Medha Dixit's Profile

Medha Dixit will be performing at RangaAayam 3, The following is her complete profile. Do come to RangaAayama between January 23 to 26, 2011 to witness this wonder kid in action. All information about the festivgal is on www.ivcorner.com/ra3


MEDHA DIXIT


Qualification

~ M.S in Psychotherapy and Counseling, Kuvempu University
~ PG Diploma in Choreography, NIKC
~ B.A Journalism, Christ College
~ Vidwath in Bharatanatyam, Government of Karnataka
~ Pursuing PGD in Theater for holistic development

Professional Training

~ Introduced to Bharatanatyam at the age of 6 under renowned guru Smt.Poornima Ashok, a senior disciple of Padmavibhushan V.P Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjyan. After 11 years of training,performed Rangapravesham under ‘Nrityanjali school of dance’ headed by Guru Smt Poornima Ashok.Completed Vidwath in bharatanatyam in the year 2004.
~ Started Kathak training under Guru Smt Sankhya Phadnis,a senior disciple of Guru Dr Maya Rao in 2007.
~ After graduation in Journalism, completed PG Diploma in Choreography at Natya Institute Of Kathak And Choreography [NIKC] under the guidance of Guru Dr Maya Rao. Member, world dance council,UNESCO

SOLO PERFORMANCES AT

~ ‘Narthana Keerthana’ Fest 2002
~ ‘Kittappa Pillai’ Memorial Dance Fest 2003
~ ‘Every Wednesday’ Programme by Dept of Kannada and culture
~ Dharmasthala ‘Laksha Deepotsava’
~ ‘Mysore Dasara’ Exhibition 2004 -05
~ Indian Institute of ‘World culture’ April 2005- 2006
~ ‘Aarybhata’ Dance Festival
~ 125th year annual celebrations {2006},‘Rajah’s College’, Thiruvaiyaru
~ ‘Noopuranaada’ conducted by Doordarshan, Bangalore
~ ‘Every Friday’ Cultural Programme by ‘kannada and Culture’ and ‘ICCR’
~ Aaradhana Programmes at:Mantralaya,Jigani,Vyas raj mutt, Bangalore
~ ‘Bhavanotsava’ conducted by Bharatiya vidya bhavan
~ ‘Ankura’ dance festival, Karnataka Nrityakala Parishat (2007)
~ ‘Nritya bhushana’ dance festival by Bhushans dance Academy, Mysore
~ Mani Academy National Youth Festival, Mangalore

Performances abroad

~ Medha has toured several places in Europe.
~ She was recently invited by UNESCO[CID] to perform at the word dance congress held at Spain.

OTHER PROGRAMMES:

~ TATA Institute,Bangalore
~ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore
~ Thunga Utsav– 2004
~ “Belli Gejje – 2004”
~ Young talents fest conducted by the Hindu
~ Hampi Utsava-2006
~ The ‘Handloom Expo 2002-2003’ conducted by KHDC, Government of Karnataka
~ National Conference on ‘Women Empowerment’ programme 2004 Conducted by YMCA Bangalore
~ HORIZON conducted by ICCR
~ ‘SHIVOHAM’- A dance feature by ‘pallavi dance shool’,Boston
~ Been a part of many productions by Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography like Suvarna
~ Karnataka conducted by government of Karnataka, Mysore dasara {palace}
~ Programmes conducted by Nrityanjali School of dance
~ Programmes at School and College
~ Secured first place, contemporary Dance, IIT Chennai ‘Saarang 2006’
~ Rajarajeshwari Music and dance festival, 2008
~ Belli Gejje’ by Nrityanjali school of dance

OTHER WORKS

~ Played an important character in the Sanskrit Dance Drama‘Swapnavasavadattam’ – written by Bhasa, Produced by – Indira Gandhi National Cultural Academy for Doordarshan

~ Has been an active participant in Sanskrit theatre headed by Dr.S.R.Leela

~ Bangalore convener for Karnataka Nrityakala Parishat youth wing

~ Has performed with many well known dancers like guru.Ranjini Ganeshan [Mumbai], Guru Veena Murthy Vijay, Guru Satyanarayana Raju, Guru Suparna Venkatesh Guru Udaykumar Shetty and Guru Poornima Gururaj.

