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Nirdigantha, originated from a desire to participate creatively in the contemporary cultural landscapes. Inspired by the dreams and ideals of the versatile artist Prakash Raj and a group of like minded people, this organisation has adopted the concept and principles of “Nirdigantha”, a metaphor from the lines of the poetry of Kannada Poet Laureate Kuvempu that epitomise “Growing Beyond Horizon”. With a prime focus on theatre, it encompasses various fine arts such as literature, music, painting, dance and sculpture, attempting to unite the “call of relevance” with the “call of resonance”. This journey brings together artists, writers, scientists, environmentalists and individuals from diverse disciplines on the basis of reciprocal relationships
This essence of life began a year ago. Being an incubator to theatre artists, we have found our inquisitiveness by conducting various experiments and actively intervening in necessary cultural contexts. Along this path, casting our roles and ensembling our responsibilities were many. Public theatre performances, Stage experiments on poetry focussing the youth community, ‘Shalaranga’ (School Theatre) which aims to integrate education and theatre, recruitment of theatre teachers under ‘Shala Rangavikasa’ (School Theatre Development Project) to conduct theatre experiments with children, ‘Rangavikasa’ (Theatre Development) to support the views on global comprehension of today’s young directors and standing by their dreams – Nirdigantha has co-ordinated and organized several such projects.
In the previous year, Nirdigantha has organized two significant theatre festivals called ‘Nehada Neyge’ (Weaving Friendship). These festivals have attracted art representatives nation wide, from other regions and international boundaries, who have had the spaces to discover new theatre languages. Workshops on dance, music, and other activities were conducted. We present the glimpses of some of these manifolds before you. This is the year-long journey of Nirdigantha.
Anush Shetty, a mridangam artist has been a percussionist for more than 15 years. Involved in theatre music for over a decade, he has composed music for over 30 plays. He is experimenting with music through the bands 'Naavu' and 'Rhythm Adda'. He is also a young writer and has written five novels, two of which have been made into movies.
Sundaresh Devapriyam, popularly known as Munna has been associated with music through his lead and rhythm guitar expertise from past 20 years. He formed the band 'Naavu' with his friends while representing the University of Mysore in the South Zone Competitions. He also runs 'Soul - School of Music', and has worked as a Theatre Musician. Recently, he did his debut as a music director in Kollywood and Sandalwood.
Shalom Sannutha, associated with music for the past 25 years, is an actress, singer and theatre musician. Lead vocalist of art rock band 'Naavu', plays mandolin and guitar, has been into classical, western, folk style singing and specialized in theatre music, involved in more than 20 plays. She is an asst. prof in physics by profession.
Actor, Director and the founder of 'Spinning Tree Theatre' company specialises in developing an intercultural training which combines traditional and contemporary theatre techniques for the benefit of actors and dancers. After Ninasam, he underwent three years rigorous training in several traditional Asian theatre techniques in the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) of Singapore. . Recently he has completed his, Masters in 'Theatre Making' from the University of Kent, UK.
With over 25 years of experience in the field of theater arts, including children's theater, Arun Lal an actor, director, and trainer, and the Artistic Director at Little Earth School of Theatre in Kerala. Throughout his career, Arun has actively participated in various theater festivals both within the country and abroad, showcasing his talent in a multitude of languages and genres. His contributions have been recognized through numerous awards for direction and choreography.
Hailing from Samshi village in Kundagol taluk, Dharwad district, Khaju has completed a DMC course in painting and has engaged in the practice of sculpture, specializing in stone and wood carving. His areas of interest include traditional idol carving and creating sculptures in media such as clay, fiber, and metal. He has a special interest in theater backstage work and has been involved in stage setup and prop making for many years.
Hailing from Dakshina Kannada, Sushmitha has done B.F.A in graphic from CAVA college, Mysuru. After working as a graphic designer in companies, currently she is working as a freelancer in branding, icon designing and website designing.
Hailing from Haralahalli, Chikmaglur district Manjunatha has done diploma from Vistar Theatre school, Koppal. From the past 8 years he is working as actor, light designer and a technician in different theatre productions.
Nirdigantha
S/y No. 406/1
K Shettihalli Post, K Shettihalli Village, Srirangapatna, Mandya, Karnataka – 571807
nirdigantha@gmail.com