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Attend Pandies theatre’s latest production, Danger Zone, or watch a documentary film
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Pandies’ theatre, a Delhi-based activist theatre group is bringing their latest production, “Danger Zones”.
Culled from workshop experiences and original research, the scripts have been written by Anuradha Marwah, Sanjay Kumar and Anand Prakash.
The first play deals with the rights of children, specially distils from recent work in Nithari using Browning’s “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” as a binding thread and reveals the callous hypocrisy of the adult world towards children’s desires.
The other play deals with issues of alternate sexuality and draws on decades of experience of dealing with women’s issues.
This play is based on intensive research, spanning about one year, specifically on lesbian couples in the slums of Delhi.
The episode avoids theorisations as it traverses the travails of a lesbian couple from childhood to middle-age facing the onslaughts of patriarchy (its tools of marriage and family) and right-wing hatred.
The two plays will be performed at Nani Arena, Centre for Film and Drama, 5th Floor, Sona Towers, Millers Road on February 24, at 4 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Both plays will be followed with a discussion.
Tickets are available at Crossword Bookstore on Residency Road or contact 9880755875/9886928582.
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Pedestrian pictures is organising the screening of “1000 days and A Dream” (English), directed by Saratchandran C. and Baburaj P. on February 23 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Institution of Agricultural Technologists (IAT), Queen’s Road (near Indian Express circle, Cunningham Road). “1000 days And A Dream” won the Jury Award at the recently concluded 10th Mumbai International Film Festival.
The Plachimada struggle which is more than four-years-old initially began as a struggle for survival of a few thousand tribal villagers in central Kerala, and has grown into a people’s movement against the most powerful corporate giant in the world, Coca Cola.
An agitation against Coca Cola, the flag bearers of American nationalism, has become a movement against US imperialism and the policies pushed by the State and Central Governments in India.
The film captures the spirit of the anti coca cola struggle, traces the history of the struggle and discuss the several issues raised by the struggle.
It also documents the poignant moments of the struggle and share the dreams and sorrows of some of the active participants of the struggle.
For directions to the venue, contact Deepu on 94483 67627 or Sanjana on 94480 41063 (Sanjana) or email pedepics@gmail.com.
Visit www.pedestrianpictures. org
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