Know your Metropolis: Ranga Shankara holding theatre arts alive in Bengaluru for over 20 years
At a time of flicks and OTT exhibits, there may be maybe a query mark hanging over the existence of slower, extra measured types of leisure. However at Ranga Shankara theatre in Bengaluru’s J P Nagar, an appreciation for the dramatic arts has been going sturdy for over 20 years now. Behind the theatre is acclaimed actress Arundhati Nag, who alongside together with her husband, the late actor Shankar Nag, has lengthy been pivotal within the Bangalore theatre scene.
At Ranga Shankara theatre in Bengaluru’s J P Nagar, an appreciation for the dramatic arts has been going sturdy for over 20 years now. (Specific pictures by Jithendra M)
Not too long ago, Arundhati Nag delivered the fourth ‘Spirit of Bangalore’ lecture on theatre on the Woman Jehangir Corridor. She recalled her arrival in Bengaluru in 1979 when she had not but learnt to talk Kannada. “Right here I used to be, an actor who was doing 40 (theatre) exhibits in a month, typically in Bombay….of the languages I spoke, solely English was carried out on the time in Bangalore,” mentioned Nag, who has gone on to carry out extensively in Kannada, notably in performs written by Girish Karnad, amongst others. (Read more)