Kumara Varma
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Debasish Dutta ,-One of the ex-student of Rabindra Bharati University (Drama Dept) directed his first production – named “Alabdha Banchha”,In the year 1996 , when he was just 19 .During 1998, Debasish attened a Directors workshop organised by “West Bengal Natya Academy”, and the workshop Director was Sri Arun Mukhopadhyay. In the year 1998, Debasish participated with a “Script Writing Workshop” organised by Natya Samannya, -and the workshop director was Sri Debasish Mazumder. On that workshop a drama written by Debasish Dutta named ‘Aparajita’ made a special impact. In the same year he formed a theatre group, Institute of Factual Theatre Arts (IFTA) and since that time he has been involved with that particular Institution as a Director. In the year 2001, Debasish attended the ‘Central Workshop of Theatre’ and he got the touch of some vibrant characters of the theatre world, such as Sri Kumar Roy, Sri Tapas Sen, Sri Rudraprasad Sengupta, Smt. Sohag Sen, Sri Pabitra Sarkar, Sri Suman Mukhopadhyay, Smt Usha Ganguly and many more. In 2002, he attended the Mime workshop arranged by West Bengal Natya Academy, where he got the touch of India’s one of the prime Mime Artist- Sri Yogesh Dutta. In the year 2002, Debasish participated in the festival arranged by Department of Sports and Youth Services (Govt. of West Bengal), In that festival his directed play ‘Maa’ created a huge impact in viewers mind . In 2004, Debasish participated Young Theatre Artist Workshop (shantiniketan) organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi. Workshop director was Sri Bibhas Chakrabarty. In 2005, Debasish carried his directed play ‘Chitrangada’ for West Bengal Youth Festival and stood first. In the same year, Debasish carried the same production for 10th National Youth Festival (Hyderabad) and got the ‘Gold Medel’. In 2006, he presented the same production again in 11th National Youth Festival (Patna) and got appreciation. In the same year 2006, he participated ‘Young Theatre Artist Workshop’ (East Zone, Phase II, Kolkata) organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi. The workshop director was Sri Satish Anand. And very fortunately Debasish got in touch of India’s some of the great theatre personalities in this workshop, such as Sri Ratan Thiam, Sri K.N.Pannikkar, Sri Nisar Alana and many more. Since 1998 to present time Debasish Dutta directed 16 production for IFTA in Bengali , English and Hindi also .Some of those are , ‘Ek je chhilo’ (Bengali) , ‘Ki kando’ (Bengali) , ‘Hritu sukhe bibarnno kavita’ (Bengali) , ‘Maa’ (Hindi) , ‘Bhut bhagaban’ (Hindi) , ‘Chitrangada’ (English) , ‘Sacrafice’ (English) .
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Kumara Varma (born April 1945) is an Indian theatre director. To date, Varma has directed at least thirty-six Indian and Western plays during the past five decades, including Raja Oedipus, Urubhangam, Mattavilasam, Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Aashadh Ka Ek Din, Baaki Itihas, Uddhwast Dharmashala, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Death Watch, Agg De Kaleere ("Blood Wedding") and Leedli Nagari ki Neeti Katha ("The Visit").
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[edit] Biography
Kumara Varma was born in April 1945 in Mavelikkara, Kerala. After completing his BSc, he joined the National School of Drama in 1964 and left in 1967 with the prestigious Bharat Puraskar and Girish Ghosh Puraskar. During 1967–68, he worked in the Repertory Company of the NSD and directed Hori (a dramatized version of Premchand’s Godaan) for which the set was designed by Ebrahim Alkazi.
Between 1968 and 1973 Varma was actively involved in the Natakakalari movement (New-theatre Movement) in Kerala, organizing workshops and directing plays in collaboration with playwrights such as C. N. Srikanthan Nair, G. Sankara Pillai and Kavalam Narayana Panikkar. Some of his productions of this period include Nair’s Saketam, Pillai’s Bandi and Panikkar’s Sakshi.
