The theatre lovers were amazed to watch Muskaan’s children outstanding performance as they stages two short stories here on Wednesday at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
Two short stories ‘Jadui Machli’ and ‘Haathi Ka Anda’ were staged by the children of Muskaan. Jadui Machli was directed by Avijit Solanki and Deepak Nema. Further, Haathi Ka Anda was directed by French director Gladys Clain.
The story of Jadui Machli revolves around the innocent beliefs of children where they believe that there is a magic fish which brings happiness. This is a story is an adaptation of the real story that was told by Chandrakala Jagat, a Gond adivasi woman living in the slums of Bhopal. The story evolved and scripted by Maheen and Rinchin as Fishy Magic.
The play was wonderfully presented by the children where they not only discovered their skills but also the audiences were mesmerised to watch their presentation. The play tells about the dreams and beliefs of children and people belonging to that community. The children were wonderful playing their respective parts and were expressive also.
The next story Haathi Ka Anda is an adaptation of a very famous story ‘Horton Hatches the Egg’ by Dr. Seuss, known for his contribution to children’s literature.This play includes drama, emotions and above all a message. The story revolves around an elephant who is asked by a lazy bird to look after her eggs till they get hatched as she went on a vacation. But, somehow the eggs and the elephant were caught by the travelling circus people and were thrown in the circus. When the bird returns she asks the elephant to return the eggs without rewarding him. As the eggs hatched the creatures that come out were something else what the bird expected. The children and elephant returns to the jungle leaving the birth empty handed.
Some manipulations were made in the story to make it more creative.Notably, the children were facilitated over a two month period and they have grown as individuals through this period. Crossing social boundaries, the directors and their team members have participated and coordinated the process ensuring that the children see their effort seriously and learn to work in a team.
Both the performances grabbed applauses from the audience leaving them enthralled.