The aspiring actors showcased their acting skills before the faculty members of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD) in an audition held at Shaheed Bhavan auditorium on Friday. The auditions are being held for the selection of appropriate candidates for the session 2015-16. The selection committee watched their performance with rapt attention and marked them accordingly.
The students performed Akhada Shastra under the direction of Bhagwan Das Raikwar. It was the second day of two-day selection process for the workshop to be organised by MPSD. Director of MPSD Sanjay Upadhaya said the students would be selected by the special committee of MPSD. They will be marked on the basis of their performance in the auditions.
He further informed that during the workshop, the students will be taught how to use the props and properties, speech therapy, improvisation of stories, body movements, facial expression with dialogue and footwork on music along with other experimental exercises, voice modulation and the usage of voice in different manner.
Notably, all kind of genres like tragedy, comedy, drama and horror would be taught in this workshop. Notably, the participants were taught the basic acting exercises to strengthen their acting foundation and to free them from self consciousness and strengthen their concentration through sensory exercises, he added. During the workshop, the selection of the appropriate candidates will be done and selected candidates will be called from June 11 to June 14.