After an exceptional entrance, the actor led the audience to...
Festival Inauguration at the hands of Padmashri Shekhar Sen, Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Nirupan by RangPandhari (Pune, India)
The performance ‘Nirupan’ on the first day of the festival was directed and written by Ishwar Andhare, and was a RangPandhari (Pune, India) production. The performance started off with a melodious Abhang ‘Ram Krishna Hari.’ The play revolves around the Varkari Sampraday (Vitthala worshippers) and the discrimination that persists in the Math (the holy sanctum). The performance managed to pluck a string in the heart of the audience members. ‘Sakalansi yethe adhikaar‘; Everyone has the right (to worship Vitthala). The mesmerizing lights, set design, the songs accompanied by the various instruments used by the Varkari managed to fill the theatre with warmth. The performance was a critique of the growing greed for power and the fear of losing the power that one has, in this journey of pure faith and devotion. The performance reflected on the current socio-political situation as well through various symbols and metaphors.
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