The savvy traveler knows that hotels in Mumbai are some of the world’s finest, featuring a splendid combination of luxury and elegance. There is a certain gracefulness in the city, which is one of the world’s largest, that seems almost timeless despite the very contemporary energy that plays out on the streets. This is reflected in the hotels, to help the guests feel nourished and replenished in the body and the spirit. The sense of design in absolutely sumptuous, where tradition and modern styles blend into something that feels like a home away from home. The food in the hotels is prepared by world-class chefs, and the staff is very knowledgeable about the city, and can help you navigate your way. With this amazing city, its urban pleasures and proximity to the ocean, there are few places that offer so much in the way of new experience.
Mumbai has a long intellectual and artistic history. Because of its position as an urban center, where many people confuse it with India’s capital, because of the constant flurry of activity, it has always attracted people who want to write and create new ideas. In this spirit, the Women Playwrights International is holding their next conference in Mumbai, in November of 2009. The organization’s primary goals are to promote the work of women playwrights around the world, to establish connections so that their work is more widely-known, and to help protect the rights of writers. These simple and noble ideas help to form the backdrop of an organization that has, since 1998, held conferences all over the world, including Buffalo, NY, Mexico City, Galway, and Jakarta and Bali. They have helped to forge strong alliances and networks among women playwrights, and established themselves as a necessary force in global theatre and culture.
The Mumbai conference will focus on the theme of Liberty and Tolerance. Held at the Kalina Campus, University of Mumbai, it will be a week-long event, featuring symposia and performances, and promises to be very exciting and illuminating. Co-sponsored in part by the organization Stree Mukti Sanghatana, the Women’s Liberation Organization, some of the focuses of the conference will be identity, humor in theatre, non-violence, and challenges of patriarchy in contemporary theatre. The combination of art and academic discourse will help participants articulate some of the more essential issues facing women writers locally and globally.
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