Event Details

English play

An NCPA presentation in collaboration with Butai Trust

Bag Dancing is a touching, funny, and quietly powerful story about two unlikely companions on the margins of the society.

At the heart of the play is Imelda, an elderly homeless woman, sharp-witted and full of unexpected grace, who moves through the world with all her possessions in bags. Her past is heavy with survival, her spirit defiantly light. On her journey, she meets Neville, the shy caretaker of a homeless shelter, withdrawn and haunted by his own history, especially his mother’s struggles with mental health. The two gradually forge a connection built on humour, trust, and tenderness. Her stories coax him out of his shell. His steady presence anchors her. Together, they find companionship in a world that often forgets people like them.

Bag Dancing is a heartwarming celebration of resilience, memory, and the human capacity for joy, even in the most precarious of lives.

Playwright: Mike Kenny
Design and Direction: Ujwala Rao
Performers: Surabhi J Herur and B V Shrunga
Costume Design: Mangala N
Sound Design: Sandeep Manjunath
Lighting Design and Execution: Arun DT
Production Manager & Sound Execution: Avinash Shivpure
Production Assistant: Rachana R
Stage Manager and Creatives: Sharath K
Poster Design: Shiva Vishwanathan
Choreography: Asha Basavaraj
Production Supervisors: Bhyrava and Prajwal S

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