~ Has performed for the prestigious contemporary dance organization STEM dance kampani headed by Madhu Nataraj

~ Was featured in the advertisement campaign of purvankara builders telecasted on NDTV, CNN-IBN, and other channels

~ Has completed a certificate course in Movement Therapy/Dance Therapy conducted by Rainbow Inc headed by well known movement therapist Tripura Kashyap

~ Has anchored [English] for a documentary based on Kavirajamarga written by Nrupatung [Amoghavarsha], directed by Sri Veerappa Maralavadi

~ Has also anchored many dance shows[English and Kannada] Has choreographed many Sanskrit and Contemporary Ballets

~ Enacted in ‘Naa Tukaram Alla’,a kannada play with well known kannada Theatre group ‘SANKET’

WORKSHOPS /SEMINARS

~ Nattuvangam work shop conducted by Sri.S.V Pulikeshi
~ Work shop by Natyaniketan
~ Workshop by Ponnaiah lalita kala academy
~ Workshop by Sambhavi School of dance
~ Workshops by Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography
~ Workshop by Guru B Bhanumati on ‘aspects of abhinaya’
~ Workshop conducted by Guru Indra Kadambi[Chennai] on Abhinaya
~ Workshop by Guru Gajendra Panda[Bhuvaneshwar] on ‘Bhangis in odissi’ organized by Nrityakala Parishat
~ Workshop conducted by Guru Shashidhar Acharya[Orissa/Delhi] on ‘Aspects of Chau’ organised by Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography
~ Presented paper on ‘Changes expected in the exam board’ in a Seminar conducted by Bhushans dance academy

Choreographic works

~ ‘JEEVAKARUNYAM’, a Sanskrit Ballet based on NatyaShastra as a part of PGD[Choreography Course]
~ ‘REEL V/S REAL’, a contemporary ballet based on media and their effects on real life as a part of PGD [Choreography Course]
~ ‘NATYAATMA’ - a dance production with a unique blend of the two art Forms-Bharatanatyam and Manipuri
~ ‘SRISHTI’-A production on Elements of nature
~ ‘ANURAKTHI’-A theatrical dance feature. A young artist’s take on the age old conceptual traditions of love-lost regained and relished through the powerful narrative of these three devis in their own right - The Anurakthi of Andal,Sitha and Radha
~ ‘INDIAN BEATS’-A production on different Indian Folk and Classical Dance forms

On The Swing (English Play)

Play: On The Swing
Date: Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 and Sunday, 19 Dec 2010.
Time: 7:00 pm onwards
Duration: 1 Hour 15 mins
Language: English
Venue: KH Kala Soudha,Ramanjaneya Temple Compound, Hanumantha Nagar, Bangalore - 560050, http://www.khkalasoudha.org
Tickets: Rs 150 per ticket. To buy tickets, visit: www.indianstage.in OR call 080-42064969. For queries, call: +91 98459 52766/ +91 99860 70106. email : dhaaran.productions@yahoo.com

Play Synopsis

"On The Swing" is an embodiment of the puzzled state of mind all of us experience all the time and are ruled by. We all have played on the swing during our childhood, and will sure relate to the romance of highs we went through and same time, the threat of fall if we let go. Holding hard to the swing extrapolates our emotions to the inability of letting go. Juxtaposing the movement of swing with what we experience, no halt in present, moving up into future, and going back into past, we live a life that does not belong to the swing, but our own.

"On The Swing" unfolds before the audience a story demonstrating different ages of lives and them maturing with emotions of love, violence, crime and an accident of bliss. Underlying it all, are the conflicts the characters face owing to their own individualities, belief systems and stereotypical Indian societal ideologies.
Written and directed by Dhaaran Productions, sections of the play are inspired by stories of true lives interspersed with imaginary episodes to form a play which winds and rewinds making each snippet fresh and surprising yielding an astounding experience.

GOD BY WOODY ALLEN

GOD BY WOODY ALLEN

An Indian adaptation

Date – 4th December date- 5th December

Time – 4p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Time- 3 p.m. and 6 .p.m

Venue k.h. kalasoudha

Tickets RS 150 duration - 70 mins

An Indian adaptation of woody Allen’s rib tickler in a never seen before avatar.

A very famous American troupe is bound to come down and perform the play in India. But due to a last minute confusion they don’t turn up and the owner of the theatre is amidst confusion to resolve the issue when the tickets have already been sold out. And then he hires an Indian group to perform god and there the chaos and confusion begins, and leaves the audience in splits.

And then they perform god –

An actor and writer caught in a philosophical conversation embark on the search for the end... The end of a play, i.e. Watch as the lines between reality and play blur, not to mention the lines between logic and insanity, also the lines between the ordinary and the absurd. God by Woody Allen is one the veteran filmmaker's most absurd metaphysical play that questions the relationship between God and humans. Set among the Greeks in around 500 BC the play wastes no time jumping to modern references and out of place characters to keep the audience laughing.

Don’t miss God...

