EXHIBITION : Art Heritage Gallery presents "The Theatre of Ë. Älkazi - A Modernist Approach to Indian Theatre" a photography show at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg > 15th January to 3rd February 2016

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15th January : 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 15/01/2016 17:00 15/01/2016 19:00 Asia/Kolkata Opening of Art Heritage Gallery's "The Theatre of Ë. Älkazi - A Modernist Approach to Indian Theatre" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/exhibition-art-heritage-gallery.html Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY  - Inauguration by Mahesh Elkunchwar, Eminent Playwright
16th January to 3rd February : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm  Add to Calendar 16/01/2016 11:00 03/02/2016 19:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION : Art Heritage Gallery presents "The Theatre of Ë. Älkazi - A Modernist Approach to Indian Theatre" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/exhibition-art-heritage-gallery.html Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : "The Theatre of Ë. Älkazi - A Modernist Approach to Indian Theatre" A major exhibition celebrating one of the visionaries who shaped the course of modern Indian theatre.

The Theatre of E. Alkazi is a retrospective of EbrahimAlkazi’s theatre work, spanning a priod of 50 years. Alkazisaab is a legendary figure of India theatre whose remarkable achievements have earned him the Padma Vibhushan, among a vast number of Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The exhibition profiles the times in which Alkazi worked; his story runs parallel to the Independence Movement, and the birth of Indian Modernism in the theatre. He introduced revolutionary idea in theatre as earlyas in the early 1950’s; scenic design, modern ideas of acting drawing from the West  as  from Bertolt Brecht and linking these ideas to traditional folk theatre of India. He evolved new training methodologies for actors abd stagecraft students alike, and spoke about a new’ ethics’  and philosophy in theatre.
In 1962, he was invited to be director of the National School of Drama, which he turned into the leading and premier theatre institution  in the country, producing great actors like On Shivpuri, Manohar Singh, SurekhaSikri, UttaraBaokar, Nasuruddin Shah, Om Puri, AnupamKher, PankajKapoor among thevast number of luminaries on the Indian stage and screen. Star directors like B.V. Karanth, Mohan Maharishi, RanjeetKapoor, RatanThiyam, Amal Allana, NeelamMansingh, M.K. Raina, and many others who went back to work in the small towns and villages they came from, made their mark on the National theatre scene in India.
The exhibition shows, for the first time Alkazi’s work from the 1940’s and 1950’s; work that has rarely been seen anywhere in India, and brings a vast treasure of material into the public domain.

Designer : Nissar Allana 

Curator : Amal Allana

Accompanying Events : Curator's Walk with Amal Allana on 23rd & 24th January at 2:30 pm

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