Join us for an introduction to Fernando Pessoa and his life and work, followed by a reading of some of his writing and then the rehearsed reading of an extract from the play. 

Shivam Vig is an actor and theatre-practitioner who`s trained from Drama School Mumbai, and has worked with various theatre companies/groups across Delhi, Pune, and Bangalore.

His acting credits include Manav Kaul’s “Aisa Kehte Hain”, Manjula Padmanabhan’s `Lights Out`, Girish Karnad’s “Crossing to Talikote” among many more.

Apart from being an actor, he is also a voiceover artist, a drama educator, and a trained clown who is keen to create works based on the stories that he believes are relevant in today’s world.

Swati is an actor based in Bangalore. She has played lead roles in several English and Bengali theatre performances in the city and in many theatre festivals. These include Girish Karnad’s Dreams of Tipu Sultan and Yayati (Dir. Arundhati Raja). In her latest project, Girish Karnad’s Crossing to Talikota (Dir. Arjun Sajnani) she took on a production role in addition to acting. Hindi short film Chowraha, directed by Nikhil Patil had her as the protagonist, was nominated at “CA’ FOSCARI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, VENICE – 2013” (Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival) and was listed as one of the best five films for “Best Breakthrough Festival Award” at the Festival of Festivals 2012.