New Delhi, December 28, 2015: The Embassy of France in India and its cultural network (Institut Français en Inde and Alliance française de Pondichéry), in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Government of Puducherry, and Indianostrum Theatre, have invited Ariane Mnouchkine, Europe’s foremost experimental theatre director, to tour India with her École Nomade. On this occasion a press briefing was held on the lawns of the Service for Cooperation and Culture, Embassy of France, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road where Ariane acknowledged the significant influence of traditional Indian theatre. Speaking on the occasion she further explained that when she realised that she would dedicate her life to the theatres she took the initiation and embarked on a long journey and first arrived in India in 1963. She said ‘… India would be my treasure. I knew I would probably learn the basics of what to do without even knowing what I was going to do. I am indebted towards different forms of traditional theatre.’
A theatre workshop conducted by Ariane Mnouchkine and twelve artists of Théâtre du Soleil will be held in Puducherry from 14th to 30th December. Extracts of these workshops will be available for streaming from the website of Institute Français en Inde (www.institutfrancais.in) for a limited period of time for a larger outreach.
Theatre enthusiasts from across India have been encouraged to apply for these workshops. Auditions will be held for shortlisted candidates to select about 80-odd participants. These selected artists will participate in workshops to hone their skills and exchange creative processes and ideas.
A production should follow the programme, which is scheduled to be showcased in France by the end of 2016 and in India early 2017 as part of the festival of France in India, “Bonjour India”.
Deeply inspired by Asian Theatre, Ariane is Europe’s foremost experimental theatre director, an Ibsen awardee and also one of the most known theatre directors globally, having directed world renowned plays, twelve artists from the Théâtre du Soleil and Ariane Mnouchkine will conduct workshops for the transmission of her style of discovering theatre in India.
Ariane Mnouchkine on her India workshop video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3I_VpOAc9E
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
