Paschim Banga Natya Akademi

rdf:langString Paschim Banga Natya Akademi

rdf:langString Paschim Banga Natya Akademi

rdf:langString Paschim Banga Natya Akademi

rdf:langString Natya Akademi

rdf:langString Natya Bhaban, Kolkata

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rdf:langString Paschim Banga Natya Akademi is a learned society for drama and theatre in West Bengal, India. Established on 26 September 1987, it is a wing of the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal. The aim of this society is to develop skill and expertise, to document and archive the history of , to disseminate information, to understand theories, to promote and project significant creativity in the field. The Natya Akademi conducts annual theatre festivals, seminars, public lectures, training workshops and publishes research works and books on Bengali drama. It confers and , two most prestigious theatre awards in the state, for production playwriting, acting, direction, stagecraft and design and music. The Natya Akademi owns a number of theatre halls including Academy of Fine Arts (Lady Ranu Mukherjee Mancha), , Girish Mancha, Jogesh Mime Akademi, Madhusudan Mancha, Mahajati Sadan, , Rabindra Sadan, Sisir Mancha, Sujata Sadan, and University Institute Hall. The Natya Akademi publishes , an annual journal featuring academic essays, lectures, obituaries, play scripts, archival reprints, reports etc. It has also produced some classics like William Shakespeare’s Chaitali Rater Swapno (directed by Utpal Dutt), Girish Chandra Ghosh’s Balidan (directed by Ashoke Mukhopadhyay) and Rabindranath Tagore’s Chirakumar Sabha (directed by Bibhash Chakrabarty) etc.

rdf:langString Department of Culture and Information Affairs, West Bengal Government