Dreamz Unlimited represents state at Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India

A 17 member team of Dreamz Unlimited, a theatre society of Nagaland represented the state at the Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India starting from March 18 to April 10.
Dreamz Unlimited performed the adaptation of the Ao-Naga folk tale ‘Lichaba’s Daughter’. The play was scripted by Arenla Subong, who modified and improvised the folk tale to make it more interesting and attractive to a live audience.
The Indigenous Theatre Festival of North East India was organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi (North Eastern Regional Centre of IGNCA, Guwahati) in partnership with Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra (SKK), Guwahati.
A total of 16 different theatre groups comprising of more than 400 artists from all the eight states of north east participated in the festival. Before the formal inauguration of the festival, all the groups were given the platform to perform in different places including Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati, Tezpur University, Assam, Shillong, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and New Delhi.
Dreamz Unlimited performed their first show for the festival in the North East Chapter at Gangtok, Sikkim on March 18, second show in Guwahati Chapter at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati on March 25 and third show in New Delhi Chapter on April 6 at IGNCA, New Delhi.
The team also participated in ‘Workshop on Indigenous Theatres of North East India: Past, Present & Future’ held from April 4 to 7 at IGNCA, New Delhi. The workshop was organized by the IGNCA as part of its effort to re-energize the spirit of north east India, focusing on issues pertaining to indigenous theatre, their past, present and future in a close interaction amongst artists of NE India and their colleagues in the rest of the country.
The president of Dreamz Unlimited, Tiakumzuk presented a paper presentation highlighting the present scenario of theatre in the state and the efforts made by the group for the uplift of this art form in Nagaland. The workshop also had discussions on policies, issues of institutions and relationship with arts, Look East Policy and impact of culture; patronage, tourism and its implications and general overall discourse on theatre and empowerment and loss of cultures in development discourse.