Bohurupee
A scene from Char Adhyay (1951)[1] a play staged by Bohurupee. | |
| Formation | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre group |
| Location | |
Notable members | Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra, Kumar Roy[2] |
Bohurupee is a Bengali premier theatre group. Bohurupee was founded in 1948[3] by several active members who left the Indian People's Theatre Association. The group was created to present the experimental Bengali drama in unusual form.[4]
Early days
[edit]After breaking away from Indian People's Theatre Association, prominent Bengali theatre personalities like Sombhu Mitra, Bijon Bhattacharya created Bohurupee in 1948. The group came into prominence as a composite drama form. This period was a period of struggle for Bohurupee.[4] Between 1950 and 1958 they directed multiple important plays. They staged Rabindranath Tagore's play 'Char Adhyay' in 1951. In 1958, they stage another work of Tagore - Raktakaravi.[4] In Putulkhela (1958), which was a depiction of Ibsen's Doll's House, Bohurupee touched a sensitive contemporary issue in bold manner. Dasachakra (1962) was adapted from An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen.
Selected plays
[edit]- Char Adhyay (1951)
- Raktakaravi (1954)
- Putulkhela (1958)
- Visarjan (1961)
- Dasachakra (1962)
- Raja Oidipous (1964)
- Raja (1964)
- Chop! Adalat Cholche (1971)
- Dakghar (1973)
- Ghare Baire (1974)
- Mrichchhakatika (1979)
- Galileo (1980)
- Rajdarsan (1982)
- Aguner pakhi (1984)
- Mr. Kakatuya (1987)
- Kinu Kaharer Thetar (1988)
- Nabanna (1989)
Awards
[edit]- Airlines Cultural Organisation - Kolkata - Contribution to Bengali Theatre
- Anya Theatre - Kolkata - Distinguished Theatre personality Natya Swapnakalpa - 2004
- Dishari - Kolkata - Best Actor - Nisiddha Thikana - 2004
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bohurupee productions". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "A life devoted to theatre". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Bohurupee 61". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Johri, Meera (2010). Greatness of spirit : profiles of Indian Magsaysay Award winners. Delhi: Rajpal & Sons. pp. 59–60. ISBN 8170288584.