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Theatre collective · Guwahati, Assam
Postdramatic theatre · Theatre of roots
Our work since 2008, all directed by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, presented in Assam, across India and abroad.
2026
With Bodousa Foundation. Script and direction by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, music design by Arupjyoti Patgiri (Bapi). At BBITF 2026 on 25 October.
With Bodousa Foundation. Script and direction by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, assistant director Malaya Baruah. At BCITF 2026 on 1 November.
With Inter Act Art, Sri Lanka. Official selection at the Seoul International Monodrama Festival, 19 March 2026.
2022
After a cosmic event, two Alices from parallel universes land in Assam. After Lewis Carroll.
A postdramatic, metatheatrical adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella about power and its abuse.
2018
A psycho-physical piece about people caught in a relentless race, inspired by Amitabh Mahanta’s stories in Kathaninad.
2017
Four sequences on physical, political and social hunger, drawing on famous war photographs and Lewis Carroll.
2015
Tales from Burhi Aair Xadhu retold as an allegory of present-day politics, elites and social division.
2012
Childhood games become a mirror for political upheaval and economic hardship. Shown at CITF 2017.
2008
Our first production, from a tale in Khamti Xadhu. A king sets ordinary people impossible tasks, and they prove what they can do.
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An original play by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, presented at international festivals.