Birbhum Blossom Theatre

05/05/2026

Santali Katha

04/05/2026

Last evening at KCC, our Santali theatre production “Mitten Bahawak Daran”( Based on Tagore's The Post Office)was performed at the invitation of the Kolkata Centre for Creativity and the Ila Palchoudhury Foundation.
Kolkata Centre for Creativity
📷 Debiprasad Mukherjee

02/04/2026

In July 2025, 'Blossom Theatre' organized a production-oriented workshop on Rod puppetry at Dwaronda Chandimata High School (H.S.) in Dwaronda village, Birbhum, West Bengal. A total of thirty students from Classes VI to X participated in the workshop. The workshop was conducted by Dr. Partha Gupta, Artistic Director of Blossom Theatre, who, at the outset, invited the students to write on two themes:

1. A positive experience of living in harmony with the local ecosystem, and an experience of witnessing environmental damage.

2. Their reasons for liking puppets.
Selected Observations and Reflections by Students
On Nature and Environment:
A student from a Santhal village located near the Choupahari forest described how deliberate forest fires during winter severely damage forest life and contribute to air pollution.
Another student pointed out the wastage of drinking water due to government-installed taps being left open unnecessarily, including those within the school premises.
A third student highlighted the excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in agricultural fields, and how the toxic runoff contaminates nearby ponds and rivers.
On Puppets:
One student wrote:
“Humans create puppets according to their imagination, and they are controlled by humans.”
A girl reflected:
“As a child, when I played with dolls, I would forget that they were just dolls.”
Another student noted:
“A puppet can be much bigger or smaller than a human. I like small puppets.”
One student observed:
“Even if a puppet is hurt, it does not feel anger or sadness, nor does it cry.”
The thirty participants were divided into five groups, each creating short performances based on local environmental themes.
The technical training in Rod puppetry and the responsibility of guiding the production presentations were led by Dr. Pradip Sardar. The overall coordination of the workshop was managed by Manisa Karmakar and Suriya Hembram.

15/03/2026

Free Entry

01/03/2026

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গোবর-মাটি নিকানো বেড়াহীন সভ্য একটি উঠোন, দেওয়ালে আঁকা একটি গাছ। শাখাহীন কাণ্ডের দু-পাশে পাতা, শীর্ষে কুঁড়ি। বীরভূমের সাঁওতাল গ্রাম রাঙাবাঁধে বেঁচে আছে আদিম শিল্পধারা। বিস্তারিত পড়ুন: https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/primitive-art-forms-alpana-survive-in-santal-village-rangabandh-in-birbhum

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13/02/2026

With the vision of establishing a direct relationship between nature and art practice, our Artistic Director, Dr. Partha Gupta, designed an earthen amphitheatre in 2018 within our Theatre Cottage campus.
Alongside our own artistic pursuits, this amphitheatre has been made available to interested artists from across the country and abroad for performances and creative presentations.
On the 15th of February2026 (4pm Onwards), art practitioners from various disciplines and different states of India will come together in collaboration with us to curate an evening of creative expression.
You are cordially invited to join us for this special occasion.

05/02/2026

On January 26, 2026, our Santhali theater production 'Mitten Bahawak Daran', based on Rabindranath Tagore's 'Dakghar', was staged at the 46th Padaboli Mime Festival of Yogesh Mime Academy (Kolkata).

04/02/2026

Our Artistic Director Dr. Partha Gupta was invited as an Honourable guest alongside eminent gunijans at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 'Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O- Sanskriti Parishad', held at the Srijani Cultural Centre, Santiniketan, under the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (Kolkata). In his address, he referred to the 'Theatre of Roots' movement in Modern Indian Theatre and emphasized the importance of exploring the roots of all art forms.
Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad
Srijani Shilpagram,shantiniketan
Ministry of Culture, Government of India

31/01/2026

15 February 2026
@ Theatre Cottage

26/01/2026

Today, at the invitation of Jogesh Mime Academy (Kolkata), our artistic director Dr.Partha Gupta presenting a lecture for the students on Guru Ratan Thiyam's play production .

26/01/2026

Today
@7:30pm
Jogesh Mime Academy, Kolkata