Niranthara Ranga Utsava from Dec. 21 to 25

Senior Journalist Amshi Prasannakumar (centre), who released Niranthara Ranga Utsava posters in city recently, seen with (from left) M.M. Suguna, Prasad Kundoor, Srinivas Palahalli and Kemparaju of Niranthara.

Mysore/Mysuru: Niranthara Foundation, Mysuru, in association with MSIL, Bengaluru, Directorate of Kannada & Culture, Bengaluru and Ministry of Culture, New Delhi, has organised Niranthara Ranga Utsava 2023-24 at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road in city from Dec. 21 to 25.

December 21

5.30 pm: Siddi Damami Folk Dance by Anche Madle Art Troupe, Yellepura.

6.15 pm: Inauguration of Niranthara Ranga Utsava. Directorate of Ports and Inland Water Transport-Karnataka CEO Jayaramarayapura, MSIL-Bengaluru Managing Director Manoj Kumar, Kannada & Culture Department-Bengaluru Director Dr. Dharanidevi Malagatti and Niranthara Director Prasad Kundoor will be present.

7 pm: Staging of play ‘Krouncha Geeta’ by Ranga Ratha, Bengaluru; Written by Asif Kshatriya; Directed by Asif Kshatriya and Shwetha Srinivas.

Scene from the  play ‘Krouncha Geeta’

December 22

6.30 pm: Senior Theatre Person Indira Nayar and Senior Engineer N.S. Anand will be present.

7 pm: Staging of play ‘Atankavadiya Akasmika Savu’ by Abhinaya Taranga, Bengaluru; Written by Dario Fo; Directed by H.K. Shwetharani.

December 23

6.30 pm: Journalist Rashmi Koti and Kannada & Culture-Mysuru Director Dr. M.D. Sudarshan will be present.

7 pm: Staging of play ‘Project Darling’ by Nirdiganta, Sr-irangapatna; Written and directed by Sharanya Ramaprakash.

December 24

6.30 pm: Senior Theatre Person Rameshwari Verma and Honnalli Gangadhar of Hasiru Foundation-Bengaluru will be present.

7 pm: Staging of play ‘Goruru’ (based on Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar’s essays) by Niranthara, Mysuru; Directed by Manjunatha L. Badigera.

Scene from the play ‘Goruru.’

December 25

6.15 pm: ‘Laya-Vadya’ programme by Rhythm Adda.  Valedictory of Niranthara Ranga Utsava. Actor and MLC Umashree, folk scholar Prof. H.S. Ramachandregowda, MSIL-Bengaluru Marketing Manager Chandrappa and Srinivas Palahalli of Niranthara will be present. 7 pm: Staging of play ‘Na Rajaguru’ by Aatamata, Dhar-wad; Directed by Mahadeva Hadapada.

This post was published on December 20, 2023 7:32 pm