Theatre festivals & seasons for young audiences in India
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Tifli TYA Festival. Photo courtesy ASSITEJ India |
National Children Theatre Festival
hosted by Guwahati Sishu Natya Vidyalaya
January | Performers: children & adults | Guwahati | Annual
Tifli - International TYA Festival
hosted by ASSITEJ India
February | Performers: adults | New Delhi | Annual
Summer Fiesta
hosted by National Centre for the Performing Arts
April-May | Performers: mostly adults | Mumbai | Annual
Prithvi Summertime
hosted by Prithvi Theatre
April-May-June | Performers: mostly adults | Mumbai | Annual
Dramebaazi - International Arts Festival for the Young
hosted by The Creative Arts Academy
April/July | Performers: children & adults | Kolkata | Annual
AHA-International Theatre for Children
hosted by Ranga Shankara
June-July | Performers: adults | Bangalore | Annual
The Little Festival
hosted by The Little Theatre
July | Performers: mostly adults | Chennai | Annual
Navarang National Childrens Theatre Fest
hosted by Navarang
September | Performers: mostly children | Palakkad, Kerala
Hyderabad Children's Theatre Festival
hosted by HCTF
Oct-Nov | Performers: adults | Hyderabad | Annual
Rangaprabhath National Children Theatre Festival
hosted by Rangaprabhath
Oct-Nov | Performers: children & adults | Thiruvananthapuram
Jashnebachpan
hosted by National School of Drama
November | Performers: children & adults | New Delhi | Once in two years
ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences
hosted by ThinkArts Foundation
November- December | Performers: adults | Kolkata | Once in two years
Pitara International TYA Festival
hosted by Theatre I-entertainment
November- December | Performers: adults | New Delhi | Annual
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