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Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK) 〔(English: Shriram Bhartiya Centre for Arts)〕 is an Indian cultural institution which runs a noted school for music, dance and performing arts in New Delhi. It was founded by Sumitra Charat Ram in 1952, and imparts training in Indian classical dance styles and music, including Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Chhau, Hindustani Classical music, both Vocal and Instrumental. It associated organisation is the Shriram Centre for Performing Arts at Safdar Hasmi Marg, in the Mandi House area, the cultural hub of Delhi, the centre includes a theater for the performing arts, a theatre repertory company and an acting school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra )〕 Often referred as Bharatiya Kala Kendra, the Kala Kendra hold an important place in history performing arts education in India. Its current director is Shobha Deepak Singh, daughter of its founder, Sumitra Charat Ram. Today, it is best known for its annual ''Ramlila,'' the enactment of the life of Rama which takes place during the 10-day Dussehra festival. First begun at the center in 1957, the ''Ramlila'' has, over the years, used different choreographers and style to include both folk and Indian classical dance to produce fresh choreographies. ==History== Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra finds its origin in a ''Jhankar'', a society founded in 1947 for an appreciation of Indian classical music and dance, gradually it started offering training in music and dance and came to be known as Bharatiya Kala Kendra. Eventually it moved to Copernicus Marg where it was renamed Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, later it was registered under the same name in 1952, under the Societies' Registration Act XXI of 1860. It now has two sections, the College of Music and Dance, and the Performing Arts Section.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=Volume 30, 2005 )〕 Noted classical singer Nilina Ripjit Singh, later known as Naina Devi was its director. Noted musicians, singer and dance guru of the era worked at the Kendra, including Siddheshwari DeviShambhu Maharaj, Birju Maharaj, Munna Shukla and Leela Samson. Kathak Kendra was originally established as the Kathak wing of the Shriram Bharitya Kala Kendra, in 1955, through the efforts of Nirmala Joshi, the first secretary of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, under the patronage of Sumitra Charat Ram, wife of industrialist, Lala Charat Ram of Shriram Group. here noted Kathak guru, Shambhu Maharaj, taught and his nephew Birju Maharaj. It was later taken over by Sangeet Natak Akademi and shifted to nearby Mandi House to become the National Institute of Kathak Dance.〔Massey, p. 29〕 Founder Director, Sumitra Charat Ram was later awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1966, while her daughter and present Director, Shobha Deepak Singh in 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Ministry of Communications and Information Technology )〕 The Kendra has its own puppet troupe for many years, run by Rahi and Keshav Kothari, while the Puppet Section of the Kendra staged several important productions over the years, including ''Dhola Maru'', ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' and ''Prithiviraj-Sanjukta'', which even won the first at Puppet festival in Udaipur. This played an important role in establishing modern puppetry in Delhi. The Kendra also houses an art gallery at the ground level and its library has a large and rare collection of books, audio and visual recordings and extensive archives. Founder Sumitra Charat Ram died on August 8, 2011 in New Delhi, at the age of 96. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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