34th Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival

28th December 2009 ,8.30pm
'Ahmedabad ki Aurat Bhali- Ramkali "
(adaptation of Bertolt Brecht 's Good person of Setzuan)
Directed by Arvind Gaur (अरविन्द गौड़)
Starring- Mallika Sarabhai (मल्लिका साराभाई) as Ramkali

Adaptation by Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics by Piyush Mishra
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur
Choreography by Revanta Sarabhai
Musicians - Jayan ,Rajesh Kanan,Pallani Vallu,Shaji,Mani Kanan
Technical support- Jeetu. Basant Kori, Dalpat
Performed by Darpana Performing Group
At Natarani, Darpana Academy

Actors-Mallika Sarabhai ,Viren Basoya, Revanta Sarabhai,Shilpi Marwaha, Yadavan Chandran, Anahita Sarabhai, Raj sharma, Nisarg Trivedi, Sonal Solanki,Jignesh Patel,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Pooja Purohit, D.Padma Kumar,Druma Mehta, Manoj Bagga, Gaurang Anand,Heman Trivedi ,Heenal Patel,Alpana Kapoor, Idrish Faqir,Rajesh Kanan,Pallani Vallu, Jayan, Kishore Dave,Shaji,Charmi Modi, Radhika Patel,Murli Nair,Mani Kanan,Abhinay Bankar,Ujjwal Dave,Pinakin Thaker, Gaurav,Mara Amrita
Dec. 29th , 8.30 pm
Performance by Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix SinghDakshina
Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company is an emerging dance company that performs and presents Indian dance forms, such as Bharata Natyam, and Modern dance, mirroring the multiple identities of second generation South Asians. The company combines the arts with social justice issues both by incorporating the themes into our work and via partnerships with local community centers and schools.
Dec. 30th December
Naada: A Happening
A sensual, sensory experimental journey of sound, light, movement, words, images, colour and smell
Conceived by : Mallika Sarabhai & Yadavan Chandran
Original soundscope by : Josh Hogan
Visual Scape by :Yadavan Chandran
There will be two showings of NAADA: A Happening. The first at 7:30pm and the second at 9:30,Season tickets available for Rs.1000(entry free for members, but passes should be collected before hand)
Venue: Natarani,Darpana,Usmanpura,Ahmedabad

Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi in Bhopal on 6th Dec dir by AG

Rajesh Kumar's

Ambedkar AUR Gandhi

directed by Arvind Gaur

on 6th Dec.at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

"Aadhi Vidrohi Natya Samaroh "

Presented by Sawaraj Sansthan Sanchalanaliya

Actors-Dr. B.R Ambedkar - Bajrang Bali Singh,M.Gandhi - Viren Basoya,Rama Bai- Shilpi Marwaha,Gayakwad -Raj Sharma,Devrao Nayak -Saurabh Pal,Kedarkar- Malay Garg/Tosam/Parvesh,Devdas Gandhi -Pankaj Raj Yadav,Sarder Patel -Shiv Chauhan,Madan Mohan Malviya -Dinesh Dhawan,Mahadev Bhai -Pankaj Dattta/Teishul Gaur/Parvesh Dhawan,Sarojini Naidu -Vrinda Vedi/Disha Arora,Annie Baesant -Rachitta Juneja/Pooja Pradhan,Mahar : Saveree Gaur, Kakoli Gaur,Brahmin: Disha arora,Temple Priest: Parvesh Dhawan,Chorus - Asish,MdWaseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman,Shagun,Puneet,Himanshu Maggu ,Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan ,Deepak Batra ,Rahul Khanna,Shiv Chauhan,Shalini Rai,Puneet Grover,Narendra,Devesh,Beena Rai ,Palak ,Priyank Mahajan,Suraj Singh,Sheena Chauhan ,Pankaj,Tanmay Prasad, pooja, Vallari srivastva,Pankaj dutta, Aneesh ....

Credits-

Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

With musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma

Group incharge Viren Basoya

Production Raj Sharma and Pankaj Raj Yadav

Rajesh kumar's "Ambedkar and Gandhi " in Lucknow On 29th November By Arvind Gaur

Rajesh Kumar's

"Ambedkar AUR Gandhi"

