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Early development of modern Hindi theatre can be traced to the work of Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), a theatre actor, director, manager, and playwright based in Varanasi (Banaras), who is also the father of modern Hindi literature as in his short life of 35 years, he edited two magazines, Kavi vachan Sudha and Harishchandra chandrika, wrote numerous volumes of verse in Braj bhasa ...
Theatre of India is one of the most ancient forms of theatre and it features a detailed textual, sculptural, and dramatic effects which emerged in mid first millennium BC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like in the areas of music and dance , the Indian theatre is also defined by the dramatic performance based on the concept of Nritya , which is a Sanskrit word ...
In 2005, Abhijeet Choudhary, who was working as an actor at Asmita Theatre, and Dhanashree Heblikar, a stage actor, met in Pune and decided to start a theatre group that would produce Hindi-language plays solely, because at that time, the theatre of Pune was dominated by Marathi theatre. [4] The theatre trope was founded on 15 August 2007. [5]
This category is about organisations, directors, actors, practitioners, playwrights and plays in Hindi theatre. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Kutiyattam is the only surviving specimen of the ancient Sanskrit theatre, thought to have originated around the beginning of the Common Era, and is officially recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In addition, many forms of Indian folk theatre abound. [1] They are listed below.
Prithvi Theatre and Prithviraj Kapoor on a 1995 stamp of India. The theatre's fifth anniversary in 1983 was celebrated with a festival to showcase the best of Prithvi, an event considered a success with audience and critics alike. By now the Prithvi Café, attached to the Theatre had become a well known meeting place for artists and art lovers ...
The Studio Theatre, a 250-seat space that features telescopic seating and the ability to transform for different events. It uses a tension wire grid for rigging and lighting, said to be the first-of-its-kind in India. [3] [5] Art House, a four-storey dedicated art complex consisting of 16,000 sq. ft. of floor space. [3]
Shri Ram Centre for Art and Culture, Delhi. The present building of the Centre opened in the early ’60s. It was designed by Shiv Nath Prasad with help from theatre doyen, Ebrahim Alkazi, and was constructed under the overall supervision of industrialist Vinay Bharat Ram of Shriram Group (), from the industrialist family of Lala Shri Ram.