BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:blr.today CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Sabha BLR X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://blr.today/cal/sabha/cal.ics X-WR-CALDESC: REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:index X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.flying-tigers@blr.today DTSTART:20261111T183000 DTEND:20261111T210000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Flying Tigers\nA film by Madhusree Dutta\n105 minutes | 2026 | Bengali\, English\, Mandarin\, German with English subtitles\nAbout the Fi lm:\nThe term Flying Tigers originates from a massive US military logistic al operation connecting India and China across Himalayas during World War II. This story resurfaced after 70 years\, when mother of the director was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and kept saying  - Close the Window s / Tiger is Coming. The film traces various renditions of flying tiger by permeating through memories of territories\, wars\, and infrastructure pr ojects. Following the il-logic of Alzheimer’s disease the film insistent ly shifts between lenses and perspectives\, and slides across locations.\n About the Filmmaker:\nMadhusree Dutta is a filmmaker\, author and cultural producer living in India and Germany.\nHer area of interest are hybridity within public and urban culture as well as documentary and archival pract ices. She is the founder and former director (1998 - 2016) of Majlis\, a c enter for interdisciplinary art initiatives in Mumbai\; and former artisti c director (2018 - 2021) of Academy of the Arts of the World (Akademie der Künste der Welt)\, in Cologne\, Germany.\nWith Flying Tigers Madhusree D utta returns to filmmaking after twenty years.\nThe screening will be foll owed by a QnA session with Director\, Madhusree Dutta.\nAbout Vikalp Benga luru:\nVikalp Bengaluru is a collective of documentary filmmakers screenin g the best in non-fiction films in Bengaluru for over two decades. Read mo re here - https://vikalpbengaluru.weebly.com/\nFor event related enquiries please contact 9845766808 GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Flying Tigers - Vikalp Bengaluru Presents TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/flying-tigers CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,HISTORY,MOVIE-SCREENING X-BLR-TYPE:ScreeningEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.block-party.20261113t1100@blr.today DTSTART:20261113T110000 DTEND:20261113T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:deeppink DESCRIPTION:Come spend a day at Sabha where childhood takes centre stage.\n Our Block Party is a celebration of play\, imagination\, stories\, making and\, most importantly\, simply being a child. Bring the whole family for a day packed with things to discover\, create and get a little messy with. \nExplore construction play with Troy Blocks. Expect storytelling sessions and book readings by child authors\, hands-on building and tinkering with Tinkernauts\, sensory play by Luna Sole\, and a food market filled with h ealthy\, delicious options for little ones. There will also be arts and cr afts\, face painting\, tattoos and plenty more to keep curious minds and b usy hands occupied.\nPanel discussions by children\, for children. Music a nd performances by little prodigies and so much more!\nWhether your child loves making things\, listening to stories\, getting creative\, exploring with their senses or simply running around and meeting new people\, there will be something for them.\nAt Sabha\, we believe that spaces for childre n should be spaces for all children. The Block Party is designed to welcom e children of different backgrounds\, interests and abilities\, and to cre ate a day where everyone can participate\, explore and feel at home.\nOpen to all ages | Curated for 0 - 10\nConstruction Play | Flea Market | Story Telling | Book Readings | DIY Arts and Crafts | Face Painting | Music | S ensory Play | Food GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Block Party! - A special event curated by Sabha Blr for Children's Day - Nov 13 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/block-party#2026-11-13 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,ART-CRAFT,KIDS,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:ChildrensEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.block-party.20261114t1100@blr.today DTSTART:20261114T110000 DTEND:20261114T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:deeppink DESCRIPTION:Come spend a day at Sabha where childhood takes centre stage.\n Our Block Party is a celebration of play\, imagination\, stories\, making and\, most importantly\, simply being a child. Bring the whole family for a day packed with things to discover\, create and get a little messy with. \nExplore construction play with Troy Blocks. Expect storytelling sessions and book readings by child authors\, hands-on building and tinkering with Tinkernauts\, sensory play by Luna Sole\, and a food market filled with h ealthy\, delicious options for little ones. There will also be arts and cr afts\, face painting\, tattoos and plenty more to keep curious minds and b usy hands occupied.\nPanel discussions by children\, for children. Music a nd performances by little prodigies and so much more!\nWhether your child loves making things\, listening to stories\, getting creative\, exploring with their senses or simply running around and meeting new people\, there will be something for them.\nAt Sabha\, we believe that spaces for childre n should be spaces for all children. The Block Party is designed to welcom e children of different backgrounds\, interests and abilities\, and to cre ate a day where everyone can participate\, explore and feel at home.\nOpen to all ages | Curated for 0 - 10\nConstruction Play | Flea Market | Story Telling | Book Readings | DIY Arts and Crafts | Face Painting | Music | S ensory Play | Food GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Block Party! - A special event curated by Sabha Blr for Children's Day - Nov 14 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/block-party#2026-11-14 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,ART-CRAFT,KIDS X-BLR-TYPE:ChildrensEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.theatre-festival-opening-two-shows@blr.today DTSTART:20261121T163000 DTEND:20261121T200000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:About the Festival\nPLAYINTERPLAY is a theatre festival with a difference. It celebrates 50 years of the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation\, bringing together its theatre awardees and scholars to show their work\, s hare their experiences\, skills and learnings\, and converse on matters of common interest.