Kashmir youth continue to relish watching plays in theatre ANI | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 20:32 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 27 (ANI): Despite the availability of various over-the-top (OTT) platforms and the presence of cinema halls, the youth in Kashmir still relish watching theatre plays.
Kashmir Kalamanch, a prominent theatre group in the valley, held a theatre play on Tuesday, which was joined by many people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants followed the COVID-19 protocols of wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.
Abida, a student who attended the play, said theatre gives a different feel. We can watch anything online but the theatre is very different from all this. It has a different feel. We get to see and relate to problems of our society through plays.
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The two main characters of the play Confession on stage in Tagore Hall on March 19, 2021. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
Theatre is an art of skilful storytelling that connects people, helps understand complex situations and trends and eventually helps in creating an informed opinion. Theatre is a social commentary offering alternative narratives and perspectives.
With easier, modern and faster modes of storytelling, the moot question is, what makes theatre stand out? And, essentially, what it needs to do more, to stay relevant in an era dominating by IT.
“As long as we continue treating theatre as an ancient art and avoiding improving the techniques and infrastructure, theatre won’t stand out,” said Junaid Rather, a student of the National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi. “It will become outdated and will eventually lose its relevance. People still go to watch theatre and take it up as a profession because theatre has kept up to date with the te
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