Bahumukh, 2.30 & 6 pm, Thu, 7 Jan
Punjabi & English, 75 mins
Playwright & Director: Jyoti Dogra |
The Doorway is a collection of stories woven into a narrative examining the nature of our inhabiting of ‘closed’ and ‘open’ spaces. The spaces considered in the piece vary along a continuum from the literal to the metaphorical; the body’s response to space itself and the various associations that space evokes. While some of the material is autobiographical, parts of it are drawn from fairy tales, folk songs, life as it exists, and even from sheer imagination. The narratives are communicated through bodily images, gestures and sounds, with minimal spoken text. The piece does not look to convey the specific details of these stories so much as to use them as provocations, evoking stories from the lives of spectators who are encouraged to explore their own individual journeys. |
Devised and Performed by Jyoti Dogra
Light Design: Arghya Lahiri and Sujay Saple
Operated by: Sujay Saple
Costume Design: Susie Vickery
Production Design: Seema Bhatia I
Poster Design: Rehaan Engineer
Stills: Ameet Mallapur
Acknowledgements: Khalid Tyabji and Jola Cynkutis (for work on the process), Anmmol Vellani and Shai Heredia at the IFA, Shaupon Boshu, Gautam Kishanchandani, Neha Choksi, Sankalp Meshram, Chirantan Das, Vivek Phillips, Rajshree, Barbara Dutta, Dheeraj Bhatia, Marcus Schroeder, Miten Rajendra Ashar, Bablu, Karan Makhija, Aparna.
As well as Rehaan Engineer for his insightful critique, advice and immeasurable support. |
