Children take stage by storm

CHANDIGARH: Thursday evening saw the conclusion of the free theatre workshops that was jointly organized by the department of culture (UT) and Tagore Theatre. The final performance was enacted by the kids at the Tagore Theatre. Hardly lasting for more than 20 minutes, the length of each play was short.
The event commenced with a classical Kathak performance, followed by a play "Hamari Kahani Humari Zubani" (our story in our words) presented by the Sector 38 community centre.
"Our play deals with parents-children issues. While at times children commit mistake by remaining glued to their phones and computers, parents too are found to be at fault when they do not encourage their children to pursue their dreams.
"Through this play, we tried to guide the two," said Anjali Singh, trainer at Sector 38 community centre.
Another performance "The Mirror" too was about the frustration that children feel on being constantly rebuked by the elders.
"It also makes their confidence in elders weak. "The play also gives a message to ones who seek to bring about a change in life never lose confidence while facing oddities," said Gurmeet Kaur, trainer at Sector 21 community centre.
Besides, the children trained at Tagore Theatre sought to do something different on the stage by directing plays on their own. "The children did everything on their own from direction to acting. I just helped them in coordinating with each other and guided them through the right path," said Abhishek, their trainer.
Besides other plays, "Jaisa Sawal Vaisa Jawab" was directed by Keshav Raj, while another play "Bhoot Bangla" (Haunted House) was directed by Kanika Huria.
"When asked about their feeling before performance, kids of Sector 47 community centre claimed, "We were not at all nervous. In fact, we were excited to perform before our parents and wait for their reactions."
The deputy director of Tagore Theatre said that the aim behind conducting this workshop was to give the children right exposure and instill confidence in them.