Tapas Sen was a noted Indian stage lighting designer, who was an important figure in 20th-century Indian theatre.
11 Facts About Tapas Sen
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Tapas Sen started working with Bengali theatre movement in Kolkata in the late 1940s, along with noted directors, Utpal Dutt and Shambhu Mitra.
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Tapas Sen was known not only for his creative stage lighting, but had a significant impact on the work of leading theatre director of the time.
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Tapas Sen was awarded the 1974 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004.
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Tapas Sen's father was Matilal Sen and mother's name was Subarnalata He started his career in theater with the production of a shadow play on the 1943 Bengal famine with Mrinal Sen.
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Tapas Sen created lighting for noted stage venues across India including Birla Theatre in Kolkata, Siri Fort Auditorium, Kamani Auditorium in Delhi, and Rabindra Natya Manch in Mumbai.
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Tapas Sen was part of the 50-person team for the lighting design of the Eiffel Tower in 2000.
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Tapas Sen was awarded the 1974 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Theatre Arts, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and subsequently the academy the highest honour the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004.
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Tapas Sen was a fellow of the Lighting Designers, UK and the Indian Society of Lighting Engineers.
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Tapas Sen remained active even into his late years, in January 2006, he did the lighting for a production of Tagore's play Visarjan which premiered at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata.
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Tapas Sen died on 28 June 2006 in Kolkata due to a heart attack, at the age of 81.