Ranga Shankara’s annual theatre festival for children returns to Bengaluru
Ranga Shankara’s AHA! International Theatre Festival for Children returns to Bengaluru for its 16th edition, featuring global performances and educational workshops. The festival aims to foster empathy and imagination in children through live, immersive theatrical experiences.
Why it matters
It highlights the role of arts education in child development and provides a platform for international cultural exchange in the Indian performing arts scene.
“Everything in life is a performance, right?” laughs Ranga Shankara’s founder, Arundhati Nag, who believes that children absorb everything they encounter, starting from infancy. “You are setting the arena, really; that is the huge mantle of responsibility, parents should wake up to and be aware of,” she says.
This is something Ranga Shankara’s AHA! International Theatre Festival for Children, now in its 16th edition, seeks to tap into, hoping that by exposing a child to theatre early on, “we are doing our bit to bring up a generation of children who are sentient, caring and empathetic.” .
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