Mysuru/Mysore: The much awaited theatre event of the year, the annual National Theatre Festival, Bahuroopi-2020 will be held in Rangayana from Feb.14 to Feb.19. Marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the theme for the Festival this year is ‘Gandhi Patha’ (Gandhi’s Path). Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa briefed the media about the upcoming…
‘Headless’ Rangayana gears up for ‘Bahuroopi-2020’
December 13, 2019Mysuru: With just a month away for the week-long National Theatre Festival ‘Bahuroopi’ which is scheduled to take place in mid-January 2020, the city’s theatre repertory Rangayana is gearing up for the all important event though it does not have a Director right now. The State Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa of BJP, in an…
Week-long Bahuroopi Theatre Festival concludes
January 19, 2019Mysuru: The week–long Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival, which entertained the people with an array of plays in various languages, concluded last evening at Rangayana premises here. The speciality was over 5,000 people watching ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ spread over four shows. Rangayana artistes excellently staged the last edition of ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ conceptualised by N.R. Vishu…
Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival Seminar: ‘Women hating women is more worrisome,’ says Umashree
January 18, 2019Mysuru: “I have no hatred towards men as most of the time they support us. But what is worrying is women hating women and if this stand or trend changes, then there could be much more gender equality,” said former Minister and actress Umashree. She was speaking at the ‘Gender Equality’ seminar organised as part…
Bahuroopi Theatre Festival – 2019: Overwhelming response on weekend
January 14, 2019Theatre buffs enjoy plays; Foodies relish mouth-watering eatables at Rangayana Mysuru: The stage plays and film shows, organised as part of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival, received wide appreciation from audience on weekend yesterday. The Marathi play ‘Eka Dhotarachi Goshta’ staged at Kiru Rangamandira, Kannada’s ‘Sri Devi Mahatme’ at Bhoomigeeta, Tamil play ‘1084’s Mother’ and Malayalam’s…
Theatre personality Prasanna kickstarts Bahuroopi Theatre Festival
January 13, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that the primary aim of drama should be to fight caste discrimination and gender bias, noted theatre director and playwright Prasanna said that the duty of drama was to safeguard every member of the society. He was speaking after inaugurating the week-long ‘Bahuroopi’ National Theatre Fest at Rangayana here last evening. “Theatre, which…
Bahuroopi Theatre Festival in city from Jan.12 to 18
January 2, 2019DC holds preliminary meeting Mysuru: The Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival will be held at Rangayana this year from Jan.12 to 18 and the officials concerned must make all preparations for holding the Fest, said DC Abhiram G. Sankar. He was addressing the officials at the preliminary meeting at Kutira in Rangayana premises here yesterday and…
Lighting up Bahuroopi stage with song, dance, drama
January 19, 2018Mysuru: Every evening as the Sun sets, Rangayana comes alive with music, song, dance and drama as part of Bahuroopi, the National Theatre Festival. Yesterday was the fifth day and it was no different from the other days, and in fact, the tempo increased. Vanaranga, as the name suggests, is a stage, set amidst the…
Colourful start to Bahuroopi Theatre Festival
January 16, 2018Mysuru: The eight-day National Theatre Festival-2018, Bahuroopi, with the theme ‘Migration’ organised by Rangayana, got off to a colourful start on Jan.14 at Vanaranga. Jnanpith awardee and veteran theatre personality Dr. Girish Karnad inaugurated the festival in a novel way by offering a umbrella, water, jaggery and a book to a migrant family. Later, speaking…
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