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SPEED THEATRICAL PRODUCTION
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Synopsis
- Birdsong |
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Our
daily lives full of stress and deadlines, leave us little
time to pause and think about who we really are. Birdsong
attempts to show the audience how to go about unlocking the
secrets that govern their lives … and find their destiny.
There are truths within us, secrets we don't know and the
power of our minds, which we have yet to fully fathom. Healing
wounds, climbing newer peaks are all possible if we hear the
little bird that resides within us. A little bird that is
yearning to be set free. |
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Our
protagonist Piali an investment banker in Mumbai, lives an
upwardly mobile lifestyle. This is fuelled by her relentless
drive to succeed. There is no semblance of life outside work,
to the extent that she hasn't gone to meet her father in their
hometown, for three years. Life takes a turn when an unexpected
guest arrives in her life. Abhay is a traveling writer and
has come to Mumbai in search of a story. |
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Being
a writer he believes that dreams are the key to unlocking
your destiny. Accidental circumstances help him get close
to Piali and he helps her rediscover her dreams. The story
ends with Piali shedding her emotional baggage, setting the
little bird within her, free. |
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Treatment
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Done in conversational style there is an absence of heavy
and preachy dialogue. The play reflects the times we live
in, our value system and a path that can be followed. Laced
with popular music influences, both old and new, presented
with quick wit and humour the production pays tribute to some
of Gulzar's laconic philosophy and R D Burman's immortal tunes.
One of the key highlights is a dream sequence conveyed through
a modern dance presentation using shadow and light.
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Cast
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Vikram
Kapadia
: Dhirendranath
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more than twenty years of 'theatre' behind him, he now
combines the related avatars of director, actor, writer
and film maker. |
He
believes one's theatre education is a perennial process,
and has found workshops with overseas theatre to be
extremely enriching learning experts experiences.
He also believes that he has been supported in many
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oblique, by his intensive education in dance. Having
been a student of Western Classical Ballet and Ballroom,
also tap dancing, jazz and Gilbert's technique. In
1987, he formed his own theatre group, "MASQUE" with
a group of like-minded professionals.
As
a Playwright his first play, "Life in the Dark" -
a half hour monologue has been selected and published
in the monthly edition of the P.E.N. Vikram's Directorial
ventures include Girish
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Karnad's "TUGHLAQ" (1993) Shakespeare's "JULIUS CAESAR"
(1992) Co-directed with Naseeruddin Shah for The National
Centre for Performing Arts, Romeo and Juliet and the
highly acclaimed GOING SOLO
HE
has also been part of the faculty (Theatre) for the
Femina Miss India participants for the years 2002
and 2003. and currently plays one of the lead roles
in Balaji Telefilms' "K STREET PALI HILL and a cameo
in Balaji Telefilms' "KKAVYANJALI".
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Nisha Sareen
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Piali |
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She
has been doing theatre since the age of 6 and has
studied acting at Weist Baron , New York. Her education
also includes a course in professional dance at the
Broadway Dance Company, New York.
Her
current theatre assignments include My Best Friends
Wedding by Sandeep Sikcand and Black with Equal by
Vikram Kapadia. A budding powerhouse of acting talent
she plays key roles in popular television soaps like
Kkavyanjali and K Street Pali Hill. Bollywood too
has spotted her talent and she has had key roles in
Joggers Park and Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye.
Apart
from work, her interests are in teaching children
speech and drama and working with an NGO called Akanksha.
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Hrishikesh Kannan
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Abhay
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of the most "heard" voices today and popularly known
as HRISHI K he is currently the Channel voice for Star
World, Star movies, Star one, Zee tv, cartoon network
and Discovery. He began his artistic journey with theatre
in Delhi with Stagedoor as an actor and also scripted
and directed with 'The Players'. Acting stints in mega
productions like The 'Legend of Ram, Prince of India'
- a Welcome Theatre Production brought him onto the
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He
is an extremely popular RJ (radio jockey) with stints
on Times FM , Worldspace, Radio Mirchi, WIN 94.6 -
Doing anchor based shows , where he is anchor and
writing his own scripts. He has been a guest VJ on
Channel [V], B4U and hosts many live events for leading
corporates across India.
His
television work includes shows like Kabhi Haan Kabhi
Naa, Imtihaan, multiple thrillers and a cameo in the
Hindi film Hum to Mohabbat Karega. Apart from this
he has been a Grand finalist on `Harsha ki khoj` 2005-
a contest cum reality tv show, which was looking for
India's next great cricket commentator, produced by
ESPN Star Sports.
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