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A treat for children

BANGALORE: Reach Out, a Chennai-based non-governmental organisation working towards rehabilitation of sexually abused children, organised a children’s theatre festival at the Good Shepherd’s Auditorium on Residency Road here on Friday.

The show began with a story by Shanthini Venugopal and Cinzia Ciaramocoli of Jumping Jelly Beans theatre company. The story of Little Red Ridinghood, although modified for children, was a success. It was not just a passive event, but also an interactive session where even the parents chimed. After entertaining the children with the story, they were treated to a sing-along programme. The children sang and danced to the tunes played by the band live onstage. Many popular rhymes and songs such as “Hickery, Dickery, Dock” and “Old McDonald had a farm” were played. Mahesh Dawar, a parent, said: “The show is just amazing. This is better than taking a child to a movie.” This was followed by a rock show. The big hit was the song from Taare Zameen Per, “Bum Bum Bole...”

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