From Folk Stage to Global Stage:  Concept of Community Theaters as a Catalyst of Skill India scheme, Cultural Festivals and Tourism

Ms. Geetanshi Buttan

From Folk Stage to Global Stage: Concept of Community Theaters as a Catalyst of Skill India scheme, Cultural Festivals and Tourism

Author(s)	Ms. Geetanshi Buttan
Country	India
Abstract	Community theatre, as the name suggests serves as the medium of storytelling through the local lens of communities and to give it an even raw look, the theatre has amateur performers rather than professionals who give a realistic realm and preserve local culture. Madhya Pradesh, the heart of our nation, is rich in heritage and folk theatre traditions like Nautanki, Maach, Rai, Kathi and many more. This paper explores how communities theaters may empower a strong ecosystem that empowers not only the locals but the whole youth, women and culture. When such an initiative is integrated on a large platform, intertwined with national schemes such as Skill India Mission, Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, it will develop talent, revitalize cultural tourism and promote robust of opportunities. Using case study based on the theater groups of Bhopal such as Rangmandal and Rangvidushak, this paper analysis the problems faced by the practitioners today, the scope of community theater and implimentation. This paper analyses the barriers that restrict theater’s sociocultural upliftment, poor market connections and funding delays.Furthermore, the paper focuses on providing solutions to enhance audience growth which will impact the tourism of the state, uplift cultural educations by drafting a roadmap through which schools and colleges and universities can dedicate one day of the year to such a platform and enhancing economic stability. It also proposes practical policy changes with the sole aim of certifying theater based skills (stagecraft, production and going digital,) through interventions like: 1. Incorporating local theater module into PMKVY/ NSDC curriculum. 2. Establish state fellowships and micro grants. 3. Embed theater into tourism circuits local festivals. 4. Mandate exposure to live folk performances for schools and colleges. 5. Launch Digital Archive portal for storing community theater details. Increased youth employment, increased earnings from cultural tourism and continued preservation of historical evidence are some of the expected results. To ensure measurable and full impact, the roadmap is outlined with details regarding the execution strategy, funding options and evaluation metrics.
Keywords	Community Theater, Bhopal Theaters, Folk Tradition, Government Tourism Schemes, Cultural Tourism
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-06

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