Author: Utpal K Banerjee
Publisher: Publications Division
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 287
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788123019857
Description
This work attempts to recapture the color, flavor and texture of 200 years of Bengali theatre by some of the best minds associated with Bengali and Indian theatre.
Beginning with Lebedeff's path-breaking production of 'Song Badal' on the Calcutta Proscenium stage, Bengali theatre has not looked back since. Stalwarts like Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Girish Chandra Ghosh, Shombhu Mitra, Utpal Dutt and a host of others have literally strode the stage like colossi and the theatre scene has been illumined by hundreds of remarkable performances on myriad themes.
This book attempts to capture their vitality and radiance: both in West Bengal and Bangladesh over the last 200 years and beyond, - flowing from the pens of some of the theatre-stalwarts.
CONTENTS: Prologue / Bengali Theatre: Legacy / Bengali Theatre: Evolution / Bengali Theatre: Plurality / Bengali Theatre: Expression / Interactions with Bengali Theatre / Indian Theatre Panorama / Epilogue + Index
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