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St Aloysius to hold ‘National Multilingual Theatre Festival-2024’

September 13, 2024

Mangaluru: The Ranga Adhyayana Kendra of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) is an active wing of the institution constantly engaged in theatre-related activities for students and the audience throughout the year. The festivals organised by this wing every year have succeeded in providing a platform for budding and established theatre artists and troupes. More importantly, an audience who can appreciate and critically evaluate art has been created over the years.

Adding to this journey is an upcoming theatre festival that is set to treat the audience in and around the city.

St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) Ranga Adhyayana Kendra, in collaboration with Astitva (R), Mangaluru, Arehole Prathishtana, JCI, Mangalore Lalbhag, is organizing a ‘National Multilingual Theatre Festival-2024’ from 14-09-2024 to 17-09-2024 at St Aloysius (Deemed to be University). A total of 5 plays in 3 different languages will be staged by teams from 3 different states during the festival.

The festival will be inaugurated by Mr Melvyn Rodriguez, convenor, Konkani Sahitya Akademi, and founder of Kavita Trust. The event will be honored by the esteemed presence of Sr. Gurudutt Bantwalkar, CEO of Proto Upskill. 

Eminent personalities in the field of art and theatre will be present during the festival.

Students and enthusiasts of art and theatre are invited to join and experience the symphony of rasas at this festival.

The details of the festival are as follows:

14-09-2024
Play: Deepadhaarini
Language: Konkani
Team: Anubhooti, Mysuru
Direction: Dr Shripad Bhat

15-09-2024
Play: Nrutyaghata
Language: Kannada
Team: Nrutyaniketana Kodavuru (R) Udupi
Direction: Dr. Shripad Bhat
16-09-2024
Play: Urmila
Language: English
Team: Adishakthi, Pondicherry
Direction: Nimmy Raphael

17-09-2024
Play 1: Mara Matthu Manushya (Puppet Show)
Direction: Shravan Heggodu
Play 2: Black Balloon
Language: Kannada
Direction: Arunlal, Kerala
Team: Nirdiganta, Mysuru
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Venue: St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru

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Collaboration: School of Languages and Department of Kannada, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University)