Foundation Skills in Acting: A Workshop with Deshik Vansadia
“Acting is an everlasting search for truth” – Laurence Olivier (Legendary British Thespian and first Director of the National Theatre, London) Acting is has been described variously as an art, a craft, a reaction and a state of being. At the DSM we believe, acting, indeed drama as a whole, is a function of […]
Exploring Childhood through Theatre
Childhood has an intrinsic propensity towards theatre – children perform the roles of adults that surround them and even develop make-believe friends. These friends become the co-actors of their internal worlds during play. The crossroad where childhood and theatre intersect gives rise to imagination, lateral thinking and ideation. In a world threatened by passive absorption of […]
Agadeech Shoonya, Marathi Play, 26 Nov
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The Play of Movement and Theatre
The need to tell a story, to imitate, to play and to perform repeated acts that ensure a smooth continuation of a community are so vital and important to the human psyche, that cultures everywhere in the world have developed some form of enactments. Peter L. Berger says human life is narratively rooted. It tends […]
Kudiyattam Drumming: a Masterclass by Rajeev Kalamandalam
Kudiyattam Drumming: a Masterclass by Rajeev Kalamandalam Dates: 15th – 17th November Time: 8am – 1pm Fees: Rs. 6,000/- Venue: Bhalerao Auditorium, Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Girgaon, Charni Road East, Mumbai. About the Instructor: Rajeev Kalamandalam A graduate of Kerala Kalamandalam, the leading performing arts school in Kerala, Rajeev has studied under eminent gurus Padmasree […]
Story & the Character with Neeraj Shirvaikar: a Foundation Skills in Acting Workshop
Actors learn from various sources, but only the most resonant lessons come together to become the foundation of an actor’s oeuvre. The Foundation Skills for Acting workshop series is specially curated to build the basic core of an actor’s craft. The ultimate aim is to build a strong base that can be adapted to any context, […]
Theatre in Resistance: Activism, Agitation and Protest in the Performing Arts
1937 records one of humanity’s first military strikes on a defenseless civilian town by a modern aerial force. The perpetrators were the Nazi Luftwaffe and the place was the Spanish town of Guernica. Chances are that if that name seems familiar, it’s either because you are a World War II buff or you’ve heard of […]
Starting at Drama School? Here’s 5 Things to Keep in Mind
From the great and established institutions like RADA to the newer innovative academies like Ecole Jacques Lecoq, this is the time of year for drama schools across the world to open their doors to scores of students eager to learn and waiting to plunge into a whole world of new experiences. However, for anyone who […]
Foundation Skills in Acting: Lecoq's 20 Movements
This monsoon, The Drama School, Mumbai brings you a workshop with Shruti Mishra to understand a character through body movement. Dates: 1st to 6th August 2016 Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm Venue:5th floor, Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Girgaon, Charni Road East, Mumbai. Fees: Rs. 6000/- Workshop Takeaways: – Introduction to movement theatre – Approaching character through […]
Koogu: A Solo Performance by Anish Victor @thedramaschoomumbai
Koogu: A Solo Performance by Anish Victor @thedramaschoomumbai The First Point of Departure Anish Victor is one of the founders of rafiki. He is an accomplished light designer, actor and theatremaker. Koogu is the first of a series of pieces that together form a project called ‘Points of Departure’. It was developed in collaboration with […]
E-Natya Chaupal @thedramaschoolmumbai
E-Natya Chaupal @thedramaschoolmumbai Tracking the Theatrewallahs Like the head nod to gestures, the term theatrewallah is unique to the Indian performing experience. It doesn’t just mean actor or director or even theatremaker. It doesn’t refer to the light designer or sound engineer, stage manager or prop manager, the person handling tickets at the box-office or […]
Aadyant: Two evenings of 9 new pieces of theatre by 13 graduating students
13 Graduating Students | 9 New Pieces of Theatre | 2 Final Evenings The third year of rigor and intensive training at The Drama School, Mumbai comes to an end. It is time once again for our students walk into the world as confident actors, theatremakers and creative entrepreneurs. But before they leave, they have […]
Weekend Acting Programme with Padma Damodaran
Attention, all you theatre enthusiasts; the wait is over! We are back with another edition of our Weekend Acting Programme. Read on for details. Dates: 28th,29th May, 4th,5th,11th,12th,18th,19th June 2016 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Fees: 8000* Venue: 5th floor, Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Kele Wadi, Dr. Bhalerao Marg, Girgaon, Charni Road East, […]
Extension of deadline to submit Application for OYCC Batch 2016-17
Attention! Attention !! Attention !!! In view of the requests received over the weekend we have extended the last date to submit the applications for admission to Batch 2016-17 of One Year Certificate Course in Acting and Theatre Making to the 6th of May. Don’t miss this deadline! Send your application NOW! You can download the application […]
Foundation Skills in Acting: Meisner Technique
While admissions are on in full swing at The Drama School, Mumbai, we continue our work of bringing the theatre community training of an international standard. For the first time, explore how actors access their own vulnerability to create memorable characters through the Meisner Technique Dates: 9th to 14th May 2016 Time: 6pm to […]