Lamakaan

Three old school friends who parted ways after high school happened to meet on Facebook. The protagonist invites them over to his house for supper, who are accompanied by friends and family. A jovial conversation slowly unlocks the door to series of events which triggers the weakest string and emotions are unleashed, unveiling the buried sorrow and pain.

This play is about horrifying events happening around the world and through this play we want people to realise the importance of "WOMAN". On the occation of "International Women's Day" we are dedicating this play to the "source of life" in this world.

NOTE: ** Strictly 16+ **
We'd advice not to bring children / teens below 16.

Entry Passes: 9704055590

Kanyasulkam (Telugu: కన్యాశుల్కం) is a 1955 film based on Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues. The play portrays the practice of Kanya-sulkam (roughly translates to bride price) which was common among the priestly Brahmins in Telugu-speaking areas of southern India. Controversial in its time, this play continues to be one of the most popular Telugu literary works of all time. A number of expressions used by Gurazada in this play are still popular in modern-day Telugu.

Objective of the Play:

Gurazada wrote this play to raise awareness about what he felt was a scandalous state of affairs in society. His English preface to the first edition states: "Such a scandalous state of things is a disgrace to society, and literature can not have a higher function than to show up such practices and give currency to a high standard of moral ideas. Until reading habits prevail among masses, one must look only to the stage to exert such healthy influence." Traditionally, Telugu literary works were written in a highly stylistic language with complicated words and meter; these works could only be understood by the educated elite. Gurazada's mission was to reach out to the masses, so he broke with tradition (he called the literary dialect "doubly dead" in his preface) and wrote in the vibrant and colorful spoken language of the day.

The screening will be followed by interaction with Literary lovers and social activists and Gurazada historian Vedagiri Rambabu.

All are welcome.

International Women's Film Festival of Hyderabad is being organized in Hyderabad on 7th, 8th and 9th March with an aim to highlight women related issues through films.

Events at Lamakaan.


7th Friday :
1 pm : Screening of Kanyasulkam – A film on a famous Play by Gurazada Apparao on Woman Reforms followed by Interaction with Historian and Gurazada scholar Vedagiri Rambabu.
5 pm : Opening of the Exhibition on Feminism by Art Kommune (Lamakaan)
7 pm : Ji Jaisi AAp ki Marzi – Play by Udaan

8thSaturday :
11 am : Screening of Telugu film “ Ankuram”- A film on Human Rights and woman rights. Interaction with the director C UmaMaheshwarRao.
3 pm : Poetry recital by Feminist Poets
7 pm : Vimalakaa – A Balladeer sings on State of Women in our society.

9th Sunday
11 am : VIOLENCE : Screening of “That day after everyday” by AnuragKashyap ; “It’s your fault “ starring KalkiKoechlin ; “ No country for women”; “Majority Oppressed”
2 pm : EMPOWERMENT : Screening of “A day in the life” by ICRISAT; “Radio women of Satara”; “Invoking Justice” by DeepaDhanraj
7pm : Gulaabi Gang – A film by Nishta Jain and interaction with the filmmaker.
Entry - Free all Days.

An exhibition of paintings on Women and Gender issues.

We believe togetherness is a celebration & festival of thoughts, a procession of ideas, a fusion of diverse culture and knowledge where inequality meets equality, Sorrow meets happiness, tears meets laughter, where human meets human.

A work of art extends beyond its time, in the stories passed along after it is long gone. “The Confluence”, events conceptualized by THE ART KOMMUNE began as a story. Events like art shows, retrospectives, individual expositions, collective exhibitions or survey shows enthrall and present works of art under the brand name of Confluence…an amalgam of feelings, intentions, contents and methods of various artists. It is a common platform to showcase how each work connects, unsettles and bridges in some way.

All are welcome

Four monologues of four women talking about their lives in men dominating society. Entertaining but still brings tears in your eyes when these women will take you through their journey of fun and struggle life. We are calling India is developing. Scenarios in cities are different than villages, but is it the actual fact? Come and watch "Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi" written by Nadira Babbar addresses issues of women in high class society too.

Entry Passes - 9290013166

Anatomy drawing session for students, artists or anyone interested in subject study. Workshop will help artists to improve their technique to observe and understand shapes and forms. Bring your pencil and sketchbooks along. For the convenience we'll provide the required stationery on non-profit basis.

It is for all ages of children and adults.
For registration - 9849802908 (Shashank).

Ankuram (Telugu: అంకురం; translation: The Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu feature film directed by Umamaheswara Rao. C, with Revathi in the lead. The movie is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights.
The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.

Ankuram ends with the message that citizens who can speak have the responsibility of speaking about the rights of the fellow citizens who can not speak.

This film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu — 1992.
Umamaheswara Rao. C won Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Director award.
Revathi won an award for best actress.

Film screening is followed by discussions with filmmaker and the feminist groups.

Entry - Free

Ideapreneur vision is to help discover the power in YOU and convert it to energy. We assist to identify, develop and promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put your ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.

Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful African. On this premise, the Ideapreneur show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, coaching and empowering Africans in India to innovate and startup venture, business development support, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist. The Ideapreneur show, would challenge 'the African' in business and leadership development, to energize the youth to aspire, become responsible, innovate and create a better world to create and thrive with the continuous message and participation in the show. In the long run, more Africans' will be better equipped for business leadership to be a blessing to their father land, and the present norm can be replaced with an informed society of business leaders and industrialists.

Poetry Recitation by Feminist Poets in Telugu, English, Urdu and English.

Followed by interaction and discussion with Poets including:
Vimala Morthala
Jameela Nishat
Aruna Chandra Raju (to recitate Vimalakka's poetry).

All are welcome.

