PAUL O VINCENT AND SUBHO DRISHTI - BROCHURE

 Vincent Van Gogh moved to the city of Arles in Southern France, in search of a new light. His vision was to create the "Studio of the South", a commune of artists who would live and work together. Paul Gauguin joined Vincent in Arles during the fall of 1888 to initiate the studio. The two artistes lived together for about 2 months, during which they created some of their greatest masterpieces while they ate, drank, socialized, and argued passionately over art. This joint venture ended violently with Vincent Van Gogh chopping of his ear and Gauguin leaving Arles forever, never to meet Vincent again. 

Over the years, researchers and art historians have tried to dig into thousands of documents to try to reconstruct what happened during those 9 weeks - how could a great friendship between two of the greatest artists of all time disintegrate into such a horrific conclusion. This play is not history - it is only another attempt to reconstruct the relationship between Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh using information collected from some of the latest research findings. 

 

References 

1. "Van Gogh's Ear" - PBS Documentary, Directed by Jack MacInnes 
2. "The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Provence" - Martin Gayford
3. "Van Gogh and Gauguin: Electric Arguments and Utopian Dreams" - Bradley Collins
4. "Drama at Arles - New light on Van Gogh's self-mutilation" - Martin Bailey 

Dr. Sudipta Bhawmik is an award-winning playwright, actor and director and has written several plays in Bengali and English. His plays have been produced and staged in USA, UK, Bangladesh, India, and have been translated and produced in several Indian languages like Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and English. His plays have won several awards at different festivals in India as well as in USA and Canada. Major theater journals in India publish his plays and he has four books to his credit. He is also the writer, director, and performer of the popular podcast “The Stories of Mahabharata.”  Sudipta lives in New Jersey and is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America. 

Moments before her wedding, Mimi - the prospective bride - has a change of heart with respect to her marriage. Struggling to rationalize their daughter's sudden change of plan, her parents attempt to reason with their daughter and convince her to reconsider her decision. The series of events that transpire delve into an introspection of relationships, marriage, and interpersonal conflict. Shubho Dhristi is an adaptation of Neil Simon's "A Visitor from Forest Hills" which is one of the stories from his award-winning play "Plaza Suite".