India’s premier theatre school, the National School of Drama (NSD), Ministry of Culture, Government of India is set to bring its bouquet of plays, interactive workshops, and other allied cultural events to brighten the winter evenings of theatre connoisseur in the National Capital and in other nine cities during the 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav.
Given the clarion call by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji to celebrate India’s Amrit Kaal under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), the most prestigious International theatre festival will be held in Delhi, Jaipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Guwahati, Jammu, Srinagar, Bhopal, Nashik and Kevadia from 14th February and will conclude on 26th February, 2023 canvasing a diverse range of production consisting 80 plays, and allied events such as Director’s Meet, Living Legend, Book Launch, National & International Seminar and Master Class by the stalwarts from the field of theatre community Nationally and Internationally.
The Bharat Rang Mahotsav aims to strengthen international tie-ups and cultural exchange programmes with other Nations. It builds a platform to explore more about the theatre traditions across the country. Not just artists, but also the noted directors will be attending the grand festival.
The National School of Drama had organized Bharat Rang Mahotsav in July 2022 under the “Azadi Segment” of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to commemorate and pay its tribute to the martyrs of our motherland. On the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, NSD,Repertory Company performed an unique play named ‘Kargil Ek Shaurya Gatha’ at the National War Memorial on July 25, 2022.
The 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav will embrace an exuberant display of plays and cultural performances, multiple thematic panel discussions of global and strategic importance of theatre in global perspective.
With over 100 theatre companies attending the festival annually. The Bharat Rang Mahotsav has carved a niche for itself. It is one-of-a-kind theatre fair featuring live theatre as well as exhibitions, Director’s – audience conversations, symposium, and seminar programmes on various theatre-related topics.
Theatre is the oldest and most effective form of art traditions for communicating the human emotions in a way that transcends from older times to the present era. We are excited to welcome you all to the 22rd Bharat Rang Mahotsav. We have scrutinised a list of top-notch plays, selecting from 960 submissions, including international entries. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to halt the invitation process for the foreign participants given their safety concerns.
We have invited plays productions in regional languages too. Delhi is hosting 10 traditional performances in this festival. The Institution seeks to nurture the growth of new folk talents through the platform of 22nd BRM. So we have made an effort to accommodate as many young theatre aficionados as we can,” said by Prof. (Dr) Ramesh Chandra Gaur, Director, National School of Drama.
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