Staffliterature has a great importance in adding essence to a play, says a renowned playwright and story writer, Hrishikesh Sulabh.
Hrishikesh Sulabh was addressing a five day theatre seminar at Vagarth hall, Bharat Bhavan organised by Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD). On Monday five speakers including Surendra Verma, Sriram Jog, Narendra Bahadur and Basant Kahiskar spoke about theatre, literature and plays presented on stage.
To begin with the session Hrishikesh Sulabh talked about the importance of literature. He said that literature and perception goes hand in hand while completitng a play. The view point of a director is as much important as the literature as they both together bring out the essence of the play.
In the next session, renowned playwright Surendra Verma emphasized over being a playwright. He shared his journey and talked about his experiences of being a playwright in Indian theatre industry. He also highlighted the challenges and the struggles he faced during his career.
Another speaker Sriram Jog talked about the contemporary and the future of theatre. He said that most of the people do not give quality time in theatre. Elaborating further he said that any career would take 7 to 8 years to be established then why people take theatre so casually. During his speech he emphasized over the topic in depth.
On the other hand, Narendra Bahadur talked about the songs in mythological tales like Mahabharata and others. He also highlighted about the folk culture and music in theatre. Basant Kashikar from Jabalpur talked about the challenges in theatre.
The session was concluded with the speech by CAO of Bharat Bhavan Prem Shankar Shukla who emphasized over the importance of poems in theatre.