'Music in Theatre': Our upcoming eNatya Chaupal...Amod Bhatt in conversation with Suneel Sinha...
September 23, 2015 10:27:30 AM IST MTG editorial
eNatya Chaupal, our online platform for talking theatre, will in its upcoming session feature Amod Bhatt and Suneel Sinha who will converse about how music can be an important element in plays.
Amod Bhatt is a well-known music director and lecturer. He has composed music for more than 100 productions and has worked with renowned directors like BV Karanth, KN Panikkar, Fritz Benewitz (Germany), John Martin (the UK) among others. His recent work includes the Company Theatre's production PIYA BEHRUPIYA, which was staged at the 'Globe to Globe' theatre festival in London. Amod Bhatt is also a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee. He was given the award in 2014.
Suneel Sinha is a National School of Drama (NSD) graduate. He has been actively involved in theatre in the capacity of an actor, director and teacher. In a career spanning over more than 37 years, he has directed around 26 plays and acted in more than 45 plays. He has acted in films such as 'Maachis', 'Rudali', 'Pinjar', all of which are national award winners. A Senior Fellowship Awardee, on "Music in Theatre" by the Government of India, Suneel has also composed music and designed Sound for a number of plays.