Abhishek Iyengar Explained

Abhishek Iyengar
Birth Date:8 November 1984
Birth Place:Bengaluru
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Theatre director, writer
Years Active:2006-present

Abhishek Iyengar is an Indian playwright and theatre director. He is a co-founder of Bangalore-based theatre company WeMove Theatre. He writes play in Kannada and English.[1] [2]

Career

Iyengar wrote E=MC2, a thriller play which revolves around the life of a software engineer. The protagonist of the play, a person with schizophrenia, is hired to search the missing Software Engineer and through this quest he explores many other hidden truths.[1] His another play entitled Magadi Days is a political satire. In this play, a local government manipulates the laws because of which the common man suffers.[3] His play Namma Metro (2012) is a symbolic representation of Bangalore. It deals with issues of how a small-time city suddenly gets exposed to globalization and the repercussions occurs due to the same.[4] [5] In 2013, he wrote and directed P.S. I Don't Love You.[6] His play Cocktail is a collection of eight short stories based on the real-life stories of people in India. Each story depicts a different emotion and expression thus adding eight different variations. The play is devised using the 'black-box' concept.[7] [8] [9] His play Anaavarana (The Unveiling) revolves around the subject of reunion of friends after their graduation. Miffed with their own secrets, the six friends try to recollect their graduation days and what percolates out is a series of emotions which were always hidden from each other.[10] [11]

In 2006, he co-founded the WeMove Theatre with Rangraj Bhattacharya.[12] In 2017, he was appointed a WorldTheatre Ambassador as a representative of India for world theatre map, as a part of HowlRound, a project by Emerson College, Boston.[13]

Awards

Iyengar received first prize at Adjust Madkobedi Theatre Festival for his play Mooru Humpugalu.[14] Iyengar was awarded the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award by Kannada Sahitya Parishat for his plays Magadi Days and By2coffee.[15]

List of plays

Plays written in English

Plays written in Kannada

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Datta . Sravasti . Plays for everyone . The Hindu . 2016-02-26 . 2022-02-18.
  2. Web site: Chakravorty . Joyeeta . Playwright Abhishek Iyengar bags his next film project . The Times of India . 2021-09-12 . 2022-02-18.
  3. Web site: Datta . Sravasti . Political network . The Hindu . 2013-11-29 . 2022-02-28.
  4. Web site: A play on namma metro . The New Indian Express . 2012-05-29 . 2022-02-18.
  5. Web site: A lot can happen on a bench in the city . The Hindu . 2012-06-13 . 2022-02-28.
  6. Web site: Ravindran . Nirmala . Of love & other demons . Bangalore Mirror . 2013-05-14 . 2022-02-18.
  7. Web site: Mazumdar . Arunima . The Mint Planner, 20 March 2015 . Mint . 2015-03-19 . 2022-02-28.
  8. Web site: The Retreating World with a twist . The Times of India . 2014-05-08 . 2022-02-28.
  9. Web site: A bouquet of emotions . Bangalore Mirror . 2014-05-06 . 2022-02-28.
  10. Web site: Nair . Prajeet . Bittersweet reunions . Bangalore Mirror . 2017-05-14 . 2022-02-18.
  11. Web site: Slay this Monday with a host of activities – from art to meditation to a drag show and a dance party . Bangalore Mirror . 2020-03-09 . 2022-02-18.
  12. Web site: Visually Appealing . Bangalore Mirror . 2015-11-26 . 2022-02-18.
  13. Web site: Shoot at sight . Bangalore Mirror . 2017-05-31 . 2022-02-18.
  14. Web site: Rousing finale for 'Adjust Madkobedi' Natakotsava . Bangalore Mirror . 2014-05-06 . 2022-03-03.
  15. Web site: KaSaPa datti awards 2021: ‌ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್‌ನ 2021ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ದತ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ ಪ್ರಕಟ; ಯಾವ ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ - ವಿವರ .
  16. Web site: Malgudi Daze on stage . The New Indian Express . 2012-03-30 . 2022-02-28.
  17. Web site: 'Magadi Days' play on February 8 . Deccan Herald . 2014-02-05 . 2022-02-28.
  18. Web site: WeMove Theatre marks its 14th anniversary today . The Times of India . 2020-08-26 . 2022-02-28.