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.

And 

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

Dastangoi in Ahmedabad

As part of the

SUNDAY TO SUNDAY THEATRE FESTIVAL

Natarani presents

Dastan Dhaai Aakhar Ki

This dastangoi presentation is a story on Kabir, the 15th century poet. 

Composed and performed by Ankit Chadha under the direction of Mahmood Farooqui, 

the story takes the audience on a journey in search of finding the Kabir who is within us.

Duration: 50 minutes

Language: Hindi/Urdu

For invites, contact +91 79 27556669 or natarani@darpana.com

Gates close at 8.35 pm

Dastan-e-Chouboli at Studio Safdar

Dastan-e-Chouboli is a Rajasthani folk tale adapted by Vijay Dan Detha and subsequently adapted by Mahmood Farooqui for a Dastanic telling. The story is about a Rajasthani princess who has vowed to marry the person who makes her speak four times in a single night. A chauvinist Thakur takes up the challenge but fails like the 17 times 20 princes before him. Finally, it is left to Thakur's newly wedded wife to rescue everyone from this mess.

Performed by Nadeem Shah & Manu Sikander Dhingra. 

Directed by Mahmood Farooqui

Duration: 80 min with 10 minutes interval in between.

Saturday, Sept 28, 7.00 pm

Studio Safdar & May Day Cafe

2253E Shadi Khampur, New Ranjeet Nagar, Shadipur New Delhi, India 110008

Entry open to all, voluntary contributions welcomed.

Dastan-e-Partition at Gandhi Darshan

What: Dastan-e-Taqseem-e-Hind

When: 4 pm, 22nd September

Where: Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat

Performed by: Darain Shahidi and Ankit Chadha

Directed by: Mahmood Farooqui

Dastan-e-Sedition in JNU

This dastan is a special story around the incarceration and trial of Binayak Sen. 

Saahirs (magicians) are ruling over the magical land (tilism) of Kohistan 

and Amar Ayyaar (the chief of tricksters) explores ways to break through the spell.

Performed by Ankit Chadha and Yojit Singh

Directed by: Mahmood Farooqui

September 4,  

9.30 PM,

KC Open Air Theatre, JNU, Delhi,