Bolly’hood: Men in Churidar

November 19th, 2006 by agastya

More details about this event available at http://www.shazzam.net/agastya/bollyhood

Ballet Bellevue
Presents
Bollywood with a Robin Hood twist!

Bolly’hood : Men in Churidar

Featuring:
Shweta Arora, Seema Bhat, Binu Chacko, Saurav Chatterjee, Anjli Chaudhry, Zainab Hakim, Kavita Jhawar, Sachin Jhunjhunwalla, Akshay Johar, Rootu Joshi, Shama Joshi, Joyeeta Kakkar, Pankaj Kakkar, Sagar Khare, Agastya Kohli, Archana Kumar, Amruta Moktali, Anurag Pandit, Manisha Powar, Girish Premchandran, Sarika Punjabi, Swaroop Rane, Mahi Saraf, Samrat Sarkar, Seema Shetty, Arundhati Tamhankar, Yvette Zepfel.
And
Mok Moser
as
Robin Hood

The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center

11100 NE 6th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004

Dec 2: 2pm and 7pm

Dec 3: 2pm

Tickets: $15 regular, $10 students/seniors

Created by:
Agastya Kohli and Archana Kumar

Written by:
Agastya Kohli and Mok Moser

Choreographed by:
Archana Kumar and Shama Joshi

Dance Directed by:
Archana Kumar

Directed by:
Agastya Kohli

Pictures from Portugal

October 29th, 2006 by agastya

I spent about a week in Portugal in early Oct 2006. Instead of posting those pictures in my friendster pictures section, I thought I’ll give you the URL for where the pictures are located, and you can go check them out yourself!

http://www.shazzam.net/agastya/Portugal

Enjoy.

Birbal’s Vegetable Stew

October 29th, 2006 by agastya

Celebrating Deepavali at Barnes and Nobles, Downtown Bellevue
Pratidhwani Drama Wing
presents
a special story telling event

Birbal’s Vegetable Stew

Featuring:
Sneha Matha, Sagar Khare, Pankaj Kakkar, Gurvinder Pal Singh, Vikas Jain, Manav Bhatia,
Neeraj Garg, Sunitha Kumar, Jyotsna Kapur, Amal Sharma, Aniruddha Kulkarni

October 22, 2:00pm
Barnes and Nobles
626 106th Ave NE, Downtown Bellevue
(425) 451-8463
Free Admission

For more details and other events at the celebration, please see below.

***
2nd Annual South Asian Fest, Celebrating Diwali / Tihar

Sun, Oct 22, from 2-4 pm at

Downtown Bellevue Barnes & Noble

* ethnic music, dance & drama: Leela Kathak, India Association of Western Washington, Ragamala, Pratidhwani

* author talks: Anjali Banerjee (her new adult novel, Invisible Lives, and her children’s novel, Looking for Bapu) and Uma Krishnaswami (The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha, and her children’s picture book, Bringing Asha Home), flying all the way from New Mexico

* mehndi (henna) for the kids

* and, of course, sweets!

All are welcome! Family fun! Free!

626 106th Ave NE, Downtown Bellevue * (425) 451-8463

AATH GHANTE - September 22-24

August 13th, 2006 by agastya

Tickets now available online at http://www.sulekha.com/pratidhwani

 

Pratidhwani

presents

 

A Play in Hindi

 

Written
By: Sujit Saraf

Directed
by: Agastya Kohli

 

September 22, 8:00pm

September 23, 2:00pm
and 8:00pm

September 24, 4:00pm

 

Ethnic Cultural Theatre, UW

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Starring: 

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 How
much can you achieve in eight hours a day? Can you change the life of
others? Can your own life stay the same? Do you become wiser every day?
AATH GHANTE is a comedy about two men who are making the world a better
place – one postcard at a time.

Admission:

General: $7

Pratidhwani Members:
$5

UW Students: $3

 

 For more information, call
425.814.8270, or email tickets@pratidhwani.org

 

Six Degrees of Separation

July 4th, 2006 by agastya

I have a small role in this latest ReAct Theatre show, which opens Thursday, July 6.

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
                  

by John Guare

The Richard Hugo House
                  July 6 - 30, 2006

Based
on a true story, this is the brilliantly compelling and startling
affecting masterpiece by John Guare about a couple of New York art
dealers whose lives are changed forever after they encounter a
charismatic young man who’s been stabbed and mugged in Central Park.
This stylish award-winning modern American classic, combined with ReAct’s vibrant multi-ethnic casting, has something for everyone.
                  
                  

"A transcendant theatrical experience" –New York Times

Don’t miss this very special presentation. Order your tickets today!
WARNING: SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION contains male nudity

More details including schedule and cast names at http://www.reacttheatre.org/box.html#Sixdegreesofseparation

Two Hindi Literary and Theatrical Events in Seattle

May 29th, 2006 by agastya
Pratidhwani
and
Seattle Hindi Samiti
Present
Two Unprecedented Literary and Theatrical events in Seattle
JUNE 10, 2006 - 6:30PM
A talk in Hindi by renowned Hindi Author Dr. Narendra Kohli
Narendra Kohli ka rachanaa sansaar - vyangya se pauranik upanyaaso tak
(Narendra Kohli’s Literary World - from Satire to Novels based on the Puranas)
Followed by
Staged Reading of The College and aspataal
both from panch absurd upanyaas (Hindi)
By Pratidhwani Drama Wing
Room 120, Communications Building, University of Washington
Admission: Free
JUNE 24, 2006 - 6:00PM
Encore Presentation of Pratidhwani’s Drama Wing Production
Sangharsh kii Oar
Written By: Dr. Narendra Kohli
Adapted for stage by: Zafar Sanjari
Directed by: Agastya Kohli
Followed by
Post Performance Interactive Session
with Dr. Narendra Kohli
and Members of Cast and Crew
Ethnic Cultural Theatre, University of Washington
3940  Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle.
(Corner of 40th and Brooklyn, U-dist)
Admission: Pay what you can
Both events co-sponsored by South Asia Center, University of Washington

