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BWW Previews: IBSEN FESTIVAL in Mumbai

By: Sep. 08, 2017
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The Ibsen Festival in Mumbai which is now in its 4th edition has been drawing a lot of critical praise not just in India but abroad too. The festival which is organized by Surnai Theatre and Folk Arts Foundation received a tremendous response for its Indian adaptations.

The festival that commences on September 10 in Mumbai will showcase on stage Peer Ghani, an Indian adaptation of Peer Gynt. Also showcased will be some of the other popular plays by Ibsen too ranging a vast range of work. Some of the plays that will see an Indian adaptation will be A Doll's House, Peechha Karti Parchhaiyan (Ghosts) and Mareechika (The Lady from the Sea). Since Ibsen's work has been garnering a sustained interest in India, there will also be a screening of a film on Ibsen's life along with a talk on the importance of Ibsen's plays. There will also be a reading of Ibsen's letters to his publishers and other acquaintances and a talk on the process of translating and adapting Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, by Ila Arun and Astri Ghosh.
The Schedule for the festival:
Sophia Bhabha Auditorium
  • 10th September, 6.30 pm Peer Ghani
G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture
  • 15th September 6.30 pm "Glimpses of Peer Ghani" a one-hour performance of important scene
    ? ?
    from Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt"
    ?. Followed by a ?meet and greet for
    the new
    ? Consul General of Norway in Mumbai, Her Excellency Ms Ann Ollestad?
    .(Invitees Only. Invite for the press to follow.)
  • 16th September 7.30 pm Peer Ghani
  • 17th September 4 & 7 pm A Doll's House ( English)
Prithvi Theatre:
  • 21st September 7.30 pm Lighting of the Lamp.
  • 21st September 8.30 pm Peer Ghani
  • 22nd September 9 pm Peechha Karti Parchhaiyan
  • 23rd September 6 & 9 pm A Doll's House -
  • 24th September 5.30 & 8.30 Mareechika
Prithvi House:
  • 22nd September 10 to 11.30 am Screening of film on Ibsen's life
  • 22nd September 12 to 1 pm Talk on the relevance of Ibsen's plays (speakers: Astri Ghosh, Ila Arun, K.K.Raina.)
  • 23rd September 11 - 12.30 pm Reading of Ibsen's letters by Astri Ghosh, Ila Arun and Anjula Bedi.
  • 23rd September 3-5 pm The process of translating & adapting Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (Speakers: Astri Ghosh and Ila Arun)


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