About The Event
ACT Season 16
(February 22-28, 2026)
Various Venues in Delhi/NCR
The 16th edition of ACT – Atelier Campus Theatre Festival marks not just another year of performances but a reaffirmation of what theatre truly stands for: community, collaboration, and collective expression. ACT embraces the spirit of celebration—a celebration of voices, dissent, identities, stories, and the transformative power of coming together.
Atelier’s ACT Festival aka "Atelier’s Campus Theatre" Festival is the World’s Largest Campus Theatre fiesta. Started in 2007, this festival has witnessed more than 800 performances in the last 15 seasons.
In Season 16, we aim to achieve a bigger, better and diverse this year, from February 22-28, 2026.
Festival Curator
Kuljeet Singh
Festival Director
Mansi Grover
Festival Manager
Manjot Singh
Festival Advisor
Gaurav Suri
Name of the group: Aveksha
Name of the college : Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Synopsis of the play:
The play Sambhuk Vadh highlights the deep-rooted clash between Brahmins and Shudras, exposing the harsh injustice faced by the lower caste. When a drought strikes, Shambhuk-a Shudra sage-performs penance to bring change. But his act challenges the Brahmanical order. To "restore dharma," King Ram kills Shambhuk, not for any crime, but for breaking caste boundaries. The play powerfully questions this blind social hierarchy and the cruel cost of maintaining it.
Trigger warning: Demeaning languages
