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Exploring Veenapani Chawla's contribution to modern Indian theatre, this book opens a window to the creative genius of one of the foremost experimental theatre exponents of modern India.
List of contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Mahesh Elkunchawar
- PART ONE: BEGINNINGS
- 1. The Mumbai Years
- Shanta Gokhale
- 2. Kunti and the Human Voice
- Alaknanda Samarth and Veenapani Chawla
- PART TWO: THE ADISHAKTI CAMPUS AND TEAM
- 1. Architecture and Theatre
- Veenapani Chawla
- 2. The Good Earth
- Geeta Doctor
- 3. Home for Theatre
- Himanshu Burte
- 4. The Core Team
- Shanta Gokhale
- 5. Come, Work with Me
- Sara Joseph
- PART THREE: ALL ABOUT SOURCES
- 1. Conversations with Leela: All About Sources
- Leela Gandhi Interviews Veenapani Chawla
- PART FOUR: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- 1. Theatre Research and Laboratory Outside the Urb
- Veenapani Chawla
- 2. Adishakti and its Performance Techniques
- Veenapani Chawla
- 3. Space and the Actor
- Veenapani Chawla
- PART FIVE: PERFORMANCE TEXTS, REVIEWS, AND INTERVIEWS
- 1. Impressions of Bhima: Performance Text
- Veenapani Chawla
- 2. Review: Impressivley Funny
- Keval Arora
- 3. Brhanalla: Performance Text
- Veenapani Chawla
- 4. Brhannala: Two Liminal Moments
- Veenapani Chawla
- 5. Review: An Alternative to Western Theatre
- Clarissa Oon
- 6. Review: The Power of Image
- Maura Nguyen Donohue
- 7. Ganapati: Performance Text
- Veenapani Chawla
- 8. Review: Inspired by Tradition
- Leela Venkatraman
- 9. Review: Thoughts on Creativity and Cultural Politics
- M.D. Muthukumaraswamy
- 10. The Hare and the Tortoise: Performance Text
- Veenapani Chawla
- 11. From Aesop to Hamlet: Interview
- Anmol Vellani
- PART SIX: WORKSHOPS
- 1. Hollow as a Drum: Actor Training at Adishakti
- Joy Brooke Fairfield
- 2. Source of Performance Energy
- Ram Ganesh Kamatham
- PART SEVEN: THE RAMAYANA FESTIVAL
- 1. The Ramayana from Multiple Perspectives
- Devina Dutt
- 2. The Last Word
- Shanta Gokhale
- Appendices
- Postscript by Shanta Gokhale
- Bibliography
- About the Editor and Contributors
About the author
Shanta Gokhale, formerly Arts Editor, The Times of India (Mumbai), is a well-known writer and translator.
Summary
Exploring Veenapani Chawla's contribution to modern Indian theatre, this book opens a window to the creative genius of one of the foremost experimental theatre exponents of modern India.
