MYSURU: The
Bahuroopi festival
must focus on attracting youths and should try to create harmony in society, said noted theatre personality H K Ramanath. He was speaking after releasing posters for Bahuroopi-2020 at Rangayana premises on Wednesday.
“Rangayana must promote all performing arts and should strive hard to protect the interests of theatre artistes and personalities. It must also spread awareness on various socio-economic issues besides promoting art and culture,” he added.
The 20th edition of Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival, organized by Rangayana, will be held from
February
14 to 19 with the theme ‘Gandhi Patha’ on account of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
Rangayana director
Addanda C Cariappa
said actor Anant Nag will inaugurate the festival on February 14 at 5.30pm. Minister for tourism, Kannada and culture CT Ravi, mayor Tasneem Bano, MP Pratap Simha, secretary, department of Kannada and culture R R Jannu, will be the chief guests. MLA Nagendra will preside while deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar and director of Kannada and culture Rangappa will be the guests of honour.
Musician
Sangeetha Katti
Kulkarni will render Gandhi bhajans at 7pm on the same day followed by bayalata.
During the six days of the festival, 22 plays from 11 different languages will be staged at different auditoriums like Bhoomigeetha, Sri Ranga Vedike, Kiru Rangamandir and Kalamandir.
Yakshagana, bayalata and togalubombeyata will be the main attractions of this year’s festival.
Well-known Kannada play ‘Mukhyamantri,’ directed BV Rajaram and enacted by Mukhyamantri Chandru will be staged on the occasion. The play has already been performed in 700 stages in different parts of the world. Another play, ‘Subhadra Kalyana’ produced by Natana School of Drama, will also be staged on the occasion.
Mukhyamantri Chandru and theatre musician Paramashivaiah will also be felicitated with ‘Gandhi Patha Ranga Gowrava’ award. Stage plays like Gandhi versus Gandhi, Mahadeva Bhai, Papu Gandhi Gandhi Bapu will also be staged.
Karnataka Janapada Academy chairperson Matha Manjamma Jogathi will inaugurate the folklore festival at 5pm on February 13 at Kiru Rangamandir. Noted yakshagana exponent Bannanje Sanjiva Suvarana will be the chief guest. Folk shows will also be performed by artists from the state and outside every day evening.
Senior Rangayana artistes will read the poems written on Gandhi on February 18 and 19 at 4pm at Kavikatte platform.
Former MLC
Siddalingaiah will inaugurate the two-day national seminar on ‘Gandhi Patha’ on February 16 and 17 at Kiru Rangamandir.
Kannada Sahitya Academy president BV Vasanthkumar and senior scholar Lakshmisha Tolpadi will deliver the key note address.
Nearly 10 desi-food stalls will be set up on the premises to sell Malnad, Kodagu, Coastal, Uttara Kannada, Kalyana Karnataka food items and dishes. Steps have been taken up for exhibition of handloom products and crafts, khadi and books, coins and note exhibition.
Rangayana has fixed Rs 100 per head for entry ticket for each stage play. Interested may purchase the tickets in advance on www.rangayana.org.
Visitors can also purchase the tickets on the spot a few hours before the play on Kalamandir premises.
Bhoomigeetha and Sri Ranga Vedike have each 200 seats capacity, Kiru Rangamandir can accommodate 500 to 600 seats and Kalamandir has more than 1,000 seating capacity at a time, Cariappa said.
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