Here's the 3rd edition of the Festival run-down compiled by Thespo team member,
Aneesha Srinivasan
Thursday 13th December, 2012
10am-1pm: Capoeira for Theatre: Abhishekh Saha
This was one workshop that had surprises at each turn. Spin-kicks, handstands, cartwheels, Portuguese fishing songs- the scene was set for an authentic Brazilian session. With the room in Prithvi House chock-full of enthusiastic participants, who readily sang the songs and- quite literally- did the dances, the workshop was nothing short of a huge success.
6pm: Unohu
Original songs, and immense talent. The band was a hit with the crowd that gathered at the Prithvi Foyer, and with the people that continued to filter in when they took the stage. The music was young and vibrant, the energy of the band seeped into the crowd within seconds of their first song, and before you knew it, they were clapping, swaying, humming along to the songs. Unohu was the perfect band for Thespo’s youth community.
7pm: Love Day Loot
This one was a rib-rickler. The audience was in splits in the first five minutes, and the laughter only ended when the play did. Wisecracking characters, and puns galore: all set to the continuous and omnipresent theme of the intricacies of human character. The fifty minutes spent inside Prithvi House had everyone clutching at their stomachs and gasping for air. Needless to say, everybody who watched it, loved it. Did we mention that the room was packed with the largest audience we’ve had for a Fringe performance, yet?
8pm: Facehooked
Life on Facebook, through song, dance and mime. Amidst the seemingly merry atmosphere, impactful social and personal messages being thrown around- just like they are on Facebook. Clever, engaging and entertaining. By the end, we had people standing on chairs, stools, the tables at the café- to get a better look at the show.
9pm: Being Sartak Majumdar
The play was unlike any other. With layered characters, intensive insights into the increasing addiction to the television, and occasional bursts of television show-mimicry- you couldn’t ignore it. It wasn’t the watch-and-be-entertained-then-forget kind of show. It was the kind that stuck with you for hours after the performance, with the questions it raised, and the mentalities it attacked. The audience was with it every step of the way: and the atmosphere was perfect for the intensity and unadulterated entertainment that show provided. A watch to remember.
Aneesha Srinivasan
Thursday 13th December, 2012
10am-1pm: Capoeira for Theatre: Abhishekh Saha
This was one workshop that had surprises at each turn. Spin-kicks, handstands, cartwheels, Portuguese fishing songs- the scene was set for an authentic Brazilian session. With the room in Prithvi House chock-full of enthusiastic participants, who readily sang the songs and- quite literally- did the dances, the workshop was nothing short of a huge success.
6pm: Unohu
Original songs, and immense talent. The band was a hit with the crowd that gathered at the Prithvi Foyer, and with the people that continued to filter in when they took the stage. The music was young and vibrant, the energy of the band seeped into the crowd within seconds of their first song, and before you knew it, they were clapping, swaying, humming along to the songs. Unohu was the perfect band for Thespo’s youth community.
7pm: Love Day Loot
This one was a rib-rickler. The audience was in splits in the first five minutes, and the laughter only ended when the play did. Wisecracking characters, and puns galore: all set to the continuous and omnipresent theme of the intricacies of human character. The fifty minutes spent inside Prithvi House had everyone clutching at their stomachs and gasping for air. Needless to say, everybody who watched it, loved it. Did we mention that the room was packed with the largest audience we’ve had for a Fringe performance, yet?
8pm: Facehooked
Life on Facebook, through song, dance and mime. Amidst the seemingly merry atmosphere, impactful social and personal messages being thrown around- just like they are on Facebook. Clever, engaging and entertaining. By the end, we had people standing on chairs, stools, the tables at the café- to get a better look at the show.
9pm: Being Sartak Majumdar
The play was unlike any other. With layered characters, intensive insights into the increasing addiction to the television, and occasional bursts of television show-mimicry- you couldn’t ignore it. It wasn’t the watch-and-be-entertained-then-forget kind of show. It was the kind that stuck with you for hours after the performance, with the questions it raised, and the mentalities it attacked. The audience was with it every step of the way: and the atmosphere was perfect for the intensity and unadulterated entertainment that show provided. A watch to remember.
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