Presenting an evening of two plays: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila" and "The dance and the Railroad".

Play 1 at 7pm: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila". (English-Hindi) This play is about Irom Sharmila the human rights activist “The Iron lady of Manipur”. Presenting the glimpses of her life incidents, struggle against AFSPA, and her protest against armed personnel violence for a decade, about the situation in Manipur, the inner journey of Sharmila through her struggle and factual documentation about the situation in Manipur. Direction & Script - Sajida, On stage - Titas Dutta, Sarika Pareek, Light - Govind Singh Yadav, Music & projector - Joy Maisnam.

Play 2 at 8:30pm: "The Dance and the Railroad" This play is about the conflict between "The dance” (the value of east) versus "The Railroad" (Technology). The railroad is an apt symbol and this play construct in the master and pupil relationship. "Loya" (workman) who trained in the Manipuri Natya (acting style) for eight year before seeking his fortune on gold mountain (metaphor)( is approached by "robin" (workman) newly arrived in the working area. The young man wants to learn the secrets of the Natya. You think it's same as the workman? He challenges his pupil. But in the process of the education, the teacher learns more from the student and "loya" ultimately sees himself. In the finale "Loya" asks the pupil to help him props, symbols of his own realistic dream. The play is depicted using three martial art forms. Design & Direction - Joy Maisnam Writer - David Henry Hwang Duration - 1hr Language - Manipuri & English.

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