\nPLAYINTERPLAY presents plays that are new to Bengaluru . What is different\, however\, is that it looks back as well as forward\, featuring a work of theatre that has been specially revived for the festi val and readings of plays that are still to become the finished article.\n PLAYINTERPLAY does more: it forges connections between its constituent pa rts — performances\, workshops\, conversations and experience sharing — emphasising the interplay between thought\, learning and practice.\nSe e the plays! Apply for the workshops! Join the conversations! Soak in the magic of theatre.\n------------------------------------------------------- -------------------\nPROGRAMME\nPlease be in your seats by 4:15 p.m.\nOpen ing Address - 4.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.\nThe 2026 Inlaks Theatre Awardees ’ Showcase - 5.15 p.m. – 6.15 p.m.\nEk Mulaqat Manto Se - A Performan ce - 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.\n------------------------------------------- -------------------------------\nAbout the Inlaks Theatre Awardees’ Show case\nHeld every year since 2023\, the Inlaks Theatre Showcase offers a pl atform for the recipients of the theatre opportunities of that particular year to present their work and connect with the Inlaks theatre alumni comm unity. This year’s showcase\, featuring the presentations of the three 2 026 theatre awardees\, has been directed by 2016 Inlaks theatre awardee Ki yomi Mehta.\n------------------------------------------------------------- -------------\nEk Mulaqat Manto Se\nLanguage: Hindi\, Urdu\nDirected and performed by: Ashwath Bhatt\nAbout the Performance\nSaadat Hasan Manto is an Indo-Pakistani writer known for his irreverent and controversial writin g. Hailed as one of Urdu's finest writers\, he held up a mirror to society \, especially in ugly times. The performance is based on Manto’s article s and explores his life and times\, and the social changes he witnessed at the time of India’s Partition. Ashwath Bhatt plays Manto\, who engages with the audience in trying to answer the larger question\, “Why I write what I write”. The Manto that Ashwath plays\, decodes the enigma and id iosyncrasies of Manto. Correlating his writing with the political climate of the time\, this performance follows the writer as he contemplates his j ourney\, changing mindsets\, family life and poetry.\nFor enquiries please GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Theatre Festival: Opening & Two Shows TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/theatre-festival-openin g-two-shows CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.the-world-in-the-body-observe-absorb-create@blr.today DTSTART:20261122T100000 DTEND:20261122T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:The World in the Body: Observe. Absorb. Create.\nA Workshop by Tushar Pandey\nThis workshop explores the immense possibilities of the per former’s body and mind\, and the relationship between the body\, space a nd the world around us. Through observation\, physical exploration and pla y\, participants will draw from the rhythms\, movements\, textures and dyn amics of nature\, objects\, people and spaces\, allowing these external in fluences to become internal impulses and material for performance.\nThe wo rk moves between the external and the internal: what moves us\, what creat es an impulse\, and how physical sensation can lead to emotion\, sound\, w ords and eventually images.\nImagination and physicality become tools for exploring different theatrical languages\, from realistic text and dramati c composition to epic storytelling and grotesque or comic worlds.\nFor enq uiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:The World in the Body: Observe. Absorb. Create. - A Workshop by Tus har Pandey TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/the-world-in-the-body-o bserve-absorb-create CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,DANCE-CLASS,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Workshop,Fe stival X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.bhima@blr.today DTSTART:20261122T180000 DTEND:20261122T191000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Bhima\nLanguage: English\nDevised and performed by: Vivek Vijay akumaran and Sachin Gurjale\nDirected by: Anitha Santhanam\nDrawing inspir ation from Ashok Malhotra’s Child Man\, MT Vasudevan Nair’s Randamoozh am\, and Jeanette Winterson’s Weight\, this play explores the paradoxes and ironies in the life of the second Pandava\, Bhima.\nWho is Bhima? What is his hunger? Who feeds it? What are the choices available to a hero? Wh at is the fate of a strong man in contemporary times? These are some of th e questions around which the key narrative of the play evolves. What is hi s relevance to contemporary life? Would his version of masculinity be acce ptable in today’s world?\nIf Bhima were to live today\, who would he be — a loyal middle-management warrior who is the engine of the company but never its CEO? A family man who defines himself only in terms of roles — the breadwinner\, the husband\, the son — who will do anything for h is family? Or does he exist as an individual beyond these roles? Does soci ety look after its Bhimas\, or is it only Arjuna we want?\nContrasting the Koodiyattam form with contemporary dialogue and commentary\, using music and poetry as interventions\, Bhima re-examines a version of masculinity and its interaction with modernity.\nBhima won the Best Innovative Sound Design award for Sachin Gurjale at the 2017 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META).