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Apr 3, 2022 · The late Veenapani Chawla sitting outside the Sir Ratan Tata Koothu Kovil auditorium at Adishakti. (Photo: Adishakti Theatre Arts ) Until she died in 2014, aged 67, Chawla was seeking knowledge from multiple sources and exploring the self through theatre.
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Recognised as one of the pioneers in experimental theatre in contemporary India, Veenapani Chawla had long been engaged in creating a unique form of performance methodology. A self-taught artiste, she evolved a new language of theatrical practice that fuses traditional and modern aspects of life and theatre.
Mar 26, 2015 · Theatre director Veenapani Chawla passed away on November 30, 2014. She was 67. Although she had been ill for a few months, nobody had expected her health to deteriorate so fast. The theatre community in India was deeply grieved by her premature passing.
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Feb 14, 2017 · Veenapani Chawla. “Veenapani Chawla would have wanted us to get on with our lives,” says Vinaykumar KJ, “But it hasn’t been easy. When she passed away in 2014, the loss was enormous.”. Chawla had founded the multi-disciplinary performance company, Adishakti, in 1981.
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Apr 3, 2022 · As Adishakti turns 40, remembering Veenapani Chawla who rescued theatre from the spoken word and gave the body full play. Adishakti Theatre Arts, an institution of performing arts near Puducherry, is on a campus covered with trees, half of which do not bear flower or fruit.
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Apr 4, 2019 · After an intense rehearsal, late theatre veteran Veenapani Chawla and four other actors had settled in the terrace of her Puducherry residence one night. They had with them drums that look like...
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May 1, 2022 · Veenapani Chawla passed away in 2014 leaving behind a rich legacy. India Art Review is reproducing an interview of Veenapani Chawla where she talked about the significance of Koodiyattam and how it helped in her theatre journey.
