About

Founded in 2025 by Actor/Writer Shyam Kishore, 2026 is the debut year for Mumbai Fringe Festival. Our founder Shyam Kishore, alumnus of prestigious National School of Drama, New Delhi has experience of over two decades with performing arts. Apart from being a familiar face in films, Web series & TV, He has also been practising theatre regularly and has also curated theatre and film festivals. He has taught theatre, puppetry, filmmaking, design & communication at various Institutes and universities such as NSD, SRC, Whistling wood, Balaji's ICE, Drama school Mandi, MCRC Jamia, MANNU Hyderabad, NIFT Mumbai, MAS etc. Shyam Kishore has traveled widely in Middle East, Africa, UK & Europe and also been part of a few International projects. He has always been promoter of emerging talent & free expression. Mumbai Fringe Festival he feels will fill the gap that's there in Mumbai's art world and it will also encourage for sustainable, meaningful and inspiring performances laced with entertainment.