\nFor enquiries please contact 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Bhima TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/bhima CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.physical-theatre-its-possibilities-and-limits-1@blr.today DTSTART:20261122T193000 DTEND:20261122T210000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Physical Theatre: Its Possibilities and Limits\nA Conversation with Tushar Pandey\, Ashwath Bhatt and Vivek Vijayakumaran\nModerated by A nmol Vellani\nPhysical theatre communicates primarily\, though not solely\ , through the language of gestures\, facial expressions and movement. The exception is mime\, which is non-verbal by definition.\nIn this session\, three theatre artists will speak about what attracted them to physical the atre and describe the nature of their involvement in the teaching and prac tice of this stylised form of performance. As their work as directors and actors has also extended beyond physical theatre\, they will reflect on th e reasons for their divergent artistic choices.\nPhysical theatre has many strengths. Most notably\, it can overcome language barriers\, express wha t words cannot\, connect with audiences at a visceral level\, harness the ideas and creativity of the whole group\, and rely on minimalist scenograp hy. But equally\, it is constrained by the very characteristics that set i t apart from other theatre styles. This session will conclude with a discu ssion on the limits of physical theatre and the creative strategies that c an prevent style from overshadowing substance.\nFor enquiries please conta ct: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Physical Theatre: Its Possibilities and Limits - A Conversation wit h Tushar Pandey\, Ashwath Bhatt and Vivek Vijayakumaran TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/physical-theatre-its-po ssibilities-and-limits-1 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.red-nose-clowning.20261123t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261123T100000 DTEND:20261123T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Red Nose Clowning\nA Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt\nThe clown often lands in a place where urgency prevails and dilemma takes over\, pressure turns into perseverance and a never-say-die attitude emerges. The clown l ives in the moment\, in a theatre of the 'Here and Now'.\nThrough the clow n\, participants will explore the world from a more positive viewpoint\, f ree from moral and logical constraints. We all have a clown hiding within us. During the workshop\, an inner clown character will be born through an organic process based on both eastern and western techniques. Starting wi th an outer neutral persona\, we will work our way towards the ridiculous and then the grotesque.\nAt the end of the workshop\, participants will ga in clarity about the rules and tools of clowning\, so that they can embark on clown exploration with courage. The workshop will go beyond gags and l ook for the clown who connects to the heart of the spectators.\nFor enquir ies please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Red Nose Clowning - A Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt - Nov 23 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/red-nose-clowning#2026- 11-23 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,IMPROV,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Workshop,Festiva l,LASTCALL X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.sustainable-theatre-practice.20261123t1600@blr.today DTSTART:20261123T160000 DTEND:20261123T190000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Theatre Practice\nA Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis a nd Kalpesh Samel\nThis is an interactive workshop that draws from differen t experiences of running and touring with an independent theatre company. Through theatre games\, group exercises\, improvisation and practical disc ussions\, participants will explore ways of creating\, producing\, touring and sustaining a theatre with limited resources. The workshop will look a t audience-building\, working collaboratively\, mobility\, and developing practical models that are both artistically meaningful and financially via ble.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sustainable Theatre Practice - A Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis and Kalpesh Samel - Nov 23 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/sustainable-theatre-pra ctice#2026-11-23 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Workshop,Festival X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.uncle-dance@blr.today DTSTART:20261123T180000 DTEND:20261123T185000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:tomato DESCRIPTION:Uncle Dance\nLanguage: Hindi\, English\nConceived and performed by: Pranjal Vaid with Jai Prakash Kumar\nAge Limit: Above 18 years\nUncle Dance borrows from Pranjal’s personal struggles with patriarchy and wi th dance. It enquires into the quintessential uncle and the role of power and security in relationships and on the dance floor. The play also explor es marriage as a construct\, and the possibility of two people tying the k not to become one\, when they are always actually two.\nFor enquiries plea se contact 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Uncle Dance TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/uncle-dance CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,DANCE-PERFORMANCE,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,BUDG ET X-BLR-TYPE:DanceEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.lecture-demonstration-on-the-folk-theatre-of-bayalata@blr.t oday DTSTART:20261123T190000 DTEND:20261123T200000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Lecture-Demonstration on the Folk Theatre of Bayalata\nAn Exper ience Sharing Session by Dr. Sahana Pinjar\nDr. Sahana Pinjar will be pres enting a live demonstration of the traditional Kannada folk-theatre form o f Bayalata through the performance of Girija Kalyana\, depicting the divin e marriage of Girija (Parvati) and Lord Shiva.  The demonstration will sh owcase the storytelling\, acting\, dialogue\, traditional movements\, musi c\, costumes\, and theatrical conventions of Bayalata\, bringing the story to life for a contemporary audience. The story\, written by Dr. Basavaraj a Malshati\, portrays Girija’s deep devotion and determination to attain Lord Shiva\, her penance\, and the eventual divine wedding. Through livel y characters\, expressive acting\, traditional music and the energetic sty le of Bayalata\, the narrative unfolds as both a sacred tale and a vibrant theatrical experience.