Lushin's Enthralling Solo Act

HT City Delhi - Saturday 19, October 2002

Lushin Dubey put up a riveting performance in "Untitled Stage at Taj Mahal Hotel's Indian restaurant Haveli.

BRA BURNING feminists Would have loved to hear what the protagonist in the Arvind Gaur directed play, "Untitled" performed by theatre veteran Lushin Dubey, had to say about the rights of a woman. But Lushin herself feels she does not belong to that breed, because her stance is more on the equality of the sexes without any preconceived notions.

Performing for a select guest list at the Taj Mahal Hotel's Haveli restaurant on Wednesday night, Dubey's solo act had most of the audience, specially the women nodding in approval as she switched holes with the ease of a Chameleon, at times using puppets for the narration.

Below left: Pradeep Dubey makes a  point to Atui Punj as he nurses his  drink; below right: Alexey  M. Damkin, Attache,  Russian Embassy, poses  for our shutterbug along with  his elegant wife

"I've tried to put forward in a very honest way, the marginalisation women have been facing," says Dubey The riveting performance, based on Dario's Fo's Medea (from the original Euripedes' classic), was juxtaposed with renowned writer Vijay Dan Detha's Nyari Nyari Maryada, which was adapted into a play by Gaur and Dubey "By presenting both the plays together, what we have tried to do is depict the universality of the plight of women everywhere," explains Gaur who is looking forward to working on more such plays with Dubey Essaying various roles at the same time wasn't an easy pr-oposition for Lushin, but like she says, it was a challenge that she had to take on, because she felt so strongly about the subject. Says Abhijit Mukherji, General Manager, Taj Mahal, "Haveli has a typical old world charm and in keeping with the ambience, we plan to hold more such events here in future.

" Among those seen enjoying the cocktails after the performance were adman Suhel Seth, Surinder Mehra, North India Head Energy Group of Deutsche Bank, Pradeep Dubey, Sunil Hingorani, VP, Marketing, Star TV and Nalini Singh. The delectable snacks included Sous Chef Rajiv Janveja's special offerings like the Hara Kabab Roulade, Chicken Noisttes, canapes and Phylo Pastry with Cottage Cheese, which were presented in Continental style.