CONNECTING CONTINENTS - A CONVERSATION ON TRAINING IN THEATRE

Connecting Continents – A Conversation
on training in theatre
Monday, 7 December 2009.
4pm, Prithvi Theatre 

In the last couple of years Thespo has started attracting youth participants and theatre professionals from around the world. This year we host directors, producers, trainers, students, stage managers, actors, writers, educators from the UK, USA and Australia. They are here to create shadow theatre performances, conduct workshops, produce a children’s play, share their experiences, and of course feast on kebabs and curries!

As part of the Thespo 11 activities we have organized a small gathering of theatrewallahs and educators from India, the UK, the USA and Australia. It is an opportunity to share processes, practices and experiences of working with children and youth.

Part 1
Drama or Theatre?
A discussion on the prevailing trends in “drama” and “theatre” activities designed for children up to 15 years of age. In addition a representative of Prithvi Theatre and Jelena Budimir (Associate Director – Chicken Shed Theatre Company,UK) will share the workshops and programmes for children mounted  by their institutions.
http://www.prithvitheatre.org/
http://www.chickenshed.org.uk/

Part 2
Making Space for Theatre
A look at campus theatre activity - the popularity of Inter collegiate festivals and youth competitions in India. Glenn Hayden (Artistic Director - Urban Myth Theatre of Youth, Australia) shares the approach and training programmes adopted by his group in Adelaide.
http://www.urbanmyth.asn.au/

Part 3
Making of a Theatrewallah
Exploring the scope of formal theatre training and making the leap into “professional” theatre in India. Nell Ranney (A young theatre director, producer and production manager from Australia) shares her experience of working in the professional theatre circuit in Sydney