Articles for Project Darling

Daring exploration of female sexuality, misogyny, and gender bias
1 month ago

Daring exploration of female sexuality, misogyny, and gender bias

The Hindu  

Project Darling presented by Dramanon, Bengaluru, is a witty, daring exploration of female sexuality, misogyny and gender bias. Directed by Sharanya Ramprakash, the quintessential feminist play presented at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala, unapologetically confronts the patriarchal constraints on the female body and exposes society’s hypocritical double standards. Oscillating between humour and wisdom, Project Darling is an incisive examination …

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Project Darling: Celebrating racy disempowered women of theatre
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Project Darling: Celebrating racy disempowered women of theatre

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: We all know that bold, sharp-tongued, tough-as-nails woman—whether it’s a favourite aunt who never minces words, a neighbour unashamedly revelling in her sexuality, an elder cousin with razor-sharp wit, or a family friend whose larger-than-life presence commands every room. Written and directed by Bengaluru-based theatre actor and director Sharanya Ramprakash, she calls the play “a sharp exploration of female …

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Manam Theatre Festival 2024 | Fresh, investigative takes on gender and the body
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Manam Theatre Festival 2024 | Fresh, investigative takes on gender and the body

The Hindu  

History isn’t comprehensive; in fact, it has often forgotten to record more than a few noteworthy names along the way. These fresh and investigative takes on gender form “the consistent theme that emerges” from the curation of the second edition of Hyderabad’s Manam Theatre Festival. And it isn’t always a poignant or serious exploration; a lot of them are employing …

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‘Manam Theatre Festival 2024’: Bringing the performing arts community closer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Manam Theatre Festival 2024’: Bringing the performing arts community closer

Live Mint  

For director Sharanya Ramprakash, the covid pandemic was a time for introspection. Diverse forms of storytelling Themed around the idea of ‘together we belong’, the festival features performances in multiple languages, fringe events, panel discussions and theatre workshops. View Full Image 'He' by Rodrigo Calderon For Harika Vedula, founder-director, Manam Theatre Festival, and founder, The We_Us Collective, the journey from …

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‘Women in theatre were more liberated back in the 1960s-1980s’
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Women in theatre were more liberated back in the 1960s-1980s’

The Hindu  

Sharanya Ramprakash, who has made a mark as a performer and director over the last 15 years through her plays such as Nava, Akshyambara, Project Darling and many more shared her experience of being one among the few women directors in Kannada theatre. The young director talks about her choice of plays, language barriers, and how her recent play Project …

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A play in search of the iconic Kannada theatre character Khanavali Chenni
1 year, 4 months ago

A play in search of the iconic Kannada theatre character Khanavali Chenni

The Hindu  

Project Darling, an experimental play on the lives of women company theatre actors from the 1960s-80s, produced by Prakash Raj’s theatre incubation centre Nirdinganta and supported by India Foundation for the Arts, will be performed at the Shoonya, Centre for Art and Somatic Practices, Lalbagh Road, on November 18. The play is based on a two-year research project where the …

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