Arunodaya Vimala, popularly known as Vimalakka is a Telugu balladeer and social activist. Her folk trope is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya.

Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with Telangana rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against Jogini system. She was a civil rights, woman's activist.
She has been fighting for Telangana statehood since 1996. She is now touring Telangana districts by organizing folk concerts, Telangana dhoom-dhaam & Bathukamma Festival.

She will be singing songs of Revolutions & Liberation - themed on Women's Day, Telangana, the oppressed lot in society.

Entry - Free

1) That day after every day deals with eve teasing , an extremely relevant and sensitive social cause that has been disturbing all of us for quite some time now. The film revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a situation where eve teasing had become a daily routine in their life and when no one was willing to help them from within the society.

2) It's your Fault:
Every sexual assault case in India inspires a string of stupid and hateful remarks against women. This is our response to those remarks.

3) No country for women:
What Culture and Country are we proud of where mythical goddesses are worshiped but real women are killed on birth, molested, raped, burnt in the name of dowry, eve teased, beaten on streets and in homes. There is no basic respect for women in this patriarchal society. To add to this media plays a pivotal role in shaping the mindset and attitude of the Indian Society. This film is produced entirely out of Youtube content, comprising of Bollywood movie scenes, songs, reality television clips & news reports. No content has been modified other than the original footage, news reports and songs found on Youtube. It has been edited to question the sociological impact of the shallow content on the ethos of the masses and the state of women in the present Indian society.

4) Majority Oppressed:

The 10-minute film tells the story of Pierre, an ordinary guy, on an ordinary day, in an unnamed French town. But something is different in Pierre's world. Women are in charge. They run around barechested – hey, it's hot! – piss in an alley, and offer sexual favours to Pierre when he is stuck at a red light. (He's riding a bike, so his lack of physical barriers provides an opportunity if not a provocation.) Events culminate when Pierre is sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Inevitably, the police officer who takes Pierre's statement is female. She raises an eyebrow, but only to check for accuracy: "She pinched my testicles … then she took my penis in her mouth and bit it"?

These 4 films are a part of women's day film festivals.

1) Invoking Justice
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
India, 2011, 85 minutes, Color, DVD, Tamil, Subtitled
Order No. W121082
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 established a women’s Jamaat, which soon became a network of 12,000 members spread over 12 districts. Despite enormous resistance, they have been able to settle more than 8,000 cases to date, ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Award-winning filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj (SOMETHING LIKE A WAR) follows several cases, shining a light on how the women’s Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leaders’ persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes. In astonishing scenes we watch the Jamaat meetings, where women often shout over each other about the most difficult facets of their personal lives. Above all, the women’s Jamaat exists to hold their male counterparts and local police to account, and to reform a profoundly corrupt system which allows men to take refuge in the most extreme interpretation of the Qur’an to justify violence towards women.

2) A Day in the Life - by ICRISAT

When policy and investment decisions are made “to help the poor people”, broad macro data is used. The voices of the poor are generally not heard. For 39 years ICRISAT has been having full time investigators living in the villages of India surveying the dynamics of village life. Gender issues and women empowerment have been an important part of this. Socio-economists have studied the data and promoted the on-the-ground realities, with the aim of Raising the Voices of the Poor.

Entry - Free

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community. Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy. HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions. The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years. So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be! If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh. If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time! Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy! Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices. Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

The Gulabi Gang is an extraordinary women’s movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. This region is one of the poorest districts in the country and is marked by a deeply patriarchal culture, rigid caste divisions, female illiteracy, domestic violence, child labour, child marraiges and dowry demands. The women’s group is popularly known as Gulabi or ‘Pink’ Gang because the members wear bright pink saris and wield bamboo sticks. Sampat says, “We are not a gang in the usual sense of the term, we are a gang for justice.”

The Gulabi Gang was initially intended to punish oppressive husbands, fathers and brothers, and combat domestic violence and desertion. The members of the gang would accost male offenders and prevail upon them to see reason. The more serious offenders were publicly shamed when they refused to listen or relent. Sometimes the women resorted to their lathis, if the men resorted to use of force.

This moving depiction of this group is filmed by Nishta Jain, a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi. She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.

Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.

All are welcome to this women's day eve screening.

Entry - Free

Lamakaan celebrates 4th Anniversary with Kathak performance by students of renowned Mangala Bhatt's Akruti School of Kathak.

A Classical Dance by Akruthi Kathak Kendra students. "Aakruti Kathak was founded way back in 1992 by Smt.Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt. Since then Aakruti has been nurturing talent and spreading the rich tradition of Kathak Dance not just in India but world over;on various platforms at local, national and international festivals."

All are welcome.

Lamakaan celebrates its 4th Anniversary with this age old rich traditional story telling - Oggu Katha.

This evening's story is SON AGAINST MOTHER : THE TURBULENT TALE OF PARASURAMA and YELLAMMA.

A power-packed Oggu Katha performance of episodes from YELLAMMA KATHA and a demonstration of Yellamma Patam by​ Bolli Lakshminarasaiah Yadav​ ​ and his troupe from Karimnagar district.

with explanatory introductions in Telugu and English.

Oggukatha is a traditional folklore singing praising and narrating the stories of Hindu gods. It originated among communties who devoted themselves to the singing of ballads in praise of Lord Shiva (also called Mallikarjuna). These tradition-loving and ritual-performing community moves from place to place, narrating the stories of their caste gods. Oggus are the traditional priests of the Yadavas and perform the marriage of Mallanna with Bhramaramba.

The narrator and his chorus i.e. two narrators-help in dramatizing the narration as very often, they transform themselves into two characters. The dramatization of the narrative is what gives the Oggu Katha its predominant place in the ballad tradition of Andhra Pradesh, especially in Telangana, where Oggu Katha prevalent.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

As a part of Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary, Sutradhar is staging their Magnum Opus 'Birjees Qadar ka Kunba'.

