NATYABHUMI GROUP THEATRE

A GROUP THETRE ORGANISATION THAT DEVOTES ITSELF FOR THE PEOPLE

BACKGROUND
Back Ground of the Group

Formed in August 1998 Natyabhumi Group Theatre is one of the leading Theatre group of Tripura. The Group has performed on stage more than hundred & fifty times, within the country and on several occasion on streets. Among the much acclaimed plays are, Haadi Brityanta a tale of a cooking pot, Ekti Bhera Khamarer Galpo (Tale of a Sheep farm), Pora Mati (Barren land), Made in India, Charaibeti (Move forward) Waaksaa (Twisted tale of a pig) AUTO DRIVER,MADHUMATI,SATYACHHANA, TOTA KAHINI(twisted) ANUPAMA. All these are written by our member Partha Pratim Acharya. Besides we have produced play written by RitWik Ghatak, Amal Roy and other socially conscious playwrights. Our drama Haddi Brityanta was performed at the Swarna Rang Prativa Utsav festival organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi, a festival of young talented directors.

Natyabhumi Group Theatre has organised 2 (two) International Theatre festivals at Agartala where team from various states and abroad participated.THE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE SOUMITRA CHOTTOPADHAYA,LILY CHAKROBORTY,RAMENDU MAZUMDAR ,MAMTAZUDDIN AHMED, NIRANJAN BHUIYAN & MANY OTHERS. We had organised for the first time ever in Tripura, an exhibition of Theatrical props and manuscripts used in different performances in Tripura right from the days of monarchy. Our Theatre magazine Natya Anan has been published several times A North Eastern Children drama Festival were organised on our behest at Agartala by NIPA (A Delhi Based N.G.O) & United Artists Ananya A teleplay (Commissioned programme of Doordarshan) was written and directed by our Group member Partha Prathim Acharya very recently.

Besides we are providing Workshop assistance to various rural theatre troops and to some college teams at the state capital. In 2010 & 2011 we have provided script and directorial assistance to MBB COLLEGE,TRIPURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(written &directorial assistance by PARTH PRATM ACHARYA.).WE ALSO IS HELPING THE STUDENTS OF TRIPURA INSTITUTE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES FROM 2009. ON THE BOALIAN TECHNIQUE we organised a month long workshop at AGARTALA.Recently we conducted a similar workshop at karimganj ASSAM.MR.P.P.ACHARYA WAS THE COORDINATOR ON BOTH OCCASIONS On the 16th Nov. 2005 Natyabhumi Group Theatre had participated in the International Children's Theatre Festival for the first time ever from Tripura at New Delhi. That programme was organised by NIPA. Our production Waaksaa, performed at l tg auditorium was one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the fest. Later on 14th August

2006 we produced the same play at the 3rd National Theatre Fest 06 organised by ESO Natak Shikhi, Kolkata in collaboration with E.Z.C.C. at the Bharatiyam Hall at Kolkata and this time too it was highly acclaimed.WE PERFORMED AT DHAKA ,ORISSA, MIJORAM DELHI KOLKATA AND ALL PARTS OF OUR STATE For our drama ANUPAMA the director got the 2009 srijan swikriti samman by TRIPURA BANGLA SAMSKRIT SAMMELAN.Since then it is being performed. We are tied up with SNA for the last 6 years and the organisation is helping us to produce plays at our state.