Suman Kumar

SUMAN KUMAR

Mob. : 9650170777 sumankumarang@gmail.com

Educational Qualifications: P G Dip. in Dramatic Arts from NSD
(Specilised in DIRECTION) 1996
Course in Design from Mountview Theatre School, London 1998
Honours in Physics from Magadh U.

Experience: Active in theatre since 1984.
First Direction in 1989.
First Adaption 1990. First Written Play 1997. Professionally working in Theatre since 1996. Teaching Acting and Direction since 1996.

Place of Birth: BANKA , BIHAR.

Mother Tongue: HINDI

Language Known: ENGLISH, BANGLA, URDU,
PUNJABI, MAITHILI, BHOJPURI, MAGHI.

Field of specialization DRAMA (Playwriting and Direction)

Special Attitude: RELATIVE ANALYSIS and EXPERIMENTATION in DESIGNING and PERFORMANCE


EXPERIENCE

Specialised in Direction and Design from National School of Drama, New Delhi ‘1996, and Mountview Theatre School, London ‘ 1998.

Born on 08 Dec 1967 at Banka, Bihar.
Honours in Physics from Magadh University in 1988.
B.Ed. from Patna University in 1992.


Trained under the Masters:

FROM INDIA

B. V. Karanth : Theatre Music and Direction
Bhaskar Chandawarker : Theatre music
Tapas Sen : Light Effects
Ratan Thiyam : Aesthetics in a performance
K.N. Panikar : The Classical Theatre of India
B. M. Shah : Directing a Play
Ram Gopal Bajaj : Text and inner conviction
Rita Ganguli : Classical Indian Theatre
Prasanna : The Dramatic Emotion in Acts
Anuradha Kapur : Text and Image
Anamika Haksar : Exploring beyond the text
Baman Kendre : Tradition and Folk performance
Satyadev Dubey : Technique and Power in Speech
Robin Das : Design
Naseeruddin Shah : Real in Acting
Bansi Kaul : Design
Bhanu Bharti : Script Analysis
D.R.Ankur : Minimal Setting of a performance
Sudhir kulkarni : Make-up
Parvez Akhtar : Design and craft
Vineet kumar : Acting
Dolly Ahluwaliya : Costume Design
Subba Rao : Yoga
Suresh Setty : Movement
Mita Vashisht : Acting
Satish Bahadur : Cinematic Language
Gyatri Chaterjee : Film Appreciation
Prakash Jha : Screen Play

FROM ABROAD

Paul Clements,London : Direction
Velentine Tepylayakov,
Mascow Art Theatre : Realism in Theatre
Clive Barker, London : Theatre Games
Heide Luker, London : Set Design
Oleg Kipstin, Ukrin : Mask and the Actor
Keneath Rea, London : Commedia-del-arte

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visiting faculty : National School of Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Acting Course,Sri Ram Centre, New Delhi ; Theatre Direction Course, Mirenda House, Delhi University,Gujrat universitie, Himachal Cultural Research Forum and Theatre Academy, Mandi, and other acting schools.

Conducted Expression–Communication, Personality Building and Drama Therapy workshops for General Managers, Officers and Service Holders, Street and Specially Challenged Children.

Staged poems
of Neruda, Muktibodh ,Simborshka, Dhumil, Rajkamal Chaudhary, Faiz, Kedarnath Singh.

Written, designed and directed 41 stage performances, Musicals, light and sound shows, TV serials.

Worked as an expert for National School of Drama’s Extension Teaching Programme (99-00).

Directed Plays
Othello, Mecbeath, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagoni, The Playboy of the Western World, Exception and The Rule, Agni aur Varkha, Chekhov Ke Duniya, The Playboy of the Western World, Train to Pakistan, Mahamahim, Das Din ka Anshan, Satyagrah, Boodhi Kaki, Kasap, Swarglok Me Democracy, Black Board Bregade,Balchrit, Assi – Bahri Alang, etc.

Written Plays
Tsuipu The Dreamer, Kankal, Assi – Bahri Alang, Muavze, Mahadev, Gagan Ghata Gahrani, Ek Tara Toota, Mahamahim, Abhishap, Samjhota, Das Din Ka anshan , Braham-rakshas , Kasap, Natwar Ne Bansuri Bajai etc.

Adapted and translated worlds popular concepts in drama theory and practice including Stanislavasky, Peter Brook, Grotowski, Augusto Boal, Brecht, Michal Chekhov and Natyashastra.

Participated in an International Theatre Festival of Drama Schools at Copenhagen, Denmark in 1996 with a play "Tin Ka Nanha Sepoi" based on a Danish story " The Littke Tin Soldier".

Awarded
National Culture Fellowship from the Department of Culture, India, in the field of Theatre ’04-05 on the topic : “Contemporary Designs”

Fellowship from National School of Drama for working on the “ Production-Process” with “Bahroop Arts Group”, JNU, New Delhi.

Research Grant from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi on the “Dramatic Resources and Devices of Santhal” in 2001.

Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship in 1998 for studying in UK. Studied Design at Mountview Theatre School.



Date :

Place : NEW DELHI

(SUMAN KUMAR)

Mob.: 9650170777,

Email : sumankumarang@gmail.com