Aneek theatre group

Aneek
Formation	28 December 1988
Type	Theatre group
Location	Kolkata, India

Aneek, established on 28 December 1988, is a group theatre based in Kolkata, India.

Background

Aneek organises theatre festivals. From 1998 it has organised the international theatre festival Ganga Jamuna Natya Utsab which involves theatre groups from West Bengal, rest of India and other countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, America and Germany. It also has organised an Inter-school and Inter-College drama Competition since 2003. From 2010, Aneek has organised the Bengali Short Drama Festival. A National Symposium, The Subaltern in Indian Theatre was organised on 13 and 14 November 2010 in collaboration with Department of English, University of Calcutta. In 2011,a festival was organised to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Twenty five groups from all the 19 districts of West Bengal participated.

In 2012, a 2-day Symposium titled Rural problems & Indian Theatre will be organised.The 14th Ganga Jamuna Natya utsab was held from 24 December 2011 to 4 January 2012 in Kolkata & Madhyamgram.32 teams participated in the festival.The 15th Ganga Jamuna Natya Utsab will be held from 23 December 2012 to 4 January 2013 in Kolkata & Madhyamgram. A National Symposium,'Society,Nation & Rabindranath'was organised by Aneek aided by Ministry Of Culture,Government of India on 23 and 24 June 2012 at Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Auditorium,Kolkata.Eminent speakers from all over the country gave deliberations.

Production of plays

• Haldi Nadeer Teeray
• Kremliner Ghari
• Ekjan Pratarak
• Lal Ghase Neel Ghora
• Sukh Chai Sukh
• Purna Apurna
• Samayer Abartey
• Adrisya Asukh
• Samparka
• Dwitiyo Basanta
• Punorujjiban
• Adventure Kare Kay
• Tapati
• Ekusher Golpo

Short plays

• Halla Aschhe Bhago
• Samikkha
• Jallad
• Aap Ki Adalat
• Bangla Bnachao
• Feedgool
• Bikalpa (Audio Drama)
• Punorujjiban (Audio Drama)

Special productions

• Panta Akali
• Louha Manab
• Sarisrip
• Dalia

Awards

• Lebedev Award (USSR): Best Production, Best Dramatist, Best Director^{[citation needed]}
• Nurun Nahar Samad Natya Padak (Bangladesh): Best Production, Best Dramatist, Best Director^{[citation needed]}
• West Bengal State Natya Academy Award-Amalesh Chakraborty (Script), Malay Biswas (Direction), Ajay Duttagupta (Stage design), Sunil Chatterjee (Actor), Tapati Bhattacherji (Actress)

References

External links

• "Homepage","Aneek Theatre Group"
• "Time out", "The Telegraph", February 10, 2011.
• "Subaltern Theatre losing revolutionary zeal", "The Hindu", November 14, 2010.
• "Indian theatre troupe wows audience on day 7" "Daily Sun"
• "'Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab’ begins on a high note" "Daily Sun"
• "‘Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab’ ends today" "The New Nation BD"
• "Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab: ‘Apod’ staged on day 5" "Daily Sun"
• Articles on the inauguration of 'Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab "BD-Pratidin" and "Kaler Kontho"
• Article on 'Amar Desh' describing the cultural relevance of Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab "আমার েদশ"