Creative Director, Kathputlee Animation Studios
B239, West Vinod Nagar, Patparganj, New Delhi 110092
Permanent address:
Kamar Gaon, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur (Assam), 784176Mobile: 09811370754
E-mail: kankhowa@gmail.com
Education:
Master of Visual Arts (Art History), Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda, 2007
Bachelor of fine Arts (Art History), Kalabhavan, Viswabharati, Santiniketan, 2005
Work experience:
Kathputlee Animation studios, New DelhiAs the Founder Creative director, Nov 2007- till date
College of Art, Delhi
As visiting Faculty, Nov 2008- May 2009
National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad
As Image Researcher, Jul’ 07 – Nov’ 07
Filmography:
• Satphool Theatre: Reality and beyond, a search (75 min)
a video film on adolescents (Script, direction, lyrics, music scoring) on behalf of Kankhowa , Biswanath Chariali, (Assam) 2004.
• The Invisible Children of Love, (45 min)
Acting and crew, an experimental Film by Shubho in English, Santiniketan.
• Squares, (15 min)
a short film made in fine arts fair, faculty of fine arts, M S University of Baroda, Presented by F A F C, collaboration: Parvez Kabir.
• Ru-ba-ru, (16 min)
(Script, direction, lyrics, music scoring, acting). Videos captured in Kolkata and in Vadodara (2006), edited later in New delhi (2007).
• Lullaby (16 min)
Concept development and pre-production, a diploma film project for film and video, NID, by Mahan Jyoti Dutta, Ahmedabad
• Sabse Khatarnaak, The Most ominous, (7 min)
An experimental video rendering on the revolutionary poem by Punjabi Poet Pash, Guwahati-New delhi, 2009.
• Tiptych: Actor- Agony: Ecstasy
A self initiated project for a full-fledged feature with a compilation of three short-duration movies named as Children of Heaven, The Perssistance of Becoming, The Pursuit of Performance. Proposed date of completion: December 2010.
Books:
KANKHOWAR GHAR (ABODE OF KANKHOWA, collection of Verses in Assamese), published by Samaswar Prakashan, Guwahati-3, North East Bookfair, Dec. 2009 HOON (collection of Verses in Assamese), Published by Bornali Borgohain on behalf of Aakhar Prakash, Guwahati 3, Guwahati Bookfair Jan 2009
TABUO (verses in Bengali), a small scale publication by Syed Taufik Riaz, published at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2004
Topani E Tore Kolatolot Ghor, (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010), Gole (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010), Amar Bhagavan (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010), Satphool Puppet Theatre (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010), Bhootbor koloi Gole (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010), More Kokadeutar Chokikhon (under publication by Vatsalya, 2010)
Important Articles/Papers:
JUST LIKE THAT: PERFORMATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES IN KALABHAVAN, Art &Deal, Issue No. 31 - Radical: Possibilities / Ruptures, April 2010
(Abstract: an attempt to conceptualize the mundane everyday activities inside the campus of Kalabhavan, Santiniketan under the light of performative circumstances. It criticizes the institutionalized tradition of Rabindra-Natya and raises questions for the performance-discourses in contemporaneity.)
CITY OF GOD IS FRAGILE: THE PERFORMER IN EXILE, THE SPECTATOR IN EXILE, Theatre in Bharat Rang Mahotsava, Ironies of Modernist Nationalism
The Searching Lines, Kalabhavan, Santiniketan, December 2008
(Abstract: it is a hardcore critique on the nationalistic modernist strategies of the so called ‘modern Indian theatre Practice. Through a case-study of the plays chosen and projected in the Bharat Ranga Mahotsava, NSD, New Delhi, it is examined that the contemporary ‘mainstream’ practices does not promote the direct communication of the performer and the spectators, rather foregrounding the nationalistic premises they alienate both the sides.)
“WHO” ARE YOU LOOKING AT, an essay on the spectatorial discourse
Artconcerns.com, Aug. 2008.
(Abstract: this essay tries to privilege the spectator over the performer. In all the modernist strategies the performer/artist/creator/giver’s side has been privileged over the spectator/viewer/receiver’s side. It also traces the growing ‘importance’ in the contemporary cultural discourses.)
Official reports, surveys, etc.
ANALYSING VISUAL CULTURE, “SEE-SAW: CONTEXT OF SPECTATORSHIP”, a Report on the Conference Held in Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, artconcerns.com, April May 2010
Other professional/creative/pedagogical material (e.g., videos/films, learning aids such as workbooks, recordings, websites, etc.), performances or creative expressions, writing for non-academic audiences, etc.
