The World in the Body: Observe. Absorb. Create.

The World in the Body: Observe. Absorb. Create. A Workshop by Tushar Pandey.Sunday, 22nd November, 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.Points to NoteYour place in the workshop will be confirmed only after payment and final selection. If you are not selected, the fee will be refunded.If you are selected and attend the entire workshop, the fee will be refunded.If you are selected and there is a no-show, or if you attend only part of the workshop, there will be no refund.About the WorkshopThis workshop explores the immense possibilities of the performer’s body and mind, and the relationship between the body, space and the world around us. Through observation, physical exploration and play, participants will draw from the rhythms, movements, textures and dynamics of nature, objects, people and spaces, allowing these external influences to become internal impulses and material for performance. The work moves between the external and the internal: what moves us, what creates an impulse, and how physical sensation can lead to emotion, sound, words and eventually images.Imagination and physicality become tools for exploring different theatrical languages, from realistic text and dramatic composition to epic storytelling and grotesque or comic worlds.About the FacilitatorTushar PandeyTushar Pandey is an actor, director and theatre educator with over two decades of experience in performance, teaching and devised theatre. He is a graduate of the National School of Drama, India, and has trained in physical theatre and Lecoq pedagogy at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), London. His work has involved acting, directing, devising and teaching across theatre and film, with a particular interest in movement, physicality and the relationship between text and performance. He has worked on projects in India and internationally, including in England, Scotland, Greece, Dubai and China. Tushar serves on the Board of the Drama Schools Foundation Mumbai and has been a guest faculty at the National School of Drama, Delhi and Sikkim. His screen work includes Chhichhore, Pink, Hum Chaar, Lost and Aashram.Applicants to NoteApplicants are required to fill in the form linked below to give us an understanding of their experience, interests and more.Workshop Application Form - The World in the BodyEligibility Age: Preferably 18 years and above. No upper age limit, provided participants are comfortable with movement-based work.Experience: Open to actors, theatre-makers, performers, dancers and students of performance. Some prior experience in theatre/performance would be useful, but extensive physical theatre experience is not required.Physical readiness: The workshop will involve active physical work, including movement, floor work, rolling and jumping. Participants should be comfortable with this level of physical activity. The work will be conducted barefoot.AdvisoryClothing: Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing such as tracks/training pants and a T-shirt. Jeans, tight clothing or restrictive clothing should be avoided.Food advisory: Participants are advised to have breakfast at least 90 minutes before the workshop.The primary language of instruction: English, with Hindi used if required.Participants should carry a bottle of water.About the FestivalPLAYINTERPLAY is a theatre festival with a difference. It celebrates 50 years of the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, bringing together its theatre awardees and scholars to show their work, share their experiences, skills and learnings, and converse on matters of common interest.PLAYINTERPLAY presents plays that are new to Bengaluru. What is different, however, is that it looks back as well as forward, featuring a work of theatre that has been specially revived for the festival and readings of plays that are still to become the finished article.PLAYINTERPLAY does more: it forges connections between its constituent parts — performances, workshops, conversations and experience sharing — emphasising the interplay between thought, learning and practice.See the plays! Apply for the workshops! Join the conversations! Soak in the magic of theatre.About the Artistic Director Anmol Vellani is the founder and former executive director of India Foundation for the Arts, the first independent philanthropic organisation in India devoted exclusively to supporting the arts. He is also the co-founder of Toto Funds the Arts, which nurtures, encourages and rewards new voices and emerging talent in the arts.Anmol did not, however, aspire to become a professional in the field of philanthropy. His early fascination was with the arts, especially theatre and music, and also philosophy, which he studied at the Universities of Poona, Oxford and Cambridge. He taught ethics, logic and the history of philosophy at Elphinstone College, Mumbai, in the 1970s.His writing and talks — on arts entrepreneurship, the creative economy, cultural policy, the role of grant-making foundations, culture and development, arts collaboration and the performing arts, for example — have reflected on the insights he has gleaned from his long engagement with the arts and philanthropy.Anmol has been associated with nearly 50 plays as a director, designer or actor. He has directed theatre productions in different languages and cities. His last two plays — Innocence (2024) and Apne Ghar Jaisa (2022) — have been lauded for their sharp and critical look at contemporary social and political realities in India.