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Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu, Mumbai 400 049

Vol. XIV Issue 1

All this and more at Prithvi through January...

January '13

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Partners@PrithviJanuary

PEN@Prithvi[2nd Sat]Literary encounters

Sat 12 | 6 pm | Prithvi HouseAuthor and scholar VRINDA NABAR will read from her recent book, Family Fables and Hidden Heresies: A Memoir of Mothers and More. Dr Nabar's reading will be followed by a moderated discussion.

Educated at the Universities of Bombay and Oxford, Dr Vrinda Nabar has published widely in gender studies and postcolonial themes. Her publications include Snake-skin and Other Poems of Indira Sant (a translation from the Marathi, Nirmala Sadanand Publishers, 1974), The Endless Female Hungers: A Study of Kamala Das (Sterling, 1994), Caste as Woman (Penguin, 1995). She has edited numerous scholarly volumes of essays while also writing for the newspapers and magazines and broadcasting on radio and television. Dr Nabar has been Chair of the Department of English Literature, University of Bombay, as well as Visiting Professor at Northwestern University, Evanston (USA) and the Open University, Milton Keynes (UK).

Convent children trying to modernize there gujju mom, realize later on they were better off with their traditional mother.

Three stories in Urdu by the famed and much loved, not to say controversial writer, Ismat Chughtai (1915-1999)

A dramatic exploration of hazrat khusraus poetry , life and philosophy through music, dance and drama.

Each piece is interjected with a scene in the bar. All the pieces originate here either from a customer, bartender or an incident sparking of the next story. The pieces are “Do Deewaney iss sheher mein”, “Lash-ting Impression”, “Daddu Tiwari” And “Ghar ghar”

Ek Madhav Baug tells the story of a 21 year-old youth coming to terms with his sexuality. The play is from the point of view of his mother who discovers that her son is gay.

This is a musical satire, at times hilariously funny and at times ridiculous, with shades of pathos. It makes use of television and advertising lingo as a theatrical device including the now popular trend of Hinglish

This play is based on DILLI KA YAADGAR MUSHAIRA. by FARHATULLAH BAIG. The Mushaira which forms the basis of this heart warming play was the last of its kind in the Mughal Court.

Tajmahal Ka Tender is a very interesting portrayal of the present political and bureaucratic setup in India.

Beauty of love is divine and sacred. It should be protected and not be polluted by negative forces inside us and around us.

A dramatic farce on today’s political scenario, the play attempts to stir one’s conscience to the stark realities of the politico-religious nexus

The play talks about human-pawns who revolt, as they have done all along, under complex circumstances.

Biwi-O-Biwi deals with the theme of modern male chauvinism and how the modern woman stands up to and fights against it.

Gaj Foot Inch deals with the deeper emotions of a shy, adolescent Tillu who has never encountered love in life.

Much hilarity and confusion prevails when a village production of `Ramleela` goes horribly wrong…

A Hilarious look at the generation gap within a family.

The tragic story of a family. A woman in a man’s world and the politics of patriarchy. The mirror of the world at large.

An old clown reminisces about his life after his “swan song” with the Bards as this alter ego. A tribute to genius – when does life end and art begin?

This is a comedy involving 3 friends, that questions today’s urge to purge all signs of our culture and all connections to our past.

Two young people in love, facing parental opposition, make two generations realize that nothing really changes where this wondrous emotion is concerned.

Winner of 4 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards, including Best Play and Best Actor, The Interview has been hailed as "a tightly packed action comedy" with "brilliant contemporary writing".

Labelled both “hilarious” and “insightful” by the critics, A Guy Thing “veers cleverly between a laugh riot and an intelligent play” about two outrageously mismatched strangers who find themselves stranded in a hunting cabin during a ferocious storm. Also featuring 2 short pieces - #309 and My Soul, The Pavement by Michael Puzzo.

Eight citizens of Mumbai pour their heart out to the audience. A slice of their lives is served on a platter; pain, joy, memories, hopes, fear, desires, sorrow, ambitions, love…Two stories: First, a modern love story enacted on the 321st floor of a building and how a thoughtful official recalls adventures from his past as well as his awakening sensitivity to words and stories and second, is about the strange behavior and indeed disappearance of words that has being reported in these parts.

Thespo@PrithviTheatre by youth

NO THESPO@PRITHVI THIS MONTH

Chai & Why? [1st Sun]TIFR creates accessible discussions of interesting scientific issues

Sun 6 | 11 am | Prithvi House

MOdEl SySTEMS IN bIOlOgy: Why mice are niceand researchers wish to study zebrafish  and the tiny fruit fly comes to Chai and Why?

by Anagha Kulkarni,  University of  Massachusetts, Worscester

Find out how studies on simple animal models can actually help us understand human biology and provide vital clues in finding cures for several diseases.

FREE unless mentioned otherwise.

Caferati [4th Tue]Open-mic @ Prithvi Café

Tue 22 | 7 pm | Prithvi CaféYou are invited to recite, declaim, sing, dance, perform in any way you like 2 minutes of your own work. Sign up at the Prithvi Café at least 30 minutes before start time to be eligible.

