Kirtana Kumar is an actor, director and film-maker based in
Bengaluru. She writes on theatre and film and has been published in
various national papers and magazines. She has a master's degree in
European Classics and American Literature. She has received several
major awards and fellowships including from the McArthur Foundation
and India Foundation for the Arts for her contribution to theatre &
film. She is a trustee of Women Artists' Group, runs the year long
Theatre Lab for children and is the co-owner of Infinite Souls Farm, a
rural artists residency in Bangalore.Kirtana Kumar trained and
performed for six years as an actor with The Asian-American Theatre
Project at "The Los Angeles Theatre Centre" She is trained in Suzuki
Theatre & Butoh, thang-ta, kalari payattu and voice technique. She
continues to study with and train other artists.Over the years her
work has included lead roles in plays such as "Agnes of God", "Gati &
Bhagawadajukam" at Questor’s Theatre, London, the world premiere of
Bill C. Davis’ "Spine" at the Cast Theatre, Los Angeles,
"Shakuntala" at Trestle Theatre, St. Alban’s and a stage adaptation
of Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri called "In the Hour of God". Her
production of Genet’s classic "The Maids" played at several
festivals including the Ranga Shankara Festival and Bahuroopi Festival
at Rangayana. Her solo work includes Dario Fo "Medea" & "Orgasmo
Adulto" and "Unruly Women â€" Or Shakespeare’s Chicks", a lec-dem
devised by her based on women characters in the plays of Shakespeare.
She received a New Performance Grant from India Foundation for the
Arts for her path-breaking promenade play "The Wedding Party" which
received much critical acclaim. Subsequently, she directed Eugène
Ionesco’s "The Bald Soprano" and most recently, directed and
performed in Dario Fo’s "Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo" for
Jagriti Theatre. She is currently directing Steven Berkoff’s "The
Secret Love Life of Ophelia" for the Bangalore stage and is reviving
"The Wedding Party" as both a promenade and proscenium performance.
Bengaluru. She writes on theatre and film and has been published in
various national papers and magazines. She has a master's degree in
European Classics and American Literature. She has received several
major awards and fellowships including from the McArthur Foundation
and India Foundation for the Arts for her contribution to theatre &
film. She is a trustee of Women Artists' Group, runs the year long
Theatre Lab for children and is the co-owner of Infinite Souls Farm, a
rural artists residency in Bangalore.Kirtana Kumar trained and
performed for six years as an actor with The Asian-American Theatre
Project at "The Los Angeles Theatre Centre" She is trained in Suzuki
Theatre & Butoh, thang-ta, kalari payattu and voice technique. She
continues to study with and train other artists.Over the years her
work has included lead roles in plays such as "Agnes of God", "Gati &
Bhagawadajukam" at Questor’s Theatre, London, the world premiere of
Bill C. Davis’ "Spine" at the Cast Theatre, Los Angeles,
"Shakuntala" at Trestle Theatre, St. Alban’s and a stage adaptation
of Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri called "In the Hour of God". Her
production of Genet’s classic "The Maids" played at several
festivals including the Ranga Shankara Festival and Bahuroopi Festival
at Rangayana. Her solo work includes Dario Fo "Medea" & "Orgasmo
Adulto" and "Unruly Women â€" Or Shakespeare’s Chicks", a lec-dem
devised by her based on women characters in the plays of Shakespeare.
She received a New Performance Grant from India Foundation for the
Arts for her path-breaking promenade play "The Wedding Party" which
received much critical acclaim. Subsequently, she directed Eugène
Ionesco’s "The Bald Soprano" and most recently, directed and
performed in Dario Fo’s "Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo" for
Jagriti Theatre. She is currently directing Steven Berkoff’s "The
Secret Love Life of Ophelia" for the Bangalore stage and is reviving
"The Wedding Party" as both a promenade and proscenium performance.
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