Believe in everything you do
NIVEDITA N.
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Theatre is a perfect art form for self expression.
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PHOTO:K. RAMESH BABU
Centre stage: At the workshop
Enter a room hid in the corner of the British Council Library and you see a group playing with an invisible ball or fighting with the wall and in the back ground the trainer instructs “believe in everything you do.” The trainer is Ratna Shekhar Reddy and it is a theatre appreciation workshop conducted by Samahara Arts for 14- 30 year olds. Having conducted 23 workshops in two years, Ratna Shekhar Reddy wants to spread the theatre movement.
“I think everybody should be involved in theatre,” he says, more so children. He believes that theatre is an art that offers one a platform for self-expression.
No stage fear
Children took to the activity with enthusiasm. Some were new comers to the medium. “I joined to get rid of my stage fear as I am a classical dancer. But now after attending this workshop, I am interested in acting,” says Siri Reddy, a Std, X student, Narayana Concept School.
Then there were few young theatre buffs at the workshop. Amreen, a Std X student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Jubilee Hills exclaims, “I pounce on every chance I get to do a play. I love it. Here the teacher believes in practical experiments rather than theory. That’s what sets this workshop apart.”
So what did the theatre workshop teach?
A 35mm view of the main stage drama, the participants were taken through the basic elements of theatre and technical aspects as well. All excited about the stage set up, lighting, role play and more, the participants were all charged up for the finale-a mini trailer of the stage performance.
With no re-takes and every emotion crafted to perfection this workshop found that children still have time for the stage in the time of the television.
And there is good news. For those who have been hooked on the art, the workshop doesn’t end here. Samaahara Arts have chalked out a five year plan and the workshops for beginners would be held regularly.
Contact 9885288982 for more details.
Log on to these websites to have a sneak preview of what’s happening on the children’s theatre front worldwide.
http://www.childrenstheatre.org/
http://www.childdrama.com/mainframe.html
http://www.rangshala.com/
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