NewzVille Desk
The BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 commenced today at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi. The three-day festival celebrates the diverse theatrical traditions, contemporary performance practices and shared cultural values of BRICS countries. The theme of the festival is ‘Shared Stories, Shared Futures’.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, under India’s BRICS Presidency 2026, the festival will run from 12 to 14 October 2026, bringing together theatre practitioners, scholars, students and cultural representatives from nine BRICS member and partner countries.
The participating countries are India, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia, Iran, Vietnam, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Ethiopia. The festival provides a platform for artistic and cultural exchange through the shared language of theatre.
The opening ceremony was graced by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Government of India, as the Chief Guest. The ceremony was attended by Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India; Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, and India’s BRICS Sherpa for 2026; and Chittaranjan Tripathy, Director, National School of Drama. Their Excellencies, Ambassadors and Heads of Mission from the participating countries were also present at the inaugural ceremony.