Academic presentations, theatrical performances within and outside the academic premises
• Presenting a paper, PROPOSAL FOR A DISPOSABLE THEATRE, in the main panel of ISTR (Indian Society for Theatre Research) international conference on “Language(s) of Theatre” under IFTR (International Federation for Theatre Research) hosted by Jawaharlala Nehru University, New Delhi, 27 Jan 2009.
• Presenting a paper, SIX SPECTATORS, in the Visual Culture Conference on “See-Saw: Context of Spectatorship”, University of Hyderabad, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, 25th – 27th February 2010.
• Participating and presenting a paper, THE SILENT MAJORITY, in the National Level Seminar on Cultural Practices and the Discourses on the “Minor”, held in the Department of Art History and Aesthetics, M S University of Baroda, Feb 2007. Scripting, directing and enacting a site specific theatrical performance named RAVANA-KATHA during the seminar.
• Participating and presenting a paper in the National level workshop on Gender and Sexuality in the Disciplinary Paradigms, organized by the Department of Art History and Aesthetics, M S University of Baroda, Jan 9-11, 2007 - an experimental theatrical performance named OPHELIA was also guided, contextualized and visualized along with a series of site specific installation.
• Presenting a paper “City of God: The Performer in Exile, the Spectator in Exile” in a national level seminar on Religion and the Visual Arts: Representations and Contestations, held on 2nd and 3rd March, 2008, Kalabhavana, organized by the Department of History of Art, Kalabhavan, Viswabharati. A performance “The Chairs: The Private and the Public” designed, directed and installed.
• One installation performance (LINE CROSSES NO BOUNDARIES) at Kaleidoscope Gallery in Baroda, 18th Aug, 2007, as a part of the Exhibition-Workshop-Performance program with the Bengal Pata-Painters named as Changing Paradigms of the Folk. Curator: Amitabha Adhikari.
• One site-specific architectural installation performance on Jyoti Prasad Agarwala's Birth centenary celebration in Rabindra Bhavana, Guwahati, 26th Oct 2003: KARENGAR LIGIRI: DEFINING SPACES INTO SPACES (subtext, deconstruction, concept, visualization, direction and workshop guidance) based on the mostly celebrated play by Agarwala.
• Guiding and designing of a workshop based site-specific theatre-venture (WORK IN PROGRESS and THE CLOTH NARRATIVE, 12th Aug 2007) with theatrical forms and installation programs at the campus of Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda using various texts experienced by young artists of the Faculty. This project was a part of the student’s protest around the events after 9th May 2007. Before this, another series of performances were designed and experienced as a mark of protest named as FAFUNDI for several times in the campus and in Prof C C Mehta Auditorium.
• Participation in the Kala Mela at Birla Akademi of Art and Culture, Kolkata for several times with outdoor theatre-performances.
• Assisting and performing in the cite-specific installation performance project MY CITY BREATHES by Sanchayan Ghosh at the Birla Academy campus.
• Theatrical adaptation of VADKI, a short story by Bhhupen Khakar in Santiniketan (with Sanchayan Ghosh). 2004.
• Experiencing cite specific theatre-projects on Ramkinkar Baij’s Inteviews (MAHASHAY AMI CHAKKHIK RUPOKAR MATRO), Somnath Hore’s chronicle TEBHAGA’S DAIRY and Vinode Vihari Mukherjee’s autobiographical writings (KATTAMASHAI) in several places (including Nandan, Santiniketan; Gaganendra Pradarshashala & Birla Academy, Kolkata), 2003-2004.
• Participation in the National Level Theatre Festival, organized by Abhibyakti, in I.P College for women, New Delhi, 2nd-4th Feb 04.
• Winner of Best Playwright award by Sadau Asom Surya Bora Sowanrani Ekanka Nat Pratijogita Samiti (All Assam Surya Bora Memorial One-Act Competition Committee), October 1998.
• Several plays broadcasted by All India Radio, Guwahati.
Self Initiated Academic Projects:
(A project for documentation and research on the Barechahariya Bhaona tradition of Jamugurihat, that takes place in each five years)
• CREATING SPECTATORSHIP FOR BHRAMYAMAN (MOBILE) THEATRE: Problems around Defining an Acting School and the Questions of ‘Belonging’
(A project for documentation and research on the Assamese Mobile Theatre and its influences on the common folk)
• RESIDING IN THE SHIFTING SPACES: AN ATTEMPT TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE 'SPECTATOR'
Examining the performer-spectator power relationship under three diversified circumstances: grandiose professional theatre in the metropolitan city, amateurish “one act” in the suburbia to the performative circumstances in multicultural academic spheres.