Varma joined the Faculty of the Department of Indian Theatre at Panjab University in 1973 as Lecturer and later became Professor. He has also chaired the Department and has been the Dean of the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts. He was also formerly a Secretary of the Punjab University Teachers Association (PUTA). Kumara Varma was awarded the Italian Government Scholarship in 1979 and studied the History of Theatre and Drama at the University of Rome. Besides having represented the country in the World Theatre Conference (organized by UNESCO) at Paris in 1980, he has also studied theatre in many countries.
[edit] Productions
Below is a list of Kumara Varma's productions, in chronological order.
[edit] 1960s
- Chakra (1967), by Vidyadhar Pundalik for the National School of Drama
- Hori (Godan) (1967), by Premchand for the Repertory Company of the National School of Drama, New Delhi
- Bandi (1968), by G. Sankara Pillai for Suvarnarekha, Trivandrum
- Sakshi (1968), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothapalam, Alleppey
- Kazhukanmar (1968), by G. Sankara Pillai for The Dramatic Club, Cashew Board, Quilon
- Saketam (1969), by C. N. Srikantan Nair for Suvarnarekha, Trivandrum
- Thiruvazhithan (1969), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothamplam, Alleppey
[edit] 1970s
- Jabala Satyakaman (1970), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothamplam, Alleppey
- Kakkarissanatakam (1970), a folk play from Kerala for the Department of Tourism, Kerala state
- Bhagavadajjukam (1971), by Bhodhayana for Kerala Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Enikkusesham (1972), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Alleppey
- Daivathar (1973), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Alleppey
- A Doll's House (1973), by Henrik Ibsen for the Department for Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Baaqui Itihas (1975), by Badal Sircar, for Indian Arts Revival Group, Chandigarh
- Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1976), by Mohan Rakesh, Janvadi Rang Manch, Chandigarh
- The House of Bernarda Alba (1976), by Lorca for Sutradhar, Chandigarh
- Durmati Bhanda Phoota (Tartuffe) (1977), by Moliere for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Ottayan (1977), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Trivandrum
- Raja Oedipus (1978), by Sophocles for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Uddhvast Dharmashala (1979), by Govind Deshpandey for Natika
[edit] 1980s
- Six Characters in Search of an Author (1980), by Luigi Pirandello for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Mattavilasam (1982–83), by Mahendra Vikrama Varman for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Urubhang (1984), by Bhasa for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Men Without Shadows (1985), by Jean Paul Sartre for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Agg De Kaleere (1986), a Punjabi adaptation of Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding by Surjit Pattar for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
[edit] 1990s
- Shehar Hamara (1991), a Hindi adaptation of Thorton Wilder's Our Town for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Death Watch (1991), by Jean Genet for Sahridaya Sangam, Chandigarh
- Uspar (1993), a Punjabi adaptation of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge for Sahridaya Sangam, Chandigarh
- Rishte Hi Rishte (1994), a Hindi adaptation of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Bury the Dead (1996), by Irwin Shaw for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Jana Shatru (1999), a Hindi adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People by J. N. Kaushal for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
[edit] 2000s
- Leedli Nagari Ki Neeti Katha (2001), a Hindi adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit by Kumara Varma for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Ahijnana Shakuntalam (2001), by Kalidasa for the National School of Drama, New Delhi
- Agg De Kaleere (April 2003), a Punjabi adaptation of Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding by Surjeet Pattar for the Department of Theatre & Television, Punjabi University, Patiala
- Teen Bhautik Shastri (2004), a Hindi translation of Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Physicists for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
- Ek Dalit Yuvati Ki Dukh Bhari Dastan (2005), a Hindi adaptation of M. Mukudan's Oru Dalit Yuvatiyude Kadana Katha for the Repertory Company of the National School of Drama, New Delhi
- Warren Hastings Ka Saand (2008), a stage adaptation of Uday Prakash's Hindi short story for the Department of Indian Theatre, P.U., Chandigarh.
