Guwahati, 3 March 2024: The 5th edition of the Adingiri Rashtriya Natya Utsav 2024 which began on March 1, came to an end with a resounding success with the final play being presented at the ITA Machkowa. The event was a massive success with the presence of more than 2000 visitors and enthusiasts over the three days of the event. The event was organised in two venues in Guwahati in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The organised mentioned that the event was a massive success and announced that the next edition will be undertaken in a much bigger way in the coming year. Popular radio personality from the region RJ Mandy and mime artist Moinul Haque unveiled the commemoratory magazine named ‘Abhigyanm’ during the event.
Today was the third day of the 5th Adingiri Rastriya Natya Utsav, and only one play was presented by the organizers in the evening at the ITA Machkhowa. ‘Tritiyo’ a widely acclaimed play by Abhigyanm, which has been written, designed and directed by Ranhang Choudhury was presented in front of more than 500 enthusiasts. The play was followed by an interaction section with the director of the play.
Festival Incharge Ranghang Choudhury expressed his happiness on the success of the 5th edition of the theater festival. Speaking about the festival, he said, “In the past four editions of the festival, majority of the audience comprised of local people, but this edition has seen the presence of a much larger participation, especially on the final day of the festival. Enthusiasts from all over the city and even some from other cities came in to the venue to enjoy the festival. We want to announce that the next edition of the festival will be organised in a much grander way. We will include more plays from different parts of the country, and even beyond if possible.”
Thanking everyone associated with the 5th edition of the Adingiri Rashtriya Natya Utsav 2024, he said, “I am very thankful and glad that so many people helped us to make this edition of the festival such a resounding succeed. I want to thank each and every resource person who shared their knowledge with the students and the enthusiasts along. I also want to thank all the committee members, partners and the volunteers for your unwavering support and understanding. And finally, I want to thank the beautiful audience who visited either of the venues and enjoyed as well as appreciated our efforts and such support has encouraged us to present the next edition in an even more grand way”.
This year the event is being organized in two locations of the city, ie. 1st and 2nd March at Abhigyanm Natyakhetro in Adingiri Hill, Sankardev Nagar, Maligaon and 3rd March in Pragjyoti ITA Centre, Machkhowa. The first four editions of the event were organized only at the Abhigyanm Natyakhetro in Maligaon.
The opening day of the event saw the presence of more than 300 enthusiastic viewers who enjoyed the first play named Menaka is based on Homen Borgohain’s Matsyagandha. Alongside the presence of several dignitaries including Pranjal Saikia, Jilmil Hazarika, Sarada Choudhary, Dhurga Khatiwodi, Anup Hazarika and Avik Bhattacharya, around 25 students from the field of performing art also took part in the event. Organisers Abhigyanm also presented the Late Debabrat Choudhary Memorial Theatre Personality Award 2024 to noted theatre critique Atul Mazumber and the Late Barnali Choudhary Memorial Loka Silpa Sadhana Sanman 2024 to Borbihua Rantu Saikia.
The second day’s event flagged off with two workshops regarding theatre art and live performances as well as the media focus on art. The first season was taken by Nayan Prasad, Mahendra Das, Dhananjoy Dev Nath, Abhik Bhattacharya, and Dr Kar while Hansraj Borpatra Gohain, popularly known as RJ Hansraj and Bhaskar Baruah took the second session. This was followed by the presentation of ‘To Kill or Not to Kill’, a play based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Medea. Presented by Arnav Art, Delhi, was a solo act by Jilmil Hazarika and has been directed by Ovliyakuli Khodjakuli from Uzbekistan. The second play of the day was ‘Gandhi vs Godse’ presented by Abhigyanm. It has been written, designed and directed by Ranhang Choudhury.
