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No comfort for young women
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 17/08/2018
» One of the biggest issues commanding media attention in the past year has been that of gender violence. And Peel the Limelight has dedicated this year to staging plays that shed light on the topic from different angles, starting with a production of Agnes Of God, about a young nun with a history of abuse. That was followed by I Am My Own Wife, a one-person play about the life of a transgender woman during World War II and the Communist regime in East Berlin.
Raging bull of a festival
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 20/10/2016
» From Sept 26–30, I had the opportunity to attend the 50th Belgrade International Theatre Festival (BITEF). This year, the festival was held in conjunction with the 28th Congress of the International Association of Theatre Critics, a biannual event that gathers scholarly and journalistic theatre critics from around the world.
The historical made personal
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 06/10/2016
» We don't know where they are -- a man and a woman, he in a white three-piece suit, she in a white wedding gown. Soon we find out that they don't know where they are either. Then we find out who they are, but soon realise they are not sure.
Moving towards nothingness
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 24/05/2012
» A few months ago, Adjjima Na Patalung posted on Facebook, asking for chair donations. For her upcoming production the stage required to be filled with chairs _ chairs that will be occupied by no one. The director has decided to stage Eugene Ionesco's Chairs for the Demo Classic Project 2, an annual programme at Democrazy Theatre Studio that invites young directors to tackle theatre classics.