Conversation@theDSM : Mahesh Dattani with Shanta Gokhale
Mahesh Dattani is a Sahitya Akademi Award winning director working in the Indian theatre industry for over thirty years. Besides directing, Mahesh has also been an actor and playwright. He has a degree in History, Political Science and Economics with post graduation in Marketing and Advertising Marketing. Mahesh has written and directed numerous plays and […]
Performance@theDSM : Kaif – An Evening of Music, Poetry and Stories
Kaif means intoxicated. In this performance, the group will sing songs and tell stories of legends from India who were infamous for being intoxicated in love or music, or both. Featured songs: Shiv Ki Baraat / UP folk song Shiv ji comes with a procession of ghosts, sitting on the Nandi bull with snakes hanging from […]
Performance@theDSM: Mumbai: The City United
‘Mumbai: The City United’ is a play that highlights the glocal spirit of the city – local as well as global. It throws light on the multicultural and multilingual features of the city and all its difficulties. Concept, visualisation, performance and direction by Akshay Shimpi and Dhanashree Khandkar. Date: 27th January 2018 Time: 7pm Venue: […]
The Drama School Mumbai Gets A New Logo!
Dear Family, As the Drama School Mumbai grows into its own – and stands free from its parent, Theatre Professionals, it was time to remove the TPPL presence from its logo and identity. While we started with a simple crop, and went on many journeys near and far – we finally came to this place, […]
“With Age Comes Wisdom And Compassion!” – An Interview With Anamika Haksar
The Drama School Mumbai interviewed Anamika Haksar, theatre director and drama pedagogue on why she loves playing two different roles. She also shared her views on training and practice young people need to become terrific performers. Read more to get your set of advice… Image sourced from Pandolin. Anamika and I have scheduled an interview at […]
Thespo & The Drama School Mumbai: Natyakala Workshop 2018
Like last year, Thespo and the Drama School Mumbai have continued to work together on an exciting series of workshops for young people in theatre. Natyakala 2018 is running across 9 cities this year, Natyakala 2018 will be in 6 cities reaching Delhi and Jaipur in the north and Nagpur and Baroda in the […]
Acting through Text and Body – Foundation Skills in Acting with Kallirroi Tziafeta
Foundation Skills in Acting workshop in January at the Drama School Mumbai with Kallirroi Tziafeta. About the Instructor: Kallirroi Tziafeta University of Athens l London International School of Performing Arts Kallirroi is a trained theatre actor. She has a BA in Theatre Studies from the University of Athens. She has also specialised in Acting in a […]
Madhyantar – A mid-year showcase by DSM students
Batch of 2017-18 of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Acting and Theatre-making present their creations from first semester. Every year, the students of the Drama School Mumbai put up a mid-year showcase of the best theatre pieces they have worked on thus far. The students of the batch of 2017-18 are all geared up to perform nine […]