Theatre Workshop by Helen O'Grady International Academy | #GetSetParent | #ChildrensFest

0:00 [Music] hey kids welcome back to session three of day seven of the get set parent children's literature art and music festival in association with vishwaran [Music] so kids theatre skills are one of the most

0:30 important ones that we can pick up growing up right so why is that that's because when we talk about theater we need it in a lot of aspects of our life whether we are giving out a speech whether we are in debates whether we are acting in a play you need to understand expression voice modulation body language how to convey emotions to your audience and so much more we are super excited to invite on today's show helen o'grady

1:02 international they are the world's largest after-school drama program they're available offline in over 70 cities and of course we are making them available to you online irrespective of where you are in the country or in the world so today the trainers from there are here to teach us a lot of interesting things right from french mine enacting improvisations developing characterizations body movements voice modulations and most

1:32 importantly what is the role of drama in education so this is going to be something very very interesting for parents as well i am very excited to watch this entire training so let's jump right into this session before that please subscribe to my channel to make sure that you don't miss any updates of all the exciting sessions that we've planned for you also follow me on instagram and facebook so over to the trainers from helen o'grady international

2:02 thank you pallavi for introducing us and inviting us we are super excited to be part of this amazing event innovative learning is gaining its rightful place in our education system such events provide a wonderful platform to highlight the importance of art and how these help in the development of an individual let me teach you french mind mind began in ancient greece the french mind was defined by the french artist marcel marcio learning of mine helps us

2:35 in body control and mastering on emotions we will begin our french wine session with forward isolation technique in this you need to stand in a neutral position keep your feet hip width apart spine straight shoulders nice and back and neck and head relaxed we divide our body into five parts the head the neck shoulders chest and torso so let's begin watch me

3:07 head back i'm going to add the neck to it head neck neck head remember that your shoulders and spine is nice and relaxed now let's add our shoulders to this head neck shoulder shoulders neck head i will add the chest to this movement

3:39 head neck shoulders chest chest shoulders neck head now let's add torso to this movement head neck shoulders chest torso i'm going to come up now torso chest shoulders neck head practice

4:10 backward isolation now and i'm going to turn sideways so you can see the spine curving backwards stand in the neutral position as mentioned in back forward isolation i'm going to start with my head first head back add the neck to this head neck neck head now let's add shoulders to this

4:42 movement head neck shoulders shoulders neck head now let's add chest head neck shoulders chest chest shoulders neck head now i'm going to add my torso

5:16 but for that i need to move my left leg behind to give support to my back so watch this again head neck shoulders chest now i'm going to put my foot behind and now i'm going to bend backwards for my torso

5:48 come up bring your left leg forward now bring your chest in and move your shoulders neck and head make sure you put your leg behind when you go down for torso so practice this enjoy we are going to learn tug of war and let's understand how we do it first establish the thickness of your row okay you can't close your

6:20 hands fist because then there is no space for the rope nor you can keep an open like this so lock your finger to this thumb like this so your thickness of the rope established this is my thickness of my rope and it's going to stay like this all the time as long as i'm holding the rope have we got that very nice so my thickness of my rope the next three practice is leaving the rope and holding it again leave the rope

6:52 and catch it again so let's start come on so you are holding the rope like this put it put in front of your waist length everybody put it down yes almost the waist length right perfect now leave the rope hold it again leave the rope grab it again so continue let's practice this please grab leave grab leave grab leave grab very very nice make sure the size of the rope is not changing so you're not making it smaller or bigger

7:23 lock it here very nice so we have understood how we leave the rope and we grab it again great work now let's understand the feet movement in backward and forward isolation we stood by keeping our feet hip width apart now we're going to keep our feet further than the hip width so make it even wider than the shoulder length even wider than the shoulder breath so that you're nice and comfortable and the feet movements are going to be

7:54 you're going to bend your foot right one foot and bend the side and come back come on let's see this yes bend one foot so this is the side where the opponent is remember that when you do tug of war there is the other team the second team is the is on the side where you are bending yes very nice bend come back bend again come back very nice again

8:25 bend so you're bending your knee the front knee you're bending the front knee you are bending right and then you are coming straight again right so my front knee i bend perfect and my hand movement is going to be like this okay so i am going to hold the rope so this hand is going to be like this and this hand is going to be like this understood and i am going to hold the rope and lets

8:49 just understand the pulling the movement of the arms so we're going to start like this stretching towards the opponent pull it towards the base and move with your feet yes go behind your face behind your back the back hand has to be behind next again let's try this only from here bend your knee go forward and take it back and look straight yes we did remember we did backward isolation so this is backward isolation

9:20 understood with one foot behind this is backward isolation torso so we are going there again bend forward pull the rope and go so let's do this one and two very very nice once more one and two very good once more one two perfect perfect nice movement all right when you are pulling you are going back slightly the chest is going the shoulder

9:50 is going back as i said backward isolation yes everything is going back when you are pulling it all right don't stay ahead now let's understand the movement of our hand how we leave the rope and we hold it so right now my rope my hands are here my waist level okay we never pull the rope here the rope has to be at the waist level i will leave the hand which is behind me i will take it across the hand so i will

10:21 from here i will leave it i take my hand across and hold the rope as far as i can then i leave this hand and i take it from below and lunge and grab the rope as far as i can and pull both of them back do it nice and slow let's count and do this so stand again straight make sure you are yes very nice stand straight which one so now you're going to leave the back

10:52 hand hand so you are behind leave this go slow one two i have grabbed the rope very nice now i'm going to leave this this is the third action i leave it and i lunge and hold this this is my fourth four and on five i pull all of it back very very nice let's do this once more nice and slow one you leave two you grab three you leave four you lunge

