Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Tempest


What: A French-language adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest for children aged eight and up, told with life-size puppets
When and where: Today at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., in the National Arts Centre Studio
Tickets: $13.96 at the NAC box office or through Ticketmaster, 1-888-991-2787

Over the past 450 years, the plays of William Shakespeare have been translated into French. They’ve been adapted for children. They’ve even been acted out by puppets. And in 2009, a new production of The Tempest from the Gaspé region of Quebec charmed audiences by using all three layers of storytelling at the same time.
La Tempête is the beloved story of Prospero and his magic library as re-imagined by the Théâtre de la Petite Marée (Theatre of the Little Tide). This creative young professional company is based in the small, picturesque seaside village of Baie-des-Chaleurs, and specializes in summer family shows, often using fantastical puppets and masks.
For their production of The Tempest, the company commissioned exquisite, life-size marionettes that are manipulated by the actors. The hit show is being revived at the National Arts Centre for three performances this weekend.
Director Alice Ronfard has staged everything from experimental theatre to opera, but this was her first foray into children’s theatre.
“For years I had a project in the back of my mind to initiate young people to Shakespeare,” she says over the phone from her home in Montreal. “My son developed a passion for Shakespeare when he was eight. I was directing a production of King Lear and he and his little friends would sit and watch, completely absorbed, for hours. I was wondering what had gotten into them. I realized that there must be something in those stories that speaks to children.”
A conversation with some of Petite Marée’s creative collaborators eventually led to Ronfard signing on to direct La Tempête.
“We chose The Tempest for this project because I had directed it before, it’s a play I adore, and I felt that it’s about things that children could easily understand: magic, the master-slave relationship, compassion, power,” Ronfard says.
At first she wasn’t too thrilled about working with puppets.
“To me a puppet was like Pinocchio. I thought it would be silly. Then I saw these amazing puppets they created. They’re alive. They’re like human beings. You forget they’re puppets.”
With its beach town location, it’s no surprise that Petite Marée often turns to stories featuring the sea, making The Tempest a natural fit. For this version, Shakespeare’s text has been freely translated and adapted for a young audience by New Brunswick playwright Emma Haché, an associate artist of the NAC French Theatre, which is presenting La Tempête in Ottawa.
“Emma has done an absolutely fabulous adaptation,” says Ronfard. “She has managed to synthesize all the critical plot elements into an hour and 10 minutes, and has lost nothing of the story. I think we’ve succeeded in producing a project that engages the emotions.”

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Yana Gupta completes her act with a broken nose


Yana Gupta made her debut into Bollywood with the item number Babuji in Dum (2003) which on to be a rage among cine goers. Later, she also featured in the item song Oh! What A Babe in Rakht (2004) and in a music album of her own. Gupta is better known to the Tamil audience for ‘Kadhal Yaanai’ in Anniyan. She is now-a-days in news once again with the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4’. She has impressed everyone with her dancing skills and is one of the finalists along with Sushant Singh Rajput, Ankita Lokhande, Mahi Vij and Meiyang Chang on the show.

So much is her dedication to the show that he broke her nose while performing in a dance sequence but managed to complete her performance with the broken nose before rushing to the hospital. She had to undergo an operation for the fracture. Here is what the beautiful 31 year old Czech-born model-actor wrote on her micro-blogging site, “Remember our domestic violence act? Did X-ray finally and my nose is fractured. Surgery on Thursday. I wonder how I managed to dance till the end.”

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Kamal Hassan desires to work with Sonakshi Sinha


Sonakshi Sinha made a marvelous debut with ‘Dabangg’ opposite Salman Khan and impressed everyone with her charms and talent. So much so, that veteran actor Kamal Hassan decided to cast her in his next project.
The 56 year old Southern superstar is working on his next project which is based on 2001’s ‘Hannibal’, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. The movie is to be directed by Selvaraghavan and will be made in Tamil. However, the makers have a plan to dub it into Hindi and Telugu as well.

Selvaraghavan is planning to meet Sonakshi soon to discuss the script with her and get her affirmative nod.

sonakshi sinha


Kashmeera Shah to stun everyone with her topless calendar


She may have not gone atop with her filmi career but bold and sexy item girl Kashmeera Shah knows how to grab attention. The Marathi mulgi who has quite a few films to her credit like “Yes boss”, “Pyaar to hona hi tha”, “Murder”, “Vaastav”, and “Aankhen” has also done many reality shows like “Big Boss”, “Nach Baliye 3?, “Kabhi kabhii pyaar kabhi kabhii yaar”, and “Dil jeetegi desi girl”.

