Fwd: Lokayat presents a Play celebrating 150 years of Tagore
अभिजित Abhijit
अभिजित अ. मी. Abhijit M.
Phone: +91 9422308125
From: Rushal Thaker <RT00...@techmahindra.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Subject: Lokayat presents a Play celebrating 150 years of Tagore
To:
Invitation
Lokayat presents a tribute to Tagore on his 150 years with
A Play
Parable of the Last Post Office
Direction & Design: Parnab Mukherjee
Performed
by students of
Mahatma Gandhi International School-Ahmedabad
Time Limit: 50 minutes without any intermission
Language: English
Date: Sunday,
October 17, 2010
Time: 4 - 5
pm
Venue:
Lokayat Hall, Opp.
Syndicate Bank, Law College Road, Near Nal Stop, Pune
Entry Free
Synopsis:
The name of Parable of the Last Post Office is an allusion to the play Dakghar... though this performance piece has very little to do with it. This piece explores the political sub-text of Tagore's poetry with a series of installation videos created with children.
Between 1878 and 1932, Tagore visited more than thirty countries on five continents. On 10 November 1912, Tagore began touring the United States and the United Kingdom, staying in Butterton, Staffordshire with the friends of C F Andrews. From May 3, 1916 until April 1917, Tagore went to Japan and the United States.
Shortly
after returning to India, the 63-year-old Tagore accepted the Peruvian
government's invitation to visit. He then travelled to Mexico. Each government
pledged US$100,000 to the school at Shantiniketan (Visva-Bharati) in
commemoration of his visits. A week after his November 6, 1924 arrival in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, an ill Tagore moved into the Villa Miralrío at the
behest of Victoria Ocampo. He left for India in January 1925. On May 30,
1926, Tagore reached Naples, Italy; he met Benito Mussolini in Rome the next
day. They fell out a little while later when on July 20, 1926,
Tagore attacked Mussoloini's view of nationalism in no uncertain terms.
On July
14, 1927, Tagore began a four-month tour of Southeast Asia, visiting Bali,
Java, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Penang, Siam, and Singapore. In early 1930 he
left Bengal for a year-long tour of Europe and the United States.
Amongst others, he visited Aga Khan III, stayed at Dartington Hall, and toured
Denmark, Switzerland, and Germany from June to mid-September 1930, then the
usual Soviet Union. Once again, in April 1932, Tagore — was hosted by Reza
Shah Pahlavi of Iran. Tagore's last travels abroad, including visits to Persia
and Iraq (in 1932) and Ceylon in 1933, only reinforced
his strong opnions about nationalism.
Our play explore Tagore's Persian and Iraq diaries ( and a shirt conversation he had in Milan) in relation to the milieu around us.
About the Director:
An independent media analyst
and a performance consultant by profession, Mr Parnab Mukherjee is one
of the leading alternative theatre directors' of the country. He divides his
time between Kolkata, Imphal and the Darjeeling hills. He has directed more
than 150 full-length/workshop productions.
He also presently curates a series called Talk Gandhi exploring the dissent
writings of Mahatma Gandhi.
Do join us for this fantastic performance.
In Solidarity,
--
Neeraj Jain
"Mrudanga", Bldg No. 3A, Flat No. 6,
Naad Brahma Society, Warje,
Pune - 411 058
Ph. 94222 20311
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