mind adventures
an experimental theatre company set up in sri lanka in 1999.Rehearsing/Devising for BUNKA Award Show
The Bunka (Cultural) Award is awarded by the Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Cultural Fund in Sri Lanka. The Bunka Awards are presented annually by the Fund which was established in 1993, on the initiative of the Japanese Solidarity Association and the Japanese Commerce and Industry Association in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan. It is awarded to Sri Lankan artists and creative persons in various fields, in order to encourage and promote individual and collective talent in these fields in Sri Lanka. This year, Artistic Director of Mind Adventures, Tracy Holsinger, is one of the recipients.
Some members of Mind Adventures and a guest actor, directed by Tracy, are currently devising a short piece of theatre (as yet unnamed!) for a show on the 22nd of October to commemorate the recipients of the Award.
This new piece is entirely physical, and uses a simple story, told through movement and some theatrical devices, like mime and shadowplay.
Here are some photos from an initial devising session. All photos by Deshan Tennekoon.
‘garam masala’ wins etisalat act before you think
what a night! great teams, a great audience and some excellent spontaneous theatricks.
garam masala walked away with a grand prize from etisalat and a hot air balloon ride from airmagic courtesy of mind adventures.
dishum dishum came in second, and the ahindas third.
thank you to all the teams who participated, all our sponsors and to our fabulous supportive audience. join us again next year for another round of ‘act before you think’!
a few pictures from the last night below:
garam masala
dishum dishum
the ahindas
The Finale of ABYT Season II – October 6 – BE GREEN!
The Grand Finale of ABYT Seaon II is coming up!
Serve out the rifles! Man the boats!
Garam Masala, The Ahindas and Dishum Dishum prepare for the final act-off at the Season Finale of Act Before You Think Season II. The theme is GREEN – be imaginative!
Thursday October 6 2011 – 8 PM at the Warehouse Project, Maradana.
Tickets at the gate.
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The Final Round of Etisalat Act Before You Think!
Join us on the 6th of October, 8pm at the Warehouse Project for what is a guaranteed thrilling final round between three super teams!
Last week, the histrionic Garam Masala boys had to pull every trick out of the bag to win round 3 against the fabulous Retro Trucking, and make it to the final. Check out our facebook group for pictures and more details about the event - http://www.facebook.com/groups/mindadvetures/
This week, Garam Masala, Dishum Dishum and the Ahindas face off against each other in a series of challenges from which only one team will emerge victorious and be crowned the champions of Etisalat Act Before You Think.
It’s going to be a nail biting finish to this month-long event. Make sure you join us and make sure you wear something green!
Etisalat Act Before You Think Round II
Congratulations to ‘dishum dishum!’ who beat ‘improbable fiction’ to make it to the final on the 6th of october.
a hotly contested event, both teams went all out during the games and entertained the audience with some extremely spirited spontaneous theatricks!
check out this link for some pictures from the evening.
join us on thursday the 29th of september, 8pm at the warehouse project for round III, when ‘garam masala’ goes up against ‘retro trucking’ and we find out who gets the last spot in the final!
Etisalat Act Before You Think Season 2 has begun!
Congratulations to the Ahindas, who beat KG to make it into the Final on the 6th of October! The second round features Improbable Fiction against Dishoom! Dishoom!
Make time to be with us on the 22nd of September, 8pm at the Warehouse Project. Tickets are priced at Rs.350/- and are available at the door.
Here’s some background to the event.
chennai reviews ‘the travelling circus’
the Metroplus theatre festival was hosted by The Hindu newspaper. every play was reviewed by the chennai audience. the ‘circus’ reviews are here. and this is a blogger review.
additional reviews of ‘The Travelling Circus’
we’re putting together a document on ‘the travelling circus’ to take to india with us, and found this review from ‘the nation’ news paper, and this review from ‘the colombo spirit’ online which we missed when they were first published in 2009.
