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JAMMU: Having felt elated at the creative endeavours of the young performers hailing from Girish Karnad Club of Performing Arts at JKPS Kunjwani, Principal Rajesh Rathore praised the students and their mentors for grooming children on how to show a creative expression to a social cause.
Reflecting on the significance of Street theatre, the Club Incharge Munish Gupta, PGT Economics shared, “it is a form of theatrical performance in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. They prefer performing in outdoor spaces where there are large numbers of people. It is comprised of the performers, who want to experiment with performance spaces, or to cause mass awakening around”.
“In the contemporary society, street play is used to convey a message to the crowd watching it. It’s considered to be the form of creative acting, wherein focus should be on the theme, impactful dialogue delivery, repetition of simple and meaningful refrains fetching a powerful response from the audience. It’s also unique in the sense that each performer shouts out his/her heart without a microphone or loud speakers”, he added.
Reflecting on the theoretical aspects of this genre, Suchita Raina said, “The logistics of doing street play is confined to arranging simple costumes and props, and often there is little or no amplification of sound, with actors depending on their natural vocal and physical ability. Physical theatre, including dance, mime and slapstick, is a very popular genre in an outdoor setting. The performances need to be highly visible, loud and simple to follow in order to attract a crowd.
“Street theatre is arguably the oldest form of theatre in existence. At global level, most notable performers that began their careers as street theatre performers include Robin Williams, David Bowie, Jewel and Harry Anderson. Street theatre allows people who might not have ever been to, or been able to afford to go to, traditional theatre. The bonanza for the audience is that anyone and everyone may watch it and the performances are free entertainment’, shared another theatre artist Sushma Sharma.
The students from Girish Karnad Club of Performing Arts prepared and presented the street play on the theme “Swachhta”. It was an endeavour to create awareness regarding environmental conservation and optimal utilization of natural resources. This would create an everlasting impact on the audience who are motivated to conserve energy and other natural resources through daily life activities. Principal lauded the young performers and their mentors for creating the requisite social awareness in future leaders.
