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Planner: 4 events to spin some fun into your week
Rikameek, a play that won awards for performance and production at youth theatre festival Thespo 26 is back on stage. This tale of belonging has been conceptualised and performed by Aapla Ghar, a Maharashtra-based organisation involved in the field of performing arts. And now as part of the Thespo @Prithvi initiative, Rikameek is coming back to Mumbai. Written by Amol Devidas Salve and directed by Monika Vijay, the play is about two newly-weds and the 'ways in which caste and societal expectations shape love and marriage'. While tackling difficult and complex subjects, Rikameek offers a warm and light-hearted touch. At Prithvi, Mumbai, on 1-2 July, 8pm. A painting by Partha Pratim Deb on show at 'PlayForms'. Emami Art, Kolkata, is hosting a solo exhibition of Partha Pratim Deb, titled PlayForms. Born in Sylhet, now in Bangladesh, in 1943, the artist's family migrated to Agartala, Tripura, soon after Partition. Deb later trained at Santiniketan, and Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara. His practice has come to defy categorisation as abstract or figurative. The exhibition includes paintings, paper mesh and fabric objects that fall between toy and sculpture. 'His work embodies a complex blend of criticality and creativity, reflecting on the ideology and meaning of art while embracing the magic and pleasure of creating it,' states the gallery note. At Emami Art, Kolkata, till 9 August, 11am-7pm. Stand up comic, Urooj Ashfaq It's going to be an evening of laughter as popular stand-up comic Urooj Ashfaq takes the stage at the Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bengaluru. Known for her unapologetic witticisms and wildly relatable, Ashfaq is best recognised by her turn in Comicstaan and her YouTube act, If Apps Were People. At Fan Park, 2nd Floor, Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bengaluru, 28 June, 8pm. Tickets on Bookmyshow. (from left) Sooraj Nambiar essays the role of Charudatta, Gurukulama Tharun is Chandala, Aran Kapila is Rohasena and (Kalamandalam Jishnu Pratap plays the role of Maithreya from Mṛcchakatikam. Bengaluru audiences are in for a treat as the Natanakairali troupe from Kerala brings to life the Sanskrit classic, Mṛcchakatikam, in the performance tradition of Kutiyattam. The story of Mṛcchakatikam (The Little Clay Cart), as the press note describes it, 'brims with vivid, humane characters—lovers, gamblers, thieves, monks, and revolutionaries—set in a bustling ancient city. This play is a celebration of love, justice, politics, and human folly.' Directed by Kutiyattam exponent GVenu, the ensemble cast includes Sooraj Nambiar, Pothiyil Ranjith Chakyar, Kapila Venu, Margi Sajeev Narayanan Chakyar, Saritha Krishnakumar, Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap among others. The performance is supported by Bhoomija Trust. At Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar, Bengaluru, on 1-2 July, 7.30pm. Tickets on Bookmyshow.
Indian Express
28-04-2025
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- Indian Express
‘Unsuitable for public staging': Jaipur's govt-run Jawahar Kala Kendra cancels queer play after complaint
Jaipur's Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) cultural centre has cancelled a queer play following objections, including from the RSS-affiliated Sanskar Bharti. The play 'Samaaj', which depicts the story of two men in a relationship, was scheduled for the evening of April 26 at JKK's central auditorium. However, in a letter to the play's director Jainil Mehta, JKK's Additional Director General (Administration), Alka Meena, said that 'short clips and other information related to your play were seen on social media handles by various organisations/individuals, after which a complaint letter has been submitted to JKK, expressing objection to the staging of the play and terming it against the dignity of the prestigious institution of art and culture.' 'The complaints received were evaluated by JKK's Programme Coordinating Committee. The committee found the content of your programme to be unsuitable for public staging in the JKK premises,' says the letter by Meena. On booking app Bookmyshow, the play is described as 'a gripping journey of self-discovery, love, and the fragile line between acceptance and rejection.' In its letter dated April 24 to JKK, Sandeep Lele, associated with Sanskar Bharti, termed the staging of the play 'a matter of serious objection and concern,' and that 'it is not only against Indian culture and social values' but 'also seems to be an attempt to mislead the young generation.' Lele listed several reasons for the objections — 'that it encourages a rebellious attitude towards Indian traditional beliefs and social system; at many places in the dialogues of the play, vulgar and double meaning language has been used, which is against the standards of public performance; the story that promotes homosexual relationships has been made the basic premise, which does not match the general sensibilities of the people.' Other reasons cited by Sanskar Bharti include that 'the play rejects the family value system and promotes highly individualistic and disorderly ideas in the name of freedom; in the name of experimentalism, indecent and infected language and expression have been employed; and that, in the name of love, the entire presentation gives a message to the young generation of indiscipline and turning away from social norms.' The play was staged elsewhere in Jaipur the same day.
