The Workshops
Whether you are a beginner looking to explore the basics or someone who wants to develop key communication skills and confidence – there is a DSM workshop that you can sign up for!
Drama School Mumbai holds two kinds of workshops:
Upcoming
Theatre-Making Through Ensemble Practice
Past Workshops
Becoming The Character – lecoq-based embodied processes to create multiple characters.
Bringing Body to Craft – A Movement workshop for actors
Beginner Workshops
Acting is has been described variously as an art, a craft, a reaction and a state of being. At DSM we believe, acting, indeed drama as a whole, is a function of doing. And hence our Beginner workshops focus on practical approaches to character and stagework. These workshops are held 3 to 4 times in a year and conducted each time by well-trained, experienced actors. Beginner Workshops are ideal for stage beginners of every age who want to take a sip before diving in deep.
This past year DSM has hosted:
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Anirudh Nair (University of Exeter | Guild of the Goat) focused on physical presence and movement, and the use of sustainable vocal practices in performing a piece.
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Bruce Guthrie (Guildford School of Acting | NCPA) introduced key tools and methods for performance in order to develop a character from scratch.
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Anitha Santhanam (LISPA | Guduguduppukkari) focuses on creativity, self exploration and expression as the core and her work spans across performance, therapy and pedagogy.
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Nick Pillow (Jeff Goldberg Acting Studio | Royal Shakespeare Company) focused on physical confidence on stage and understanding how to create comedy on stage.
To Apply :
Send an email to info@thedramaschoolmumbai.in
Advanced Workshops
The seed of DSM lies in the desire to create a place for theatre practitioners to build their practice. We continue to stay true to our intentions by exploiting every opportunity to bring gurus of traditional Indian forms, leading international theatre-makers and accomplished masters of the art and craft of theatre from across the world to Mumbai to share their vast knowledge and skills with our theatre industry.
These advanced workshops range from week-long engagements to 2 day intensive sessions open to those who have been dedicated to theatre and allied spaces for a few years.
This past year DSM has hosted:
- Paul Goodwin (Course Director, MA Acting at Drama Centre London | MA in Voice Studies, Central School of Speech and Drama | Artistic Director, The Shakespeare Edit, London) who conducted a workshop on the intricacies on Shakespearean acting
- Sarah Barfoot (Member – The Society of The Teachers of The Alexander Technique (STAT)) who conducted a masterclass in the Alexander Technique
- Dr Sara Matchett (senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town and founder of The Mothertongue Project) who brought Fitzgerald Voicework to Mumbai
- Vini Carvalho (Alumni – International School of Corporeal Mime, London and founder of Fool’s Cap Theatre, UK) who showed us how to make the invisible visible through Corporeal Mime
Register here so to be notified of the next advanced workshop.