Pedagogy
Breaking The Fourth Wall of Inhibition
Focus Area: Defeating The Inner Critic
The primary goal of the first hour will be to dismantle self-consciousness and social masking. Through high-energy physical exercises participants will be encouraged to embrace imperfection, find comfort in the silly, and establish the psychological safety required for creative risk-taking.
Active Listening & Spontaneous Connection
Focus Area: Presence and Awareness
Effective communication is 10% speaking and 90% listening. Second hour of the workshop shifts the focus from waiting to speak to listening to understand.
Character & Connection (Solo & Pairs)
Focus Area: Individual Expression and Duets
Participants will now apply their openness to structured improv prompts. This Hour focuses on building “who, where, and what” through solo & dual scenes.
Group Improv
Focus Area: Collective Intelligence
In the final hour, we will bring the entire cohort together for complex group Games & performances. The focus is on the group mind & learning that in Theatre ultimately, the team is the hero.
About the Conductor:
Vishal Shah
Vishal shah is an eminent Actor, Facilitator and an Art Entrepreneur hailing from Ahmedabad, Gujarat who is now a renowned name in the regional circuit.
As for Screen Acting, Vishal has acted in 5 major Gujarati feature films, 4 Web series & several regional advertisements. Vishal bagged the award for best actor for Theatre in 15th Transmedia Gujarati stage & screen awards, Mumbai.
As for Theatre, he has worked in over 35 Theatre Productions with more than 1000 shows across India. He has also written & directed more than 100 Productions for Educational Institutions, Corporate companies & Experimental spaces in Ahmedabad. As a Facilitator Vishal has trained and mentored around 500 Theatre/Acting workshops in last 10 years which has catered knowledge about Theatre, Acting & Communication skills to almost 20,000 individuals of Educational Institutions, Corporates & also Theatre enthusiasts. Lastly as an Art Entrepreneur Vishal heads a Theatre company “Indie Productions ” & Experimental Space ” Prayogshala ” which are both leading in the regional circuit.
Presented by Prayogshala, Ahmedabad
Limited seats
Fees: Rs. 750 plus GST
Max participants: 35
For registration, please Call 022-66223948/WhatsApp at 8104928990 or email at theatre@ncpamumbai.com
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Info & Prices
Age Guidance: 6+
₹750 (Plus GST)
₹750 (Plus GST)
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