Mysuru: The three-day State-Level Art camp organised as part of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival – 2018, began at Rangayana this morning. Inaugurating the art camp, C. Chandrashekar, former Chairman of Karnataka Lalithakala Academy said that it was important for an artist to have a good experience of life to create great works and to explore…
5-day Theatre Festival in Mysuru from tomorrow
December 25, 2017As the city soaks in joy, celebrating Christmas and looking forward to welcome New Year, District Administration has organised various events as part of Mysuru Winter Festival. Now, as an add-on to this winter chill, city-based Niranthara Foundation has organised a five-day theatre fest ‘Niranthara Ranga Utsava-2017’ at Vanaranga, the open stage in Rangayana premises…
Weekend treat at Rangayana
December 23, 2017Mysuru: While the District Administration is offering a variety of entertainment programmes during the 10-day Mysuru Winter Festival starting from today (Dec. 23), the city-based theatre repertory Rangayana will be staging three different plays this weekend and on Christmas day to make the long weekend holiday more special. The plays will be staged at Bhoomigeeta…
Weekend plays ‘Venisamhara’ and ‘Shikari’ at Rangayana
December 9, 2017Mysuru: Theatre buffs will have great time to spend at Rangayana this weekend (Dec. 9 and Dec. 10) as two back to back plays will be staged at Bhoomigeetha. The students of Bharathiya Ranga Shikshana Kendra will stage the play ‘Venisamhara’ at 6.30 pm today (Dec. 9). The play, authored by Bhattanarayana, is directed by…
Play ‘Andhayuga’ on Dec.7 and 8
December 3, 2017Mysuru: Staging of play ‘Andhayuga’ has been organised at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises on Dec.7 and 8 at 6.30 pm, under the aegis of Paraspara Art Foundation, Mysuru. ‘Andha Yug,’ a 1954 verse play written in Hindi, by renowned novelist, poet, and playwright Dharamvir Bharati, is translated to Kannada by Siddalinga Pattanashetty and Thippeswamy and…
Mysuru’s Mime Master who brought youngsters to theatre
November 5, 2017By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Mime is a unique art in theatre where the Mime artiste acts out a story through gestures and body movements, without words. If there is one artiste who has done justice and brought laurels to this art, it is ‘Mime’ Ramesh. He is one of the finest artistes that Rangayana, a…
Rangayana fetes Mime Ramesh
November 5, 2017Rangayana had organised a programme at its premises Oct. 31 to felicitate Mime Ramesh, who retired on Oct. 31. Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam is seen honouring the artiste along with his wife Renuka, daughters Nisarga and Nesara, as Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, former Rangayana Directors H. Janardhan and Chidambara Rao Jambe, Rangayana senior artistes…
Weekend plays to resume at Rangayana from tomorrow
November 3, 2017Mysuru: The weekend plays, which had remained suspended at Rangayana for a long time, is going to be revived from this weekend, said Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam. Addressing a press conference yesterday at its premises, she said that accordingly, the first play “Yudda Banthu Maneyavarage” will be staged on Nov. 4 at Bhoomigeeta at…
Chitthala’s novel Shikari on stage: A resounding success
October 16, 2017Celebrated Novelist Yashwant Chitthala’s play ‘Shikari’ was staged as part of Rangayana’s weekend show at Bhoomigeeta last evening. The mid 1970s play, adapted and directed by Prakash Belawadi, is being staged at Rangayana since Aug.20. The next show will be on Oct. 22 (Sunday) at 6.30 pm. In a short interaction, at Jaganmohan Palace in…
Navaratri Rangotsava Award presented
October 6, 2017Ayub Ahmed, a resident of Rajeevnagar in Mysuru, who is known as the ‘Messiah of unclaimed bodies’ as he transports unclaimed bodies besides performing the last rites based on the identity of the deceased since about 18 years, was honoured with Navaratri Rangotsava Award-2017 at a function organised by Rangayana at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road…














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