Children aspiring to join the theatre are being groomed by some of the noted theatre personalities at Gandhi Bhavan. A month-long theatre workshop is being organised for the aspiring students by the Children's Theatre Academy. The workshop began here from May 12 and would continue till June 15.
Students here are taught basic acting exercises. The training programme would further help them in overcoming there inhibitions and strengthen their concentration through sensory exercises. Students are also given assignments to apply in their theatrical personality and performances.
How to use the props and properties, speech therapy, improvisation of stories, body movements, facial expression with dialogue, footwork on music along with other experimental exercises are being taught by noted theatre personality Prem Gupta
This workshop is divided in to two sessions. Participants of age group from 5 to 17 are being trained in the first session from 11am to 4pm and participants from 18 years and above are participating in the second session from 5pm to 9pm.
"To begin with the basics of theatre activities it is important for children to know in what pitch the voice has to be used while acting on stage," said noted theatre artist Prem Gupta.
Elaborating further he said, "It is also important to be patient and manage all the theatre activities with brilliance and this is what we taught as the vital basic of theatres. Children were also taught to make masks."
He further said, "There are many students aspiring to learn the acting skills and this workshop is basically for them. All the basics would be covered in this workshop keeping in view the major skills."
The workshop majorly focuses on acting techniques, body language, observational skills, voice modulation, diction and speech. This will provide a unique knowledge practice based techniques. All kinds of genres like tragedy, comedy, drama and horror would be taught.