Plays in regional LANGUAGES take centre stage

National School of Drama’s theatre festival named ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’ is not only showcasing best of Hindi dramas, but also offering a platform to present popular plays in regional languages. Besides this, performances in international languages like English, Italian and Spanish are getting due attention. Here is the schedule for February 11:

PHOOL SINGH – NAUTANKI (SWANG) Bahumukh, Chahmukh Open Lawn 6.00 pm

DIRECTORS: Satish Kashyap and Sandhya Sharma

GROUP: Swang, A Folk Art Academy, Haryana LANGUAGE: Hindi and Haryanvi DURATION: 1 hr 15 mins

SWABHAVJATA Shri Ram Centre 4.00 PM

PLAYWRIGHT: Apu Bhardwaj and Baharul Islam

DIRECTION: Baharul Islam GROUP: Seagull Theatre, Guwahati LANGUAGE: Hindi

DURATION: 1 hr 20 mins

BALI

LTG 5.30 PM PLAYWRIGHT AND DIRECTOR: Nimmy Raphel

GROUP: Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research, Pondicherry LANGUAGE: English

DURATION: 1 hr 40 mins

NIRNOY

Kamani 7.00 PM PLAYWRIGHT: David Auburn DIRECTOR: Arun Mukherjee GROUP: Nirnoy Natyagosthi, Howrah LANGUAGE: Bengali

DURATION: 2 hrs 10 mins

DESAPARECIDOS#43 Abhimanch 8.30 PM

PLAYWRIGHT: Nicola Pianzola DIRECTOR: Anna Dora Dorno GROUP: Instabili Vaganti, Italy LANGUAGE: English,italian and Spanish

DURATION: 55 mins