Theatre and Arts workshops for Summer 2014
ADVENTURE TIME
Conducted by Sahil Gangurde
Age group: 8+ years
Language: English
About the workshop: Adventure time, as the name suggests, is all about using our
imagination to explore different ages of time, different places, meeting some
interesting characters, solving mysteries and coming back with a lot of stories
to tell. It combines imagination, storytelling, ensemble work, physical theatre
and many such techniques to create scenarios. But that’s all secondary; the
most important thing it promises is a whole lot of fun and many adventures.
SUMMER THEATRE WORKSHOP
Conducted by Sahil Gangurde
SUMMER THEATRE WORKSHOP
Conducted by Sahil Gangurde
Age group: 5 to 8 years
Language: English
About the workshop: The workshop is aimed at enhancing creative thinking and encouraging free use of the body. It combines concepts from mime, movement, story creation and rhythm work for creation of drama. The activities also bring out a sense of group work and creating together.
About the conductor: Sahil
Gangurde is a theatre actor and drama instructor. He is currently a part of
Gillo Theatre Repertory as a performer. He facilitates creative drama workshops
for children and has been a part of the Theatre Professionals Drama in school
team for the year 2013-14. He has also been assisting in directing school plays
and street plays.
THE RIDERS’ ACADEMY
Conducted by Prasad Dagare
Age group: 5 to 8 years
Language: English, Hindi
About the workshop: Hello,
brave caretakers! This is a call to all the bright and young Dragon Riders. We
have organised an initiation program for young Riders to learn how to play
with, take care of and bond with the most graceful, magical and intelligent of
all creatures. We will explore their physiology, their habits, their habitats and
the rituals that are followed around the world.
Note to caretakers: Your young Rider
will undergo a rigorous training through the use of theatrical activities and
games in mime, body-work and rhythm!
About
the conductor: Prasad is a physics graduate with a rich 6-year
experience in designing educational content for the K-12 segment in India, UK
and US as an Instructional Designer. Now, he works in schools trying to use
Drama to enrich the learning experience of the children. He is associated with
Gillo Theatre Repertory as an artist and a workshop conductor.
PICTURE STORY
From performance to stories
Conducted by Manoj Karki
Age group: 10 to 12 years
Language: English, Hindi
About the workshop: It is in silence where lie most of
the stories...
Just think
how an image or a gesture can spark a thought or a word and how many simple
images can be turned into a story. Or how about giving shapes to your body to
tell a story. In this picture story workshop we shall explore how our body can
express thoughts and emotions. Creating and analysing images, building gestures
using masks, playing with words through mime and more. Finally we shall bring
all this together and create a picture story.
About the conductor: Manoj K Karki has
trained at Barry John’s Imago Acting School and worked with groups like Jana
Natya Manch, Act One Art Group and Imago Theatre Group, all in New Delhi. Over
the past 12 years he has worked as a drama teacher with schools in Delhi,
Jaipur and Mumbai, and also at Miranda House, Delhi. Manoj is currently an
artist in Gillo Theatre Repertory and also a drama teacher at Udayachal High
School, Mumbai.
CLING, CLANG, BANG!
A sound and rhythm workshop
Conducted by Hetal Varia
Age group: 8 to 11 years
Language: English, Hindi
About the
workshop: Every day we hear a range
of sounds and voices around us. Are these just noises or is there something
more? Cling, clang, bang is a sound and rhythm workshop specially designed to
sensitise children to sounds and voices around them, as well as music and
rhythm as layers to these sounds. This will be a process-oriented workshop with
a focus on exploration and discovery.
Activities will include devising soundscapes with objects
from day-to-day life, body percussions, vocals and storytelling through sounds.
Theatre games, music elevations, mime and movement shall be used to explore
different facets of sounds and rhythm.
About the conductor: Hetal Varia is intensely passionate about music and has been
working with Gillo since 2009 as a performer and music composer. “My experience of performing for and
working with children on music, sound, voice and rhythm has given me the
opportunity to explore music and sounds in completely different and fascinating
ways. It is thrilling to share these experiences with young minds because they
take it to a different level of excitement and creativity. I believe it is
close to ideal when teaching-learning happen through interactions and playful
exchanges.”
SHADOWCATCHERS
Conducted by Shaili
Sathyu
Age group: 5 to 7 years
Language: English, Hindi
About the workshop: Lights!
Curtain! Shadow! Making shadows with our body and also with objects and
puppets. Come create your own shapes and stories and unleash your imagination.
The workshop will explore the science behind shadows and the visual drama
they help us create.
The focus
shall be on providing a new experience to the children, stimulating their
curiosity and giving opportunities for self expression.
NONSENSE-BAKWAS!
Conducted by Shaili Sathyu
Age group: 7 to 10 years
Language: English, Hindi
About the workshop: Come
explore the world of poetry that brings alive the most mundane through
nonsense. Peek into and become a part of some wonderful poetry in Hindi and
English, written by some of India’s most loved writers. Did we say become a
part of? Yes, of course. Come, join us and find out how!