\nThe performance celebrates themes of devotion\, l ove\, perseverance and the union of divine energies\, while preserving the distinctive visual and performative elements of Karnataka’s folk theatr e tradition.\nFor queries contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture-Demonstration on the Folk Theatre of Bayalata - An Experien ce Sharing Session by Dr. Sahana Pinjar TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/lecture-demonstration-o n-the-folk-theatre-of-bayalata CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,STORYTELLING,URBANAUT,Art & culture,History & heritage ,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.red-nose-clowning.20261124t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261124T100000 DTEND:20261124T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Red Nose Clowning\nA Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt\nThe clown often lands in a place where urgency prevails and dilemma takes over\, pressure turns into perseverance and a never-say-die attitude emerges. The clown l ives in the moment\, in a theatre of the 'Here and Now'.\nThrough the clow n\, participants will explore the world from a more positive viewpoint\, f ree from moral and logical constraints. We all have a clown hiding within us. During the workshop\, an inner clown character will be born through an organic process based on both eastern and western techniques. Starting wi th an outer neutral persona\, we will work our way towards the ridiculous and then the grotesque.\nAt the end of the workshop\, participants will ga in clarity about the rules and tools of clowning\, so that they can embark on clown exploration with courage. The workshop will go beyond gags and l ook for the clown who connects to the heart of the spectators.\nFor enquir ies please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Red Nose Clowning - A Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt - Nov 24 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/red-nose-clowning#2026- 11-24 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,IMPROV,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.sustainable-theatre-practice.20261124t1600@blr.today DTSTART:20261124T160000 DTEND:20261124T190000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Theatre Practice\nA Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis a nd Kalpesh Samel\nThis is an interactive workshop that draws from differen t experiences of running and touring with an independent theatre company. Through theatre games\, group exercises\, improvisation and practical disc ussions\, participants will explore ways of creating\, producing\, touring and sustaining a theatre with limited resources. The workshop will look a t audience-building\, working collaboratively\, mobility\, and developing practical models that are both artistically meaningful and financially via ble.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sustainable Theatre Practice - A Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis and Kalpesh Samel - Nov 24 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/sustainable-theatre-pra ctice#2026-11-24 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.mirage-a-dramatic-reading@blr.today DTSTART:20261124T193000 DTEND:20261124T202000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:mediumpurple DESCRIPTION:MIRAGE: A Dramatic Reading\nLanguage: English\nWritten by: Laya N Kumar\nThe war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas has long passed. S anjeya\, the royal chronicler and advisor to King Dhritarashtra\, is on hi s deathbed. His gift of divine sight is long gone. But what he bore witnes s to during the war remains with him. He begins to narrate the tale of the war again — only this time\, the tale is replete with events and detail s that he chose not to reveal during the war.\nThe play explores the follo wing questions: What do we see but do not say? What stops us from speaking ? What do we carry to our deathbeds? What does it mean to be a witness?\nM irage will be presented as a dramatic reading and incorporate elements of clowning.\nThe play reading will be followed by a discussion between the p laywright\, actors and  the audience.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50ye arsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:MIRAGE: A Dramatic Reading TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/mirage-a-dramatic-readi ng CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:LiteraryEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.red-nose-clowning.20261125t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261125T100000 DTEND:20261125T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Red Nose Clowning\nA Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt\nThe clown often lands in a place where urgency prevails and dilemma takes over\, pressure turns into perseverance and a never-say-die attitude emerges. The clown l ives in the moment\, in a theatre of the 'Here and Now'.\nThrough the clow n\, participants will explore the world from a more positive viewpoint\, f ree from moral and logical constraints. We all have a clown hiding within us. During the workshop\, an inner clown character will be born through an organic process based on both eastern and western techniques. Starting wi th an outer neutral persona\, we will work our way towards the ridiculous and then the grotesque.\nAt the end of the workshop\, participants will ga in clarity about the rules and tools of clowning\, so that they can embark on clown exploration with courage. The workshop will go beyond gags and l ook for the clown who connects to the heart of the spectators.