{"id":19664,"date":"2024-10-29T11:18:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/19664\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:18:45","slug":"the-19th-qadir-ali-baig-theatre-festival-to-bring-theatre-stalwarts-to-hyderabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=19664","title":{"rendered":"The 19th Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival to bring theatre stalwarts to Hyderabad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 19th edition of the Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival, to be held in Hyderabad from November 6 to 10, will pay homage to the theatre doyen\u2019s wife Begum Razia Baig, who passed in March this year. \u201cShe chaired the festival she co-founded for 18 years. This year\u2019s festival is women-centric in its theme and we pay an ode to motherhood,\u201d says actor-theatre personality Mohammad Ali Baig, son of Begum Razia and the curator of the festival.<\/p>\n

The five-day fest at Taramati Baradari Cultural Complex will present performances, workshops and masterclasses by actors, poets, writers and directors. The festival will open with actor Ashish Vidyarthi\u2019s Hindi\/English stand-up comedy act Vitthal Kaanya, <\/i>named after the popular character he portrayed in the Hindi film Vaastav<\/i>. Baig explains, \u201cOur mandate is to present a \u2018clean\u2019 stand-up comedy show that does not resort to foul language or offend any group in the audience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At the upcoming festival, audiences can look forward to satire, mature romance and dance theatre. While Ila Arun and KK Raina feature in Miracle on Matunga Street<\/i>, an adaptation of playwright Tom Dudzick\u2019s comedy-drama Miracle on South Division Street, <\/i>the UK group Wright and Grainger will perform Helios<\/i>, an English play that focuses on a modern-day myth, inspired by an ancient Greek tale. The play will be in association with the British Council.<\/p>\n

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Schedule<\/h5>\n

November 6; 7.30pm: Ashish Vidyarthi\u2019s stand-up comedy act Vitthal Kaanya. <\/i>English and Hindi; 70 minutes duration. <\/p>\n

November 7; 7.30pm: Ila Arun\u2019s play Miracle on Matunga Street<\/i>. Hindi; 130 minutes duration. <\/p>\n

November 8; 7.30pm: Nadira Babbar\u2019s play Farida<\/i>. Hindi; 120 minutes duration.<\/p>\n

November 9; 5pm:\u00a0Wright and Grainger play Helios<\/i>. English; 70 minutes duration.<\/p>\n

November 9; 7.30pm: Thyagaraja Hruth Sadhana <\/i>by Chithkala School of Dance, Bengaluru. Telugu; 75 minutes duration.<\/p>\n

November 10; 5pm. ACT 24\u2019s Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai<\/i>. Hindi; 75 minutes duration.<\/p>\n

November 10; 7.30pm. Mystical Fragrance – An Ode to Motherhood<\/i>. Performance and poetry session featuring Zila Khan, Mohammad Ali Baig and Dolly Thakore. English\/Urdu; 90 minutes duration.<\/p>\n

Workshops<\/h5>\n

Ashish Vidyarthi on Stage to Bollywood: November 7, 2pm<\/p>\n

Dolly Thakore on Voice Artistry: November 8, 2pm<\/p>\n

Nadira Babbar on Writing and Acting: November 9, 11am<\/p>\n

Alexander Wright on Techniques of Storytelling: November 10, 11am<\/p>\n

(Venue: Taramati Baradari Cultural Complex, Ibrahim Bagh. Tickets and registration on bookmyshow.com)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cNadira Babbar\u2019s play Farida<\/i>, which she has written and directed, is a romance set in Kashmir,\u201d informs Baig, about the presentation by Mumbai-based Ejkute Theatre Group.<\/p>\n

Bengaluru-based Praveen Kumar of Chithkala School of Dance will present a dance theatre performance titled Thyagaraja Hruth Sadhana<\/i>. ACT 24 theatre group\u2019s Hindi play Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai <\/i>is inspired by Arbuzov\u2019s Russian play Do You Turn Somersaults?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

The festival will come to a close with Mystical Fragrance – An Ode to Motherhood<\/i>, an English\/Urdu poetry session featuring classical singer and musician Zila Khan as well as Mohammad Ali Baig and Dolly Thakore performing and reciting poems of well-known Indian and international poets such as Ali Sardar Jafri, Edgar Allan Poe and Rudyard Kipling. <\/p>\n

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Published – October 29, 2024 04:22 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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