'The Edge': a Transport Theatre, UK - Ranan, India collaborative project

The Edge is a research and development collaborative performance project initiated by Transport Theatre, UK with Ranan, Calcutta with the central themes of climate change and migration as impulses. Funded by the British Council's 'Connections through Culture' programme, this year long performance collaboration project was launched in February 2011 with a series of Skype interactions including rehearsal and performance sharings between Douglas Rintoul and Vicky Long of Transport and Vikram Iyengar and Amlan Chaudhuri of Ranan.

This blog will carry regular updates from Amlan and Vikram over the next month. 
 The first phase comprised 

1. a performance created with the students of the Central School of Speech and Drama, London in February 2011 under the direction of Douglas Rintoul
2. a presentation on the project as part of the British Council showcase at the Alchemy festival at South Bank, London on 19 April 2011. Ranan's Artistic Director, Vikram Iyengar was present via audio line, and two of Ranan's process videos responding to a shared source text were screened. Watch the videos here: Alchemy Sharing 1, Alchemy Sharing 2

The second phase

·         11 August to 13 September, 2011: Amlan Chaudhuri and Vikram Iyengar travel to the UK to work with Transport Theatre

Schedule

12 to 16 August: Edinburgh Fringe Festival attending workshops with Douglas Rintoul and viewing Elegy, Transport's new production

22 to 26 August: Workshops with performers at University Centre, Folkestone

30 August to 2 September: R&D with performers at the National Theatre Studio, London

3 to 4 September: Open Workshop at the University of Kent

This blog will carry regular updates from Amlan and Vikram over the next month.