Dastangoi at Old World Theatre Festival 2013

As part of the Old World Theatre Festival 2013,

Team Dastangoi presents

Dastan-e-Betaal Pachisi

Betal Pacheesi is one of India's oldest collection of tales of King Vikram trying to capture Betal.This adaptation, revives the beauty of storytelling telling with its seamless mixture of Hindi and Urdu and the syncreticism of the medieval world where it is difficult to separate Hindu from Muslim, Urdu from Hindi and story from instruction.

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Dastan Qirtaas Jaadoo Ki

Afrasiyab, the Emperor of sorcerers and of the Tilism-e Hoshruba, sends ambassador Qirtas Jadoo to his neighbour Emperor Kaukab Roshan Zameer, the ruler of Tilism-e Noor Afsha, where his arch enemy Amar Aiyyar has taken shelter. Qirtas takes off with great fanfare traversing wondrous regions of the Tilism. Amar's disciples, the Aiyyars shadow Qirtas but he is too powerful a sorcerer to be easily fooled. On the way Qirtas captures Bahar, the powerful sorceress and the object of Afrasiyab's desires. The Aiyyars free her but Qirtas has now crossed over to the neighboring Tilism. Will he manage to kill Amar or will the Aiyyars kill him before that and save their reputation?

Director: Mahmood Farooqui

Performed by: Mahmood Farooqui & Danish Husain

(Urdu/2 hrs 45 min with 10 mins interval)

IHC: Oct 11 & 12: 7 pm  (Tickets at Rs.400, Rs 300 & Rs 100 available Oct.2 onwards at the Programmes Desk for IHC members only.
Open to all Oct.4 onward)

Epicentre show: Oct 13  7:30pm (Tickets at Rs. 500, 400 & 300 available at the venue)
Suitable for 18 years & above
An Old World Culture Presentation