State Drama festival ends in Berhampur

A colourful procession to promote traditional folk theatre among the young generation marked the concluding evening of the State-level drama festival being held in the historic Town hall of Berhampur city. The non-competitive drama festival was organised by the Odisha Natak Samaroh Samity. The colourful precession showcasing folk theatre forms of south Odisha started from the venue of the drama festival and passed through different areas of the city. Children and youth artistes of various folk theatre and folk dance forms such as Chadheya Nacha, Dhuduki Nacha, and Jodi Sankha took part in the procession. Several veteran theatre artistes added glamour to the procession. Many senior artistes despite their advanced age marched along with children to promote amateur theatre in the city. The play on the concluding evening of the drama festival was aimed at providing hints to the audience how qualitative amateur theatre has survived in the State since past many decades. The play ‘Ravan Chhaya' was enacted by ‘Kalinga Kala Parishad' of Rourkela. The play was written by Sankar Tripathy around three decades ago. Even after such a long time, the play still seems contemporary in its story and presentation, said veteran theatre artiste Raju Padhi.

Source: The Hindu