Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Theatre Director Arvind Gaur at TEDxMICA

He is known for his work in innovative,socially and politically relevant theatre.Gaur's plays are contemporary and thought-provoking,connecting intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social political issues.His work deals with communalism,caste issues,feudalism,domestic violence,crimes of state,Politics of power,violence, injustice,Social discrimination,marginalisation and racism.Arvind is the leader of Asmita,Delhi's"most prolific theatre group",and is also an actor trainer,social activist,street theatre worker and story teller'.He was on the guest faculty of Delhi University for Theatre in education program for three years.He has conducted many theatre workshops and performed in various colleges,institutions,universities and schools in India and abroad.