Manjunath Hegde speaks on 13

೧೩, ಮಾರ್ಗೋಸ ಮಹಲ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟು ಹೇಳಿದ್ರು ಕಮ್ಮಿನೆ.. ರಂಗಭೂಮಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅರಿಯಲು ಬಂದವ ನಾನು.

ಮೊತ್ತ ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ, ಕಥೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಹಿಡಿಸಿತು.. ಅದನ್ನ ನಿರೂಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ರೀತಿನೂ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು..

"ಚಂದನ್" ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ... ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿಗೂ ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಜೀವವನ್ನು ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಿದ್ದಾರೆ... ಕಥೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸುವಂತ ಆಯಾಮಗಳ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಒಂದೇ ಸಲ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ರೋಮಾಂಚನ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡಿತು..

ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಅಂದ್ರೆ, ಕಥೆಗೆ ೫ ಆಯಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಯೋಚನೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅದನ್ನ ಕಾರ್ಯರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ರೀತಿ.. ಅದೇ ಒಂಥರಾ ರೋಮಾಂಚನವನ್ನ ಕೊಡ್ತು..

(ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊತ್ತ ಮೊದಲನೇ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯರೂಪಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ !!) ..

ಸತೀಶ್ ಚಂದ್ರ ಅವ್ರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಹೇಳಿದ್ರು ಕಮ್ಮಿ.. ತುಂಬಾ ದೂರ ದರ್ಶಿತ್ವ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರೋ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ.. ಯಾವ ಯಾವ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾರ ಯಾರನ್ನ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ರು..

ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಅವ್ರು ತಗೋತ ಇದ್ದ ಕಾಳಜಿನೂ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು.. ಅವರ 'ಹುಡುಗರಾ' ಅಂತೂ ಈಗ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿದಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದೆ.. !!

ನಾಟಕದ ಎಲ್ಲ 'ತಯಾರಿ ತರಗತಿಗಳು ' ತುಂಬಾ ಅನಂದಮಯವಾಗಿದ್ದವು....ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರುಗಳ ಭೇಟಿ ಆಯ್ತು..ತಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಂತ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಒಂದೇ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಜನರಂತೆ ಇದ್ವಿ....

ರಂಗಭೂಮಿಯೆಂಬ ವಿಶಾಲ ಸಾಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಜಲು ಹೊರಟವನಿಗೆ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಮೂಲಭೂತ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಅರಿವು ದೊರಕಿತು..

'ರಘು ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ ' ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದಾರೆ ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತಾದ ತಕ್ಷಣನೇ ಏನೋ ಒಂಥರಾ ಪುಳಕಿತವಾದ ಭಾವ..

"ವಸಿಷ್ಠ" ನಟನೆ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು...

'ಮೊನಿಶ್ ' ಸ್ವರ ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ.. ಅವ್ರ ನಟನೆಯೂ ಕೂಡ..

'ಚಂದನ್ ಮತ್ತೆ ನಿರಂಜನ್ ' ಮಾತುಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಹಾಸ್ಯ ಚಟಾಕಿಗಳು ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಖುಷಿಯಗ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು..

"ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಬಿ ಎಸ್" ಅವ್ರ ನಾಟಕದ 'ಸಮರ್ಪಣ ಮನೋಭಾವ ' ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನೀಯ...

'ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ 'ರಥ ' ' ಅವ್ರ ದಷ್ಟ ಪುಷ್ಟ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟುಗಳಿಂದ ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಹೋಗೋಕು ಭಯ ಆಗ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು.. !!

'ಅಕ್ಷತಾ ಮತ್ತು ದಿವ್ಯ ' ಅವ್ರು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಅನು' ರಂಗದ ಹಿಂದೆ ತೆಗದುಕೊಳ್ತಾ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಹಿಡಿಸಿತು.

'ಸ್ಮಿತಾ' ಅವ್ರು ''ಛಾಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರ ತೆಗೆಯುವ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ' ಜೊತೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಿದ್ದು , 'ಛಾಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರ' ತರಬೇತಿ ತಗೋಬೇಕು ಅನಿಸ್ತ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಗೋವಿಂದ್ ' ಮೌನ ತುಂಬಾ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಆಯ್ತು..

'ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಎಸ್ ' ಮನೆತನಕ ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಬಿಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಿದ್ದು ಮಜಾ ಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕೃಷ್ಣ ' ಪ್ರತಿ ಸಲ ೫ ಆಯಾಮಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವರದಿ ಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಖುಷಿಯಾಗುತಿತ್ತು...

'ರವಿಚಂದ್ರ' ಅವ್ರ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಹಿಡಿಸ್ತ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಅಶ್ವಿನ್ ' ಅವ್ರು ರಂಗದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಸಹಾಯ ಆಯ್ತು ..

'ಪಾರ್ಥ' ಮಾತಾಡ್ಸ್ತ ರೀತಿ ಖುಷಿ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು...'

'ವಾಸು' ರಂಗದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ಆಸಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕವಾಗಿರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು..

'ಜೀವನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಜಯ್ ' ಅವರನ್ನ ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ರೀತಿ ತುಂಬಾ ತಮಾಷೆ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು..

'ರೋಹಿತ್ ' ನಗು ಸಕತ್ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು...

'ಹೇಮಂತ್ ' ಗೆ ರಂಗಭೂಮಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇರೋ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ, ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲೇ ಬೇಕು..

'ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ' ಸರಳತೆ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು...

'ವಿನಯ್ ' ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಸಲ ಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದ ಸಲಹೆಗಳು ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು.. ಅವರಿಂದ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳ್ಕೋಳೋ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಮೂಡಿದೆ..

'ಕುಲದೀಪ ' ಅಣುಕ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯ್ತು..

'ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚಂದ್ರು' ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಒಡನಾಟ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಜಗ್ಗ ಮತ್ತೆ ವಿಜಿ ' ಜೊತೆ ಮಾತು ಮಜಾ ಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು..

