To give a tribute to the noted and one of the celebrated playwrights of the theatre industry BV Karanth, a theatre fest will be organised. The five day theatre fest will begin here from September 1 at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
A programme on BV Karanth will have a kick start here from Friday with an exhibition of BV Karanth’s theatre props and Rang Sangeet. On the same day theatre experts from across the country will express their view points over works of BV Karanth.
The experts indluing Mahesh Anand, Harikesh Sulabh and Rajeev Verma will speak on the personality of BV Karanth.
On September 2, a play Raat Na Aaye directed by Rasika Agashe from Mumbai will be staged. On September 3, play Appointment with Death directed by Sohela Kapoor from New Delhi will be staged.
Further on September 4, a play Janwasa directed by Rajesh Raja from Patna will be staged at Antarang Hall. The fest will conclude with the play Death of a Salesman on September 5. The play will be directed by Ashish Shrivastava from Bhopal.
Notably, Karanth was involved with the theatre in Madhya Pradesh. As director of the National School of Drama, New Delhi (NSD), he was invited by Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal. On this invitation, Karanth organised a training-cum-production camp in 1973. In the eighties, he returned to set up the Rangmandal repertory in Bharat Bhavan. This was to be the first ever repertory in the state and he became the main creative spirit behind the Bharat Bhavan. Notably, many renowned personalities like Habib Tanveer, Anupam Kher and other known people were associated with BV Karanth.