Age Group: 12 – 16 years

Faculty Dr. Mamta Sagar
Description The Beauty of Poetry
Date April 10th to 14th (Fri to Tue)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 12 to 16 years as of 1st April 2009. To be born on or 1st April 1992 and before 31st March 1997
Timings 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Fees Rs. 1000

Workshop Contents:

Participants play with words, meanings and musicality of the language to get an insight into the making of poetry in this workshop. The art of reading metaphors, putting a visual to words, and the relationship between theatre and poetry will be explored through examples of popular poems from all genres.

Well-known poets will be invited during the course to perform their poetry. Finally, the poems penned by the participants will be exhibited in the Ranga Shankara foyer in an evening of celebration. The kids will read/ perform their own poetry too.

About Dr. Mamta Sagar

Dr. Mamta Sagar is a well established young poet of India. She represented India at the 9th Poetry Africa Festival held in October 2005 at Durban, South Africa and in Bogota, Columbia in 2008. She has conducted poetry workshops for schools in Durban and India. Mamta is a playwright and translator too.

Age Group: 7 – 9 years

Faculty Padmavati Rao
Description Theatre Nature and I
Puppetry Workshop
Date April 6th to 11th (Mon to Sat)
Timings Batch 1 – 8:00 am to 10:00 am (Theatre, Nature and I)
Batch 2 – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (Puppetry Workshop)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 7 to 9 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1999 and before 31st March 2002
Fees Rs. 2000

Workshop Contents

Theatre, Nature and I

This workshop takes children on a journey that sensitizes them to Nature. They will be exposed to true environmental stories of triumph. The workshop endeavours to enable children to translate environmental awareness into theatrical expressions.

Puppetry Workshop

As David Logan said, “The marvellous thrill of puppetry is that puppets by their very nature do things that are not humanly possible. This allows for the imagination to explore countless different possibilities.”

This workshop takes children through the process of creating a puppet, a character, giving a voice and a personality too. Children would be exposed to a cultural experience of telling a story through puppet theatre.

About Padmavati Rao

Padmavati Rao has anchored Ranga Shankara’s Summer Express since its inception. Extremely popular (and hence sold out within a couple of days!), Pinty Akka as she is known, works with children to help them discover themselves and their creative sides in the most fond manner. She has designed these two brand new workshops for children between 7 and 9 years of age for Summer Express 2009.

Padmavati is very actively involved with Theatre in Education and works for an educational institution in Bangalore. She is very well known for her translations (Girish Karnad’s “Bikhre Bimb” and others), and plays for children that she has directed (“Gumma Banda Gumma” and “The First Leaf”). She was Shankar Nag’s Assistant Director for Malgudi Days and has acted in several movies in Hindi and Kannada.

Age Group: 10 – 12 years

Faculty Kirtana Kumar
Description Theatre Lab
Date April 13th to 18th (Mon to Sat)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 10 to 12 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1997 and before 31 March 1999
Timings 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fees Rs. 2000

Workshop Contents

This workshop will approach theatre in the fashion of a laboratory by working on participants’ bodies and voices, exploring their minds and ideas and experiment with devising scenes.

For body, voice and mind, three specific skills will be brought to the workshop:

 Kalari payattu (the martial art form from Kerala)
 Konokol (for rhythm)
 Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

One of the principle objectives of this workshop is to make classic texts, such as Shakespeare, accessible and comprehensible for children. Using the framework of Shakespeare, the workshop will work on a variety of scenes that children will enjoy, including soliloquy, dialogue and chorus.

Some examples of text we will use include:

- Puck’s last soliloquy in tetrameter from Mid Summer Night’s Dream
- The Bee duet between Katherina and Petrucchio from Taming of the Shrew
- “Friends, Romans & Countrymen” from Julius Caesar
- “Speak the speech” from Hamlet
- “These are the forgeries” – Titania’s pentametric soliloquy from Mid Summer Night’s Dream

About Kirtana Kumar

Actor and film-maker, Karana Kumar has a Master’s Degree in European Classics and American Literature. She trained and performed for six years as an actor with The Asian-American Theatre Project at The Los Angeles Theatre Centre (LATC). To support her performance, she has variously trained in Suzuki Theatre & Booth, Thang-ta, Kalaripayattu, Carnatic vocals and choral singing. She is currently studying Bharathnatayam from Shraddha Kumar, a senior student of Dr. Padma Subramaniam.
She is a trustee of Women Artists’ Group, that runs the year long Theatre Lab for children and is also the proprietor of Little Jasmine Films, Bangalore. Her dream come true is a rural Artist’s Retreat and training Centre that she has developed outside Bangalore.