'ಪದ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಅಶೋಕ್ ' ಅವ್ರ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ಸಲಾಂ.. !!

'ಹೆಚ್ ಡಿ ಕೆ ' ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಹೋಗಿದ್ದು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬೇಜಾರಾಯ್ತು.. !!

ಕೊನೆಯದಾಗಿ 'ನಾಟಕ ' ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಹಾದಿಯತ್ತ ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇದೆ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳೋಕೆ ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಖುಷಿ.. ಇನ್ನು ಅದನ್ನ ಉತ್ತುಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಇರಿಸಬೇಕು ಅನ್ನೋ ಆಸೆ ಇದೆ..

ಒಂದು ತಂಡವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಖಂಡಿತ ಅನ್ನೋಕೆ ಇದೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ.... ಈ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನ ಅಲೆಗಳು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಹರಿತ ಇರಲಿ.. ಕನ್ನಡದ ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ ಆಕಾಶದೆತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಳಯಲಿ..

ನನ್ ಹತ್ರ ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಶಬ್ದಗಳಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಹೇಳೋಕ್ಕೆ ..

'ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೆಯಾಗೋದು ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ .. ಆದರೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಿಗ್ತೀವಿ ಅನ್ನೋ ಆಶಾಭಾವ ಎಲ್ಲ ನೋವನ್ನ ಮರೆಯಿಸುತ್ತೆ.. '

ಮತ್ತೆ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗೋಣ ..

Be Scared of 13

So who brought this theory of 13 being unlucky? Where did this fear or the feeling of having fear associate itself with No. 13?

· The ancient Hebrews thought 13 meant death as thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is the letter M, which is the first letter in the word "mavet," meaning death.
· One of the theories is associated with The last supper which had 13 people attending it. Soon after Jesus Christ was crucified which led to a belief that 13 people dining together leads to death.
· Another one has it that The god of evil Loki who raised havoc after he went in as an uninvited guest to the party to which only 12 gods were invited. He was the 13th god and guest.
· Another prevalent belief is if you have 13 letters in your name you have devils luck. So count the letters in your name right away
· The primitive man always used 10 fingers of the hand and 2 toes for counting and what was beyond it was a myth and we all know after 12 it is….

Who can deny the unlucky charm, 13 brings?
Ask those Prime ministers who have ruled our country for 13 months and even 13 exact days. If 13 gets you the fear of 13, then your phobia is called “TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA” (The fear of 13)

Below points can be printed on the feedback form or put up in the tea stall outside the audi after the show

Friday 13th in months of 2012
January, April, July and we will surely entertain you with 13 these days.

Did you realize that the play has 13 charecters in it? ( if we can somehow make it 13 characters)
All the numbers used in the play are 13. Rs 13 per bucket of water, Rs 130 per head for stay.

If you are not sure we welcome you the second time to #13 Margosa Mahal.

Legend has it:
· If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year.
· The Turks so disliked the number 13 that it was practically expunged from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue.
· If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck

Possible reasons for associating 13 with unlucky or superstitions

Primitive man had only his 10 fingers and two feet to represent units, this explanation goes, so he could count no higher than 12. What lay beyond that — 13 — was an impenetrable mystery to our prehistoric forebears, hence an object of superstition

Twelve gods were invited to a banquet at Valhalla. Loki, the Evil One, god of mischief, had been left off the guest list but crashed the party, bringing the total number of attendees to 13. True to character, Loki raised hell by inciting Hod, the blind god of winter, to attack Balder the Good, who was a favorite of the gods. Hod took a spear of mistletoe offered by Loki and obediently hurled it at Balder, killing him instantly. All Valhalla grieved. And although one might take the moral of this story to be "Beware of uninvited guests bearing mistletoe," the Norse themselves apparently concluded that 13 people at a dinner party is just plain bad luck.
the Bible tells us there were exactly 13 present at the Last Supper. One of the dinner guests — er, disciples — betrayed Jesus Christ, setting the stage for the Crucifixion.

More Reading References

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(number)
Sanderson M. Smith - http://www.herkimershideaway.org/writings/inlit.htm
Mystical Numbers - http://www.mysticalnumbers.com/Number_13.html

Maya Bazaar magic show by K S Ramesh

Magician K.S.RAMESH, is India's finest, with an amazing repertoire of mind-boggling Illusions, Cabaret style Magic, Close-up Magic, Conjuring acts, Mentalism and more all combined to produce the best Magical Entertainment in the country.
Magician K.S.RAMESH has been enthralling audiences across
the country and also in over twenty countries, for over three decades on Live stage, Television, Feature films, corporate events, Award nites, Cruise ships, Celebrity shows, Mega theatre.
Date : Oct 6th, 7th, 8th. 5PM and 7.30 PM

Nannavala Kagada - Kannada Play

Group : WeMove Theatre
Time : 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Date : Oct 2nd 2011
Under the Guidance of Abhishek Iyengar and Sriharsha Grama, Directed by hanuram  sanjeev and Presented by Rangaraj Bhatracharya, Music by Abhishek Narain

Cast:- Anup Shenoy, Divyashree, Keerthi, Ranjan Siddapa, SriHarsha Grama, Srikanth Bhatracharya and Radhika Narayan

After successfully staging plays like "T.P.K Marali baa" and "Malgudi Daze" and "NAMMA METRO" across Bangalore, Chennai, pune and receiving good critical and popular reviews from media houses and people, WeMove theatre now brings back on its old play called "Nannavala Kagada" written by S. Gundurao in a whole new flavor on stage.

Nannavala Kagada play can be coined as "Old wine in a new jar" a humorous play, WeMove theatre intends to spread the awareness of "Letter writing" among the younger generation through this play. The play is set to enthrall the audience with a new look designed to suit the present generation, it is long believed among the audience that theatre is just for intense and certain set of audience; WeMove's new Nannavala Kagada is believed to break this jinx and make theatre and plays approachable and attractive to a wider set of people.

