 1970. He has worked in and led the Aero Engine Division, Corporate Business Development, Corporate Marketing and the Helicopter Division. He joined the board of HAL initially as the managing director for design development, and later became the company’s youngest chairman in 2004. He is credited with the development of the advanced light helicopter, intermediate jet trainer, upgrades to the Jaguar aircraft, Chetak and Cheetah helicopters, besides growing revenues for HAL from $1 billion in 2005 to $2.3 billion in 2009.Parvaaz - Saturday 11th @ 21.00
PARVAAZ is a Bangalore-based rock band. Its members include Khalid Ahmed (vocals, guitars), Kashif Iqbal (vocals, guitars), Fidel D’Souza (bass), Sachin Banandur (drums & percussion).
Parvaaz’ music can been described as a tasteful blend of blues, elements of rock and the experience of psychedelia through Kashmiri and Urdu lyrics. The content of the songs explore abstract experiences, ideas and also traditional literature through the languages of Kashmiri and Urdu poetry.
The band’s first EP “BEHOSH” was released in July 2012, to become the top selling album/artist on “OKListen!” – India’s leading platform to discover, listen and legally download independent music.
The track “Behosh” topped the charts on India’s leading independent music website NH7.
Parvaaz is currently working on a full-length studio album. A single – “KhufiyaDastaan” – was released recently to promote the upcoming album.
Voices of India - Friday 10th @ 18.30
IFA is happy to announce the launch of the "Archive of Indian Music" on May 10 at Alliance Francaise Bangalore at 6:30 pm. This archive is one of the outcomes of an Arts Research and Documentation grant to author Vikram Sampath. We part-supported his study on the impact of recording technology on South Indian classical music, specifically through a study of the efforts of women singers of the early twentieth century.
The launch will be accompanied by a week-long audio exhibition titled "Voices of India", which will feature audio recordings from 1902--when Gauhar Jaan, India's first artist to record her voice, made her debut on the phonograph--to the 1950s.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The God of Carnage - Friday 24th @ 19.30 & Saturday 25th @ 19.30 & Sunday 26th @ 15.30 & 19.30
What starts off as an amicable peacemaking meeting between two sets of parents, whose kids have been involved in a scuffle at school, goes slightly off the rails. Emotions run high, etiquette runs low and the foursome end up a lot worse off than when their meeting started.Jayanti Kumaresh & Anil Srinivasan - Friday 17th @ 19.00
Veenai Jayanthi Kumaresh and Madras Pianist Anil Srinivasan present 'Parallel Strings' in concert with Twaang.
In this classic Beethoven meets Thyagaraja concept, experience the coming together of two different genres of music, a unique duet of two instruments, a confluence of soft and melodic sounds, the veena and the piano.
Anil Srinivasan renders on his piano western classical music creating an aesthetic which is unique unto itself. The Saraswathi Veena is played by Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, who has evolved her own identity and style by making the Veena her voice in expressing a new musical thought.
Join them for an evening of enchanting music in this unique concert 'Parallel Strings'. Brought to you by Twaang, the mobile music library.
The Sketches - Saturday 11th @ 17.30 & 19.30
It's like watching a movie, except on Stage! Twenty Centerstage Performers bring to you Four Thrilling stories covering genres of Mad Comedy, Farce, Thriller and Dark Comedy. Come witness a completely new theater/play experience.The Class Act - Saturday 11th @ 19.00
Written and Directed by Meherzad Patel, the play is based in an acting class where the students come from different religious backgrounds and are pitted against each other in various acting exercises - exposing the myth of UNITY in DIVERSITY amongst Indians - where everybody is just out to get each other and be a ‘class’ apart.
Watch a Parsi, Hindu, Muslim, Christian and woman come together to display and destruct the stereotypes that exist in our society - that Caste is but a temporary fad... Class- is permanent.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SHOW WILL GO TOWARDS THE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Kid's Carnival - from Friday 17th
Not your regular neighbourhood summer workshops! Here's a peek at just some of the amazing workshop facilitators we have for our Kids' Carnival 2013, from May 17 to June 2. Register now! Write to edu@jagrititheatre.com.
Photography: Roy Sinai is an artist and photographer who shoots portraits, weddings and architecture. He has exhibited his work in a solo show at the India Habitat Center in 2009 titled 'Return To Center', and has participated in a number of group shows. His work has appeared on the cover of Tehelka magazine, in Inside Outside magazine and Verve magazine.
Stage Combat: Dil Sagar has been in Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts's full length, multimedia productions Purushartha and Transavatar which have been performed at prestigious art and culture venues/festivals around the world. He was also State Champion (Kerala State Kalaripayattu Association) three times in a row and National Championship winner (Full Contact Martial Art) twice in a row.
Music: Tara started training in Hindustani classical music at the age of nine from Shri Narayan Rao Patwardhan and continued her musical education under Smt. Meera Khirwadkar and later, under Pt. Rama Rao Naik. She currently trains under Smt. Lalith J. Rao. Tara has been involved with music on many levels including composition for the stage, conducting music workshops and performing. She has taught physics and music to primary and high school students in Mallya Aditi International School for 20 years.
Short story writing: Gaurav Jain is a prominent writer and critic. He was literary editor at Tehelka magazine and won the Press Club Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2012. He is also a co-founder of the writing workshop group Crack the Story.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Piya Behroopiya - Friday 3rd @ 20.00
"Fun? Definitely. Accessible? Completely, even if you didn't speak the language," said Lyn Gardner of The Guardian, UK in praise of Atul Kumar's Piya Behroopiya that was a part of the Globe to Globe Festival of Shakespeare's Globe.
Piya Behroopiya is Shakespeare's Twelfth Night adapted in Nautanki style. Replete with palpable and contagious energy from the cast and live musicians, this laugh riot has seen packed houses consistently all over cities and towns of India. Audiences have gone back many times over to watch this fantastic musical and mouthed the unforgettable one liners along with Orsino or Viola. The laughs stay with you and so do the melodious tunes and you find yourself humming the songs days after the show.
You have to be the crème de la crème to be invited to perform at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and Atul Kumar and his team proved to be more than a fitting choice from India.
In Hindi with English subtitles
Somewhat like a balloon - Saturday 4th @ 19.30 and Sunday 5th @ 15.30 & 19.30
A police station with endless doors, A talking gekko, a giant policeman and other magical events are created through stunning visuals and imagery by four actors who jump in and out of multiple roles. Somewhat like a Balloon tells the story of a boy who goes out into the unknown world in search of his missing father. His magical journey is peppered by the people he meets, the places he visits and the characters he encounters on his sometimes fantastic and sometimes weird travels.The God of Carnage | Yasmina Reza - Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd @ 19.30
What starts off as an amicable peacemaking meeting between two sets of parents, whose kids have been involved in a scuffle at school turns out not quite as planned. Emotions run high, etiquette runs low and the foursome end up a lot worse off than when their meeting started.
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