Raso Utsav

A travelling festival bringing Ras Kala Manch’s stage across India.

Raso Utsav – Theatre That Travels, Stories That Stay

A travelling cultural festival by Ras kala Manch, hosted beyond Safidon.

Raso Utsav is a special theatre festival featuring productions by the artists of Ras Kala Manch, Safidon Rangmandal, organized outside the city of Safidon. Whenever a group of Ras Kala Manch plays is staged collectively beyond its home ground, it is recognized as a Raso Utsav. The festival typically spans 3 to 5 days, and is hosted in partnership with universities, colleges, theatre groups, government bodies, and cultural organizations.
The primary goal of Raso Utsav is to take culturally rooted theatre beyond one location and offer meaningful performances to wider audiences — with sincerity, structure, and shared responsibility.

Festival Structure & Support Guidelines

Festival Duration & Format

Raso Utsav is designed as a 3–5 day theatre festival, with back-to-back productions performed by Ras Kala Manch’s trained Rangmandal artists. The number of performances can be planned based on collaboration.

Honorarium Model

Ras Kala Manch charges only half the standard honorarium for its plays when organizing Raso Utsav in collaboration with verified institutions or organizations, making it accessible and feasible for educational and cultural partners.

Local Organizer Responsibilities

All light and sound arrangements, auditorium or venue bookings, advertising, and boarding/lodging for artists are managed by the local organizing group or institution hosting the festival.

Eligible Collaborators

Universities, colleges, theatre groups, cultural departments, NGOs, and government bodies are welcome to co-host Raso Utsav, provided they can facilitate the required logistical support.

Ras Kala Manch, NGO, Haryana