Nannavala kagada is a humorous play; the main protagonist of the play is supposed to be a Kannada poet who is admired to write poetic verses for his house helper's upcoming Bayalu Nataka (Musical drama). On the other hand, the helper dreams of giving the best performance in the upcoming village fair with the help of his master's poetic talents; least he knows about his own ability to act. The play then takes a different route when the post man of the village encounters the helper when he is busy practicing for his musical drama. At the same time his wife, a typical middle class woman who is an illiterate condemns her husband's ability to be a poet. Upset by his wife's poor support, the hero of the play teases his wife as an illiterate. This is where the wife challenges her husband and pledges to read and write within a month?s time. What happens next in the letter is the core of the play. The play is integrated using 'patches' technique of theatre and is presented overall by a wonderful original theme music. The music is definitely set to surprise the audience of kannada theatre.

Nara-Simha Yuddham

 Date : Sep30, Oct 1st 2011
Kannada, duration 90 min
Dir - Sunil Raghavendra

  "Nara-Simha Yuddham - ondu premada kathe" is Mindry.in's second feature presentation. Although it is ostensibly a take on prevalent political scenarios, it also ensconces within itself a gentle love story. The lead character, the Prime Minister, is an unbelievably farcical character. Being a former dramatic actor he runs his cabinet much as a medieval monarch, with musicians and jesters in his office. The man who brought him to his seat of power from the stage is the Home Minister. A Machiavellian character who is, to his great alarm, slowly losing control over his own puppet, the Prime Minister.
The central event of the play occurs when the Prime Minister, in an emotional moment, proposes a vote of no-confidence against his own government. The man who faces the Prime Minister in the subsequent elections is ace former first class cricketer Simha. A man who believes everyone is trivial before God and decides to plunge into politics, unable to swallow the plight of the nation any more. In the midst of this pitched political battle, the Home Minister embarks on a love affair with media personality Megha. Does the Prime Minister survive the elections? Does Simha emerge triumphant instead? Does the Home Minister get the girl in the end? While answering these questions, the play also looks at political rallies, campaign speeches, generously made empty promises, the media, the manipulation of controversies by politicians to their benefit and other issues.

City Hostel - Kannada play

Janagan Group presents Kannada play City Hostel.
Director - Pavanprasad Sharma.
Date : Sep 27, 2011

Bandavalvilladha Badaayi

Group : Rangatantra
Duration : 90min
Dir : Mahadevprasad

Ranga Tantra, a group of professionals passionate about theater will organize their first Haasya Naatakotsava on Sep 24, and Sep 25, featuring two comedy plays. Bandvaal Villada Badayi depicts the story of a lawyer who is "Practice Challenged". His interaction with his clients and how he gets fooled finally because of his "badaayi" is very well depicted in the play which has the classical Kailasam humour in it. Lock out alla Knock Out: a modern day social play depicts the situation of a husband whose factory is locked out and how his father comes to the son's rescue. Narasimha Murthy's comedy makes the situation lighter and enjoyable.

Bandvaal villada badayi loosely translates to bluffing with no bounds. The central character of this play is Ahoblu Rao, a practicing lawyer who is practice challenged. While his limited courtroom success partly explains his living condition, his is a story sourced by a no-nonsense wife, getting nowhere son, assistants who expect to be paid for their services and clients who don't expect to pay. So don't be harsh on him if he occasionally engages in shameless self-promotion.

Lock Out Alla Knock Out

This play depicts the house hold scene where the husband's factory is locked out and how he is nagged by his wife. In an effort to come out of the problem he contacts his father for help, who plays a simple trick to put the house hold back on track. Humor comes out in every aspect of the play and is a complete entertainer. A popular comedy Kannada drama Lock Out Alla Knock Out will be staged along with a few dance forms. 

Date: Sat, September 24th

Group : Rangatatra
Duration : 90min
Dir : Mahadevprasad

ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಹೈವೇ - (Putakkana Highway)

 

ಹೈವೇ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಡ ಜನರ ಭೂಮಿ ಲೂಟಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಥಾ ಹಂದರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ 'ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಹೈವೇ'.
ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ, ರಜತ ಕಮಲ ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದು ಲಕ್ಷ ನಗದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ.
ಈ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಿ. ಸುರೇಶ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಜಾ ನಾಗ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು. 

ಶ್ರುತಿ, ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ , ಅಚ್ಚ್ಯುತ, ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಪ್ರಭು, ವೀಣಾ ಸುಂದರ್, ವಿಜಯ ಸಾರಥಿ, ಸಿಹಿಕಹಿ ಚಂದ್ರು, ತಾರಾ ಬಳಗ
ಈ ಚಿತ್ರ ಸತ್ಯ ಘಟನೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಕಥೆ, ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗ ಕಮರ್ಶಿಯಲ್ ಮಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಈ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಬಿ. ಸುರೇಶ್ ಅವರಂತಹ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಆಲೋಚನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

10 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ , ಶನಿವಾರ, ಸಂಜೆ 6ಕ್ಕೆ

ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ದರ : ರೂ 70

ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿ : 9880695659

Peace Elephant Train

Dear Madam//Sir,

Warm Greetings.

Bornfree Art School is a special school for working, street and bonded labour children. It aims to bring children of the streets back to the main stream of education and society through learning dance, music, theater, sculpting, painting, and film-making. The Bornfree is a social movement endeavoring to produce a culture of liberation for the217 million toiling children of the world half of them in India
Bornfree has been performing theatrical pieces about the issue of working children, peace, gender discrimination, environmental issues among others, through art and artistic expressions,
This year, we present Heiwa Zou Resha ~Peace Elephant Train; a puppet-dance- Circus theater production .
It is all about animal-man conflict, children in war and peace, the defense and the protection of our wild life and children’s rights. Zou Resha is especially dedicated to save our Tigers and our elephants.
based on the real story in which participated Pandit Jahawarlal Nehru, as he gifted the Baby Elephant Indira to Japan. The philosophical binding of India and Japan is through the value of non-violence practiced by Mahatma Gandhiji and the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution which prohibits Japan from having an army.
 

