Theatre troupes in Karnataka’s Shivamogga urge DC to reduce rent for rehearsal hall

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A delegation of theatre groups gathering  Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegade successful  Shivamogga connected  Wednesday.

A delegation of theatre groups gathering Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegade successful Shivamogga connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Kalavidaru, a federation of theatre troupes successful Shivamogga, has appealed to the Hassan territory medication to supply the play rehearsal hallway connected Kuvempu Kalamandira premises successful the metropolis to theatre groups astatine a debased rental charge.

A delegation of the office-bearers of the federation connected Wednesday met Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegade successful Shivamogga and appealed to him to trim the rent of the rehearsal hallway to ₹50 per five-hour session, connected par with the rehearsal hallway connected Ravindra Kalakshetra premises successful Bengaluru.

The artists stated that they had submitted an entreaty regarding the aforesaid successful July this year, erstwhile the rent for the hallway was ₹500 per session. “A troupe would necessitate the hallway for astatine slightest 1 period for the accumulation of a play. The rental charges extremity up becoming precise precocious for the teams. On request, the medication brought it down to ₹250 per session. However, the revised rent was besides precocious compared to the rates prevailing successful the capital,” a connection from the artists said.

The theatre groups demanded that the rent beryllium reduced to ₹50 per session. The Deputy Commissioner assured them that helium would see it and sermon the contented with the Assistant Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture.

Kanthesh Kadaramandalagi, president of the federation, Honnali Chandrashekhar, wide secretary, and R.S. Halaswamy, vice-president, were portion of the delegation.

Published - October 15, 2025 08:58 p.m. IST

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