SWATANTRA Theater and Academy of Performing Arts

 "Qualitative Exploration of the Creative Process of Actors"

हम एक भारतीय हैं,
और हमारे हर काम, राष्ट्रीयता के साथ है
हम अपने देश को बचाने के लिए और साफ करने की सबसे मजबूत उपकरण के साथ धन्य हैं
जो "थिएटर" और "फिल्म"  है
कला का काम समाज में संतुलन बनाने के लिए है,
और अभिनेता मुख्य भूमिका निभाते हैं l

To rekindle the dying art form of “Hindi Theater,”  Mr. Abhijeet Choudhary (Founder and Director) established “SWATANTRA THEATRE"  in Pune in the year 2006. Today, with great endurance it stands on a pedestal channeled towards contemporary notions and social issues.

Since its inception, Swatantra Theater, one of the leading Hindi Theatre groups in Pune, has endeavored in entertaining the audience with humorous, social and contemporaneous plays at renowned institutes like FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, IIT-INDIA, NDA, AFMC, Symbiosis Media College, Bharti Vidyapeeth, BMCC, MMCC, etc. The group has produced several Hindi productions which include innovative and exclusive production value, contemporary aesthetics and unique, contemporary content have been the attributes of each Swatantra Theater production.

WHAT'S NEW 

Women's Day Celebration

With  2 Theater Plays

Khamosh Adaalat Jaari Hai - 90min 

 Panchi Aise Ate Hain - 90 min

Celebrating Vijay Tendulkar's 2  Plays with prominent Female Characters 

As we all know Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for Indian women. It is the pursuit of women's rights within the society of India. Indian feminists also have fought against culture-specific issues within India's patriarchal society, such as inheritance laws and the practice of widow immolation known as Sati. Feminism is the recognition of the ‘wholeness’ of existence that encompasses all three – body, mind, and soul.

These topics are also dealt with in the Theater World. At Swatantra we will be celebrating Women's Day with the plays, Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hain and Panchi Aise Ate Hain written by Vijay Tendulkar. Vijay Tendulkar has modified the shape of Indian Drama with the Power of his pen to represent the issues that are temporal as well as timeless. In both of his plays, he shows the position of women in contemporary Indian society weaved in interesting plots. Leela Benare who is a central character from the play from Khamosh.. is an outspoken, bubbly woman in her late thirties who loves her teaching profession and so does love life. She has been betrayed in love and her other colleagues who are part of Drama- in- Drama don't compromise to showcase their cruelty because she is a single woman and probably is a would-be mother. Whereas the plot of 'Panchi Aise Ate Hain' is about a family who are trying hard to marry off their daughter Saraswati and constant rejections have forced the girl to try harder to impress every new groom that she has to meet. She starts feeling very unworthy of herself. Because probably according to the societal norms marriage can only make a female respected  A stranger who thinks of himself as a free bird happens to come to their house who gives Saru the formula to feel that she is worthy of every happiness and she is beautiful in her own unique way. Empowered Saru now takes on to express and state and decide what she has felt.

Cast: Dhanashree Heblikar, Ashwin Sharma, Krushan Doshi, Prem Gowda, Suyash Kukreja, Himanshu Shekhar, Nikhil Pasalkar, Sabeena Sawar, Srijan Lath, Shivraj Jumde, Mahi Dewasi, Manshi Bajpayee, Akhil Sharma, Abhijeet Nalawade , Santosh Rana, Arav Chandel, Prajwal Dalvi

Produced by Yuwaraj Shah

Music- Dhanashree Heblikar

Directed by Abhijeet Choudhary 

Date: 7th March 2021

6.30 pm - Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hain- 90min     8.30 pm - Panchi Aise Ate Hain-  90min

Venue - Open Air Theater, Inside SMJV, Next to BMCC, off FC Road, Deccan Area

Only 100 Seat Available out of 250 Seat basis on 1st come 1st serve

*According to the Government norms certain Rules of wearing a mask, 

sanitization and maintaining social distancing will have to be followed 

Donor Passes Available @ Ticketkhidkee.com and Bookmyshow

www.swatantratheater.com +91-9767178857, 8329696186

Swatantra Rang Theatre festival 2020

Come and Enjoy The Musical, Satarical, Situational, Socio and Comedy

Play Festival in Pune Deccan Area.

1- BAKRI -Musical in Loknatya Shailee (19th and 20th Dec 6.30pm)

2- UJBAK RAJA TEEN DACOIT- Musical Comedy (20th 8.30pm)

3-TAJMAHAL KA TENDER Award-winning play ( 19th 8.30pm)

Finally, after the Lockdown Swatantra Theater is all set to bring its

7th year of 2-day Festival Staging 2 New Theatre Productions.

DATE & TIME:19th and 20th Dec. 6.30pm and 8.30pm

VENUE; Open Theatre, Next To BMCC, Deccan Area- Pune

Limited Seats Only

Donar Passes Available

www.ticketkhidakee.com & www.bookmyshow.com

also available at Venue before 1hr.

