Taking theatre to the people: Bhoomika’s Hyderabad initiative returns
Bhoomika Theatre Group is reviving its Mungitlo natakam initiative in Hyderabad, bringing theatre directly to residential areas. The group will perform the Telugu play Sampangi on May 2, which reinterprets the story of Rapunzel for a modern audience. This initiative aims to make theatre more accessible and engage with the community, reflecting the legacy of its late founder.
- ▪Bhoomika Theatre Group is reviving its Mungitlo natakam initiative to bring theatre to residential areas in Hyderabad.
- ▪The play Sampangi, a modern retelling of Rapunzel, will be performed on May 2 at Manasa BHEL Executive Towers.
- ▪The initiative aims to make theatre accessible to everyone, not just regular patrons, and has received enthusiastic responses from the community.
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Bhoomika Theatre Group is bringing drama to the doorstep in Hyderabad, reviving its Mungitlo natakam(Theatre at Your Doorstep) initiative. Manasa BHEL Executive Towers, a residential township, will turn into an unconventional performance venue for the Telugu play Sampangi on May 2. A scene from the play ‘Baribathala Raju’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 7pm staging will be preceded by a storytelling session for children in the morning. “Sampangi is our reimagining of Rapunzel, seen through the lens of today’s teenagers, who question the original tale’s assumptions around parental betrayal, captivity and passivity,” says Udaya Kiran Garikapati.
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