Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 26: Natrang is celebrating ‘World Theatre Day’ with big fun fare tomorrow Natrang Studio Theatre, Jammu This was disclosed here today by Natrang director Balwant Thakur in a press briefing which was held at Natrang Studio Theatre, Jammu. As a part of the celebrations of World Theatre Day Natrang is organizing a five day Theatre festival featuring five best plays of the year which featured in Natrang’s Sunday Theatre, he added.
Giving further details Balwant Thakur informed that these celebrations were started in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (UNESCO, Paris) and World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on March 27 by the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organized world over to mark this occasion. In addition to the presentation of a highly hilarious comedy ‘Bichoo’ under the direction of young National Awardee director Sumeet Sharma which is based on Moliere’s world famous French Comedy, Natrang will also honor its artists to mark the celebrations of World Theatre day.
Natrang pioneered this tradition of the celebrations of World Theatre Day in the year 1985 in Jammu and organizes this day every year with much of the enthusiasm and funfare to celebrate the most significant role of theatre in bringing communities together and shaping the societies. The celebrations of this day in Jammu has become even more important for the reason that theatre has given an International identity to this land and the plays produced in Jammu have been acknowledged globally.
Balwant Thakur appealed all the lovers of theatre and culture to join Natrang in these celebrations and invited them to witness Natrang plays every evening at 6 pm at Natrang Studio Theatre from March 27, 2014. The plays being featured include Hawalaat, Uthal Puthal, Sabse Bada Aadmi, Kavita Ka Chakkar and Hawa Hawai.
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