About
Doll's Theatre
DOLLS THEATRE is a Puppet Theatre Group of Kolkata, India’s most contemporary creative puppet groups belonging to the non-conventional puppet which synthesize of modern and tradition. Formed in 1990 by SUDIP GUPTA, the group has propelled itself to the frontline. Since its earliest play, DOLLS THEATRE has received appreciation for communicating to audiences that a puppet is more than a replica of human performer. Travelling extensively in India and even abroad and participating in governmental and non-governmental festivals around the world, the group has been a participant at the prestigious 8th International Puppet Theatre Festival, Tehran, IRAN in the years 2000, 6th International Puppet Theatre Festival, ISARAEL in 2002, 9th International Puppet Theatre Festival, Tehran, IRAN in the years 2002, 25th International Puppet Theatre Festival, SPAIN in 2007, Harmony World Puppet Carnival, Bangkok, THAILAND in 2014 and World Puppet Days at TURKEY in 2017, Harmony World Puppet Festival, Phuket, THAILAND in 2018, International Festival for Children BULGERIA in 2019, 10th International Puppet Theatre Festival in the name of Sergai Obraztsov, RUSSIA in 2019. TAMING OF THE WILD, PADMAGATHA, SHATRANG KE KHILADI, NAK KATA RAJA, and AGUNER PARASSMONI, PATH OF TRUTH are some of the creative geniuses of Gupta. DOLLS THEATRE productions have also been broadcast by Doordarshan and used by popular media to spread social messages too. DOLLS THEATRE is active participant on platforms like Sangeet Natak Academy, (New Delhi), SPICMACAY, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (New Delhi), ICCR, CCRT, Paschim Banga Natya Academi, Bharat Vaban (Bhopal), Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy, Madhyapradesh Lok Kala Parisad, Army Academy (Chennai), Madras Regimental Centre, National School of Drama (New Delhi), Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, (Bhopal), Rastyo Sanskritik Mahotsov, Ministry of Culture, among others.
About Director
Sudip Gupta has a knack of telling tales in a non-conventional manner and presenting the audience with hitherto untold messages by the medium of puppets. Starting his puppetry career in 1983, Sudip has been conceptualising, scripting, designing and directing all his plays from 1990, when he established the DOLLS THEATRE. He also earned a fellowship from Ministry of Culture in 1989-91. Master works like TAMING OF THE WILD, PADMAGATHA, SHATRANJ KI KHILADI, NAK KATA RAJA, SAHEB BAGANER SUNDARI, are some works by the puppeteer. His vision can be understood when one sees his works like TAMING OF THE WILD, a musical composition delivered expertly only by using lights and puppet manipulations, or, PADMAGATHA, where the natural beauty and characters of the epic of Shakuntala have been used to give a environmental care and pollution message. Experimenting with new frames on stage, using the puppet as a medium of modern day communicator and bringing perfect synchrony between live performances and puppets on stage are some fortes Sudip is continually growing in.
Our Productions
Year | Production |
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1990 | FLORAL TRIBUTE
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1994 | THE WORLD WITHEN |
1994 | CALL OF THE WILD |
1996 | MOVEMENT IN WILDERNESS |
1998 | A WILD TALE |
2001 | AN ENCOUNTER OF A SPECIAL KIND |
2005 | PADMAGATHA (Based on the story of SAKUNTALA) |
2006 | SATARANJ KI KHELADI |
2007 | DIANOSOURERA AKHONO AACHE |
2008 | NAK KATA RAJA |
2009 | AGUNER PARASH MONI |
2011 | BANG RAJA |
Festival Attended
YEAR | Festival Attended |
|---|---|
2015 | PUTUL YATRA, National Puppet Festival, organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi at New Delhi |
2016 | PUTUL PARAMPARA, National Puppet Festival, organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Gangtak |
2016 | PUTUL TAMASHA, organised by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kollkata |
2016 | PUTUL SAMAROH, National Puppet Festival, organised by Lok Kala Academy, Bhopal |
2016 | Rastiya Sanskritik Mohotsav organized by Ministry of Culture, Govt. Of India, at Varanasi |
2016 | PUTUL YATRA, National Puppet Festival, organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Itanagar, Arunchal |
2017 | World Puppetry Days, International Puppet Festival, TURKEY |
2018 | Harmony World Puppet Festival, Phuket, THAILAND |
2018 | PUTUL YATRA, National Puppet Festival, organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Agartala |
2019 | International Festival for Children, BULGERIA |
2019 | PUTUL RANG GANDHI SANG, National Puppet Festival, organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Agartala |
2019 | 10th International Puppet Theatre Festival in the name of Sergai Obraztsov, RUSSIA |