Events of the Week

Italian connect 

What: Organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, four plays

of Pippo Delbono, well-known Italian theatre actor and director are now available online. Presented by the Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, Italy, each of the plays feature leading actors from theatres in Modena, Cesena, Vignola and Castelfranco Emilia. The plays will be presented over the next four weeks and can be accessed through Vimeo links. The festival opens with After the Battle (Dopo la battaglia) this 110-minute play is an interdisciplinary work combining theatre, music and dance, and forging new territory in the career of the director. Delbono stretches the boundaries of his theatrical language and deepens his investigation of the relationship between body and text, action and sound. Stemming from his firm belief that people on the margins can understand the truth better than “normative” people, he incorporates these performers in his theatre groups and works, weaving a subtle and unique human fabric.

When: 22 July – 2 August

Where: Website of India International Centre

Monochromatic tones 

What: The series ‘Sleeping in the Forest’ features British-era rest houses in the Himalayan jungles taken by photographer Dileep Prakash. Presented by Photoink, the black-and-white images of moonlit forests and bungalows is limned by an intense otherworldliness. The prints (all Untitled, 2007–2016) loom large, their size befitting the architectural and arboreal solidity on display. These bungalows made an impression on Prakash when he stayed in them as a child, and he has been photographing them for years, imbuing his images with a melancholic texture. Medium-long shots of atmospheric landscapes frame a high-contrast theatre, the use of long exposure causing firefly-like light streaks of various shapes. The works can be viewed on the official website of Art In Touch.

When: 17 July – 7 September

Celebrating bondings

What: The festival season has begun but it doesn’t feel as colourful in the current situation. However, this Raksha Bandhan, Izhaar has come up with a unique idea to celebrate this bond of togetherness. Curate a personalised box of love for your dear brother or sister, and Izhaar will deliver to his doorstep, a gift always to reckon with. Luxury and sustainable, right from wooden carved boxes to luxury leather boxes, Izhaar has it all. To make for a complete hamper, it has also added handcrafted sweets, with individual and contactless packing to each box of love.