About
Anuradha Kapur is a distinguished Indian theatre director, dramaturg and professor of drama. She taught at the National School of Drama for over three decades and served as its Director from 2007 to 2013, and is a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee whose directorial work is noted for its open and interactive nature.
Born in 1951 in Nainital into a distinguished family, and sister of the art critic Geeta Kapur, Anuradha Kapur studied at Miranda House and the University of Leeds and taught at the National School of Drama for more than thirty years, serving as its Director from 2007 to 2013. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004 and the J. Vasanthan Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
The artistry
Kapur's theatre is marked by a scholar's engagement with text, design and image, and by an interactive, collaborative directorial approach. A leading dramaturg and thinker as well as a director, she has shaped both productions and the intellectual life of Indian theatre, including through the design collective she has been part of.
[Atlas Perspective] Anuradha Kapur is among the most influential figures in modern Indian theatre, uniting direction and scholarship. For festivals and academic programmes, she is a first-rank choice.
Anuradha Kapur has profoundly shaped contemporary Indian theatre as a director, dramaturg, scholar and, as head of the National School of Drama, an institution-builder, influencing generations of theatre-makers.