Ranga Shankara’s much-awaited AHA! Theatre for Children Festival returns with its fifteenth version, from July 15 to 19, that includes 5 performs designed for younger audiences. Started in 2006, the competition stays one of many few constant theatre initiatives for kids in India.
“Ranga Shankara’s most ambitious programme to date, bringing the magic of theatre in all its aspects to children and theatre makers in the country,” states the competition’s launch, additional including that by bringing world-class productions from throughout the nation and the globe, Ranga Shankara is laying the inspiration for a theatre motion and community for kids’s theatre.
The competition opens with Chamak, a brand new manufacturing directed by Manjari Kaul. The play follows a 10-year-old woman who relocates from a seaside city to an enormous metropolis, exploring reminiscence, change, and identification. Its premiere will characteristic a dwell Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpreter on stage.
“This live interpretation marks a meaningful step towards making theatre more inclusive and welcoming for all children, especially those who experience the world differently,” mentioned Adithya Suresh, Programme Associate, Ranga Shankara.
This yr’s lineup additionally contains Jobless Job, which explores how friendship and pleasure exist past work; Saau, a metaphor for discovering the braveness to step out of worry and silence; Harvest, a sensorial journey that makes use of creativeness to discover an object and place it within the pure world, and Everyone Plays, an amalgamation of efficiency and play.
“The plays at this year’s AHA! Festival are connected by themes of self-discovery, courage, imagination, and play,” Adithya famous. “They invite children to question, explore, and connect — with themselves, with others, and with the world they live in.”
The competition will even journey to Ahmedabad, persevering with a collaboration with the Neekoee Foundation. “Over the past few years, the AHA! Festival has traveled to several cities, including Pune and Hyderabad. This year, it travels exclusively to Ahmedabad,” mentioned Adithya.
Reflecting on the broader mission of the competition, he mentioned, “We believe that it plays a vital role in a child’s development. It nurtures a lifelong love for the arts and presents questions and scenarios that feed into a child’s boundless curiosity and imagination.”
Ranga Shankara’s AHA!The Theatre for Children Festival 2025 might be held from July 15 to 19, with performs scheduled for 7:30 pm day by day. Tickets can be found at .bookmyshow.com.
