Daastangoi, literally translates as “to tell a tale”, was used in Urdu literary, popular and performative traditions to narrate the adventures of Amir Hamza, until it got lost in the maze of technology and modern methods of entertainment.
Daastaan-E-Guru Nanak is a musical daastaan about the life, journeys and teachings of Baba Nanak, the spiritual guide, traveller and philosopher. The performance is based on the idea of “Oneness”, Baba Nanak proposes through his verses. The Daastaango (storytellers) narrate and sing simultaneously, creating an intimate milieu of divinity and soulful togetherness.
Kuljeet Singh is the founder & Creative Director of Atelier Theatre (2004), a Delhi-based theatre company. Known for his restrained performance in webseries/films and several theatre productions under the direction of M.K. Raina, Avtar Sahni, Surendra Sharma, Roysten Abel, Anna-Helena McLean and VK Sharma, as well as acting in Shonali Bose’s National Award-winning film AMU & MARGARITA WITH A STRAW, Imtiaz Ali’s ROCKSTAR and Sharad Nigam’s INTERVAL.
Kuljeet has written, acted, adapted, directed and produced more than forty full-length productions for Atelier Repertory Company. As an official Indian representative to the World Fringe Congress, he has curated twelve seasons of ACT, the world’s largest Campus Theatre festival by Atelier Theatre, which provides a professional space for promoting theatre and drama among youth, especially collegiate theatre societies and groups. He is the recipient of Junior Fellowship in Theatre (Ministry of Culture, GOI), YUVA Puruskar (Sahitya Kala Parishad, Government of Delhi) and YCE – Young Creative Entrepreneur Award (British Council, India).
