Surabhi theatre celebrates 141st anniversary with 5-day festival in Vizag
The Surabhi theatre group is celebrating its 141st anniversary with a five-day festival in Visakhapatnam. The event showcases the unique multi-generational family tradition of the troupe.
Why it matters
This highlights the preservation of traditional performing arts and the cultural heritage of family-run theatrical troupes in India.
A one-year-old and her great-grandmother, a 78-year-old, belonging to one extended family, shared the stage on Tuesday, as Bhanodaya Natya Mandali (Surabhi) opened a five-day festival at the Kalabharati Auditorium in Visakhapatnam to mark 141 years of the Surabhi theatre tradition, with a staging of ‘Bhaktha Prahlada ’.
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