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Why English?
A Dance-Theatre Solo
Performer
English | 50 minutes
WHY ENGLISH?
“WHY DO I SPEAK ENGLISH??”
This question, has definitely presented itself to the writer, many a times..
She has been asked in an accusatory manner.. She’s been offended by it at times… She’s often wondered.. “What’s all they fuss about?” Isn’t it just a language?
After many years, she finds herself at a point in her life, where she is forced to question this herself.
WHY DOES SHE SPEAK ENGLISH?
She needed to find answers. And thus, started her journey…
This 50 minute One Woman Show has been written, directed, choreographed, produced and performed by Vibhinna Ramdev.
She uses a blend of contemporary dance and the spoken word to bring her story to life. She also uses a confessional informal way of speaking to the audience, infused with abstract movement, weaving the story forward with an interesting texture.
It is a very personal self expression, drawing from the her real life instances, and personal stories of people that she has interacted with.
Research for this includes several books and publications on the subject by prominent writers. Also, personal real life interviews of various people and their views on the English language. People from diverse walks of life and age groups.
Credits:
Writer, Director, Choreographer, Producer & Performer – Vibhinna Ramdev Associate Director – Srinivas Beesetty
Associate Choreographer – Nakula Somana
Sound Design – Arvind Raj
Light Design – Keerthi Kumar
Set Design – C F John
Poster Photography – Bhushan Bagadia
Photography & Videography – Tejaswini Kher & Bhushan Bagadia Production Manager – Gauri K
Performer
Vibhinna Ramdev
Vibhinna Ramdev is a director, writer, actor, choreographer and dancer. She started dancing at the age of 16 with her love for the form proliferating her into the world of performing arts. She has been a part of many English theatre and dance productions for the past 22 years, ranging from school productions to large scale stage performances to intimate theatre performances to music videos to ad films to feature films.
She has also been part of a couple of India’s premier dance companies – Shiamak Davar’s Institute of Performing Arts for 5 years and Tarantismo Creative Dance Company for 3 years, where she has performed for several shows across the country.
Between the years 2016 and 2020, she also headed her own casting agency in Bangalore providing talent for about 80 ad campaigns. She is also the council member of Karnataka Animation Entertainment Council, which is part of Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI) which enables and empowers fellow entrepreneurs and professionals in the Animation and Entertainment space in the state. She wrote and directed “The Cross Connection,” a 3-minute short film for the Rode Reel Festival, where it was recognised as one of the top 5 finalists in the Indian Regional category (2017).
She co-directed and choreographed, a dance theatre stage production based on the novel Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, which was part of the “History of Ideas” program with Bangalore Little Theatre. It had a run of 8 shows at the Alliance Francaise De Bangalore and Shoonya, Bangalore. This is further being developed by her into an original adaption to include video projection mapping in collaboration with a film maker (2019 – present).
