REMO won 5 prizes in Global Drama Competition held in Cuttack

Samaj 1st February 2015

KCS receiving the Global Theatre fest award in Cuttack

The Kala Vikash Kendra has organized an international Drama and Theatre festival in Cuttack. KCS has participated in the competition and staged their most favourite play REMO on 30^th February.

The jury out of 50 plays adjudged 9 plays for prizes which include memento and cash prize. REMO has also got 5 prizes in different categories under the all India play competition.

REMO in Kala Vikash Kendra Cuttack  30th Jan 2015

The prize includes, REMO declared as 2nd  best play, 2^nd best direction to Jogendra Prasad Mohanty, 3rd best script and its actress Mina Kumari Macha has got second best actress award.  The play also being appreciated by the organizer for its rich tribal culture and tradition being depicted in the play.

Samaj 31st January 2015

KCSs tribal play REMO"" was widely covered in the local vernacular news paper. following is the gist of REMO

Koraput district is a home to  large number of fascinating tribal groups of India. Bonda tribe is India’s one of the ancient and primitive tribal group currently living on the hills of undivided Koraput district of Odisha. The tribe today has a population of merely 6000 people which make them as endangered.  The rich tradition, simplicity, custom & rituals of Bonda have always fascinated the people around the globe.

Dhemsa dance  by KCS artists

REMO in Bonda language means “Human being..The Bonda men and women are the only race in the world who proudly pronounces them as “REMO.

The play REMO revolves around a civilized young person from the plain land gets a job as government teacher in Bonda highland which is remote, inaccessible and impenetrable. The young person with an eyeful of dream and dedication lends himself in Bonda hills to architect change and bring in reforms which he thinks is dire need in Bonda society. 

The bonda society heartily welcomes the teacher and soon he fall in love with the land and with a beautiful bonda woman called Gurang. Like, any other society, the bonda also reacts viciously and force the teacher to marry Gurang…the teacher marries Gurang, and one day finds himself on a crossroad- the person who was determined to   reform the tribe…. consciously accept and admires the Bonda value of simplicity, culture and becomes REMO…a human being..