PATNA: During the celebrations of Bihar Diwas, the state capital hosted a carnival for children, thanks to Theatre in Education (TIE)/Sanskar Rang Toli, the special performing wing of National School of Drama ( NSD), New Delhi, which has been invited by Kilkari Bihar Bal Bhawan.
TIE performed at Kalidas Rangalaya on March 22 and March 23, and will also be staging plays in different schools of the city with its team of 38 members, including 15 artists, till March 30. These performances are for children above eight years, said Veena, technical co-ordinator, TIE, to TOI.
The group has come to the city with two of its most popular children’s drama productions – ‘Kitabon Mein Halchal’, adapted and directed by Abdul Latif Khatana and ‘Adal-Badal’, based on a fairytale ‘The Changeling’ adapted and directed by KG.Krishnamurthy, conveying the message that offsprings of all creatures should be treated with motherly affection.
Assistant director and an artist of the drama group, Kuldeep Singh, told TOI that they had also performed ‘Kitabon Mein Halchal’ at an international theatre festival held in Japan in 2007. The group has also performed in China, Japan and Philippines.
After the Bihar Diwas celebrations are over, the group will give four performances at a school in Shastri Nagar on March 25 and two at Patna Collegiate School on March 29.
TIE group also includes two members from Bihar, Manoj Kumar and Rana Santosh Kamal, who were closely related to theatres of Bihar a year back. Several artists in this team are from Kerala, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.
They will also provide a one-day training and hold an interaction workshop with the students of Kilkari.