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Department of Dramatics

Faculty of Performing Arts


The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Opp. Sursagar, Vadodara – 390 001, (Gujarat), India
Phone : (+91-0265) 2410194
Date :
About Department of Dramatics and Manchparva 2018

The Department of Dramatics is a foremost constituent of the Faculty of Performing


Arts, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, established in 1950. It is one of the
pioneer theatre departments, unique of its kind in the entire western region, imparting
training at the university level offering courses of diploma, degree and post graduation
in all skills of Theatre. The goal is to train students not only in the performing skills but
also in their mental and intellectual activities so as to become aware of critical ideas
and understand the philosophy of contemporary arts and life. Our endeavor is to form
a bridge between the conventional and most modern, keeping close to the basics
which evolved over centuries and connecting them to present day modern
applications.

Over the years, it has nurtured a number of aspiring artists wanting to pursue theatre
arts as a profession. The potential training is towards creative performing artists,
production/technical designers, academicians, researchers, who are able to respond
to changing times of the contemporary society. The Department encourages in-house
programs, performances and promotes “SATURE THEATRE” with the aim of cultivating
performance skill in the students by exposing them to selected audience.

Except for the Professional Guajarati theatre, other form of theatre activity is very less
in the city. To promote this kind of activity and to nurture and develop make aware
the other theatre forms to the citizen of culture city we have started MANCH PARVA
in the year 2011. Looking of the grand success of the last Seven years Theatre Festival
and overwhelming response from the connoisseur of the art, now we are going to
organize MANCH PARAVA 18.

By doing this we just try to explore theatre activity across the country and also
promote the theater activity in the city. Moreover the people of the cultural city will
get an opportunity to witness this regular feature and in future national and
International troupes also can come and performances which rarely happen in
Vadodara.
Our festival’s mission is to promote the development of social and cultural events that
preserve our heritage. In turn, it allows us to create projects to help improve the future
of our community. Please keep in mind that this is one of the biggest theatre based
events in the City since 2011.

Thanking You

Sincerely yours

Rakesh Modi
Head

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