Rangayana

12°18′41″N 76°38′16″E / 12.311378280338962°N 76.63773880712374°E / 12.311378280338962; 76.63773880712374

Rangayana
Formation1989
TypeTheatre group
PurposeTheatre and arts
Location
Artistic director(s)
Addanda Karyappa
Notable members
B. V. Karanth (Founding Director)
Websitewww.rangayana.org
270m
294yds
Rangayana
Map showing Rangayana, Vinoba Road, Kukkarahalli, Kalamandira Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka

Rangayana (Kannada: ರಂಗಾಯಣ) is a theatre institute which operates from Mysore, Karnataka, India. It works as an autonomous cultural institute. The organization consists of a professional repertory company, a theatre-training institute and a documentation and research centre. Rangayana offers courses in stage craft, preparation and presentation of plays in Kannada. It also conducts programs for promotion of Kannada theatre. Rangayana hosts a theatre festival in Mysore every year. Rangayana is the only government sponsored repertory theatre in the country. It is also undertaking a project to introduce theatre to kids and has created a children's repertory in association with the International Theatre Institute and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.