Theatre Mela – Nautanki

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South Asian Theatre Mela

Two-day celebration (“Mela”) of South Asian theatre, presenting three short plays. Mela re-envisions Nautanki’s Annual South Asian Theatre Festival, a significant grassroots outreach allowing “discovery” of artists and creatives. Works are in bilingual, original or adaptations.

We have curated this festival of performing Arts since 2016 and it continues to grow and flourish.The South Asian Theatre Mela (SATM) is our signature annual event.

Keynote speech by Ernest MacIntyre

Dear theatre colleagues,

I am currently unwell, I am unable to give the keynote speech as requested by Neel Banarjee. I am 84 and should have been more careful. However I am handing him an improvised keynote speech to be read.

My speech is in the form of telling you all about my interpretation of the Origin of Drama as found in the first chapter of the Natyasastra, and supported by chapters six and seven. The Natyasastra is very ancient in its oral form, and came to be written in Sanskrit about 200 BC. Its first English translation was in 1951 by Manomohan Gosh of Bengal.

Now, let Neel Banarjee read to you how the Gods and the Demons learned to PLAY together, bringing to birth the art form called drama.

– 22nd October 2019 (PC. SBS Tamil)

From the Archives :

South Asian Theatre Mela 2022

South Asian Theatre Mela 2023

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