Summary:
The Tamil Nadu tour of Indian Steam got underway this week, and should continue till the middle of February. The performing space resembles the sacred performing area within a temple, or the koothambalam, and is equipped with state-of-the-art acoustics, serving both traditional and contemporary works well. The festival’s highlight and opening act is a performance of Indian Steam, an international collaborative project between the U.K.’s Urban Playground (UPG) and the Chennai-based Parkour Circle. Hosted by the Delhi-based BitGiving, an online platform run by a dedicated set of young entrepreneurs, the initiative seeks to raise funds for the month-long ‘Remembering Veenapani’ theatre festival. A crowd-funding campaign that has quietly been doing the rounds of theatre circles is now gathering steam..