A two-day theatre fest is being organised at the multi-art centre, Bharat Bhavan, here from Thursday.
The theatre fest is being organised as a tribute to one of the noted theatre artists and playwrights, Santosh Choubey. Marking his 60th birth anniversary, the fest is all about theatreical presentations and Rang Sangeet.
The fest began with the mesmerising performance by Vihaan Drama Workers. Here on Thursday the artists of Vihaan Drama Workers inaugurated the occasion with presenting Rang Sangeet at ANtarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
During the Rang Sangeet the artists performed eight songs from different plays of Vihaan namely Kanupriya, Prem Patanga, Ek Kahani Bastar Ki and Amrita. Rang Sangeet was headed by Hemant Deolekar and Nitesh Mangrole.
later, in the second session a play on the life of Socrates was presented. Directed by one of the noted theatre director of the city Manoj Nair, the play was performed brilliantly by the artists of Shadow Group, Bhopal.
The play surrounds the life and death of one of the greatest philosopher of Greek’s history Socrates. Socrates was an enigma, an inscrutable
individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the philosophers who forever changed how
philosophy itself was to be conceived. He was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth and introducing new gods. He was sentenced to die by drinking a poison hemlock and was a lesson for coming generations, as per the story.
Talking about the play, Manoj Nair said, “We have experimented with Socrates for the first time. So we have manipulated the death scene somehow making it more impactful.”
The light design and the movements, the acting skills all of them was next to perfect in the play. It was a delightful presentation on the first day of the fest.
In the evening, another Hindi play ‘Ghareeb Nawaz’ was staged. Directed by Devendra Raj Ankur, the play was performed by the artists of Sambhavna Theatre Group, New Delhi.
It is about a youngster Vikram Mohan who comes back from America in love for his country. He begins a business here and then the whole problem began. He is a vegan and a man names Riyaz Mohammad opened a chicken shop in front of Mohan’s shop which is problematic for Mohan.
Situations arise that showcased the current scenario of the society.
Both the plays were much enjoyed by the audience.