TIFA Working Studios will be hosting ‘Lady Anandi’ a documentary theatre performance, first of its kind in India, by Anuja Ghosalkar. This performance showcases the story of a female actor, Lady F, who is haunted by the ghost of her great grandfather – a female impersonator in late 19th C Marathi theatre – every time she goes up on stage, and her love for moustaches. Using a series of photographs, anecdotes and fiction, Ghosalkar weaves through time periods to find her great grandfather. The show will be followed by a three-day workshop.
Lady Anandi has been performed as a work-in-progress across India and debuted in Sweden. The performance is based on extensive research and is an exploration of a personal archive. It brings together elements like performance, history, early photography and gender. The text was written during Anuja’s month-long residency at Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden. It is being presented at that moment when research ends and performance begins. This is as an unfinished piece— created as an active exploration that evolves with its audience. It aims to draw the Lady Anandi audience’s attention to the process of making work rather than presenting a finished product. In the absence of a director, the audience, take on that role. Therefore, the Q&A at the end of the show is an integral part of the performance.
Play
When: July 28, 7 pm | Where: TIFA Working Studios, Camp
Tickets: https://insider.in/lady-anandi-july28-2017/event
Workshop
When: July 29 – 31, 4 pm – 6:30 pm | Registrations: +96234 44433
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