Age Group: 10 – 12 years

Faculty Ram Ganesh Kamatham
Description Activity Based Theatre Workshop
Date April 6th to April 11th (Mon to Sat)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 10 to 12 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1997 and before 31 March 1999
Timings 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Fees Rs. 2000

Workshop Contents
The participants of the workshop will explore the world of theatre through the use of movement and game-based exercises. The workshop process has a strong emphasis on creativity, co-operation, teamwork and ‘learning by doing’, with an aim to foster a sense of mutual respect in an environment that is challenging yet fun.

About Ram Ganesh Kamatham
Ram Ganesh Kamatham is among the best young playwrights of India today. A recipient of several awards and scholarships for training abroad, Ram Ganesh has created work for stage, film, radio, and video games. With a heady mix of dark humour and biting satire, his plays entertain, provoke and challenge audiences, confronting them with the problems of next generation, young urban India. His most famous works include “Dancing on Glass”, “Creeper”, and “Crab”, that he has written and directed.

Age Group: 7 – 9 years

Faculty Padmavati Rao
Description Theatre Nature and I
Puppetry Workshop
Date April 22nd to 27th (Wed to Tue)
Timings Batch 1 – 8:00 am to 10:00 am (Theatre, Nature and I)
Batch 2 – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (Puppetry Workshop)
Venue MES Kishore Kendra, Malleshwaram
Age Group 7 to 9 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1999 and before 31st March 2002
Fees Rs. 2000

Workshop Contents

Theatre, Nature and I

This workshop takes children on a journey that sensitizes them to Nature. They will be exposed to true environmental stories of triumph. The workshop endeavours to enable children to translate environmental awareness into theatrical expressions.

Puppetry Workshop

As David Logan said, “The marvellous thrill of puppetry is that puppets by their very nature do things that are not humanly possible. This allows for the imagination to explore countless different possibilities.”

This workshop takes children through the process of creating a puppet, a character, giving a voice and a personality too. Children would be exposed to a cultural experience of telling a story through puppet theatre.

About Padmavati Rao

Padmavati Rao has anchored Ranga Shankara’s Summer Express since its inception. Extremely popular (and hence sold out within a couple of days!), Pinty Akka as she is known, works with children to help them discover themselves and their creative sides in the most fond manner. She has designed these two brand new workshops for children between 7 and 9 years of age for Summer Express 2009.

Padmavati is very actively involved with Theatre in Education and works for an educational institution in Bangalore. She is very well known for her translations (Girish Karnad’s “Bikhre Bimb” and others), and plays for children that she has directed (“Gumma Banda Gumma” and “The First Leaf”). She was Shankar Nag’s Assistant Director for Malgudi Days and has acted in several movies in Hindi and Kannada.

The Bangalore Astronomical Society plans to kickstart it’s new year (and the International Year of Astronomy too (IYA 2009)) with a star party under the skies @ Coorg (koDagu) this January.

While Jan 24th and 25th also happen to be closest to the new moon, Coorg as a place holds value of interest for things well beyond astronomy (For the adventure crazy, nature crazy amongst you).

The routine sky gazing, constellation tracing, deep sky observing apart, we also intend that this session be a productive brainstorming session for us, as to take astronomy to all the bangaloreans, with much spirit and enthusiasm in this year of astronomy, than ever before.
Logistics

* We intend to arrange a Tempo Traveller or a Swaraj Mazda for those amongst us who are looking to travel together, depending on the number of total registrants.
* We expect charges: For transport and stay (mandatory) to account to Rs 1000 + 500 = Rs 1500 approximately. Please note that this is approximate and might vary either way depending upon the final signup count)
* Please feel free to inform your friends, et al
* Please feel free to join our event broadcast list: Click here
* Please sign up first (Click the link below), and subsequently get in touch with us ASAP to render your payments to your closest BAS representative

Savvy? Please sign up asap!
When January 23rd, 2009 10:30 PM through January 25th, 2009 9:15 PM
Location
Guest House Dorms
Bagamandala, Coorg, KA
India
Contact Mobile: 09448451121
Mobile: 09980505003
Email: info@bas.org.in

