Satyabrata Rout (born 17 March 1958) is an Indian theatre director Scenographer, Author and theatre academician. He is a former faculty member of the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

. At present, he is a professor and Head of the department of Theatre at University of Hyderabad, India. He is known for his contribution toward Visual theatre in India. In 2016 he received the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

for the field of

Theatre Direction A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

from the President,

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...

in New Delhi.

Early life and education

He was born in Odisha in 1958 and graduated in Science from

Ravenshaw University Ravenshaw University, formerly known as Ravenshaw college, is a co-educational state university situated in Cuttack, Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as Ravenshaw College in 1868, the institution became a university in 2006. The un ...

in 1977 then he went to the

(NSD) in 1983, where he did his master's degree in theatre with specialisation in Design and Direction. He did his Ph.D. on the topic “The Influence of B.V.Karanth on Indian Dramaturgy: A Critical Study” from CCS University, Meerut and D.Litt. from I.K.S.V Khairaghad University on “New Direction Theories”.

Theatre direction

* Passa (1988) * Nagmandal (1993) * Urubhangam (1994) * Baji (1998) * Hayvadan (2002) *

Rashomon is a 1950 Jidaigeki psychological thriller/crime film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori (actor), Masayuki Mori, and ...

(2005) *

Pygmalion Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to: Mythology * Pygmalion (mythology), a sculptor who fell in love with his statue Stage * ''Pigmalion'' (opera), a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Pygmalion'' (Rousseau), a 1762 melodrama by Jean-Jacques ...

(2007) * 30 days in September (2008) *

Evam Indrajit ''Evam Indrajit'' (also ''Ebong Indrajit'' depending on the transliteration from Bangla) (Bangla: এবং ইন্দ্রজিত; in English: ''And Indrajit'') is the most celebrated work of Indian dramatist and theater director Badal Sarkar. ...

(2010) * Matte Eklavya ( Waiting for Godot) (2011) * Mrig Trishna (2012) * Animal Farm (2013) * Tumhara Vincent (2015) *Reth (2016) *Shakuntala (2019)

Awards

* Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award in 2013 for 'Matte Ekalavya’ (

Ekalavya Ekalavya (Sanskrit: एकलव्य, ''ékalavya'') is a character from the Indian epic Mahābhārata. He was a young prince of the Nishadas, a confederation of forest and hill tribes in ancient India. Ekalavya is called as one of the forem ...

once again). * Sahitya Kala Parishad Award in 2015 for play ‘Tumhara Vincent’ by best manuscript award. * Manohar Singh Smriti Puraskar for his contributions to the field of theatre. *

in 2016 for the field of

. * B.V.Karanth Memorial Award in 2019 by National School of Drama

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rout, Satyabrata Indian scenic designers Living people Indian art directors Lighting designers National School of Drama alumni Academic staff of the National School of Drama Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 20th-century Indian designers 1957 births