Alliance Française@Prithvi[3rd Wed] Rendez-vous avec le cinéma français

Wed 16 | 7 pm | Prithvi House

PHèdREby Patrice Chéreau (140')Patrice Chéreau unveils his Phaedra in the stark space of the Ateliers Berthier with its towering stone walls. His interpretation of Racine's tragedy of desire and death paints the portrait of a woman physically and spiritually torn appart by a forbidden love. Dominique Blanc is this woman lost, distraught, a living disgrace transcending all reason and morality, a flesh and blood incarnation of the enigma of female desire.

Mehfil@Prithvi [2nd Tue]Discover and celebrate the beauty and cultural history of Urdu – through casual conversations and discussions in an informal gathering, - with chai.

Tue 8 | 7 pm | Prithvi Adda

bOOK REAdINg@MEHFIlWe have selected an interesting assortment of short stories from a book called Roshandaan, which means,” that which has light”.

Writer Javed Siddiqui has picked up characters from his personal life and weaved beautiful life sketches such that the reader can get a sense of the surroundings of these characters, understand their habits and personality and get lost in their lives for a short time. These fascinating life sketches, which are in the form of short stories, will be read at the mehfil. Join us as we interact with these characters through a reading session. For further details log on to: www.urduwallahs.com

Vikalp@Prithvi[Last Mon]Documentaries and short film screenings

Mon 28 | 7 pm | Prithvi HouseVikalp@Prithvi presents two films in Jan: ‘In the Year of the Pig’ is a 1968 American documentary film about the origins of the Vietnam War, directed by Emile de Antonio. It was nominated for an Academy award for Best Documentary. The film, which is in black and white, contains much historical footage and many interviews. Produced during the Vietnam War, the film was greeted with hostility by many audiences, with bomb threats and vandalism directed at theaters that showed it. The provocatively titled documentary is as much a cool, intellectual work of cinematic art as it is a hot piece of agit-prop.Emile de Antonio is considered to be the most important political filmmaker in the United States during the Cold War. A short film by Oorvazi Irani, ‘Mamaiji’ (‘Grandmother’) is an exploration of a cinematic portrait of the director's grandmother who was born in Iran and now living in India.For details, visit www.tinyurl.com/VikalpJanuary

Every month. Entry free, except theatre shows.

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Plays for the Month of January 2013 at Prithvi TheatreIdea Unlimited's MUMMy TU AAVI KEVI?

Writer: Dhiruben Patel Director: Manoj Shah

GujaratiTue 1 9 pm

Motley's ISMAT APPA KE NAAM

Aarambh Productions and T. Pot Production'sAAJ RANg HAI

Writer: Ismat Chughtai Director: Naseeruddin Shah

Writer: Purva naresh Directors: Gopal Datt & Purva Naresh

Hindustani

Hindi / English

Hindi

Wed 2

Sat 5

6 pm & 9 pm

6 pm & 9 pm

Akvarious Productions'THE INTERVIEW (A)

Akvarious Productions' A gUy THINg (A)

The Orchid Room Experiment's bOMbAy TAlKIES (A)

The Orchid Room Experiment's THE dIARy OF A WORd

Alternate Initiatives' EK MAdHAV bAUg

Ipta Mumbai's gIRIJA KE SAPNE

Ipta Mumbai's AAKHRI SHAMA

Ipta Mumbai's TAJMAHAl KA TENdER

Ipta Mumbai's THE bEAST IN bEAUTy

Ipta Mumbai's MOTERAM Ipta Mumbai's SHATRANJ KE MOHRE Ipta Mumbai's bIWI O bIWI

Yatri's gAJ FOOT INCH

Yatri's RAAVANlEElA

Yatri's CHINTA CHHOd CHINTAMANI The Phoenix Players' gHOSTS

The Phoenix Players' SHAKESPEAREWAllAH Ekjute's yAAR bANAA bUddy

Yatri's yEH JO dIl HAI NA

Writer: Siddharth Kumar Director: Akarsh Khurana

Writer: Michael Puzzo Director: Akarsh Khurana

Writer & Director: Vikram Kapadia

Writer & Director: Ramu Ramanathan

Writer: Late Chetan Datar Director: Vijay Kenkre

Writer: B. Suresh Director: M.S Sathyu

Based on: Dilli Ka Yaadgar Mushaira by Farhatullah Baig Director: M S Sathyu

Writer: Ajay ShuklaDirector: Salim Arif

Writer & Director: Rashmi Sharma

Writers: Safdar Hashmi & Habib TanvirDirector: M.S.Sathyu

Writer: P L Deshpande Director: Ramesh Talwar

Writer & Director: Rakesh Bedi

Writer: K P SaxenaDirector: Om Katare

Writer: Dr Kusum Kumar Director: Om Katare

Writer: Vasant Kanetkar Director: Om Katare

Based On: stories by Anton Chekhov & the works of William Shakespeare Adapted by: Salim Ghouse

Writer: Henrik Ibsen Director: Salim Ghouse

Writer & Director: Nadira Zaheer Babbar

Writer: Vasant Kanetkar Adapted by: Mir Muneer Director: Om Katare

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6 pm & 9 pm

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T. Pot Production'sCHAAR SMAll

Writers: Purva Naresh, Trishla Patel, Sanjay Dadhich Directors: Gopal Datt, Trishla patel

Thu 3 9 pm

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