directed by Arvind Gaur

Sunday, November 29, 2009

at Saint Gadge auditorium,Lucknow

Presented by Bhartendu Natya Academy (BNA ) & Alag Duniya

GANDHI AND AMBEDKAR – REVIEWS

Ambedkar aur Gandhi” is one of Asmita’s classics…Asmita’s latest presentation, young playwright Rajesh Kumar’s “Ambedkar aur Gandhi” was marked for healthy audience response both for its content and the director Gaur’s overall production design… Never before have I seen such an intelligent post-presentation discussion between the audience and the director. It just goes to show if the theme is relevant and the presentation professionally good, the audience is waiting for it...The cast does full justice to the playwright and were true to what the director was trying to get out of them. Bajrang Bali Singh playing Ambedkar was excellent particularly in his last speech after Gandhiji’s death.Viren Basoya’s Gandhi, calm and collected throughout and yet emotional when he says he wants to be reborn as a Harijan. In response, the audience breaks out in a non-stop applause.Apart from the two lead players, others who stand out are Shilpi Marwah as Rama Bai, Pankaj Raj Yadav as Devdas Gandhi, Malay Garg as Kedarkar, Raj Sharma as Sadanand and Rahul Datta as Sardar Patel.To lend colour to the presentation, there was, as usual, excellent music by Sangeeta Gaur and some popular songs that brought back old memories. “Ambedkar aur Gandhi”, to my mind is one of Asmita’s classics and Gaur’s best-directed presentations that must be taken around the Hindi speaking States... -ROMESH CHANDER, The Hindu (An ongoing dialogue, 21 August, 2009)http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article6277.ece

Gandhi- Ambedkar debate moved, impressed the gathering …play succeeded in arousing the audience…debate received constant applause.

- Rashtriya Sahara

Politics takes centre stage...social political play about the geopolitical and social scenario in the country in 1930’s…reveals the two extreme thinking- Gandhi and Ambedkar …relation between the two despite their differences.

- Hindustan Times (Live correspondent)

Arvind Gaur’s 64th endeavour follows its predecessors- a social and political play… political dialogues on the social concerns of the time… antithetical views and the realisation that Gandhi Ambedkar’s vision was one, but means different — form the fabric of the play…issue of untouchability and the plight of the Dalits is a significant thread expressed in the play……..

- The Hindu (Preview)

Gandhi and Ambedkar attacked caste system…to stop untouchability, terminate caste system- thought expressed lively in the debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar…arguments received constant applause…war of thoughts between Gandhi and Ambedkar stirred the audience…expresses the clash of thoughts…chorus gave the play a new height.

- Dainik Hindustan

Fight between the thoughts expressed brilliantly in the play…Gandhi and Ambedkar an unforgettable experience…expressed the conflicting thoughts of two political stalwarts with similar aim…

- Amar Ujaala

This religion cannot be reformed but only be rejected,” exclaims Ambedkar and declares his decision to change his religion from Hinduism, while Gandhi believes “Untouchability can be erased without disturbing the caste system.” Gandhi and his followers ask Ambedkar why changing of religion was important to him and in response Ambdekar asks Gandhi and Gandhians, why Swaraj is important to them. While Gandhi says “I will not let every village in this country be divided between touchables and untouchables,” Ambedkar cries out saying “I have no country.”- It is this kind of difference of opinions and thoughts in addressing and fighting the problems of history which takes the centre-stage in play

-B.A. Samvartha ('Sahil'), Research Scholar,Theater and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics,JNU
http://crazymindseye.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/ambedkar-aur-gandhi/

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AMBEDKAR AUR GANDHI on 15th november AYTW 2009

Rajesh Kumar's
"Ambedkar AUR Gandhi"
directed by Arvind Gaur
at AYTW 2009 on 15th Nov at Ashoka Hotel, Amphi Theatre
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur
With musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma
Actors-
Dr. B.R Ambedkar - Bajrang Bali Singh,Gandhiji -Viren Basoya,Kedarkar -Malay Garg,Gayakwad -Raj Sharma,Devrao Nayak -Saurabh Pal,Rama Bai -Shilpi Marwaha,Devdas Gandhi -Pankaj Raj Yadav,Sarder Patel -Shiv Chauhan.Madan Mohan Malviya -Dinesh Dhawan,Mahadev Bhai -Teishul Gaur,Sarojini Naidu -Vrinda Vedi,Annie Baesant -Rachitta Juneja,Dola Ho Dola song enactments- Mahar : Saveree Gaur, Kakoli Gaur,Brahmin: Disha Arora,Temple Priest: Parvesh DhawanChorus - Wreicha Sharma,Manvir Sansaanwal, Asish,MdWaseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,ArvindKesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Shagun,Puneet,Himanshu Maggu , Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan,Deepak Batra ,Rahul Khanna,Shalini Rai,Puneet Grover,Narendra,Devesh,Beena Rai ,Palak ,PriyankMahajan,Suraj Singh,Sheena Chauhan ,Rahul Khanna ,Pankaj,Tanmay Prasad, Pooja Pradhan, vallari srivastva,pankaj dutta,suraj, Aneesh ....
Group incharge -Viren Basoya
Production- Raj Sharma and Pankaj Raj Yadav

Jite Bhi Hein, A play directed by Dr.Mallika Sarabhai & Arvind Gaur

"Jite Bhi Hain"
Directed by Dr.Mallika Sarabhai & Arvind Gaur.

