ITFoK 2026 • 16TH FESTIVAL EDITION | Timetable Synchronized • Thrissur, Kerala

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THEATRICAL CALENDAR 10 Days • 38 Productions

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10 Days of Performance & Critical Assembly

Every stage acts as a public tribunal. Screenings, street mobilizations, post-performance trials, and international productions across six sovereign staging nodes in Thrissur. Direct your attendance below with real-time seat tracking and immediate delegate entry.

BOX OFFICE & SEATING STATUS DAY 04 OF 10

LIVE SEATS

Total Festival Occupancy 84.6%

22,410 SEATS BOOKED 4,120 SURPLUS SEATS

12 Standby Lines 3 High Demand

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (IST)

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DAY 04

MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026 SUB-THEME: STATE VIOLENCE, BODILY CARTOGRAPHY & RETRIBUTION

5 STAGES ACTIVE SYNCHRONIZED WITH BOX OFFICE

10:00

UNTIL 12:00 IST

120 MINS

DISCOURSE / TRIBUNAL

SEMINAR HALL // PODIUM #SYMP-401

SYMPOSIUM SERIES 04 • DISSENT & STATE POWER

THE BODY AS EVIDENCE: FORENSIC THEATRE & TRUTH COMMISSIONS

How do performers reconstruct suppressed state crimes when physical evidence is destroyed? A critical public inquiry examining forensic performance methodologies.

Panelists: Dr. Camila Restrepo (Bogotá), Zwelakhe Mthembu, Prof. K. Satchidanandan

Moderator: Anuradha Kapur

English with ML Translation Free Assembly • First-Come

CAPACITY STATUS OPEN ENTRY Capacity: 280 Persons

NO PASS TRANSACTION REQUIRED

14:30

UNTIL 16:00 IST

90 MINS

STREET INTERVENTION

BANYAN TREE SQUARE PUBLIC ARENA

STREET INTERVENTIONS & AGITATION • DOUBLE-TROUPE CONVOCATION

SONGS OF THE DISPOSSESSED: URBAN CHANTS & RESISTANCE DRUMS

A high-octane public assembly fusing Jana Natya Manch’s seminal street theatre agitprop with the raw musical resistance of Kerala’s folk ensemble Oorali.

Troupe: Jana Natya Manch (Delhi) & Oorali Collective (Thrissur)

Form: Street Agitprop, Live Electric Folk-Rock & Choral Chorus

Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil Public Ground • No Pass Req.

STAGE CAPACITY UNRESTRICTED Public Ground Capacity

LIVE BROADCAST ON ITFoK RADIO

17:00

UNTIL 18:45 IST

105 MINS

BLACK BOX INTIMATE

ACT LAB // BLACK BOX PALESTINE // PREMIERE

THEMATIC TRACK: MEMORY & ERASURE • SOUTH ASIAN DEBUT

SILENT ECHOES IN GAZA: ARCHIVES OF ASH AND OLIVE

A searing physical and documentary work chronicling the epistemic demolition of libraries and sound archives in Khan Younis. Grounded in recorded voice testimonies retrieved from destroyed tapes.

Director: Yazan Al-Khalil (Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah)

Performers: Lina Bsharat, Tariq Nazzal

Arabic with English Surtitles 16+ Graphic Auditory Content

CAPACITY STATUS 8 SEATS LEFT Strict Seating (Cap: 120)

18:30

UNTIL 20:20 IST

110 MINS

FESTIVAL HEADLINER

K.T. MUHAMMED THEATRE CHILE / MUNICH

DISSENT & STATE POWER • SOUTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

OASIS DE LA IMPUNIDAD

A relentless choreographic dissection of state-sanctioned violence and institutional police brutality following the Chilean social explosion. Performed by Teatro La Re-sentida.

Director: Marco Layera (Santiago de Chile)

Co-producer: Münchner Kammerspiele

Spanish with LED Surtitles 16+ Strict Advisory

CAPACITY STATUS 18 SEATS LEFT Regional Hall (Cap: 850)

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21:30

UNTIL 23:00 IST

85 MINS

KERALA SPOTLIGHT

PALACE GROUNDS ARENA OPEN SKY

STREET & PUBLIC ARENA • KERALA PREMIERE

NIGHT WATCH: CHRONICLES OF DISSENT

Physical ensemble work examining post-colonial custodial violence, peasant rallies, and contemporary student dissent through radical percussion and ritual choreography.

Troupe: Natakakalarangam Ensemble (Thrissur)

Stage Direction: K. M. Sudharman

Malayalam with English Booklet Free Admission

CAPACITY STATUS OPEN ARENA Free Entry (Cap: 1500)