“ when chaos entertained “ – the new Indian express

“ a hilarious play “ – deccan herald

“ the actors had the audiences hooting with laughter , the unexpected and the absurd made for a good evening's entertainment “ - citizen matters

Strangeness of Reality - Play in English

An actor. A perfect life. And then one day, his world comes tumbling over.

Why? Whatever happens, is it true? Whatever he feels, is it real?

Will he be able to prevent it? Whom should he trust?

His wife? His friend? Brother? Or himself?

These questions and their realities are an integral part of this concept.

A intriguing tale of belief, hatred, love, helplessness and the underlying shades which takes you on a ride through that one day, the day when everything changed.

TheAtrix Democratic Actor’s Association of Misf!t presents, Strangeness of Reality, to be staged at KH Kala Soudha, Hanumantha Nagar(Beside RamAnjaneya Temple) on the 28th of November, 7PM.

Cast:
Akshay Prabhu
Amit Ranjan Sahu
Karan Tilak Kumar
Rency Philip
Ankur Agarwal
Praveen Kumar

Written by: Amit Ranjan Sahu

Directed by: Amit Ranjan Sahu and Praveen Kumar

Tickets are available at: www.indianstage.in

Telebooking - 9916428394

EXTREMITIES

DreamScope Theatre presentsAn All India Premiere of William Mastrosimone’s

EXTREMITIES

Directed by Puja Goyal
By Arrangement with Samuel French (Jagriti)

Mature content – this play is for 18 years and over only

HOW FAR WILL YOU GO TO PROTECT YOURSELF???

Set in present-day Extremities is every woman’s worst nightmare. A young woman, Marjorie, is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist, Raul; she manages to turn the tables on him. Her roommates come home to discover the attacker bound with cords, belts and other household items.

Terry and Patricia, the roommates, express different points of view about rape in society. Terry believes that Raul will not be convicted since a rape didn’t actually occur and there is no proof. Patricia believes in the judicial system and insists on calling the police. The three friends also turn on each other due to Raul's psychological game plan.

“Extremities” is a disturbing play on crime against women. The play is not only a psychological drama but an insane piece of art which transcribes human reactions towards serious issues like rape. Previous performances around the world have incited dramatic reactions from the audience where they have even attempted to save Marjorie from being raped on stage; later realizing that it is only a play.

Cast (in order of appearance) Puja Goyal, Tushar Patil, Sweta and Marion Ksing,

Written by William Mastrosimone
Directed by Puja Goyal
Produced by DreamScope Theatre
Stage Management by Meenakshi Upadhya
Production Assistant: Anuj Kumar

For information and ticket bookings: visit http://www.dreamscopetheatre.www.dreamscopetheatre.com, email: info@dreamscopetheatre.com or call: +91 9008410075

Tickets are priced at Rs. 100/- and are available at Crossword (Brigade Road) and Blossoms (Church Street), you can book them online @ www.indianstage.in and www.buzzintown.com

Venue: KH Kalasoudha, Ramanjaneya Temple Compund, Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore - 560050

Time and Dates:
11th September, 2010 (Saturday): 4.00pm and 7.30pm;
12th September, 2010 (Sunday): 4.00pm

Special Rent Rate Notice

Dear Kala Soudha Patrons,

It gives us great pleasure to let you guys know that we have done 70 bookings of our auditorium from the time we began in mid January 2010, thanks mainly to you people who were instrumental in getting us going. Encouraged by this and also to enthuse more people to come and perform we have reduced the weekday rentals to 3000 rupees. Please read the enclosed press release for further information. 

Please note that the press release would go to press only by 10 August and the head start is for all of you who have supported us with your bookings before others did.

Regards,

Sathish


PRESS RELEASE


Kala Soudha becomes more affordable. Reduces Rent for New Releases


Kengal Hanumantiah Kala Soudha in Hanumanth Nagar is now available for rent of 3000 Rs. on weekdays (Monday to Thursday)

10 August 2010: Kengal Hanumantiah Kala Soudha popularly known as  KH Kala Soudha has now become the hub of cultural activities in south Bangalore. It has been leased out to Fourth Corner Consultants from BBMP in January 2010. With more than 70 performances in past six months in Drama, Dance, Music and Movies Kala Soudha is now part of the cultural map of Bangalore. With the growing trend of performances and keeping in mind the financial limitations of performing arts the management at Kala Soudha has decided to reduce the daily rent for the next six months (till January 20, 2011) to Rs. 3000 from the existing Rs. 5000 for an performance of 100 minutes. Detailed rules are available on the auditorium website at www.khkalasoudha.org or you could mail us at khkalasoudha@gmail.com or call our office at 080-64505457 & 9880487682.

