Ketan Mehta, Sunil Shanbag to discuss architecture, light and space at an illustrated talk

The first edition of Spade TalksSpace is an important aspect of most creative arts It is used in art design film and theatre A lecture this week titled Theatre in Cinema will see two leading names Ketan Mehta and Sunil Shanbag discuss space and its various facets in their work Mehta is a film director who has also directed documentaries and television serials Shanbag is Indian theatre director screenwriter and documentary filmmaker The event has been organised by SPADE a nonprofit organisation dedicated to designMade acclaimed films like Mirch MasalaThe lecture will look at space and light and how cinema and theatre negotiate and work with these elements using different narratives and connotations The speakers are experts in their field who will talk about the processes that they undergo in their projects Ketan treats art differently and all his works have a moving message Sunil has an interesting approach to theatre communication and performance says Samira Rathod architect and editorfounder SPADEKetan MehtaThe event will be more of an illustrated talk says Shanbag We will be showing a few examples of our work I will bring along photographs of a few of my plays he says adding that he is looking forward to reconnecting with Mehta and discussing the commonalities and differences between cinema and theatre Im interested in space metaphorically what kind of space cultural and not physical is actually given to the performing arts in India and in the citySunil Shanbag is known for plays like Stories in a Song below Senior arts writer and founder of the performing arts company First Edition Arts Devina Dutt will moderate the lecture Savor the gourmet subscription service has curated a special menu for the eveningSPADE is an organisation that curates seminars makes films and publishes books Their latest activity is this sixpart lecture series on the theme Where the Real World Lies This is the second chapter of the series the first was called Process Projects and dealt with how filmmakers artists and architects worked with processes in their projects We do activities that delve into the idea of architecture and design in India We are now doing a lecture series because we believe it is only through this dissemination of ideas and conversations with people from various fields that you evolve into a designthinking mind she saysThe next talk in May is based around an exhibition on landscape design in India called Tracing Narratives It will focus on how people react to landscape as art in a public space adds Rathod