Joy Michael
Joy Camille Michael | |
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Born | 1927 |
Died | 9 March 2018 New Delhi, India |
Other names | None |
Occupation(s) | Theatre personality,former principal of St.Thomas' School (Mandir Marg,New Delhi) |
Years active | 1927-2018 |
Spouse | Hughbert Eustace Michael |
Children | Meriel Irene Joy Michael and Kristine Michael. |
Parent | Ruby Christian (born in Calcutta) Gordon Stanley Christian (born in Calcutta) |
Awards | Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Thespo life Achievement Award. Emeritus Theatre Director Sahitya Kala Parishad Award Delhi Natya Sangh Award Rockefeller Award Chamanlal Memorial Society Award Raja Ram Mohan Nation Education Award,C.F Andrews Distinguished Alumnus Award. |
Website | Official web site |
Joy Michael (1927-2018) was an Indian theatre personality and the co-founder of Yatrik, a repertory company based in Delhi.[1][2] The Government of India honored her in 2012, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[3]
Biography
Joy Michael, born in Asansol West Bengal, secured a post graduate degree in English literature from the
In 1964, Michael, along with Roshan Seth, Rati Bartholomew, Sushma Seth and Marcus Murch, founded Yatrik, a theatre group based in Delhi.[4][2] She has remained the Director of the group for 40 years, during which period the group collaborated with many theatre personalities such as Alyque Padamsee, Ebrahim Alkazi, Barry John, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sinia Duggal, Madhuri Bhatia, Salima Raza, Kusum Haidar, Tejeshwar Singh, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Lola Chatterjee, Sunit Tandon, Avijit Dutt and Prakash Bhatia at different times.[2]
Joy Michael has worked with the
Joy Michael is reported to have collaborated with over 200 plays, as writer or director and has also prepared plays for the television and the radio.[1][4] She is married to Colonel Hughbert Michael and the couple has two daughters, Meriel and Kristine.[4] and two grandchildren, Joy Indu Michael and Arnav John Hugh Michael.
Awards and recognitions
Joy Michael, holder of the title of Emeritus Theatre Director awarded by the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Church of North India". Church of North India. 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Delhi Events". Delhi Events. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Theatre Pasta". Theatre Pasta. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "St Stephens". St Stephens. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
Further reading
- Joy Michael (2011). "The Everyday Uses of Nineteenth Century Broadside Ballads and the Writings of John Clare" (PDF). JRC.
External links
- "Interview with Joy Michael". Theatre Pasta. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/theatre-director-joy-michael-dies-at-92-5093515/.