The reduced rent will be applicable on all weekdays that is from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Weekends that is Friday, Saturday and Sunday will continue to attract a rent of Rs. 5000 per day. These rentals will be revised on January 15, 2011 and the management at Kala Soudha expects all from performing fraternity to make use of this opportunities.

Sihi Kahi Chandru the Chief Advisor of KH Kala Soudha said “I am thrilled to announce that Kala Soudha is now the much needed relief for young talents to showcase their art and an excellent alternative performance space for the culture rich Bangalore city.  With the reduced rent we welcome the performing art fraternity to come and make full use of this vibrant venue. This cost reduction should take off a major chunk of budgetary constraints and financial burden for any performing group” he added.

P D Sathish Chandra the Director of the facility felt that “it’s evident that more than 60% of the bookings in past six months have been done by the young creators. This has been our goal to set up a stage and start Kala Soudha. With the reduced rent we are looking at more of our bookings to go to enthusiastic youth who are the future cultural ambassadors of our heritage”. He continued talking about future plans that “Kala Soudha will soon have its home production which is created to pull masses back into theatre, it is based on a famous movie and its original novel all set to start a new trend. The project should take final shape by end of this month” he concluded.

About Kala Soudha
The auditorium has 300 seating capacity and has centralised AC. It also hosts facilities like in-house lighting, cat walk, balcony seating & handicap access (three level access), spaces for book store, café and a 2300 sq. ft. art gallery space. With ample parking around the Ramanjaneya Temple of this auditorium hosts a 200 KVA Generator for uninterrupted performance experience. The auditorium is open for public performances and details could are on the website www.khkalasoudha.org or email on khkalasoudha@gmail.com

Contact for media: Sathish Chandra PD – 9845031413
Agency Contact: Saleela Kappan – 9980188938

Moliere's Imaginary Invalid by EXPT Theatre

EXPT Theatre proudly presents to you the Imaginary Invalid, written by Moliere. It will be staged on the 30th and 31st of July, at the KH Kala Soudha, Hanumantha Nagar. The show is at 7.30pm on all days and tickets are available at IndianStage, Buzzintown and the venue on the day of the show.

Directed by Nakul.P.Sangolli, the play promises to entertain you to the fullest with the finest French comedy offered by Moliere. With interesting characterization and thoughtful use of lights and music, be ready for an interesting evening of theatre.

Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) was the last play written by Moliere and was first performed in February 1673 in Paris. A satire of the medical profession, the play contains a good deal of farce and was written to amuse King Louis XIV. It is also a superb character study of a hypochondriac, or a patient obsessed with being ill, and it contains a brilliant social and political commentary on Paris in the 1670s. Argan, the invalid in the play, plots to get his daughter married to a doctor, hailing from a family of doctors in order to have them around to tend him for free. But will the daughter agree to marry him? Is there a reason behind Beline’s affection to her husband Argan? What means will Toinette, the maid employ to alter the proceedings?

The play has been adapted to an Indian scenario based in the 70’s, with a South Indian Christian family reliving the same roles. In an attempt to appeal to the audience of our times, this take is as hilarious as the one written by Molière.

Sita-A Movement monologue by Veena Basavarajaiah

Veena Basavarajaiah presents her solo work Maya & Sita.

on 10th July 2010- Bangalore @ Kh Kalasoudha, Hanumanthnagar Bangalore 
@ 7-30 pm
Tickets Rs 100/

"MAYA"-Beyond the illusion of time and perception. A piece performed and choreographed by Veena Basavarajaiah created at the Gati Residency, New Delhi, August 2009

Can you go back in time? Is there time? What is the point of reference? Are we ageing? Have you experienced stillness? perception of the world is limited to the things that we can touch, taste, smell and see,Can we look beyond the sphere of perception ? Experience beyond light?
The dormant eye of the mind - the only vision capable of giving the whole picture, able to see things and make connections that the inferior senses couldn't even comprehend, lays low in a state of unused perceived extinction.. 'Maya' piece explores the concept of the illusion of perception and Mechanical time.

Music-Suchet Malhotra, Conceptulaization & Research- Suhas Kaundinya

Sita-A Movement monologue by Veena Basavarajaiah

"Snusha Dashrathasya thwam, raamasya Mahishee priya, janakasya sutharaagnaha, swagathamthe pathivrathe"

One who is Dashrathas' daughter-in-law, and the dear wife of raama, who is also the daughter of Janaka , I welcome thee, the chaste one!  

