Naidu to inaugurate Global Theatre Olympics on Feb 17

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New Delhi : The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 8^th Global Theatre Olympics on February 17, 2018, at the majestic Red Fort in New Delhi. This Global Theatre Festival is being held in India for the first time.

Addressing mediapersons at the National School of Drama in New Delhi on February 13, 2018, Minister of State for Culture (I/C) and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr Mahesh Sharma said that it is for the first time in the history of independent India that a theatre festival of such a large magnitude is being organized. The 51 days long event will travel to 17 Indian cities with 450 shows, 600 ambience performances and 250 power packed youth forum shows, he said, according to a PIB release.

Altogether 25,000 artists from across the globe will participate in the festival which will conclude on February 8, 2018, with a grand ceremony at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai. The Minister thanked the International society for giving India the opportunity to host the extravaganza.

Prof. Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama, said, “We should be proud of our theatre legacy that is more than 2,500 years old. This illustrious event provides a unique opportunity for cultural exchange through the medium of theatrical art.”