\nFor enquir ies please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Red Nose Clowning - A Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt - Nov 25 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/red-nose-clowning#2026- 11-25 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,IMPROV,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.sustainable-theatre-practice.20261125t1600@blr.today DTSTART:20261125T160000 DTEND:20261125T190000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Theatre Practice\nA Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis a nd Kalpesh Samel\nThis is an interactive workshop that draws from differen t experiences of running and touring with an independent theatre company. Through theatre games\, group exercises\, improvisation and practical disc ussions\, participants will explore ways of creating\, producing\, touring and sustaining a theatre with limited resources. The workshop will look a t audience-building\, working collaboratively\, mobility\, and developing practical models that are both artistically meaningful and financially via ble.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sustainable Theatre Practice - A Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis and Kalpesh Samel - Nov 25 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/sustainable-theatre-pra ctice#2026-11-25 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.the-death-of-galileo@blr.today DTSTART:20261125T193000 DTEND:20261125T205000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:The Death of Galileo\nLanguage: Hindi\nDirected by Rajkumar Raj ak\nAbout the Performance:\nThis play is an adaptation of Bertolt Brecht ’s Life of Galileo. Using a non-linear theatrical structure\, it connect s Galileo’s struggle to contemporary realities.\nThe play unfolds at nig ht inside a museum\, where a group arrives to demolish its collection of c ultural and collective living memories and objects. Among the artefacts\, they discover a telescope\, which becomes the point of departure for the s tory of Galileo — his discoveries\, struggles\, confinement and unceasin g search for truth. As the night progresses\, Galileo’s time and the pre sent time begin to unfold simultaneously\, revealing parallels between soc ial realities in two different historical moments.\nThe members of the dem olition group are themselves caught between disillusionment\, violence and self-deception. Their encounter with the museum and with Galileo stirs th eir conscience\, and while one group remains adamant\, the other begins to question its reasons for wanting to destroy the museum. An internal confl ict begins\, between the path they’ve chosen\, to raze the museum for th eir pride\, and the path their conscience wants to guide them towards. Exp erimental music anchors the play in the present moment\, voicing the chara cters' contradictions and a call to act for co-existence.\nThe performance draws on Brecht’s distancing effect alongside character expression\, an actor-development process emerging from Rajkumar Rajak’s research.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:The Death of Galileo TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/the-death-of-galileo CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,HISTORY,SCIENCE,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,History & heritage,Festival,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.stage-management.20261126t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261126T100000 DTEND:20261126T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Stage Management\nA Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal\nThursday to Sa turday\, 26th to 28th November\, 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.\nThis introductory workshop is designed to give participants a practical understanding of th e role of a stage manager and the stage management process in theatre.\nTh e workshop will introduce participants to terminology and the various depa rtments of theatre\, followed by an exploration of the role and responsibi lities of a stage manager across the different stages of a production — from pre-production and rehearsals to technical rehearsals and performance s.\nParticipants will be introduced to basic stage management paperwork\, organisational tools\, communication practices and production processes. A key component will be crisis management\, where participants will work th rough real-life theatre situations and learn to approach unexpected challe nges with calm\, logical and collaborative thinking.\nThe workshop will co mbine discussions\, group activities\, practical exercises and demonstrati ons\, providing participants with a strong foundation in stage management. \nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Stage Management - A Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal - Nov 26 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/stage-management#2026-1 1-26 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Workshop,Festival X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.sustainable-theatre-practice.20261126t1600@blr.today DTSTART:20261126T160000 DTEND:20261126T190000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Theatre Practice\nA Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis a nd Kalpesh Samel\nThis is an interactive workshop that draws from differen t experiences of running and touring with an independent theatre company. Through theatre games\, group exercises\, improvisation and practical disc ussions\, participants will explore ways of creating\, producing\, touring and sustaining a theatre with limited resources. The workshop will look a t audience-building\, working collaboratively\, mobility\, and developing practical models that are both artistically meaningful and financially via ble.\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sustainable Theatre Practice - A Workshop by Pratiksha Khasnis and Kalpesh Samel - Nov 26 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/sustainable-theatre-pra ctice#2026-11-26 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.writing-science-fiction-plays-for-the-indian-stage@blr.toda y DTSTART:20261126T170000 DTEND:20261126T183000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:mediumpurple DESCRIPTION:Writing Science Fiction Plays for the Indian Stage\nA Conversat ion with Meghna Roy Choudhury and Abhishek Majumdar\nModerated by Anmol Ve llani\nAfter reading excerpts from their science fiction plays\, two playw rights will converse on the nature of science fiction\; why they chose to write speculative plays for the Indian stage\; and whether they have been inspired or influenced by earlier Indian plays and performances in this ge nre. We will learn from them if writing science fiction for the theatre po ses unique challenges. They will reference their own plays to demonstrate that science fiction is not a form of free-floating fantasy\; it can\, for instance\, address moral dilemmas and ask searching questions about the p olitical tendencies of our times.