"AVITOKO's Room Theatre" is completing its one year in the month of March. March is the month for International Women's Day (8th March) and World Theatre Day (27th March) We are happy to share that we at AVITOKO are saluting women power and rehearsing theatre on the very first anniversary of "AVITOKO's Room Theatre" A tentative schedule and our activities are placed below. We would be happy to get you there as a part of this event. Our contact details are +91 9820619161/ gonujha.jha@gmail.com
मुंबई कला की नगरी है। यहाँ हर की आँखों में अपनी कला को सामने लाने के सपने
रहते हैं। “रूम थिएटर” अवितोको का एक ऐसा ही मंच है, जो आम जन और मुंबई
में रह रहे हजारों कलाकारो और कला प्रेमियों को अपनी अभिव्यक्ति के लिए मंच प्रदान
करता है।
मार्च, 2014 में आरंभ किया गया अवितोको का “रूम थिएटर” का प्रयास
मार्च 2015 में अपना एक साल पूरा करने जा रहा है। 8 मार्च
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस है। समाज और विश्व में महिलाओं के योगदान को रेखांकित
करने के लिए अवितोको का “रूम थिएटर” शनिवार, दिनांक 7 मार्च, 2015 को सुबह 1000 से
शाम 5.00 बजे तक “Breaking Inhibitions: Creating
Path”नाम से एक कार्यक्रम महिलाओं के सम्मान में आयोजित कर रहा है।
“Breaking Inhibitions: Creating Path”
(A one day program on
for the women folk of various fields)
Every woman has a dream in her
eyes. Some get opportunity to realize them. Others just think, but do not able
to gather their courage to move ahead with their dreams. “Breaking
Inhibitions: Creating Path” is a program, where women participants may get
ideas to actualize their dreams unlimited. The program will give them the space
to speak out during the day.
“Breaking Inhibitions: Creating
Path” will be a full day program. Participants will be women
employees of various offices, students of various institutions and colleges and
women from various fields of art and creativity.
The proposed program is designed as under:
1.
1000 hrs Inauguration
2.
Key note address
3.
1030-1130 Panel discussions: Women in past, present and future:
hope &
horizon
Dignitaries on board (proposed
panelists)
i.
Deepa Gahlot,
Veteran Journalist
ii.
Prachi Pathak, Theatre, TV Acor
iii.
Sudha Arora, Senior
Writer & Social Activist
iv.
Menka Shivdasani,
Poet and Publisher followed by Open Forum
Tea Break
4.
1145-1300 Panel discussions: Stigma, safety, security, sensitivity
towards
women
Dignitaries on board (proposed panelists)
v.
Sudarshna Dwivedi,
Senior Journalist
vi.
Kanupriya- Theatre, TV Acor
vii.
Seema Kapoor,
Film/TV Director
viii.
Dr. Rashmi Mittal,
Dermotologist followed by Open Forum
Lunch Break
5.
1400-1530 Mahila Kavi Sammelan by participating
women along with invitee
Women poets, such as, Manisha Lakhe, Menka Shivdasani,
Lata Haya, Dipti Mishra, Archana Johri, Neha Sharad, Malti Joshi etc.
Tea Break
6.
1545-1700 Women solo Play “Naurangi Natni” By Vibha Rani
7.
Concluding ceremony
and vote of thanks ###
AVITOKO
AVITOKO is a socio cultural
organization. With the philosophy of Rang Jeevan” (Art and theatre for life),
it is working with the goal for “a better world tomorrow.” To achieve this
goal, it puts its deep root concern with human being, especially, people, are
in distress. And thus, AVITOKO serves male and female jail inmates and children
of women jail inmates, senior citizens, ‘special’ children along with the main
stream people through art, theatre, literature, culture, education and training
for. AVITOKO conducts Corporate Behavioral Training programs, Art and Theatre
workshops, Week- end theatre classes, Workshops on creative writing, Art of
Anchoring, Public Speech, Presentation skills etc. AVITOKO helps school going
children educationally.
AVITOKO has created awareness
towards solo play presentation and staging solo play around the world. AVITOKO
play production has bagged several awards including “The Best Play
Production Award” and “Best Female Actor Award” for its play “Aao
Tanik Prem Karein” from the Govt. of Maharashtra. Some of its important plays are “Aao Tanik Prem Karein”, Life is not a
Dream, Balchanda, Main Krishna Krishn Ki, Ek Nayi Menka, Bimb-Pratibimb,
Bhikharin, Naurangi Natni, Mutton Masala-Chicken chilli, Manto-Ismat:Dost
Dushman.
