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Irshad 2026 is the graduation showcase of the Bargad Theatre Fellowship, and what arrives on stage is the result of six rigorous months of training, devising, questioning, and rehearsing. The fellows were pushed hard by an extraordinary faculty, deeply committed to their journeys. What arrives on stage is not a conclusion or a culmination. It is a beginning, the first step into a life in the performing arts. Every demanding, exhilarating, occasionally humbling moment of this

Hello everyone! This blog is dedicated entirely to Irshad - the graduation show of the Bargad Theatre Fellowship. Last year's Irshad was deeply special for all of us. Four sold-out shows, and the sheer joy of finally placing months of work before a live audience. It marked not just an ending but a beginning - one of the productions, Kachchi Chhat, has in fact, continued to travel and find new audiences, and is still doing so today. The baton now passes to a new cohort, and wi

Hello everyone! Since our last update, it’s been a wonderfully busy time at Bargad, with classes, performances, and curated walkthroughs of the exhibition ‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ at KNMA and guided tour of the Alkazi Theatre archives. Unit 2 Wrapped Up Unit 2 of the fellowship has come to a close. Fellows began with Voice and Text with Hetal Varia, followed by Acting and Devising I with Neel Chaudhury, and concluded with Acting and Devising II with Anuradha K

One month into 2026 and Bargad has been so busy that we are full of updates to share! First up, Bargad has moved into a new space with the support of Black Box Okhla and Nikhil Mehta, who have stood by us since day one. We have two beautiful new studios, which we have named Basera and Chaupal, up on the second floor (which is now dedicated to Bargad) in the beautiful BBO building. Basera

We are happy to announce that we have proudly celebrated the graduation of our very first cohort. As the curtain rises on a new season at Bargad, we are excited to share the incredible developments and creative journeys that have been unfolding within our community. From inspiring performances to innovative workshops, our students and faculty have been hard at work embracing their passion for the arts. From hands-on training to new plays in development, from alumni achieveme

We can’t quite believe that the first Bargad Fellowship has come to an end. A tiny seed that we sowed in the beginning of 2024 is growing and flourishing and we could not be happier. A year of ideating, planning, re-planning, getting stuck, starting again, and finally getting there with a little help from our friends. We wrapped up the first ever Bargad fellowship with five shows at OddBird Theatre. This was the culmination of four months of training followed by an intensive

Hello everyone! After four months of learning, reflecting, and training, the Bargad Fellowship has reached its final unit, the Creation...

Hello everyone, we are so excited to be back with our third blog, keeping up with our cohort of 14 amazing storytellers! We’re in the...

Welcome back to our second blog! We’re two units into our journey, and it feels like the right moment to pause, look back, and celebrate...

Welcome to the very first Bargad Blog - our living document of growth, learning, and transformation. As we embark on this exciting...