Our Productions:
IT IS YOU: This project has been realized after a search lasting two years where the thematic interest was to look into the human need for systems, our need to be free and both their connection to our relationship with nature.
COMING UP in 2025!
Premiere Run in Bangalore: January 31 (7:30 PM) and Feb 1 (3:30 PM and 7:30 PM) at Ranga Shankara.
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/itisyou
Just hiss- A play for children
It completed 22 shows this year with a tour to Delhi and NCR- the highlight of which were the shows at Shadipur Naatak Utsav 2024, at Studio Safdar, New Delhi. Just Hiss was also presented for schools in Bangalore (The Legacy School and Prakriya Green Wisdom School), Faridabad(Shiv Nadar School) and Noida(Pathways School) and public venues in Bangalore
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/justhiss
Jhund- A dark comedy in Hindi
It completed 20 shows this year with a tour to Goa for “Serendipity Out And About Festival, 2024”. Also performed at Ranga Shankara, Jagriti Theatre, Bangalore International Centre and Lahe Lahe in Bangalore.
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/jhund
Adhura- Our longest running play, a solo in Hindi.
It completed 46 shows this year with shows at Our Theatre Studio.
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/adhura
The Quest- Another solo piece, created and developed at the 2019 and 2020 Master Course of it the Workcenter for Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, Pontedera, Italy.
An intimate 30 minute work about the need for meaning, completed 4 shows this year including a show at Odd Bird Theatre, Delhi.
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/thequest
Our Workshops
Get Started: An introductory Theatre Workshop (For beginners and those who want to rekindle their theatre journey.)
We completed 17 editions of the workshop this year. www.ourtheatrecollective.in/get-started
Exploring Navarasas:
Level 1: A 2 week intensive. This year we completed 10 editions of it and an edition at Stop Gap, Delhi.
Level 2: Introduced this year in July, to deepen the practice
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/exploringnavarasas
Preparing an Actor’s Body
The workshop looks at developing an actor's body which can be open, supple and strong. This year we completed 6 editions of the workshop.
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/preparing-an-actor-s-body
Bigness Smallness Elaboration And Contraction- A workshop on performance craft for actors and anyone who is into movement based art practices. (Edition 1)
Performance Ready: A week long workshop, focussing on creating a short ensemble performance week adapted from a short story or a theme. (Edition 1)
Workshops In Collaboration:
www.ourtheatrecollective.in/workshopsincollaboration
Finding Your Voice by Anmol Vellani in July, 2024 over 2 weekends
Seed To Seed by Dr. Prabhat Bhaskaran in February, 2024 was held over 5 days ending with an open rehearsals.
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Theatre For Children www.ourtheatrecollective.in/theatreforchildren
Once Upon A Time: A 90 minute event for children where they get to experience a theatrical performance followed by theatre based activities facilitated by the performing actor.
This year we presented three stories
The World Renowned Nose, The Poet And The Sun and The Thief's Story , to children across Bangalore and Mysore and Dum Dama Dum festival for children at Atta Galatta.
What If? A week long summer theatre workshop for children at Our Theatre Studio,Courtyard Koota Springfields Academy in Calicut.
Let’s Play: A 2 month long (one session of 2 hours every Sunday) theatre workshop for children was held at Courtyard Koota.
Works By Other Artists- Hosted at Our Theatre Studio, Koramangala
Dastan Tilsm-e-Hoshruba
A classical Dastangoi performance by Kafeel Jafri
Neighbourhood Shows, original Guitar Solos
By Abhay Dev Praful
Marju Aur Moeena Ki Kahani
A play by Freeda Theatre, Madhya Pradesh guided and produced by MARAA arts and media collective, Bangalore.
Sattu Sherawali Da
A solo in Hindi from Delhi, performed by Jayprakash Kumar and directed by Anoop Gupta was presented as part of the October Jam Festival by MARAA arts and media collective, Bangalore..
First stop of the Book Tour by Abhishek Majumdar, a brilliant theatre maker in conversation with social scientist and philosopher Sundar Sarukkai, moderated by theatre practitioner Faria Fatima.
Kannaadi
By Priyanka Chandrashekhar
A bharatanatyam performance inspired by the artist’s training in the dance form and legal training.