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Music and Arts Demonstration Centre. A focal point for expression in the creative arts is the Music and Arts Demonstration Centre, which houses a full-scale professional theater and encompasses various satellite facilities. One of the Centre’s current programs features dramatic performance. Every month a group or center from around India or the world brings a play to Meherabad and stages it in the theater there. Meherabad pilgrims and residents create and
put on a major original dramatic production each year for Meher Baba’s birthday on 25 February. Two recent birthday play subjects were the lives of Jalaluddin Rumi and Tukaram, a drama by Bhau Kalchuri on a the theme of creation as given to him by Meher Baba, and two plays based on movie treatments created by Meher Baba.
In addition, the Centre sponsors a concert approximately every two weeks in which visiting musicians, dancers, or other performing artists give their own personalized expression to Meher Baba’s message. On an occasional basis the theater hosts lectures and other programs.
Informal Programs. Many other forms and occasions of artistic expression arise on the Trust estate on an informal basis:
Every morning and evening at seven at Meher Baba’s Samadhi, after arti (an offering of prayers), pilgrims share their love for God for an hour through the medium of songs.
Films and videos of Meher Baba are regularly shown at the Meherabad Pilgrim Centre, Music and Arts Centre, and Mandali Hall at Meherazad.
A Sunday morning program at Meherazad provides an occasion for songs, poems, short skits, magic, and films of Meher Baba.
Stories by people who met Meher Baba and lectures about him are shared from time to time in the afternoons at the Pilgrim Centre and Hostels. top
Fostering Publication. Meher Baba left behind him a rich legacy in the form of the words that issued from his silence. His books and messages are an extraordinary repository of insight into spiritual Truth. Books and films about him tell the tale of divine love in human form.
As the caretaker of most of his copyrights, the Trust helps to oversee much of the publication of his writings. Further, the Trust encourages research and has supported the creation of a number of books and films in recent years. top
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