See how a woman’s iron conviction and obsession with reputation, money and class destroys her family. Sample this:

“Auraton ke vaaste sui-thaaga aur mardon ke vaaste hull aur bail...khaandaani logon ke yahan ka yahee dastoor hota hai.”

...And defiance: “Mera jism uska hoga jisko main chahoongi...”

Spying and Conspiring: “Hum boodhiyaan deewaron ke aar paar dekh leti hain.”

Frustration: “Vo auratein hain, mardon ke bina auratein. aur kuch nahin...”

SUTRADHAR presents

BIRJEES QADAR KA KUNBA

A full length play in Urdu adapted by the Late Dr. Raghuvir Sahay from Federico Garcia Lorca’s all-time classic

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes without interval.

Entry Passes - 9848052541

Celebrate this Holi with your own hand-made natural colours. Learn the art of making them from ArunJyothi Lokhanday.
The colours will be made out of dried Beet Root, Marigold, orange peels, turmeric, colour mitti jaju, Palak, amla, and other dried green pigments.

Interested children can attend this free workshop - if possible - please carry your own dried powder of above mentioned items.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan's first mushaira will see recitations by a select few poets from Hyderabad's rich tradition of Urdu literature.

Among the poets are : Rashid Azar, Mohsin Jalgaonvi, Mustar Majaaz, Raoof Khalish, Rauf Khair, Rahamat Yusuf Zai and Mushaf Iqbal Taunsifi.

Set in a semi-formal way, this promises to be a delight for the lovers of Urdu poetry and ghazals.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free

World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Get involved!

A Survivor would like to share his experiences and need for care in life style by the affected persons by means of an inter-active session with the interested people.

- See more at: http://www.worldkidneyday.org/#sthash.2FNTZX2r.dpuf

Entry - Free

An evening of Hindustani Music.
Tabla Fusion by Suhas Shastri and Vivek Kayal....
And Presentation of Tarana by students of Smt. Aradhana Karhade Shastri.

This is a part of week-long Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary celebrations.

All are welcome.

About Miya Biwi - Adapted from the original Marathi Play ``Shri Tashi Sau`` written by Yogesh Soman into Hindustani by Saurabh Gharipurikar. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time.

Stick to your chairs as this play will take you on a laughter ride. During the course of funny incidents, they finally realize that even after so many fights they cannot live without each other. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time. Make sure you watch this play as this one will surely tickle your funny bone! Go and watch the play at Lamakaan

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to invite you to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Lamakaan.

Famous tunes and compositions, from Western Classical to Jazz, Pop and Rap, will be presented by a variety of local and international musicians:
Maria Sirvent (Clarinet), Shakila (Vocal), Raphaëlle Courtay (Clarinet), Meghna Dundi (Vocal), Triveni Sunkara (Bass), Anupam Kunapuli (Piano), George Hull (Saxophone), Dorein Paul (Rap), Chaitanya K. (Piano), Jonathan Hewitt (Trumpet), Sarosh Master (Guitar), Joe Koster (Keyboard)

When: Sunday, 16th March, 7 pm

Where: Lamakaan Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, opps. GVK, www.lamakaan.com

Donor passes available at the venue: Rs. 100.— HWMF members: free
Contact: info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9849451794

The story is about two strangers who meet at a park and revolves around how one of them plays on the mind of the other timid guy and psychologically controls him and finally provokes him to stab him and leave him to die. The way how a person can be almost hypnotized with words and finally brought under complete control through sheer brain games is wonderfully
drafted in this drama and can be enacted in this performance.

Annapurna International School of Film + Media acting students are enacting this play under the tutelage of Rammohan Holagundi.

Entry Passes - available at the gate

KUKKA
By Endamuri Veerendranath -

It is a fight between the haves n the have not’s. The Dora or the Zamindar goes to the extent of making the life of the domestic help miserable and worse than that of a dog for his selfish needs and desires. The story revolves around the Dora, his son Chinna dora and the
jeetagadu or Domestic help who goes against the Zamindar Raj in the finale.

This Play is staged by students of Annapurna International School of Film + Media under the tutelage of Rammohan Holagundi.

Entry - Passes at the gate

The next installment in our conversation sessions between scientists and the general public is titled "After the Higgs" and addresses the science surrounding the Higgs Boson, the subject of the 2013 Nobel prize in Physics. We will have a short 20 minute talk by our guest scientist, after which the audience is invited to engage in an informal, free-flowing discussion with the speaker. Interested participants of all ages are welcome. No prior knowledge or expertise is required.

This conversation will feature Prof. Rohini Godbole of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. A theoretical high energy physicist, Prof. Godbole is an internationally recognised expert on supersymmetry and the phenomenology of collider physics. She is also the co-editor of two books featuring the stories of Indian women in science.

On the Wings of Song brings you a collaboration of musical talent from the twin cities of Hyd and Sec'bad.

They will cover music over the decades, beginning in the 70s and bringing it up to the present.

Presenting this are:

Abbas Razvi - Is a bass guitarist and performs with Skrypt, a Hyderabad based metal band.

Maya and Paul Banerjee - This brother and sister duo have been into music for many years. Paul plays guitar and sings back-up vocals while Maya sings lead vocals. Maya is also part of a secular choir, the Deccan Voices.

Niki and Tania Shukla - The Shukla girls were brought up in the UK and moved to Hyderabad a couple of years ago. Niki plays violin and piano. Tania plays both those instruments and guitar as well. Together they harmonize and sing like angels.

