Theatre Libraries, Museums, Archives, Schools & Faculties

Encyclopaedia of indian Theatre

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The Encyclopaedia of Indian Theatre series is a major and pioneering initiative in which each volume offers an authoritative and exhaustive account of Indian Theatre in a particular subject area.

The present volume deals with Theatre Archives, Museums and Libraries which are great repositories of theatre resources and disseminators of knowledge. The work also covers various faculties and Departments of Performing Arts and Theatre in Universities, Schools imparting training in histrionic art and stage crafts in India and abroad. The result is an illustrative reference guide book that surveys theatre heritage scattered worldwide.

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Theatre libraries : worldwide scenario. 3. Theatre libraries in India: history and growth. 4. Theatre libraries at state-level. 5. Theatre art education: University faculties and Governmental organisations. 6. Non-Governmental Theatre Art Libraries and archives. Appendices.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biswajit Sinha

Biswajit Sinha was born in 1961. He holds Master's degree in two disciplines with professional training in 'Acting' from the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi. Stepped out of a professional career in theatre to pursue research works in the genre, Sri Biswajit Sinha is, today, an one-man mission encyclopaedist to whom goes the credit to bringout India's first encyclopaedic series on Indian Theatre, his singular contribution to the field. Sri Sinha holda Master's degree in two disciplines with professional training in 'Acting' from the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi. He had a brief stint with IPTA's 'Living Theatre' directing few plays for this group Theatre' and as Repertory Artist of 'Brechtian Mirror'.