Unrehearsed Futures: Conversations in Drama Pedagogy with Judith Phillips & Hetal Varia
Compiled and written by Phalguni Vittal Rao A voice speaks volumes about a person. Voice work is considered a crucial element of actor training in drama schools around the world, closely connected to movement and acting. The late vocal coach Kristin Linklater believed that to free the voice was to free the person. Freeing the […]
Unrehearsed Futures: Conversations in Drama Pedagogy with Amy Russell & Chanakya Vyas
Compiled and written by Phalguni Vittal Rao It is going to be nearly six months since the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March, 2020. In the weeks following the announcement, several countries went into lockdown, with businesses and schools shutting their doors. Many lost their jobs. With […]
Unrehearsed Futures: Conversations in Drama Pedagogy with Sita Mani & Jehan Manekshaw
Compiled and written by Phalguni Vittal Rao Several decades ago, a Ukrainian-Israeli engineer and physicist by the name of Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais said, “Nothing is permanent about our behaviour patterns except our belief that they are so.” During his life, he came to be known for developing a unique system of science and aesthetics aimed […]
Unrehearsed Futures: Theatre and drama pedagogy in the post-COVID world
Unrehearsed Futures is a series of public conversations between heads of drama schools and leading performance trainers from across the globe to discuss and address the new realities of teaching drama. Through these discussions we will look at pedagogical approaches to teaching in the absence of presence, the benefits and challenges of alternative technologies, formats […]
Way Ahead of His Times: A Tribute to Ebrahim Alkazi by Priti Bakalkar
Circa August 2016. I received a call from my friend Quasar asking me if I would like to work on Alkazi Foundation’s exhibition “Theatre of E. Alkazi”, curated by Amal Allana and Nissar Allana. To be honest till then besides the fact that he headed National School of Drama, I did not know much […]
Finding Your Authentic Voice With Barbara Houseman
Voice Coach Barbara Houseman has worked with Kenneth Branagh, Jude Law and Daniel Radcliffe among others. Join her for September’s Global Faculty Programme. 6 Sessions | Every Friday | 18 Sep – 23 Oct | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm IST Workshop Fees: Rs 7000/- APPLY NOW: https://forms.gle/4Tz4xHQFd5sCTwdw7 Workshop Takeaways: Deepen your understanding of Body-Breath, […]
Unrehearsed Futures: Conversations in Drama Pedagogy with Dr Felipe Cervera and Jehan Manekshaw
Compiled and written by Phalguni Vittal Rao A Ballerina in a Mask: Artistic Dilemmas in Pandemics. Image Courtesy: AtlasObscura UNREHEARSED FUTURES Conversations in Drama Pedagogy with Dr Felipe Cervera and Jehan Manekshaw It has been four months since people around the world have been locked up in their homes due to the novel coronavirus taking […]
Suzuki Method and Viewpoints Training with J.Ed Araiza & Ellen Lauren (SITI Company, New York)
August brings Ellen Lauren and J. Ed Araiza from SITI Company, New York to DSM! Apply now for this truly unique opportunity to work with Suzuki Method and Viewpoints training. 17th August to 28th August | 6 sessions | 7 pm – 9 pm IST Workshop Fees: Rs 7000/- Apply for the Workshop: https://forms.gle/WpPHMkKR2nfnyg4Y9 WORKSHOP […]