Nirvana Academy’s summer theatre workshop concludes

Excelsior Correspondent

A scene from the play “Jootha Nawab” presented by participants of Nirvana Academy’s summer theatre workshop at Jammu.
A scene from the play “Jootha Nawab” presented by participants of Nirvana Academy’s summer theatre workshop at Jammu.

JAMMU, July 18: A 20-day-long summer theatre workshop organized by Nirvana Academy at Pammy Art Academy, here at Sanjay Nagar concluded today.
More than 15 participants from different parts of Jammu participated in the training programme, which was designed to make participants aware of their talent and abilities with the help of experts’ training.
The workshop was a wholesome supplement for the personality development and self enhancement of the participants with the help of the latest developed techniques in theatre and other art forms.
Meenakshi Sharma, general secretary, Nirvana Academy said the aim of organising these workshops was to motivate the youth towards the eminent and rich tradition, culture and values through the medium of theatre and performing arts.
On the last day of the workshop, a short play, ‘Jootha Nawab’ was staged by the participants, which was highly appreciated by the guests and the audience as well.
During the camp, participants learned the basics of stagecraft, acting, meet like-minded people and bring out the creative side in them.
The workshop started from essentials of story-development, playwriting, stage-management, design and direction and move on to focus on the actor in participants. Apart from acting, the workshop offered a rich mix of outdoor theatre activities, readings, analysis, discussions and performances.
Participants who participated in the play were Nikhil Sharma, Paramjeet Kour Pammy, Sameer Bhatti, Vikas Jasrotia, Shubam Singh, Gulshan Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Sourav Sharma and Vikram. The workshop was conducted by Tarun Sharma, a young theatre Director/ Actor while it was coordinated by Nishant Vaid.