The Temple of Theatre: RangayanaOverview
Theatre Space of Adishakti Module
Modern Indian Theatre
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Vighnesh H.J (VHJ): We have with us today the director of Rangayana, Bhagirathi Bai Kadam. Welcome, ma’am.
Bhagirathi Bai Kadam (BBK): Namaskara.
VHJ: Firstly, how did your interest in theatre develop? When did you feel you wanted to take it up professionally?
BBK: It must have begun even before I…
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In the central areas of Mysore, behind the Kukkarahalli Lake, is Rangayana, home to the only state-funded theatre repertory in India. Rangayana is the realisation of legendary theatre personality B.V. Karanth’s imagination and vision. Established in 1989, Rangayana has been the source of more than…
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B.V. Karanth, a name synonymous with Indian repertory theatre, established Rangayana—the first professional repertory in South India. A professional drama repertory with permanent artistes and technicians, Rangayana turns 32 on January 14, 2021. With more than a hundred plays under its banner, it…
in Overview
The name Ebrahim Alkazi (1925–2020) is often regarded as a synonym of contemporary Indian theatre. His greatest vision was to make the National School of Drama truly ‘national’ by not only assimilating students from across India, but also providing a platform for regional and folk arts. Here, we…
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‘In Europe, theatre is dying like the epidemic,’ wrote Eugenio Barba, the director of the Odin Teatret (Odin Theatre, Denmark) to the Indian theatre practitioner Veenapani Chawla (Fig.1) in 1996. Chawla shared Barba’s lament. In India, too, both contemporary and traditional forms of theatre were…
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Veenapani Chawla (1947‒2014) was an acclaimed theatre personality who opened new frontiers in modern Indian theatre. After finishing an MA in History, she taught history and English in schools in Mumbai. When she took drama classes for her young students, she was so fascinated by the craft that she…
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