Santanu Bose Explained

Santanu Bose
Birth Date:1967 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kolkata
Occupation:Actor, director
Alma Mater:Drama Studio London

Santanu Bose is an Indian-theatre director and drama teacher. He has worked extensively on multicultural issues in collaborative process.[1] He is the dean of the academic affairs[2] and associate professor, World Drama of National School of Drama, (NSD) New Delhi.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Bose studied comparative literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1992. He started his theatre career with an apprenticeship under Tripti Mitra. He further studied design and direction at National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1992–1995. In 1996, he was awarded Charles Wallace Fellowship and went on to study acting at Drama Studio London. There he acted in the play Our Man with an international cast under the direction of Peter Layton.

Career

He came back to India and started working as a lecturer in art direction at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata and later he joined the National School of Drama as assistant professor of World drama.[5] He has also taught as visiting faculty at Rabindra Bharati University, University of Hyderabad, Jamia Milia University, and Indira Gandhi Nation Open University.

Bose received critical acclaim as an actor in the short film Sunder Jeebon, directed by Sandeep Chaterjee.[6] He has done research and sections of dialogue for the Film "Name of a River" by Anup Singh[7] [8] and done Art Direction for the film Reaching Silence by Jahar Kanungo.[9]

He has also created over 60 theatre pieces in India, England, Australia, Germany, France and Belgium. In 2000, he founded Monirath Theatre Group, in Calcutta. The German-Indian theatre collaborations with the Goethe Institute Calcutta have been an important part in the work done by his group.[10] Some of the notable works are:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contemporary Theatre Practices. www.actorfactor.net. 24 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Tribune News Service. Eminent poets to be part of art event. www.tribuneindia.com. 24 February 2018.
  3. News: Parshathy J. Nath. The function of theatre. The Hindu. 27 January 2018 . 24 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Faculty Members. nsd.gov.in. 24 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Faculty Members. nsd.gov.in. 25 February 2018.
  6. Web site: They too have won the National Award.... https://web.archive.org/web/20040109061810/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2003/08/03/stories/2003080300180200.htm. dead. 9 January 2004. The Hindu. 2003-08-03. 24 February 2018.
  7. Web site: UNT News Desk. ICCR Jammu launching a new Series 'SAMVAAD' from 30th January, 2018. www.universalnewstimeline.com. 24 February 2018.
  8. Web site: ICCR Jammu launching a new series 'Samvaad' from Jan 30. www.journeyline.in. 24 February 2018.
  9. Web site: BIFF Archive. Reaching Silence. www.biff.kr. 24 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Monirath Theatre Group. culture360.asef.org. 24 February 2018.
  11. Web site: National Theatre Festival at Trivandrum. groups.google.com. 24 February 2018.
  12. Web site: Works of William Shakespeare to be the theme for 25th UGC International Conference and Theater Festival. sholoanabangaliana.in. 24 February 2018.
  13. Web site: Kritika Dua. Mélange of Sickness, Fright and Demise. www.dailypioneer.com. 24 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Brecht's Threepenny Opera in India – a relevant classic Art reflecting society. mediaindia.eu. November 2017 . 24 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Mahasweta Devi: Voice of the Margins. indianexpress.com. 29 July 2016 . 24 February 2018.
  16. Web site: Raddi Bazaar: On the importance of life and living. tribune.com. 24 March 2014 . 19 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Kavita Nagpal. Existentialist life unfolds outside theatre. asianage.com. 24 February 2018.
  18. Web site: Theatre Festival Explore Myth, Abstract – review. PressReader. 24 February 2018.
  19. Web site: The new wave. www.indiatoday.in. 24 February 2018.
  20. Web site: The Live Theatre. www.thelivetheatre.com. 24 February 2018.

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