 Ramayana essentially a literary work on Indian politics and society portrays Sita as the archetype of an Indian Woman being the perfect daughter and an ideal wife..  This piece takes you on an emotional journey of the Ramayana from a womans' perspective. A movement monolugue that gives you an insight into her mind , body and soul. A contemporary performance exploring the abhinaya aspects of Bharatnatyam is set to the original verses of Valmiki Ramayana.  The movement vocabulary of Sita– followed the [histrionic] tenet of bharatanatyam ' yatho hastha , thatho drishti...'which demands of the performer that ‘where the hand goes, the eye follows’. As for the music, the rhythm of the verses from the text to add voice to movements. the music and movements stimulate each other and have some sort of a dialogue

Research- Dr Sharada Narayan( Sanskrit Scholar)

BIO DATA
Veena Basavarajaiah has been trained in the classical dance form of Bharatnatyam along with training in Kalaripayattu contemporary dance and ballet. She has also had the privilege of working with the renowned Contemporary dance companies of U.K ,Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company and Angika Dance Company and has peformed on various platforms across UK and Europe A recipient of Special Mention Young Achievers Award in 2007 and also an epanneled artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.She is one of the upcoming contemporary and classical solo artistes of India. She is also a free lancer working with various dance companies including Natyantharanga, Kalari Academy , Nritarutya, Yana Lewis dance Company, Attakkalari , Gati Forum & does collaborative work with musicains, theatre and multi media artistes. She also conducts creative movement workshops for children, teachers & Individuals with special needs across the country and has been working towards incorporating performing arts in the main stream of education.

visit - www.veenadance.com for tour dates & details
Contact - veenadance@hotmail.com or call + 91 8050821839

Shedding Petals, Frozen Wings

Shedding Petals, Frozen Wings" is the story of a gravedigger upon whom has been forced the job of digging mass graves. After burying a truckload of bodies one night, he cannot sleep. Haunted by nightmares night after night, he must fight his own self and find his redemption. "Shedding Petals, Frozen Wings" is a tale of hope, acceptance and redemption in a world torn apart by crimes more horrible than the worst Greek tragedies.

Date: 12th June 2010
Time:7:30 PM
Contact:9902116004

Malgudi Daze

By popular demand we are staging the play, "Malgudi Daze" and also added a new story...now the play has 5 stories from "Malgudi Days". Please do come again with family and friends, and make the show a success once more...please find below more details about ticket and venue.....Also please read about the "Know your Malgudi" contest we are running at the end

Support Art. Promote Theater !

They say it is MALeshwaram + basavanaGUDI…….
others say it is MADras + LALGUDI……..
but the real Malgudi lies only in the imagination of R.K Narayan………
Malgudi comes back with a new exciting story and all story baseline!

For the first time!
WeMove Productions
brings

India's most loved novel, LIVE on stage!

Adapted from R.K Narayan's Malgudi days

MALGUDI DAZE!

(In English)

 on May 29th @ 7.30 p.m at KH KALA SOUDHA, Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore

For tickets log on to www.buzzintown.com or call 9886062324/9980169269

for Venue map click here

On stage:-

Sriharsha Grama-Rangaraj Bhatracharya-Madhuvanthi.G-Anup Shenoy-Nagashree Karko-Hanu ramsanjeev-Syed Shuja-Abhijeeth Mahesh-Srikanth Bhatracharya- Kishore-Abhishek Iyengar

Screenplay-Lighting and DIRECTION

Abhishek Iyengar

ACT Screen play and Direction

Sriharsha Grama- Rangaraj bhatracharya-Madhuvathi G

Music Director

Vasu Dixit

Art Director Production Head Design

Dhanush Hanu Ramsanjeev Dr. Sanjay Sharma

visit www.wemove.in


Know your Malgudi!

Are you a big fan of Malgudi days?

Is R.K Narayan one of your dream writers?

Do you still relate youyrselves to be Swami or Astrologer or Rama rao of Malgudi.. ?

Then here you are..

WeMove Prsents "KNOW YOUR MALGUDI.." Contest

Starting from tomorrow WeMove will post few interesting questions on Malgudi, send in your answers to info@wemove.in with the subject line "Know you Malgudi contest answers" with your Name, email id and contact number. Winners will get couple passes to WeMove's Malgudi daze play happening on May 29th, 2010 and exclusive WeMove and Malgudi goodies.

More details on, http://www.facebook.com/wemove?v=app_2344061033#!/event.php?eid=127653030582125&index=1

For still further details contact,
Harsha
Chief Creative Officer,
WeMove Foundation For Performing Arts(R)
www.wemove.in
Ph: +919900589230
Bangalore

Blackened Petals by AAKT on May 16, 2010

Blackened Petals

A vivid drama with sublime touches of dark comedy that follows the life of an innocent village girl Jasmine, who is married to Jim, an arrogant workaholic from the city, while Geoff, a man who secretly loves her, looks on as his hopes of one day being with the woman he loves are cruelly crushed; a usual event which ensues when secrecy looms large over love.

