5-day drama fest kickstarts

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Rourkela: In an effort to give fillip to the dying art of drama, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi (OSNA) in association with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is organizing a five-day state-level Odia Theatre Festival in the Steel City which will continue till September 30.

Minister of State, Transport and Commerce, Subrat Tarai, inaugurated the festival last evening at Civic Centre here. Tarai recalled a time when drama once was popular and nowadays it is losing its importance. He stressed the need for organizing such festival.

The event was presided by Dr. Sarat Pujari, President, Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy and eminent Theatre and Cine personality, Odisha, said drama plays a real picture on stage and to act it and to be a character in a play requires dedication and hard work. One should have its own image or character in his blood to act on stage. Drama depicts some moral in a play. Such festival is definitely an encouraging step to the Odia Theatre and the Theatre artistes of Odisha, he added.

OSNA, which functions under the Department of Culture, Government of Odisha, has been organizing this theatre festival since 1987 with a view to enriching theatre and drama.

A play named ‘Asthayi Thikana’ was staged yesterday by artistes of Tulasi Cultural Association, Kendrapara. The play was written by Ramchandra Behera. Others plays which are lined up for performance are ‘Sandhana’ by Sora team, Sambalpur, ‘Ahankar’ by Royal Challengers team, Rayagada, ‘Jagabandhu he Jagannath’ by Srasta team, Balasore and ‘Nisanga Nayika’ by Kalatirtha team, Berhampur during the festival.

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