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Thu, 16 JulThe driving breath of the Guillas brothers' Breton bagpipe and bombarde meets the rhythms of Sina.F Ghaffari's Persian tombak. Expect a raw performance where two highly specialized musical languages find their common ground in real time. Languages: Persian, English | For ages 18+
Sun, 02 AugA solo performance accompanied by a live musical score, Spiral weaves three stories to reflect on how women navigate personal space, safety, and public presence across contemporary Indian cities. Language(s) - English and Hindi | For ages 18+
Fri, 21 AugAn intimate dialogue between Indian rhythmic traditions, jazz improvisation, and ambient electronic textures with Jelle Roozenburg (guitar) and Tarang Poddar (tabla, percussion). For ages 18+
Amb da Boota - Mantavya Collective
Part of the Friends of Oddbird Festival 2025 lineup, this ensemble piece about freedom, inheritance, and a dying woman’s wish to become a mango tree returned.
12 September 2025
As an ailing woman prepares for death, she asks to become a mango tree. From that quiet, radical wish unfolds a layered theatre piece - rooted in homes and the women who hold them.
Drawing from Punjabi folklore, memory, and the untold stories of our mothers and theirs, the play blurred magic and the mundane to explore transformation in every sense: of body, space, and spirit. Through shifting scenes, rituals, and the textures of everyday life, it asked what happens when someone dares to become exactly who they wish to be.
Photo Credit: Akshita Doley
Performed & Devised by: Anya Ghai, Bhavya Rampal, Pranjal Vaid, Priyanshu Gupta, Jai Prakash Kumar
Produced by: Mantavya Collective
Set Design: Anuj Chopra & Akhilesh Ji
Lighting Design: Anuj Chopra
Music Composition: Harshal Vyas
Lyrics: Bhavya Rampal
Poster Design: Anya Ghai & Semoni Aggarwal
Production Head: Sumit Rawal
Mentored by: Anitha Santhanam, Irawati Karnik
Supported by DSFM's Niloufer Sagar Alumni Production Grant and StopGap Delhi.