26th Vasant Valley Drama Festival
2017
‘Great
theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about
a world we aspire to’
- William
Defoe
Twenty
students of class V were transported to the fantastical land of theatre for
three days, when they took part in the 26th Vasant Valley Drama Festival,
organised by Vasant Valley School, at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park
from 30th August to 1st September 2017.
The
actual festival was preceded by a wonderful workshop in the month of July, for
the participants on voice modulation, use of stage and the power of theatre as
a medium of expression, where gestures take centre stage along with voice
intonation. The experience gained was invaluable and with over 17 schools
taking part in this festival, it was truly a ‘once in a life time’ experience
for these young children. Based on the theme ‘Lost & Found’, using humour
as a potent tool, the participants managed to transform everyday life
situations into a comic riot.
The
interactive session at the end of the performance was also a great learning
experience, when the participants fielded questions put by the students of the
other participating schools, on their performance, the play, the characters and
their dialogues.