The Anandpur Experience - Panel Discussion

This panel discussion will take place in person at The Cultch - Jim Green House Studio, located at 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, BC. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

Doors: 1:30PM PT

Length: 2 hours

Max Participants: 25

Ages: All Ages

Sign-up required! No previous experience necessary.

The Anandpur Experience (working title) is a new immersive theatre production by playwright Paneet Singh that is currently in the early stages of development. The vision is to transport audiences to the mountainous region of Punjab in the 18th century where the burgeoning epicentre of the Sikh kingdom was brimming with spirituality, art, and everyday life, set against the backdrop of the increasingly antagonistic imperial rule of the Mughals.

Join a panel of artists from the Sikh, Punjabi, and South Asian communities as they discuss the relationship of storytelling to their work, as well as offer a glimpse into the early stages of working on this new show.

Facilitated By: Paneet Singh

Creative Team: Adele Noronha, Andy Kalirai, Jvala Singh, Milan Singh, Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal, Sunroop Kaur

About Paneet Singh

Paneet Singh is a Punjabi-Sikh playwright and filmmaker whose work is largely inspired and informed by Sikh and South Asian cultures and history. Selected film and theatre credits include Dooja Ghar (Co-Writer/Director, Monsoon Festival 2022) Himmat (Director, Theatre Conspiracy/The Cultch 2022), (Director/Co-Writer, 2021 Telus Storyhive/Diaspora Creative), (Writer/Director, 2021 Indian Summer Festival), and (Director, 2019 Vancouver Fringe Festival). He also wrote an for Historica Canada in 2021.

His two stageplays have received acclaim: has sold out every performance since its 2016 premiere, and the critically-acclaimed was an honourable mention in “The Best of Vancouver Theatre in 2018” by Vancouver Presents. Paneet was also picked as one of 2018’s “most exciting fresh faces to watch” and a "major player" in Vancouver's South Asian Theatre community in 2019 by Colin Thomas.

Host or Publisher South Asian Arts Society