Workshop by : Shravan HeggoduEligibility : 10 - 12 YearsDates : April 11 to 23, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pmVenue: Ranga Shankara - 3rd Floor

Shravan Heggodu has worked with one of the leading puppeteers in India, Anurupa Roy (Katkatha Puppet Art Trust). He graduated in theatre from Ninasam Theatre Insti-tute. He then studied theatre design in the National School of Drama, Bangalore. Currently, he is working on designing giant puppets.

This interactive workshop is all set to introduce children to the

amazing world of puppets. Students will first get to make

their own puppets and then learn to create a story board using

simple techniques. The workshop will emphasise on exploring the

world of emotions, which children usually go through during their

childhood, via puppets.

For someone who just chanced upon theatre during his college days, Mumbai based Sujay Saple has worked with likes of Atul Kumar, Adil Hussain , Rajat Kapoor and others. He is also the director of a theatre company, ‘Shapeshift Collective’. He works with children on theatre and movement.

This workshop aims to introduce children to the basics of theatre and performance through the

eyes of the Bard, William Shakespeare. His timeless stories will be explored in simple prose

language, and the participants will attempt to find their essence. Through improvisations in

both storytelling and performance, the participants will try to make Shakespeare’s

stories relevant to themselves in this day and age. The workshop will have individual

exercises, as well as ensemble improvisations. Aspects such as imagination, improvisation,

sharpening of instinct and impulses, team-building and complicity, relationship with

rhythm and space, confidence-building, and breath-voice-speech, will be covered. There will

be a special focus on body language and physical expression.

The emphasis of the workshop will be on making the journey through a shared process

rather than on mastering the art of performance. The sessions will focus on each

participant exploring their own creativity, imagination and madness in a laboratory-like environment – through shared participation,

bonding, and observational learning. From playing characters to becoming story-tellers,

the participants will understand how to hold an audience’s attention, how to create

imaginative worlds on stage, and how to share the joys and tensions of a good story

universally.

Workshop by : Sujay SapleEligibility : 9 - 13 YearsDates : April 11 to 24, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pmVenue: Ranga Shankara Foyer

This workshop will see drama at its creative best. Using a variety

of skills like observation, imagination, speech, movement,

music, costume and unique props, participants will get an

opportunity to enact scenes from world mythology and folk tales.

Anita Salim has been conducting drama workshops for students, amateurs and professionals all over India; using theatre techniques as creative communication for three decades. She has performed at National & International Theatre Festivals.

Workshop by : Anita SalimEligibility : 8 - 12 Years

Dates : April 11 to 24, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pm

Venue: Kappanna Angala

Anuja Ghosalkar is a theatre actor, writer and director based in Bangalore. Drama Queen, her

theatre company, is evolving a unique form of documentary theatre in India. Anuja has

worked with popular directors like Atul Kumar, Abhishek Majumadar, Kirtana Kumar and

Arundhati Raja. When not doing theatre she works on

Experimenta, a festival of moving image art in India. Previously, Anuja has worked as a

programme officer at India Foundation for the Arts, in film research, curating, writing and teaching cinema. More recently, she was an

artist-in-residence at Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden where she wrote Lady Anandi.

Anuja’s workshop will focus on storytelling and theatre making. Using tales from the lives of children, students will get a chance to create a performance piece that uses objects, photographs, recipes and music. The workshop will explore documentary theatre, a new concept in India, and enable children to write original scripts using real stories from their lives.

Workshop by : Anuja Ghosalkar Eligibility : 7 - 10 YearsDates : April 25 to May 8, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pmVenue: Ranga Shankara - 3rd Floor

Based on the physical theatre pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq, this drama workshop for children is about devising exciting dramatic pieces using the body, breath and voice. This is a physical embodied approach to create characters, text and scene work. Students will train in the fundamental principles of Lecoq’s approach to theatre.Working in solos, pairs and groups the children will work towards creating and performing original acts through spoken word, dra-matic scenes, narration and comedy, taking inspiration from folk narratives.

Anitha Santhanam, a seasoned actor-dancer based in Bangalore, is a

member of the PERCH theatre ensemble headed by director Rajiv Krishnan. A two

time awardee of the Charles Wallace India Trust Award (2007, 2012), she completed a

three-year physical theatre program at London International School of Performing

Arts (LISPA). Her work has a special focus on creating theatre through the body.

Anitha worked for an international arts collective in the premiere of Herencia

Espaniola for the BE festival in Birmingham, July 2010. She has conducted many theatre workshops in Germany, India

and the UK.

Workshop by : Anitha SanthanamEligibility : 9 - 12 YearsDates : April 25 to May 8, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pmVenue: Ranga Shankara Foyer

Sukhesh Arora is the founder and artistic director of Yellowcat, a New Delhi-based collective of artists/ educators, who create playful experiences for youngsters. A Charles Wallace and IVLP Fellow, Sukhesh studied physical theatre at the Royal Holloway College, London. He focuses on arts pedagogy, and the application of games in learning. These form the foundation of his work with children, young people and educators. In addition, Sukhesh teaches in the Elementary Education department at Delhi University.

Workshop by : Sukheshwar AroraEligibility : 11 - 13 YearsDates : April 25 to May 8, 2016Time : 10 am to 4 pmVenue: Kappanna Angala

This hands-on playmaking workshop for children between 9 and 14 years

old, aims to take children on a journey to make something from nothing. In

the real world, ‘nothing’ is seen as an empty, somewhat scary place; in

theater it is a place filled with immense possibilities. Children begin

by exploring these possibilities through the lens of their own

experiences. The students will look at what makes good stories and the kinds of stories that excite them. The workshop em-phasizes the journey of making and

aims to expose children to playful and artful ways of making and telling

stories. At the end of this journey, the participants will perform that

‘something’ that they have created, for an invited audience.