Bala is an improviser and theatre artist from South India. She runs ImprovLore in Bangalore and has been teaching and touring across the globe since 2021. She is a founder of India’s all-women improv ensemble, The Adamant Eves. Her improv is informed by her deep meditation practice, her interest and love for Indian mythology and traditional arts and her cat.
SHOW
NAVARASA LEELA: THE DANCE OF THE 9 EMOTIONS
Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024
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WORKSHOP
Nāṭyaśāstra For Improvisers with Balasree Viswanathan
Sunday Oct. 6, 2024
1.30 – 6.30 pm
Nāṭyaśāstra aka the greatest book ever written is a collection of more than 6000 Sanskrit verses written by Bharata Muni (sage Bharata) between 500 BC and 500 AD. It forms the foundation of all classical Indian art forms and covers everything an actor or improviser would ever need – on-stage and off. In this workshop, we will cover a few crucial translated verses, bring them to life with exercises for the eyes, hands and breath and mostly silent scenes.
FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED IMPROVISORS ONLY
Workshop Fee € 80
Duration 5 hours
Location Rehearsal Room, Cache Cache, Dürergasse 11, 1060 Vienna