The Chamanlal
Memorial Awards 2011
April 25, 2011
The Chaman
Lal Memorial Society was established in 1995 with the objective to acknowledge
and honour people, who have with their different back stage expertise created
magical moments on stage for some of the most spectacular presentations
of dance, drama, music etc. The categories include Stage Light Design,
Costume Design, Stage Craft & Make-Up, which are all highly specialized
skills and an art in themselves.
These awards
are conferred every year in the memory of Late Chaman Lal, who was a pioneer
in the field of inventing stage lighting equipments. The society is committed
to keep his memory alive by conferring awards to artists who have through
their outstanding skills contributed to the theatre world. This society
is perhaps the first in the country to acknowledge the contribution of
back stage artists and honoring them with these annual awards. This year,
the prestigious 17th Chaman Lal Memorial Society Award function was held
on 23rd April 2011 at Siri Fort Auditorium where the special honour was
conferred on eminent theatre personalities. The awards, which carry a purse
of Rs. 25,000 each along with a citation/ memento and a shawl was presented
by the chief guest, the renowned cine and theatre personality Tom Alter.
Ratan
Thiyam
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HV Sharma
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Raghav
Prakash
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Nationally
and internationally acclaimed theatre personality Ratan Thiyam (Imphal)
is a recipient of several awards and honours. He has made a powerful impact
in the field of theatre as a writer, theatre artist, ex-Chairman of Sangeet
Natak Akademi and ex-Director of National School of Drama. The Chaman
Lal Memorial Society honoured him with the Lifelong Achievement Award for
enriching the performing arts particularly the theatre world with his extraordinary
talent.
Delhi based
HV Sharma was conferred with the Award for Excellence in Stage Craft. Popularly
known as Sharmaji, this 80-year-old is a veteran in the art of stage craft
and his outstanding contribution in Indian theatre cannot go unnoticed.
A pass-out of Bhartendu Natya Academy, UP, Raghav Prakash specializes in
lighting design. He is now based in Delhi. This year the Chaman Lal Memorial
Society presented the Award for Excellence in Light Design to him for his
creativity in this field.
The award ceremony
was followed by a 40-minute multi-media light, sound and dance choreography
presentation titled Sargam. The concept, light, design and direction of
this show is by RK Dhingra, a veteran in this field. |
