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Reel to reel
A s a conclusion to my Lucknow projects, a pair of short videos, summarising the two theatre projects: Double Trouble with Amity University’s Mimesis Drama club: …and The Tempest, working with the Ehsaaz Foundation.
The Tempest wash-up
Actually, the event was not so much a wash-up – a discussion on things learnt, what went well and not so well – as an end of production party, held at Mohi’s studio, the magical venue for all our early
The Tempest performed
I had always known that today, performance day, would be a tough one. There was a lot to do. Put up the set, point and focus the lights, rig the sound (once the guys had managed to rouse the caretaker
Costume, shadows and a seagull
Our final rehearsal at Colvin College; it is remarkable that we have had two such wonderful, magical spaces for our rehearsals. I had travelled there directly from my final workshop for CMS at Golf City campus (though with no sign,
The Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj Auditorium, Sangeet Nadya Akademi
This is almost certainly the longest name for a theatre that I have ever encountered, and goes a long way (literally) towards explaining why I can never remember what it is called. We have been trying to have some access
Sound and music
With the conclusion of my involvement in Double Trouble, I have regained some of my time, so was able to attend an afternoon rehearsal with Vikash and his music team at the College. We ran through all of the cues,
Making progress, all the way to performance
I am aware that The Tempest has sucked away most of my attention recently, certainly in terms of blog posts. But this does not reflect the reality that I have also spent a goo0d deal of time whizzing out to
Rehearsing at Colvin Taluqdar’s
Our normal rehearsal space, Mobi’s Studio, has been a magical venue, especially with all the mosaic lights and the abundance of greenery, but it has had its limitations and difficulties, most notably a lack of space. Too often, I have
Riding pillion
Transportation to rehearsals has proved an issue. Although CMS has provided me with a driver, we have been careful to use Sunny for CMS business, and shopping etc. Maybe I am being over-cautious, but I did not want to be
Gomti Nagar revisited
One of this week’s two sets of workshops meant a return to my old stomping ground of Gomti Nagar 1, the campus that had hosted Aesop. I was pleased to see the smiling face of the Security Guard at the
Staggering through
I felt particularly edgy and anxious at the start of the rehearsal today – we were going to try to stagger through the entire play. A tell order at the best of times, and when it took nearly half an
Doubly troubled
If the pressure is on with now less than two weeks to go before The Tempest, that is doubly so for Double Trouble, which is on in just one week from today. There is very little time for rehearsal, so