Goa, 27 January 2025

 

The National School of Drama (NSD) is organising its flagship Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the International Theatre Festival of India, in Goa from 29 January 2025 to 1 February, 2025.

Shri Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, will be the Chief Guest at the Opening Ceremony which will be held at Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Kala Academy, Panaji, at 6:00 PM on January 29, 2025. Being organized in collaboration with the Directorate of Art & Culture, Goa, the four-day festival in Goa will feature four plays which will be performed at Kala Academy, with the play ‘Naagmandal’, written by Girish Karnad, being the opening play.

Fondly called ‘Bharangam’, BRM is the world’s largest theatre festival. BRM 2025 is being held under the theme 'Ek Rang, Shreshth Rang' (One Expression, Supreme Creation). Noted actor and NSD alumnus Shri Rajpal Yadav is the Rang Doot (Festival Ambassador) for this year.

BRM 2025, which spans a period of 20 days, from January 28, 2025 to February 16, 2025, will feature more than 200 unique productions from nine different countries apart from India, showcased across 11 locations in India and two abroad, which are Kathmandu and Colombo. Alongside the festival’s epicenter in Delhi, the locations in India include Goa, Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bathinda, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Jaipur, Khairagarh and Ranchi. The international theatre groups participating in the festival are hailing from Russia, Italy, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Nepal, Taiwan, Spain, and Sri Lanka.

Speaking about the festival at a press conference held on the NSD campus in Delhi, Shri Chittaranjan Tripathy, Director, NSD, said, "Bharat Rang Mahotsav has become a quintessential theatre festival on the global stage with its expansive approach. It has not only served as a platform for theatre performances from around the world but has also offered opportunities for the amalgamation of various traditional performing art forms. Additionally, it has facilitated knowledge-sharing and idea-exchange among individuals from the dramatic arts and other creative fields."

Shri Rajpal Yadav said that to return to NSD as a Rangdoot for Bharangam 2025, after graduating as a student in 1997, felt like life had come full circle. “As I celebrate 25 years in cinema, I'm deeply moved to be part of this incredible gathering. It's truly commendable to witness the high level of artistry achieved here, often with limited resources, a stark contrast to the world of cinema. I'm awestruck,” he said.

Notably, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav coincides with the 65th Anniversary of the NSD, and the 60th Anniversary of the NSD Repertory Company. To commemorate these milestones, the Repertory Company is celebrating the Rang Shashthi theatre festival series, staging some of its most popular plays on various platforms across the nation. The Company will also present its productions during BRM 2025 in locations such as Colombo, Kathmandu, Bengaluru, and Goa.

Take a glance at the programme schedule for Goa:

Wed,Jan29,2025 (Opening Ceremony)   Programme: Naagmandal Time: 6:00PM Writer: Girish Karnad Translation: B.R.Narayan Director: Amit Sanouria & Sarver Ali Group: SatvikArtSociety,Chandigarh Language: Hindi Duration:110mins	Thu,Jan30,2025   Programme: Palshetchi Vihir Time:6:30 PM Writer: Vijay Kumar Naik Direction: Deepak Amonker Group: Rudreshwar Panaji, Goa Language: Marathi Duration:110mins
Fri, Jan31, 2025   Programme: Mai Ri Main Ka Se Kahun Time:6:30 PM Writer: Vijaydan Detha Director: Ajay Kumar Group: NSD Repertory, New Delhi Language: Hindi   Duration:110mins	Sat, Feb1,2025 (Closing Ceremony)   Programme: Babuji Time: 6:00PM Writer: Mithileshwar Adapt: Vibhanshu Vaibhav Director: Rajesh Singh Group: NSD Repertory, New Delhi Language: Hindi    Duration:110mins

 

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(Source: PR-NSD) | PIB Panaji | NM/RB/DR

 

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