Media Release
Mangaluru, Sep 26: Manish Pinto from Derebail, Mangaluru, has been selected for a 3-year professional theatre training program at the world-renowned Intercultural Theatre Institute in Singapore. He was chosen after a rigorous interview held recently in Hyderabad.
The program includes training in prominent classical art forms such as Japan’s Noh Theatre, China’s Beijing Opera and Tai-Chi, Indonesia’s Wayang Wong, and India’s Koodiyattam, among others. Alongside a detailed study of contemporary theatre, the curriculum will cover acting, physical theatre, voice modulation, and other technical aspects of theatre. Manish is only the third thespian from Karnataka to be selected for this program since its inception in 2000.
An alumnus of Mandd Sobhann’s professional theatre repertory, Kalakul, Manish was conferred the ‘Artiste of the Year’ award in 2019. A graduate of the National School of Drama (NSD) – Tripura, he has conducted multiple workshops across Manipur, Tripura, and Kashmir. Manish has participated in NSD’s international theatre festival ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav,’ acted in over 20 plays in Konkani, Kannada, Tulu, Hindi, and other languages, and directed 4 plays.