Jasmine, now living in the city, realizing that Jim seemed to love his work far more then her, stumbles upon a middle aged unmarried and fiscally unsettled stranger, Robby, who lends a shoulder to support her and wins Jasmine's heart as Jim never could. Robby’s heart melts when one noon Jasmine takes off her wedding ring to support the living of herself and her new found love; a shamed and broken Robby suggests that they visit his well-off and gullible old aunt who lives alone; The relationship heads towards a new corridor with a new person in their lives. Will Jasmine find someone new again, with both pockets and hearts or will somebody from the past haunt her again in an abysmally different approach?

If so, how will Jasmine, now standing on the thin, fractured wall which separates principles and desires, find a way out? As the voices of mirth and trust echoes in her ears, will she retell herself what love is?

For synopses and the running scripts of our plays, Kindly write to us contaakt@gmail.com

Dead-end Se Seedha -when love, action, drama, Naach Gaana meet mystery and adventure. A good old desi-kahani-main-twist is the start of an unusual journey.The Nalayak Nautankis invite you to join them on their maiden journey. Be a part of their journey and experience theatre like never before. A tribute to Bollywood Ci...nema! Directed and performed by the Nalayak Nautankis

Language :HindiGenre :DramaCast & Crew :Nalyak NautankisDirector :Nalyak NautankisLength :1 hr 30 minsDate : May 1, 2010Venue : KH Kala Soudha,

"Nara-Simha yuddham -- ondu premada kathe"
on April 9th & 11th @ KH kalasoudha

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.

Continuing in the grand tradition of satire in Kannada stage history, "Nara-Simha Yuddham" aspires to be a significant step in the same path for Mindry.in. It will be staged on the 9th of April, 2010(a Friday), at 7:30 PM and on the 11th of April, 2010(a Sunday), at 6:30 PM at the Kengal Hanumantaiah Kala Soudha (http://www.khkalasoudha.org/) in Hanumantanagar. We hope you enjoy the show.

For tickets,
call 9900128840 / 9900788939 OR email us at mindry.in@gmail.com

Tickets priced at Rs. 70.

Cast:

Apeksha,Harish Kumar,Harsh Joshi,Arjun Sharma,Suneel Raghavendra,Karthik Rao,Nishanth ,Pai Sushruta,Sujith, Yogesh BM, Skanda

Incidentally directed by
Suneel Raghavendra

And Introducing!!!!!
the Common Star!!!!
R. S. Hedgewar

Special item appearance
A. O. Hume

Night of January 16 (English)

What happened on the Night of January 16th?

A startlingly successful international tycoon, the head of a vast financial empire – is dead. Who is responsible for his death? Is it a cold-blooded murder, or the suicide of a man too proud live less than a king?
It all comes down to the testimony of those around him – the men and women who knew him best.
Only you, the audience, can decide.
The play is a courtroom drama with a jury selected from the audience. The play has been critically acclaimed as a timeless masterpiece that accurately reflects the sentiments of the jury in each generation

Night of January 16thA play in 3 acts by Ayn Rand7 pm, 25th and 26th March 2010
K H Kala Soudha
Ramanjaneya Temple Compound

Play: Night of January 16th

Name of the play: Night of January 16th
Playwright: Ayn Rand
Director: Saurabh Sen Sharma
Troupe: Thespians Society of NITT & Merchants of Drama
Dates: 25th and 26th of March, 2010
Time: 7 PM

What happened on the Night of January 16th?

A startlingly successful international tycoon, the head of a vast financial empire – is dead. Who is responsible for his death? Is it a cold-blooded murder, or the suicide of a man too proud live less than a king? 

It all comes down to the testimony of those around him – the men and women who knew him best.

Only you, the audience, can decide.

The play is a courtroom drama with a jury selected from the audience. The play has been critically acclaimed as a timeless masterpiece that accurately reflects the sentiments of the jury in each generation

Night of January 16th
A play in 3 acts by Ayn Rand
7 pm, 25th and 26th March 2010 @ K H Kala Soudha, Ramanjaneya Temple Compound, Hanumanth Nagar...

Tickets for Rs. 100 @ www.buzzintown.com
http://merchantsofdrama.blogspot.com

Treadmill(Hindi Play)

Treadmill’ A Hindi Play that is a common journey of exploring personal memories of people in towns of India.

Treadmill at its first glance is a comedy in the simplest sense of the world. In its simple manner it looks at the various instances of our lives when we continuously run but without ever getting anywhere. The metaphor of the treadmill looms throughout the play, in its content and in its form , where images, instances , memories repeat but are interpreted afresh by everyone in their own way .The play looks at relationships between a man and his world. These relationships map out a closer glance at all those special moments and relationships that we remember but do not have the time to reflect upon in our day to day lives, in our imaginary treadmills.

