Editor’s Note: India has a rich history in theatre, but our knowledge about the work our contemporaries and older groups have and are doing, is often limited to urban centres or the geographies we live in. Driven by a curiosity to know about the work being created across the country, over the next couple of […]

I firmly believe artists bring their whole selves to the theatre – their lives, their experiences, journeys and traumas. And in this space of extreme vulnerability, to ensure longevity and stability of performers and crew alike, it is imperative to talk about mental health in the rehearsal room. The work of bringing characters to life […]

A self-taught artist, Indu Lalitha Harikumar shared about her artistic journey with the students of the current blended learning batch during the latest Curated Conversations. Indu shared how honest personal connection led her way from a playful 16-year-old playing around with photoshop on her first computer to today, becoming a distinguished illustrator, telling stories about […]

How do professional actors make a scene realistic? Most of us know that the basics involve reading the script, understanding the character within the context, and then putting life into the writer’s words. Of course, this is easier said than done. In this post, we discuss the different ways we can explore the meaning behind […]

Editor’s Note: India has a rich history in theatre, but our knowledge about the work our contemporaries and older groups have and are doing, is often limited to urban centres or the geographies we live in. Driven by a curiosity to know about the work being created across the country, for the next couple of […]

When I studied at drama school, students were asked to present a theatrical piece bringing the energy of a space and embody it, as part of our Theatre Making Lab activity. Understanding the space and squeezing into a tiny performance space felt like a restrictive activity. But, in addition to this, I wondered about how […]

I started my research for this article already in a deep state of overwhelm. Truthfully, I sometimes avoid climate data and information because it leaves me with an intense despair followed by romanticising and imagining a past I could’ve shared with nature had I not been born so late in the anthropocene. I am an […]

This edition of Curated Conversations with actor, director and theatre educator, Dhwani Vij, was a deep dive into her one-of-a-kind digital hybrid production Rat. Dhwani says, Rat defines her process of theatre-making. Her process is influenced by what is happening at that moment in the life of the people who are making that performance. How […]