Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June13: Natrang’s National Theatre Talk Show, ‘Young Voices of Theatre’ today featured Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Awardee, theatre actor, director and playwright, Dr Chandra Shekhar Prasad on its Facebook page.
Director Natrang, Balwant Thakur informed that this unique talk show is featuring highly acclaimed young voices of theatre spread across the country who has earned a distinctive name for themselves with their outstanding contribution in the field of contemporary theatre.
Born in 1981 in Bihar, Dr Prasad holds a Doctorate in Theatre on the subject of ‘Loknatya Nach Ka Samajik Sandharbh Mein Vishleshan’ from the Department of Indian Theatre, Punjab University, Chandigarh and recipient of the prestigious fellowship of Inlaks India Foundation.
Dr. Prasad has adapted, designed and directed a number of plays including; ‘Gulistan’, Munsi Premchand’s, ‘Namak Ka Daroga’, Bhagwati Charan Verma’s, ‘Vasiyat’, Rabindranath Tagore’ and many other and wrote two plays including ‘1857 Ki Kahani Hayana Ki Zubani’ and ‘Sister’s Beem’.
In conversation with Nartang’s senior artist Neeraj Kant, Dr Chandrashekhar narrated his inspirational journey of theatre and how he pursued masters in Indian Theatre from the Department of Indian Theatre, Punjab University Chandigarh.
After studies, he started doing theatre as director and met with many folk artists of his region with the motive to connect with indigenous arts and develop some outstanding creative pieces of art.
The event was managed by Neeraj Kant, Anil Tickoo, Sumeet Sharma, Sanjeev Gupta, Vikrant Sharma and other team members.
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