Ranga Shankara AHA!’s Little Cloud – Series 2
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Ranga Shankara AHA!’s Little Cloud – Series 2

Ranga Shankara AHA!’s “Little Cloud”, the story telling programme is back with Series 2. There will be 20 stories for children aged 4 and above, performed by 17 storytellers. These stories are in 6 languages (Kannada, English, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi and Sign Language). There will be three stories in classical Indian traditions – Yakshagana, Kutiyattam and Gondhal. Five of the stories are from storytellers abroad – Germany, Switzerland and USA. Two stories will premiere every day from 22 May till 30 May at 11 AM and 11 30 AM everyday. Prasad Cherkady, a renowned Yakshagana artiste from Udupi will kick off the series with the story of Ekalavya. The other story tellers are: Gertrude and Maximilian Trobinger from Germany (Eng), Malavika from Pondicherry (Tam), Mandya Ramesh from Mysore (Kan), V Balakrishnan from Chennai (Eng), Eshwar from Pondicherry (Eng), Bonnie Duncan from USA (Eng), Ajeet Singh Palawat of Mumbai (Hin), David Benito Garcia from Germany (Eng), Simone Oswald from Germany (Eng), Ipshita Chakraborty Singh from Mumbai (Hin), Kavya Srinivasan of Bangalore (Sign Language), Kapila Venu from Iranjalakuda, Kerala (Kutiyattam), Anita Bertolami from Switzerland (Eng), Nandish Umap of Mumbai (Marathi in Gondhal form), and Puja Sarup of Mumbai (Eng). There is wide variety in the stories – some of them from mythology, fairy tales, some of them devised by the storytellers themselves, some of them by written by well-known story writers. “Our first series of Little Cloud going digital had a very heartwarming response – children and grownups enjoyed it equally. We are very encouraged by this and hope the second series will be equally well received. I am particularly happy to have stories in Yakshagana, Kutiyattam and Gondhal – all the storytellers have taken extreme interest to make their complex forms accessible to children. Of course, the story in Sign Language is another favourite. With five story tellers from abroad bringing their stories from their countries, the Little Cloud is slowly becoming a treasure chest of great stories from around the world,” says Arundhati Nag, the Artistic Advisor of Ranga Shankara. Ranga Shankara AHA!’s Little Cloud Series 1 premiered a few days ago and 22 stories by some of the country’s best theatre actors is available on Ranga Shankara’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. This series was a runaway hit and the stories are also published on the websites of Govt of Karnataka’s Department of Public Library and Department of Primary and Secondary Education, a testimony to their relevance and popularity. When: Friday 22nd May to 30th May 2020, 11 AM and 11:30 AM. Ranga Shankara AHA!’s Little Cloud – Series 2

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Fifteen years of Ranga Shankara
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Fifteen years of Ranga Shankara

Atul Kumar is bringing Piya Behrupiya to Bangalore once more. “Piya Behrupiya”, a Hindi musical hailed as one of the most entertaining adaptations of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, is coming to Ranga Shankara as a part of its 15th birthday celebrations. There will be five shows of the play. Tickets are available at Ranga Shankara Box Office an bookmyshow. Ranga Shankara’s 15th birthday celebrations is supported by Total Environment Homes. Adapted by Amitosh Nagpal, the play is directed by Atul Kumar with the supremely talented ensemble cast and musicians of The Company Theatre. Music is by Amod Bhatt. “Piya Behrupiya” was among the 37 plays from 35 countries commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as a part of its Globe to Globe festival in ’11. A musical extravaganza with an extremely talented ensemble cast and loosely based on the Nautanki style of theatre, the play became an instant hit. After the standing ovations and critical acclaim in Globe, the play has continued its dream run in India and abroad. It has been among the most popular shows in Ranga Shankara. The cast of the play include talented actors like Geetanjali Kulkarni, Mansi Multani, Neha Saraf, Titas Dutta, Sudheer Rikhari, Mantra Mugdha, Saurabh Nayyar, Gagandev Singh Riar and Dhruv Lohumi. Singing Workshop: The musicians and singers of Piya Behrupiya will conduct a workshop to teach the songs from the play to children aged 8 to 15. These sessions will take place in the Ranga Shankara foyer on Sat and Sun, Feb 15 and 16 at 11 AM. Registrations will be at the venue from 10 AM on Sat, Feb 15. The children will perform a few songs in the Ranga Shankara foyer after the workshops. Where: Rangashankara, 36/2, 8th Cross Rd, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru. When: February 14 – 16, 2020, Friday – Feb 14 – 7.30 PM, Saturday & Sunday – February 15 & 16 – 3.30 PM and 7.30PM. Call: 080 2649 3982. Fifteen years of Ranga Shankara

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