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Talk-Session with Prasanna, Ravindra Tripathi and Samik Bandhopadhyay
Three celebrated theatre personalities
from across the country came together
to discuss and celebrate the journey of
eminent theatre personality Prasanna
and his book Indian Method in Acting. The
session, organised in collaboration with
Acting Shastra, featured Prasanna –– pioneering director and playwright of modern Kannada theatre; Ravindra Tripathi
–– celebrated theatre director and critic;
and Samik Bandyopadhyay –– prominent
theatre and lm scholar.
They shed light on topics such as
director–actor con¤ict, the technique ‘a
game of falsehood’, the training process
of an actor, the nuances and necessity
for training and much more. The session
welcomed young minds, learners, theatre
and art enthusiasts, artists, professionals
and experts alike. The session provided
an opportunity for students to engage
with the distinguished panellists, broadening their horizons.
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Date - 20th August,2022
Time - 5.00PM
Venue - KCC, 1st floor
About the Book
Prasanna is the author of an efficacious book, ‘Indian Method in Acting’. Although there are many academic books available on the classical Indian method of acting which draw from the Natyashastra, Abhinay Darpan and other ancient texts, but there is no text which addresses the concerns of the modern urban Indian actor or of the youth who wish to learn the basics of Acting. Not only has Prasanna filled the void by writing this great book on the subject, but he has also tried to address almost all the aspects of this art keeping in mind an Indian student of Acting. A distinguishing trait of the book is that along with the scholarly explanation of the various theatrical aspects of acting, many practical exercises and theatre games have been included to develop the skills thus enunciated.
About Prasanna
Prasanna (born 1951), a theatre director and playwright, is considered one of the progressive pioneers of modern Kannada theatre. An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he founded the theatre group Samudaya in the 1970s along with other activists. He is known for his organizational skills and new ideas and innovations in theatre. He is a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and is also a Tagore Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
He has directed plays for the National School of Drama (New Delhi), Neenasam (Heggodu, Karnataka) Rangmandal (Bhopal) and Rangayana (Mysore), among others. His noted stage productions include Tighlaq, Gandhi, Life of Galileo, Hamlet, Agui aur Barkha and Seema Paar, etc. He is also a Kannada playwright, Novelist, and poet. He founded Charaka, a women's co-operative society in Bhimanakone village in Sagar taluk of Shimoga district in Karnataka. It gives a self-employment path for women where women produce naturally dyed cotton handloom garments, which are sold under the 'Desi' brand name across the state.
About Samik Bandyopadhyay
A renowned critic and cultural commentator who has worked closely on film and theatre in several languages and forms, particularly Bengali and Hindi.
Samik Bandyopadhyay was the Rabindranath Tagore National Fellow at the School for Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi, Member, Publication Committee, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi He was Visiting Professor, SAA, JNU, New Delhi; Visiting Professor: ICCR Chair at the Department of Theatre Studies; Freie Universität, Berlin; Vice-Chairman, National School of Drama; and Member National School of Drama Society.
His vast experience includes stints as Producer Emeritus, All India Radio and Doordarshan, 1989-92. Research Professor, Asiatic Society, Calcutta; Member, General Council, Sangeet Natak Akademi (2 consecutive terms) and Central Board of Film Certification; Member, 14-Member Indian Delegation to the East-West Theatre Seminar organized by the International Theatre Institute, New Delhi; Panelist at seminars on Indian Theatre as part of Festivals of India in USSR and Germany.
He has translated plays and fiction and has also contributed several essays in numerous film and theatre periodicals in English and Bengali. Alongside has interviewed many eminent icons such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Mahasweta Devi, Richard Attenborough, Natalie Sarraute, Salman Rushdie, Derek Malcolm, Reinhard Hauff, etc. for Film Society periodicals and All India Radio and Doordarshan.
About Ravindra Tripathi
A renowned film and theatre critic, senior print and TV journalist, cultural critic, playwright, satirist, documentary film-maker, columnist and editor who writes in Hindi. He has directed two documentary films and scripted a popular news-satire show for Star News and ABP News. He was also been awarded Sahityakar Samman by Hindi Akademi.