\nScript Reading:\nJuno 77\nBy Abhishek M ajumdar\nIn Juno 77\, a woman disappears during a space mission. Her part ner’s search takes him far beyond Earth\, where time unsettles everythin g they believed they knew about love\, duty\, and family. When their paths cross again\, each has lived differently and in different references of time since the separation. How should they now understand their obligation s to one another?\nAgainst this story\, Juno 77 asks questions at the he art of moral philosophy. Does an intention matter more than its consequenc es? Can someone be held to a promise in circumstances no one could have im agined? What does it mean to forgive a person whose absence has shaped you r entire life?\nThe play also considers how religion helps us live with su ch questions. Faith offers ways to think about time\, sacrifice\, sufferin g and the possibility of reunion. Yet those ideas can mean different thing s to people who have endured the same loss differently. Bringing space sci ence into conversation with religious thought\, Juno 77 asks how we make moral choices when our shared understanding of a life has come apart.  I t seeks to examine the question of whether our loves and losses are meani ngful or mere coincidence.\nWritten and directed by Abhishek Majumdar\, th e play will be produced by Nalanda Arts Studio in Kannada and Hindustani v ersions.\nThe Archive on the Wall\nBy Meghna Roy Choudhury\nThe Archive on the Wall is a science fiction play inspired by holographic principle theo ry that explores memory\, scientific thought\, and political erasure\, set inside a crumbling flat in contemporary Mumbai.\nAfter her mother’s dea th\, Aparna\, a physicist turned archivist\, returns to her childhood home to sort through her belongings. While scanning the old walls for data\, s he discovers that one wall retains more than structural history. It reacts . It hums. It remembers.\nAs the house approaches demolition\, Aparna unco vers fragments of her mother’s political past\, her own repressed memori es\, and traces of violence that were meant to disappear. She must confron t what the wall has preserved and what she has chosen to forget.\nThe play asks what remains when history is erased\, and whether memory can become an act of resistance. GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Writing Science Fiction Plays for the Indian Stage - A Conversation with Meghna Roy Choudhury and Abhishek Majumdar TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/writing-science-fiction -plays-for-the-indian-stage CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:LiteraryEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.goonj-ka-ghar@blr.today DTSTART:20261126T193000 DTEND:20261126T202000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Goonj ka Ghar\nLanguage: Hindi (with subtitles in English)\nPro duction co-ordinated by: Sanyukta Saha\nAbout the Performance:\nGoonj ka G har is a physical theatre performance that combines movement\, minimal set design\, and fragmented storytelling to explore themes of identity\, powe r\, and marginalisation. Initially inspired by three seminal short stories \, Tirichh by Uday Prakash\, Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto\, and U ljhan by Vijaydan Detha\, which are woven into a single theatrical narrat ive that interrogates unresolved questions of identity\, belonging and jus tice in today’s world.\nSet against the backdrop of a society grappling with citizenship\, identity and social justice\, the performance raises ur gent questions: What makes a person a citizen? What do we call home when b orders both physical and psychological remain in flux? Who is considered s ane\, worthy\, beautiful\, or legitimate? Why does society continue to val ue women who appear silent and submissive? Each segment reflects marginali sation through a distinct lens — surreal satire on madness and displacem ent\, dark allegory on invisibility and class\, and an introspective explo ration of gender\, self-worth and systemic injustice.\nFor enquiries pleas e contact 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Goonj ka Ghar TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/goonj-ka-ghar CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,PERFORMANCE-ART,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festiva l,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.stage-management.20261127t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261127T100000 DTEND:20261127T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Stage Management\nA Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal\nThursday to Sa turday\, 26th to 28th November\, 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.\nThis introductory workshop is designed to give participants a practical understanding of th e role of a stage manager and the stage management process in theatre.\nTh e workshop will introduce participants to terminology and the various depa rtments of theatre\, followed by an exploration of the role and responsibi lities of a stage manager across the different stages of a production — from pre-production and rehearsals to technical rehearsals and performance s.\nParticipants will be introduced to basic stage management paperwork\, organisational tools\, communication practices and production processes. A key component will be crisis management\, where participants will work th rough real-life theatre situations and learn to approach unexpected challe nges with calm\, logical and collaborative thinking.\nThe workshop will co mbine discussions\, group activities\, practical exercises and demonstrati ons\, providing participants with a strong foundation in stage management. \nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Stage Management - A Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal - Nov 27 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/stage-management#2026-1 1-27 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.how-not-to-build-a-theatre-institution@blr.today DTSTART:20261127T170000 DTEND:20261127T183000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:How Not to Build a Theatre Institution\nA Conversation with Abh ishek Mudgal\, Sanyukta Saha and Abhishek Majumdar\nModerated by Priyanka Varma\nArtists establish and lead theatre institutions (which include long -standing initiatives) for different reasons — to practice\, teach\, pre sent\, advocate or support the art form\, for instance.