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Sudip Chakroborthy: Portrait of a young talent

ErsiiadKamol
Young and talented theatre director-designer-actor Sudip Chakroborthy, though a newcomer in the theatre circuit, has created ripples with his experimental works. Of the 15 theatre performances, mostly Department of Theatre and Music, Dhaka University productions, his direction has earned appreciation from theatre personalities in the country. Appointed by Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, Sudip has directed plays for theatre groups outside Dhaka. Moreover, he has conducted workshops with several theatre groups. His research papers have been published in reputed journals such as Asiatic Society journal.
A lecturer at the Department of Theatre and Music, DU, Sudip has keen interest in the indigenous performing art forms as well as the 'applied theatre' of the West. This motivated him to deconstruct world classics by m a ster pfaywri g h $* Rabindrhnafh* TagoY£ and Maxim Gorky.
Sudip said, "When working with global classics, I always try to capture the realities of contemporary Bangladesh. In this manner a rapport is built up with the audience."
"I enjoyed experimenting on Tagore's masterpiece 'Raktokarobi.' I've presented the play in traditional pala' format since Tagore labelled the work as a pala. I was encouraged that the project
was appreciated by both audience and theatre personalities," he added.
Sudip has recently worked on a traditional 'jatrapala' titled "Shajahan," which will be staged on November 8 at the Central Theatre Festival organised by Dhaka University.
Recently Sudip participated at the International Festival for Emerging Artists (IFEA) 2008 organised by Theatre Royal Stratford East (TRSE) London, UK in which representatives from 26 countries took part.
On his experience at the festival Sudip said, "The festival's aim is to develop a platform for the exchange of ideas between young theatre talents from all over the world. 1 presented a demonstration on our traditional art forms."
"I've learnt a lot from the festival. And I'll try to apply those experiences in the coming days," he added.
Pointing to the limitations of academic theatre in Bangladesh, Sudip Chakroborthy said, "The problem is that theatre graduates don't opt for theatre-related jobs. They would rather switch over to other professions."
"In fact, more theatre related jobs ^hbdfd be' treated. Also, the graduates should be dedicated to theatre," he said.
As recognition to his noteworthy contribution to theatre, Sudip has received several awards such as International Theatre Bursary (Contact Theatre, UK 2006) and Sergeant Ahad Parvez Award (Dhaka 2004).