THEATRE : An Evening on Street Theatre in Delhi by Deepti Priya Mehrotra & Jana Natya Manch at Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur > 7pm on 23rd June 2017

Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 23/06/2017 19:00 23/06/2017 20:00 Asia/Kolkata THEATRE : An Evening on Street Theatre in Delhi by Deepti Priya Mehrotra & Jana Natya Manch Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/06/theatre-evening-on-street-theatre-in.html Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi - 110008 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Note : None of the events are ticketed. Studio Safdar is unable to pay anything to the artists who enrich our lives, unless you contribute. We’ll spread the chadar at the end of the performance. These contributions will be shared 50:50 with the artists.

Venue : Studio Safdar, May Day Bookstore & Cafe 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi - 110008
Venue Info : About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Shadipur(Blue Line)Exit Gate-5'
Landmark : next to DMS booth

Event Description : THEATRE : India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with Studio Safdar & Janam presents An Evening on Street Theatre in Delhi by Deepti Priya Mehrotra & Jana Natya Manch.

About the programme : Deepti will recall stories, memories and histories of feminist street theatre from the 1970s and 80s, including readings from vintage plays from the women's movement -- Om Swaha (1979) and Ahsaas (1979).
Jana Natya Manch (Janam) will provide a succinct narrative of street theatre in Delhi. The presentations will be followed by readings selected from Janam's plays and performed by their members, including Moloyashree Hashmi, who, from the early 1970s to the present, has been a leading participant in the history of street theatre in Delhi.
While Deepti's presentation will examine the legacy of the feminist street theatre born out of a vibrant women's movement of the '70s and '80s, Janam's will explore this idea through readings from their plays -Aurat (1979), Halla Bol (1988), Voh Bol Uthi (2000), and Yeh Bhi Hinsa Hai (2005/2013).
About the performers
Deepti is an independent scholar and a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, researching towards a book on a spectrum of social movements in India of the '70s and '80s. Her publications include Gulab Bai the Queen of Nautanki Theatre,Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur, and Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers.
Jana Natya Manch was founded in 1973 by a group of Delhi's radical theatre amateurs. They have completed over 8,500 performances of nearly 75-odd street plays and 15 proscenium plays, in 140 cities across India.

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