THEATRE FEST “Zikr-e-yaar Chale…” by Bahroop Arts Group at Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 9pm onwards on 18th, 19th & 20th September 2016

Time : 9:00 pm onwards Add to Calendar 18/09/2016 21:00 20/09/2016 22:30 Asia/Kolkata THEATRE FEST “Zikr-e-yaar Chale…” by Bahroop Arts Group Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/09/theatre-fest-zikr-e-yaar-chale-by.html Auditorium I, Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Auditorium I, Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067
Venue Info : www.jnu.ac.in | SAA Map
Nearest Metro Stations - 'Hauz Khas(Yellow Line)' &  'Delhi Aerocity(Orange Line)'

Event Description : This is an invitation for a theatre festival “Zikr-e-yaar Chale…” which celebrates the life and works of Shahid Anwar. This is the inaugural edition of the festival, which is being initiated on his birth anniversary. The year 2016 also marks the 20th year of Bahroop Arts Group.  

“Zikr-e-yaar Chale…” carries forward the ideas and concerns shared by Shahid Anwar. This festival intends to provide a platform for a progressive dialogue within theatre groups from different parts of the country and also among people at large. The inaugural edition of the festival this year aims at bringing performances and performers from various parts of India to give a new interpretation to his plays and re-enacting them anew, based on their personal understanding grounded in their own socio-economic, cultural and political identities. 

For this year, “Zikr-e-yaar Chale…” brings on stage three plays written by Shahid Anwar being performed by three different Groups.

Schedule : 

18th September : Hamare Samay Mein by  Bahroop Arts Group      
Hamare Samay Mein underlines the decadence of a unipolar world where one loses sight of the possibilities for an alternative existence. It profiles the contour of dreams and hopes Man has to live with when the tradition of resistance is getting thinner and thinner.

19th September : Soopna ka Sapna by IPTA (Patna) 

Soopna ka Sapna underlines the class character of the two forces at work in most part of the rural India. It unfolds how egalitarianism without partisanship is a myth when the struggle of interests is blunted into a conflict between two individuals.

20th September :  B3 by IPTA (Raigarh)    
B-Three unfolds the story of a history teacher and his seemingly innocent experiment to explain to his students how Hitler could manage to ‘legitimise’ the systematic murdering of millions of innocent Jews. Lost in the momentum of the experiment, students and teacher both find themselves in situations beyond the reach of history....

About the Group: Bahroop came into existence in 1996 when a group of people from different walks of life decided to share their experience with a larger section of the society. Its productions Kale Kauwe Ne Kaha, Dekh Tamasha Dekh, Baghichha Bachharam Ka, Zaharqand, Soopna Ka Sapna, Aur Kitne Hiroshima, Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho, B-Three, Hamare Waqt Mein, Saaye Hamsaaye, Who Bhi Thei Apne, Panahgaah and Ek Qalam Sadak Kinaare were awarded by Delhi Urdu Academy, Government Of NCT of Delhi in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011 & 2013 respectively. Its recent productions Chauraha, showcased by Bharat Bhawan Bhopal (September 2014) and Ajanta Ki Taraf was awarded by Bhopal Urdu Academy (23rd February, 2015).   
Its play Soopna Ka Sapna was staged in 5th Bharat Rang Mahotsav. Bahroop participated in various festivals like Bahoorupi organized by Rangayana, Govt. of Karnataka and Shiv Sanchara National Theatre Festival, Sanehilli, Karnataka. Other successful productions have been Kath Jogi, Madhvi, Toot-Te-Parivesh, Banailey, Reech Gaan, Thank You Mr. Glad, Bada Bhand To Bada Bhand, Nahi Chahiye Hamen..., Kabira Khada Bajar Mein, Men Without Shadows, 1857, Jangal Ke Daawedaar and Cheezein Toot Rahi Hain. Bahroop's Ghair Zaroori  Log, 8/6, Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho, Spartacus, The Life of Galileo, Ek Qalam Sadak Kinare. were selected as one of the best plays of Delhi for the year 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08, and 2013-2014 by Sahitya Kala Parishad, Government Of NCT of Delhi
Bahroop has also organised talks, seminars and workshops with eminent personalities like Habib Tanvir, J.N. Kaushal, G.P. Deshpande, Satish Anand, D.R.Ankur, Vinit Kumar, ChittaranjanTripathi, Shrikant Kishore, Piyush Mishra, KS Rajendran, Tanwir Akhter, HS Shiva Prakash and Mushtaq Kak.

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