Heiwa Zou Resha Story
Set in the beginning of the Second World War, it is about the plight of the zoo animals that have no way of protesting against an unnecessary war. When bombs are falling on Japan and there is no food for people. The Curator is pleading for food for the animals in Nagoya Zoo. Instead of getting supplies, he is asked to shoot down the animals. He is questioned ‘Who is more important, human beings or animals? Indeed this is such a diabolical question. The lion, bears and cheetah are shot dead, two elephants die of starvation; and the curator is struggling to save the last two elephants. In 1945, two atomic bombs were thrown on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan was completely destroyed. During the democratization process, thousands of children from Tokyo and all over Japan are asking for the elephants to be brought to their cities; which is impossible. The railway authorities respond by introducing a special train, from Tokyo to Nagoya called the Elephant train.
From India with love:Jawaharlal Nehru the then prime minister of India heard about this story and made a magnanimous gift to the children of Japan. He gave a baby Elephant, Indira as a present to the children of Japan Children of Asia will walk with India to Japan with the Heiwa Zou Resha………
Culture of Peace
Wars and Children; Children are the first victims of war followed by women. There are 134 million working children in India. Every tenth Indian is a working child. Everything we use in our daily lives are products of child labour The narrative follows a chronology of events before, during and after the war bringing it to the contemporary world of nuclear wars and offer the Kempo Kyujo as the solution. Kempo Kyujo is the Article 9 of the Japanese constitution which prohibits the country from forming an army, getting armed with nuclear weapons and joining wars. While there are 30 000 Nuclear war weapons in 10 countries of the world Twenty five countries like Costa Rica have banned their armies. They have almost 100% literacy rate instead. We wish to spread the idea of Kempo Kyujo as well.

Peace Museum
The urgent necessity of spreading the most profound idea of Kempo Kyujo to school children youth and to society has brought forward the Peace Museum. Peace Museum or the Museum against war also called the Shanthi Path will trace the history of war though the ages. In the last 5000 years of human history there have been only 147 years of Peace the rest have been spent on killing. History of man is the history of war. and show case images, information about the II world war, Atomic bombing of Hiroshima ~Nagasaki and its effects. The American war against Vietnam, Pol Pot in Cambodia, The Pak~ Bangladesh war, The Indo~ China war, The Indo Pak Wars and its running conflicts, Communal conflicts. The US armed forces presence in Okinava, The Palestine Israel conflict. Shanthi path will highlight the peace movements with song, music film, theater and dance presentation on Peace.
The peace Museum will also draw membership for the peace campaign and run the peace activities on a voluntary basis. In collaboration with the Peace study center Hiroshima it will register, students teachers to take up peace courses in the universities in Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a perspective of establishing peace study centers in Schools and colleges of Bangalore.

Opening on October 2nd 2011 Gandhi Jayanthi
The Peace Museum will be open on the 2nd October 2011 on Gandhi Jayanthi In its premises of KH Kalasoudha, Hanumanthnagar with a performance of Heiwa Zou Resha Dr Steve Leeper, Director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial park will present the Peace study Program And draw interest to the peace study
This invitation is specially sent to heads of Education Institutions, teachers, Peace activists, Artists, Writers, Theater persons. Participation possible only by prior confirmation. Seats limited to 400.
Entry free, however voluntary contributions are expected. All funds accrued will go towards the education and liberation of toiling children and to support the production of Artistic expressions and to run the Peace Museum.

Thanking you. 

John Devaraj                                               Mioi Nakayama
Artistic Director                                           Co-Director 

9886306366 johndevaraj@gmail.com        9886011830 mioinakayama@bornfreeart.org

For more details www.bornfreeart.org /  http;//bornfreeart.blogspot.com
21 2nd cross GH Layout 3rd Block ( E} Jayanagar Bangalore 560011 India

Profile of John Devraj

J O H N D E V A R A J - Curator of Kala Soudha's Art Gallery Space

Born to Royan Anthony Devaraj and Jayamma Thomas
21 2nd cross GH layout , 3rd Block jayanagar,Bangalore 560011 India
Mo 0091~09886306366 johndevaraj@gmail.com www.bornfreeart.org

Formal Education in Civil Engineering
Practicing Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Cinema and stage Art Director, Musician, Film Maker, Photographer, play Wright, Actor, Puppeteer Facilitator and Consultant for culture, youth and children’s organization and events.
Sculptor, Painter
Created sculptures and art action, workshops in Austria, Hungary, Germany, Czech republic, Norway, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, France, USA, UK, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore,
Portugal,..Lectured and held art exhibitions extensively in the US, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary Including carving of a 25feet tall antifascist monument in Murzsteg, Austria. along with refugee children from Yugoslavia.
Created a mural with earth and water brought from 60 countries in the UN, New York in 1999 with child soldiers, Young voices in the UN, for the study and presentation of Garcia Machel
~ The Impact of Armed conflict on children.
Created 18 public monumental sculptures in the city of Bangalore, and Mumbai.
Held over a 1000 exhibitions all over the world many on the streets of south India, in an effort to take Art to the people.
Created public monumental sculptures with thousands of people especially children participating to create symbols of peace, friendship, freedom, education through collective actions..
Created the worlds largest painting 370 X 280 ft to the children of Pakistan , which read
Dear Children of Pakistan let us join hearts in friendship to create a new world, signed by one million children in India and Pakistan.
Son of Michelangelo Held Ceramic sculpture exhibition at Oloumuc Czech republic.

