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Rangaprabhath – The Children’s Theatre

The Rangaprabhath theatre complex offers a variety of facilities and services to the public.

Rangaprabhath is a living monument to a master craft man and his disciple in Theatre who dreamt of a Children’s Theatre for the holistic development of children through a conscious weaving of education and arts. The master is Prof. G. Sankara Pillai and the disciple is Guru Kochunarayana Pillai. Their association led to the blossoming of India’s first community oriented children’s theatre at a village called Alumthara, 25 kilometres north of Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala’s capital. Began as a small experiment in story telling the initiative gradually grew into a Centre for dedicated experiments in children’s education through arts.

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PREFACE

Embark on a journey in the Preface, revealing roots, inspirations, and early dreams that shaped Rangaprabhath’s five-decade legacy of transformative creativity.

MISSION & VISION

Explore Rangaprabhath’s Mission & Vision, a guiding compass for holistic child development through performing arts. Immerse in a realm where creativity intertwines seamlessly with character, values, and the pursuit of a brighter future.

MILESTONES

Celebrate Rangaprabhath’s Milestones, markers of our impactful journey. From nationwide recognition to awards, these reflect our commitment to enriching lives, preserving cultural heritage, and pioneering innovative approaches to children’s education.

FACILITIES

Enter the vibrant heart of Rangaprabhath’s community center. Explore our Facilities, from open-air auditoriums to music halls. Witness how our infrastructure fosters creativity, education, and community growth.

Reaching out to community through Children

Another significance of the institution is that it is situated in a rural area and by its continuous work, has been able to create a serious-minded and artistically-matured theatre audience amongst the rural population. New acting and directorial talent has been discovered from them. The various workshops conducted by the institution and by spheres have given then unscientific instructions. Hence we are able to establish a nucleus of proper training in acting, direction and various other aspects of play production and also to create sensitive audience who give us due response and proper creative suggestions. Every month there is a performance at the open air theatre free of charge where the whole village gather together to enjoy.