Harvest

May 4th, 2006 by agastya

Ethnic Cultural Theatre, UW presents a play by Manjula Padmanabhan - HARVEST. Directed by Lydia Ford. More details available at http://depts.washington.edu/ecct/currentproduction.htm. The website doesn’t list the cast… but I have a small supporting role in the play. If you find yourself in the area, hope you’ll stop by!

Hindi kavi sammelan 3

April 10th, 2006 by agastya
For wide distribution. Please forward this message to your distribution lists.
[English]

The Seattle Hindi Samiti would like to invite you to

Hindi Kavi Sammelan - 3.

When:

Saturday May 20th, 1:00pm

Where:

Redmond Regional Library

Meeting Room #2
15990 N.E. 85th,
Redmond , WA 98052

What:

This is our third annual gathering. We invite all who
dabble in poetry or prose, and would like to share it with our members
to come and read/recite. Those who share an interested in
poetry/literature, even if they don’t write are also invited. Students
of Hindi are welcome to attend, however a working knowledge of Hindi
may be a prerequisite to appreciate poetry. Feel free to invite
friends and family.

We’re looking forward to an evening of poetry, relaxation, enlightened
company, and eventually some chai! :-)

Please RSVP to Agastya Kohli at agastyak@gmail.com
or call 206.465.4590 if you have any questions.

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[Hindi, Unicode UTF-8 Encoded message]

सियैटल हिन्दी समिति की ओर से आप

हिन्दी कवि सम्मेलन - तीन

में आमंत्रित हैं।

कब : शनिवार, 20 मई, दोपहर 1:00 बजे

कहाँ : रेडमण्ड रीजनल लाइब्रेरी

           कमरा नम्बर 2

           15990 N.E. 85th , 

           रेडमण्ड , वाशिंगटन 98052

क्यों : यह हमारी तीसरी वार्षिक गोष्ठी होगी। यदि आप गद्य या पद्य लिखते हैं , तो हमारा निवेदन है कि आप हमारी गोष्ठी में अपनी रचनाएँ सुनाएँ  यदि आप स्वयं न लिखते हों , लेकिन आपकी हिन्दी काव्य या साहित्य में रुचि हो तो भी आप ज़रूर आएँ । हिन्दी के छात्रों का भी स्वागत है । हमें उम्मीद है कि आप हमारे साथ काव्य , मनोरंजन और अंततः चाय का मज़ा लेने ज़रूर आएँगे 

उत्तरापेक्षी : अगस्त्य कोहली ( 206-465-4590, agastyak@gmail.com)

अधिक जानकारी के लिए देखें: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattle-hindi

To Gillian on her 37th Birthday

March 26th, 2006 by agastya

I went and saw ReAct’s new presentation - "To Gillian on her 37th Birthday" last night, and once again, its a wonderful play, equally wonderfully executed. I certainly recommend you check it out! More details on their website at http://www.reacttheatre.org

TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY

by Michael Brady

The Richard Hugo House
March 23 - April 9, 2006

Some love lasts a lifetime.
Real love lasts forever.
ReAct is excited to open its new season with this heartwarming modern American classic by Michael Brady about a widower and his struggle to re-embrace life after the death of his wife. Don’t miss this touching, inspiring and wonderful family drama about love, loss and life.

Robert Furst as Gillian and T.J. Langley as David in a moment from ReAct’s To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.
Photo: David Hsieh
.

Colleen Parker as Rachel with Casey Floresca as Cindy and T.J. Langley as David in ReAct’s To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.
Photo: David Hsieh.

You won’t want to miss this very special presentation non-traditionally staged with a vibrant multi-ethnic cast of ReAct Company members. Please join us!

Khamosh! Auditions - Round 2

March 25th, 2006 by agastya
There were a number of people who wanted to audition for our next mainstage play khamosh! adaalat jaari hai (scheduled for early August) but were unable to make it on March 5.
We have decided to schedule a second round of auditions to accomodate every one who missed the last date. If you have already auditioned for this play on March 5, you do not need to re-appear.
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Pratidhwani Drama Wing announces second round of auditions for its next mainstage play in Hindi - KHAMOSH! ADAALAT JAARI HAI, by Vijay Tendulkar (Translated from original Marathi, "shaantata! court chaloo aahe").
When: April 2, 2006, 1:45 to 4:45 PM (By appointment only)
Where: Meeting Room #2
Bellevue Regional Library
1111 110th Avenue NE * Bellevue, WA 98004 * 425-450-1765
Auditions are by appointment only. For appointment please contact Agastya Kohli at agastyak@gmail.com.
You must be a fluent Hindi speaker, able to read devanaagari script.  Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Call backs (if required) will be announced at a later time. The show is scheduled for early August. We will cast 6 male and 2 female characters.
For more information/questions, contact Agastya at agastyak@gmail.com, call 206-465-4590, or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pratidhwani_drama .