Cast : Vivek VijaykumaranSandeep ShikharWriter : Sandeep ShikharDirector: Abhishek MajumdarLights: Pritam KumarAsst Director: Ashwini Kumar ChakreDesign: Pratyush Singh Production Control: R Manjunatha Timing: 7:30 p.mFor telebookings contact : 9742097296

Charandas Chor

Habib Tanvir’s Charandas Chor( English) @ KHKS on 5th March
( An Adaptation by the Children’s repertory of Head Start School )

Head Start Children’s Repertory Presentation

Directed by : Abhishek Majumdar

Date: March 5th 2010
Venue: KhkalaSoudha, Ramanjaneya Temple Compound. Hanumanth Nagar. Bangalore
Time: 7:30 P.M
Tickets : Rs 70/-
For telebookings call : 9742097296

Director’s Note:
The Head Start Children’s repertory is an essential part of The HeadStart School, Koramangala.
The members of the repertory, are children aged 7 to 13 and after a fairly long process on various aspects of theatre, the children have devised this adaptation of the classic play by Habib Tanvir’s Naya Theatre.
In our process , some things have changed but more than ever the realization has remainded that what makes this play timeless is its eternal topicality.

The children view the play from their world. Set in contemporary times, here in Karnataka , the play is a satire on our understanding of society. At HeadStart the children go through various levels of theatre training. Starting with 3 month long workshops and then finally moving to the repertory , the children are keen on learning and experimenting with the theatre as an art form on a long term basis.
The Repertory would like to thank the entire staff and faculty at Head Start School, and the entire theatre department.

Most of all , we would like to thank our audience , for being here to give our young thespians an opportunity to share their first steps in to the world of the theatre. These are our first steps towards creating a long term children’s repertory which trains and performs continually, from a young age

"Neenaanaadre Naaneenena" Mind twister @ KHKS

"Neenaanaadre Naaneenena" just what you would want over the weekend.

A comedy which would make you fall of your chair for sure has some of the "Hale Huligalu"(old tigers) of Kannada theater coming together on stage. An extremely difficult thought of double role on stage is handled with supreme confidence in this play and with every performance, the on stage delivery has improved immensely making this a very special play. Every character in the play leaves a mark on the audience with their acts. The dialogues are just good enough to create a laughter riot!!!.

A rib tickling comedy has old film songs and poetry used to its best possible way to relate to the audience. The presence of talented actors and a veteran director makes the play a complete one.

Directed and Created by Surenedranath, this play by Sanket troupe has already done 71 shows and at KHKS they are staging their 72 & 73 shows. Roughly based on Comedy of Errors this play entertains the audiences from the word go till the end. The play also stars Sihi Kahi Chandru, Pa Pa Pandu Jehangir, Kalpana Naganath, Srinath Vasistha, Surabhi, Srivatsa and Manjunath.

Do make yourself available to enjoy this hilarious play at your new favorite venue.

Duration 2 hours

For tickets and info contact 9880487682

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KH Kala Soudha in Hanumanth Nagar is all set to be the cultural landmark of south Bangalore

15 January 2010: Sri AS Murthy, Sri Shivamogga Subanna, Sri Srinivas G Kappanna, Guru Smt Bhanumathi and Sri Mandya Ramesh lighted the lamp today at KH Kala Soudha to mark the green signal for cultural activities in this centre.

This auditorium has 300 seating capacity and has all the modern amenities a theatre would need. It also has a gallery space which is named after the great poet DV Gundappa. The auditorium is now open for public performances and details could are on the website http://www.khkalasoudha.org/ or email on khkalasoudha@gmail.com

Speaking on the occasion Sri AS Murthy felt that “such initiatives taken from government often lands in wrong hands but this is the first time I personally feel that it’s in right hands”.

Sri Shivamogga Subbanna stressed on the importance of decentralising art centres and having more such places in culturally rich old Bangalore.

Guru Smt. Bhanumathi voted for this auditorium and confirmed her performances there.
Sri Srinivas G Kappanna urged to management of Kala Soudha to organised Bangalore based Music, Dance and Drama festival and supported them with his strong words.

Sri Mandya Ramesh said that such places is what will wake people up to reality of lives from their couches in front of TV and film experiences which have become stale and monotonous. He welcomed the management of Kala Soudha who have bravely taken this step of maintaining the auditorium and also to promote culture.

