Sanchayan by Sangeet Natak Akademi

Sanchayan 

Over the past six decades, Sangeet Natak Akademi has built up an archive of audio and video tapes, photographs, slides and films on the performing arts. Documentary films in the archive have been screened for the benefit of general and specialized audiences from time to time. In 2005, an initiative was taken to exhibit the films on a regular basis. The first fortnightly screening  was held on 24th June 2005 at the Sahitya Akademi Auditorium, New Delhi. Two films on Ustad Allauddin Khan and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Both directed by Hari Das Gupta were shown on that occasion.

Sanchayan is a new initiative of the Akademi to share its collections with those who relish the performing arts through the screening of video recordings. Sanchayan's first series of films were screened between 14 February - 19 May 2014, and included - Performing Art Forms of Lakshadweep; Adhe Adhure; Mand Mahotsava; Ang Tarang; Mayurbhanj Chhau; Chhayanatak; Sankirtana and Chhau. Some of the screenings concluded with an interaction between the artists featured in the film and the audience.