Rangakarmee
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Rangakarmee theatre group logo | |
| Formation | January, 1976 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
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Artistic director(s) | Usha Ganguly |
Rangakarmee is a noted Indian theatre group, based in Kolkata.[1] The theatre group was founded in January, 1976 by Usha Ganguly.[2] They spearhead Hindi theatre in Kolkata,[3] they have also staged Bengali plays.[4]
Productions
- Mahabhoj (The Great Feast) (1984)
- Lok Katha (Folk Tale) (1987)
- Holi (1989)
- Vama (1990)
- Court Martial (1991)
- Rudali (The Mourner) (1992)
- Khoj (1994)
- Beti Aayee (1996)
- Maiyyat (1997)
- Himmat Mai (Mother Courage) (1998)
- Shyama’r Udal
- Shobhayatra (2000)
- Kashinama (2003)
- Chandalika
- Sarhad Par Manto
- Manasi (in Bengali) (2011) [5]
Controversies
- According to a news article published in The Statesman on 19 August 2010, the members of the Rangakarmee theatre group complained that director and founder member Usha Ganguly was harassing them to transfer the group's property in her own name.[6]
References
- ↑ "Rangakarmee turns 36 with a Tagore play". Telegraph Calcutta. Calcutta, India. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Reminiscing the guru". The Times of India. Feb 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Rangakarmee profile". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ Sarkar, Sebanti (23 November 2008). "Rangakarmee Hindi or Bengali?". Telegraph Calcutta. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Drama: March 12 Hum Mukhtaran". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (Kolkata). March 10, 2011. line feed character in
|title=at position 16 (help) - ↑ "Rangakarmee members allege harassment by founder". Statesman. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (2005). Theatres of independence: drama, theory, and urban performance in India since 1947. University of Iowa Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-87745-961-4.
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