Shadipur Natak Utsav 2023
Shadipur Natak Utsav 2023
Shadipur Natak Utsav is the most exciting and unique theatre festival primarily oriented towards the residents of the neighborhood of Shadi Khampur in Delhi.
This was the third edition of Shadipur Natak Utsav. We got an overwhelming response from Shadipur kids in the first two times. So,this year, it was the festival of PLAYS FOR CHILDREN. Many people from the theatre world encouraged us and shared their experiences for this festival.
Ratna Pathak Shah on plays for children
Naseeruddin Shah on plays for children
The festival was originally scheduled to start on 9 September but the date had to be postponed to 16 September because there were restrictions on public gatherings in Delhi because of the G20 summit.
Plays for the Shadipur Natak Utsav were selected by a 5-member curatorial team: Kritartha (Theatre Teacher), Teena (Student), Sonia (Primary School Incharge), Rajni (Teacher), Dheeraj (Tailor).
The curatorial committee was led through a workshop on the concept of curation by Sanjna Kapoor.
The committee selected 7 plays from 5 cities: Mumbai, Kolhapur, Jaipur, Kolkata and Balaghat.
Day 1. Sat 16 Sep. Buddy. 30 minutes. Rang Pravah Theatre Group, Mumbai.
Buddy is a story about the friendship of a lonely old man and a stray puppy dog. A charming story - appropriate for all ages, told with String Puppets and Shadow Puppets.
Direction : Kapil Dev
Cast:
Kapil Dev
Reshma Shetty
Kunal Vijayakar
Lights:
Rajesh Tiwari
Day 2. Sun 17 Sep. Raja Nang Dhadanga Hai. 20 minutes. Tiny Tales Theatre Company, Kolhapur.
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a fun story about human vanity and the fear of truth, wisdom, stupidity, naivety, and incompetence. It reminds us of the never-ending human desire for power, material things and good position in society.
Cast:
Kalpesh Samel
Pratiksha Khasnis
Mahendra Walunj
Technician
Amir Sheikh
And Bade Bhai Sahab. 25 minutes. Breathing Space India, Jaipur.
A famous story by Premchand revolves around two brothers studying in school. Despite his thorough engagement in play, one brother succeeded without any hurdles, and big brother failed despite word-to-word memorization of the books.
Cast and Crew:
Swapnil
Yogesh
Somesh
Nikhil
Pooja
Nishant
Day 3 Thu 21 Sep. Bags of Gags. 45 minutes. Rednose Entertainment, Mumbai.
In a world dominated by flat screens and virtual connections, Clown Tinu and Clown Kamla
believe that true happiness lies in sharing real moments.
These two are no ordinary clowns.
They are eternal vagabonds in search of magic!
Cast
Sagar Bhoir
Shreeram Chaudhari
Written and Directed by
Rupesh Tillu
Executive Producer
Mahika Sharma
Lights
Rohit Bhosale
Day 4 Fri 22 Sep. Kabul Ke Parindey. 66 minutes. Santoshpur Anuchintan, Kolkata.
'Kabul ke Parindey' is a musical fantasy drama that tells the story of Sultan Amanat Ali and his Parindas (birds), who ruled the skies of Kabul, flying from one place to another until a group of foreign invaders under the leadership of an evil bird called " Darinda ” invaded their skies and snatched it from them.
This play is all about finding your invisible wings and creating your sky so that nobody in this world can bog you down or steal your dreams.
Cast & Crew
Nayan Sadhak
Samar Mridha
Biplab Naskar
Priyabrata Chowdhury
Bikash Mondal
Surojit Mondal
Partha Ghosh
Rahul Sardar
Tridip Saha
Somnath Naskar
Barsha Mondal
Reshmi Mondal
Puja Mondal
Rina Mondal
Mina Mondal
Sayantani Das
Ranjita Roy
Light Operation
Sashanko Mondal
Music Operation
Bandan Misra
Direction and Design
Dr. Gaurav Das
Day 5 Sat 23 Sep. The Land of Mea Lilo. 50 minutes. Move with Joy & Small Tales, Mumbai.
The work focuses on the joy of imagination and play through the exploration of banal everyday objects by two heartwarming and not-so-perfect characters. The performance puts value in sharing unfiltered emotions and using a minimalist approach to language with elements of clowning and physical comedy, making it very relatable for young watchers and also connecting to the inner child for grown-ups.
Cast
Dipna Daryanani & Priyanka Babbar
Sound design
Rohit Das
Keith Antony Sequeira
Ritesh Malaney
Light design
Asmit Pathare
Lights operation
Kunal Sharma
Day 6 Sun 24 Sep. Hil Mil Kar. 45 minutes. Swangvale performing arts and social work samiti, Balaghat.
Hil Mil Kar is based on Pancha-tantra ‘s Mitrasamprapti, originally told By Pandit Vishnu Sharma.
It’s an ancient tradition based on hearing and internalizing knowledge. Instead of shastras or books, it is based on stories through which all knowledge is explained and shared and teaches us to live with harmony, bliss, and love
Cast
Dhanendra Kawade
Costume
Supriya Kawade
Painting
Nupur Kawade
Ghanshayam Gaonkar
– We had 5 ticket prices
General public: Rs 200.
Student: Rs 100
Shadipur residents: Rs 20.
Children below 13: pay as you like.
Ricksha wallahs and other daily wage earners: free.
– The festival is being organized without corporate, government, or foundation support, using local resources.
- For the promotion of this festival we gave a call for Actor Volunteers. This team of volunteers performed a small skit in the lanes of Shadipur encouraging people to attend this festival in large numbers.
- Children of Shadipur enjoyed it very much and came in large numbers
