Sanjna Kapoor @ Oakridge — A Theatre Workshop with a Difference!!

We have always believed in a strong parent-teacher connect to help students realize their potential. Keeping this objective in mind, we are organizing a 2-day workshop for parents in our school premises in the first week of March 2014 by the well-known Ms. Sanjna Kapoor, Director, Junoon. Sanjna Kapoor is an Indian theatre personality and former Indian film actress of British and Indian descent. She is the daughter of Shashi Kapoor and late Jennifer Kendal.

Sanjna headed Prithvi Theatre from 1990 to 2011. In her time there, she has regularly curated exciting theatre calendar, challenged Mumbai theatre groups with festivals demanding new work, toured festivals, presented theatre at other Mumbai venues and introduced an arts outreach program for children.

She also expanded Prithvi Theatre into a broader cultural hub by bringing other disciplines (poetry, science, documentaries, and short films) into an ongoing Prithvi calendar, and running an art gallery to present young and established artists. Most recently, she initiated the India Theatre Forum, an all-India network of theatre practitioners. Junoon is her platform to take her innovations for theatre to audiences beyond Prithvi towards a broader engagement across the country.

Diving into the world of theatre through hands-on theatre games and exercises, we discover new ways of expressing ourselves, hearing others and viewing the world. We so often find ourselves overburdened with the onslaught of modern living that we need these breaks to explore our own creative spaces and simply play…like a child…immersing oneself completely in the process. What are the greatest challenges we face today as parents, children, siblings, co-workers, and citizens?

Over these two days of the workshop, let us play and explore challenges that connect us to the school environment — our children, our ambitions for them, our dreams, our fears, our pressures and so much more.  Through a theatre process, parents will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of contexts and subtexts of interaction, and nurture the empathy so critical to their engagement with their children.

Your homework before the workshop….this time, it’s your turn to simply think through these questions and immerse yourself completely in the delightful world of theatre and creativity that we shall dive into together.

You never know what you might discover!!

Workshop Details:

Dates: March 15–16, 2014

Deadline for Registrations: 27 January, 2014

Limited Seats: 30

Registrations are open to parents of students from all grades and will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. We request you to register at the earliest. For Registration fee and any other queries, please contact our Activity Coordinator at mohseena.hussain@oakridge.in

Lunch and snacks will be provided on both days of the workshop. Look forward to seeing you at the workshop!!