Festivals

Our Organized Festivals

* Rabindra Natya Sanstha celebrates the birth of Rabindra Nath Tagore
 
156th birth centenary of Rabindra Nath Tagore was celebrated by Rabindra Natya Sanstha on 8th May 2016. Mr. Subhash Dutta the chairman of Gobardanga Municipality, was started the celebration, giving garland to the statue of Rabindra Nath Tagore. The opening song was presented by the artists of ‘Gobordanga Prayas’ who were orphan children. Many respectable persons were present there. They were, Pabitra Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Sree Bindu Das, Pradip Bhattacharya, Swapan Das, Joydeb Bhattacharaya, Rasmohon Dutta and others. Mr Subhash Dutta told about the child period of the poet. He praised the incessant activities of Rabindra Natya Sanstha. Pabitra Kumar Mukhapadhyay. Pradip Bhattacharya and others spoke about the poet from various directions. Rupa Khan, Rani Nath, Aritra Gain, Tuskar Dey Puja Mondal, Sathi Mondal, Subhradipta Das were the music students of Rabindra Natya Sanstha music division and they sang brilliantly. Swapan Das was the music director. The students of dance division of Rabindar Natya Sanstha performed the dance programmes. Soumi Mukherjee, Sanchita Dutta, Sudipa Sarder, Mousumi Paul, Smriti Chakraborty, Rituparna Mukherjee and Tanmay Mondal were the dance programmes.
 
     
 
Ritupanrna Mukherjee was the dance Director. Recitations also performed by  the children who were Ritayan Halder and Nilanjan Mukherjee. Exeept these the Artists of ‘Prabhati Abritti Parishad’ recited brilliantly. Sangeeta Majunder, Prativa Biswas and recitor Subir Chattapadhay were among them. Dance artists of ‘Nataraj Nritya Gosthi’ performed their Dance programmes. Sukddeb Aich was the Director of that Dance Programme. Mr. Prodip Bhattacherjee anchored the entire programme.    
 

 

* “Gobardanga Rang Mahotsab” (Celebration of World Theatre Day)
 
“Gobardanga Rang Mahotsab” was held on 26th March 2017 by the endeavour of Rabindra Natya Sanstha. This Programme was started at 10 A.M. with seat and draw competition and a seminar whore Avik Bhattacharya the editor of “Bhabna Theatre”, Somnat Raha, Jibon Adhikary , Md. Selim and Joydeep Biswas were present on the stage of Nibedita sishu Tirtha School near Gobardanga sation. This seminar was conducted by Santanu Dey the founder of Nibedita Sishu Tirtha School. The Subject of the seminar was ‘contemporary mofussil Theatre and audience’ and every speaker remits his speeches beautifully on this subject. Ex-teacher Mr. Tripureshwar Bhattacharya lit the lamp and inaugurated this theatre festival on the main stage at sarkarpara Akhilpally ‘Muktadhara’ stage on 27th March 2017. The opening day’s plays were Chabi(Key) of Rabindra Natya Sanstha, Composer Sailen Ghosh, Director Rituparna Mukherjee, It was a unique Production where the Dramatist told about the eradication of depravity and rearing of refinement. The last play of the first day was ‘Sondori Katha’ a magnificent Production of ‘Udichi Gobardanga’. The dramatist was salim Aldin and director was Joydeep Biswas.
 
    
 
    
 
‘Open stage theatre’ was performed at the courtyard of Media Chhatrakalyan Samity on the second day 28th March, 2017 at 11 A.M. as a part of ‘Gobardanga Rang Mahotsav’ –the first play of that open stage theatre was ‘Ukiler Buddhi’ which was performed by the children of BibekBithi Sishu sikkha Niketan, This play was written by Sukumar Roy and directed by Mousumi Dey. It was a beautiful play and superbly performed by the children of that school The Second play was “Durga Bivrat” at Rabindra Natya Sanstha, Composed and Directed by Biswanath Bhattachrjee. This folk-style child-teen production mesmerized the audience in full. The evening session of that day was started at the ‘Main Stage’ Muktodhara of “Rang Mahotsav” where ‘Gobardanga Swapnochar’ performed their play “Kujjhatika” Md. Selim was the composer and Director Gobardanga Swapnochar Presented a fantastic production in all direction. The second play of that evening was “Bhagya Lakshmi” performed by ‘Rang Taal Theatre’ of Halisahar. It had another technical subject which was the allegory of puppet theatre and it carried the maximum appreciation from the audience. 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
29th March 2017, the last day of ‘Gobardanga Rang Mahotsav’ was really a memorable day to all. Rabindra Natya Sanstha devoted their reverence as guru Pranam to Mr. Bivas Chakraborty, a legendary personality in the field of theatre. Biswanath Bhattacharya the president of Rabindra Natya Sanstha Gobardanga showed his gratitude to this un equal personality with a memento of Sujan Smriti. Prokash Bhattacherjee, Ashis Chattopadhay, Ashis Das, Avi Chakraborty,  Dipa Brahma and Dipanwita Banik Das also present there.
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
Bibhas Chakraborty was over whelmed in wonder to see that the authority of Rabindra Natya Sanstha Gobardanga, had drawn the theatre from the briek-stone Building to the interior part of the village among the daily labourers through the Gobardanga Rang Mahotsab. He thinks that it is a magnificent and excellent effort by Rabindra Natya Sanstha and he wishes the success and long life of Gobardanga Rang Mahotsab.
 
