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About the Director
[edit]Mr Praveen Kumar is a renowned name in Delhi Theatre. He has been active in theatre for over a decade and has been a leading voice particularly against woman atrocities through his realistic plays. One of his great contributions to theatre has been emphasizing realistic plays. His passion, commitment and charismatic presence has uplifted the new wave cinema approach and has made it appear attractive to youth of today.
He has worked in popular stage plays which includes "Ramkali", an adaptation of The Good Woman of Szechwan, Dario Fo's Chukayenge Nahi(adaptation of Cant pay wont pay) & Operation Three Star, G D Deshpande's Raaste, Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi & Hindu Code Bill, Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, Premchand's Moteram Ka Satyagrah, Mohan Rakesh's Lehron Ke Rajhans and over 1000 street plays amongst many others.
It was the zest of Mr. Kumar that he became one of the leading voice in the anti corruption crusade and also took the lead in the protests of "Nirbhaya andolan"
Theatrical Productions
[edit]Sakharam Binder
[edit]The play ‘Sakharam Binder’ by the noted Marathi dramatist Vijay Tendulkar was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 7th December 2013 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity/ The play is rather a study of complex human relationships and the factors controlling those relationships.Set in a naturalistic background of lower middle class Indian society,the protagonist Sakharam binder who is a brahmin by birth,declares himself a mahar,a foulmouthed,heartless man.The play becomes a journey from the conscious mind of the protagonist,a self declared unconventional man to his inner self where he is a helpless human self craving for love,care,stability and symmetry.the dramatist presents his themes of triangular love relationships,power politics in man woman relationships,life style of economically backward people,and the myriad shades in womam-woman relationships.But above all,it is Sakharam’sjourney and the contribution of two women,one Laxmi and another Champa in unfolding his true self.
Vijay Tendulkar,one of the most famous among Indian English dramatists,mainly highlights different burning social issues and the predicament of middle class Indian society in his plays.A realist,he also shows the condition of women irrespective of class,caste ,creed and social status in our social scenario.His seminal play ‘Sakharam Binder’ which was published in 1972 and was banned in 1974 in our country not only highlights the role of sex and violence in maintaining relationship in Indian society but pinpoints the complex psyche of the characters specically Sakharam,the protagonist of the play.
Giddh
[edit]Giddh stands apart from the other plays of Vijay Tendulkar. It was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 24th May 2014 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably.
Sandhya Chhaya
[edit]Sandhya Chhaya a renowned play written by Eminent Marathi playwright Jaywant Dalvi. It was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 7th May 2016 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably. It deals with the problems of old people. In the modern concept of family life, the bonds of relations with each other are getting weaker and weaker. Family members are drifting away from each other for materialistic and financial gains.
The play deals with an old couple nana and nani, who are very vulnerable and loveable. Inspite of having being deprived of love from their children, they still have the courage to fight the melancholy and pathos of their lives. They support and love each other and as the play unfolds, the audience also falls in love with them. Older people who are not so useful in today's materialistic age bear the brunt of the changing values. They get lonelier and lonelier. This play is entertaining and simultaneously it tells us about old age and Loneliness. It is a great play, which can be very easily called a classic of Modern times.
Kamla
[edit]Kamla by Vijay Tendulkar is a naturalistic play. It was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 20th December 2014 and 22nd October 2016 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably.
Meeta ki Kahani
[edit]Meeta Ki Kahani by Vijay Tendulkar was performed by the group at International queer theatre and film festival 2016 and at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 7th May 2016 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably. It is a story of Meeta alias Sumitra Dev facing the challenges of being an unconventional woman in a conventional male dominated society. Her upbringing amongst boys leads her to relate more to men, eventually reflecting in her lifestyle, behaviour and sexual preferences. Searching for some unanswered questions she eventually pays for being 'herself'. Realistic play Meeta ki Kahani is a is written by eminent marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar in which Bapu narrates the story of her friend Meeta who falls in love with a girl. Her obsession with the same sex resulted in an ill reaction from the society and family members which later resulted into unexpected severe consequences
Bina Deewaron Ke Ghar
[edit]Bina Deewaron Ke Ghar is a realistic play by Mannu Bhandari. It was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 20th January 2018 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably The walls of the house are there but almost non- existing. The walls cannot handle a woman to have her 'own identity ' and the man, whom culture and tradition has appointed as the protector and the creator of the house is completely helpless before these melting walls. He is absolutely incapable to understand that what kind of relationship he should build with a woman who is blooming out of the defined set of roles of an 'ideal wife'. How to behave with her? What to do with her? And the entire confusion, dilemma and insecurity breaks into baseless suspicion. The adventure of sadism destroys the walls of the house to an extent from where there's no way back.
The drama is from the transition period of women and their freedom is specifically addressed to the men and demands from them a constant caution to understand and absorb the changing scenario of society and to not become a victim of disastrous confusion and baseless suspicions as it happened with 'Ajit'
The drama unfolds and examines the emerging knots with the change in circumstances in the crucial relationship of a husband and wife.
Savitri
[edit]Savitri ~ a realistic play by eminent Marathi playwright Jawyant Dalvi (1971). It was performed by the group at Akshra Theatre New Delhi on 19th May 2018 under the direction of Mr. Praveen Kumar. The play got immense praise and popularity and the cast acted admirably. It potrays the complex relationships between the characters using the fabric of the constant changing image of women in the early breeze of feminism and women empowerment. The play briefs the idea of marriage and live-in-relationships of different couples by presenting a paradox about the “expected and the reality” between the relationship of husband and wife .
Is marriage the final stage for love? Are arranged marriages meant to last long? If so why didn’t Savitri’s marriage last long? How should she deal with a past which is not even the result of her own deeds? What should she do to leave that past behind? Or should she take it as it comes like her destined fate?/
The writer raises certain question through this story by providing a lens to understand the prism of the society ‘we live in’ by touching the arenas of relationships, faith, sanctity of marriage between a husband and a wife, friendship, strength, patriarchy, woman’s subjected sexuality along with the whole idea of right and wrong.
Street Plays
[edit]Kumar has performed in more than 1000 street plays and 500 stage plays across the country.
References
[edit]- https://www.facebook.com/ElitePerformance4D/
- https://twitter.com/dimension4me
- https://sites.google.com/view/4th-dimension-theater
- https://www.delhievents.com/2016/10/theatre-4th-dimension-presents-kamla.html
- https://www.delhievents.com/2016/04/theatre-sandhya-chhaya-hindi-play-about.html
- www.indulgexpress.com/culture/.../exploring-the-new-dimensions-of-theatre-526.htm...
- https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/delhi/32d27fc3e35e6ba5fbe9924982caedff-savitri-with-directed-by-praveen
- http://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/cover-story/2017/mar/24/exploring-the-new-dimensions-of-theatre-526.html
- https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/delhi/95293999d1ffe888e534a3368da65b86-meeta-ki-kahani