Debesh Chattopadhyay
Art of all forms & anti form.
Born in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Debesh has been working in the field of theatre for the last thirty four years. He is the founder and director of “Sansriti”. He has directed over 40 plays in Bengali. “Winkle Twinkle”, “Devi Sarpomasta”, “Phataru”, “Surjo Pora Chai”,”Nissongo Samrat”,”Brain”, “Saudagorer Nouka”, “Tughlaq” are milestone productions on the Bengali Stage directed by Debesh.
Not only proscenium, but he has also directed plays for intimate and site-specific theatre. He is a well acclaimed theatre academic and expert, playwright, scenographer, and has completed a senior fellowship on “Cognitive Neuroscience and Theatre” from Ministry of Culture Govt. of India. He has written several books on theatre.
“The Week” magazine felicitated him as one of the ‘Fifty emerging stars of India’ in 2003. Debesh has been honoured by Paschimbanga Natya Academy (Govt. of W.B.) as “Best Director” twice and received Girish Chandra Ghosh Samman.
Born in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Debesh has been working in the field of theatre for the last thirty four years. He is the founder and director of “Sansriti”. He has directed over 40 plays in Bengali. “Winkle Twinkle”, “Devi Sarpomasta”, “Phataru”, “Surjo Pora Chai”,”Nissongo Samrat”,”Brain”, “Saudagorer Nouka”, “Tughlaq” are milestone productions on the Bengali Stage directed by Debesh.
Not only proscenium, but he has also directed plays for intimate and site-specific theatre. He is a well acclaimed theatre academic and expert, playwright, scenographer, and has completed a senior fellowship on “Cognitive Neuroscience and Theatre” from Ministry of Culture Govt. of India. He has written several books on theatre.
“The Week” magazine felicitated him as one of the ‘Fifty emerging stars of India’ in 2003. Debesh has been honoured by Paschimbanga Natya Academy (Govt. of W.B.) as “Best Director” twice and received Girish Chandra Ghosh Samman.