To give a thrust upon the
creativity among the people, AVITOKO is working with a very unique concept “Room
Theatre”, where theatre enthusiasts and other genres talents get a platform
to express them. AVITOKO organizes conference, seminars, Kavi sammelans,
Goshthi on various subjects and organizes art, poetry, play, playwriting competitions.
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AVITOKO’s Last three years Activities
Year 2012
1.
Educational
Support to needy children.
2.
Production
of the play “Bhikharin”, (written by Tagore) and had its shows at Mumbai,
Delhi, Kolkata, Bihar etc.
3.
Distribution
of utility items to needy sector of the society.
4.
Shows
of various plays, such as Life is not a Dream, Balchanda, Main Krishna
Krishn Ki, Ek Nayi Menka, Bimb-Pratibimb, Bhikharin across the country.
5.
Organised
“Sagari Rati Deep Jaray”, a full night story telling program at Chennai.
6.
Participated
in various seminars, conferences etc.
7.
Invited
by the Embassy of Abu Dhabi and Consulate of Dubai, Govt. of India with
its play “Bimb-Pratibimb”.
8.
Invited
by Muktibodh, IPTA, Raipur National Theatre Festival with its play Main Krishna Krishn Ki.
9.
Invited
in National Theatre Festival, Bargadh, Odissa with its play Bimb-Pratibimb.
10.
Invited
by the Sutradhar Sanstha, Hyderabad National Theatre Festival with its play Main
Krishna Krishn Ki
Year 2013:
1.
Educational Support to needy children.
2.
Production
of the play “Naurangi Natni”, and “Aao Tanik Prem Karein” and had
its shows at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Patna, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Allahabad,
Gorakhpur, Varanasi etc.
3.
Distribution
of utility items to needy sector of the society.
4.
Shows
of other various plays, such as Life is not a Dream, Balchanda, Main
Krishna Krishn Ki, Ek Nayi Menka, Bimb-Pratibimb, Bhikharin , Naurangi Natni across
the country.
5.
Participated
in various theatre festivals, such as Kala Ghoda Art Festival.
6.
Invited
by the Delhi Govt. with its play “Naurangi Natni”
7.
Invited
by the Govt. of Haryana with its play “Aao Tanik Prem Karein”
8.
Invited
by Setu Sanstha, Varansi’s National Theatre Festival with its play “Aao
Tanik Prem Karein” and Bimb-Pratibimb.
9.
Invited
by the Sutradhar Sanstha, Indore’s National Women Solo Theatre Festival with
its play Bhikharin.
Year 2014:
1.
Educational
Support to needy children.
2.
Medical
support to needy people.
3.
Production
of the play “Mutton Masala Chicken Chilli” and had its shows at Ahmed
Nagar, Kala Ghoda Art Festival, Mumbai etc.
4.
Distribution
of utility items to needy sector of the society.
5.
Shows
of other various plays, such as Life is not a Dream, Aao Tanik Prem
Karein, Balchanda, Main Krishna Krishn Ki, Ek Nayi Menka, Bimb-Pratibimb,
Bhikharin , Naurangi Natni across the country.
6.
Invited
by Sutradhar National Theatre Festival, Ajamgadh for the play “Bhikharin.”
7.
Invited
by SRM University, Chennai for its national Seminar on Media and Theatre
workshop.
8.
Initiation
of “Room Theatre” program.
9.
Initiation
of Week-end Theatre Class for theatre
learner.
10.
Voice therapy and voice modeling workshops.
11.
Writing skill workshops.
12.
Multi-lingual Mahila Kavi Sammelan.
13.
Story Telling program of young Hindi
Writers.
14.
Experimenting theatre program.
15.
Screening of documentary films on
Environment. (On the occasion of World Environment Day)
16.
Program
dedicated to great Urdu writer “Saadat Hasan Manto”.
17.
Program
on Language and Teachers/Mentors. (on the occasion of Hindi/ Teachers
Day)
18.
Program on Riyaz (Practice)
19.
Creative Expressions Program for children
(On the occasion of Children’s Day)
20.
Program on “Art of Anchoring”.
21.
Meet the Author- Shri Prem janmejay and
performance of his satires.
22.
Stage
shows of various plays across the country. ###
Year 2015:
1.
‘New
year Natrang!” –A creative
program covering new year echoh and youthfulness.
2.
“Vasant
and Valentine” – Program
based on spring and Holi.
