THE ARTS APPRECIATION SERIES
“No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production”
by Arundhati Raja
Saturday, 5 December, 2009, 6.30 pm
The Bangalore International Centre, as part of its “Arts Appreciation Series” has arranged an illustrated talk, “No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production” by Arundhati Raja on Saturday, 5th December, 2009 at 6.30 p.m. at the Auditorium, Bangalore International Centre, TERI Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage, Bangalore – 560 071
“No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production”
Have you seen plays where you didn’t really think it was good but didn’t know quite why? Did you think a production was really good and then found you were the only one who thought so? Did you notice the lighting or the set or the costume? Did you wonder why one actor caught your attention immediately they stepped on stage where none of the others had?
Translating printed dialogue into a dramatic and dynamic piece of theatre on stage is no easy task. When the piece of theatre is based on physical movement and mime, different skills come into play. But when the dialogue is naturalistic, it takes a great deal of work on character interpretation and motivation to be convincing. When you watch a natural and convincing performance, it often seems easy to present but is in fact the opposite.
The interactive presentation seeks to go through the basic elements of stage production, giving you an insight into the intricacies of rehearsal and show. With the Bangalore Habba on very soon, perhaps you’ll be able to watch some of the plays on offer and give a more informed critique.
Arundhati Raja
Arundhati Raja is Artistic Director of Artistes’ Repertory Theatre, an English Language theatre group, founded, with her husband Jagdish, in 1982. And of JAGRITI, a performing arts centre due to be launched mid 2010.
With thirty years experience in the teaching of subjects as varied as science, language arts and drama, she conducts training workshops in drama for groups of all ages and background.
As an actor, she made her debut on the Bangalore stage in 1977 and has since played a wide variety of roles, including the role of Martha in ART’s award winning production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. In 2005, she premiered the English version of Girish Karnad’s new one-woman play, A Heap of Broken Images performing over thirty shows in Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi.
As director she has designed and directed over forty productions and has participated in a British Council seminar in the UK, on Advanced Theatre Direction in July 1994, being sponsored by the British Council and the Charles Wallace India Trust for the Arts.
In 2006 Arundhati, was festival coordinator for Kannada Rangabhoomi Namaskara. This was a six-day festival in association with the Karnataka Nataka Academy, of six plays by eminent Kannada playwrights in English translation.
Bangalore International Centre
The Bangalore International Centre, founded in 2005, is a premier non-governmental organisation that is being developed as a hub of cultural and intellectual activities in the city. It provides an opportunity and a platform for interaction across professions to collectively foster intellectual activity, cultural enterprise and innovation in development.
In its continuing efforts to promote the arts, the Bangalore International Centre, under the banner of the Arts Appreciation Series, hosts a number of illustrated talks on several aspects of the visual, heritage and performing arts, bringing maestros in the field closer to audiences. In demystifying certain nuances of the arts, the Series endeavours to appeal to both audiences and artistes and foster critical and aesthetic appreciation of the arts.
Entry is free. Attendees must register with the BIC for the performance at 080-25359680.
For further information please contact:
Bangalore International Centre,
TERI Complex,4th Main, 2nd Cross,
Domlur II Stage,
Bangalore – 560 071
Tel: 080-25359680
Email: bic@teri.res.in
Website: www.bicentre.org