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Devendra Sharma is a seventh generation actor-singer, and writer of endangered Sāngīt-Svāng-Nautankī musical theatre traditions of North India[[1]]. His ancestors introduced Svāng at Avadh's Nawab (ruler), Wajid Ali Shah's court in the 1840s, which helped in the development of Rahas theatrical form [1]. He is credited to revive these disappearing ancient Indian theatres in India and abroad [2][3], being instrumental in training a new generation of artists. He has trained and directed actors at institutions such as National School of Drama, Film and Television Institute of India, and Central University of Jharkhand, among others[4]. In 2012, he partnered with mythology writer Devdutt Patnaik, Gillo Repertory, and Pandit Ram Dayal Sharma to direct and create Nautanki 'Hanuman Ki Ramayan' for younger audiences. The show premiered at Prithvi Theatre, India and completed 100 performances in 2018[5]. Devendra Sharma has performed in more than one thousand shows so far.
Nautanki's introduction outside India
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Devendra Sharma introduced Sāngīt-Svāng-Nautankī theatres to North America and Europe [6][7]. In 2010, he was recognized as the Nautanki Master-Artist by the Alliance of California Traditional Arts (ACTA)[8]. In 2021, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation granted him the commission in Folk and Traditional Arts to create a contemporary nautanki titled 'Princess Nautanki' [9]. This commission was part of Hewlett 50 Art Commissions. To popularize Sāngīt-Svāng-Nautankī art forms in America, he founded 'Devendra Sharma Nautanki Opera Ensemble' in the San Francisco Bay area in 2002 [10]. He directed and trained students at various universities in the US such as Syracuse University, and University of California- Berkeley [11][12].
In 2010, Ariane Mnouchkine, the famous French theatre director, invited Devendra Sharma to do a workshop with the actors at her Theatre Du Soleil in Paris. In 2013, he did Nautanki workshop with the students of School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London[13]. He has regularly lectured at the University of Oxford on Nautanki and old Hindi[14]. In February, 2025, Bloomsbury Publication, London, invited and published Devendra Sharma's book, Nautanki: The Musical Theatre of North India as part of its 'Forms of Drama' series under Methuen Drama imprint [15].
- ^ Rizvi, Irfan, Syed Masood Hasan Adeeb, Ayesha (2010). "The Royal Stage of Lucknow". Indian Literature. 54 (5): 170–186.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bharat, ETV (March 30, 2022). "Rajasthan father-son duo to take Nautanki, Swang to global audience using Netflix". ETV. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Edgecomb, Joseph (April 7, 2008). "Bringing Back a Lost Opera: Nautanki". The Collegian. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "Sulttana Daku (Nautanki)". nsd.gov. National School of Drama. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Sahani, Alaka (June 15, 2012). "Heritage". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Kandasamy, Ambika (May 6, 2010). "Dying Northern India art form revived in Bay Area". San Francisco Public Press. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Shavelson, Lonny (Nov 1, 2009). "Hindi Folk Opera Comes to California". Voice of America. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Devendra Sharma: North Indian Nautanki". actaonline.org. ACTA. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ ""Princess Nautanki," the largest Indian Nautanki folk opera ever staged in the U.S." hewlett.org. William and Fora Hewlett Foundation.
- ^ Burgarino, Paul (March 20, 2008). "Bay Area to get rare glimpse of India". East Bay Times. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Kobland, Keith (November 1, 2016). "Nautanki Play Provides Cultural Lesson for Students". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ UC Berkeley (March 14, 2025). "Princess Nautanki: A daring tale of love, disguise, and courage in the royal court". Berkeley Events. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Workshop Nautanki: Dr. Devendra Sharma" (PDF). SOAS. SOAS, University of London. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Talk: The Swang, Bhagat and Nautanki forms of traditional Indian theatre". South Asian Studies, University of Oxford. University of Oxford. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Sharma, Devendra. "Nautanki: The Musical Theatre of North India". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 9 May 2025.