Kashmeera this time goes a step further and reveals that she has done topless photo shoots for an exclusive calendar to be launched on March 2011 This calendar, produced by Third Rock Entertainment, has been named ‘Kashessential’.

Kashmeera admits that she likes shocking people and is certain that every man will have her calendar in his bathroom. “Every guy will have my topless calendar in his bathroom,” said Kashmeera.

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Vidya Balan to take legal action against her fake bikini picture


Katrina Kaif and Sonakshi Sinha have earlier been victims of the harassment caused when their morphed pictures went round internet. A few days back, Vidya Balan was shocked to see her morphed bikini clad picture on a website. Though, now it has been clear that the picture was morphed, Vidya has decided not to sit back. The concerned magazine (on whose cover she has apparently been morphed) has been contacted and they have clarified that they have nothing to do with it.

So, Vidya has decided to go ahead with a legal suit if the culprit (who’s behind creating the picture) is pin-pointed or a re-run of such an incident occurs. “She is not going to sit tight if such a thing happens again. We are exploring legal options to stop this malice against actresses of Bollywood,” her spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Vidya is busy these days with Milan Luthria’s ‘Dirty Picture’ which has Vidya playing a role that’s in sharp contrast to her own image. It is on the life of Silk Smitha, the voluptuous bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s but died a lonely death after financial crisis, heartbreak, and dependency on alcohol.
“It gives me a chance to portray a real life character, Silk Smitha, a person I don’t really understand and that is an exciting thing for me as an actor. That is a challenge, to portray that person with whom you don’t identify at all,” Vidya said on the opening day of the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne.

vidya balan bikini


Shy Imran Khan gets seduced by sexy Soniya Mehra in a bathroom cubicle!!


Imran Khan was in a fix when he had to shoot a scene in which he was to be seduced by his co-star Soniya Mehra in a bathroom cubicle for Shakun Batra’s ‘Short Term Shaadi’. This was Imran’s first scene of its kind and it took some convincing and explanation from producer Karan Johar and director Batra to prepare him for the scene which was shot on sets.

In the film, Imran plays an obsessive-compulsive architect who wants everything in perfection. In this particular scene, Imran and Soniya’s character meet on a date and Soniya, wearing a short outfit, follows him to the men’s loo, even into the cubicle he is in. She pushes him against the wall, trying to undress him, licking and kissing him at the same time. However, the more she tries to get it on, the more he freaks out. Finally, he turns on the shower, aiming it at her. A drenched Soniya looks at him, stunned.

Thus, the scene which starts with a naughty mood takes a comical ending!!

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Minissha Lamba scorches the cover of MW in a two-piece bikini


Not long back, our space had informed you how sultry babe Minissha Lamba was mobbed by crowd when she was shooting for a magazine in a two piece bikini. A lot of people had gathered there and when things started getting too far with some of them even clicking her on their cell phone, the shooting location was changed to a more quiet shore of Goa.

So, now we have Minissha flaunting her assets in a colorful two piece bikini for the magazine MW. Minissha poses sensuously with a surfboard on the cover of the April issue of MW magazine. The punchline on the cover says ‘On The Beach With Minissha Lamba’. The issue has Minissha getting candid on various topics including the hottest men in Bollywood, the best pick-up lines and her naughtiest fantasy.
Check out Minissha Lamba on the covers of MW’s latest edition………..

Minissha Lamba bikini photoshoot


Koena Mitra plays a bisexual in her first Hollywood project, ‘The Story of Naomi’


Koena Mitra was last in news when she had a milkshake named after her. Since then, the news columns have been missing her as the girl had shifted her base to LA and was hunting hard for a Hollywood project. After putting in a lot of efforts, the girl has started her first Hollywood film, Story of Naomi, being produced by Michael Hirshenson of the When Harry Met Sally fame and directed by the ace fashion photographer Ash Gupta.

The movie has Koena play a bisexual girl who gets attracted to men and women equally. The movie also features actor Kevin Sorbo and Chris Devicchio. The first poster of the film shows Koena getting intimate with another girl.

Producer Hirshenson is all praises for Koena and says, “She looks international and her discipline and hard work can take her places. It all depends on how much she’s ready to learn.”

And it seems, the producer is quite right as this model-turned-actress has worked on her accent and was taking classes for it as the West puts more stress on dubbing and other technicalities.
All we can say is ‘Way to Go Girl’!!

koena mitra


What does Om Puri have to say about ‘Mallika Sharafat’?


