Adishakti Laboratory For Theatre Art Research

Adishakti was founded in Mumbai in 1981 by Veenapani Chawla. In 1989 it was registered as Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research {ALTAR} Public Charitable Trust in Delhi. This so that it could function on an all India basis belonging to no specific region but able to root itself freely anywhere in the country. Both a theatre troupe and a locus for hybrid performing arts and interdisciplinary research Adishakti is the home from which national and international performances, workshops, artist exchanges and research are generated. Adishaktis goal is to develop a contemporary new aesthetic in postcolonial times by drawing upon seminal Indian knowledge systems and processes of knowing. Adishaktis work consequently is known to have influenced Indian arts practice in the fields of music, traditional forms, folk arts, dance and cinema.