REGISTER HERE

Geniekids is commencing its next batch of  Training in Early Childhood  from 16th jan08. A Program for parents of young (0-8yrs children) children or people desirous of working with young children or starting a preschool.
Program offers a comprehensive understanding of early childhood learning and development and empowers you to work effectively with one or many children or even start your own pre-school or child care center. visit www.geniekids.com/tec or call 25202510

Warm Regards
Aditi & Ratnesh
Geniekids Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd
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There is genie inside every child
come lets discover the magic
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Phones: 2520-2510, 411-61-575, 98450-45833
Website: www.geniekids.com
Geniekids Learning Center:
No 3023, 8th Cross, 13th Main (NPS road), HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560008

active canvas is happy to announce new courses for children and adults. Listed below are the names and details. We allot seats on a first come first serve basis, and since only limited seats are available, we urge you to register quickly.
Thank you and looking forward to seeing you at active canvas!

Team @ active canvas
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Upcoming courses – Aug 2008
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Creative Drawing & Painting

Age: 6 to 8 yrs
Duration: 10 sessions
Dates: 9th Aug to 11th Oct 2008
Days: Saturdays
Time: 3.30 to 5 pm
Children discover the world of texture, line, shape, and color as they create original artwork. A wide range of basic media skills are developed including painting, drawing & collage. They get to work on pencil, pastels, crayons and watercolour paints.
Each term expands the artistic horizon of the children, whether they are new to art or repeating the class. A fun activity will be organized every last Saturday of the month.
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Fun with Watercolors
Age: 9yrs and above
Dates: On-going; Join anytime
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 5pm to 6.30 pm
Students will learn concepts such as composition, brush techniques, washes, light and dark applications and much more while working on landscapes, still life and portraits.
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Drawing & Sketching

Age: 9yrs and above
Dates: On-going;Join anytime
Days: Tuesdays
Time: 5pm to 6.30 pm

Students get to work on various elements of sketch work with advice on techniques and drawing mediums. They are introduced to principles of line drawing, shading techniques, perspectives, coloring, light effects and object definition. In this course students get to work on pencil, charcoal, pastels and crayons. Students will work from live models, samples and displayed objects.
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Theatre for children
Age Group: 7 yrs to 9 yrs

Start date: All year; Join anytime classes Days & Time: Saturdays 3 p.m to 5 p.m

Theatre with kids is a programme that will take your child through an array of exciting exercises and games. Your child will learn the basics of theatre like expression, movement, performance, and skills such as collaboration, listening, visualizing and designing. Students get to participate in an annual performance.
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Guitar with Alan
for children and adults
Age: 10 yrs and above
Dates: On-going; Join anytime
Days: Thursdays
Time: 5 pm to 8 pm (1 hour slots)

Always played pretend guitar while listening to your favorite music? Come learn to play it for real! You will learn the alphabet of music, chord patterns and sets & various strumming techniques.
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Ikebana for adults

Start date: 16th August 2008
Days: Saturdays
Time: 4 p.m to 6 p.m

Sign-ups called for Certified Introductory Course in Ikebana.
This 10 session course is to introduce basic concepts and methodology of the traditional Japanese art of Ikebana.

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German language for adults(Beginner’s)

Age: 15 yrs and above
Duration: 20 sessions
Start Date: Aug 16th 2008
Days: Saturday and Sunday
Times: 3.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m (sat); 10 a.m to 12 p.m (sun)

The Beginners course provides participants with the tools required for a wide range of basic interactions like (Introducing oneself, talking about weather, hobbies, families & family members, shopping, making appointments, expressing state of health). Participants acquire a solid structural and lexical base that serves as a foundation for future language acquisition. Attention is given to the four principle skill areas – Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing – with a particular emphasis on Speaking and Listening.
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Introducing happy hour classes in our pottery studio…

Sign up for our morning (11 a.m to 1 p.m) and afternoon sessions (3 p.m to 5 p.m) on weekdays and get Rs.1000/- off on our pottery classes. Call 41609122 for more details.
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active canvas
343, 10th A Main, 3rd Cross, Near Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar I Block, Bangalore, Karnataka
560011
ph: (080) 41609122 . email: info@activecanvas.in [mailto:info@activecanvas.in].
web: www.activecanvas.in

Theatre for children: active canvas presents a theatre course for children aged 7-9 years. The focus of the course will be on teaching basics of theatre like expression, movement, performance, and skills such as collaboration, listening, visualizing and designing. The course starts on July 26th and the sessions will be conducted on Saturdays between 3 pm ֠5 pm. For details, call: 41609122. Email:
info@activecanvas.in

