PROJECT
THEATRE FOR EDUCATION
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
NAVAJBAI RATAN TATA TRUST,MUMBAI
INDIA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, BENGALOORU
SEVENTH NARRATIVE REPORT
1st May to 31st September 2010
GRANTEE
PUPPET HOUSE(GOMBEMANE)
9,SUVIDHA APARTMENT,KABBUR ROAD
MALMADDI, DHARWAD-580007
KARNATAK
SEVENTH NARRETIVE REPORT
1st May 2010 to 31st September 2010
Activities Under took
S.L NO S.No | Workshop Date | College/School | No of Days | No of participants | Production undertook |
A. B. C. D. E. | June/July-2010 May/June-2010 June/July-2010 September/October-2010 April/May -2010 | Teachers Training programme Government and private school Teachers, DIET Dharwad JSS School Dharwad Short Term Workshop Tungal School Jamakhandi Dist:Bijapur Semi profession theatre activity with local theatre Artist College Theatre Activity JSS.College Dharwad Children Summer Camp children workshop at Kalamandal Dharwad | 30 days 30 days 3 days 30 days 45 days 10 days | 10 Teachers 20 Teachers 10 Teachers 15 Artists 20 Students 15 students | Shandilya Prahasana Puppet show. improvisation Puppetry workshop Maduve Album Tughalak Puppetry show |
Resource persons
1) Purushottam Talavat - Craft and Make up
2) Basavalingayya Hiremath - Folk Art
3) Mukund Maigur - Creative teaching and Street play
4) H.R. Amarnath - Literature
5) Dhananjay Didaga - Drama Director
6) Vinayak honnavar - Drama Director
7) Arun Manvi - coordinator and musician
8) Durgamma - coordinator and actress
9) Suresh k.k - Back stage worker
10)Rajani Garud - Puppetry
11)Prakash Garud - Theatre
12)Madhu Desai - Visual Artist
D.Ed Teachers Training Programme-Long Term
Since the beginning of the project this component training took many shapes and deviations. We started this training by giving training to trained teachers. After first batch it shifted to Ded teachers training who are trainee teachers. From past 2 ½ year we gave training to nearly 350 trainee teachers. We selected directly particular Ded College where teachers are under training and gave training. Amongst them two are government DIET colleges and one private college. (SRJ DED college Noolvi TQ:Hubli) The performance of the Ded trainee teachers as teachers after our art training programme is considerable good in their entire academics. Few of them who just completed the Ded course are also adopting our training in their teaching profession.
During the month of July-Auguest-2010 We conducted long term teachers training programme in Dharwad. This workshop is divided into two parts 1) Directly selecting few teachers who are already employed preferably government teachers 2) selecting a particular school and give training to teachers who are employed there.
10 teachers from different part of Dharwad Taluk are voluntarily came forward to take up the theatre education training. The workshop is conducted after their duty hours. (Everyday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.). The training is given in theatre, puppetry, and craft. At the end of the workshop participants staged “Shandilya Prhasana” a farce play (original Sanskrit ‘Bhagavdajjukiyam’, kannada translation:- K.V.Subbanna)
In the same period we also selected JSS School for teachers training programme. 20 teachers participated in the workshop. They preferred puppetry and craft activities and theatre games during the training. They showed less interest to stage the drama. They would like to have training activities such that they could immediately incorporate them in class room. They thought that this training is only to learn more activities to work with children not as their inner growth as teacher.
We observed that there is possibility of regularizing this training as 3-4 batches in a year as evening course for the teachers who are already employed. The teachers who are participated in the course are expressed this possibility. The government education authority could also experiment this training method to improve Sarvashikshana Abhiyana and Nali-Kali Programme. The teachers who apt for training will expect monitory benefits like TA, DA and scholarship. This training has one more possible way of introducing art training programme for teachers.
The shift and deviation that took in our art training programme for teachers.
A. (2007-2008) Art training to - Teachers (DEd,BEd,Med teachers)who are completed teachers training course, either employed or unemployed teachers (normally employed teachers will not come forward to take up this training if it is full time) Participants has to commit for full day training (Morning 10 am to evening 6.00p.m) They are paid scholarship (1500/-pm) and one time travelling allowance.2 month training and 1½ month interactive programme with one or two production.