Pranati Khanna - She is an accomplished artist and musician. Accompanying herself on the guitar, she sings with the sweetest of voices.
Sarosh Master - Sarosh is a sessions guitarist who accompanies and has accompanied many a band and singer in Hyderabad. He covers all genres from pop to blues and rock.

Suresh - Suresh is the lead guitarist of the bluesrock band Nile. His playing brings with it the smoothness of the music of Santana and other bands of the 80s and 90s.

Shakila - Her vocals span everything from from the styles of pop to jazz. Being part of the only jazz band in town, Jazz for Joy, she also sings with Nile and the Deccan Voices.

Viren Kundu - A relative newbie to the music scene, he plays a soft, melodious acoustic guitar.
Zervan Lakdawala - He is the lead vocalist of the band Reverb. He accompanies himself on the keyboard. He has performed in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore apart from his regular performances in Hyderabad.

Entry passes - at the Gate.

TWIN CITY THEATER AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL

In Collaboration with: Lamakaan, Mocha Banjara Hills, Rock Castle, Roots, Our Sacred Space.
An event to gather all the painters together to paint their Twin city Theater and Cultural Festival
Bring your Tools, (brushes), Paint and Canvas will be provided.
Open to all Painters

Worls Puppet day-March 21, 2013

The puppetry story is a story 'Remembering and Forgetting' by Shri T. Rangarajan-Theatre artists from Hubli- Dharwad region, Karnataka.

It is about brain connection: when one wants to remember certain things but forgets, the only way to make them remember is - to ask them not to remember it. Result: One keeps remembering it all the time.

Similar is our habits too. The story revolves around a bald head King who wants to regrow hair on his bald head. So, he invites the best Ayurvedic specialist, Siddha specialist and so on. As everybody fail in their attempts, a clever man by name Bantuklal Patra takes the advantage of the situation and promises to regrow hair on bald head of the King within a month. He prepares a special oil and asks the King to apply it on his head everyday, with a condition that he should not eat, see, touch, hear think or remember cucumbers - as he says "cucumbers have negative impact and hence, the hair growth would not be possible". Need not mention that Cucumber is the only thing king remembers all day and all night!

Entry - 100/-

a performance on the underlying theme of memory and madness in Leopoldo Maria Panero's Mondragon poems with additional text from the Language of Flowers and Aphorisms by Cesar Vallejo and a line from Lorca as a part of Twin City Theatre and Cultural festival tribute to Leopolodo Maria Panero who passed away on March 5, 2014

directed and performed by Parnab Mukherjee

installation: Gautam Bajoria and Baishampayan Saha.

Entry - Free

The play is an interaction between a boy and a girl who have met each other for marriage, due to family's insistance. The girl seems introvert and very negative about Arranged marriages, love marriages, and even relationships in general. The boy tries to change her perspective about relationships and to show her the bright side.

Would he succeed to convince the girl on the end? Come and watch the play.
Open to All

Entry - Free

UIFF-2014, is a traveling film festival, specially screening films on issues of Nuclear technology. The festival is part of Uranium Film Festival, which is conducted in different cities of the world to bring in public awareness against the dangers of radiation due to Nuclear industries. As india is mad in going for more and more nuclear establishments much against the concerns of public health, the festival aims facilitate public discourse against nuclear establishments.

Samahaara Workshop Production
presents

Samahaara Comedy Night:

Stand-up Comedy by Anjali Parvati Koda
&
Short Plays by Team Samahaara

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy


It's baaaaaaaack. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun this time with 2 Nights of Comedy Plays and Stand-up (The second night being a repeat show). Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Watch and be amused at the reality behind a "Fairy Tale Wedding", grin at the banter between a crazy writer and her friend as he tries to edit her play which is "the most important play in the world". Chuckle as a father takes his son out into the big bad world to "experience things" and laugh out loud as two therapy patients get together on a blind date. Wait, there's more - nope, we'll wait for you to come be a part of it all. See you there.

Entry by Donation Rs.100/-

Tele bookings: 8341120303
Online booking: www.bookmyshow.com

Samahaara Workshop Production presents
Samahaara Comedy Night:
Stand-up Comedy by Anjali Parvati Koda & Short Plays by Team Samahaara
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy
It's baaaaaaaack. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun this time with 2 Nights of Comedy Plays and Stand-up (The second night being a repeat show). Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.
Watch and be amused at the reality behind a "Fairy Tale Wedding", grin at the banter between a crazy writer and her friend as he tries to edit her play which is "the most important play in the world". Chuckle as a father takes his son out into the big bad world to "experience things" and laugh out loud as two therapy patients get together on a blind date. Wait, there's more - nope, we'll wait for you to come be a part of it all. See you there.
Entry by Donation Rs.100/-
Tele bookings: 8341120303 Online booking: www.bookmyshow.com

About The Play - April Fool ….pranks can be notorious ….but truth can be uglier ….!! How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of all sorts inside our own homes??? Where freedom of speech, freedom of thought & freedom as such is a rare entity …!!! Hasn’t the world seen the most disturbing parental relationships, yet? The impact of a disturbed child hood is grave, not even close to what a non-victim can imagine!!!
The story of 4 roommates (Anil,Ajay,Sirish & rakesh) in a college hostel who plan to play a prank with their friend to pull his leg .These 4 have been together for a while now, they know each other pretty well. 3 of them plan to tell Ajay that his father is here & waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father never came to see him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him & finds out that there is nobody in the room except for his 3 prankster friends .He is irated because of the topic they chose to pull his leg ,’His Father’. He pounces on them yelling, these 3 were in no mood to give up. They continue saying that his father is here, the 3 of them keep talking to a chair claiming he was there. After a while he kind of believes

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with 3 short plays by Chekov -The Sneeze, The Surgery and The Arrangement.