\nBut such undertak ings\, especially if they function independently of secure government or c orporate largesse\, can falter or fail. The poverty of infrastructure and support for the theatre are among the external factors that are adduced fo r the precariousness of artist-led institutions. Internal factors are rare ly cited. What if the institution is over-reliant on personal equations an d goodwill for its sustenance? Or if its ownership is narrowly concentrate d in one or two charismatic personalities? Or if it is too obsessed with l egacy concerns to avert obsolescence in a swiftly changing environment?\nT his session will investigate what might lie inside any theatre institutio n that could threaten its stability and hamper its growth. Reflecting on t heir personal experience of founding and running institutions\, three thea tre artists will tell us about what worked or did not work about the choic es they made. Were discontents allowed to simmer\, tensions swept under th e carpet or challenges left unaddressed? In hindsight\, do they regret any missteps or wish they had done some things differently?\nFor enquiries pl ease contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:How Not to Build a Theatre Institution - A Conversation with Abhish ek Mudgal\, Sanyukta Saha and Abhishek Majumdar TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/how-not-to-build-a-thea tre-institution CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.kadambari-tracing-fragments-of-a-shattered-muse@blr.today DTSTART:20261127T193000 DTEND:20261127T210000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Kadambari: Tracing Fragments of a Shattered Muse\nLanguage: Hin di\, Bengali\nWritten and directed by: Meghna Roy Choudhury\nKadambari is a lyrical theatrical journey into the silenced life of Kadambari Devi\, Ra bindranath Tagore’s critic\, muse\, companion\, and sister-in-law\, marr ied into the Tagore household at nine and gone by 25\, when the poet himse lf was only 23. Rather than reducing her to a footnote in his biography\, the play seeks to restore her voice\, weaving memory\, fiction and imagina tion. It traces fragments of her existence beyond whispers of scandal and tragedy\, asking how history chooses to remember or erase the women who st and behind celebrated men.\nSet during her final hours\, the play imagines Death arriving to claim her. In this liminal space\, Kadambari confronts Rabi with unresolved questions of love\, freedom\, and erasure. Their dial ogue moves between the personal and the poetic\, intertwining childhood me mories\, moments of intimacy\, and echoes of Tagore’s fictional heroines who carry her shadow.\nKadambari won the award for Best Actor in a Suppor ting Role (Female) for Ipshita Chakraborty Singh at the 2026 Mahindra Exce llence in Theatre Awards (META).\nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofi nlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Kadambari: Tracing Fragments of a Shattered Muse TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/kadambari-tracing-fragm ents-of-a-shattered-muse CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.stage-management.20261128t1000@blr.today DTSTART:20261128T100000 DTEND:20261128T150000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Stage Management\nA Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal\nThursday to Sa turday\, 26th to 28th November\, 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.\nThis introductory workshop is designed to give participants a practical understanding of th e role of a stage manager and the stage management process in theatre.\nTh e workshop will introduce participants to terminology and the various depa rtments of theatre\, followed by an exploration of the role and responsibi lities of a stage manager across the different stages of a production — from pre-production and rehearsals to technical rehearsals and performance s.\nParticipants will be introduced to basic stage management paperwork\, organisational tools\, communication practices and production processes. A key component will be crisis management\, where participants will work th rough real-life theatre situations and learn to approach unexpected challe nges with calm\, logical and collaborative thinking.\nThe workshop will co mbine discussions\, group activities\, practical exercises and demonstrati ons\, providing participants with a strong foundation in stage management. \nFor enquiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Stage Management - A Workshop by Abhishek Mudgal - Nov 28 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/stage-management#2026-1 1-28 CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.dramatherapy@blr.today DTSTART:20261128T150000 DTEND:20261128T160000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:Dramatherapy\nAn Experience Sharing Session by Vardhan Deshpand e\nIn this session\, Vardhan Deshpande reflects on his journey with Dramat herapy and its possibilities as a practice of healing\, expression and tra nsformation.\nOver the past two-and-a-half years\, he has been working wit h children at risk through Dramatherapy sessions\, alongside six months of work with specially-abled children. This journey has involved much more t han conducting sessions — it has been a continuous process of observing\ , designing\, planning\, facilitating\, implementing\, documenting and ref lecting. Each group and every individual encounter has shaped his understa nding of how theatre\, play\, imagination\, embodiment\, storytelling and creative expression can create spaces for children to explore themselves\, connect with others and experience agency.\nThe session will share key ex periences from this practice: the challenges encountered\, the learning th at emerged\, the questions that continue to remain\, and the ways in which reflection has influenced subsequent interventions. It will also look tow ards the future — considering how Dramatherapy and Applied Theatre can e volve in working with children and communities\, and the ethical\, creativ e and contextual sensitivities that such practice demands.