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Name : …………………………………………………………… Roll No. : ……………………………………………………….. Invigilator’s Signature : ……………………………………….. CS/BMS (H)/SEM-3/MMS-302/2010-11 2010-11 STAGE PRODUCTION & DIRECTION Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. GROUP – A ( Multiple Choice Type Questions ) 1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following : 10 × 1 = 10 i) PREFACE is most important in the plays written by a) William Shakespeare b) George Bernard Shaw c) Arthur Miller d) Kalidasa. ii) The 2nd most important position on a stage floor is a) Centre Centre b) Left Centre c) Down Centre d) Right Down. iii) In which play of Rabindranath RAGHUPATI is a character ? a) Rakta Karabi b) Raja c) Bisarjan d) Muktadhara. iv) Jatra is originated from a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Rajasthan d) Andhra Pradesh.
3070 [ Turn over CS/BMS (H)/SEM-3/MMS-302/2010-11 v) Yakshagana is the Folk Dance of a) Andhra Pradesh b) Assam c) Manipur d) Karnataka. vi) Natya Shahstra is written by a) Ram b) Lakhsman c) Bharat d) Shatrughna. vii) A technical rehearsal is a) a rehearsal of lights b) a rehearsal of sound effect c) of properties d) all of these. viii) “My Life in Art” was written by a) Constantin Stanislavski b) Vsevolod Meyerhold c) Michael Chekhov d) Stella Adler. ix) Which puppet was developed in Japan over a thousand years ago and formalized and combined with shamisen music ? a) Black light puppet b) Carnival or Body puppet c) Bunraku puppet d) Chinface puppet. x) “Sajano Bagan” was written by a) Manoj Mitra b) Shambhu Mitra c) Tripti Mitra d) Ashok Mitra.
3070 2 CS/BMS (H)/SEM-3/MMS-302/2010-11 GROUP – B ( Short Answer Type Questions ) Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15
2. Write a short note on Street Theatre.
3. What is State Balancing ? Why is it important ?
4. Write a short note on Amphitheatre.
5. How does sound play a part in theatre ?
6. Write a short note on Kalidasa.
GROUP – C ( Long Answer Type Questions ) Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45
7. ‘Your part is not your part, the whole play is your part’ – Explain with arguments.
8. Why is theatre called the fifth Veda ? Explain with examples.
9. Discuss the different forms of Flok theatre of India.
10. Discuss in brief the Stanislavskian and the Brechtian forms of theatre. How is it related to Bengal’s theatre ?
11. What are the essential differences between amateur and professional productions ?
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