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Anuradha Kapur

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A distinguishing feature of Kapur's work as a director has been its open and interactive nature. She has worked extensively in collaboration with visual and video artists and filmmakers. Some of the people she has worked with are
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as associate professor. She later became professor, and stayed with NSD until her superannuation. During this period, she taught many students who went on to make a mark in theatre and cinema. Some of them are
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was conferred on her in 2004. In 2016, she was awarded the J. Vasanthan Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in theatre. Her work as a director is noted for its open and interactive nature.
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Most recently, Kapur has ventured into a new genre - opera - with an international team assisting her in the production "Daughters", staged in
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In July 2007, Kapur was appointed director of NSD for a five-year term, later extended by a year up to July 2013. She was also Chief of the
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Intercultural Acting and Performer Training, edited by Phillip B. Zarrilli, T. Sasitharan and Anuradha Kapur. Routledge, 2019.
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Actors, Pilgrims, Kings, and Gods: The Ramlila at Ramnagar, by Anuradha Kapur. Seagull Books, 1990.
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Kapur has taught in several institutions in India and abroad. During 2016–2017, she was Fellow at
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Kapur's most recent international collaboration is an India-South Africa co-production of
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When was Modernism: Essays on Contemporary Cultural Practice in India
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for six years (2007–2013). For her work as a theatre director, the
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Kapur is a Trustee of the Sher-Gil Sundaram Arts Foundation.
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Kapur started her teaching career as lecturer in English in
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Anuradha Kapur at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2017
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Nainital
India
Miranda House, DU
University of Leeds
Theatre director
NSD
M. N. Kapur
Geeta Kapur
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
theatre director
National School of Drama
National School of Drama
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Nainital
M. N. Kapur
Modern School
New Delhi
Geeta Kapur
Modern School, New Delhi
Miranda House
University of Delhi
Delhi University
Bharati College
Om Shivpuri
Mohan Rakesh
University of Leeds
NSD
Seema Biswas
Irrfan Khan

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