SINGAPORE – The 22nd edition of Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival Of Arts, from Nov 17 to 26, promises an edgier vibe and original commissions that celebrate Indian artists and their works.
The offerings at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay range from a solo dance work tackling taboos associated with female desire to an absurdist play where everything that can go wrong does. Ahead of the festival opening, The Straits Times takes a closer look at some of the selection.Fistful Of Rupees by Shiv Tandan reflects his own tussling with belonging. PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
The 32-year-old associate artist at Singapore’s Checkpoint Theatre says in a Zoom video interview: “In Mumbai, time is thought of in broad strokes, not like in Singapore, where we are used to setting precise appointments on Google Calendar.”Bollywood singer Armaan Malik’s music has amassed more than 10 billion streams online. PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
Returning to Singapore to headline his first concert here, he adds, will be a dream come true. The 28-year-old’s gig at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Nov 18 is part of the arts venue’s Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2023.Veteran comedian Kumar will put on a 90-minute stand-up comedy focused on the nuances of Indian identity. PHOTOS: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
He will put on a 90-minute stand-up comedy focused entirely on the nuances of Indian identity, with a script written by Sharul Channa, one of the few full-time stand-up comediennes in Singapore.Agam Theatre Lab’s Twin Murder In The Green Mansion brings on laughs as a play breaks down “If a normal play goes wrong, it’s quite easy to cover up. But in this play, we have to make it look wrong, but it cannot actually be, or it will be a failure,” says Subramanian Ganesh, 39, who co-directs Agam Theatre Lab’s knockabout Twin Murder In The Green Mansion.
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