On the last day of a seven-day long theatre workshop held at Kalbadi premises, the little artists set fire on the stage.
The theatre workshop was organised by The Rising Society of Art and Culture (RISAC) Bhopal and was conducted by renowned theatre director Devendra Raj Ankur. The former director at National School of Drama, Devendra Raj Ankur trained the little participants about the aspects of theatre.
Through the speech therapy, improvisation of stories, body movements, facial expression according to the dialogue, footwork on music along with other experimental exercises were taught to the participants. As many as 15 school kids were a part of the workshop.
On the concluding day of the workshop, the participants presented Monologue Act and represented all the skills on stage they learnt during the workshop. Different topics were presented on stage by the kids impressing the known playwright of the country.
It is to be noted that all the seven days of the workshop, Devendra Raj Ankur through different and innovative styles taught these little artists the art of theatre.
In the beginning of the theatre workshop, Devendra Raj Ankur taught them the basics of theatritics. later, as the days passed he
emphasised over the art of acting on stage.
To start with various activities, he explained the participants about the ‘status act’ wherein the actors are trained to dominate each other in one single act.
Then he asked the participants to prepare on the spot dramas, or short stories. It was a fun act for the participants.