Pankaj Tiwari

The Harvest of Broken Promises

Pankaj Tiwari / CAMPO
Fri 7 Aug - Fri 28 Aug

How do we remember the land once it stops feeding us? Can theatre capture the smell of soil, the ache of labour, or the true weight of a harvest? 
  
At the heart of The Harvest of Broken Promises is a simple yet urgent image: a piece of land that no longer remembers how to sustain itself. Born into a farming family, theatre-maker Pankaj Tiwari revisits his memories of the traditional, sustainable agricultural practices of his youth, and reflects on their gradual disappearance over the past three decades. Since moving to Europe in 2019, Tiwari has observed local farming practices first-hand. Despite being on a different continent, he sees similar struggles, albeit marked by a distinct gap in time. 
  
In The Harvest of Broken Promises, Tiwari interweaves video footage, interviews, visual art, and folk tales. By blending his own history with the stories of farmers from across India and Europe, his play captures the profound tension between aspiration and survival. Tiwari’s narrative serves as a mirror for a generation caught between the glittering promises of progress, and the steady loss of ancestral knowledge.

 

Duration: 70 minutes  
In English, Hindi, Awadhi, Dutch, German & French (with surtitles)   

Credits

concept, creation & text Pankaj Tiwari performance Pankaj Tiwari music Nazanin Yelda video, sound & interviews Prabhash Chandra text dramaturgy Maria Dogahe outside eye Pol Heyvaert production CAMPO co-production Internationales Sommer Festival Kampnagel (Hamburg), Theaterfestival Boulevard (‘s-Hertogenbosch), Kaaitheater (Brussels), MC93 (Bobigny), Studio Current (Amsterdam) & Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst with the support of the taxshelter of the Belgian Federal Government via uFund

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