NSD’s theatre fest to span 10 cities from February 14

With more than 80 plays on the calendar, the 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, the theatre festival of the National School of Drama (NSD), India’s foremost theatre academy, will get underway on February 14 in New Delhi.

Shows will be held simultaneously in Jaipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Guwahati, Jammu, Srinagar, Bhopal, Nashik and Kevadia — to cover all regions of the country — till the finale on February 26. Plays will be performed in 16 Indian languages. The festival is being held under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Festive Spirits of India’s G-20 Presidency”.

“A special feature of the festival this year is the collaborative model in which NSD has tied up with state governments and institutions. One of the benefits is that more artists and organisations feel like a part of the national theatre festival. The other advantage is that it brings down costs for NSD by almost 20 per cent as we are getting venues, accommodation and/or transport free in several cities,” said Prof (Dr) Ramesh Chandra Gaur, Director, NSD, who addressed a press conference on February 6 at NSD.