Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 6: Natrang’s Summer Theatre Camp- 2023, the most sought after event for children in the region has been inaugurated here today by Director Natrang, Padmashri Balwant Thakur.
He was accompanied by senior artists of Natrang Sumeet Sharma, Vikrant Sharma and Gauri Thakur (Workshop Coordinators).
The period of Summer Vacations is exclusively dedicated for Children Theatre every year by Natrang as this is the only time when children have many days in continuity to learn, explore and groom their personalities and improve their immense inner abilities in a fun-filled creative space and occasion.
A new full-length play would also be prepared by the participants during Natrang’s Theatre Camp-2023 which would be presented before larger audiences who get a chance to watch a wonderful children’s play every year as the outcome of the Summer Theatre Camp.
The training module is designed by Padmashree Balwant Thakur and his children theatre productions like ‘Mere Hisse Ki Dhoop Kahan Hai’, ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’, ‘Hum Hain Na’, ‘Udaan’ etc are considered as landmark children productions in India.
Special training focus of the workshop will be on developing communication skills, public speaking and imbibing of confidence through latest developed techniques of theatre.
The skill developing techniques, devised by Sumeet Sharma during his consistent work with children for over 20 years, prove very successful in imparting the benefits of theatre to the children.
The camp will also have the intervention of digital arts, cartooning, yoga and visual arts in addition to dancing.
A dedicated team of trainers which include Mohd. Yaseen, Meenakshi Bhagat, Kananpreet Kaur, Palshin Dutta, Mihir Gujral and Sheryaar Salaria will facilitate smooth functioning of the workshop.
Those who are attending this workshop include Shafaq Fatimah, Akshit Basur, Samrat Sharma, Advait Soham, Raaga Sharma, Adeesha Singh, Ruhaan Chandan, Jayaditya Singh, Supria Gorka, Shailaja Sandhu, Shambhavi Sharma, Sharvil Mahajan, Shranaya Mahajan, Javir Singh, Reet Gupta, Aryan Gupta, Adira Gupta, Daivik Gupta, Mehak Chib, Abhiraj Sharma, Sadhya Sharma, Araiya Shan, Mrigasya Shan, Daiwik Shan, Advik Sharma, Tanmay Chopra, Tanishkka Chopra, Aarav Vashisht, Aadhya Thukral, Kavya Jandial, Jeevansh Sharma, Arindam Kohli, Aarohi Kohli, Saanchi Dutta, Dwijesh Dutta, Riaan Gupta and Manavi Bhushan.