Mallika Sarabhai Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam wants to erase gender caste barriers

[ad_1] “Why can’t we have Kathakali performances that speak about gender, employment, displacement…? Why shouldn’t performers of traditional arts join hands to work on new productions that are relevant and appeal to new audiences?” asks Mallika Sarabhai, Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam, a deemed university and performing arts centre. In addition to starting gender sensitisation classes […]

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How Mallika Sarabhai straddles the two worlds of art and art management with ease

[ad_1] In December 2022, dancer Mallika Sarabhai was appointed Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam, a deemed university. With her background as a performing artiste, the Padma Bhushan awardee brings to the institute her four-decade experience of successfully running the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad, besides a Ph.D in organisational behaviour and an MBA from the […]

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The hidden afterlife of epics: Karthika Naïr on Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata and Until the Lions

[ad_1] Looking back at Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata, the French-Indian poet says the inconsistencies taught her that creators need not be driven by the same truth while making art Looking back at Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata, the French-Indian poet says the inconsistencies taught her that creators need not be driven by the same truth while […]

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Peter Brook: the constant innovator | Clara Bauer on the man who revived Theatre des Bouffes du Nord and directed The Mahabharata

[ad_1] Clara Bauer, who worked with the theatre director, on how Brook was constantly searching, travelling, and innovating Clara Bauer, who worked with the theatre director, on how Brook was constantly searching, travelling, and innovating Clara Bauer, 47, first met Peter Brook, one of the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, when she […]

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