Profile of                                                                                                                                                                           Dr. Satyabrata Rout

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Dr. Satyabrata Rout                                                                                                          

Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts,                                                                         

Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication                                                                                                                            University of Hyderabad-500046                                                                                                                        India

Ph: +91-9959807901                                                                                                                              

email: satya00191@yahoo.co.in

 Qualifications:

Academic:

·         M.A in Theatre Arts Specialised in Design and Direction from National School of Drama, New Delhi-1983

·         Ph.D – Dept. of English, Chaudhury Charan Singh University, Meerut-2008

·         Studied Mask and stage design of Noh and Kabuki Theatre at Tokyo, Japan-1999

·         B.Sc (Honours) – Ravenshaw College, Utkal University, Orissa-1977

Professional:

·         More than 25 years of Teaching, Training and Practical experiences in the field of Theatre.

·         Conducted more than 100 theatre workshops in regional, national and international platform.

·         Teaching theatre design and direction in most of the Indian Universities, institutions and academic bodies including some Universities and institutions abroad.

·         Designed almost 150 plays for the renowned directors across the globe.

·         Directed more than 50 plays in different Indian languages.

·         Directed plays in SriLanka, Maldives, Colombia and Mauritius in Singhali, Divehi, Spanish, French and English languages.

·          Design sets for Television Serials.

·         Travelled more than 15 countries in connection to theatre training and research programme.

Employment History:

·         Technical Director, Rangmandal, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

·         Actor-Teacher in TIE (Theatre-in-Education) Company, National School of Drama

·         Resource person, Extension programme, NSD

·         Lecturer Lighting Design at National School of Drama, New Delhi

·         Director, School of Communication and Cine Arts, Faridabad

·         Producer, Educational Multi-Media Research Centre (EMMRC) at Punjabi University, Patiala under UGC programme.

·         Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Hyderabad

International Productions:

·         Communication to Communication- Directed for Voice of Maldives at Male - 1996

·         Naga Mandala: Written by Girish Karnad: Directed for Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, Colombo, SriLanka-1998

·         Hayavadan: Written by Girish Karnad- Directed for Javeriana University at Bogota, Colombia-2003

·         Devised Play: Prepared with the workshop students of Dept. of Culture, Mauritius-2004

·         Bio Drama: Spanish play prepared with the students of International School of Drama, Villa de Layva, Colombia-2010

·         Eklavya Uvaach: Directed a Kannada  play in Collaboration with International School of Drama, Villa de Layva and Adima Living School, Karnataka and presented at the International theatre festival at Pasto, Colombia-2011

Paper Presentation:

·         Mask: A lonely face- Indian mime theatre Association, Kolkata-2006

·       Indian stage design: East-West Encounter- ISTR (Indian Association for Theatre Research)  Conference, organised by Dept. of Theatre, University of Bangalore- 2008

·       Visual Language in Rameswar Prem’s play “Jaldambru baje…”-ISTR Conference, organized by JNU, Delhi-2009

·         Indian theatre from Classical to modern- Sangeet Natak Academy seminar, Delhi, 2010

·  Avant-garde Indian theatre: An amalgamation of tradition and modern--ISTR (Indian Association for Theatre Research) Conference, organised by Dept. of Theatre, University of Hyderabad-2011

·     Indian Theatre in the perspective of Tradition- Teatro Varasanta Conference, Organised by Teatro Varasanta, Bogota Colombia-2011

·        The issue of Post-modernism in theatre pedagogy and training- ISTR (Indian Association for Theatre Research) Conference, organised by FLAME school of Performing Arts, Pune-2012

Books and Publications:

·       On the Crossroad of Theatre.(Book related to Theatre)

            Published by Vijaya Books, Sahadra, Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-81-480-25-0

 Under Process of Writing:

·      Space, Performances, Developing Design: An Indian Perspective (A large volume of book on theatre design in India)

·       Saal Bhar (A creative writing on human relationships)

 Distinction / Award:

•         Senior Fellowship Award, Department of Culture, Govt. of India (2000)
•         Manohar Singh Smriti Samman-2006, by National School of Drama & Ministry of tourism and culture, Govt. of India, for overall contribution to Indian Theatre.
•        Rang-yaatri Samman awarded by Ranga Yatri Theatre Group, Allahabad, U.P (2008).

Membership of Professional Theatre Bodies:

• Director, Rang Vasundhara Theatre Group, Delhi
• Founder member, Sambhav Art Group, Delhi
• Founder member, Mukti theatre Group, Bhubaneshwar

·         Chairman, Avartan Theatre Ensemble, University of Hyderabad.

Other Professional Skills:

•      Oil Canvas Paintings and Graphic drawings  
•        Chhau Dance- Mayurbhanj Style
•      Sculpture Making and Wood Carving
•      Interior Designing
•      Community activity 
•      Administrative activities         

The above mentioned information is true to my knowledge and belief.

Dr. Satyabrata Rout

University of Hyderabad