By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh 27th September:- The
National Theater Festival "Rangrej-2019" started today at the Punjab
Campus at Rajpura, Chitkara University. 140 teams from 20 states across the
country are participating in this Annual 2-Day National Theatre Festival. This
year's theme for Rangrezz is 'Light to Unlighten'.
India's
prominent theatre personalities, including Shinjini Kulkarni, Kathak Dancer
& granddaughter of Kathak Maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj ji; Robin Das,
Eminent Actor, Director & Professor, National School of Drama; Chintamani
Biswal, Theatre Artist and Actor; Manoj Singh Tiger, Eminent Theatre Artist; Sandeep
Bhardwaj, Film Actor & Theatre Artist; Anshuman Singh, Theatre & Film
Artist; and Rajan Arora, Theatre Artist; were invited to adjudge the
participants.
Addressing
the audience after a traditional inaugural ceremony, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice
Chancellor, Chitkara University; said that Chitkara University's National
Theatre Festival - Rangrezz, aims to provide a national-level platform to the
next generation of budding performers, to showcase their artistic abilities,
while at the same time ensure artistic enrichment by cultivating a connect with
our rich cultural heritage. Adding further she said that we believe
complementing extracurricular activities with education, goes a long way in
helping students develop a well-rounded personality.
With a
complete focus on the next generation of budding theatre artists and directors,
the National Theatre Festival – Rangrezz, will witness an impressive line-up of
the multi-lingual plays in English, Hindi and Punjabi, marked by various trends
in the Indian society. The performances by the teams left everyone in the
audience speechless. Performance categories included, Stage Play (Proscenium),
Street Play (Nukkad Natak), Fringe Theatre, Monologue, Stand Up Comedy; and a
variety of fun events.
The attractions on
the second day of Rangrej-2019 will be the special live performance by guest of
honor Kathak dancer Shinjani Kulkarni, granddaughter of Pandit Birju Maharaj ji
and Musical Star Nite of Punjabi singer and actor Ranjit Bawa.
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