Mentor
Sunil Shanbag
Sunil Shanbag is a Mumbai based theatre director and producer. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Theatre Arpana, and Tamaasha Theatre. Over the past 35 years, Sunil’s work across various genres of theatre practice has been engaging with and presenting the complex nature of contemporary India, on stage as well as in various alternative spaces. His work spans across themes and issues that concern modern Indian society, across class, caste, gender and other inequalities. Sunil has been actively involved in theatre in education projects. He has held workshops on theatre techniques for aspiring actors and directors, and for school and post-graduate teachers. Sunil Shanbag is also a documentary film-maker and producer with several independent films to his credit. His film, Maihar Raag, won the National Award for best non-fiction film in 1993. Sunil Shanbag will be providing his insights and mentorship to the selected applicants of Abhivyakti Edition 3Curator
Ankit Gor
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” - Cesar A. Cruz The role of theatre or any other form of art that talks about issues is to draw attention to that problem and to create a dialogue for its solution. Art is meant to release the captivated thoughts and emotions. Theatre is an art that represents various arts in a cohesive way. Drama is a mirror of the society; it is a medium of entertainment and a tool for a dialogue. Drama is also energy; and it is also a voice against circumstances, emotions, relationships, systems, oppression and misery. Drama is a medium which has been keeping stories alive, since eternity. Theatre is a storytelling, delivery medium that everyone can use. From time to time, it is essential to look at this medium in a new light, and not limit it entertainment.Gallery
Artists
Vaishakh Ratanben
Artist
Vaishakh is an actor, writer, song writer, poet and director in hindi-gujarati theatre and cinema industry. He has worked with best directors of gujarati industry and he has also done light design in many plays. He has played lead roles in gujarati movies like 16 fight against ragging, vandha vilaas, oxygen and afra tafri. In hindi cinema, he has played roles in films like saaheb biwi aur gangster, manto, jayeshbhai jordar. His poetries have been published in two books, one of them has received national level award.
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Ankit Gor
Artist
“Art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” Ankit Gor lives by this quote. He, quite literally, gets people out of their comfort zones and makes them think through his art and on the other hand, he himself finds solace in art. Ankit decided that he wants to get into storytelling, be it through any medium. He felt that there are a lot of instances that happen around us that need to be told and shared. And it is hence that all his work have some message or the other, on a topic that otherwise is rarely discussed.
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Anahita S
Artist
Anahita is a queer performing artist, activist, writer and educator. Their performance interest lies in the exploration of how types of space, performance mediums and bodies interact with one another and the audience experiences. They also work a lot with how and what stories are told, trying to move away from the usual narrative styles and stereotypes, and bringing stories that are unheard onto the stage. A lot of their work comes from their own curiosities about the world.
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Rupanshi Kashyap
Artist
Rupanshi Kashyap is a talented young Kathak dancer. She has trained under the renowned Kathak Guru Padma Bhushan Kumudini ji Lakhia at the Kadamb Centre for Dance in Ahmedabad Having grown up into an attractive young solo dancer, Rupanshi is a very promising performer. She has mastered various aspects of the classical Kathak repertoire which are Laya-Taal , Padhant , Anng Shuddhi and Abhinaya.
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Chetan Daiya
Artist
He is a matured film director and has worked in more than 80 plays and worked in more than 20 films. In the year 2019, he received award of best supporting actor for the movie named, ‘Hungama House’.
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Chhaap (Akshay Sharma)
Artist
The concept of Remote Control Nukkad Natak by Chhaap is an idea to upgrade the mass communication tool of street play to a higher level of crowd interaction. This concept of street theatre gives the audience a chance to be a part of the act and to weave the story ahead as per their way. The play, on various instances, provides the audience two different options to proceed with the story line, and every option makes the story unfold accordingly. The play is constructed in such a way that every alternative has a different scene or reaction to follow and…
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Gauri Bakshi
Artist
Mother/Writer/Director/Educationalist/Believer. In love at first sight with theatre so gave birth to my forth child The Footlights theatre.
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Gaurang Anand
Artist
Gaurang Anand mainly does theatre and photography. Since 2001, he is active in theatre. After 2004, it is first time that Gaurang is coming up with the play as a director.
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Harsh Shodhan
Artist
Harsh Shodhan is an emerging theatre artist and founder of Machan Theatre Company. He has written over 15 plays and have directed quite a few of them.
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14/02/2020
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