15th November 2009, 8:30 pm.

Natarani, Ahmedabad

A performance describing and exploring the condition of Indian labour in Dubai. A riveting 50 minute whirlwind through the lives and aspirations of millions seeking the road paved with gold.

Darpana Academy Ahmedabad - Asmita Theatre Festival , 6th to 8th Nov.09

Asmita Theatre Festival
6th to 8th November
at Natarani, Darpana Academy ,Ahmedabad

6th november -
Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire
Operation Three Star
7th november-
Ashok Lal's
Ek Mamooli Aadmi
8th november-
Rajesh Kumar's
Ambedkar Aur Gandhi
all plays directed by Arvind Gaur

The Heritage School Art Fest 2009

Ashok Lal's -

Ek Mamooli Aadmi
Directed by Arvind Gaur
on 11th November at 6.3-pm
The Heritage School ,Sector 62
The Heritage School Art Fest 2009

Actors-Viren Basoya (Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist), Shilpi Marwaha, Bajrang Bali Singh, Raj Sharma, Malya Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur,Manvir Sansaanwal, Md Waseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya, Shalini Rai,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur , Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan,Shiv Chauhan,Shalini Rai,Puneet Grover,Narendra,Devesh,Palak ,Priyank Mahajan,Suraj Singh,Rahul Khanna ,Pankaj,Tanmay Prasad....
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Operation Three Star " at K N C Theatre Festival on 3rd Nov at 5.30pm

Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire
"Operation Three Star"
(Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist)
Adaptation in Hindi -Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
Directed by Arvind Gaur
on 3rd Nov. 2009 at Kamla Nehru College,Sri Fort Road at 5.30pm

Actors -

Viren Basoya,Shilpi Marwaha,Raj Sharma, Malay Garg, Pankaj Yadav,Bajrang Bali SinghDinesh Dhawan,

Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja,Teisual Gaur,Vrinda Vedi,Mnvir Sansaanwal, Trimala Adikari,Md Waseem, Shiv Chauhan,Tosham Acharya,Akash Dabas,Alok Gupta,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Aman,Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Kakoli Gaur,Saveree Gaur,Vaibhav, Shagun,Puneet Grover,Narendra,Devesh,Himansu Maggu ,Beena Rai ,Javad Malik, Palak,Chatanya Vasist , Himansu,Firoz ,Priyank Mahajan,Suraj Singh,Rahul Khanna ,Pankaj,Disha Arora,Asish Bist, Arun ,Tanmay Prasad,Sheena Chauhan ,Priyank Dwivedi,Rahul Datta,Parvesh Dhawan,...

Ek Mamooli Aadmi for Senior citizens at Mayur Vihar

Ashok Lal's play

Ek Mamooli Aadmi

Directed by Arvind Gaur

25 October at 3.30 pm

at Yoga Hut, Sanjay Van, Mayur Vihar Phase-2
Show for Senior citizens only

Operation Three Star & Ambedkar AUR Gandhi @ Ranga Shankara

Photo -Ambedkar aur Candhi

Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire
"Operation Three Star"
(Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist )
on 13th October 2009 at 7.30 pm
at Ranga Shankara,Bangalore
Adaptation in Hindi -Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
Directed by Arvind Gaur
Actors -Viren Basoya,Bajrang Bali Singh,Shilpi Marwaha ,Raj Sharma, Malay Garg, Pankaj Yadav
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Ambedkar AUR Gandhi
on 14th October 2009 at 7.30 pm
at Ranga Shankara,Bangalore
Written by Rajesh Kumar
Directed by Arvind Gaur
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur with musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma
Actors-Ambedkar -Bajrang Bali Singh ,Gandhi- Viren Basoya,Rama Bai -Shilpi Marwaha ,Malay Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma,Vrinda Vedi,Rahul Datta,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaurl, Trimala Adikari,Md Waseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur,Saveree Gaur, Vaibhav ,Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Firoz ,Rahul Khanna
Production -Pramod Satya ,Assistance- Vikash
asmitatheatre@gmail.

Ashok Lal 's "Ek Mamooli Aadmi " by Arvind Gaur on 3rd oct at DIAF

Delhi International Arts Festival presents

Ek Mamooli Aadmi ( एक मामूली आदमी )

Directed by Arvind Gaur (अरविन्द गौड़)

Written by Ashok Lal

3 October 2009 at 7 pm

Delhi International Arts Festival,
India Islamic Cultural Centre ,Lodhi Road

Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

Entry by Passes

Critics says About play-

'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' is one more milestone in Asmita's engaging

repertoire of meaningful theatre.

