Spashta Theatre Workshop

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; William Shakespeare

Studies show that engagement with drama leads to more creative and divergent thinking, mastery of language, self-esteem, collaborative teamwork, time management, patient listening, empathy and mental well being. Principal Sr. Alpana & the English Department of Mater Building Sophia High School, introduced this with a theatre workshop for students of Sophia High School (Classes 7 & 8) on Monday, 25th of July, 2022 conducted through the performing arts group ‘Spashta Theatre’. The section wise students gathered in 2 venues simultaneously i.e, at the Duchesne Hall and the Cuvilly Green room from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in one hour sessions for each section in the constant presence of their English teachers Ms. Shushma, Ms. Somy and Ms. Alphonsa.

The workshop was on
•Rhythm & movement
•Voice Resonators
•Improve Theatre

Some of the takeaways of the workshop were:
1) Mind & Body alignment
2) Voice Exploration
3) Spontaneity

The Resource persons were:
1. Gagan Prasad, Founder Director.
2. Puneeth A S, theatre instructor.
3. Hariprasad DN, theatre instructor.
(Spashta Theatre, Bangalore)

All Mater students made use of these enlightening sessions and enjoyed participating creatively in the improve situations given to them.