27 APR
Start Date · Jagdalpur
1–4 PM
Daily · Free
OPEN
Applications
BADAL × VYC × NSD
पथ नाट्य कार्यशाला is a joint programme by the National School of Drama and BADAL — a living classroom that weaves together NSD's institutional knowledge with Bastar's living folk traditions.
Why? To explore the art and culture of Bastar it's tribal theatre forms, Gond visual traditions, and oral storytelling. Where, theatre becomes the tool and Bastar's heritage becomes the classroom.
"The street is the oldest stage. Every corner holds a story waiting to be told."
नाटक • संस्कृति • परिवर्तन
Theatre · Culture · Change
The Gond community of Bastar practices one of India's most vibrant visual traditions, intricate dots and lines narrating nature, mythology, and everyday life in vivid ochre and earthy hues.
The world's longest festival. 75 days of ritual, performance, and community gathering. A living tradition shaping Bastar's cultural identity for centuries, unlike any Dussehra elsewhere.
From Panthi dance to Karma performances. Bastar's tribal communities have always used performance to communicate with the divine, preserve oral history, and bind communities together.
"बस्तर की धरती पर, हर पत्थर एक कहानी है, हर पेड़ एक गवाह।"
"In the land of Bastar, every stone holds a story; every tree stands as witness."
Each day builds on the last. From body to voice, from self to community. From story to the open street.
Physical awareness, spatial exploration, and the performer's relationship with their own body. Exercises rooted in folk movement traditions of central India.
Projecting outdoors, using dialect and local language, oral tradition techniques, and the power of the spoken word in public, unpredictable spaces.
Traditional mask-making using local materials; character creation inspired by Bastar's folk tales and the vivid social realities of contemporary life.
Theatre as activism. Forum Theatre and Playback Theatre methodologies to address real issues, making the audience the co-creator of solutions.
Collaborative creation. Developing original street theatre pieces rooted in Bastar's stories through structured devising and free improvisation.
Final day: take the streets of Jagdalpur. Real audience. Real space. The workshop breathes and performs. This is where everything converges.
A grassroots cultural organisation rooted in Bastar, working at the intersection of art, activism, and community development. Channelling creative expression for social change.
A youth-centred cultural organisation that builds platforms for young people to express, perform, and lead meaningful cultural initiatives across the region.
The National School of Drama. India's premier theatre institution. Founded in 1959 in New Delhi, NSD has trained India's finest theatre practitioners for over six decades.
Applications are open. Shortlisted participants will be contacted with full details on logistics, schedule, and accommodation support.