‘Jungle Book’ gets a 21st-century reboot in Palo Alto by EnActe Arts
By just about any measure, Rudyard Kipling is way out of sync with contemporary culture. Born in Bombay (now Mumbai) during the first decade of the British Raj, the English novelist and poet has come to embody the colonial enterprise, though his love of India wends through many of his best known tales. Can his […]
‘The Jungle Book’ gets a thoughtful update
At this point “The Jungle Book” is more associated with happy-go-lucky singing animals from the animated 1967 Disney film than the actual late 19th-century book of the same name that was the movie’s source. But Sunnyvale-based theater company EnActe Arts took “The Jungle Book” back to the page — and made some updates for modern […]
This Fall EnActe Arts is opening its most ambitious production to date – THE JUNGLE BOOK: RUDYARD REVISED
This Fall EnActe Arts is opening its most ambitious production to date – THE JUNGLE BOOK:RUDYARD REVISED When Indiaspora member Vinita Belani founded Enacte Arts in 2013 to bring Jean-Claude Carriere’s legendary re-telling of the Mahabharata to American audiences, she established a fundamental principle that has guided the theater company ever since: reimagine the canon […]
The Jungle Book As You’ve Never Seen It!
“In the original version the tiger is the bad guy. In ours he is not,” – Director Vinita Sud Belani A blur of arms, hands and voices could be seen and heard in the basement living area of a Saratoga home. Rehearsals were in progress for EnActe Arts upcoming production of “The Jungle Book: Rudyard […]
Reimagining Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ in Post-Colonial Age of Black Lives Matter and MeToo Movements
California-based EnActe Arts reclaims the world’s best-loved jungle story in a theatrical production that is set of a national tour. “The Jungle Book” is arguably one of humanity’s best-loved tales. An irrepressibly adorable kid, a jungle full of the most fascinating animals, an evil tiger, and a bereft mother unexpectedly reunited with her lost child […]
EnActe Arts Company Manager
EnActe Company Manager Rapidly growing national theater company co-located in Houston/Silicon Valley currently has an opening for a Company Manager. Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities will include but not limited to Manage the schedule and task list of the Artistic Director, including attending meetings and ensuring follow up tasks are done in a timely manner Manage the physical […]