Mallika Sherawat is known not only for her sex appeal but also for a rather big mouth. However, there is one person who swears to the innocence and simplicity for our sex kitten and he is none other than the very talented actor Om Puri.

When Om Puri got an opportunity to work with Sherawat, he was rather apprehensive because of Mallika is known for her attitude and the habit of throwing tantrums on the sets of her films.

However, when Om Puri met and shot a song with Mallika recently, he discovered that the actual Mallika was just the very opposite of her image. He describes her as a very “down to earth” and “innocent” person. The two bonded well hailing from neighbouring states, Mallika from Haryana and Puri from Punjab.
Now that Puri is so very impressed and taken over by Mallika’s goody goody nature that he calls her with a new name ‘Mallika Sharafat’!!


mallika sherawat


Deepika Padukone becomes the first ‘Tattoo Queen’ of India


The organisers of the first Tattoo Convention in India have chosen beautiful Deepika Padukone as the ‘Tattoo Queen’ of India. Deepika is already known for sporting the initials of her former boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor’s initials at the nape of her neack. Later, she modified the tattoo to ‘TMK’.

Also, she sports the ‘Dum Maro Dum’ tattoo on her waistline in the remixed song in the upcoming film Dum Maaro Dum. It was seeing this song that IndiaInk Invention got in touch with her and requested her to visit their first-ever convention which took place here on April 10. Unfortunately, Deepika could not attend the convention as she in London shooting for ‘Desi Boyz’. To make up for her absence, she forwarded the invitation to her Dum Maaro Dum team. Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik and Rohan Sippy attended the convention instead.

The convention’s organiser Manoj Thakur, Partner at Par Excellence Entertainment, said, “Deepika’s absence was felt, especially at an event that she would have readily identified with.
With her own much-written about RK tattoo at the base of her neck and the cutting-edge Dum Maaro Dum tattoo she’s seen sporting in the movie, she would have been the perfect ambassador for this tattoo expo.”

deepika padukone skirt


Kanishtha Dhankhar has her eyes set on Bollywood


Kanishtha Dhankhar, a girl from Mumbai, an already established popular ramp model, is on cloud nine these days for she has won the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World Crown this year. She was also judged Femina Miss beautiful legs.

Kanishtha Dhankhar is a known name in the world of modeling as she has walked in many fashion weeks like LFW, WIFW, Couture Week and has modeled for designers like Manish Arora, Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Tarun Tahiliani.

Well, we do not need to mention here that Bollywood is Kanishtha’s next goal and the girl chirps that she would love to make her debut with either Aamir Khan or Hrithik Roshan.
But Bollywood has to wait for Kanishtha at present for she is busy now with her preparations for Miss World Contest.

kanishtha


Pooja Batra to be honored by LA Indo-American Advisory Council


Actress Pooja Batra has done quite a few films in Bollywood but unfortunately could not make it big here. She has been missing from the Bollywood scene for quite some time post her marriage to orthopaedic surgeon Sonu Ahluwalia in 2002. After her marriage, she shifted her base to Los Angeles but this Januray, she filed a divorce against her husband.

The latest with Batra is that she is being honored by the LA County Sheriff’s Indo-American Advisory Council for her contribution to the South Asian-American community. She will also host an auction to raise funds for tsunami-hit Japan. The award will be received and the auction will be hosted by her on April 28.
In the business arena too, the actress has some action going on. Her company Glow Bell Inc has associated with a Los Angeles-based casting company to help the latter set up a shop in India.

pooja batra


Rani Mukherjee in an item number?


If sources are to be believed, our Bengali beauty Rani Mukherjee, too, has been taken over by the item song rage. There was a time when Rani was the reigning actress in Bollywood, but age and time is not in favor of the actress at present. She has been waiting for a desperate hit since a long time. Her last release ‘No One Killed Jessica’ also could not do much for her sinking career.

So, when the word is doing rounds that the Bong beauty is being considered for a sizzling item in director Sajid Khan’s Housefull 2, Rani keeps her lips tight about it. However, she has already expressed her desire to doing item songs as she hasn’t done any in her career so far. Rani says she likes the energy and verve of the items songs. Her training as an Odissi dancer makes it easy for her to groove on fast tracks.
As of now, Rani has all her hopes focused on Reema Kagti’s next film where she plays a sex worker and stars along with Aamir Khan.

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