Result : -Partly successful. Teachers are not committed for long term training and interactive programme. It is difficult to hold on their regular attendance. We cannot restrict age group if we restrict we will not get the sufficient number of participants. Even then we are paying scholarship the participation strength will be very low. We could expect maximum 10-15 teachers per batch.
B. 2008-2009 Art training to - Conducting the workshop for the Ded trainee teachers directly in particular Ded colleges.
In the second modification of our Art education training programme we selected directly Ded colleges and gave training to trainee teachers. This process has opened up the possibilities of scale up number of trainees. This training also gave thought of introducing art training programme in Ded colleges as regular course along with their academics. We gave training maximum number of trainee teachers in this method (nearly350).
C. 2010-2011 Art training –
a) Conducting workshops for the teachers who are already employed as evening course.
b) Selecting the particular school and give training to the employed teachers of that school.
In both these type we cannot restrict age group of the participants. The age group vary from 25 to 45. The course has to conduct in evening. This method will help the teachers commit for one month. Since it is evening course and the attendance of the teachers will be regular.
The common attitude of the teachers is that they want to learn more activities and skills through art training rather than looking at the teaching profession in new way. Most of the art training programmes is giving much stress to do more skill based activities.
A. Short Workshops
Jamakandi is a taluk place in Bijapur District, 100 Km away from Dharwad. Tungal School is primary school which is practicing non formal way of teaching process. We conducted three days puppetry workshop for teachers at that school. 10 teachers participated in the workshop. Low cost material teaching aid preparation, simple puppet making, and theatre games for Pre-primary children were taught during the workshop.
Tungal School is unique in many ways. It is trying to develop alternative method in teaching. The building structure is also gives cozy feeling. We could see rarely such schools in North Karnataka.
B. Semi Professional Theatre Activity
We did two productions during this period 1)Swapnadarshana- Repeat show with our team. Mainly Ninasam trained actors.
2) With local theatre actors who are working in different department in Dharwad
production - Maduve Album. Written by Girish Karnad directed by Prakash Garud.
Totally 15 actors are participated in both the production. We will repeat these productions in future.
C. College Theatre Activities
JSS college of Dharwad started 2nd batch Theatre Appreciation Training Certificate Course for academic year2010-2011. This is 45 days training course (daily 5 - 6 hours) after the college timing. Our institution conducted the workshop. At the end of the workshop Theory examination will be conducted and a play will be staged as part of practical by the students.
The development of certificate course in theatre by the JSS College is the impact of the regular theatre workshop in that college from past five years by our team. This is also impact of NRTT and IFA supported theatre education activities at that college.
This year we selected Dr.Girish karnads famous play Tughulak as a part of practical study. Nearly 20 students participated in the course. Two shows are already given. The theory examination in theatre will be conducted during the month of October-2010. This workshop also supported us in raising some amount as institutional contribution. We are happy to say that this certificate course is first of its kind in North Karnataka which is the impact of the Theatre education project supported by NRTT and IFA.
D. Children Theatre Workshop Summer camp
In association with Kalamandal an established visual art group of Dharwad. We conducted 10 days puppetry workshop for children during summer vacation. Kalamandala headed by national fame visual artist Madhu Desai and Gayatri Desai. They conduct painting camp for children every year at Dharwad. As extension of their workshop they introduced puppetry training for the children. It is collaborative work with visual art and puppetry. Nearly 15 students are participated in the workshop and children are also took nearby Tibetian camp (Mundagod- 40 km away from Dharwad) to expose them to other culture and Art.At the end of the workshop we organize the children painting exhibition and puppetry performance.
Conclusion
We tried to do more activities during this period. Almost all activities of the project are about to complete. (College theatre, Ded Teachers training and short workshops).
We stretched our activities in the few parts of the North Karnataka (Gulburga, Jamakhandi and Siddapur).We faced difficulty in executing the workshops with Ded teachers College students because of CET exams and Semester system. We still could continue to do targeted workshops. Government colleges could provide us rehearsal space and 3-4 hours duration to conduct workshop. Private Ded colleges have yet to accept the importance of the art education training for the students. As we have written in our Narrative report we could intervene in three ways to introduce art education for the teachers. (See 5-6 page numbers)
As per our work plan we could able to do one more college theatre workshop and two more long term teachers training programme.
In coming six month remaining project duration we will concentrate more on semi profession theatre activities.
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