The eagerly awaited annual India Habitat Centre Theatre Festival is back with amazing productions from across country, set to enthral theatre lovers once again with a curated selection of excellent plays. This edition of the festival is scheduled from September 20 to 29, 2024.
The annual IHC Theatre Festival brings a breathtaking ten days with a ‘Play A Day’, giving you a bird’s eye view of some of the innovative and socially pertinent explorations in contemporary theatre across India. This edition is a delightful celebration of creative energies that blur boundaries between writer, actor, director, performer, poetry, prose, creator and creations, the past and the present.
Authors and poets Jerry Pinto and Naveen Kishore turn their written word into performance art with A Life in Poetry and Mother Muse Quintet. Akvarious Productions marks their theatre journey with their 80th production This Time, exploring themes like the passage of time, the pros and cons of nostalgia, and the onset of mid-life crisis. Kalgitura brings alive the folk tradition and atmosphere of rural Maharashtra while Maneesh Verma’s black comedy Jump lays bare urban isolation and loneliness of life in a crowded city. Manav Kaul’s Traasadi gives a moving insight into the grief and regret of a mother’s death and Adishakti from Pondicherry once again explores new terrain with Urmila, using an ancient story to delve into complex ethical and gender-related issues of contemporary relevance.
Vidyun Singh, Creative Head Programmes, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre said, “We are proud of our annual Theatre Festival that brings an interesting blend of theatre in India spanning genres and languages. Our vision to create a national platform for pan Indian theatre practitioners is bearing fruit and creating new audiences and awareness. This year’s line-up spans an eclectic range of narratives.”
