Play Reading 1: Dance Like A Man
We begin the series by reading Mahesh Dattani's 'Dance like a Man'.We will come back and share our impressions after the reading. For those interested in joining:
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Sunday, November 21st 2010
Time : 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
RSVP at : comeplayalong@gmail.com
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About the Play Dance like a man follows a family of Bharatnatyam dancers from the fifties to the nineties, opening in the modern day with daughter Lata bringing her fiance Viswas home to meet the folks, Jairaj and Ratna. This play has also been made into a movie directed by Pamela Rooks and features some exquisite dance numbers by the beautiful Shobana.
About the Author
Mahesh Dattani began his career as a copy writer and is now an Indian playwright, who writes his plays in English. He is the first english playwright to have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award. His plays have been staged all over India and abroad and have been directed by eminent directors like Lillete Dubey, Arvind Gaur and Alyque Padamsee.
-Nikki & Pramida
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