Entry Passes - 50/-

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Three old school friends who parted ways after high school happened to meet on Facebook. The protagonist invites them over to his house for supper, who are accompanied by friends and family. A jovial conversation slowly unlocks the door to series of events which triggers the weakest string and emotions are unleashed, unveiling the buried sorrow and pain.

This play is about horrifying events happening around the world and through this play we want people to realise the importance of "WOMAN". On the occation of "International Women's Day" we are dedicating this play to the "source of life" in this world.

NOTE: ** Strictly 16+ **
We'd advice not to bring children / teens below 16.

Entry Passes: 9704055590

Kanyasulkam (Telugu: కన్యాశుల్కం) is a 1955 film based on Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues. The play portrays the practice of Kanya-sulkam (roughly translates to bride price) which was common among the priestly Brahmins in Telugu-speaking areas of southern India. Controversial in its time, this play continues to be one of the most popular Telugu literary works of all time. A number of expressions used by Gurazada in this play are still popular in modern-day Telugu.

Objective of the Play:

Gurazada wrote this play to raise awareness about what he felt was a scandalous state of affairs in society. His English preface to the first edition states: "Such a scandalous state of things is a disgrace to society, and literature can not have a higher function than to show up such practices and give currency to a high standard of moral ideas. Until reading habits prevail among masses, one must look only to the stage to exert such healthy influence." Traditionally, Telugu literary works were written in a highly stylistic language with complicated words and meter; these works could only be understood by the educated elite. Gurazada's mission was to reach out to the masses, so he broke with tradition (he called the literary dialect "doubly dead" in his preface) and wrote in the vibrant and colorful spoken language of the day.

The screening will be followed by interaction with Literary lovers and social activists and Gurazada historian Vedagiri Rambabu.

All are welcome.

International Women's Film Festival of Hyderabad is being organized in Hyderabad on 7th, 8th and 9th March with an aim to highlight women related issues through films.

Events at Lamakaan.


7th Friday :
1 pm : Screening of Kanyasulkam – A film on a famous Play by Gurazada Apparao on Woman Reforms followed by Interaction with Historian and Gurazada scholar Vedagiri Rambabu.
5 pm : Opening of the Exhibition on Feminism by Art Kommune (Lamakaan)
7 pm : Ji Jaisi AAp ki Marzi – Play by Udaan

8thSaturday :
11 am : Screening of Telugu film “ Ankuram”- A film on Human Rights and woman rights. Interaction with the director C UmaMaheshwarRao.
3 pm : Poetry recital by Feminist Poets
7 pm : Vimalakaa – A Balladeer sings on State of Women in our society.

9th Sunday
11 am : VIOLENCE : Screening of “That day after everyday” by AnuragKashyap ; “It’s your fault “ starring KalkiKoechlin ; “ No country for women”; “Majority Oppressed”
2 pm : EMPOWERMENT : Screening of “A day in the life” by ICRISAT; “Radio women of Satara”; “Invoking Justice” by DeepaDhanraj
7pm : Gulaabi Gang – A film by Nishta Jain and interaction with the filmmaker.
Entry - Free all Days.

An exhibition of paintings on Women and Gender issues.

We believe togetherness is a celebration & festival of thoughts, a procession of ideas, a fusion of diverse culture and knowledge where inequality meets equality, Sorrow meets happiness, tears meets laughter, where human meets human.

A work of art extends beyond its time, in the stories passed along after it is long gone. “The Confluence”, events conceptualized by THE ART KOMMUNE began as a story. Events like art shows, retrospectives, individual expositions, collective exhibitions or survey shows enthrall and present works of art under the brand name of Confluence…an amalgam of feelings, intentions, contents and methods of various artists. It is a common platform to showcase how each work connects, unsettles and bridges in some way.

All are welcome

Four monologues of four women talking about their lives in men dominating society. Entertaining but still brings tears in your eyes when these women will take you through their journey of fun and struggle life. We are calling India is developing. Scenarios in cities are different than villages, but is it the actual fact? Come and watch "Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi" written by Nadira Babbar addresses issues of women in high class society too.

Entry Passes - 9290013166

Anatomy drawing session for students, artists or anyone interested in subject study. Workshop will help artists to improve their technique to observe and understand shapes and forms. Bring your pencil and sketchbooks along. For the convenience we'll provide the required stationery on non-profit basis.

It is for all ages of children and adults.
For registration - 9849802908 (Shashank).

Ankuram (Telugu: అంకురం; translation: The Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu feature film directed by Umamaheswara Rao. C, with Revathi in the lead. The movie is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights.
The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.

Ankuram ends with the message that citizens who can speak have the responsibility of speaking about the rights of the fellow citizens who can not speak.

This film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu — 1992.
Umamaheswara Rao. C won Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Director award.
Revathi won an award for best actress.

Film screening is followed by discussions with filmmaker and the feminist groups.

Entry - Free

Ideapreneur vision is to help discover the power in YOU and convert it to energy. We assist to identify, develop and promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put your ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.

Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful African. On this premise, the Ideapreneur show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, coaching and empowering Africans in India to innovate and startup venture, business development support, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist. The Ideapreneur show, would challenge 'the African' in business and leadership development, to energize the youth to aspire, become responsible, innovate and create a better world to create and thrive with the continuous message and participation in the show. In the long run, more Africans' will be better equipped for business leadership to be a blessing to their father land, and the present norm can be replaced with an informed society of business leaders and industrialists.

Poetry Recitation by Feminist Poets in Telugu, English, Urdu and English.

Followed by interaction and discussion with Poets including:
Vimala Morthala
Jameela Nishat
Aruna Chandra Raju (to recitate Vimalakka's poetry).

All are welcome.

