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== Satyabrata Rout (1958---  ) Dr. Satyabrata Rout was born in Odisha in the year 1958. He has graduated in Science from Ravenshaw College, one of the Pioneer educational Institution of the state. After completing master’s degree in Dramatics from Utkal University, Odisha, He studied Theatre at National School of Drama, New Delhi, and passed out in 1983 with specialization in Design and Direction. He then joined as the Technical Director of Madhya Pradesh Rangmandal, Bhopal, just after completion of his study in NSD and engaged there creatively for six years. In 1989 he left Rangmandal repertory and was associated with Barry John in Theatre in Education Company at NSD as a Teacher-Designer. == From 1992 to 2002, he has worked for Extension Department of the National School of Drama, India as a resource person and conducted workshops in remote areas of our country and abroad. From 2002 to 2004 he became lecturer in Lighting at National school of Drama. He joined as a Associate professor in the Theatre Art Department of the University of Hyderabad in 2007.

In his career spanning over a period of 25 years, He has got a wide range of experience in theatre teaching and training and developed his own teaching method in the field of Design and direction which he has developed by working with eminent theatre personalities viz. Peter Brook, John Martin, Fritz Benefits, frank Holfman, Juan Monsalve, Beatriz Camargo, B.V.Karanth, Habib Tanveer, K.N. Panikar, Rattan Thiyam, Bansi Kaul, M.K.Raina, Mohan Maharshi, Dr. Mohan Aghashe, Shiela Bhatia, D.R.Ankur, Dr. Anuradha Kapoor, etc…

He has directed number of successful productions by adopting the traditional Indian values with the modern theatre techniques.His production Eklavya Uvaach has participated in the international theatre festival at Pasto in 2011 and was presented in other cities of Colombia; Bogota, Villa de Layva and bagged much appreciation.

He has conducted numerous theatre workshops in India and abroad. Apart from the teaching, and designing assignments, he has travelled in various countries to impart theatre training in different universities and institutions. He has directed Hayvadan in Spanish language with the students of theatre at Javeriana University, Bogotá and Nagamandala in Singhali language with the members of Tower Hall theatre Foundation, Colombo, Sri lanka. He is a regular visiting faculty to voice of Maldives, Male and International Bio-Drama School at Villa de Layva, Colombia. He has intensively studied the process of mask making at Tokyo, Japan, in 1999 under Japan Foundation scholarship and established as one of the important mask designer of India. He was awarded senior Fellowship by the ministry of Culture, Govt. of India to carry on a research project on Aharya –Abhinaya (Design in Indian Theatre) in Indian Tradition. He has intentively worked with B.V karanth, an eminent Guru and Theatre director of international repute and the former Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi and codified the teaching methods that Sri Karanth had evolved during his life in theatre. He has been awarded with Manohar Singh Smriti Samman- 2006 for his multifaceted contribution to the Art of Theatre by Govt. of India. He has been conferred with Nandu Thakur Samman by Rang Yaatri Theatre Group, India and senior fellowship award from Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He had done his PH.D on the subject: “The Influence of B.V Karanth on Indian Dramaturgy; a critical study” from The Dept. of English, CCS University, Meerut, India. He has written a book on his experience on theatre in the name --On the Crossroad of Theatre-- and engaged in writing an ambitious research based book on Scenography “Space, Performances, Developing Design: An Indian perspective.

Recent activities: Taught Indian Theatre at East 15 Acting School, University of Essex, England and directed Two plays for them in Indian style. 1. Urubhangam, 2. Nagmandal in 2013.

Major Plays directed Passa, Rashomon, Urubhangam, Mrig Trishna, Baji, Animal farm, Hayavadana, Nagamandala, Hayvadan, 30 Days in September, Pygmalion, Karna Katha, Evam Indrajit, Waiting for Godot, A midsummer night's dream, Eklavya Uvaach, Bhagvatajjukam, Bio drama ' ' Category:Theatre Arts