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MUMBAI:
In an attempt to revive and popularise Gujarati folk theatre
form, World Space's Gujarati radio station Radio Umang will
feature recordings of Bhavai theatre form from 25 June to
1 July at 9 am.
The
Vesh-Bhavai festival will see interviews with performing Bhavai
legends like Ghanysham Nayak and Lili Patel, debates with
researchers and scholars, special shows on the various aspects
of the dying art form, contests, celebrity endorsements and
interesting little-known facts about this form and its evolutions.
Artist like Rupa Divatia, Nisarg Trivedi, Archan Trivedi,
Hina Trivedi will perform in the festival. The artist are
trained under the guidance of Bhavai legend, Chimanlal Nayak.
Bhavia is a 14th century rural theatre form of Gujarat, which
mixes entertainment and information. Each Bhavai performance
takes up issues faced up by the common man in its typical
satirical manner. The
language of Bhavai is a blend of Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, and
Marwari.
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