Arunodaya Vimala, popularly known as Vimalakka is a Telugu balladeer and social activist. Her folk trope is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya.

Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with Telangana rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against Jogini system. She was a civil rights, woman's activist.
She has been fighting for Telangana statehood since 1996. She is now touring Telangana districts by organizing folk concerts, Telangana dhoom-dhaam & Bathukamma Festival.

She will be singing songs of Revolutions & Liberation - themed on Women's Day, Telangana, the oppressed lot in society.

Entry - Free

1) That day after every day deals with eve teasing , an extremely relevant and sensitive social cause that has been disturbing all of us for quite some time now. The film revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a situation where eve teasing had become a daily routine in their life and when no one was willing to help them from within the society.

2) It's your Fault:
Every sexual assault case in India inspires a string of stupid and hateful remarks against women. This is our response to those remarks.

3) No country for women:
What Culture and Country are we proud of where mythical goddesses are worshiped but real women are killed on birth, molested, raped, burnt in the name of dowry, eve teased, beaten on streets and in homes. There is no basic respect for women in this patriarchal society. To add to this media plays a pivotal role in shaping the mindset and attitude of the Indian Society. This film is produced entirely out of Youtube content, comprising of Bollywood movie scenes, songs, reality television clips & news reports. No content has been modified other than the original footage, news reports and songs found on Youtube. It has been edited to question the sociological impact of the shallow content on the ethos of the masses and the state of women in the present Indian society.

4) Majority Oppressed:

The 10-minute film tells the story of Pierre, an ordinary guy, on an ordinary day, in an unnamed French town. But something is different in Pierre's world. Women are in charge. They run around barechested – hey, it's hot! – piss in an alley, and offer sexual favours to Pierre when he is stuck at a red light. (He's riding a bike, so his lack of physical barriers provides an opportunity if not a provocation.) Events culminate when Pierre is sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Inevitably, the police officer who takes Pierre's statement is female. She raises an eyebrow, but only to check for accuracy: "She pinched my testicles … then she took my penis in her mouth and bit it"?

These 4 films are a part of women's day film festivals.

1) Invoking Justice
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
India, 2011, 85 minutes, Color, DVD, Tamil, Subtitled
Order No. W121082
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 established a women’s Jamaat, which soon became a network of 12,000 members spread over 12 districts. Despite enormous resistance, they have been able to settle more than 8,000 cases to date, ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Award-winning filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj (SOMETHING LIKE A WAR) follows several cases, shining a light on how the women’s Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leaders’ persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes. In astonishing scenes we watch the Jamaat meetings, where women often shout over each other about the most difficult facets of their personal lives. Above all, the women’s Jamaat exists to hold their male counterparts and local police to account, and to reform a profoundly corrupt system which allows men to take refuge in the most extreme interpretation of the Qur’an to justify violence towards women.

2) A Day in the Life - by ICRISAT

When policy and investment decisions are made “to help the poor people”, broad macro data is used. The voices of the poor are generally not heard. For 39 years ICRISAT has been having full time investigators living in the villages of India surveying the dynamics of village life. Gender issues and women empowerment have been an important part of this. Socio-economists have studied the data and promoted the on-the-ground realities, with the aim of Raising the Voices of the Poor.

Entry - Free

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community. Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy. HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions. The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years. So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be! If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh. If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time! Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy! Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices. Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

The Gulabi Gang is an extraordinary women’s movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. This region is one of the poorest districts in the country and is marked by a deeply patriarchal culture, rigid caste divisions, female illiteracy, domestic violence, child labour, child marraiges and dowry demands. The women’s group is popularly known as Gulabi or ‘Pink’ Gang because the members wear bright pink saris and wield bamboo sticks. Sampat says, “We are not a gang in the usual sense of the term, we are a gang for justice.”

The Gulabi Gang was initially intended to punish oppressive husbands, fathers and brothers, and combat domestic violence and desertion. The members of the gang would accost male offenders and prevail upon them to see reason. The more serious offenders were publicly shamed when they refused to listen or relent. Sometimes the women resorted to their lathis, if the men resorted to use of force.

This moving depiction of this group is filmed by Nishta Jain, a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi. She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.

Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.

All are welcome to this women's day eve screening.

Entry - Free

Lamakaan celebrates 4th Anniversary with Kathak performance by students of renowned Mangala Bhatt's Akruti School of Kathak.

A Classical Dance by Akruthi Kathak Kendra students. "Aakruti Kathak was founded way back in 1992 by Smt.Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt. Since then Aakruti has been nurturing talent and spreading the rich tradition of Kathak Dance not just in India but world over;on various platforms at local, national and international festivals."

All are welcome.

Lamakaan celebrates its 4th Anniversary with this age old rich traditional story telling - Oggu Katha.

This evening's story is SON AGAINST MOTHER : THE TURBULENT TALE OF PARASURAMA and YELLAMMA.

A power-packed Oggu Katha performance of episodes from YELLAMMA KATHA and a demonstration of Yellamma Patam by​ Bolli Lakshminarasaiah Yadav​ ​ and his troupe from Karimnagar district.

with explanatory introductions in Telugu and English.

Oggukatha is a traditional folklore singing praising and narrating the stories of Hindu gods. It originated among communties who devoted themselves to the singing of ballads in praise of Lord Shiva (also called Mallikarjuna). These tradition-loving and ritual-performing community moves from place to place, narrating the stories of their caste gods. Oggus are the traditional priests of the Yadavas and perform the marriage of Mallanna with Bhramaramba.

The narrator and his chorus i.e. two narrators-help in dramatizing the narration as very often, they transform themselves into two characters. The dramatization of the narrative is what gives the Oggu Katha its predominant place in the ballad tradition of Andhra Pradesh, especially in Telangana, where Oggu Katha prevalent.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

As a part of Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary, Sutradhar is staging their Magnum Opus 'Birjees Qadar ka Kunba'.

