Previous Events

Over an hour long performance, Dastangos Fouzia and Fazal Rashid tell two stories, painting a vivid picture of an era gone by. Ghummi Kebabi ki adapted from Ashraf Subuhi Dehelvi’s Dilli Ki Chand Ajeeb Hastiyan creates an intimate portrait of Old Delhi and its language in the 1930s. And Nanhi Ki Nanni, one of Ismat Chughtai's most moving short stories features a tragi-comic sketch full of dark humour.

Five budding comics meet their mentor to prepare for an open mic event that could get them a real gig and change their lives. All they have to do is be at their funniest. But humour is a deadly serious business. And quite often, the joke's on you.

Spend the evening listening to book readings set to a live jazz soundtrack by the Jazz B'Stards. Featuring excerpts from Douglas Adams, Orhan Pamuk, George Bernard Shaw and others, read by William Dalrymple, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan, Divya Dureja, Sayantan Ghosh, Jaibeer Ahmed, Fouzia Dastango, Fazal Rashid, Amba Suhasini-Jhala, Farhad Colabawala among others.

Veenapani Chawla's last directorial work is an interpretation of the birth stories related to the myths of Ganapati {the elephant-headed god from the Puranic cycle} and Martanda from the Vedic cycle. The performance is structured in a recurring cycle of creation, celebration, destruction and return, which parallels the motif in these birth stories. The return is suggested by a re-telling of the myth repeatedly and from different points of view.

'Naad Võim' is a world music group that brings together the energy of old Estonian folk songs along with classical and tribal music from India and around the world. Tribal hand percussions compliment Nordic singing styles, downscaled acoustic guitars jam with didgeridoos and pagan prayers duet with Sufi poems which are accompanied by atmospheric visual projections. 'Naad Võim' is a melting pot of music styles which celebrate sound and music as languages that are not limited by geography nor cultural boundaries.

Actors and teachers have similar roles; engaging an audience and communicating to them in a memorable way. In this workshop, facilitators demonstrate how and why Story Pirates use drama techniques to teach writing, and help teachers implement classroom drama in ways that will feel natural and comfortable. By the end of the workshop, teachers will be able to employ some of the methods Story Pirates use to make each lesson feel like a live performance tailored specifically for the classroom audience, heightening student engagement, and addressing multiple learning styles in each lesson.

This workshop is aimed at actors, storytellers, students of acting or enthusiasts who would like to get introduced to the Story Pirate process of adaptation of stories. Based dually in New York and Los Angeles, The Story Pirates turn kids' original stories into wild sketch comedy musicals featuring professional actors to show those kids just how amazing their ideas are. The workshop will include ensemble building games, improvisational theatre exercises and will culminate in the adaptation of stories into short theatre pieces.

A 3 hour workshop focusing on the basics of modern calligraphy. You will learn about materials to use, writing with a pointed pen, and how to make beautiful letters and connect them into sentences. Facilitator, Juhi has 12 years of experience in calligraphic writing and will be teaching you how to take your new skills forward.

The season of Love. The season of freshness and rejuvenation. Where the old gives way to the new. Beauty abounds in nature and the soul. Spring seen through the poetry of Vidyapati, Khusrau and Shelley and woven with the intricacies of Hindustani classical compositions in Raag Basant by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Pt. Jwala Prasad and the Western Classical compositions of Antonio Vivaldi. Trained under the aegis of Shovana Narayan and a prominent member of Sharmishtha Mukherjee's troupe, Shivani Varma brings 12 years of performing experience to the stage at OddBird Theatre.

Vidushi Mehra presents an Indian revival of Sir David Hare's blockbuster play, Skylight. Kyra Hollis, a school teacher, is visited by her ex-lover - a self made, successful restaurateur, Tom Sergeant - on a cold London evening in her apartment. Facing the scars of a tumultuous past, what follows is an unexpected reunion which sees the two former lovers discuss matters of the heart in a passionate and amusing attempt at reconciliation.

An intensive day packed with an engaging and challenging range of essential techniques and methods for professional dancer. First in the series of the intensive workshops by groundbreak.in/dance, the Dance Technique Intensive workshop will be an introduction to different forms, including Classical Ballet, American Modern Dance, European Contemporary and Postmodern styles.

A dinner for 30, hosted by the Siren, a creature who’s spent most of her years luring handsome sailors to their watery graves. It was, sadly, a sinking business. She’s now into food. She’s (not so ably) assisted by her Imp, the maître d' tonight. Their guests include an over-zealous exterminator, a wandering zoologist who specialises in the study of magical animals, and the irrepressible goddess of fashion. The audience will get to dine and interact with the cast of characters as well as other diners over a riotous evening celebrating the stranger side of love. Come for the stories, music and some delectable food served over 7 odd courses. We recommend that you book your passes soon as there are only 30 seats each night.