India, Oct. 18 -- Through the day, Kalbelia dancers from Rajasthan, Sambalpuri troupes from Odisha and Bhangra groups from Punjab appeared across the venues, with artists from the visiting countries joining these folk performers

A puppet camel breathed fire, a masked Thai demon king carried off Sita and a Vietnamese mother mourned eight children lost to war as the BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 filled Delhi's Mandi House stages for three days. Hosted by the Culture Ministry and the National School of Drama, it gathered eleven plays and over 500 artists from nine nations, ending with Sardar Patel's story.

India

Louha Purush, Chittaranjan Tripathy's NSD Repertory play on Sardar Patel's life, closed the festival

Russia

A clown serenades hi...