-Nikhat Kazmi (Times of India)

Meaningful production..Another feather in the cap of director Arvind Gaur. -Kavita Nagpal (H T)'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' is an excellent play with a lot of humour , lot of life's reality

-Smita Nirula (Pioneer)

About a common man...but no common play this ….Ek Mamooli Aadmi is certainly not a ‘Mamooli’ play…. Full of humour extracted from life’s reality, Reflecting on various aspects of the society, the play takes a dig at the superficial relationships of the present day. Aptly exposing political and social attitudes and people’s priorities, it poses a fresh set of questions on lifeAt the same time, it shows how meaningful productions like this can not only draw audience but entertain them too, as appeared from the response of spectators at Sangeet Natak Academy where it was staged on Tuesday as part of Rang Sangam suggested so.

- Mohd Arshi Rafique, Indian Express ,Lucknow

The play is built around the protagonist Umesh's curiosity to find out why Brahmins had refused to participate in his father's 'tehrvi' ... Arvind's production is excellent... innovative...

-Romesh Chander (Hindu)

Written by Ashok Lal and directed by Arvind Gaur (अरविन्द गौड़), the play is a deeply moving description of the travails of a middle-aged clerk who knows of his impending death. Reserved, reclusive and politically correct Ishwar Chand, decides to do some unusual things before dying. The acts are not a result of angst or deeds of rebellion, Ishwar just wants to savour another life, paint a new picture of himself for his own viewing. His escape from reality is a challenge to that very reality. Death becomes a motivation for pleasure; he wants to please others, see others happy, and make others fulfilled

- Indian Express

Actors -

Viren Basoya (Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist), Shilpi Marwaha, Bajrang Bali Singh

Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma, Malay Garg,,Rahul Datta,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur,Mnvir Sansaanwal, Trimala Adikari,Asish,Md Waseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur ,Vaibhav,Shagun,Puneet,Vrinda Vedi,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Himansu Sharma,Arun Khatana,Firoz ,Deepak Batra ,Rahul Khanna and...

An Asmita production9911013630 (Viren Basoya), 9868885129 (Shilpi Marwaha) ,9899650509(Arvind Gaur)

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Delhi International Arts Festival

Prathibha Prahlad, Festival Director & Principal Promoter

Arshiya Sethi, Executive Director

Rajesh Kumar's " Ambedkar AUR Gandhi " by Arvind Gaur on 2nd October at IHC

Old World Culture & Asmita Theatre Group presents-

Ambedkar AUR Gandhi

Written by Rajesh Kumar

Directed by Arvind Gaur

2nd October 2009 at 7.00 pm

Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Center,Lodhi Road,New Delhi

Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

With musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma

Actors-

Ambedkar -Bajrang Bali Singh

Gandhi- Viren Basoya

Rama Bai -Shilpi Marwaha

Malay Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma,Rahul Datta,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur,Mnvir Sansaanwal,Arun Rana, Trimala Adikari,Asish,Md Waseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur ,Vaibhav, Ashok Yadav ,Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Himansu Sharma,Arun Khatana,Firoz ,Deepak Batra ,Rahul Khanna and...

Ambedkar AUR Gandhi on 3oth August at SRC

Rajesh Kumar's

Ambedkar AUR Gandhi

Directed by Arvind Gaur

30th August 2009 at 7pm

Sri Ram Centre,Safdar Hashmi Marg
Mandi House,New Delhi

Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

With musicians - Sandy and Mohit Sharma

Actors

Ambedkar -Bajrang Bali Singh

Gandhi- Viren Basoya

Rama Bai -Shilpi Marwaha
Malay Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma,Rahul Datta,Sheena Chauhan,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan,Wreicha Sharma,Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur,Mnvir Sansaanwal,Arun Rana,Trimala Adikari,Asish,Md.Waseem,Parvesh Dhawan,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur ,Vaibhav, Ashok Yadav ,Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Himansu Sharma,Arun Khatana,Firoz ,Deepak Batra ,Rahul Khanna ,Wreicha Sharma and...

GANDHI AND AMBEDKAR – REVIEWS

“Ambedkar aur Gandhi” is one of Asmita’s classics…Asmita’s latest presentation, young playwright Rajesh Kumar’s “Ambedkar aur Gandhi” was marked for healthy audience response both for its content and the director Gaur’s overall production design… Never before have I seen such an intelligent post-presentation discussion between the audience and the director. It just goes to show if the theme is relevant and the presentation professionally good, the audience is waiting for it...

