CSR Initiatives - Art & Culture A still from 'Government Inspector' performed at Centrestage.
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The duration of the Centrestage theatre festival in days.
creative rehabilitation
Showcasing the artistic vision of prisoners. The Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation offers a unique opportunity for prisoners to participate in rehabilitation through The Blue Shores Prison Art Project which was also featured in Marg magazine. (September 2014 Edition, Vol. 66.)
7TH ANNUAL vinod doshi THEATRE FESTIVAL Setting the stage for drama clubs and theatre aficionados alike. The Annual Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival brought to you by The Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation took place in February at Bal Gandharva Rangamandir, Pune. Opening with Kasumal Sapno—a romantic comedy directed by Ajit Singh Palawat and presented by Ujagar Dramatic Association—other plays included an Indo-German collaboration called C Sharp C Blunt, Kaumudi (inpired by Anand‘s Malayalam novel), Apradhi Sugandh (written and directed by Kiran Yadnyopavit, and presented by the Maharashtra Cultural Centre), the Festival drew to a close with Ismat Aapa Ki Naam—a dedication to Ismat Chughtai, the revolutionary Urdu writer.
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Centrestage—a festival of premiering plays.
The Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation and the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) were back in Mumbai with their annual 10-day theatre festival, Centrestage, which focuses on premiering plays; it has also become a focal point for theatre activity, with new and established groups participating and several plays winning awards. Plays like Akvarious’s The Interview and Baghdad Wedding, Aarambh’s Aaj Rang Hai and Preth, Aasakta’s Tichi 17 Prakarne, Samanvay’s Punashcha Honeymoon, Orchid Room Experiment’s Bombay Talkies, Dharmendra Gohil Productions’ Meera and Blackout, Awishkar’s Bayaa Daar Ughad and Aranya’s Colour Blind have been winning rave reviews and awards.
“The support from the Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation has been a great asset. It’s not just an impersonal grant; Dr. Doshi comes to watch the plays and is encouraging of our effort,” mentions Deepa Gahlot, Head—Programming
(Theatre & Film), NCPA.
A still from 'Ismat Aapa Ki Naam', part of the 7th Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival.
Inauguration of the 7th Annual Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival by Dr. Mohan Agashe.
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