Showing posts with label Student Theatre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Student Theatre. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Avartan adieus University of Hyderabad

               
     Hello friends, this is Avartan. Hope you all are doing well. If you have little time please read it. We promise we will not take much time of yours. Well, as you know Avartan is a group of students from different departments of University of Hyderabad who used to do some cultural activities. But due to some problems aroused in front of us now onwards we have decided to close all our student oriented activities in the campus. By the way we would also like to say that Avartan is a registered professional theatre group in the city of Hyderabad. But soon after its establishment and our personal involvements with UoH slowly we found ourselves in the midst of students. With the time we found that our main goal of a professional theatre group is almost vanished and rather we turned into a student community group conducting various kinds of activities. Yes, we were very happy on that.

                    We continued our activities in the campus and most of you have probably witnessed some of it. But very recently we found ourselves in little trouble. The main reason is we were refused to continue our activities in the place where we used to do earlier and it is very difficult to do work without any shelter. The next thing is though we don’t have any allegation with anyone but we found that directly or indirectly we are being watched unnecessarily by some people. The reason may be those people thought that Avartan is getting much limelight and probably they took Avartan as a threat to them. Thus these people never supported Avartan and its activities in the campus. But believe us we never wanted to trouble anyone. On the other side we found very supportive people also from inside and outside the campus. We thank all of them for their support, well wishes and for being with us. Same time we thank the Vice Chancellor sir of University of Hyderabad for his extended support always. But we understand his and our limitations too.

                     It is not any poster or counter poster or posterbaji, it is just a modest poster addressing campus community and revealing what forced us to take this decision. The poster is just to say thanks and good bye to all. We just cannot escape silently. Simply because we consider that the whole campus community was the stakeholder of Avartan and it is our duty to inform them about our decision that we are not continuing our activities at UoH. It is to say that we love you people and certainly we are going to miss you. We know you too liked us and we thought we should give minimum respect to you by informing about our decision and future plans. Well future plans, yes from now onwards Avartan will continue its theatre activity as a professional group in Hyderabad and elsewhere. For that we need your support and blessings too. We are sad and sorry if Avartan heartened you in any way in the course of time. We believe what we have decided is good for all of us. You say, after doing all this voluntary work who can expect a call to his or her head or guide. Anyway leave it that is a different story. So, good bye, Alvida University of Hyderabad.

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Invitation for the Avartan Workshop Play 2012...

          
















Respected Mam/Sir,

We, Avartan, a community theater group based in the University of Hyderabad, cordially invite you to the following events:

1. A Painting exhibition; The paintings of all those who participated in our recent event "Saare
Zameen Par" will be exhibited.
2. A Book Release (Hyderabad); “On the Croosroads of Theatre” written by Dr. Satyabrata Rout, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts, S N School, University of Hyderabad.
3. Two of Plays; presentations by the Avartan Workshop participant 2012, “Kafan” (Written by Munshi Premchand) and “Inspecter Matadin Chand Par” (Written by Harishankar Parsai).

The events will start from 6.00 PM at Rangabhumi, Near School of Medical Science, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046

Your presence will greatly encourage us to continue our activities with greater zeal. We, therefore, request you join us and grace the occasion thereby making it a successful one.

Thank You
Avartan Hyderabad
9494242645

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Prem Gali Ati Sankaree...








We, the Avartan Theater Group, University of Hyderabad performing a play on 29thJanuary 2012, Sunday for the students and whole campus community. As part of the groups’ activity we are doing it which will be acted by the students only. The play is being performed under the patronage of Student Union, University of Hyderabad primarily aiming to develop and improvise student personalities through theater. Thus it will be really fascinating and useful for the students. The programme will be at DST auditorium on the evening of 29th January; Sunday 6 PM to 7.30 PM...Please come...

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Avartan Theatre for All...


Students of the university will now be able to learn theatre and also get to perform, thanks to Avartan.
Avartan is the first of its kind theatre club set up in the University of Hyderabad by Satyabrata Rout. It was setup in 2010 with the aim of spreading awareness about theatre among students. It actually began in 2007, in the name of Theatre Club of S N School with a small group of students interested in theatre. The group wanted to do drama outside the theatre department, so as to take drama to all kinds of students.
            The group staged a lot of performances across North India in 2007 and hence gained immense popularity. With a wish to promote theatre awareness, personality development and ‘applied theatre’, which is not just confined to theatre; it seeks to empower students. “We get students from different streams. For a lot of students, especially from science backgrounds, it’s about creative relaxation. They spend so much time studying that drama is like a creative distraction to them,” explains Mr. Rout.
            The workshop is conducted every semester for a period of 10 days for two hours in order to benefit students from all streams. “We have a screening procedure for students who apply, where we interview and then shortlist them. There has been an overwhelming response from the students, which is good news, but we take a limited number of students only.”
He further added, “We can definitely do with more support from the administration, as we are still growing and have great potential.” The workshop first enlists students, trains them in theatre, and by the end of the course, a play is staged by the students for all to see. The students, on completion of the course get a certificate from Avartan. “Being an autonomous club, we don’t act in accordance to any department, not even the Theatre Arts department where we actually work,” he added.
Srinivas, an MA Communication student, who attended the workshop last semester says, “It was a dream come true for me. It brought out the latent talent and gave me a lot of confidence. The idea of a student from a non-theatre background performing on stage to an audience is an exhilarating experience.”
Avartan also plans to work with slum kids in nearby villages and with the spastic society to push the boundaries of applied theatre. They recently staged a play called – Waiting for Godot at Lamakan, a cultural centre in the city. “We are having a performance in the university on the 22nd of October at the DST auditorium and on the 23rd at the NIFT,” Mr. Rout said.


Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Avartan Theatre, Hyderabad...



Theatre, being a collaborative medium of Art, needs a certain amount of dedication and commitment. Avartan is an amalgamation of diverse minds from various Departments of our University (University of Hyderabad); with define objectives to reach to the various culture, people and communities. While working in an academic environment, we realised the need to break the elitist, often labelled on the performing arts, particularly theatre. The group has tried to break-through the conventions of theatre academics, in order to reach to the common man, to make him/her aware of his/her responsibilities in today’s society. Understanding the fact that our time and society is being reflected directly through this art, we formed the group with a definite sense of commitment. Ours is a new born group, which aims to achieve professionalism, perfection and to break the dogmas of conventions, that drags our society towards conservatism, and obstacle to progresses in all senses.

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Ek Kahani Aur Bhi...


University of Hyderabad
Avartan Theatre Ensemble & Department of Economics
Presents...
Ek Kahani Aur Bhi...
(A Play in Hindi & Telugu based on Harishankar Parsai’s Stories and Baba Nagarjuna’s Poetries)
Script, Design & Direction: Avdhesh Jha
Venue: B R Ambedkar Auditorium, University of Hyderabad
Date: 17 March, 2011, Time: 6.30 PM


Based on Harishankar Parsai’s Stories Bholaram Ka Jeev & Hum Bihar Se Chunav Lad Rahe Hain and Baba Nagarjuna’s Poetry Chandu Maine Sapna Dekha & Aaye Din Bahar Ke. This play is a collage work of experiences that one goes through while reading these text. The theatre treatment given to the play is contemporary one.
We lived in a world where cynicism and hypocrisy has crossed its limits. Indian Political System has failed to address the pressing issues of ‘Aam Aadmi’. Across the party line, the slogans are merely rhetorical. The questions which this play thrives to ask is can we have another set of politics which is derived by humanistic values and principles? The answer must be given by the people. Failed system perpetuate themselves, where even godly figures have failed to address the vary issues on the basis of which they try to liberate human beings from the clutches of misery. It is a black comedy in the Indian context.
The message of the play is very clear and loud, that humanity deserves a better political establishment and institutions. Political ideologies restrict human critical thinking and it acts as bondage. Dogmas can’t solve the problems of the world because it is not the way to solve the problems. Certain fixed agendas decide the way, the life goes on in an attempt to get rid of dogmas, and it only breeds more dogmas. In short, the concept of Dogma revolves in a cyclic order.
The medium of play is unique one in which the presentations of different characters, movements, posters and style are like colourful Flower Vass. It represents the colours of Bihari, Bengali, Deccani, Marathi and Malayalam Slang and dialects of Saurastry and Bhagely. The presentation style reflects the entirety of the play.



CAST
Harishankar: G. Raju
Yamraj, Media Person & Bade Sahab: Vinayak Kale
Yamdoot, Congress Spokes Person & Marxist: Abu Saleh
Narad: S. Pramode
Lord Krishna: Zikrullah Khan
Professor and Sanghi: K. Suresh
Pujari, Congress Member & Bholaram’s Son: Venkatchalapati
Congress & Bahujan President: Chandini P. C. Senan
Chitragupt, Socialist, Common Man & Peon: Jitendra Kumar
Bholaram’s Daughter: Nitheen Kaperi
Bholaram’s Wife: Kalyani Mishra
Street Leaders: Chandini, Suresh & Abu Saleh
Public: Jitendra Kumar, Nitheen Kaperi & Kalyani Mishra
CREDITS
Set & Properties: Vinayak Kale, Chandini & Raju
Costume: Kalyani, Nitheen & Jitendra
Music: Shyam Rao & Shrikant
Make Up: Venkat, Suresh & Pramode.
Posters and Brochure: Chandini, Aditi & Abu Saleh
Chorography: Vasudev & Avdhesh
Stage Manager: Pooja Lucky
Voiceovers: Avdhesh & Team.
Script, Design & Direction: Avdhesh Jha
Acknowledgement: Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences & Avartan Theatre Ensemble Group, University of Hyderabad.
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