Second Generation Theatre Artists

Second Generation Theatre Artists

Bengalis have now become couch potatoes in their online lives. No one even wants to go to a movie theater, let alone a stage theatre. Yet, Bengali theatre was there, is there, and will remain. Those who have shielded the dying embers of theatre with both hands are its second generation. In this first issue, Sohini Sengupta, Sujan Mukhopadhyay, and Arna Mukhopadhyay talk to TOTZINE about their passion for theatre.

Cover story

Editorial

Theatre in Today’s World: Changes Over the Last Decade, Post-COVID Transformations, and the Status of Bengali Theatre - Subhamay Basu

Theatre in Today’s World: Changes Over the Last Decade, Post-COVID Transformations, and the Status of Bengali Theatre - Subhamay Basu

In the history of human civilization, theatre is not merely a medium of entertainment; it is the self-portrait of society. Human joy, anger, protest, politics, love, history, and visions of the future - everything comes alive on the theatre stage.

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Interview

In India the theatre is yet to carve out a space of its own - Mahesh Dattani

In India the theatre is yet to carve out a space of its own - Mahesh Dattani

In India the theatre is yet to carve out a space of its own. It's an art form. I chose this form of art because it appeals to me I guess and it kept appealing to me through my entire career. Since I was twelve, I’ve been keen on theatre. I saw my first play and I wanted to be an actor. But in the late 80s, there was very little amateur Indian theatre.

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Offstage Personalities

The Job of Theatre Lighting Is to Capture the Deepest Emotions - Sudip Sanyal

The Job of Theatre Lighting Is to Capture the Deepest Emotions - Sudip Sanyal

Sudip Sanyal is a man of light. Anyone associated with theatre today knows his name as one of the most respected figures working behind the scenes. In this conversation with TOTZINE.

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Serial Original Drama

এবার কি হবে - প্রথম পর্ব

এবার কি হবে - প্রথম পর্ব

একটি বসবার ঘর। বসার ঘরে একটি মহিলার পুরোনো বাঁধানো ছবি। মালা ঝুলছে।ইনি কমলের মৃতা স্ত্রী। কিছু পুরোনো কিছু নতুন আসবাব আছে ঘরে। একটি অচল টেলিভিশন আছে। এখন বেশ ভোর বেলা। কেউ নেই। বেল বাজে। ভিতর থেকে চোখ রগড়াতে রগড়াতে গার্গী আসে। পরনে রাতের পোশাক। দরজা খোলার আগেই ঘরে আসে কিটি। সঙ্গে একটা স্যুটকেস।

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Photo Exhibition: Sandip Kumar

Sandip Kumar

Professionally, he is associated with the Bengali Film Industry's Still Photographers' Guild. His archive includes photographs from more than 200 stage plays.

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