See how a woman’s iron conviction and obsession with reputation, money and class destroys her family. Sample this:

“Auraton ke vaaste sui-thaaga aur mardon ke vaaste hull aur bail...khaandaani logon ke yahan ka yahee dastoor hota hai.”

...And defiance: “Mera jism uska hoga jisko main chahoongi...”

Spying and Conspiring: “Hum boodhiyaan deewaron ke aar paar dekh leti hain.”

Frustration: “Vo auratein hain, mardon ke bina auratein. aur kuch nahin...”

SUTRADHAR presents

BIRJEES QADAR KA KUNBA

A full length play in Urdu adapted by the Late Dr. Raghuvir Sahay from Federico Garcia Lorca’s all-time classic

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes without interval.

Entry Passes - 9848052541

Celebrate this Holi with your own hand-made natural colours. Learn the art of making them from ArunJyothi Lokhanday.
The colours will be made out of dried Beet Root, Marigold, orange peels, turmeric, colour mitti jaju, Palak, amla, and other dried green pigments.

Interested children can attend this free workshop - if possible - please carry your own dried powder of above mentioned items.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan's first mushaira will see recitations by a select few poets from Hyderabad's rich tradition of Urdu literature.

Among the poets are : Rashid Azar, Mohsin Jalgaonvi, Mustar Majaaz, Raoof Khalish, Rauf Khair, Rahamat Yusuf Zai and Mushaf Iqbal Taunsifi.

Set in a semi-formal way, this promises to be a delight for the lovers of Urdu poetry and ghazals.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free

World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Get involved!

A Survivor would like to share his experiences and need for care in life style by the affected persons by means of an inter-active session with the interested people.

- See more at: http://www.worldkidneyday.org/#sthash.2FNTZX2r.dpuf

Entry - Free

An evening of Hindustani Music.
Tabla Fusion by Suhas Shastri and Vivek Kayal....
And Presentation of Tarana by students of Smt. Aradhana Karhade Shastri.

This is a part of week-long Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary celebrations.

All are welcome.

About Miya Biwi - Adapted from the original Marathi Play ``Shri Tashi Sau`` written by Yogesh Soman into Hindustani by Saurabh Gharipurikar. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time.

Stick to your chairs as this play will take you on a laughter ride. During the course of funny incidents, they finally realize that even after so many fights they cannot live without each other. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time. Make sure you watch this play as this one will surely tickle your funny bone! Go and watch the play at Lamakaan

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to invite you to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Lamakaan.

Famous tunes and compositions, from Western Classical to Jazz, Pop and Rap, will be presented by a variety of local and international musicians:
Maria Sirvent (Clarinet), Shakila (Vocal), Raphaëlle Courtay (Clarinet), Meghna Dundi (Vocal), Triveni Sunkara (Bass), Anupam Kunapuli (Piano), George Hull (Saxophone), Dorein Paul (Rap), Chaitanya K. (Piano), Jonathan Hewitt (Trumpet), Sarosh Master (Guitar), Joe Koster (Keyboard)

When: Sunday, 16th March, 7 pm

Where: Lamakaan Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, opps. GVK, www.lamakaan.com

Donor passes available at the venue: Rs. 100.— HWMF members: free
Contact: info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9849451794

The story is about two strangers who meet at a park and revolves around how one of them plays on the mind of the other timid guy and psychologically controls him and finally provokes him to stab him and leave him to die. The way how a person can be almost hypnotized with words and finally brought under complete control through sheer brain games is wonderfully
drafted in this drama and can be enacted in this performance.

Annapurna International School of Film + Media acting students are enacting this play under the tutelage of Rammohan Holagundi.

Entry Passes - available at the gate

KUKKA
By Endamuri Veerendranath -

It is a fight between the haves n the have not’s. The Dora or the Zamindar goes to the extent of making the life of the domestic help miserable and worse than that of a dog for his selfish needs and desires. The story revolves around the Dora, his son Chinna dora and the
jeetagadu or Domestic help who goes against the Zamindar Raj in the finale.

This Play is staged by students of Annapurna International School of Film + Media under the tutelage of Rammohan Holagundi.

Entry - Passes at the gate

The next installment in our conversation sessions between scientists and the general public is titled "After the Higgs" and addresses the science surrounding the Higgs Boson, the subject of the 2013 Nobel prize in Physics. We will have a short 20 minute talk by our guest scientist, after which the audience is invited to engage in an informal, free-flowing discussion with the speaker. Interested participants of all ages are welcome. No prior knowledge or expertise is required.

This conversation will feature Prof. Rohini Godbole of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. A theoretical high energy physicist, Prof. Godbole is an internationally recognised expert on supersymmetry and the phenomenology of collider physics. She is also the co-editor of two books featuring the stories of Indian women in science.

On the Wings of Song brings you a collaboration of musical talent from the twin cities of Hyd and Sec'bad.

They will cover music over the decades, beginning in the 70s and bringing it up to the present.

Presenting this are:

Abbas Razvi - Is a bass guitarist and performs with Skrypt, a Hyderabad based metal band.

Maya and Paul Banerjee - This brother and sister duo have been into music for many years. Paul plays guitar and sings back-up vocals while Maya sings lead vocals. Maya is also part of a secular choir, the Deccan Voices.

Niki and Tania Shukla - The Shukla girls were brought up in the UK and moved to Hyderabad a couple of years ago. Niki plays violin and piano. Tania plays both those instruments and guitar as well. Together they harmonize and sing like angels.

