Natya Sarswathi Shanthala Kannada Kala Sangha Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts: Bangalore
Operational States: KARNATAKA
AchieveMents: We theatre enthusiasts came together to form an institute by name Natya Saraswathi Shanthala Kannada Kala Sangha on 1st February 1985. We aim at sustainment of Theatre Aesthetics in the field of Kannada Stage. To move towards this aim, we decided to take up the production of traditional play KURUKSHETRA. Gopalakrishna Nayari inaugurated the institute with his background of National School of Drama New Delhi. Thus the organization Natya Saraswathi Shanthala Kannada Kala Sangha came into existence. Under his direction we gave performance on 1st of November 1985. Afterwards Mahaprabhu Magadi Kempegowda written by K. Karimkhan was staged on October 2nd 1990.
On 3rd April 1991, we got our organization registered under the Karnataka State Societies registration Act bearing number S.No.21/91-92 dated 3rd April 1991. Here afterwards we are making two new productions with 25 to 30 performances including repeat shows of our land mark productions.
We gave much importance to Research activities conducted by the playwrights to explore new plays. Such productions we made are Samrat Sreepurusha, Bangalore Bhagyalakshmi, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda written by Anjaneya, Kaneena by Kuvempu, Seekarne Savithri by T.P Kailasam produced in Veeragase Style, Sevanthi Prasanga and Palenkaru. Added to this we made productions of smaller duration like Yamabandhu, Tippu Sultan, Samrat Suyodhana, Kumara Rama etc.
We are making our productions as a landmark in Kannada theatre thereby extending our limits to the National Theatre for example our Samrat Shreepurusha is a historical play. It was produced dismantling traditional style of historical plays of using one truck load of properties. Instead of this we adopted martial arts and simple weapons like Swords, Bow and Arrows, Barji, Mace to indicate the locations. It has given a new dimensions and kaleidoscope vision for the production. This showed a new way for the production of historical plays on cheaper cost but gorgeous look.
We organize theatre festivals like Pancha Ratrigala Rangothsava for five days, Ranga Sourabha for 3 days and Kirunatakothsava for 1 day consisting of 3 to 4 short plays.
We are also executing theatre Ballet such as Kempegowda, Nruthya Roopaka, Kanaka Kanda Krishna, Swathanthrya Deepa etc.
We are conducting full time and short time theatre workshops. In these workshops theatre experts provide information on Acting, Mask Making, Mime, Make-up, Lighting, Stage designing, Stage Craft costume designing etc.
Further our activities scoped with Seminars, Folk performing Arts, Felicitations etc. We have conducted Seminar on Nairyââ¬â¢s Hadiyatta Karnabhara in Modern Indian Theatre, Fusion Possibilities of Ballet in Theatre-Kempegowda, Finding Possibilities of Adopting Historical Plays on modern theatre-Sree Purusha etc. We are working towards Disseminate and Promote Folk forms like Hidambi Swayamwara-Bayalatta, Somana Kunitha, Marikunitha etc.
Theatre personalities like late Shri B.V. Karanth, N.S.Venkataram, G.V.Shivanand interacted with our organization. Now it is our pride we are using services of H.V.Venkatasubbaiah, V.Ramamurthy, Gopalakrishna Nayari and others.
Our future programmes are Ramayana Darshanam and Shree Purusha Ballet form, New Historical Plays like Durvineetha, Rajashekara. Organising of Historical play festivals. We are dreaming of starting Drama School also.