The cast does full justice to the playwright and were true to what the director was trying to get out of them. Bajrang Bali Singh playing Ambedkar was excellent particularly in his last speech after Gandhiji’s death.Viren Basoya’s Gandhi, calm and collected throughout and yet emotional when he says he wants to be reborn as a Harijan. In response, the audience breaks out in a non-stop applause.Apart from the two lead players, others who stand out are Shilpi Marwah as Rama Bai, Pankaj Raj Yadav as Devdas Gandhi, Malay Garg as Kedarkar, Raj Sharma as Sadanand and Rahul Datta as Sardar Patel.To lend colour to the presentation, there was, as usual, excellent music by Sangeeta Gaur and some popular songs that brought back old memories.

“Ambedkar aur Gandhi”, to my mind is one of Asmita’s classics and Gaur’s best-directed presentations that must be taken around the Hindi speaking States...

-ROMESH CHANDER, The Hindu (An ongoing dialogue, 21 August, 2009)

http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article6277.ece

Gandhi- Ambedkar debate moved, impressed the gathering …play succeeded in arousing the audience…debate received constant applause.- Rashtriya SaharaPolitics takes centre stage...social political play about the geopolitical and social scenario in the country in 1930’s…reveals the two extreme thinking- Gandhi and Ambedkar …relation between the two despite their differences.

- Hindustan Times (Live correspondent)

Arvind Gaur’s 64th endeavour follows its predecessors- a social and political play… political dialogues on the social concerns of the time… antithetical views and the realisation that Gandhi Ambedkar’s vision was one, but means different — form the fabric of the play…issue of untouchability and the plight of the Dalits is a significant thread expressed in the play……..

- The Hindu (Preview)

Gandhi and Ambedkar attacked caste system…to stop untouchability, terminate caste system- thought expressed lively in the debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar…arguments received constant applause…war of thoughts between Gandhi and Ambedkar stirred the audience…expresses the clash of thoughts…chorus gave the play a new height.

- Dainik Hindustan

Fight between the thoughts expressed brilliantly in the play…Gandhi and Ambedkar an unforgettable experience…expressed the conflicting thoughts of two political stalwarts with similar aim…

- Amar Ujaala

Details pls call- 9911013630 ,9718618947,9899650509asmitatheatre@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/asmitatheatre/Home

Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar AUR Gandhi Directed by Arvind Gaur

Rajesh Kumar's

Ambedkar AUR Gandhi
Directed by Arvind Gaur

First Show-

19th July 2009 at 7pm

Sri Ram centre,Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House

Second Show-
ONGC Auditorium ,

REACH theatre fest 09,Dehra Dun
on 11th Aug at 6.30pm

Main Actors-

Ambedkar -Bajrang Bali Singh

Gandhi- Viren Basoya

Rama Bai - Shilpi Marwaha

Malay Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Raj Sharma,Rahul Datta,Saurab Pal,Dinesh Dhawan ,Parvesh Dhawan,Sheena Chauhan
Actors

Rachitta Juneja ,Teisual Gaur ,Manvir Sansanwal,Arun Rana, Trimala Adikari,Md Waseem,Priyank Dwivedi,Akash Dabas,Alok,Shashank,Arvind Kesari,Tosham Acharya,Aman, Shalini Rai,Nishtha Goyal,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur ,Vaibhav Ashok Yadav ,Shagun,Puneet,Himansu Maggu ,Javad Malik, Chatanya Vasist ,Irfan Khan, Himansu Sharma,Arun Khatana,Firoz ,Deepak Batra and...

Photographs- Abhinav Sharma

Theatre Guru Arvind Gaur - Article by Tania Ameer Khan 'Society Magazine' July 2009 edition

Asmita Theatre Review new Issue

Asmita Theatre Review

Editor -Pramod L N S

Associate editor - Shilpi Marwaha

Asmita Summer Theatre Festival ( 23 May to 19th July, 2009)

23 rd and 24th May ,7.30 pm
Swadesh Deepak's
Court Martial
India Habitat Centre ,Lodhi Road , New Delhi
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

30 th May ,7.30 pm
Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire
Operation Three Star
Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Adaptation in Hindi -Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

31 st May ,7 pm
Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire
Operation Three Star
Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Adaptation in Hindi -Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
India International centre ,
Maxmuller Marg,Lodhi Road

6th June,7.30 pm
Mahesh Dattani's
Final Solutions
hindi translation -Shahid Anwar
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

7th June ,7 pm
Mahesh Dattani's
Final Solutions
India International centre , Maxmuller Marg,Lodhi Road

13th & 14th June,7.30pm
Ashok Lal's
Ek Mamooli Aadmi
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

20th & 21st June,7.30pm
Unsuni
based on Harsh mander's book
script by Mallika Sarabhai
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

27 th June ,7.30 pm
Swadesh Deepak's -
Court Martial
India Habitat Centre ,Lodhi Road ,
Tickets Rs. 50 /-

