Revisiting Kafka at this campus theatre festival

City's

theatre

lovers are in for a treat as the much-awaited Campus Theatre

Festival

kicks off in

namma Bengaluru

this weekend. Part of an annual feature of

Atelier Theatre Society

, which aims at providing professional space for the promotion of theatre and drama amongst youth, especially collegiate theatre societies and groups.

Showcasing the adaptation of

Franz Kafka

’s Metamorphosis, the play, Talchhat, shows the story of a small farmer family, through the eyes of a documentary filmmaker who wants to show her own perspective of this curious case that happened in a village in Haryana. Revolving around the life of a farmer and a part-time driver who find themselves transformed into an insect, the play touches upon Kafka’s Metamorphosis, but in the present context. It raises questions related to the mental and financial suffrage of the

farmers

, fake and manipulated narratives and has the themes of bisexuality and aspirations of the rural villages of the country.

Curated by Kuljeet Singh, the play is being showcased at Vymoa ArtSpace and Studio on Saturday at 6.30 pm.