Creative drawing & painting: A fun-filled short-term course for children aged 6-8 years starts from 26th July at active canvas.
Classes will be conducted on Saturdays between 3:30 pm ֠5:00 pm. For details, call: 41609122. Email: info@activecanvas.in

Art escapes: The short-term course for children between 9-14 years will take your child through an array of exciting activities such as mask making, puppet making, story-telling through painting and many more. Course starts from 26th July. Classed will be conducted on Saturdays between 5:00 pm ֠6:30 pm. For details, call: 41609122.
Email: info@activecanvas.in

Guitar for children: The course starts from 8th August for an age group of 10-15 years. The children will learn the alphabet of music, chord patterns and sets and strumming techniques. For details, call:
41609122. Email: info@activecanvas.in

For adults:
Painting & Drawing courses for adults: active canvas , 343, 10AMain, 3rd Cross, Jayanagar ֠1st Block, Bangalore-11 conducts flexible courses in painting and drawing through the year. For details, call:
41609122. Email: info@activecanvas.in

Pottery Course for adults: active canvas , 343, 10AMain, 3rd Cross, Jayanagar ֠1st Block, Bangalore-11 conducts flexible courses in pottery through the year. For details, call: 41609122. Email:
info@activecanvas.in

German for beginners: active canvas presents a short-term course of German language for beginners. The focus of the course will be the four principal skill areas – Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
The course starts from 2nd August and classes will be conducted during the weekends. For details, call: 41609122. Email: info@activecanvas.in

Guitar for beginners: The course starts from 7th August and the students will learn the alphabet of music, chord patterns and sets and strumming techniques. For details, call: 41609122. Email:
info@activecanvas.in

Natakvalas is pleased to announce its Summer Workshops ’08 programme, details of which are provided below.

If those attending our workshops are interested in pursuing further training, after experiencing our BASIC / INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED programmes, they may enrol for the Grade Examinations of the Trinity Guildhall College, London in the following categories:

A) Speech & Drama
B) Communication Skills
C) Performance Theatre

More details about the Grade Exams of the Trinity Guildhall College can be found at the following link: http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=139
The details of Summer Workshops ’08 are as follows:

LOCATION:
KALARI ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS, 3rd Floor
VN PLAZA, Off Brigade Road,
Bangalore 560025

WORKSHOPS : Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced

DURATION: 2 weeks per session

AGE GROUPS: 5+, 7-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17+, 21+

TIME: 0900 -1200; 1600-1800

PRICE: Foundation Programme
Drama + Dance + Kalaripayattu = Rs. 3000/-
Drama + Dance OR Kalaripayattu = Rs. 2500/-
Dance + Kalaripayattu = Rs. 1500/-
Drama = Rs. 1500/-

PAYMENT : To be made by cheque/ DD favouring ‘RKO Moving Media P. Ltd” or Electronic Transfer can be made to our current account 000-969-3114, held in Citibank Mumbai, favouring the same name as above.

N.B. Pricing for Intermediate and Advanced T.B.A

TUTORS:
Ranjan Kamath – Speech & Drama
Arka Mukhopadhyay – Performance and Devised Theatre
Ranjan Mullaratt – Kalaripayattu
Veena Basvarajaiah – Dance

WORKSHOP AGENDA: Allow participants to explore their creative aptitude in the performing arts. Please read attachment titled ‘Natya Kalari’ for more details about the training programme.

We shall actively consider accommodating parents who wish to participate along with their children in the workshop programmes. Pricing for the same is available on request.

MODULES:

KALARIPAYATTU
(Intro):Warm up and cool down exercises
Development of Breathing Techniques;
Poses and Movements to develop posture, balance, flexibility and muscle strength for total psycho-physiological development

DANCE:
Exploring movement, form, rhythms and body language through dance, from Bharat Natyam to Salsa

DRAMA:
Speech & Voice Culture;
Developing breathing skills for clarity, emotion & projection

Just Gesture:
Exploring the Imagination and Memory Observation – through Theatre Games

Improvisation:
Exploring the fun and work behind performing as an actor who does not speak.

Mime ‘n Kalari :
Synchronisation of body, mime emotion awareness, movement and mime

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For further details regarding the above, you are welcome to inquire by email to: natakvalas@gmail.com or ,
call: Ranjan Kamath on +91 9341944490 or, Anita Mithra on +91 9844473429

N.B. Enrolment Form is available upon request.
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Natakvalas is pleased to announce its Summer Workshops ’08 programme, details of which are provided below.

