OUR THEATRE presents 'Nariyal Paani'

Here we are once again with OUR THEATRE's upcoming production 'NARIYAL PAANI'

A play in conversation with a being, about his love for another being/a girl. He takes you into an unknown world known to him, built with his innocence and guided by his beliefs. Everything around him and his physical being always wants to interrupt his urge to complete his story, while he wants to complete his story in the light. In his never ending story he ends to start again and again and….

The play begins with a character madly in love. Every time this character tries to share his story with others, he is stopped. At one point, he makes the decision to clarify his story to the general public by hiring Rangashankara as a platform to tell his story.It is from this point that the play begins.

Taking the stage with the main character, played by Vivek Vijayakumaran, are two musicians playing the tabla and guitar. The musicians are actually co-actors in the performance. The tabla player signifies the physical presence of the character and the guitar player represents the rest of the universe. “Most sound emerges from the human body in the form of rhythm (walk, talk, clap, etc.)- that’s why I chose a percussion instrument to show the character’s physical presence,” says director Sandeep Shikhar. “Strings can convey a lot of mystery and melody and that’s why the guitar represents the universe.”

Writer and Director

Sandeep Shikhar: Theatre artist-actor, writer and director.

Started theatre with Dastak Sanskritik Manch (Dhanbad,Jharkhand) as an actor for 10 plays and more than 100 shows(performed in Bihar,Jharkhand, Orrisa,UP,Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,etc).Worked with Rajinder Nath in Abhiyaan, New Delhi. Trained as an actor from Sri Ram Centre For Performing Arts (Diploma in acting).

Directed Surender Verma’s play Marnoparant.

As a writer his work includes plays Treadmill and Nariyal paani.

Dialogues and Screenplay for films and serials in Mumbai.

Cast and Credit

Vivek Vijayakumaran is a young theatre actor/director. A student of Adil Hussain.trained with Mahesh Dattani while essaying the role of Anarkali, a hijra, in the play Seven Steps Around the Fire. Vivek’s training includes a workshop at AdiShakti Theatre Arts Laboratory and a year long project with Abhishek Majumdar for the play Lucknow ’76. Vivek has also undertaken training at the Attakkalari Center for Movement Arts and the Kalari Academy of Performing Arts in contemporary dance and kalaripayattu. Vivek works with children at Head Start school as a theatre facilitator.

Anupam Roy is a lyricist and composer of dazzling originality and exciting promise. His songs combine youthful emotions with sophisticate poetic imagery, and Indian melodic base with western chord progressions, to create a new flavour in contemporary Bengali music. His songs like "Tistaan II", "Maati Khnure", "Protidin" are hugely popular among music lovers.

Originally from Calcutta, Anupam's previous musical endeavours were mainly in Bengali. This is the first time in his career that he is involved in composing & singing songs written in Hindi (lyrics by Sandeep Shikhar).

He is involved in numerous live performances throughout the year, memorable ones being - "Remembering Mohiner Ghoraguli (2007)", "Anupam Roy in a Preview Concert (2007)".

Santosh Satavailli is a budding artist. He is Passionate about his TABLA "The Instrument" as he says....!! He originally belongs to Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Nariyal Paani being his very first venture into the world of Theatre.

Vivek S Punjabi is a theatre actor. Trained recently at a workshop at Adishakti Theatre Arts Laboratory for Performing Arts where he was introduced and equiped with many techniques like navrasaas and kalaripayattu. He has done a few Plays & Short Films as well which accounts to his experience.

Shows:
1st Show : 24th September 7:30 pm
2nd Show : 25th September 7:30 pm

Venue:

Rangashankara

36/1, 8th Cross, JP Nagar, 2nd Phase, Bangalore-560078

Phone: 080-26592777, 080- 26493982

Beside JP Nagar Post Office & Opp RV Dental College

For tickets you can book online at www.indianstage.in or call us! For telebooking, call Bhakti at 9900582259..

Ticket Price : Rs.100 per head