Aadyant: From the beginning to the end
On the 13th and 14th of June, DSM Batch 2018-19 performed in their school for the very last time as students. This is a short review of the event and their year-long learning. Aadyant. Aadyant and the preparation leading up to it. Photo Credit: Poulomi Dey Each year, the PG Course in Acting & Theatre-making comes to an end with Aadyant. Aadyant (literally, from beginning to end) is a showcase of the students' learning journey. In a…
DSM Open Day Comes to Hyderabad in March 2018
Get a chance to experience world-class training and know more about the PG Diploma in Acting and Theatre making at Drama School Mumbai through the Open Day Series. This month, we hit the city of pearls and biryani - Hyderabad. This free acting workshop will be facilitated Puja Sarup. About the Instructor: Puja Sarup MA (Theatre Arts), University of Mumbai | Helikos International School for Theatre Creation, Italy Puja Sarup is a core team member and faculty of Improv and Devising at Drama…
Atul Pethe with Kalyanee Mulay and Parna Pethe : Conversations@theDSM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt For those familiar with the intersections of art and activism, Atul Pethe is a name to be lauded. For the past 35 years, he has been highlighting the stories from the fringes through his experimental plays, writings and documentaries. He combined forces with the Pune Nagar Mahapalika Kamgar Union to stage Satyashodhak, a play about the life of Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule. His Ringan natak…
Maati - Drama School Mumbai Student Production 2018
“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.” ― Federico García Lorca In a world where a her value is determined by the capacity for first bearing and then rearing children, what’s a barren woman to do? Where does an incessant obsession with fertility, sterility, life and death lead? How far can you bend before you snap? Every year, DSM students perform a full length production, working with some of the best theatre directors in India and…
Applications for Post Graduate Diploma in Acting and Theatre-making for 2018-2019 open on 1st March 2018!
"... you have to be your own champion, be your own superstar, blaze your own path and say YES to every opportunity..." - Sutton Foster (award-winning Broadway Actor) Theatre is a tough nut to crack. But actors are born on stage. The Drama School Mumbai has been the pioneer in training individuals in acting, theatre-making and entrepreneurship for the past 5 years. Applications for the PG Diploma in Acting & Theatre-making open on the 1st of March 2018 This is a one year full-time intensive…
Thespo & Drama School Mumbai: Natyakala Workshop in Baroda
Thespo & The Drama School Mumbai have joined hands to conduct a series of workshops called 'Natyakala'. Spanning across various cities over 3 months, Natyakala plans to engage the youth across the country, spreading the love for theatre and nurturing the passion they already hold within. Natyakala is a foundation level acting workshop. The workshop will focus on vocals. It will cover breathing techniques, voice modulation and projection. It is an exciting workshop that will help young…
Advanced Workshop Programme : Commedia dell'Arte with Marco Ziello
About the Instructor Marco Ziello University of Bologna l Teatro Azione, School of Drama Marco is a theatre actor, director and teacher. He graduated in Performing Arts with Commedia dell'Arte as his specialization from the University of Bologna. He further trained in Commedia dell'Arte at Teatro Azione, School of Drama. Since 2011, Marco has been collaborating with the Porvoo Theatre in Finland as a teacher, director and an actor. He has also been a part of several other international…
Performance@theDSM : Museum of Species in Danger
Knowing today's reality, it will not be wrong to say that safety and freedom of women is in danger. This play is a compilation of monologues of women characters from mythology, modern India from literary works as well. Most of the monologues are written and improvised by the actors themselves. The play attempts to sketch lives of women in India in great detail as to how moving in open spaces is vulnerable to their physical, mental and emotional health. The play has been inspired by infamous…
Conversation@theDSM : Mahesh Dattani with Shanta Gokhale
Mahesh Dattani is a Sahitya Akademi Award winning director working in the Indian theatre industry for over thirty years. Besides directing, Mahesh has also been an actor and playwright. He has a degree in History, Political Science and Economics with post graduation in Marketing and Advertising Marketing. Mahesh has written and directed numerous plays and has also dabbled into making films. His film, Dance Like a Man has won the award for the Best Picture in English awarded by the National…
Performance@theDSM : Kaif - An Evening of Music, Poetry and Stories
Kaif means intoxicated. In this performance, the group will sing songs and tell stories of legends from India who were infamous for being intoxicated in love or music, or both. Featured songs: Shiv Ki Baraat / UP folk song Shiv ji comes with a procession of ghosts, sitting on the Nandi bull with snakes hanging from his neck to receive Parvati, his bride. The song talks about Parvati's family's reaction to this eccentric bridegroom. Sohni / Punjabi folk song Sohni crosses the dangerous…