THEATRE WORKSHOP - AN ACTING TRAINING PROGRAM [ conducted entirely by neeraj kabi ]

PRAVAH  THEATRE LABORATORY

We are a THEATRE COMPANY involved in exploring theatre performance, training and research and would be investing a lifetime to achieve artistic excellence in the areas of acting, direction, production and training.

We conduct workshops for adults as well as young adults based on our theatre techniques as part of our research and training programs.

The workshops are based on theatre skills, theatre exercises and theatre philosophies. They are therefore interactive, active, performance based, learning through joy and geared towards awakening the mind and the body. Each exercise is designed with an experiential learning. There is an input, a process and then an output.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS

We as a theatre company wish to extend and explore the possibilities of theatre being not only one of the most powerful tools of human engagement and debate ( sometimes even entertainment), but also a huge source of wisdom, physical and emotional strength, and ultimately transformation for the society. Theatre is the pause you take in between your living to take a closer look at your life. Its engagement ultimately helps human beings to generate empathy towards each other and become more aware of themselves, question their surroundings, re-visit their relationships and constantly search for answers.

PARTICIPANT    PROFILE

These workshops are suitable for actors, aspiring actors, artistes, dancers, musicians, film-makers, theatre directors, acting teachers, casting agents, speech & drama teachers in schools as well as colleges.

THEATRE WORKSHOP 

 AN ACTING TRAINING PROGRAM

[ A scientific, methodical training of acting as a science, an art and a way of life. The workshop is a serious attempt to raise the bar of performance for actors as well as aspiring actors by introducing a definite technique to acting and 'riyaaz']

Age:- 18 years and above

Days:- 10 days

Timings:- 3 hours daily [ a total of 30 hours]

Number of participants:- 20 to 26 per batch

[ Alternatively this course could be custom designed as per the requirement of the organisation]

WORKSHOP BRIEF:-

An intensive workshop for actors and  aspiring actors. The workshop  reveals to you the immense possibilities of the human body, voice and mind and shows you how to use this wisdom  in  acting as well as living a fuller life. Theatre is an understanding and exploration of human minds and the human process. It inculcates in the performer a sense of belief, responsibility, complete self-expression, possibilities and an immense desire to reach out. It is ultimately a power to immerse your body and soul as an actor into a given character using the human apparatus [brain, mind, body, breath, face  and voice] for its creation. The workshop is a scientific and  methodical training technique in itself. It uses elements of traditional Indian martial arts[kalaripayatu], traditional dance[chhau and kathakali], yoga, scientific breathing skills, painting, music, physics, body mathematics, human body mechanism, brain theories and  masks for training the participants. Stories are narrated during the course of the workshop that reveal simple yet profound philosophies of life and living thereby making acting a natural process of life or a way of life. All Acting is connected to life and living. Therefore the  philosophies and process of life are the philosophies and process  of an actor’s training. The workshop is based on the premise that acting does not require talent…..it is a function of the brain and requires very advanced skills of processing multiple information at a particular moment in time through the human mind, breath, face, body and voice. The workshop trains you to see things as they are and at the same given moment react to it as well and ultimately respond to the situation within a given context. It is this orchestration of the sub-text, physical text, verbal text and the over all context, that an actor strives for all his life. This entire process is highly meditative in nature and can sometimes even transform the performer into higher levels of sensations and understanding which he ultimately needs to deliver to his audience. To be able to do all this one has to live a huge and engaging life, constantly exploring and experimenting with life itself. It requires a very deep understanding of human feelings and the human psyche. One is therefore pushed to break one's own patterns and live a life that is not about them but about human existence on earth.

WHAT IS ACTING AND THEATRE?

Acting is the transformation of the body and soul of the actor into that of the character he is playing. It is an art and a science that explores and tries to understand human feelings, human relationships and by re-experiencing human life situations, tries to move closer to the truth.

This honest expression of the actor in a particular space and time that a live audience experiences and feels is called Theatre. It is one of the most powerful ways of human engagement and debate on life and existence.

[In order to experience the craft of the actor, the participant must attend all the sessions of the workshop. Even if a single exercise is missed out, the participant will not be able to understand the science behind the Art.]

neeraj kabi

[ founder & artistic director - pravah theatre laboratory ]

[ actor-director-trainer]

pravahtheatre@gmail.com    09819289504   www.neerajkabi.blogspot.in