This event will be a first of its kind theatre carnival, where one will witness a colourful ensemble of theatre, music, dance, intellectual seminars, folk performances, paper presentations on theatre issues and interviews of national celebrities. This festival will be inaugurated by India’s most renowned theatre director, Ratan Thiyam, with his latest play ‘Macbeth’ at the Ravindra Natya Mandir on the 24th of March.
From the 25th of March onwards, the events of this theatrical extravaganza will be held across the large campus of the University of Mumbai (Kalina). The morning sessions will comprise of formal as well as casual sessions amongst theatre stalwarts and newcomers alike. The central theme of the festival is Indian Theatre- Nineties and after. Various topics such as Death of a playwright, The Relevance of classics, Contemporary theatre, the Drama of the dissent and Trends n methods in training will be covered in these sessions.
The evening will usher in a carnival mood with the onset of platform performances where Maharashtrian and Rajasthani folk like lavani, bharud, bhapang, and puppet show will be performed by respective folk artists. The audience will get to enjoy and participate in candid and unabashed interviews with living theatre legends such as Vijaya Mehta and Chandrashekhar Kambara. The festival will also stage soulful solo performances by theatre veterans such as B. Jayashree. The event will have a list of eminent Indian theatre and art personalities like Ganesh Devi, Prasanna, M.K .Raina, M. S. Sathyu, Dr. Jabbar Patel, Usha Ganguly, Waman Kendre, Neelam Mansingh and Sachin Khedekar attending the festival.
This will be followed by performances every evening at the 7th Rashtriya Vasant Natosav, which will feature plays directed by some of the most renowned theatre makers in the country such as, Padmashri Ratan Thiyam, Shri Kavalam Narayan Panicker, Shri Rajinder Nath, Dr Arjun Deo Charan and other young and upcoming directors.
This festival is a great opportunity for theatre enthusiasts and students of art to observe and imbibe nuances of this art from the masters themselves. The young brigade will get an overview of Indian theatre by witnessing this massive theatre collage.
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