\nFor queries co ntact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Dramatherapy - An Experience Sharing Session by Vardhan Deshpande TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/dramatherapy CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.tradition-and-modernity-in-contemporary-theatre@blr.today DTSTART:20261128T163000 DTEND:20261128T180000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Theatre\nA Conversation with Sharanya Ramprakash\, Laya N Kumar and Parshathy J Nath\nModerated b y Lakshmana KP\nThe traditions with which contemporary urban Indian theatr e artists can engage are immense\, embracing mythologies\, folk tales and performances\, art and craft objects and practices\, festivals and rituals \, cuisine\, inherited knowledge and skills\, and much else besides. At th e same time\, the distinction between the traditional and the modern is no t clearcut. Modern theatre in India has a history that stretches back for over two centuries — long enough to develop its own traditions. Dance fo rms now regarded as ‘classical’ acquired modern practices of teaching\ , performance and patronage in the last century.\nThe theatre artists in t his session will speak about their idea of tradition and how they have int eracted with it in the plays they have written\, directed or performed. Th ey will also be invited to discuss ethical and political questions that co me to the fore when tradition is brought into contemporary theatre work. H as their work been sensitive to the claim that borrowing from inherited fo rms of expression can constitute a form of cultural theft or disrespects l ocalised and context-specific creation of value and meaning? How would the y negotiate with traditions that have been invented in response to market demands or political pressures? Has their work reconciled with\, or has it offered a critical perspective on the feudalism\, casteism and gender dis crimination embedded in many traditional performances and stories?\nFor en quiries please contact: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Theatre TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/tradition-and-modernity -in-contemporary-theatre CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,FREE X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.full-frontal@blr.today DTSTART:20261128T193000 DTEND:20261128T203000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:lightskyblue DESCRIPTION:Full Frontal\nLanguage: English\nCo-created by: Abhay Mahajan a nd Sharanya Ramprakash\nPerformed by: Abhay Mahajan\nAbout the Performance :\nEnter Vinod. He is a man’s man. He is an actor. He is a lover. He is a delight. His gift is that he does not merely play a role — he becomes the role. Today\, he is here to audition for perhaps his most difficult ro le yet: “A Feminist Man”.\nOver the course of a 60-minute audition\, g uided by a disembodied voice — part director\, part conscience\, part so cietal echo — Vinod navigates the full range of his performative self. A s memory\, desire\, myth\, cinema and conditioning collide\, the audition room becomes a space where masculinity is continuously performed\, interro gated and disrupted.\nIs a feminist man simply another role to master? Or is it something deeper\, messier and impossible to fully perform? Blending humour\, discomfort\, role-play and self-examination\, Full Frontal asks : what does it mean to be a man in India today?\nFor enquiries please cont act: 50yearsofinlaks@gmail.com GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Full Frontal TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/full-frontal CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,THEATER,URBANAUT,Art & culture,Festival,BUDGET X-BLR-TYPE:TheaterEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155630Z UID:in.sabhablr.ritu-raga-rang-seasons-through-ragas@blr.today DTSTART:20261209T190000 DTEND:20261209T210000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:darkslateblue DESCRIPTION:Ritu Raga Rang: Seasons through Ragas\nThe world of Hindustani classical music has been traditionally linked to the idea of seasons. Anci ent Indian scriptures described six distinct seasons or ritus: Vasant (Spr ing)\, Grishma (summer)\, Varsha (monsoon)\, Sharad (Autumn)\, Hemant (Pre -Winter) and Shishir (Winter). Each of these seasons bring about different moods and feelings. In this multi-sensory performance\, which includes Ra gamala paintings and fragrances that evoke the feelings of each season\, N ishant will paint portraits of the ritus using ragas and compositions as a canvas. This programme premiered at Stanford University to a warm recepti on and now comes to Bengaluru for the first time.\nAbout the artist\nNisha nt Panicker is a Hindustani vocalist of the Agra-Atrauli gharana and a dis ciple of the late Vidushi Lalith J. Rao. He received his early training fr om the late sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath. At 15 he was a finalist in Naad Bhed\, the national classical music talent search by SPIC MACAY an d Doordarshan\, and at 18 he was among the youngest recipients of the NCPA Hindustani Vocal Scholarship. He has performed at many prestigious venues across India and USA including the NCPA Mumbai\, India International Cent re Delhi\, Bharat Bhavan Bhopal\, Bangalore International Centre\, Chowdia h Memorial Hall\, Stanford University\, Chinmaya Amarnath Pittsburgh and t he Chhandayan Center in New York. He is also a regular performer in the mu sic collective Sunaad.\nNishant is accompanied by Sri Udayaraj Karpur on t abla and Sri Surya Upadhyaya on harmonium. GEO:12.98348;77.61102 LOCATION:Sabha\, 262\, Kamaraj Road\, Shivaji Nagar\, Bengaluru\, India STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Ritu Raga Rang: Seasons through Ragas - A multi-sensory experience through Hindustani music\, art and aroma TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sabhablr.in/event-details/ritu-raga-rang-seasons- through-ragas CATEGORIES:SABHA,CBD,INDIAN-CLASSICAL,LIVE-MUSIC,PERFORMANCE-ART,URBANAUT,L ive GIG,Music X-BLR-TYPE:MusicEvent END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR