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Break the barriers ….raise ur voice…and reach the people . This is how I will define Nukkad natak . It’s an integral part of Indian tradition. The idea of nukkad natak is to propagate social and political messages in a humorous and sarcastic way and create awareness amongst the masses. Passion, energy, creativity and freedom to perform in the open skies without constraints of a stage , and a powerful medium to raise ur concerns and spread awareness, that is what Nukkad is all about. HISTORY There has been an explosion of Nukkad activity in india in the eighties and nineties. It was driven to Street because theatres would not stage such political plays which were characterised by vivid portrayal of real events, popular language and minimal props. SAFDAR HASHMI, founder of the ‘Jan Natya Manch’ and an ITPA activist, also known as father of street plays , endorsed Nukkad natak to criticize government policies and support social activism. He was murdered by political henchmen while performing his Street play “Halla Bol”. His slaying was given wide coverage in national press and hence leading to social awareness of the masses.   WHY NUKKAD NATAK AT JAIRANGAM? High energy acts coupled with zeal and a will to supersede the plurality of performances is what Jairangam plans to showcase. Jairangam wants to awaken them who slumber in the face of injustice, fear, callousness by means of Nukkad natak, because it’s a powerful tool by which we can make the society a better place to live in. Nukkad natak’s major domain was and continues to be, social awareness…it’s a form of drama that comes with a cause. This is true for the third world countries like India, where political activism is strong and democracy is regarded highly and facing issues From corruption to female foeticide…..from everyone teasing to gang rapes. Jairangam will be showcasing Rang mastaaney’s Abhishek mudgal along with his group who will raise his voice in perhaps the most effective way by combining live action before live audience with an instantaneous responses of applause and tears in the middle of the streets from 13th Nov. To 27th Nov. with 50 nukkad nataks. Don’t forget to stop a while. You will come away entertained and may be just a little wiser. About Blogger : Shilpi Mathur B.E., MBA, by education, Hotel reviewer by profession,Poet and writer by choice.

The Jaipur Theatre Festival promises to be an extravagant affair that is both diverse in the subject matter of featured productions as well as in presentation styles. Young theatre artists from the city will deal with contemporary issues facing our collective societies. Don’t expect to see a static stage. From 21st November to 27th November catch some of the most interesting plays in theatre from our own artists. Jairangam is an annual event and has proved to be quite successful over the past years. One can expect plenty of high quality performances from the homegrown work. It will be quirky, unique and entertaining to undiscover the emerging playwrights. Jairangam will showcase plays with unique and innovative theatrical ideas and is committed to spreading theatre culture amongst all gens. Plays to watch out: Fearlessly experimental, highly imaginative and very contemporary – that’s how we would describe Jairangam with its idea of showcasing new city based talents. Pranab Mukherjee’s ” Hamlet In and Hamlet Out ” that peep’s into director’s mind scape. Who is hamlet? A man lost in life…a waylaid person…a women coming to terms with her domestic and public person. A person grappling with what the cloud terrors around us…is hamlet another word for death or dream? Saurabh shrivastava’s ” Bechari Amrita ” revolves around a writer who invites a tantric to conduct a seance. The seance back fires when he is haunted by the ghost of his first wife and second wife is not able to see or hear the ghost. Jairangam is designed to present unique opportunity for artists and audience alike , revisiting classic plays with innovative productions, developing and nurturing new plays and offering a range rich in array. About Blogger : Shilpi mathur B.E., MBA, by education, Hotel reviewer by profession,Poet and writer by choice.

Au-Jairangam, Jaipur Theatre Festival, 7 days of exceptional theatre from 21st November to 27th November 2016. The festival provides a unique , evolving edmonton experience , and it’s for everyone. It’s an opportunity to get swept up in an artistic force. Jairangam is a journey and a celebration. It will be an enriching theatre experience brought alive by some finest talents. Featuring… Paresh rawal’s ” krishan v/s kanhaiyaa “, which shows a transformation of a man from an atheist to a person who spread the true meaning of prayer and religion. Makrand desh pandey’s ” Maa in Transit “, deals with how a son tries to prolong the delay of his mother’s last rights so that he could spend more time with his mother. Manav kaul’s “Bali aur Shambhu”, shows friendship of two elderly people in an old age home with different ideologies . Meeta vasisht’s “lal ded”,is a solo one act. It’s a beautiful theatrical collage of poems ,songs, thoughts and philosophy of the medieval poetess lal ded from kashmir. Jairangam connects to children by teaching them d value of relations and family bonding with Makrand desh pandey’s play “Imli ,papita aur tarbuz ” directed by Tezas . Jairangam is falling in month of November,which is unsurprisingly the best time to visit “Pink city” Jaipur. It’s a popular tourist destination which depicts rajasthani culture around the city. The festival prides itself on having collaborated with undiscovered, emerging and established playwrights. Jairangam focus on new work also which will reappraise jaipur’s exciting repertoire of plays with today’s audiences , thereby creating it’s own classics. About Blogger Shilpi Mathur B.E., MBA, by education, Hotel reviewer by profession, Poet and writer by choice. Shilpi Mathur Designer About Blogger : Shilpi Mathur B.E., MBA, by education, Hotel reviewer by profession,Poet and writer by choice.

Festivals are around the corner so is the festival of drama and culture. We pledge to relish dynamics of drama culture soon entering our city with gaiety and galore. Gateway to drama and art is wide open once again with impending theatre festival “JAIRANGAM”, for the genre of pink city, Jaipur starting 21st of November 2016. Untiring efforts by team Jairangam showcasing plethora of live dramatical action for successive year. Every human has a corner for Art and Films and their hunger gets satiated with such openings of art and culture. Though medium of television has gone a length in this country showcasing visual delight, still display of plays and dramas live brings refreshment and recreation to the humdrum of routine life. Life is very demanding and in the process of incessant demands, it calls for festivals that scale abundant joy ? within that We derive from such conglomerations.

“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” Terence Mann, the Brodway icon once said. In the times when cinema has becoming the defining entertainment medium, theatre continues to be culturally important and relevant as a performance art. Perhaps because without the assistance of editing rooms and retakes, theatre depends on the performing power of actors on stage. Theatre is raw, and that is what makes it enduring, irrespective of the rise of other performance forms. Half a decade ago, Jaipur added a new gem to its rich cultural crown. Jairangam, a theatre festival that since then has grown from a modest coming together of theatre aficionados to a national theatre festival that draws talented artists, playwrights and directors from across the globe. In 2011, Jairangam was started with a vision to provide a world-class platform to theatre art forms, cutting across cultural, lingual and regional banners. Jairangam belongs as much as to the spirit of social conscious Nukkad Naatak as it does to the evolved nuances of modern Shakespearean adaptations.   WHY YOU SHOULD GRAB FRONT ROW SEATS FOR JAIRANGAM 2016 Jairangam 2016 will be a bigger edition of the festival than ever, with a wide range of theatre conventions packed in the week-long extravaganza. With close to 35 plays, the line-up has something for theatre lovers of all kinds and ages. Watch out for plays such as The Job by Hardik Shah, Krishna Vs Kanhaiya by Paresh Rawal, a woman alone by Arvind Gaur and Maa in Transit by Makaran Deshpande. The event will be a star-studded affair with luminaries of the field such as Paresh Rawal, Himani Shivpuri, Shilpi Marwah, Imran Rashid, Kiran Kumar and Kumud Mishra gracing the festival. Check out the website www.jairangam.org for more details on the plays across the three event venues – Jawahar Kala Kendra, Maharana Pratap Auditorium and Birla Auditorium. NOT JUST BEHIND, BUT BEYOND THE STAGE For those who want to sift beyond the surface and engage deeper into what the festival has to offer, panel discussions at Rang Samvad will explore various subjects of theatre, art, literature and the inter-connectedness between all. The venue for Rang Samvad is Jawahar Kala Kendra. Art forms are like living, breathing organisms that function together as an ecosystem and it is impossible to imagine one without another. At Jairangam 2016, photography and painting will be celebrated as much as theatre would be. Art strokes is an art camp that will be held through the six days where eminent artists will demonstrate their work live and young artists can come work together with them to widen their skillset. Khushbu-E-Rajasthan is an online photography contest for all the shutterbugs running in association with Jairangam that will end with an exhibition of the 100 most thought-stirring photographs. Jairangam is thus an event for more than just theatre aficionados, embodying a celebration of life and art, and what other place would be a better place to mark this celebration than the land of folk tales and kathputlis. Hope to see you there!