If those attending our workshops are interested in pursuing further training, after experiencing our BASIC / INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED programmes, they may enrol for the Grade Examinations of the Trinity Guildhall College, London in the following categories:

A) Speech & Drama
B) Communication Skills
C) Performance Theatre

More details about the Grade Exams of the Trinity Guildhall College can be found at the following link: http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=139
The details of Summer Workshops ’08 are as follows:

LOCATION:
KALARI ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS, 3rd Floor
VN PLAZA, Off Brigade Road,
Bangalore 560025

WORKSHOPS : Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced

DURATION: 2 weeks per session

AGE GROUPS: 5+, 7-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17+, 21+

TIME: 0900 -1200; 1600-1800

PRICE: Foundation Programme
Drama + Dance + Kalaripayattu = Rs. 3000/-
Drama + Dance OR Kalaripayattu = Rs. 2500/-
Dance + Kalaripayattu = Rs. 1500/-
Drama = Rs. 1500/-

PAYMENT : To be made by cheque/ DD favouring ‘RKO Moving Media P. Ltd” or Electronic Transfer can be made to our current account 000-969-3114, held in Citibank Mumbai, favouring the same name as above.

N.B. Pricing for Intermediate and Advanced T.B.A

TUTORS:
Ranjan Kamath – Speech & Drama
Arka Mukhopadhyay – Performance and Devised Theatre
Ranjan Mullaratt – Kalaripayattu
Veena Basvarajaiah – Dance

WORKSHOP AGENDA: Allow participants to explore their creative aptitude in the performing arts. Please read attachment titled ‘Natya Kalari’ for more details about the training programme.

We shall actively consider accommodating parents who wish to participate along with their children in the workshop programmes. Pricing for the same is available on request.

MODULES:

KALARIPAYATTU
(Intro):Warm up and cool down exercises
Development of Breathing Techniques;
Poses and Movements to develop posture, balance, flexibility and muscle strength for total psycho-physiological development

DANCE:
Exploring movement, form, rhythms and body language through dance, from Bharat Natyam to Salsa

DRAMA:
Speech & Voice Culture;
Developing breathing skills for clarity, emotion & projection

Just Gesture:
Exploring the Imagination and Memory Observation – through Theatre Games

Improvisation:
Exploring the fun and work behind performing as an actor who does not speak.

Mime ‘n Kalari :
Synchronisation of body, mime emotion awareness, movement and mime

______________________________

For further details regarding the above, you are welcome to inquire by email to: natakvalas@gmail.com or ,
call: Ranjan Kamath on +91 9341944490 or, Anita Mithra on +91 9844473429

N.B. Enrolment Form is available upon request.
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World Health Day is the annual flagship event of World Health organization. Health is the buzzword of modern era. Indiaӳ one third of the population is of youth, and they are wealth of the Country. So much so, we desire to create an apt vent in youth to build a healthy & vibrant generation.

Our over all goal is to promote health through physical activity.

Schools are an efficient vehicle for encouraging physical activity & fitness training in leisure time as a part of a daily routine. Children spend most of the time in schools and due to hectic schedules, the quality and quantity of physical activity have slipped.

Many children are less physically active than recommended. The present generation children engage more time in sedentary activities like watching television, playing video games, glued to computers. Due to this ailments like obesity, type -2 diabetes, blood pressure are rising in alarming rates in children community and medical expenses spiraling further.

The need of the hour is health enhancing physical activity. Physical activity is an adjunct to healthy diet. The regular moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes will ward off minor ailments and protects disability, enhance functional independence, change behavior, and quality of life.

World Health Day RUN

World Health Day is the annual flagship event of World Health organization. Health is the buzzword of modern era. India’s one third of the population is of youth, and they are wealth of the Country. So much so, we desire to create an apt vent in youth to build a healthy & vibrant generation.
Our over all goal is to promote health through physical activity.

Time : 8 am onwards
Venue : Kantheerava Stadium, Kasturba Road, Bangalore.
Painting competition on a theme
” Climate & Health ”
which will be held on

19th April 2008

Time : 9.00 am Onwards

Venue :
Karnataka Chitakala Parishath
Kumara Krupa Road
Bangalore
1st Batch : 5 to 7th Std. Children
2nd Batch : 8 to 10th Std. Children

Register at http://www.magnatrix.net/