Sunday 12 May 2013

Theatre Workshops Details


Theatre Workshops - May 2013
Fill the summer sky with humour, suspense, surprise, fun & loads of creative learning 

I.                    Son of Sun – A Mythological piece (18&19 May)
Son of Sun is a journey to explore a tiny bead from our great Indian mythology epics.  Through storytelling, performing arts and visualization, the program will help children learn about our rich history. The product will be a musical theatre performance. The tools used for the creative ideation will include dance, music, sketching, painting, scripting, yoga, meditation, positive energy shlokas and more. ­
v  Visualization -
Session 1:  Story Telling and revealing the ‘Son of Sun’
Session 2:  Knowledge sharing through videos
v  Performing Arts -
Session 3:  Draw, Sketch and Paint the characters in the story of Son of Sun.
Session 4: Yoga, Meditation, Positive energy shlokas.
v  Group Discussion -
Session 5:  Scripting. Sound Effects of Characters. Warrior dance.
Session 6:  Enact a skit.

II.                  Star of Stars – Bollywood Style (25&26 May)
To star-lit the summer sky, we have created a platform where the kids will talk-walk- rock like their favourite Bollywood stars. The uniqueness of this act is the creative learning mode which will help build responsible eco-friendly insights in children. The idea is to re-visit the significance of the 5 elements of nature, talk about environment & science. The tools used for creative ideation will include dance, music, innovative re-cycling tactics and more.

The 5 Elements of Nature

S.NO
Element
Property
1
AIR
Lightness
2
EARTH
Grounded, firmness
3
SKY
Purity, space
4
FIRE
Light
5
WATER
Suppleness, fluidity

v  Visualization -
Session 1:  Knowledge sharing through short film on the 5 elements.
Session 2:  Draw the 5 elements.
v  Group Discussion -
Session 3:  Uses of the elements. Showcase Images
v  Performing Arts -
Session 4:  Writing Songs of nature (Earth and Water) with folk dance. Learning Natural Sound Effects.
Session 5: Scripting.
Session 6: Enact a skit.
v  Innovative Re-cycling -
Session 7: Re-cycling – Make your own Book Marks/Micro Robots