Designing the Stage
Contributors/Author: Gauri Joshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, K.R. Mangalam University. This in-depth academic article compiled in the book Rang Manch explores the intricate relationship between theatre architecture and set design, providing insights into how these elements shape the overall experience of a theatrical performance. It […]
Ushering in Warmth
By Priyadarshini PiramalWith over 500 shows presented at the NCPA every year, from jazz to the symphony orchestra, from Hindustani and Carnatic music to classical and folk dance, plays, films, screenings and photography, the seamless organisation of this vast variety of events calls for backstage protocol that runs like clockwork. It is almost as if […]
Connections India Doubles Reach with New Workshops for Mumbai’s Youth Theatre Makers
For seven days in August, there was no semblance of a stage at the Experimental Theatre and the seats, stacked away along the walls, made way for ample room for Mumbai-based theatre directors to walk about, amble along, squat down, sprawl on the floor, sit still, make notes, exchange them and dissect scripts as they […]
A National Theatre for India
On Dr. Jamshed Bhabha’s 110th birth anniversary, we bring you an article the founding father of the NCPA wrote in its Quarterly Journal in 1980, discussing the reflection, hard work and scientific thought that went into building the magnificent Tata Theatre.
