14/05/2014

14/05/2014 ; 16:26 :


As part of the Performing Arts Silo of the course, we had an option to pick one of Dance or Drama&Theatre, this term. Since we've already had 2 Dance courses earlier, a significant majority of the batch decided to try their hand at drama. Now, as the course and the term comes to an end, it's time to reflect.
I was really surprised to realise that a lot of people in the batch can act, and act really well at that too! Despite the fact that most of us haven't had any formal exposure to drama, people do seem to have an inherent understanding of theatre. Plus, versatility ( at least where acting is concerned) was a delight to see - the same person would be a young girl in one play and an angry lawyer in the next! A knack for both presenting & appreciating comedy also exists.
Personally, I felt like there was a lot to learn. Elementary theatre rules like stage presence, the division of the stage into 9 parts, voice production/modulation , the mood of the play, the use of props were learnt. This is one course that I'm sure much of the batch would be glad to have a 'Part-II ' of!

There's a holiday today, for Buddh Poornima and a holiday tomorrow for it's Thursday. A lot of the juniors have packed their bags and left for various destinations, last night, with plans to return only on Friday. The junior batch as a whole is really enthusiastic. All events, talks, happenings on campus generally see a lot of participation from the juniors. I'm ambitiously assuming that we too were like that in the first year.

There's about a fortnight to go before the end of our second year. Currently, we're all excited about the new year ( & new courses) awaiting us when we get back. We're all ( especially the junior batch) currently more excited about the new juniors that we'll encounter, in August, soon!

So, the stage is divided into 9 parts -- 3 parts from front to back - Front, Middle & Back ; 3 parts from left to right - Left, Centre & Right -- which makes the 9 parts as Front-Left, Front-Centre, Front-Right, Middle-Left, Middle-Centre, Middle-Right, Back-Left, Back-Centre& Back-Right.
Well, I should've just made a matrix!