Architect
Endeavoring to build cost effective housing and develop Child Architecture. Specializing
In Mud and stone Architecture.
Designed and built the Born Free School in Bangalore rural along with over a thousand Children and youth from 25 schools and colleges and 15 countries. Researching and developing the idea of a Mudgloo house {a house of mud} Based on the traditional Indian akadas ~wrestling academy

Cinema and stage Art Director,
Created sets and stage for major theatrical performances, dance and music events
Art director for Malgudi Days popular Television Serial of RK Narayan for its 56 episodes, shot on 35mm film format,{ English and Hindi}
Art director for feature films all of which received National Awards, Kubbi matthu Iyala {Kannada}, Mane {Hindi}, Muthina hara{Kannada}, Harikeya kuri{Kanada},
Hagalu Vesha{Kannada}, Nakkala Rajakumari{Kannada, Children’s Movie}hagalu Vesha {kannada} iyerkai{ Tamil}
Made a 19 minute film on mime A day in a workers life 1992
Made Documentary film The Writing on the wall 57minutes received special mention in the International Documentary film festival in Trivandrum, in 1993
Made a six minute silent film Basha the lion heart for the Lahore International film festival in 2001.
Made a documentary film of the ballet Spartacus returns.
Made documentary History Expedition bicycling 4040kms in Karnataka, Goa and Tamil Nadu
Made Comedy film as Silent non violent communication film.three stories of Che ~ Che
1 Bonda Boy, 2 Mane Bootha 3 The Ragged dancer
Ananda ~an ode to Joy Created full length feature film
~ Ananda an ode to Joy~http://youtu.be/KEn4CyuJTCA
Show red Card to Child Labor, Just a minute film on child labor

Under construction cinema
Prophets of Peace, on the potential III world war
Hells Angels~ on the politics of exclusion and Dalit untouchability.
The Twins on the Secret of Child Labour
The Rainbow~ Full length feature film on the children of the mines.

Musician
Lyricist, composed played and made Eight music albums
1~Anthem of the ants, 2~Born in Gondwanaland 3~Spartacus returns. 4~Many hearts one soul, 5~Yelli Yedelli{ translations of world classics.,} 6~Songs of freedom, 7~Dance for Liberation.8 Heiwa Zou resha

Photographer,
Created over 25 000 pictures and held exhibitions in Austria, Hungary, Germany, USA, UK, Yugoslavia and India.
Conceptualized the OLAL ~Of Legacies and Legends a photographic project to create
Child Historians and to record dreams and aspirations of Working and street children.
Through 100 workshops in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Lokomanya Tilak Express 2004 August, a photographic exhibition of children on the train from Bangalore to Mumbai.
I’m Homeless~ photographic Images of Homeless people around the world
God is great, Trees are greater Photographic images of trees of the Angkor wat temple

Playwright, Actor, Puppeteer
With a motive of Education through Entertainment and entertainment through education,
Created fantasy puppet dance dramas,
Gondwana Gondwana involving gigantic moving dinosaurs stilt walkers,40 minutes
Children of Gondwanaland on the issue of Working and street children and Literacy.45 minutes
Krishnappa lives again on the acceptance of AIDS afflicted people in society.25 minutes
The Crucifixion of the Mahathma, a short play on the killing of Graham Staines
Lion and the Hunter pantomime on the history of people 7 minutes.
Dharma Pantomime dance using Kalari folk form on religious wars and what is Peace. 12 minutes.
Take my wings and Fly on hunger and freedom 5 minutes
The kite a mime dance on Freedom 12 minutes
The Star on the issue of Materialism and Humanism mime 10 minutes.
The Peasant mime on the question of Suicides Farmers in India 10 minutes.
Black and white dance on the issue of peace and violence two faces of the same coin
Spartacus returns a grand musical spectacle on the issue of the liberation of the Modern Slavery
~ the working and street children.120 minutes involving `140 actors.
Shiroi Hana~an twentysix minute powered packed ballet on the Nuclear Holocaust of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Heiwa Zou Resha ~ 90 minutes spectacle. A circus Dance Theater Musical on Environment ~children, war and Peace.
Performed 30 shows across Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Ground Zero, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Tokyo

Facilitator and consultant for culture, youth and children’s organization and events
Founder and Artistic Director of Janothsava a peoples cultural organization from 1983
Made up of professionals, Students, Youth and children, with a special composition of street and working children. Performed hundreds of shows to more than a million people face to face,
The Aesthetic philosophy of the Theater of the Ragi ball eaters{ a millet from south India} is to create not white not black but the beautiful brown color of all the people of the world to create a humane egalitarian society free of hunger and strife. To take up the cause of education and literacy through Art.
Organized the Oceans of Joy a festival of peace, which takes place every year in December.
The stage is made available to all those who would like to make an artistic statement on peace.
Led a 50 member performing group to create Gondwanaland and staged 30 shows across Austria, Hungary and Germany. Head Organizer of the United Games of Nations In India whose theme is
“If man can Create conditions for war he is also capable of creating conditions for peace” It is an annual children’s and youth exchange to build bridges of trust and friendship through non competitive games and dialogue.
Conducted workshops in Bangalore for Korean, Italian,Japanese. Singaporean, Youth delegations.
Artistic Facilitator for the first Millennium congress of Youth in Hawaii wherein 1000 youth from 250 countries met in 1999.
Facilitator with a performance at the first Global Congress of Child Laborers held at Florence from
the 10th to 13th May 2004 in which 1500 children from 55 countries participated.
Founder Director of Artists United, a professional Art action collective.
Founder, Artistic Director of Bornfree Art School International, Bangalore, teaching sculptures, drawing, painting, theater, music, dance, photography and videography. August 2005~
Peaceboat, a cruising peace mission. Conducted Art workshops, on the 56th and 59th voyage for a 1000 passengers and lectured in the Global university on board. Ref www.peaceboat.org.
Peacebycycle : Led a team of 30 children cyclists from Bangalore to Lahore on the theme From Bangalore to Lahore one ore one heart for Peace and friendship with the people of Pakistan covering a distance of 2800kms.

Check for more details in Google search by typing

John Devaraj, or John Devraj
http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/103229-john-devaraj
Peacbycycle~http://youtu.be/gXg8CHDQClc
Ananda an ode to Joy~http://youtu.be/KEn4CyuJTCA
Worlds Largest love letter/
History Expedition
Peacebycycle. India
Ananda an ode to joy~on Youtube
Show red card to Child labour ~on Youtube.

