By Keerti Kadam

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Storm Before the Calm by Rama Vaidyanathan & Ensemble and Churning- Within and Around by Shama Bhate & Nadroop will take place at the Little Theatre on 22nd April at 6.30pm.

On 24th April, will be ‘Transformations in Your Form since Independence’ which is a lecture demonstration by Darshana Jhaveri, Shama Bhate, Sandhya Purecha & Mandakini Trivedi. This will be followed by a book launch on Mohanrao Kallianpurkar written by Shama Bhate. Set to take place at Little Theatre on 24th April at 11am. In the evening, Chaya Mukhi a Mohiniyattam performance by Gopika Varma, Nrityaganga – Innovation birthed from the Churning of Tradition by Sucheta Chapekar and Kalavardhini Dance Company will take place at 5pm.

On the last day, i.e. 30th April, 2022, Bimbavati Devi and Manipuri Nartanalaya will showcase ‘Footprints in Blood’, post which Subhajit Khush Das will perform ‘Manasa’. Last but not the least will be a Kuchipudi performance by Sreelakshmy Govardhanan from 6.30pm onwards.

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This critically acclaimed play by Simon Stephens is directed by award-winning director & NCPA Head of Theatre, Bruce Guthrie, and performed by versatile actor Jim Sarbh. The monologue will be streaming on BookMyShow Online, BookMyShow’s streaming platform for live entertainment, between February 27-28 and March 6-7. Theatre-lovers can book tickets to the show, priced at just INR 299, on BookMyShow’s web and app platforms.   

Sea Wall marks the return of theatrical performances, as the play starts with Jim Sarbh switching off the Ghost light (a single light on a long stand that illuminates a theatre space with it is otherwise unoccupied or ‘dark’) before commencing with the monologue. Interestingly, the entire play was shot using a multi-camera set up and in one take without any cuts, retaining the essence of watching theatre live on stage. 

Speaking about this initiative, Bruce Guthrie, the Head of Theatre & Films at the NCPA said, “We are delighted to be able to make our production of Sea Wall by Simon Stephens available to people across India, online. This new collaboration between the NCPA & BookMyShow aims to give our audience a unique perspective on this moving piece of theatre. It has been such a pleasure to work with such a committed team in this medium – which is a hybrid of film and theatre. I’m so pleased that audiences across the country will have the opportunity to see this tremendous play with delicate, vulnerable and heartfelt performance by Jim Sarbh.”

Talking about Sea Wall, actor Jim Sarbh said, “Theatre is an exciting medium for a variety of reasons, one of the main ones being the intimate feedback loop of live storytelling. Audiences can feel inauthenticity, and they consequently galvanise truthfulness. However, storytelling must adapt to changing scenarios, and in the current one, I am all for adopting a hybrid model: both physical theatre performances and virtual screenings. With Sea Wall being made available on BookMyShow, I am glad that the NCPA is adapting and reaching out to tell stories to an audience sitting safely and comfortably at home.” Adding further on his experience of playing the protagonist, he said, “Sea Wall is a gorgeous, elegant, devastating monologue. Working on it is as rewarding as it is challenging. I hope that I have done it justice, and I hope it reaches a virtual audience in as personal a way as it has reached me.”

Sea Wall captures its audiences’ hearts with Alex’s delicate monologue, completely devastating and beautifully powerful. Alex played by Jim Sarbh speaks directly to the audience about his wife visiting her father in the South of France, having a daughter, photography, and the bottom of the sea. Donning a natural, happy, and engaging tone, with flickers of questions about belief and religion glimpsed under the surface, Alex’s contentment is short-lived before it fades away into deep and heart-breaking grief, crumbling to pieces with a vividness that is incredibly moving.

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An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective, Displacement & Resilience: women live for a new day engages viewers with the experiences of women refugees. This documentary was conceived of as a collaboration of women directors based in different countries by its producers, the International Association of Women in Radio and Television or IAWRT, a global organization of professional women working in media. Their stories have been woven together to create a multi-layered viewing experience on the global refugee crisis.

Cyrano de Bergerac – NT Live Screening : Venue – Godrej Dance Theatre. Thursday, 25th February 2021 – 6.00 pm. Duration – 180 mins

An NCPA-National Theatre Live (London) Presentation

In a new version by Martin Crimp, directed by Jamie Lloyd, charismatic swordsman and brilliant poet, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane, who is unaware of his feelings. His one curse in life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his razor-sharp wit, he believes that Roxane will reject him because of it. When the handsome but unpoetic Christian falls for Roxane, he asks Cyrano to help him win her heart. Cyrano de Bergerac can be delivered as an allegory of inner and outer beauty. Tickets: Rs.400/-

Yesterday Once More : Venue: Experimental Theatre. Friday, 26th February 2021 – 7.00 pm. Duration – 100 mins

“Yesterday Once More”, as the name suggests, is a walk down memory lane as we remember the hits we grew up with, the songs we fell in love with, and the melodies that bring to our hearts a sense of nostalgia. Come join us as we take you on a journey through the Golden Age of pop music. Featuring songs by The Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, amongst others, this eclectic set of musicians is bound to leave you wanting more. Tickets: Rs.500/-

Massage : Venue: Experimental Theatre. Saturday, 27th February 2021 – 7.00 pm. Duration – 120 mins

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Pratik Arts Theatre

Massage is a story of Happy Singh who comes to the city of dreams with a goal to become an actor. Instead of working as a struggling actor, he becomes the fourth assistant director to filmmaker Kohli who’s forte is masala movies. With no pay and surviving on minimum transport allowance, Happy meets various people becoming the fodder for some very interesting stories; be it the quintessential Punjabi director, the heroine, or the heroine’s mother who almost molests him. Seeing that his life is going nowhere, he quits on a whim and becomes a gym instructor, meeting women from different walks of life. The next adventure in his life starts when he becomes a famous masseur. Tickets: Rs.500/-

Admission on a first-come-first-served basis.  NCPA members will get preferential seating till 6.50 pm

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