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Spinal Cord: Malayalam Theater is Live and Kicking Abroad!
// April 22nd, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Cultural PoliticsSpinal Cord is a Malayalam theatrical adaptation of Marquez, the Colombian master of fiction. Deepan Sivaraman has shown his remarkable directorial and scenographic skills in the experimental production which has already seen a number of stages within Kerala and won laurels abroad. The sandwich stage and participatory tropes are de-centered and democratic. The trained cast [...]
Festive Summer Nights of Kerala
// April 20th, 2010 // No Comments » // Cultural PoliticsThe festival season is on in Kerala. The hot midsummer nights are transformed into convivial carnivals of music, dance and performance in a variety of ways in various locations of culture. Temples and churches are throbbing with their annual festivals. These religious centers become secular in these sociable and inclusive nights that open up for [...]