Pranati Khanna - She is an accomplished artist and musician. Accompanying herself on the guitar, she sings with the sweetest of voices.
Sarosh Master - Sarosh is a sessions guitarist who accompanies and has accompanied many a band and singer in Hyderabad. He covers all genres from pop to blues and rock.

Suresh - Suresh is the lead guitarist of the bluesrock band Nile. His playing brings with it the smoothness of the music of Santana and other bands of the 80s and 90s.

Shakila - Her vocals span everything from from the styles of pop to jazz. Being part of the only jazz band in town, Jazz for Joy, she also sings with Nile and the Deccan Voices.

Viren Kundu - A relative newbie to the music scene, he plays a soft, melodious acoustic guitar.
Zervan Lakdawala - He is the lead vocalist of the band Reverb. He accompanies himself on the keyboard. He has performed in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore apart from his regular performances in Hyderabad.

Entry passes - at the Gate.

TWIN CITY THEATER AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL

In Collaboration with: Lamakaan, Mocha Banjara Hills, Rock Castle, Roots, Our Sacred Space.
An event to gather all the painters together to paint their Twin city Theater and Cultural Festival
Bring your Tools, (brushes), Paint and Canvas will be provided.
Open to all Painters

Worls Puppet day-March 21, 2013

The puppetry story is a story 'Remembering and Forgetting' by Shri T. Rangarajan-Theatre artists from Hubli- Dharwad region, Karnataka.

It is about brain connection: when one wants to remember certain things but forgets, the only way to make them remember is - to ask them not to remember it. Result: One keeps remembering it all the time.

Similar is our habits too. The story revolves around a bald head King who wants to regrow hair on his bald head. So, he invites the best Ayurvedic specialist, Siddha specialist and so on. As everybody fail in their attempts, a clever man by name Bantuklal Patra takes the advantage of the situation and promises to regrow hair on bald head of the King within a month. He prepares a special oil and asks the King to apply it on his head everyday, with a condition that he should not eat, see, touch, hear think or remember cucumbers - as he says "cucumbers have negative impact and hence, the hair growth would not be possible". Need not mention that Cucumber is the only thing king remembers all day and all night!

Entry - 100/-

a performance on the underlying theme of memory and madness in Leopoldo Maria Panero's Mondragon poems with additional text from the Language of Flowers and Aphorisms by Cesar Vallejo and a line from Lorca as a part of Twin City Theatre and Cultural festival tribute to Leopolodo Maria Panero who passed away on March 5, 2014

directed and performed by Parnab Mukherjee

installation: Gautam Bajoria and Baishampayan Saha.

Entry - Free

The play is an interaction between a boy and a girl who have met each other for marriage, due to family's insistance. The girl seems introvert and very negative about Arranged marriages, love marriages, and even relationships in general. The boy tries to change her perspective about relationships and to show her the bright side.

Would he succeed to convince the girl on the end? Come and watch the play.
Open to All

Entry - Free

UIFF-2014, is a traveling film festival, specially screening films on issues of Nuclear technology. The festival is part of Uranium Film Festival, which is conducted in different cities of the world to bring in public awareness against the dangers of radiation due to Nuclear industries. As india is mad in going for more and more nuclear establishments much against the concerns of public health, the festival aims facilitate public discourse against nuclear establishments.

Samahaara Workshop Production
presents

Samahaara Comedy Night:

Stand-up Comedy by Anjali Parvati Koda
&
Short Plays by Team Samahaara

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy


It's baaaaaaaack. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun this time with 2 Nights of Comedy Plays and Stand-up (The second night being a repeat show). Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Watch and be amused at the reality behind a "Fairy Tale Wedding", grin at the banter between a crazy writer and her friend as he tries to edit her play which is "the most important play in the world". Chuckle as a father takes his son out into the big bad world to "experience things" and laugh out loud as two therapy patients get together on a blind date. Wait, there's more - nope, we'll wait for you to come be a part of it all. See you there.

Entry by Donation Rs.100/-

Tele bookings: 8341120303
Online booking: www.bookmyshow.com

Samahaara Workshop Production presents
Samahaara Comedy Night:
Stand-up Comedy by Anjali Parvati Koda & Short Plays by Team Samahaara
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy
It's baaaaaaaack. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun this time with 2 Nights of Comedy Plays and Stand-up (The second night being a repeat show). Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.
Watch and be amused at the reality behind a "Fairy Tale Wedding", grin at the banter between a crazy writer and her friend as he tries to edit her play which is "the most important play in the world". Chuckle as a father takes his son out into the big bad world to "experience things" and laugh out loud as two therapy patients get together on a blind date. Wait, there's more - nope, we'll wait for you to come be a part of it all. See you there.
Entry by Donation Rs.100/-
Tele bookings: 8341120303 Online booking: www.bookmyshow.com

About The Play - April Fool ….pranks can be notorious ….but truth can be uglier ….!! How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of all sorts inside our own homes??? Where freedom of speech, freedom of thought & freedom as such is a rare entity …!!! Hasn’t the world seen the most disturbing parental relationships, yet? The impact of a disturbed child hood is grave, not even close to what a non-victim can imagine!!!
The story of 4 roommates (Anil,Ajay,Sirish & rakesh) in a college hostel who plan to play a prank with their friend to pull his leg .These 4 have been together for a while now, they know each other pretty well. 3 of them plan to tell Ajay that his father is here & waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father never came to see him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him & finds out that there is nobody in the room except for his 3 prankster friends .He is irated because of the topic they chose to pull his leg ,’His Father’. He pounces on them yelling, these 3 were in no mood to give up. They continue saying that his father is here, the 3 of them keep talking to a chair claiming he was there. After a while he kind of believes

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with 3 short plays by Chekov -The Sneeze, The Surgery and The Arrangement.

Entry Passes - 50/-