Ashtavaidya Drama Project at NCBS

September 29, 2011

The project is underway!

The public engagement drama project at the National Centre for Biological Sciences began on the 26th of September when Jeff Teare gave a talk about the history of Theatrescience and the background to this project at NCBS. The next day he led a practical drama workshop from which a group of 12 emerged. This group of 10 PhD students and 2 staff are now researching Ashtavaidya/Ayurveda (starting with the work done by Annamma Spuditch and Induharan Menon at NCBS) especially in terms of their place in modern India. Devising a piece of drama is due to start in the week of the 3rd of October with a first presentation on the 21st. More later…

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