My Body Is the City: A Theatre Workshop to Explore Body, Expression, Self, and Stories (Day 1)
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: Cantonment (Seminar Hall)
Registration Fees: Rs. 200/-
Seats Available: 30
The places we’ve been, people we’ve met, sounds and sights and textures, fear and rage and longing – we carry these and more as we move through this city we may or may not call home. In this workshop, we will use body, expression, objects, and sounds to converse with these imprints and explore the meaning they hold for us.
All curious cats are welcome!
No prior theatre experience is required.
We especially invite you to explore theatre as a narrative and visual form that can help you in your chosen area of study/ work.
Nisha Abdulla is a Bangalore based theatremaker, performer, and educator. She is the Artistic Director of Qabila, and also co-founder of OffStream. She is currently touring with her latest solo performance wepushthesky, which opened in December 2022.
Debosmita Dam is an interdisciplinary, multimedia artist-researcher based in Bangalore. She graduated from Srishti Institute with a master’s degree in Public Pedagogy and Art Practice. She is currently creating a stop motion animated shadow puppetry film at the intersection of community mental wellness and the arts.
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Katha Kammata: Short Fiction Workshop (Day 2)
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Cantonment (Seminar Hall)
Registration Fees: Rs. 200/-
Seats Available: 30
They say great stories happen to those who can tell them. One may wonder if one can teach storytelling. After attending one-day short fiction workshop, one may agree that storytelling can be improved with programmes like Katha Kammata curated for budding writers.
• People interested in any form of creative writing.
• Story or novel or any form of fiction writers.
• Students pursuing literature.
• Critics or book reviewers or content writers.
• Short filmmakers or scriptwriters or people in advertising.
• Public speakers or trainers.
At the end of this day-long workshop designed with various activities, one would be able to
appreciate the following aspects of storytelling:
• How to create a fleshed-out story from nothing.
• The importance of reading.
• How to use all the sensory organs to absorb the stories happening in our surroundings.
• How to identify story threads or choose subjects.
• The concept of joining irrelevant dots to make a thread.
• The concept of choosing characters and objects from abstract pictures and corelating them to make stories that makes sense.
• How to develop interesting and convincing characters or traits.
• How to get reviews or feedback to your story and improve it by editing, rereading, or rewriting.
• Where to look for inspiration to a story.
• How to improve your abilities to comprehend, articulate and present.
• How to confidently present fancy ideas with a touch of reality or fantasy to influence, captivate and engage readers.
• Ultimately, a storyteller is also trying hard to communicate to drive changes. This workshop will also tell us how to communicate better.
• How to look at a same concept from different points of view or perceptions.
Vasudhendra is an Indian author and writes in Kannada. He is known for his short stories and novels. He lives in Bengaluru, India. Vasudhendra has been publishing prolifically in Kannada for over 20 years. He hails from Sandur of Bellary district in Karnataka. A graduate of NITK, Suratkal and an ME from the Indian Institute of Science, he worked for the software industry for over 20 years and now devotes his time mainly to traveling, studying, writing, and publishing. He is the first openly gay litterateur in Kannada.
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