    
 
    
 
 
On this auspicious day, Dum Dum Candid theatre performed their “Barna Biparjoy” play. This play was composed by Mohit Chattapadhay and directed by Sudipto Bhuia. The last play of that last day was ‘Mahavaroter Yuddha’ of Gobardanga Repartary Theatre, Written by Indra Nath Bandyapadhya and directed by Tripti Kumar Chakraborty. The   audience appreciated this ancient Bengal folk art related play.
 
    
 
    
 
Entering the fiction of colour discrimination in the story of mahavararta, Gobardanga Repertory Theatre had produced an excellent Production. Daily spectators of this Gobardanga Rang Mahotsav were full of joy and number. Any man could ask the question to the directors directly at the director’s meet, spectator’s could give their commence. Except book and magazine stalls there were other arrangements to entertain the audience and others. The local people and invitees will be memorised this glorious ‘Gobardanga Rang Mahotsab’ expected for further decade. 
 

    

Rabindra Natya Sanstha has been continuing the arrangement of theater festival is generally known as World Theater Day". The altered name has come in this year that is "Gobardanga Rang Mahotsav" or the "Gala Ranga" which has drawn an anothre measure, children theater, Stage theater, open stage theater, puppet theater, folk theater Seminar and school theaters are included in this festival.
 
Men already lost the Joy and laugh from their lives for their busy lives. We have tried to introduce theatre in various forms and various tastes to reduce this monotonous and drab business moreover, we have tried to spread this festival towards the various place of Gobardanga. We hope that the every economical class theatre loving people can enjoy this "Ranga Mahotsav".
 
Festival not only entertainment but it can impress the lives of people from many aspects. We belive that the "Ranga Mahotsav" of Gobardanga will impress the local people. Every theatre production tells the tales of lives, oblivion times and the contemporary situations. Our aim is to that the theatre can develop the art works everyday works the culture of the society will develop the society and environment entering into the heart and mind of the people.
 
Date : 26th March 2017 to 29th March 2017
 
Venue :
Muktodhara (Group own Open Stage), Sarkarpara, Gobardanga, Nivedita Shishu Tirtha, Gobardanga Stn Road,
Chatra Kalyan Samiti, Media, Swarupnagar.
 

    

 

* Year ending programme of Rabindra Natya Sanstha
 
Rabindra Natya Sanstha Gobardanga was organised the yearending festival for two days on and from 30th December to 31st December 2016. Subhash Dutta the chairman of gobardanga municipality ward commissionar Biswnath Biswas, Ratna Biswas the comissiner of word No. 12. Pabitra Kumar Mukhopadhay , Rashmohon Dutta, Palash Mondal, Sanjit Saha Swapan Das and other designated parson were present there. Drawing competition was held on 30th Decembr at 9.30am. more than 100 children and youths were participated there ten best child artists were awarded. The ten best participants were Nishita Mondal, Subhajit Roy, Chirantan Biswas, Moinak  Mondal, Atasi Pal, Susmita Pal, Soumita Biswas. Joy Halder, Trisha Bal and Titirsa Pal. Folk song Competition was held on the first day at 12noon. This competition was held by two groups.  1) Lalon Bivag : Parti cipants were under 15 years. 2) Abbasuddin Division : General division-50 folk singers came in this competition Sathi  Mondal stood first, Nandini Das Mondal stood 2nd and Sunil Biswas stood 3rd position. 60 competitors participated in the Lalan division. Avik Roy stood 1st, Puja Mondal Stood 2nd and Tithi Dey  Stood 3rd in this division.
 
    
 
The students of dance division of Rabindra Natya Sanstha performed their dance programme in the evening of 30th December 2016. The students of dance division were Mousumi Pal, Sudipa Sarder, Smriti Chakrabarty, Jui Das and Tonmoy Mondal. Rituparna Mukherjee and Tanmay Mondal Directed that Dance Programme. The songs aaccompanimented by Solanki Joarder, Ratna Biswas and the artist of “Sanskar Bharati” Gobardanga Branch. The last Programme of 30th December was “Asol Ghughu” New play of Rabindra Natya Sanstha Gobardanga, Santanu Bandayapadhyay was the writer and Derector was Tanmay Mondal. The Next theatre of that night was “Satti Rajar Deshe” Mainak Sengupta was writer and Biswanath Bhattacherjee was the Director. This drama was built by the assistance of the Ministry Of Culture Govt. of India.
 
    
 
31st September 2016 was the 2ne and last day of that year ending programme was started at 6 p.m. The prize giving ceremony was started and pabitra Kumar Mukherjee, Sanjit Saha, Rashmohon Dutta, Palash Mondal distributed the prizes among the successful candidates puja mondal, Tithi Dey Sathi Mondal and Sunil Biswas did chorus songs and solo. The new scintillating production “Durga Bivrat” was performed by the artists of Rabindra Natya Sanstha. The play had written and directed by Biswanath Bhattacharya. The three productions of Rabindra Natya Sanstha “Satti Rajar Deshe” “Asol Ghughu” and “Durga Bivrat” mesmerised the audience app 1000 spectators were present there every day of that two days programme. The audience appreciated that year ending programme of Rabindra Natya Sanstha. The people also requested to the authority of Rabindra Natya Sanstha to do that programme in every year.