28 th June at 7 pm
Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire -
Operation Three Star
Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Adaptation in Hindi -Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
Tickets Rs.100/ & 50 /-
Sri Ram centre,Mandi House

5 th July at 7 pm
Ashok Lal's -
Ek Mamooli Aadmi
Sri Ram centre,Mandi House
Tickets Rs.100/ & 50 /-

12th July 7pm
Log- Baag
play by Neil Simon based on Anton Chekhov's stories
Lok Kala Manch, 20, Lodhi Institutional Area
behind sai baba mandir)
Entry Free

19th July-New Hindi play at 7pm at SRC
Rajesh Kumar 's
Ambedkar AUR Gandhi
Sri Ram centre,Mandi House
Tickets Rs.100/ & 50 /-

All plays directed by Arvind Gaur
For Details pls call -9911013630 (Viren Basoya), 9718618947 (Shilpi Marwaha),
9555558812 (Pankaj Yadav) , 9899.650.509 (Gaur)
asmitatheatre@gmail.com

Children Summer theatre workshop

May 18 - June 6, 2009
10 am - 12.30 pm(for 9 to 14 yr old )
Registration fee Rs. 2500/-
Children Summer theatre workshop by Arvind Gaur

limited seats for registration contact -
Manager,Lok Kala Manch, (behind Sai Baba Mandir)
Lodhi Road, New Delhi
ph- 24624232,24644421,65806268,9810597410(Uday Bir Singh),09911013630 (Viren Basoya),09718618947 (Shilpi Marwaha), 09899.650.509 (Gaur)
asmitatheatre@gmail.com

Theatre Workshop at Habitat World , India Habitat centre by theatre director Arvind Gaur

The workshop will introduce the aspiring actor to the basic skills of acting.This includes ensemble work, voice ,speech ,fun exercises & games , movement, personality development , better communication, approach to character and improvisation techniques etc.

4 Week intense Summer theatre workshop at Habitat World , India Habitat centre by eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur.

May 9 - June 5 , 2009
2 pm to 4.30 pm
(for 15 yr old and above)
Registration fee Rs. 5000/-
Registration for the workshop starts from may 2nd ,2009
limited seats.

for registration contact -
Programme Desk,India Habitat Centre ,
Lodhi Road,New delhi
ph- 011-43663333
09911013630 (Viren Basoya)
09899.650.509
asmitatheatre@gmail.com

Ek Mamooli Aadmi at India Habitat Centre on 14th & 15th March

Asmita Theatre and

India Habitat Centre presents

Ek Mamooli Aadmi

Directed by Arvind Gaur

Written by Ashok Lal

Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

14th & 15th March,7pm

Stain Auditorium,India Habitat Centre,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Tkt-Rs 200 ,100 and 50

available at IHC programme desk ,from 1st March onwards

Actors

Viren Basoya(Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist), Shilpi Marwaha, Bajrang Bali Singh,Raj Sharma, Malya Garg, Wricha Sharma,Pankaj Yadav, Rahul Datta, Daveeka Sharma,Saveree Gaur,Hemant Pandey,Teishul,Dinesh Dhawan, Vivak ParasarParvesh Dhawan, Priyank ,Sourabh Pal,Manish Upadhyay,Arun Rana,Manvir Sansanwal ,Sumit Pawar,Asish,Himanshu Sharma,Kakoli Gaur,Shaline Rai,Ashok Chauhan,Sachin,Wassim,Trimala Adikari,Sanchit

An Asmita production

Ek Mamooli Aadmi at Lucknow on 3rd March

Sangeet Natak Academy
and Bhartendu Natya Academy
presents
Rang-Sangam Natya Utsav
1st-8th March

Sant Gadgeji Maharaj Auditorium,
Utter Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy,
Gomati Nagar, Lucknow

Ek Mamooli Aadmi '( एक मामूली आदमी )'
on 3rd March ,2009 at 6.30 pm
Directed by Arvind Gaur (अरविन्द गौड़)

