Rang Mand: 3-Day Theatre Festival at Sunaparanta
27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, in association with Abhivyaktee–Panaji, invites you to celebrate World Theatre Day 2026 with Rang Mānd, a three-day theatre festival on 27 to 29 March 2026, beginning 7 pm each evening.
This year marks the 15th edition of Sunaparanta’s collaboration with Abhivyaktee, reflecting a partnership dedicated to nurturing theatre practice and performance in Goa. Conceived as a space for experimentation and artistic exchange, Rang Mānd brings together contemporary productions emerging from workshop processes and collaborative theatre-making. The festival celebrates the vitality of ensemble work, inviting both performers and audiences to experience theatre as a space for dialogue, reflection, and creative exploration.
Across three evenings, the festival will showcase a range of theatre works that weave together traditional inspiration, experimental performance, and contemporary storytelling, highlighting the evolving language of theatre in Goa.
Join us for a three-day theatre festival on 27 to 29 March 2026, beginning 7 pm each evening.
Open to all | Limited seats
At Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panaji – Goa
For more details, call: 0832 6750876 | email: info@sgcfa.org
DAY 1 | FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026
Sindaborchi Kaani (story of Sindabor)
A Sunaparanta production presented by Abhivyaktee-Panaji
Language: Konkani | Duration: 60
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This play is structured on the elements inspired by one of India’s oldest theatre forms, the Perani Jagar of Goa. Sindaborchi Kaani reflects on the rapid pace of urbanisation and how it is alarmingly reshaping our communities and ways of life. Researched and written by Goa’s eminent folklorist and Padma Shri awardee Shri Vinayak Khedekar, the play is designed and directed by Dr. Saish Deshpande.
DAY 2 | SATURDAY, 28 MARCH 2026
Eggsistential Cracksis
Solo performance by artist Asavari Gurav
Language: English, Hindi, Konkani | Duration: 60 mins
A side-splitting yet poignant solo performance, Eggsistential Cracksis playfully explores the complexities of self-discovery, queer love, and identity in a world often obsessed with labels. Set in a kitchen—or perhaps a studio—the play follows an artist “whipping up” recipes of the self, navigating memories, desires, and roots. Using the metaphor of eggs, the performance blends humour, satire, and existential reflection to examine what it means to be an artist today and to make sense of the world around us. Blurring the boundaries between theatre and performance art, it promises an eggy, thought-provoking ride filled with laughter, heart, and moments of recognition.
DAY 3 | SUNDAY, 28 MARCH 2026
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Performed by Antara Bhide and Smriti Rashmi Parhi
Languages: English, Hindi | Duration: 60 mins
A devised theatre piece built from original poems and stories by Antara and Smriti, the performance weaves together subjective narratives, spoken word, and theatrical imagery to explore the lived realities of queer identity, language, gender expression, desire, and belonging. Through fragments of memory, childhood moments, intimate confessions, and social encounters, the work traces the journey of discovering and naming oneself in an “ideal” heteronormative world.
Directed by Daksha Shirodkar, the performance employs physical theatre, voice, and metaphorical staging to devise poetry into embodied experience, inviting the audience into an intimate, shifting world, where identity is questioned, negotiated, and reclaimed.