(Left) Lead cast of the play ‘Lichaba’s Daughter’ Mughato Chishi (left) and Imsunungla (right) during their performance in the Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India at IGNCA, New Delhi. (Right) Dreamz Unlimited, president Tiakumzuk receives a bouquet after the performance of the play ‘Lichaba’s Daughter’ on April 6 at IGNCA, New Delhi. A 17 member team of Dreamz Unlimited represented Nagaland in the Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India starting from March 18 to April 10. (Dreamz Unlimited Photos)
Dimapur, April 12 (MExN): Making another achievement in the national level, Dreamz Unlimited, A Theatre Society of Nagaland represented the State in the Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India starting from March 18 to April 10, 2011.
A press note issued by Dreamz Unlimited, General Secretary, Mughato Chishi informed that a 17 member team of Dreamz Unlimited participated in the festival and performed the adaptation of the Ao-Naga folktale ‘Lichaba’s Daughter’. The play is scripted by Arenla Subong and she has modified and improvised the folktale to make it more interesting and attractive to a live audience.
Represents Nagaland at Indigenous Theatre Festival
The Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi (North Eastern Regional Centre of IGNCA, Guwahati) in partnership with Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra (SKK), Guwahati. A total of 16 different theatre groups comprising of more than 400 artists from all the eight states of North East participated in the festival. The participating states in the festival were Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.
Before the formal inauguration of the festival, all the troups were given platform to perform in different places including Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati, Tezpur University, Assam, Shillong, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and New Delhi.
Dreamz Unlimited performed their first show for the festival in the North East Chapter at Gangtok, Sikkim on March 18, second show in Guwahati Chapter at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati on March 25 and third show in New Delhi Chapter on April 6 at IGNCA, New Delhi.
The team also participated in the ‘Workshop on Indigenous Theatres of North East India: Past, Present & Future’ which was held from April 4 to 7 at IGNCA, New Delhi. The workshop was organized by the IGNCA as part of its effort to re-energize the spirit of North East India, focusing on issues pertaining to indigenous theatre, their past, present and future in a close interaction amongst artists of NE India and their colleagues in the rest of the country.
The president of Dreamz Unlimited, Tiakumzuk made a paper presentation highlighting the present scenario of theatre in the State and the efforts made by the group for the upliftment of this art form in Nagaland. The workshop also had discussions on policies, issues of institutions and relationship with arts, Look East Policy and impact of culture; patronage, tourism and its implications and general overall discourse on theatre and empowerment and loss of cultures in development discourse.
A press note issued by Dreamz Unlimited, General Secretary, Mughato Chishi informed that a 17 member team of Dreamz Unlimited participated in the festival and performed the adaptation of the Ao-Naga folktale ‘Lichaba’s Daughter’. The play is scripted by Arenla Subong and she has modified and improvised the folktale to make it more interesting and attractive to a live audience.
Represents Nagaland at Indigenous Theatre Festival
The Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi (North Eastern Regional Centre of IGNCA, Guwahati) in partnership with Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra (SKK), Guwahati. A total of 16 different theatre groups comprising of more than 400 artists from all the eight states of North East participated in the festival. The participating states in the festival were Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.
Before the formal inauguration of the festival, all the troups were given platform to perform in different places including Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati, Tezpur University, Assam, Shillong, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and New Delhi.
Dreamz Unlimited performed their first show for the festival in the North East Chapter at Gangtok, Sikkim on March 18, second show in Guwahati Chapter at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati on March 25 and third show in New Delhi Chapter on April 6 at IGNCA, New Delhi.
The team also participated in the ‘Workshop on Indigenous Theatres of North East India: Past, Present & Future’ which was held from April 4 to 7 at IGNCA, New Delhi. The workshop was organized by the IGNCA as part of its effort to re-energize the spirit of North East India, focusing on issues pertaining to indigenous theatre, their past, present and future in a close interaction amongst artists of NE India and their colleagues in the rest of the country.
The president of Dreamz Unlimited, Tiakumzuk made a paper presentation highlighting the present scenario of theatre in the State and the efforts made by the group for the upliftment of this art form in Nagaland. The workshop also had discussions on policies, issues of institutions and relationship with arts, Look East Policy and impact of culture; patronage, tourism and its implications and general overall discourse on theatre and empowerment and loss of cultures in development discourse.
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