Tag: Theatre

Theatre camps make women self-reliant: Jayashree
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Theatre camps make women self-reliant: Jayashree

February 21, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: B. Jayashree, former Rangayana Director and veteran theatre artiste, opined that training in theatre will make women self-reliant and helps develop general knowledge. She was speaking at the 2nd show of ‘Roopa Roopagalanu Daati,’ a Kannada play staged by Sanchalana women’s theatre troupe during the valedictory of training programme for women at Mini Theatre…

Women portrayed as villains in tele-serials, rues veteran theatre artiste
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Women portrayed as villains in tele-serials, rues veteran theatre artiste

February 19, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Feminism has taken a back-seat with women being portrayed as villain in most of the Kannada tele-serials. Women viewers must shoot letters to TV channels for creating anti-women feeling in society, opined Rameshwari Verma, a veteran theatre artiste. She was speaking after inaugurating a Kannada play ‘Kododilla? Bidodilla!!!’, staged by trainees of ‘Padma Shri…

Single screen cinema halls re-open… but without audience
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Single screen cinema halls re-open… but without audience

December 18, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Expecting patronage by citizens, a few single screen cinema theatres in city have re-opened in the last few days.  ‘Padma Theatre’ in Agrahara, ‘Mahadeshwara’ in Kumbarakoppal and ‘Balaji’ in Bannimantap, all single screen cinema halls, have opened the gates to citizens. Though the turnout of people was not encouraging but still the theatre owners…

Theatre has the ability to promote Kannada language: Hamsalekha
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Theatre has the ability to promote Kannada language: Hamsalekha

November 21, 2020

Ta.Su. Shamaraya’s book ‘Kannada Nataka’ released Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana, Mysuru, in association with the District Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Grantha Male and Rajeshwari Vastralankara Ranga Thanda, had organised a programme at Sriranga auditorium in Rangayana premises on Thursday where senior scholar Ta. Su. Shamaraya’s (TaSuSha) book ‘Kannada Nataka’ (re-print) was released.  Speaking after releasing…

‘No screening of movies till Govt. fulfills demands’
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‘No screening of movies till Govt. fulfills demands’

November 2, 2020

Total loss to industry was around Rs.6,300 crore, says Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation  Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation has decided not to screen movies till the State Government met their charter of demands which included tax rebate and increasing the number of spectators. Addressing a news conference here recently, Federation President R.R.Odugoudar said the theatre…

It’s Showtime
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It’s Showtime

October 15, 2020

DRC Cinemas re-open after 225 days Screens Kannada movie ‘Love Mocktail’ Mysore/Mysuru: DRC Cinemas in the city became the one and only cinema hall to screen movies after 225 days of closure following outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Except this, no other single screen or multiplexes were re-opened in Mysuru today. Not bothered about the number…

Film theatres in the State  likely to open from Aug. 1
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Film theatres in the State likely to open from Aug. 1

July 28, 2020

State awaiting Centre’s green signal Bengaluru: The Karnataka entertainment industry (theatres and multiplexes) is hoping to return to business from Aug. 1 and the State is waiting for the green signal by the Centre.  The Government is set to frame fresh guidelines for Unlock 3.0 which will come into force from Aug. 1 as the…

Theatre personality calls for labour-intensive and job-creative economic policy
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Theatre personality calls for labour-intensive and job-creative economic policy

November 4, 2019

Mysuru: Theatre personality and social activist Prasanna  has said that what the country needed today is an eco-friendly, labour-intensive and job-creative economic policy as against what he termed ‘monster economy’ that was capital-intensive coupled with automation  and capitalism. He was speaking at a lecture programme organised by Gram Seva Sangha on the concept of ‘sacred…

Weekend plays at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira
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Weekend plays at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira

April 12, 2019

• Rangavalli’s comedy play ‘Samsaradalli Sanidapa’ • Bangalore Theatre Collective’s ‘Ondu Preetiya Kathe’ Mysuru: The ‘Virtuous Burglar’ is one of Italian actor and playwright Dario Fo’s best known farces. Rangavalli, an amateur theatre troupe from Mysuru, will  be staging the comedy play ‘Samsaradalli Sanidapa’ based on K.V. Akshara’s translation of ‘Virtuous Burglar,’ directed by Raviprasad….

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