THINKARTS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
2021

The ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences was started in 2019 as a biennial festival to introduce children to brilliant plays and performance pieces from across the world, while also providing a platform to showcase some of the wonderful work being created by artists in india. 

With the lockdown in 2020, meeting young people and engaging with them in schools and theatres suddenly took a pause. 

But creativity is not limited to physical spaces,
boxes, seats, or venues...
So the festival is back!
Online this year,
with a new hope 
to reach more children, teachers, artists, families
to share creative experiences
and to come together, in a new way, 
to celebrate work that gives us joy and resilience 
so we can keep imagining!

This year, from 14th to 24th November, ten wonderful pieces were presented online at the ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences. The festival featured shows from Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, and Switzerland.

Each show was available as an on-demand video for a week. Tickets were available on "Pay As You Wish" basis.

Featured artists and companies:
Varun Narain from India with Omar and the Underworld 
Helios Theater from Germany with Circles
Kinnara Mela from India with Somari Volya
Chamar Bell Clochette from Switzerland with Robot
Rasa Theatre Collective from India with Gajam 
Swangvale from India with Mati 
Tandra Kundu from India with Moon's Magic 
Slingsby from Australia with The Young King
Akriti Singh from India with Monsters and Dragon 
Papermoon Puppet Theatre from Indonesia with A Bucket of Beetles

The ThinkArts Festival for Young Audiences 2021 was made possible by the support of Australian Consulate General in Kolkata, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, and Takshila Educational Society.   

Several friends and well-wishers have also come forward to contribute to ThinkArts, which helped us present the festival on a "Pay As You Wish" basis.
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A big thank you to all our friends and supporters.

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