Exploring Navarasas

From : 03/03/2025

To : 03/16/2025

Start time : 10:00 AM

End time : 6:00 PM

Theatre Group : Our Theatre Collective

Faculty : Vivek Vijayakumaran

Venue : Our Theatre Collective
#298, 3rd floor, 8th A Main Rd 4th Block, Koramangala
Bengaluru - 560034, Karnataka, India

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The workshop is designed to help the performer find their own triggers and mechanisms to be able to access these primary emotions (Navarasas) and eventually play with them. Although, the methods employed in the workshop will have no direct elements from any performance form � We will work with certain physical actions that are derived from the Navarasas practice in Kutiyattam along with many other acquired techniques and nuances.

The workshop will work towards helping each participant arrive at their own physical score with a possibility to shift/change it with time and practice. An actor�s instrument needs to constantly be in transition and not static.

Performers with some prior performing experience and are prepared for an intensive dive (40 working hours) into emotions will stand to benefit most from it. The entry point for working with the emotions will be psychological association from the participant�s life; the design of the workshop is to progressively remove the dependence on associations and move towards eliciting the levels of emotions through honing of the technique.

The vision of this Level 1 workshop is to facilitate a process for modern actors to explore the Navarasas without having to decontextualise from their experiences or embracing a traditional/classical form. The scope of learning nuances of Navarasas is further expanded on and explored during the Level 2 Navarasa workshop. Level 2 workshop further chisels participant�s ability to access stillness in a manner that the nuance for each rasa can be deeply delved into while simultaneously refining earlier techniques.

Max no of participants : 9

Workshop Timings:
Monday to Friday: 7 PM - 9 PM
Saturday: 3 PM - 7 PM
Sunday: 10 AM - 6PM
Monday (10th March) - OFF

About Vivek Vijayakumaran
(Actor | Actor Trainer | Director | Theatre Maker)

Vivek, over the last 15 years has trained with some of the most renowned theatre stalwarts and masters, Like Shri Heisnam Kanhailal and Shri G Venu. The most recent being a month-long Master-course for the second time at �The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards�, in Italy.

Recipient of the Inlaks India Theatre Award - 2012.His work BHIMA was performed at the International theatre festival in Colombo(2016) and was featured at META 2017 (Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards) with 7 nominations and 1 win. His other notable works as an actor include Naariyal Paani, Pagdi, Prelude, Yayati and Bali.Most recent being Adhura, The Quest and his debut in award winning Malayalam film PADA. As a director, his recent work include Onset (Short Film), Imagine a Room (An absurd comedy play) and a play for children called Just hiss.

He is also the artistic director at Our Theatre Collective, which runs and manages Our Theatre Studio (Koramangala 4th block , Bangalore), a studio space for creative expressions and explorations in the theatre. Vivek was featured in Forbes India life (Oct, 2015 issue) as one of the 12 theatre practitioners who are pushing boundaries and innovating in India today.

Theatre Workshop Fees : 15000/-

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