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UK Theatre Uses Play To Address Sexual Assault And Scrutiny In A Social Media World

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance takes on a very important and difficult topic the next several days as it presents "Good Kids," a play centered on th...

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Human Rights

Why A Trans-Woman In Kolkata Insisted On Having A Legal Wedding With Pomp And Circumstance

The wedding reception on February 18, at Kolkata’s Vespa Hotel, was a typical Bengali affair. A hundred guests, comprising close friends and relatives, were invited. ...

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Kaleidoscope

Smoke And Mirrors

Pankaj Kapur returned to the stage last year, with a charming one-man show, Dopehri. Kapur is an illustrious alumnus of the National School of Drama and did quite a few pla...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ...

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Bollywood

Awareness Video On Traffic Cops With Kalki Koechlin, Swara Bhaskar And Vivek Oberoi To Hit Cinemas

Before a movie starts in the theatres, a short film is played out to remind you of the hazards of tobacco use. Now, one more awareness video will become part of your movie-...

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Alternative Entertainment

Nine Teenage Football 'Warriors' Are Testing Are Testing Theatre Limits In Sarah Delapp's Debut, All Female Play

At first glance, it might seem like any group of teenage girls. While some are joking about tampons, others are arguing over the Khmer Rouge. So starts Sarah DeLappe’...

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Festivals

Take A Trip To The Past On The Big Screen At Flashback Film Festival

CALGARY — Watching a classic film on the big screen (the 50-footer, not 50-incher) is an amazing, and often once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not only can newer audience...

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Alternative Entertainment

Maker Of Grand Spectacles

Almost two decades have elapsed since director and scenographer Deepan Sivaraman graduated from his alma mater, the University of Calicut’s School of Drama in Thrissu...

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Alternative Entertainment

Theatre In Karnataka Needs To Map Social Issues

Theatre in Karnataka is not focusing on social issues instead is obsessed with visual details which doesn't bode well for the growth of the theatre movement and society, fe...

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Alternative Entertainment

Women Use Art, Theater To Find Common Ground

In the days following the November election, some folks buried their heads, argued with others, or swore off social media and avoided communicating with the wider world. Bu...

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