Yes, And… Creative Playback Theatre Training Workshop in Bangalore Indiranagar

Yes, And… Playback Theatre Training Workshop in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX

We are offering a 30-hour workshop titled Yes, And… Playback Theatre Training Workshop in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX. The training workshop spread across 4 days on 2 weekends will be facilitated by Dr Radhika Jain and Bejoy Balagopal of First Drop Theatre. 

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Workshop Dates:

2020 March 21 – 22 & 28 – 29

Workshop Timing:

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Each Day

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About the Workshop

Yes, And… Playback Theatre Training Workshop in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX will help participants get trained in its core fundamentals. In fact these are the fundamentals of playback theatre including the different roles (actor, musician, conductor), rituals and formats. It has the potential to turn you into a real  acting hero on stage as well as in life!

The participants first get to explore the basics skills needed for improv and interactive theatre through exercises that are high-energy and fun. First, the participants are able to break their inhibitions and become comfortable to use their bodies. The next set of exercises will take them  to the next step. They go deeper into elements of self-awareness, authentic expressing, and nuances of improvising both individually and as a team. It then dwells into the specific forms within Playback Theatre, both short and long. With each step, the participants get to experience how the different elements come together for a ‘playbacker’ or a playback team while performing to an audience.

Who can attend Yes, And… Playback Theatre Training Workshop in Bangalore?

In short – anyone who is ready to learn a new skill and have lots of fun while doing so!

Improvisation is a skill that is applicable to anyone, and the principles of Playback Theatre – listening, awareness, empathy – also apply to all, so this workshop is designed for people from all walks of life. From actors who want to polish their skills to trainers, educators, life coaches, designers, social workers, people who work in the therapy space, corporate employees, managers, sportsmen, HR professionals or anybody who is looking to find a creative outlet to their ideas or want to explore how the power of improvisation can help them in any sphere of activity.

Our Team

Our Playback team consists of people who are solution architects, engineers, lawyers, bakers, art therapists, product managers, business analysts, professional actors and copywriters. So it is indeed open to all! In fact you even need not be ‘creative’ or ‘talented’ or needing to be an actor or performer. If you like improvisation and the magic of creating something out of nothing, you will also enjoy this powerful format and the approach to improvisation.

This workshop will give you an understanding of how interactive theatre, and Playback Theatre in particular, helps you to express while also giving you the tools to help create a safe community for others to share and express. The workshop will also help participants enhance skills that they can apply in their personal and professional lives.

So whether you are a college student, teacher, trainer, coach, artist, banker, stand-up comic, graphic designer, public speaker, sales representative or lawyer, this workshop is relevant and useful for all.

What can the participants take away from this workshop?

This is a chance to learn the core skills of the wonderful socio-improv format of Playback Theatre, in a curriculum structured as per the Centre of Playback Theatre, USA. The facilitator, Dr. Radhika Jain is a leadership graduate from the Centre for Playback Theatre, USA.

Besides learning a new, powerful format of theatre, the participants can look forward to acquiring and enhancing other skills including:

•  Self-confidence, Body language and Stage awareness
• Imagination, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
• Empathy
• Trust and Collaboration
• Awareness, focus & concentration
• Crisp Communication using not just the voice but the body as well.
• Community building skills
• Multi-perspective thinking and conflict resolution mindset

Participants get to hone their ability to be present to a given situation, listen keenly, build on each other’s ideas, understand the power of authenticity, and develop trust in oneself, teammates as well as foster a supportive mindset.

About the Trainers

Dr. Radhika Jain [Lead Facilitator] is a theatre practitioner for the last 9 years. An actor, director and trainer, Radhika is a leadership graduate from the Centre for Playback Theatre, USA. She is also trained in multiple other formats of interactive theatre like Theatre of the Oppressed, Shadow theatre and Immersive theatre. As an Expressive Arts therapist, Radhika combines the elements of Expressive Arts with the tools of Theatre in her sessions with individuals and groups, in therapeutic settings. She also has a PhD in Molecular Microbiology from Germany and has corporate experience of 7 years in the field of Consulting and Market Research.

Bejoy Balagopal – A theatre practitioner for the last 9 years, Bejoy is a writer, actor and poet. Trained in Playback Theatre and Forum Theatre, Bejoy applies the wealth of over 19 years of corporate experience across the domains of training, people leadership and project management, to the magic of arts.

Courtesy: First Drop Theatre

Are you interested in joining this 4-day workshop titled Yes, And… Playback Theatre Training in Bangalore Indiranagar at FLUX?

If yes, just give us a call on 9606555607 today!

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