Audition Call

Looking for Hindi speaking male and female actors in the age group of 25-35 years for our next production "Kab Hogi Bhet" to be staged in Nov/Dec.2011. Kab Hogi Bhet is a Hindi romantic comedy. Rehearsals are on weekends. 

Stage experience would help but not essential, however person should have passion for theatre and flair for acting.

contact Mathura Kalauny at editor@kalayan.org

ಮಾಯಾಮೃಗ

ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯವರ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ

ಮಾಯಾಮೃಗ

Mayamruga - Kannada Play by group Vati Kutira
Date - 08th Sep 2011, 7:30 PM
Duration 90 min
Dir - Pruthvi aradhya
Contact - 9880695659
Tickets online booking at:
http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/Mayamruga/ET00007662
http://indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=2029 

Ghosts have always been an integral part of the human imagination. However, the existence of this unnatural entity has always been a matter of debate and discussion. Through the play Mayamruga, the city based theatre group Vatikutira Troupe questions this and more on 9th March, Wednesday. Penned by the famous Kannada author Poornachandra Tejaswi, this play explores the world beyond our vision and explains the reason for its existence in human minds.

Works of Tejaswi have always excited Prithvi Aradhya (the director of this play) since his adolescence says, "It deals with a psychological concept based on how the human mind works on illusions, things that probably don't exist at all in reality. The play shows that the ghost is in our brain."

"Mayamruga" is based on the experiences of Tejaswi and his friend, who set out for a graveyard in search of ghosts. On the way they encounter a dog, which they mistake as a ghost. Through many such funny experiences and encounters, the play explores the human psyche and imagination at various moments.

"this play has no intention of imparting any message to the audience, Our intention is to bring alive Tejaswi's experiences on stage before the audience. We have taken special take care on lights and sounds to lend a haunted atmosphere on stage." says the director Aradhya.

Sujay Shastry, Pradeep B. V., Vinay Shastry, Praveen B. V., Sateesh, Vinay, Hariprasad, Pavan are on the casting list. Music by Rajaguru Hosakote and Kiran Vipra, lighting Mustafa and directed by Prithvi Aradhya.

Humorous and conversational, the script brings out moments and figments of human imagination, which are silly and make you, want to smile. A teaser for your brain, Mayamruga is ready this week to reveal the truth behind this ghoul-like phenomenon called ghost.

Sevanti Prasanga - Play

 

Sevanthi Prasanga - Kannada Play
Group - Ranga Vartula

Date - 03 and 04 Sep 2011

Time - 7:30 PM
Duration 90 min
Dir - Krishnamurthy kavathar
Ph - 9986828680

Tickets at - http://indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=2038

"Sevanti Prasanga" is a play directed by Krishna Murthy Kavathar based on Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Sevanti Prasanga plays on the complex business of human relationships in a social world. Phonetics Professor Bhargava Shastry tutors the very cockney Sevanti, not only in the refinement of speech, but also in the refinement of her manner. When the end result produces a very
ladylike Miss Sevanti, the lessons learned become much more far reaching.

For a number of months, Bhargav Shastry trains Sevanti to speak properly. Many trials for Sevanti follow. Finally Bhargav Shastry succeeds in making sevanti win the title Miss Sevanti.
Behaviors of both sevanti and Bhargav Shastry after this victory forces us to ask the following: Is the male artist the absolute and perfect being who has the power to create woman in the image of his desires? Is the woman necessarily the inferior subject who sees her lover as her sky? Does beauty reflect virtue? Does the artist love his creation, or merely the art that brought that creation into being?

The Brooklyn bridge - English play

Brooklyn bridge is a play revolves around the lifes of those who were involved in the construction of the brooklyn bridge. It explores the effect of different phases of construction on the body, the psychology of the mind, the emotions in the relationship and its effect on the social and political situations. The play is devised with company's actors and stylized in terms of movement.

Cast/Performers details: Actors were earlier part of Indian Ensemble repertoire. Movements in piece has been choreographed by Veena basavarajaiah.    

Dir - Akshay gandhi
Date : 13th & 14th Aug, 2011 | 7:30 PM
Duration: 60min
Ph - 7829765688
Tickets at - http://www.indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=1836

Just Let Them... A Hinglish (Multilingual) Seriocomedy

Event Name: Just Let Them...
Event Organiser name/Troupe name: Ratan Thakore Grant's Studio For Acting, MISF!T (My Interest Stays Firmly In Theatre)
Written & executed by the cast:
Shubhang Goswami, Balaji Shanmuganath, Shweta Vajpayee, Sarbajeet Das, Vinay Kumar, Shreehari Malthe, Belliraj, Lenoj Chungath, Shameem, Sanjukta Venkatesh, Deepti Dinesh, Kshema Shetty, Sushma Shriyaan, Krishnan Suresh

...Event synopsis: A Hinglish (Multilingual) Seriocomedy.

From someone who saw one of the rehearsals:

"Soulful performances. The comedy tickles your rib to no limits. The tears wrenches your heart. The concepts makes you stare at your own soul.
An original screenplay given life by amateur (are they?!) artists."

Language: Hinglish (Multilingual)
Genre: Seriocomedy
Age Guidance: 16 and above
Special Instructions: Once the play starts, nobody will be allowed inside.
Duration: 80 minutes
Show date and timings: 12th August 2011, 7:30pm sharp
Ticket Prices: Rs 100/-
Inventory allocated to sell: 30
Venue Details: K H Kalasoudha, Ramanjaneya Temple Compound, Hanumantha Nagar, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560019
Directed By: Krishnan Suresh.
Co-Directed By: Vishal Nair
Executive Consultant: Venkatesan Vaidyanathan

La Frida Shanthi has come a long way (from http://www.b-bc-news.info)

A REPORT ON THE RECENT PHOTO EXHIBITION AT KALA SOUDHA

BANGALORE: This year, the theme of the World Anti-Child Labour Day may be hazardous child labour, but here is a girl who actually suffered as a child labourer working in a hazardous industry and has now turned a photographer all set to exhibit her first photography exhibition on Sunday.

