Tag Archive | "History"

What’s the Point?

Thursday, February 28, 2008

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Rehearsals, make up, stage movements, direction, live sound synchronization and what not? But what’s the point? Is theatre really required? As we step into next generation with so much progress in the field of media, certain people still try to retrospect and get theatre back into our modern society. Why? Is theatre really a good [...]

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History of Theatre in India

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Theatre has been part and parcel of all civilizations; Vedic Theatre was one of the earliest forms of theatre according to sources. The origin of theatre in ancient India or rather folk theatre and dramatics can be traced to the religious ritualism of the Vedic Aryans. This folk theatre of the misty past was mixed with [...]

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All About Jeans

Thursday, February 7, 2008

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Written by Amir Saleem ————————————————————————————————————————————- On a chilly morning of January 24, 1848, James Marshall woke up with no stomach for work. He was hired by John Sutter to build a sawmill on one of his lands in Coloma, California. Half hearted, he went out to the site and started his day. While digging a water channel [...]

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