Jatinder Verma
Jatinder Verma,
Biography
Born in
Tagore play) at Battersea Arts Centre in August 1977. Later on, Tara Arts got its own theatre on Garratt Lane, Earlsfield in South London.[4]
Regarded as one of the pioneers of British Asian theatre, Verma has received numerous honours, including an MBE for his services to the arts in the 2017 New Year Honours.[4][1][5]
Verma led Tara Arts as Artistic Director since inception before stepping down after 43 years. He had initiated, and managed the project through to its completion in 2016, a total rebuilding of Tara Theatre, its headquarters. It included using the yellow bricks from the original building, now a distinct, warm, welcoming feature of its new auditorium, foyer and exterior.
References
- ^ a b c Bosanquet, Theo (15 January 2020), "Big Interviews: Jatinder Verma", The Stage.
- ^ "Founder of Tara Arts, Jatinder Verma MBE, is to Step Down as Artistic Director", Theatre Weekly, 19 November 2019.
- ^ Dowd, Vincent (7 January 2020), "Theatre pioneer Jatinder Verma: 'I was simply not wanted'", BBC News.
- ^ a b "Meeting the team: Jatinder Verma Consultant Artistic Director", Tara Arts.
- ^ "Mayor's Roll of Honour 2017", Wandsworth.gov.uk.