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National Theatre for Climate Championship

Bring climate stories to life.

Students take the stage through powerful performances that educate, entertain, and inspire audiences to act for a sustainable future.

Schools

Across India

Classes

6–12

Format

Student teams

Stage

National platform

The Experience

Where creativity becomes climate action.

The Theatre for Climate Championship gives students a national stage to transform climate knowledge, local realities, and hopeful solutions into memorable live stories.

Beyond textbooks, students collaborate across writing, acting, direction, music, movement, and stagecraft. In the process, they build the confidence and leadership needed to communicate ideas that matter.

Your Creative Pathway

From climate question to live performance.

Every production begins with curiosity and grows through collaboration, creativity, and a clear purpose.

01

Explore

Choose a climate issue that connects with students and their community.

02

Imagine

Turn knowledge, experiences, and solutions into a compelling stage story.

03

Collaborate

Write, rehearse, design, and create together as a student-led team.

04

Perform

Educate, entertain, and inspire action before a national audience.

What Students Gain

A stage for talent—and skills for life.

The festival is designed to strengthen expression, awareness, responsibility, and the ability to work with others.

Confidence & Expression

Showcase talent and communicate ideas with clarity and confidence.

Climate Knowledge

Deepen understanding of climate change, sustainability, and the SDGs.

Creativity & Storytelling

Use imagination, performance, and culture to make climate conversations engaging.

Collaboration

Build trust, teamwork, communication, and shared responsibility.

Leadership

Develop empathy and the courage to lead action for people and the planet.

Recognition & Growth

Gain national visibility, mentorship, and opportunities to learn from peers and experts.

School students presenting a Theatre for Climate performance

Who Can Participate?

School teams ready to create with purpose.

Schools across India

The championship is designed as a national school participation experience.

Students in Classes 6–12

Participating students represent their school as a creative team.

Teachers and mentors

Educators guide, support, and empower students throughout the journey.

Final category rules, timelines, team requirements, and event flow will be shared through the official participation guidelines.

Purple Umbrella championship trophy

Awards & Recognition

Young climate champions deserve to be celebrated.

The National Theatre for Climate Championship honours ideas, impact, creativity, and commitment on a national stage.

Champion · Winner

₹50,000

Cash award

  • Championship trophy
  • Winner certificates for all team members and mentor(s)

Runner-up

₹20,000

Cash award

  • Runner-up trophy
  • Runner-up certificates for all team members and mentor(s)
Representative Purple Umbrella winner certificate

Every effort matters

Participation certificate for every participant.

All registered participants receive recognition for contributing their ideas and action towards a better planet.

Certificate artwork shown is representative.

Registration

Bring your school’s climate story to the stage.

Submit your school or team details for the Theatre for Climate Championship. Theatre registrations retain the existing payment confirmation process.

Theatre In Action

Stories that came alive on stage.

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