La Frida Shanthi who hails from Pune says that she lost her parents when she was too young to remember. “I was roaming on the streets and one fine day, I moved to Bangalore in a train,” she tells. later, she was duped by a stranger who took her to Tamil Nadu where she was pushed to work in silk yarn industry.

Frida explains that she was told to boil silkworms. “There was a huge vessel full of silkworms. I was told to stir and boil those worms. many times, the boiling water used to spill and it burnt my hands.

There are many instances where my hands got blisters because of this,” she remembers her tragic past. all she used to get is one meal which was not sufficient.

She was not given any money.

Frida ran away from the place as she thought she could not work there anymore.

She then came to Bangalore and one day, saw the Bornfree van. Bornfree was then organising painting, clay model making and photography workshop for street children. “I just joined and found interesting,” she said.

Later, Frida choose photography and now she is all set to exhibit her photography skills on Sunday. Her photography which focuses on child labour will be exhibited at K H Kalasowdha, Hanumanthanagar.

A photo exhibition by Mioi Nakayama from Bornfree Art School will be showcased as well.

La Frida Shanthi has come a long way

Wakeup Call

"Wakeup Call"- A Play by Sachin Gupta
Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company's Production www.chilsag.com
 on 3 June'11 at KH Kala Soudha at 7pm Tickets Rs350,Rs250/- Rs100/-

Deccan Chronicle - http://dc.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/wake-and-realise-folks-198 Deccan Chronicle
The Hindu - http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article596070.ece?css=print
The Hindu - http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/14/stories/2007091450120300.htm
The Indian Express - http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255796

Show Details

Theatre Company Website : www.chilsag.com
Tickets available at India Habitat Centre

Theatre Group:Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company
Play "Wakeup call"
Duration 60 Min.
Written & Directed by Sachin Gupta www.sachingupta.net
Language:Hindi
Time:7:00pm
Venue: Kengal Hanumantiah Kala Soudha
Cast:Vasundhara Das,Shashank Nischal,Yuvraj Haral,Himanshu Thakkar,Prabhakr Srinet,Nitin Sarna,Divya Tandon,Prachi Trehan,Tanya Joshi,Simmi Jain,Sunny Jain, ,Gaurav Sharma,Suraj Dhigra,Udit Ohri,Anuj Arora,Kriti Malhotra,Anuj Ahluwalia,Nitranjan,Chestha Vatwani

Synopsis:The plot revolves around the occurrence of a bomb blast in Bangalore. The play looks at the effects of violence on people, a community’s varied responses towards tragedy and examines the insensitivity of those with might and power.

Pantha - One man show

"THE BET" is a short story of Anton Chekhov a Russian play wright and dramatist even though the story is one hundred years old. Its relevant today it will remain in the same decades come by.The short story revolves around the conflict between whether life imprisonment is better than Death sentence. The story is a bet between knowledge v/S money. ... the story is presented in the form of "narrative theater" by Chaswa Directed by prof. Sudheendra sharma Lighting by Dr. k. ramakrishnaiah and Music by Karan anantha n Janardhan chikkana . watch the translated version of "THE BET"--"PANTHA" ON 19th june 7.30pm at k.h. kalasoudha

Date: 19th June 7:30 PM
Tickets and more details contact : 9035599953/9731317041

Namma Metro - Play

WeMove Theatre's "Namma Metro" is about life in this beautiful city that is suspended in transition.

The play is set in the midst of one such transition, where 4 Bangaloreans meet, quite by chance, and end up sharing their thoughts on politics, society, religion, economics... their lives. Come, join a man in his late 60s, a software engineer, a middle-aged bank clerk and a groundnut seller, as they take you on a ride through the city in a way that you've never experienced before.

Date:  June 18th, 7:30 PM
Tickets :  http://indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=1747
Contact : 9980169269 

Group:  WeMove
Written and Directed by Abhishek Iyengar
On Stage:- Sri Harsha Grama, Rangaraj Bhatracharya, Nagashree D.M, Hanu Ramsanjeev,
Madhuvanthi G, Anup Shenoy, Srikanth Bhatracharya and Rohini M Balaji.
Music Direction: - Abhishek Narain
Lyrics: - SriHarsha Grama and Abhijit Mahesh
Singer:- Dheeraj

ಬೀದಿ ಬಿಂಬ ರಂಗದ ತುಂಬ - ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

Date: June 16th at 7PM
Group : Janagana raashtriya ranga vedike
Language : Kannada
Duration : 90min
Dir : Pavan prasad sharma
Ph: 9742925978
click here for more details

DreamScope Theatre Nees You

From: DreamScope Theatre
to: Kala Soudha
date Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM
subject Vacancies @ DreamScope Theatre

DreamScope Theatre is growing and restructuring itself. We urgently require dedicated new people for our production team. We also are looking out for actors/actresses for ourselves who will be willing to work with us on a long term basis . People who are interested can call 09008410075 and speak with Tushar for more details. If you know someone who is interested in being a part of a theatre company, then please pass on the message.

Have a Nice Day!!

DreamScope Theatre
www.dreamscopetheatre.com

Susmitha & Nestlings - Play

Silent Laboratory theater presents "SUSHMITHA & NESTLINGS"

"This play is specially designed for children above 5 years"
Main Writer: K. Poornachandre Tejasvi
Translated by: The Silent Theatre Laboratory
Music By: Praveen D Rao
Directed by : Vidhya V Ulithaya
Ticket : Rs.75/- ( free for children below 10 years )
Tele booking: 9886918280, 9886489465
Online booking:  http://indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=1660
Show Date and Time :     11th & 12th Jun, 2011, 7:00 PM

More about Play and group:
This unique play will present the experiences of Poornachandra Tejesvi in connection with the nature (Aquatics, Reptiles, birds & mammals). This play is specially designed for kids above 5 years. This play will be the fusion of mime, ballet, Kalari. The main theme of the play is to set a platform for the kids to know and understand nature in better sense.

