Rangayana
12°18′41″N 76°38′16″E / 12.311378280338962°N 76.63773880712374°E
Mysuru, Karnataka, India | |
Artistic director(s) | Addanda Karyappa |
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Notable members | B. V. Karanth (Founding Director)[1] |
Website | www |
Rangayana (
History
Rangayana was started by
Divisions and infrastructure
Rangayana consists of professional repertory company, a theatre training institute called Bharatiya Ranga Shikshana Kendra and a documentation and research centre called Sriranga Ranga Mahiti and Samshodana Kendra.[13]
Repertory company started performing two times a week regularly on weekends at Bhoomigeeta theatre at Mysore in 2002. Later in 2006, the weekend theatre program was reduced to one day a week citing busy schedule of artists.[14] In addition, regular tours are conducted throughout Karnataka performing in different towns. It also attends national drama festivals held at different cities of India like New Delhi, Mumbai and Bhopal.[13]
The theatre training institute was started by Rangayana in 2001-02. It provides vocational training for teachers, social activists and amateur theatre personalities. The institute offers a one-year diploma course in theatre. In addition, the institute has established links with the state government and conducts training in the field of communication skills, personality development, leadership development etc. for the employees.[13]
The documentation and research institute hosts a library related mainly to theatre. The center hosts seminars and discussions throughout the year at Mysore.[13] A huge repertoire of untapped folk proverbs, epigrams, ballads, images and metaphors can still be found in the center.[15]
Rangayana hosts different stages for performance such as Bhoomigitha, Vanaranga, Sriranga, Kutira and an art gallery called Lankesh art gallery bearing the name of popular writer and journalist P. Lankesh.[13]
Activities
Rangayana organizes theme based national festivals that receive good response and attracts enthusiasts from all over the country. Theatres groups performing in different Indian languages and a troupe from abroad take part in the festival every year. Festival also hosts handicrafts exhibition, book exhibition, art exhibition, food festival, seminar and interaction with leading theatre personalities.[2]
In order to reach people all over Karnataka, repertory conducts annual tours to different towns in the state which is called Ranga Yatre.[16]
Gallery
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Various artists
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Various craftsmanship
See also
References
- ^ "Founding Director". Rangayana.
- ^ a b "Annual Theatre Festival at Rangayana". Online Edition of Mysore Samachar. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Right on the cue". Anjali Kaiappa B B and Islahuddin N S. in Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Workshop on children's theatre from Monday". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ "About us". Rangayana. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Drama Institutions in Mysore". Online Edition of Mysore Samachar. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ^ MENON, PARVATHI. "A genius of theatre". www.hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2005.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Prasanna resigns as Director of Rangayana". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 20 November 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Resignation final, says Prasanna". Staff correspondent on The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2002. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Govt. move to stop grants to cultural bodies questioned". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 October 2003. Archived from the original on 11 November 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "New dreams for Rangayana". Padmaraja Dandavati on Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Director of Rangayana (ರಂಗಾಯಣದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು)". rangayana.org (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "About Rangayana". Website of Rangayana. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ^ "Weekend theatre will be one-day affair". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ Bharucha (2001), p74
- ^ "Who said Rangayana serves only Mysore?". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-8195-6424-5