Summary:
On the occasion of Holi, theatre artists of the city are organising a five- day theatre festival in Kanpur. “The idea of organising a theatre festival just before Holi is to revive the art and cultural scene of Kanpur. So this year, we theatre artistes thought of organising this festival as a precursor to Holi celebrations.”Young theatre actor Sirish Sinha, is excited at the prospect of this festival in the city. That’s because just before Holi, Kanpurites will get a chance to witness the various hues of theatre in a festival that’s being organised in the city from today. Earlier, a lot of nautankis, kavi sammelans and other folk programmes used to take place in Kanpur just before Holi..