Written by Ashok Lal
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur

Actors
मंच पर
उमेश: राहुल
दत्ता राधेश्याम : प्रवेश
धवन गोस्वामी: पंकज यादव
रमा: रिचा शर्मा
बग्गा: राज शर्मा
तिवारी: दिनेश धवन
निर्माण क्लर्क: सौरभ
पालकानूनी क्लर्क: प्रियान्क
क्लर्क: त्रिशूल गौड़ ,मनवीर सनसनवाल,
आशीष बिष्ट, अरुण राणा,सन्जोग, अशोक चोहान,
मलय गर्ग, मनीश उपाध्याय ,सुमित पवार ,
वसीम,सचिन चन्द्रा, कोशल सारस्वत, अन्चित
औरत 1: देविका शर्मा
औरत 2: त्रिमाला अधिकारी
औरत 3: शालिनी राय
औरत 4: शिल्पी मारवाह
औरत 5: नेहा शर्मा /नीलम
औरत 6: रिचा शर्मा
आयुक्त: हेमंत पांडे/ दिनेश धवन
ईश्वर चन्द अवस्थी : विरेन
बसोया खरे : बजरंग बली सिंह
लक्ष्मी: शिल्पी मारवाह
अजनबी 1: राज शर्मा
अजनबी 2: प्रियान्क द्विवेदी
चाय वाला: हिमांशु शर्मा
जन्मदिन गर्ल: सावेरी गौड़
बैरा: सुमित / हिमांशु
दादा/गून्डा: मनवीर सनसनवाल
मंत्री: दिनेश धवन/ आशीष बिष्ट
जनता: सन्जोग, अशोक चोहान,मलय गर्ग,मनीश उपाध्याय ,सुमित पवार ,
वसीम, देविका शर्मा , प्रियान्क द्विवेदी ,त्रिमाला अधिकारी , हिमांशु शर्मा ,
शालिनी राय, आशीष बिष्ट, अन्चित, राहुल ,अरुण राणा ,नीलम
स्वप्नेश :काकोली गौड़
चोकीदार : सौरभ पाल
नेपथ्य
सेट :पंकज यादव,हेमंत पांडे पांडेय, त्रिशूल गौड़ आशीष बिष्ट, अरुण राणा
विवरणिका: सौरभ पाल
डॉ. संगीता गौड़
नाटककार: अशोक लाल
निर्देशक : अरविन्द गौड़

Contact
asmitatheatre@gmail.com
9911013630 (Viren Basoya), 9868885129 (Shilpi Marwaha)
9899650509(Arvind Gaur)
An Asmita production

Court martial at Hindu College, Delhi University

Asmita Theatre Group
presents
Swadesh Deepak’s
Court Martial
directed by Arvind Gaur
18th February ,2009 2.30pm,
Hindu College, Delhi University
Organised by NSS,Hindu college
(Entry free)

Actors
Deepak Ochani,Bajrang Bali Singh,Viren Basoya, Vivak Parasar,Shilpi Marwaha, Malya Garg,Pankaj Yadav, Hemant Pandey,Teishul,Dinesh Dhawan, Parvesh Dhawan,Raj Sharma, Priyank ,Sourabh Pal,Rahul Datta, Shaline Rai,Manish Upadhyay,Arun Rana,Manvir Sansanwal ,Sumit Pawar,Asish,Himanshu Sharma,Ashok ,Deveeka Sharma,Wassim

CRITICS SAYS
Tight pace of Court Martial….not to be missed .
- Kavita Nagpal ( Hindustan Times )
Gaur’s hard hitting realism…..His infinitely intelligent approach….strong play.
- Aruna Ahluwalia ( E. News )
Kudos to Court Martial….a drama that went beyond the limits of drama .
- ( Indian Express )
The Asmita team has created a marvelous piece of theatre out of a wonderful script.don’t miss it. The times spent watching it is well worth it. - Smita Nirula ( The Pioneer )
Stealing scenes with revolt as the theme ….Court Martial was an engrossing display of theatre for social awareness.
-Sushama Chadha ( Times Of India )
Excellent acting, live and memorable…..worth visit.
-Ajeet Rai ( Nav Bharat Times )

Contacts-9911013630 (Viren Basoya),9868885129 (Shilpi Marwaha)
http://sites.google.com/site/asmitatheatre/Home

Ek Mamooli Aadmi and Mote Ram ka Satyagrah

31 st January
Ashok Lal's
Ek Mamooli Aadmi
3.30pm ,LTG,Copernicus Marg,
New Delhi

Mote Ram ka Satyagrah
Based on Munshi Premchand's story
Adaptation by Habib Tanvir and Safdar Hashmi
music by Dr. Sangeeta Gaur
6.30pm at LTG,Copernicus Marg,New Delhi

Both plays directed by Arvind Gaur
5th Natsamrat Natya Utsav

Street Plays Festival ,January 2009

31st January
Teach India ,Street play
LTG auditorium Lawns ,Copernicus Marg,New Delhi
30th January
Street play on Leprosy,11 am
Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation
27th January
Teach India Street play
IIT Delhi ,5.15 pm
24th January
IP College, Delhi University,11 am
23rd January
Unsuni Play
Strongs heads, sector-59, Noida,4pm
20th January
Kasturba Gandhi kustha ashram,Tahirpur ,2.30pm
Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation
13th January
Steet play,Rangmandir Auditorium,6pm
Muktibodh National Theatre Festival,Raipur
9th January
Street play
Basant Valley School, Basant Vihar,11.30am

Muktibodh National Theatre Festival,Raipur

Muktibodh Theater festival was started a decade ago in the honor of famous writer, poet late Mr.Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh since 1997 by Indian People Theater Association (IPTA)
Muktibodh National Theater Festival,Rangmandir Auditorium ,Raipur
10th January - 18th January 2009.

