The historical heritage of Bengali specifically Indian performing arts is almost 4000 years old. In Bengal, no other private institution has ever taken such a great step for enhancing the Performing Arts Department and making it a glorious career opportunity. International perspectives and under the guidance of young and experienced professionals various degree courses on dancing, and singing have been started keeping in mind the Indian culture. Along with the Under Graduate courses in North Indian Classical, Rabindra Sangeet, Rabindra Nrtiya, and in Bharat Natyam, Diploma courses have also been started. Performing Arts has not only been a certified career option but also in higher studies for over a century in India. This Department started in 2020, focusing mainly on research and critical understanding of art forms such as Dance, Drama, and Music. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda always acknowledged the rightful place of music and dance in their vision of education. The department organizes regular functions and festivals like:
Advisor - Performing Arts
Email: goutam.g@snuniv.ac.in
DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
A versatile creative personality Goutam Ghosh is a composer, conductor, arranger, educator, writer, music critic. He has composed music for around 250 dramas in Bengali and Hindi and different languages. He also composed music for feature films, short films, telefilms, operas, large ensemble orchestras, and large choir. He has several music albums to his credit and has been felicitated for his work in the country and foreign countries like the Canada United States Europe and China. Mr. Ghosh has served as a visiting faculty at the SFTI, Bengal Music College under the University of Calcutta and, Humber College, Harris Institute, La Orientale, Univ of Lodz, and others. As a music composer and professor did several National and international workshops and seminars on Indian Music for educational purposes. He was the coordinator for Western Classical Music courses and also the Director of J.N. Tagore Centre of Research at the Rabindra Bharati University.
Assistant Professor - Performing Arts (Dance)
Ph.D in Dance from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
Email: sugata.d@snuniv.ac.in
Dr. Sugata Das has completed his Ph.D, Graduation and Post Graduation in Dance from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He has completed his higher studies from University of Roehamptom, London, UK.
He is a National Scholar as well as a Junior Research Fellow in dance, CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Dr. Das also completed his Diploma in Dance, Recitation and Rabindra Sangeet from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh.
Assistant Professor - Performing Arts
Ph.D. in Rabindra Sangeet from Sangeet Bhavan, Visva- Bharati
Email: anubha.b@snuniv.ac.in
Ph.D in Rabindra Sangeet from Sangeet Bhavan, Visva- Bharati, Santiniketan under the supervision of Dr. Nandita Basu Sarbadhikary. Acquire Hindustani Classical Music knowledge from Acharya Jayanta Bose and Rabindra Sangeet from Swastika Mukhopadhyay. Affiliated artist of Prasar Bharati Akashbani Kolkata, Doordarshan Kolkata, and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre. Released Music Albums of Rabindra Sangeet from Golden voice, Rag Ranjani media & entertainment, Ananya Music, Bhavna records, etc. She also did many performances for cultural events in India & abroad.
Assistant Professor - Performing Arts (Drama)
Persuing Ph.D in Drama
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Turna Das is a Theatre Practitioner and Researcher. She worked as an actress with prolific theatre personalities such as Sohag Sen, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Arun Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ganguly, Padmasree Niranjan Goswami, Anjan Dutta, Saurav Palodhi, Anirban Bhattacharya, Arna Mukhopadhyay and many more. She received Paschimbanga Natya Academy Award, Zee Bangla Gourab Samman, Ebela Ajeya Award, Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship, NET-JRF, Scholarship for Young Artistes from CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and many other fellowships and awards as well. She is a Doctoral Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. She worked as a Research-Fellow at The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. She also worked with Spazio-Seme, Italy as an actress and an actor-trainer. Currently, she works as an actress with several theatre groups in Kolkata.
