Prof. Deepan Sivaraman, is a scenography post-graduate from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design London is a theatre director, scenographer, dramaturge, curator and educator. He is the founding Artistic Director of Oxygen Theatre Company based in Kerala and Performance Studies Collective based in Delhi. Prof. Sivaraman taught theatre making and scenography at various art institutions such as Wimbledon College of Art London Central Saints Martins College of Art and Design London, Summer Academy of Art Venice, National School of Drama Delhi and Sarojini Naidu School of Art and Performance Hyderabad University. Prof. Sivaraman is the former Dean of School of Culture and Creative Expressions, DR. BR. Ambedkar University Delhi and presently he is a professor of theatre and performing arts at school of arts and sciences Ahmedabad university.
During the last 25 years of his theatre career, he has designed and directed more than 70 theatre productions for various companies and academic institutions in India and Europe. Some of his notable works have been performed in several important theatre festivals around the world including Avignon, Alameda, ULICA Krakow, Wuzhen, Prithvi, ITFOK, META and Bharat Rang Mahotsav. He was awarded Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship(2003), The Kerala Sangeet Nataka Academy Award (2012), CNN News 18 Malayali of the Year Award (2018) Kanal Vayala Puraskaram (2017) Bishnu Basu Smriti Samman West Bengal for the lifelong contribution to Indian Theatre (2019) and Mahindra Excellence National Theatre Awards in 2010 and 2018 for his plays Spinal Cord and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari respectively.
Deepan served as the Artistic Director/Curator of International Theatre Festival of Kerala in 2013 and 2023 editions. His notable directorial works are Khasakkinte Ithihasam (2015), Lord of the Flies (1997) Kamala ( 2002) Spinal Cord (2009), Peer Gynt (2010,2023) Dark Things (2018), The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (2016) , Nationalism Project (2017) and Ubu Roi ( 2012,2023). His notable scenography works are Verdigris (2000) Siddartha (2003) Talatum ( 2017) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ( 2012) Virasat ( 2014), Nale Wali Ladki (2018) Daughters Opera (2019) Bitter Fruit ( 2017) Naked Voices (2018) and Hayavadana (2023). 21st Century Performance Reader by Routledge discusses Sivaraman’s work as one of the key theatre practitioners of this century who made a substantial contribution into the language of theatre.
Deepan Sivaraman is presently a professor of theatre at Ahmedabad University.
Participant of the 2025 XVI International Theatre Festival "Aleksandriyskiy". On September 2 and 3, the Main Stage will feature the performance "Peer Gynt" by the Oxygen Theatre Company.