Sihi Kahi Chandru the Chief Advisor of KH Kala Soudha said “this place is filling up the much needed alternative performance space for the culture rich Bangalore city. The ideal location and user friendly nature of our place will make this a culture hotspot soon.”

P D Sathish Chandra the Director of the place quoted “we dedicate this space to the people of South Bangalore. We want them to experience world class performance experience in their neighbourhood. The auditorium is built for them by BBMP and we shall ensure that right use is made of the auditorium for enriching and promoting cultural heritage of Bangaloerians”.

The three day inaugural festival showcased Pallavi MD’s rare light music gems on January 15th. January 16th features Prakash Belwadi's brand new play Corilanus by Shakesphere. The closing day on January 17th has Nritarutya presenting four sequences of diverse themes. With this from 18th onwards the place is open for public performances.

KH Kala Soudha (Kengal Hanumantiah Kala Soudha) is situated in the same compound of Sri Ramanjaneya Temple at Hanumanth Nagar. This was constructed by BBMP approximately three years back. The auditorium has now been given on lease to Fourth Corner Consultants for the period of five years. The auditorium could be booked for cultural performances at Rs. 5000 per performance of 100 minutes. For all further information on the auditorium kindly log on to http://www.khkalasoudha.org/ or mail us on khkalasoudha@gmail.com
Contact for media: Sathish Chandra PD – 9845031413
Agency Contact: Saleela Kappan - 9980188938
Photographs by: Hema Narayanan

Nritarutya in Kala Soudha Inagural Festival on Sunday Jan 17th

Nritarutya an Indian Contemporary Dance Company, brings to an audience, that modern India, never explored before. Through a varied vocabulary of movement arts, It excels in its thematic Presentations of the dance pieces. Every Presentation of Nritarutya carries an immaculate sense of energy and sync with the theme and music. Inspirations are drawn from the colours of Indian Tradition and culture.

The performances lined up for the show at the inauguration are Mars, Peacock, Lakshmi, and the Premiere of youth wing showcase of Phase-off.

Each of these pieces carry a difference in their essence, and sophistication. Elaborate props to presentation of young themes to sprinkling of auspicious aura through the space, reflect and highlight the performances.

A see-saw, right on the stage, is a part of the electrifying dance piece MARS, the dancers, display that high energy and exceptionally tricky acrobatic skills and bring the music to life.

Peacock is a dance to devarnama, dance of two peacocks in their eager await of the blue skinned warrior. 

To the tunes of the Bhimsen Joshi's Bhajan of Bhagyadalakshmi, Dancers pay homage to the eight forms of Lakshmi!

Youth wing- Their First showcase ever, Phase off. Its a premiere of the team of young kids, that have been training under Nritarutya. Phase off is a dance piece on the phases in the life of the youth. 

These are a watch, as the Team shall tap through the experience of life, the one that is sublime.It all will be with a difference, the one that has never been seen before!

Its a free entry for all, Details about booking and contact details are available at www.khkalasoudha.org or RSVP right now on 9880487682.

KH Kala Soudha Inagural Festival

KH Kala Soudha (Kengal Hanumantiah Kala Soudha) is being launched on 15, 16 & 17 January, 2010. There are three performances lined up...

15th will have the official lighting the lamp at 6 PM and Pallavi MD will be performing at 7.30.  She is putting up an ensemble of rare gems from Kannada light music collection. 

16th will have Prakash Belwadi's brand new play Corilanus by Shakesphere.  A story of war between two powerful kings.  Sihi Kahi Chandru, Balaji Manohar, Gowri Dattu, Raghav Shimoga make the on stage cast.  This play has been created by Prakash Belwadi for Chitra.

17th will have Mayuri Upadhya performing to end the inaugural festival.  Nritarutya – led by Artistic Director Mayuri Upadhya is a nine year old charitable Indian contemporary dance trust and an ICCR empanelled performing unit creating contemporary dances based on Indian ideologies. They represent some of the best progressive and innovative movement arts in India today. Nritarutya’s core team tap into their diverse backgrounds from Bharatnatyam and Kathak to Kalaripayattu, Taek-Won-Do and modern dance to craft uplifting artistic entertainment that has captivated audiences across five continents by delivering over 500 performances.

For the inauguration, Nritarutya will present four sequences of diverse themes. Beginning with a traditional composition on the popular goddess of the hindu pantheon – Laxmi, the presentation moves on to a technical piece using a huge property (a 12 ft see-saw) showing different layers of a man, followed by a sequence on the co-existence of opposition in one’s inner self using projection of paintings and ending with a sequence from the youth wing that brings to fore the qualities in the youth of today. 

18th onwards the auditorium is open for booking for all performing arts. Details about booking and contact details are available at www.khkalasoudha.org

See you there...