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New theatre adda in Andheri
Updated On: 06 October, 2018 09:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Snigdha Hasan
Kiran Pavaskar's intimate performance and rehearsal space is welcome news for the arts community
Artiste Kiran Pavaskar at the new venue in Andheri. Pics/Sameer Markande
Real estate in Mumbai is a unique phenomenon. The brutal cost of living and congestion that spills on to footpaths aside, it throws bizarre surprises at you. A ghostly building could hem in a perfectly functional flat with modern conveniences, a hole-in-the-wall shop could be better stocked than a two-storey showroom. Or, as a tour of the MHADA area of Four Bungalows in Andheri reveals on a Friday afternoon, a small row house-like construction with an attic could lend itself to an intimate performance venue when modified smartly. Jugaad comes into play where the state ducks its duty, and artiste Kiran Pavaskar doesn’t shy away from calling herself a jugaadu theatrewali.
“Calendars of established venues in Mumbai are packed through the year, so getting a date for a performance is a real struggle,” she says, referring to the impact of space crunch in the city on its cultural facet, where experimental and fledgling theatre groups are at the bottom of the pyramid. “But to be seen as an established group, you need space to rehearse and perform,” she adds.
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