New Delhi, May 26: ‘Solo Fest’, the annual artistic and theatrical venture of Articoll, the artistic branch of the All India Centre For Urban and Rural Development (AICFURD) – a NGO. As an NGO, Articoll is carrying out developmental activities across many parts of the country, especially on the theme of ‘mental health’ through theatre and Drama Fests.
The unique festival was successfully held on 20th May, at the Muktadhara Auditorium here. Four solo performances were showcased on the annual event. The Solo play ‘Dayashankar ki diary’ directed by Janani Ray who’s also the Festival Director and Founder, Articoll, was the first to be staged.
It is a highly popular play, written by Nadira Zaheer Babbar who keenly watched the entire play and complimented the director Janani and actor Amit Bansal after the show. The play throws light on grim realities of the have-nots.
Another one of Janani’s presentations was ‘For Pina’– A dance performance inspired by Pina Bausch, choreographed and performed by dancer Umesh Bisht. It narrated the anguish of people while the pandemic period was at its peak.
A play based on gender roles ‘The god of few inches’ was performed by actor Shuddho Banerjee. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Dusshomoy’ – a motivational piece was performed by Kalasandhani society’s Madhumita Sen, her group had also presented the welcome performance ‘Truth & Conscience’ for the evening.
Many of Delhi’s theatre lovers gathered at the Muktadhara Auditorium to witness the event, resulting in a packed hall. The Chief Guests were felicitated by Deba Prasad Ray, Patron, AICURD. They were, renowned theatre personality and cinema actor Nadira Zaheer Babbar of ‘Ekjute Theatre Group’ and Torit Mitra, Founder of the avant-garde theatre group ‘Sansaptak’, respectively.
Articoll’ ‘Solo Fest’-2022 , is an anthology of solo theatre performances, which usually worked for National school of Drama, Sangeet Natak Academy, Gas Authority of India Limited(GAIL), Bengal Association and prominent theatre groups like Sansaptak and Kajon among others.
