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It is `play' time at Changampuzha Park again

Staff Reporter

Summer camp for young theatre persons to begin tomorrow

KOCHI: Summer is playtime at Changampuzha Park, Edappally. Sounds of young theatre persons will once again fill the park.

For five days from April 9, Mazhavillu, children's theatre wing of the Changampuzha Cultural Centre, and Lokadharmi, will conduct a summer camp.

Last year, the camp had 63 participants. This year, the organisers are expecting a similar crowd.

"Admission to the camp will be open to all children aged between eight and 16 till 8 a.m. on the opening day," said Chandradasan, director of Lokadharmi.

It is going to be action-filled days. Classes led by theatre persons like P. Balachandran, T.M. Abraham, Venu G. and Gopan Chidambaran as well as classes on subjects like choreography by Rose Lijia, who is a post-graduate in music; on Taichi, ancient Chinese martial arts, by Ajith Basu and on yoga and Kalaripayattu by Charu Narayanan.

"Taichi is the base for Japanese theatre forms, as its movements are more rhythmic and slow. Even though a martial art, it is not aggressive and more meditative. The camp will provide a basic idea about the posture and movement used in Taichi," said Mr. Chandradasan.

The participants will have interactive sessions with artistes on all evenings. They will have chances to share the experience and pose queries to Kapila, Koodiyattom artiste, musicians Sreevalsan J. Menon and Bijibal, and actors Kaladharan and Gopalakrishnan.

There will be no camp production this time. But the participants will be asked to improvise, in groups, moments from the story of Alibaba. "We will shortlist actors for the full-length play Alibaba and 40 Thieves. Rehearsals for the play will begin immediately after the play," Mr. Chandradasan said.

He is currently working on the Malayalam translation of the play by Kannada playwright Chandrasekhara Kanvar. Colours of Mazhavillu are going to be brighter this summer, as another busy season of improvisations and rehearsals begins.

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