(A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the Degree for the Masters of Visual Arts, Department of Art History and Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002)
Writing for non-academic audiences:
• Writings on art and aesthetics, theater criticisms, writings on socio-cultural issues and creative writings are being published in all the leading periodicals and news papers in north-east India since 1995, along with some curatorial writings published in the exhibition catalogues in Santiniketan and in Vadodara.
Some of the News Papers and Periodicals where writings frequently published/being published:
Prantik, Satsori, Daamal, Natun Padatik, Sreemoyee, Pubali, Nandini, Abikal, Ajir Doot, Prabah, Nirbacita Kabikantha, Sutradhar, Rang-ghar, Samphura, Mouchak, Sugandhi Kantha, Shabdik, Sonit Prabha, Ushaloya
(Periodicals Published in Assamese)
Asomiya Pratidin, Sadin, Sambhar, Amar Asom, Dainik Asom, Natun Dainik, Aji, Ajir Batori, Ajir Asom, Asom Bani, Natun Samay, Purbachal, Mahajati, Chitra Sambad, Doinik Janambhumi, Ajir Dainik Batori, Dainik Janasadharan etc.
(Assamese News Papers)
Little Magazines Edited:
Darangian (The Darrang College Students’ Journal, Tezpur, 1998)
Rheemil (Bengali-English, Kalabhavan, Santiniketana, 2001-2005)
The Searching Lines (English, Kalabhavan, Santiniketan, 2004)
Others:
• Cureting a solo show of paintings by Bashukinath Dasgupta at Kelaidoscope Gallery, Baroda, 2007.
• Participation in a national level junior artist’s exhibition in Srimanta Sankardsva Kala Kshetra, Guwhati, Aug. 2005.
• Participation in national students art workshop held at Kala Bhavana,Viswa Bharati (20-30.01.2005)
Some of the projects
Undertaken as the Creative Director of
Kathputlee Animation Studios, New Delhi
(Profile: concept development, script writing, storyboarding, creative supervision, supervision of production pipeline, direction)
Samajhdaar Ko Isaara Kaafi Hain (Releasing Date 14th May 2010).
choreographed and visualized A full-fledged Hindi song in 3D animation in the movie Do Dilon Ki Khel Mein, Written and Directed by Akash Pandey, featuring Nausheen, Rajesh Khanna & Anu Kapoor under Star Creation International banner, music by Daboo Malik, powered by the voice of Sunidhi Chauhan and Sandeep Acharya. Doing a 3D visualization for a mainstream live action Hindi film is first time in India. This is a video with Multiple Sets and Supporting Cast and Variety of Dance themes for a song that compiles almost all the generic treatments familiar to the Bollywood film industry from kawali, pop-stars of the 80s, the family celebrations of the 90s to the contemporary DJ culture under one musical extravaganza.
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, New Delhi
1. Advertisement Promos marking the “One year to Go” for the Games.
2. The auspicious launch of “Queen’s Baton Relay2010” in London. Both of these projects included designing the 3d Animated version of “Shera” to promote Commonwealth Games 2010. It gave a new dimension and identity to the mascot, which has been telecasted over various news channels and also exclusively used by the official site of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.
BhootPreat.Com
Two Minutes Pilot Promo Completed and Film Production Starting Soon for Mumbai Based Live Action Production Company, Celluloid Dreams, a Film about a team of Ghostbusters.
“Tatva”
A short 2-D documentary on water pollution, air pollution, deforestation stating its cause and prevention as well.
Public Service Announcements
AIDS Awareness and Prevention
A public service message talking about AIDS awareness and prevention for youth, an in-house production of Kathputlee Animation Studios.
Public Hygiene and Environmental Concern
A public service message talking about public hygiene and environmental concern among youngsters.
In House Productions in Progress
BOO
A teleseries and a film concept built around the life and dreams of toys left behind in an abandoned house in the room of a young boy. A purely inter cultural concept expressing diversity, unity and freedom through toys.
Type: Animation Feature Film & Tele Series
The lane
The video experiments the genre of mystery, horror and thriller in the framework of animation. It highlights the tense frame of mind of John sitting in bizarre pub. He had already gone inside the lane and holds the secret within him. This secret is the theme of the entire promo, edited in the form of a trailer. How Karan goes into the lane and what happens forms the theme for the film.
Type: Animation Feature Film
Who is the boss?
It is a story about a lost tiger cub separated from his family and saved by some other kids. Other animals were against the cub and all this lead to a series of competition to select the right leader. The story moves forward with how a leader is selected and then cub is thrown out of the jungle. Later on, the journey compiles and elucidates the presence of the cub in the jungle and emerges him as a winner.
Type : Animation Feature Film
Chote Motey
Comic infomercial spots for television channels sharing the “choti - moti baatein” of our lives.
Type: Animation for News Channels, Infomercial
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