28 Aug 2020
Event: Workshop on Theatrical Skills titled “Theatre for Social Change”
Date: 28th August 2020
The School of Arts & Humanities organised a Workshop on Theatrical Skills, titled “Theatre for Social Change” on 28th August 2020 through online conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams. The resource person for the event was Ms. Dipjyoti Gogoi, Independent Folklore Consultant with UNICEF and Co-ordinator of Sur Samalaya Resource Centre for Arts. The workshop was organised for all the students and faculty of Arts and Humanities and School of Performing Arts. 62 attendees participated in the session. The resource person spoke about theatre as a communication model and as a pedagogy for social change. The session began with theatre games to act as an ice breaker and helped students gain an insight into the work done by UNICEF towards community building in several regions of Assam. Ms. Gogoi introduced the basics of Puppet theatre as an easy and accessible method of reaching out to adolescents.
The topic was relevant to students who aspire to use media and theatre as a means of community building. It was helpful for the students of Psychology, Journalism, Literature, and Performing arts as they will need to address social issues like girl child education, female infanticide, public health and hygiene, among many. The workshop introduced students to a new platform for social change and equipped them with the language of theatre. The session ended with comments from the students and remarks from the faculty members.