Susmitha & Nestlings (translation of K. P.Poornachandra Tejesvi's 'Susmitha Mattu Hakkimari') is a play of vibrant, entertainment filled with fun and happiness. And of course, the play will be passing the positive message of community building and cultural diversity.

STL is committed to performing arts. STL has come into the existence with the sole purpose of setting a standard in professionalism, creativity and excellence in the field of performing arts.

For the first time in India, STL is adopting a mime, ballet, kalari into the communicative talky stage play. Mime is influenced by the legend like Charlie Chaplin. Keaton and Marceau, trend setting architects, have inspired the new style and tradition for this play. 

Wakeup call - Play

Starring: Vasundhara Das & others
Group : Chilsag Chillies - http://www.chilsag.com/
Director: Sachin Gupta

Language: Hindi

Date : 3rd June 2011 @ 7.30 PM
Book tickets at - http://indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=1659

About Play:
The Society is coming to an end. Along with are the values which have entered a deadlock. It's a new generation that takes birth. A generation without any purpose with no one to show the right direction. The days of trust seem to be long gone. There is an unusual darkness surrounding our Society today, what can be seen through this darkness is not the truth but still people seem to be behind that's what is not real...what is not the truth.

About Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company
Chilsag International is non profit Indian Theatre organization founded by Sachin Gupta in 2003. In its 7 year history, the Chilsag has produced Twelve original theatre productions, international tours, Launched a Theatre magazine, established Theatre Laboratory and, through its reputed acting Academy, trained hundreds of new actors. Chilsag International also maintains a global network of research centers in key cities around the world that provide inputs on the latest in world theatre.

About Sachin Gupta,Playwright & Theatre Director
Professionally Sachin Gupta is a qualified software engineer. By passion he is qualified to dream big and contribute positively and continuously in the field of Theatre. He has explored all fields of theatre and stage production; written and directed 12 plays addressing various sensitive and important social issues, even through musicals and comedy productions. While on his mission to contribute positively in the arena of theatre, he has trained more than 150 actors in various acting workshops under the theatre academy he began.

He has written & directed Twelve theatre productions so far which includes Celebration Of life, Suicide is Painless, Handicapped City, Great Mind at Work, No Cheating Today, Don't miss my Party, Devil's Carnival, Live Telecast, Next Indian Idol, Kailashnath Weds Madhumati, A Roller Coaster Ride, and Wake Up Call.

Baduku Jataka Bandi - Play

Saathvika presents Baduku Jataka Bandi.
A kannada play shows an unusual color of life. This is a story of 3 prisoners who are actually artists. The play is directed by Krishnamurthy Kavattar and the script has been written by Rajguru Hosakote.

Sujay Shastry, Rajguru Hosakote, and Pradeep BV are playing the lead roles in this play.

Date: 21/05/2011

Time : 7:00 PM

For Tickets, please call 9886054000, 9886443331, 9964140723.

The polished Bottoms - Stand up comedy

A night of comedy where four Bangalore based comedians explore the virtue of living in Bangalore, not living in Bangalore, getting drunk in Bangalore, dating, not getting any, arranged marriages, bollywood films, Bangalore traffic, Indian celebrities and many other such “Titillating” issues!...

Be there on Sunday, the 15th of May at Kala Soudha, as these four POLISHED BOTTOMS reveal there heart felt opinions, observations and true but scary inner nature…

Be rest assured, these POLISHED BOTTOMS will CRACK you up!

Venue: Kala Soudha
Tickets: Rs 150/
Time:7.30PM
Date: Sunday, May 15th 2011
Tickets at :  http://www.indianstage.in/EventDetails.do?eventId=1654

Putani Express

Putani Express was a customised workshop which was created by PraKaSam for a group of 11 children and was conducted at Kala Soudha.  P D Sathish Chandra and Kriti Bettadh conceputalised the workshop.  The whole workshop was conducted by Kriti Bettadh and the final performance was staged at Kala Soudha.

The children of the workshop having some fun.  More pics by Karthik are HERE

This is a unique concept performance directed by Kriti Bettadh for Pra.Ka.Sam’s on demand children workshop.  The workshop was held between January to March 2011 and comprised of 20 sessions.  The aim of this workshop was to give equal importance to all participants and create a collage of performances to be staged in KH Kala Soudha.  The performance is on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 7 pm.  Itinerary of the day was as follows. 

#	Time	Activities
1	1400	Assembly at KH Kala Soudha
2	1415	Start of rehearsals
3	1615	First break
4	1630	Start of rehearsals
5	1730	Makeup & costumes
6	1800	Show introduction
7	1815	Krishna dance
8	1820	Certificates part1
9	1830	Train dance
10	1835	Certificates part2
11	1845	Use Dustbin skit
12	1855	Certificates part3
13	1905	Elements dance
14	1910	Conclusion & thanks speech by Kriti

Krithi Bettadh the resource person for the workshop said - PUTTANI EXPRESS a wonderful and greatest opportunity provided to me by Mr.P.D.Satish Chandra under the banner of Pra Ka Sam. PUTTANI EXPRESS a theatre workshop for kids which concentrated on performing art such as acting, dance, painting, crafts. This workshop was framed mainly on the basis of equal importance to all kids and kids will be put in the process of learning and gaining confidence, alertness, and boldness, and providing opportunity to explore their interest and skills in front of audience. It was consisted of exercises related to acting like memory games, body language classes, and concentration games and exercises related to dance like rhythm classes, etc. all these classes helped for final event of workshop. Finally it was a great event consisted of 3 dance and 1 skit.

Varsha who sent us a one line mail expressing her opinion said "Putani Express was rocking :) .We all indeed had a pleasant evening and I need not have to justify the fact.Many thanks for the customized workshop.Will look forward to pursue mutual interests. Wishing you all the best and for your team at KH kala soudha" 

More pics by Karthik are HERE