The Mumbai Lit Fest is called Literature Live! Because it is not an academic exercise but an interactive festival that uses the spoken and written word, stage enactments and music to make Literature Live!
The festival will be held at various venues around the NCPA from 12th - 14th of November.
Schedule of Events
Day I – Friday, 12 November: Tata Theatre
Session I:
Subject: Mythology Redux
Time: 11am – 12.30pm
Participants: Ashwin Sanghi, Amish Tripathi, Santosh Desai
Session II
Subject: New India, New Writing
Time: 1.30pm – 3pm
Participants: Manu Joseph, C P Surendran, Kalpish Ratna, Aniruddha Bahal
Moderator: Renuka Chatterji
Session III
Subject: Life by the Throat – Poetry readings and discussion
Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Participants: Keki Daruwala, CP Surendran, Arundhathi Subramaniam
Session IV
Subject: The Insider Book
Time: 5pm– 6.30pm
Participants: B G Verghese, Kumar Ketkar
Session V
Subject: Autobiography: Kuchh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai
Time: 7pm– 9pm
Participant: Anupam Kher
Day II – Saturday, 13 November: Experimental Theatre
Session I
Subject: E-Literature: Here today, gone tomorrow?
Time: 11am – 12.30pm
Participants: Parmesh Shahani, Meenakshi Reddy, Anupam Mukerji
The world is moving rapidly to e-literature and the participants, each of whom has used the new medium for their writing, will talk about their experiences and how different they are from the traditional world of the printed book.
Session II
Subject: CWG & After
Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Participants: Boria Majumdar, Ayaz Memon
Session III
Subject: New Cities
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Participants: Charles Correa, Sen Kapadia, Gerson D’Cunha
Session IV
Subject: Book releases
Time: 4.30pm to 5.30 pm
* Narayani Ganesh’s biography of her actor father, Gemini Ganesan, the legendary Kaadhal Mannan (King of Romance), actor and father.
* Sharmistha Gooptu’s Bengali Cinema: Another Nation, on cinema’s emergence as a popular form in Bengal in the first half of the twentieth century, leading up to its last phase of transition in the 1980s.
Session V
Subject: The National Anthem revisited
Time: 6pm – 6.30pm
Participant: Ameen Sayani
Session VI
Subject: The Kite Runner
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Participants: Sorab Wadia, Chris Snock
Day III – Sunday, 14 November: Experimental Theatre
Session I
Subject: Theatre Masterclass
Time: 11.30pm – 1.30 pm
Participants: Mahesh Elkunchwar and Necropolis by Aasakta
Session II
Subject: Lost Cities, Disowned Cities
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Participant: Ashis Nandy
Session III
Subject: Poetry of the City
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Pritish Nandy, Malavika Sangghvi, Gerson D’Cunha
The poets will read from their works and poems about the city of Mumbai.
Session IV
Subject: Book Release and presentation
Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm
* Susan Stronge’s Made for Mughal Emperors. Stronge is a Senior Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and specialises in the court arts of the Indian subcontinent. Among her many publications is The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms. Her lavishly illustrated book tells the stories behind the artwork of Mughal Hindustan, renowned for its opulence.
Session V
Subject: Johnny’s Midnight Goggles: Stories on a Cello
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Participants: Mathew Sharp
Day IV – Monday, 15 November, Lavasa
Session I
Subject: The Kite Runner
Time: 11am – 1 pm
Participants: Sorab Wadia, Chris Snock
Session III
Subject: Finkelstein’s Castle: Stories on a Cello
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Participants: Mathew Sharp
Session II
Subject: Humour is Serious Business
Time: 4.30pm – 6pm
Participants: Bachi Karkaria, Anuvab Pal
In this session, two very different writers of humour will not only talk about their art but will also interact with the audience, creating an informal workshop of sorts.
Session IV
Subject: Speaking for Young India
Time: 6.30pm – 8pm
Participants: Chetan Bhagat, Anuvab Pal
THE INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SHOW:
6th to 13th November 2010 at St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra
India`s very first International Clown Fest promises to be not just fun and entertaining but an eye opener to the wonderful world of professional clowning. Get a generous dose of humour with lots of physical comedy and colourful characters! All performed by outstanding talent in various fields of clowning, from music, comedy, magic, balloon sculpting, juggling, unicycling, acrobatics and non-verbal entertainment. With a host of world renowned clowns staging exclusive shows, as well as holding workshops, International Clownfest is geared to be a high energy, unique Clown Festival with an exciting blend of Clown Gags, Juggling, Magic, Acro-balance and Audience interaction.
The Theatre shows, scheduled to be staged at St. Andrew`s Auditorium would be 100 minute shows with a 10 minute break. The lavish full tilt show comes complete in a suitcase, then explodes on stage! Laughter and enchantment percolate during the inventive show as the clowns enters into a playful conspiracy with the audience.
A sure delight for the whole family.
Date : Nov 6, 2010 Time : 4:15 PM & 7:15 PM
Date : Nov 7, 2010 Time : 4:15 PM & 7:15 PM
Date : Nov 9, 2010 Time : 6:30 PM
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hotINK at the LARK: New plays from around the world, March 24-28
hotINK is an international play reading series, previously presented by Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, that has introduced plays from Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, The Netherlands, the U.K., the U.S. and Wales.
Previous festivals have also featured the work of U.S. playwrights Rinne Groff, Eduardo Machado, David Mamet, Heather McDonald, Chiori Miyagawa, Itamar Moses, Keith Reddin and Mac Wellman, as well as such distinguished actors and directors as Reed Birney, Bill Camp, Gisela Cardenas, Kathleen Chalfant, Trip Cullman, Liz Diamond, Mireille Enos, Giancarlo Esposito, Joe Grifasi, Jason Butler Harner, Jessica Hecht, Jayne Houdyshell, Marin Ireland, Ken Leung, Robert Lyons, Davis McCallum, Joanna Merlin, Haley Joel Osment, Andy Paris, Larry Pine, Jay O. Sanders, Henry Stram, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ray Anthony Thomas, Daniella Topol and Liesl Tommy.
The new, upcoming hotINK Festival will present work by 8-10 playwrights from outside the United States in readings at the Lark Play Development Center, March 24-28, 2010. Each play will be presented once, following approximately six to eight hours of rehearsal with outstanding New York director and actors. Readings are attended by fellow playwrights, literary managers, producers, artistic directors, translators, dramaturgs, scholars, journalists, educators, students and New York theatre audiences.
PLAY SUBMISSIONS TO hot/LINK WELCOME : DEADLINE NOVEMBER 7, 2010.
Submission Guidelines
- Submission deadline: November 7, 2010.
- Full-length plays in English from any country outside the U.S. that have not had productions in the U.S. are welcome. We are currently unable to consider musicals. We can only accept one play from each author.
- Include in your submission: contact information, a short narrative bio and a cast of characters, each briefly described.
- Electronic submissions are preferred. Please email scripts and supporting materials in one PDF or Word document to: hotinkatthelark@gmail.com
- If electronic submission is not possible, please mail scripts and all supporting materials, postmarked by November 7th, 2010, to:
Catherine Coray/hotINK
Department of Drama
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway 3rd floor
New York, NY 10003
- Please be advised that materials will not be returned. Selected playwrights will be contacted by early January, 2011.
- hotINK cannot cover the cost of travel or housing for playwrights. However, we will work with selected writers to seek and apply for travel funding.