According to the Government norms certain Rules of wearing a mask, sanitization and maintaining social distancing will have to be followed

+91-9767178857, 8320696186

www.swatantratheater.com

swatantratheater@gmail.com

Swatantra's Acting, Theatre, Drama Class 

Admission open  for  2021-22

REGULAR & WEEKEND

Dur: 6months, 1yr & 2yrs.      Min Age-16yrs.

Details & Form Link:  http://www.swatantratheater.com/acting-classes-in-pune.html
Every individual has their own unique style of carrying their body or playing expressions.It is very important to train actors helping them retain their own style and originality.At Swatantra Theatre we will have a mixed blend of practical and theoritical knowledge of acting and its techniques.
All this can give a deep insight and broaden a way of looking to the form of acting.It can prove a strong base.

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VIRTUAL  CHILDREN THEATRE FESTIVAL

Nanhe Daastan Season 2

4 days ll 6 Plays ll 31 Actors  

CHILDREN'S DAY SPECIAL

26-29th NOV - 8pm ll LIVE @ YouTube ll ENTRY FREE

26th November - Andher Nagari Choupat Raja

27th November - Play 1 - Badlaav

                               Play 2 - Sone ke Patthar

                              (Based on Panchatantra)

28th November - Tyaag

(Based on Bikram Betal or Betal Pacchisi)

29th November -Play 1- Kushal Vyaapar

                               Play 2- Saccha Shishya

                              (Based on Jataka Tales)

Cast: Simran Pinglay, Preya Mehta, Ojas Gavarkar, Smayan Rana, Shubh Nahata, Bhargoh Choudhary, Kanan Mattani, Reyansh Choudhary, Bhuvi Choudhary, Pranshi Mantri, Raisha Raigaonkar, Aadvik Agroya, Prisha Mehta, Arnav Shaligram, Yatee Choudhary, Vaikhari Nighochkar, Vedansh Choudhary, Sarvesh Kulthe, Nitya Toshniwal, Paakhi Gupta, Shreyasi Srivastava, Soumya Choudhary, Ananya Mantri, Ridansh Mutha, Aira Mutha, Rashi Mahajan, Prachi Ghevade, Sayali Kulkarni, Adhishree Dakhane, Avaneesh Menon,, Ira Agarwal

Produced by Yuwaraj Shah

Creative Director - Dhanashree Heblikar

Directed by : Abhijeet Choudhary

Swatantra Theater Group Presents

 The second Edition of the Quarterly Magazine 'Rang Aangan' on 14th Nov. 2020

  This Special Edition Interview of an Eminent Theatre Personality ( Vetaran Actor Sushma Seth) 

Rang Aangan is a Hindi E Magazine published by Swatantra Theater with an aim to connect more and more people to

the wonderful art of Theatre and Hindi Literature.

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ACTING IS NOT FUN ....
"Theatre makes you A Serious, Self-Controlled Actor"

From 15th Nov 2020  we're opening

enrollment for a new course 

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6th Sept-  9th Sept

4 day Hindi Virtual Literature Festival

on the works by Author Poet Sanjay Bharadwaj.

6th October - Interview of Sanjay Bharadwaj

7th October - Peotry Reading of Selected Bhardwaj's poems by Swatantra Theatre's actors

8th October - Short Stories Reading of Selected Bharadwaj's short stories by Swatantra Theatre's actors

9th October - Jal Hain to Kal Hain - street play performance.

Time : 6.00 pm onwards  On Swatantra Theatre's YouTube Channel *Entry Free

YOUTUBE PREMIERE

TWO INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

10th OCT & 11th OCT

COMMON SADNESS 10th OCT. 6pm

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmwE50wqVg

Swatantra Theatre has worked with important International partners
Showroom MAMA (1997) which is a platform for visual culture on the cutting edge of visual arts and popular culture based in Netherlands approcahed Swatantra to partner with them for a visual exhibition.
MAMA presents ‘Common Sadness’, a film written by the artists’ collective beyoncé (NL) and performed by Swatantra Theatre (INDIA). It will be presented as part of Intersections at Art Rotterdam from 4–8 February 2015. This cooperation is realised as part of the Outsourcing Performance project, from which, in addition this film, more results can be seen at Showroom MAMA on Witte de Withstraat.
Shot at the FTII (Main Theatre) under the Direction of Abhijeet Choudhary
A Musical Performance.

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SUNO SUNO 11th OCT. 6pm

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/iD-6Hlg2gUc

Swatantra's recent project on resilience of migrant community studied mental health with a different perspective. The methodology of Theater was used and a community theatre play was made. Along with De Montfort University ,Leicester. Excavate Theatre London, TISS, IHMP the research was carried out. Based in the entire process a film called as Suno Suno has been made. We are very happy to share it with all. After 2yrs of field work interacting with families and listening to their stories, we help the community put on a play about their stories and celebrate their lives.The underlying theme of the drama was to show to the communities that seeking help from the people you trust, showing compassion and teamwork all make for better mental health