Nagpur: After a one-year pause because of a pandemic, the Directorate of Culture Affairs, the state of Maharashtra will continue the ‘Maharashtra State Theater Festival’ – Mega theater event for amateur theater artists – from this season.
From January 1, 2022, Bells will ring in theaters throughout the state during the 60th round of Maharashtra Marathi State Theater Festival.
In Vidarbha, it will be held at almost 20 centers including Nagpur, Amravati, Akola and Chandrapur.
Forms available online and date sheets for Marathi, Hindi, Sanskrit and children’s theater events also come out.
Maharashtra is the only state in India where the government conducts state-level theater competition for amateur artists.
The group of all parts of Maharashtra and Marathi spoke part of neighboring countries such as MP, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Telangana, and Karnataka also participated in that.
Competition called ‘State Theater Festival’ was carried out without being disconnected since Maharashtra’s establishment in 1960.
But the final round of the festival which began in 2019 could not be held due to Covid-19.
In 2020, the entire competition was canceled.
Bibhishan Chaware, cultural director, Maharashtra, said that theater groups throughout the state were waiting for the announcement.
“We have a question this year because the pandemics are now receded.
While we have kept the same Marathi Theater Festival format, the Hindi and Sanskrit Theater Festival will be held in one center as a final level of the state,” he said.
While Nagpur is a center for preference for the Hindi Theater Festival, Ratnagiri or Pune takes Leas on the Sanskrit event.
Nashik has proposed to host the last round of the Marathi Theater Festival in March 2022.
As far as regional rounds, the Social Social Hall of Nagpur will be the center of Marathi Theater Festival and children.
Participants from Vidarbha must submit their documents along with the form at the Directorate Division officer at the central museum in Nagpur.
“Amateur theater is waiting for this annual event because this is the only competitive platform for them,” said Senior Ashok Ashok Ashok Activist.
“Last year, we missed it.
This time, we are preparing with double enthusiasm,” he said.