{"product_id":"city-of-gardens","title":"City of Gardens","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"im\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNostalgia can be defined as a longing for a home that never existed. The city is no exception; its image and geography shifting throughout its history. It emerges as a palimpsest, where traces of earlier lives persist even as they are overwritten by the imperatives of development. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCity of Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reimagines Chekov’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in neoliberal Bangalore. The play features Estelle Rozario, returning to her childhood home and confronting the possibility of its loss - a space bound up in grief and memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsif, the son of the estate’s former gardener-now-developer, returns offering a vision of transformation that would reshape the estate entirely. Their encounter brings into tension competing nostalgias. Surrounding them are voices that bring attention to the economic, ecological, and social changes bearing down on the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the fate of the estate is decided, the play follows the complex relationships between people and places, while analysing linear notions of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dawrān Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669193621794,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/1853\/6226\/files\/City_of_Gardens_A6_Cover_mockup2_hi-res_41425d60-8184-4227-82ad-792f8a84b150.png?v=1779814643","url":"https:\/\/dawranpress.myshopify.com\/products\/city-of-gardens","provider":"Dawrān Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}