Contemporary theatre collective · Guwahati, Assam · since 2008
Rooted in Assam. Staged across the world.
Since 2008 we have made theatre where indigenous tradition, physical theatre and contemporary dramaturgy meet. We create productions, run two international theatre festivals in Assam and build free digital tools for theatre and cinema.
2008
Founded in Guwahati
4th
Edition of BBITF in 2026
2
International festivals in Assam
4
Free apps for theatre and cinema
The Body as Border, Bodousa Foundation and AANK_A Creative Line, 2026
Season 2026
Two festivals, one season
From the Brahmaputra in Guwahati to Makum in Tinsukia: sixteen performances from four countries in nine days.
Bhullung-Bhuthur International Theatre Festival 2026
25–29 October 2026
Sri Sri Madhavadeva International Auditorium, Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati
Theatre from India, Sri Lanka, USA and Poland
Bo-Chang International Theatre Festival 2026
31 October – 2 November 2026
Bodousa Senior Secondary School, Makum, Tinsukia
Theatre from India, Sri Lanka, USA and Poland
Launch · 25 October 2026
Four free apps launch on 25 October
SILPA KUTIR, XUNPAKHILI, BURHA LUIT and AAROHAN 2.0 launch at the BBITF 2026 inaugural ceremony, 5:30 PM. Each comes with a user manual in English and Assamese.
BBITF · BCITF 2026
On stage this season
A selection from the 2026 programme of BBITF and BCITF.
Poland
Kontrabasista (The Double Bass)
Teatr Maska
BBITF 2026 · Tue 27 Oct, 5:30 PM
BCITF 2026 · Mon 2 Nov, 5:30 PM
Sri Lanka
Giri Devi – Section 364A
Selene Theatre Group
BBITF 2026 · Mon 26 Oct, 6:45 PM
BCITF 2026 · Sun 1 Nov, 7:00 PM
USA
When It Hurts You Play
Theater86
BBITF 2026 · Mon 26 Oct, 5:30 PM
BCITF 2026 · Sun 1 Nov, 5:30 PM
Sri Lanka
The Dark Memory
T & T Productions
BBITF 2026 · Tue 27 Oct, 6:45 PM
BCITF 2026 · Mon 2 Nov, 6:45 PM
Sri Lanka
Unknown Writer
Abhiranga Theatre
BBITF 2026 · Wed 28 Oct, 6:45 PM
BCITF 2026 · Sat 31 Oct, 6:00 PM
Sri Lanka
Black, White & Colors
Inter Act Art Institute
BBITF 2026 · Thu 29 Oct, 5:30 PM
BCITF 2026 · Sat 31 Oct, 6:30 PM
Postdramatic theatre · Theatre of roots
Our productions
Eleven productions since 2008, from folk tales to postdramatic theatre.
2026
With Bodousa Foundation. Script and direction by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, music design by Arupjyoti Patgiri (Bapi). At BBITF 2026 on 25 October.
2026
With Bodousa Foundation. Script and direction by Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami, assistant director Malaya Baruah. At BCITF 2026 on 1 November.
2026
With Inter Act Art, Sri Lanka. Official selection at the Seoul International Monodrama Festival, 19 March 2026.
2022
After a cosmic event, two Alices from parallel universes land in Assam. After Lewis Carroll.
2022
A postdramatic, metatheatrical adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella about power and its abuse.
2018
A psycho-physical piece about people caught in a relentless race, inspired by Amitabh Mahanta’s stories in Kathaninad.
Since 2008 · Guwahati, Assam
International network
Since 2023
Colombo International Theatre Festival, Sri Lanka
BBITF is its parallel festival in India.
19 March 2026
Seoul International Monodrama Festival, Korea
Swings of Love, with Inter Act Art (Sri Lanka), in the official selection.
April – May 2026
International Theatre Festival in the Sahara, Tunisia
Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami invited as Guest of Honour.
2026
BBITF and BCITF 2026
Artists from India, Sri Lanka, the USA and Poland.
Yongin, Korea
New World Theatre Network
A global theatre network formed at the Yongin International Theatre Forum.
About us
Theatre for dialogue, empathy and change
AANK_A Creative Line is a registered theatre collective in Guwahati. We work to take Assamese theatre to the world, keep Assam’s folk performing arts alive, teach young people through theatre and open the stage to everyone.
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