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Hunger Artist (English/60 mins/Free show)

  • August 17, 5:00pm
    Amaltas, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre
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Design & Direction: Gurleen Judge
Group: Aum Yash Kendra

Synopsis: Inside a steel cage, the hunger artist makes a living by fasting. Outside, we, the well-fed, watch on. This is the story of cotton pickers, the story of the great fast, the story of anonymous childhoods. The real story of White Gold. A fruitless story. Inspired by Franz Kafka's chilling short story by the same name and Namdev Dhasal's masterpiece poem 'Bhook' (hunger), The Hunger Artist is a moving portrayal of the agrarian crisis, the idea of Spectatorship and ultimately the state of physical and psychological hunger as the modern human condition.

Performer: Mandar Gokhale
Choreographer: Surjit Nongmeikapam (Bon)
Videographer: Suhel Banerjee
Sound Designer: Muktak Kanjilal
Designed and Directed by: Gurleen Judge

* 12 years and above