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Review: Oka Anokha Roopkatha Chalk Circle, Lamakaan, Hyderabad, India
A powerful multilingual adaptation of Brecht's classic The Caucasian Chalk Circle, that brings contemporary today's social and political realities to the stage. What happens when Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle is transported from post-war Europe to contemporary India? Oka Anokha Roopkatha Chalk Circle, adapted by Shudrka and directed by Swapan Mondal, offers an inventive answer. Beginning against the backdrop of the farmers’ protest in Punjab, the production turns theatr

Kanta Biswas
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Review: The Tale of Haruk, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, India
Photo: Pulak Halder Blend at its Best! Bae Yo-Sup's The Tale of Haruk is a masterclass in theatrical simplicity and imagination. Presented by TUIDA, the production draws deeply from Korean folk traditions while engaging contemporary performance aesthetics to create a theatrical experience that transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries. Seamlessly blending humour and melancholy, tradition and modernity, the production demonstrates how theatre can remain rooted in its cultu

Sohini Basu
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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