NCPA Mumbai to bring 4 award-winning plays from Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) to commemorate 20 Years of META

Which is going to be a distinct theatrical experience, staging critically acclaimed plays in Hindi, Assamese, and Bundeli, complemented by a gamut of alternative experiences including engaging workshops and talks that celebrate the spirit of theatre

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As a first-rate-time collaborative endeavour, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai, will bring four award-winning plays from the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) Festival, website hosting them at its Experimental Theatre in Mumbai to celebrate the 20th anniversary of META. This four-day theatre show off will be held from Thursday, December nineteenth to Sunday, December twenty second 2024. Which is going to be a distinct theatrical experience, staging critically acclaimed plays in Hindi, Assamese, and Bundeli, complemented by a gamut of alternative experiences including engaging workshops and talks that celebrate the spirit of theatre.

The META Festival and the NCPA are both committed to recognising and promoting all aspects of stagecraft within the u . s . a . by creating national platforms to benchmark excellence, while encouraging emerging talent.

Since its inception, the Mahindra Group has championed the dramatic arts through META and enabled a spread of diverse themes and dialects to be showcased on the national stage at its annual weeklong festival in New Delhi, which culminates in Indian theatre’s most prestigious award show. The Mahindra Group has always believed within the ability of arts to inspire and radically change lives and this festival may well be a testament to their commitment.

The NCPA-META festival line-up includes the following acclaimed plays:

Andha Yug
Hindi play with English subtitles (sixty five mins)
Experimental Theatre, Thursday, December nineteenth – 7:00 pm
Written by Dharamvir Bharati, Andha Yug explores moral dilemmas within the aftermath of the Mahabharata war, reflecting on violence and its societal implications.

Agarbatti
Hindi & Bundeli (80 mins)
Experimental Theatre, Friday, December 20th – 7:00 pm
This powerful narrative addresses the struggles of widows and the complexities of crime and morality in a post-massacre society.

Raghunath
Assamese play with English subtitles (70 mins)
Experimental Theatre, Saturday, December twenty first – 7:00 pm
A poignant tale of loss and community, Raghunath’s journey highlights the urgent need for infrastructure and hope within the face of tragedy.

Do You Know This Song
Hindi and English play with English subtitles (Ninety mins)
Experimental Theatre, Sunday, December twenty second
Mallika Taneja invites audiences to journey through grief and rediscovery on this touching exploration of affection, loss, and the ability of memory.

As well to the performances, the festival will feature workshops and discussions designed to have interaction audiences and engender among them a deeper figuring out of the theatrical arts.

On website hosting the first edition of the META festival in Mumbai, Mr. Bruce Guthrie, Head of Theatre and Film, National Centre for the Performing Arts, said, _"_As we launch the inaugural NCPA Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards festival, we're delighted to collaborate with the Mahindra Group and Teamwork Arts to bring these out of the ordinary productions to the NCPA. This festival features an unbelievable array of works from across India, giving our audiences a distinct opportunity to explore the rich cultural narratives and stories that define our diverse heritage. We are delighted to present a platform for established and emerging voices, showcasing the transformative power of the performing arts and welcoming audiences to have interaction with the myriad perspectives. At the side of our partners, we take a seat up for celebrating artists’ phenomenal contributions and enriching the nation’s cultural landscape.”

Jay Shah, Vice President, Head - Cultural Outreach, The Mahindra Group, said, “META has always been a convincing platform for social change through the rich and varied legacy of the theatre that it has showcased, recognised and given voice to. As we celebrate 20 milestone years of the META journey, we're delighted to bring four plays that embody the depth, reach and inclusive identity of META - to NCPA Mumbai . A convincing theatre experience awaits Mumbai audiences and we take a seat up for partaking of the same together.”

Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, said, “Theatre is probably essentially the most powerful tools to delay a mirror to society. In its 20-year journey, META has empowered, enabled and rewarded this art form which flourishes within the farthest corners of India. So that you just may bring a slice of META , as element of its 20th-year year celebrations, to the NCPA , a space that accords theatre its rightful place, is a fitting tribute to the which that you'll be capable to recall to mind and possibility of the stage, and we're delighted that this could per chance come to fruition.”

Sign up for us for this unheard of celebration of theatre and creativity at the NCPA’s Experimental Theatre this December!