10 January ,2009
IPTA Raipur ,Menaz Asad,Raipur maeri main kaise kaho by Ajay Kumar,Mumbai,8:30 PM
11th January
Presentation of selected poems by Ajay kumar ,Mumbai ,Spectrum hall, civil lines, 2pm, Popkorn by Ashish pathak , Jabalpur ,7:00 PM
Baramasi ,3rd bell production ,directed by Dherender Kawade ,8:30 PM
12th January
Bideshiya, Nirman kala manch,Patna ,directed by Sanjay Upadhaya ,7:30 PM
13th January
Bagwad Ajukaam ,directed by Alkhanandan, Bhopal, 7:30PM
Unsuni ,Script by Mallika Sarabhai,Based on Harsh Mander’s book
Unheard Voices, directed by Arvind Gaur , Asmita Theatre ,8.30pm
14th January
Operation three star
Adaptaion of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Amitabh Srivastava ,Lyrics-Piyush Mishra ,directed by Arvind Gaur , Asmita Theatre ,7.30pm
15th January
Resham ka yeh shayar ,directed by Arun Pandey, Jabalpur,7:30 Pm
16th January
Chekov ki duniya directed by Ranjit Kapoor,Mumbai,7:30 PM
17th January
Aurangjeb, Natwa Delhi directed by K.S.Rajender ,7:30 PM
18th January
Narmed directed by Javed Akhtar,patna ,Spectrum hall, 5 pm
Rajrakt, Naya theater,bhopal ,directed by Habib Tanveer ,7.30pm

11th January -kavita path and kavi se baat – chit with the respective invited poets followed with Vinod kumar Shukla, Gayanendrapati,Rajesh joshi, Pawan karan, Ekant shrivastav , Hari Om Rajeriya & Badri Narayana.
17th – 18th January,2009
KATHA-VIMERSH
Will be followed by invited writes at Spectrum hall ,civil lines,Raipur.
Following are the people which will be participating for the “kathavimersh” :-
Dr.Nmawar Singh, Dr. kamla Prasad, kashinath singh, Vishva Nath Tripathi, Parmanad Shrivastav, Dr. Rmama Kanth Shrivastav,Hari Naryana, Devendra, Priyamved,Shiv Moti, Kuran Singh, Sabho Gupt, Swayam Prakash, Rishikesh Sulabh, Santosh Dixit, Awadhesh Preet, Dherendra Asthana, Rajendra Dani, Bhalchand Joshi, Suraj Prakash, Santosh Chubey, Bharat Baharadwaj, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Priyam Ankit, Dr. Sadhna Agarwal, Jai Shanker, Manoj Rupra, Chandan Pandey, Manisha Kulsheresht, Uma Shanker Chowdhery, Rajesh Mishra, Ram Kumar Tiwari, Lok Babu, Kalesh Banwasi, Satish Jaswal , Pritosh Cakrowarti, Aand Bhadur, Pabhu Nnrayan, Jya Jdwani and others…
There will be a painting exhibition in the remberance of Late “ASIF” which will be put up during the festival.
Subhash Mishra
Co-ordinator,Muktibodh theater festival,Raipur C.G

OTS Show at Lucknow

Dario Fo 's Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Operation Three Star
Adaptation by Amitabh Srivastava
Lyrics-Piyush Mishra
Direction -Arvind Gaur
4th January, 2009 at Lucknow,Yayavar theatre festival

Staring- Viren Basoya , Raj Sharma, Pankaj Yadav, Malay Garg, Rahul Datta, Parvesh Dhawan and Shilpi Marwaha

Nikhat Kazmi ,Times of India-Today when newspaper headlines are screaming about police atrocities, operation three star becomes a compelling study on the anatomy of violence... taut, energetic and embellished with a compelling performance by actors,OTS (Accidental Death of an Anarchist)becomes a noteworthy addition to Asmita's repertoire… Imaginative methodology, which is reflected in,plays Tughlaq, Court-Martial and O.T.S

Kavita Nagpal, Hindustan Times- Gaur updated the script with contemporary references of police Violence, bhagalpur, rape in police custody, killing of two innocent Businessmen in C.P

Smita Nirula, Pioneer -Very relevant and timely...the play comes down hard on police brutality, inefficiency & connivance

Amit Kumar, Rashtriya Sahara- Competent direction...powerful performance...one more achievement by Arvind Gaur and his team Asmita.