11:24 and grab and five you pull your opponents back right have you got that let's do it just once more to practice it so one i leave two i grab three i leave four i lunge and take the rope and five i pull it man showing my expression wow that's nice so this has to be practiced nice and slow so that your body

11:58 gets into motion into the movement of leaving the rope grabbing it and pulling it back and yes we can't forget the expressions so come on let's just try it once with adding some expression to it right so hold the rope quickly let's hold the rope and we are going to pull the opponent to our side ready so one two three start so come on grab and leave this and grab it

12:34 wow they're done well done i can see the efforts beautiful very very nice all right everybody great job very well so we have understood wow fantastic the tug of war clap for yourself great work very nicely done wow what an amazing start to the sessions right what you just saw in the french mime segment is then extended in the classes using bind to music as a segment

13:05 now as the name suggests we use our body language which is miming techniques on a set music use which will depict a storyline or a part of the scene what you will see now is a small scene being enacted where the characters are on a cruise ship and the ship is attacked by a stop now what happens during the storm is the characters are not able to balance themselves so you will see

13:36 in their movements the use of planes which is door plane wheel plane and table plane along with acceleration and deceleration so sit back and enjoy the performance very good very nice keep it up very nice keep it up guys good job very good i say johnny good weather today isn't it it is but what if it rains

14:09 don't make a fuss old lady oh no look at those black clouds on the horizon all aboard we are about to set to really sail [Music]

15:10 explanations [Music] [Applause] ah [Music]

15:58 wow that was a cruise catastrophe indeed we are going to see another mine now in this one you will see an extension of how we use the space around the stage the formations uh also a little bit of inclusion of procs and how little additions like this can increase the visual impact of any performance this one is called fire in the pizza parlor where all the characters have become

16:29 ingredients on a pizza and they're gonna enact what happens just when the pizza is being baked so let's watch it tomatoes rounded juicy red tomatoes round and juicy cheese and onions delicious cheese [Music]

17:00 red tomatoes round and juicy red tomatoes round and juicy cheese delicious i hope these onions aren't too smelly

17:33 you can talk [Music] we have job to do let's go [Music]

18:12 okay time [Music]

19:08 so [Music] so the next segment that we're going to take up is characterization and the components of characterization so what do you think makes up a

19:39 character the character and the characterization can be put into two broad categories one is the outward character which has the components of voice movement mannerisms costume and props makeup and then the crucial one is the inner character which gives the essence of the character to the outward character which becomes the physical manifestation of what the

20:10 character is feeling inside now the inner character depends upon sociological status emotional state and the psychological state of the being so now we are going to work on our characterization i want you to take the character of royalty a king who is very proud of what he has achieved he's walking around his palace imagine that you're surrounded with your people

20:42 how will you feel the pride in your body and in your expression think about the weight awareness time awareness space awareness free now you have just gotten to know that your kingdom is going to be attacked and you're feeling threatened by this thought you're responsible for

21:14 the entire kingdom what will be the change in your body language what will be the change in your space awareness time awareness weight awareness start moving like your characters think about the time that your body is taking to move change the level of your walk

21:45 to show that you're feeling threatened breathe and relax job so we are going to now see how

22:15 we will apply this technique that we learned of transferring your emotions into your characterization and taking it up a notch creatively by applying it to inanimate objects in the improvisation called as haunted house

22:53 we have not been painted since years we are dampened my life is stuck it's every time midnight here [Music] i am we have not been dotted

23:25 since yesterday it's good to be back the old house looks the same oh i missed my favorite piano

23:58 [Music] you are not welcome here don't you have not been here for years

24:35 i'm hearing some things oh how can it be is anybody here [Music] it's very spooky fear is

25:06 [Music] you have not been here since yours no pains no offense no praise no tears [Applause]

25:41 [Music] go [Music]

26:18 welcome to the freaking [Applause] [Music] wow we all saw how characterization is possible even in inanimate objects like in the haunted house but did you

26:49 notice the different shapes people took in the entire improvisation those are called symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes now we will get into how we can create symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes with our own body so dear teachers let's show them let's all now take a symmetrical shape

27:22 as you can see there is a lot of body awareness that is involved in this entire thing there is a lot of space awareness that is also there where a person is able to create a particular shape just by the use of their body and the space around them now dear teachers let's take an asymmetrical shape can you see the dynamism on the screen it is so beautiful each one taking a

27:53 different shape and this is how we use the space around us on stage to create different objects and different characters as we saw in asymmetrical shape we can now meet different levels with our body to create those same shapes so dear teachers let's show asymmetrical shape in different levels in high medium and low level

28:29 see the different shapes that can be created just with our bodies now we saw how symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes can be created with our body we will go further to see how this can be applied to an improvisation called spider island

29:05 [Music] this place looks strange look at that glowing flower oh they look like a big football oh that looks stable stick to it

29:38 face [Applause] dance spider land

30:21 look at their big eyes those hairy legs [Applause] they are closing in on us [Applause] strangers you must go like once

31:01 we are not here to harm you we we need a sail for our ship can you leave a whip for us please [Music] okay we have you

31:44 0.50 thank you the web is ready

32:21 let us all take selfie yes take a selfie we will now learn what are the hallmarks of a good voice strong projection clear articulation expressions pause pace and pitch stress of keywords we will learn all this through our next activity called verbal dynamics

32:51 and the piece that we will be presenting to you is called what a noise so sit up straight and learn and practice what makes a good voice [Music]

33:27 drives me respond please samantha give copies to the team he would if she knew how to work the

34:01 machine can you boost me you're done to use it to ask my rotten lock we are nearly out of toner [Music]

34:46 oh big boys [Music] let's just take a break now it's time we had a brew

35:42 wow come on people walk walk time is money time is money yes type that page a dozen times until you get it right

36:23 as long as all is fine fine where we are wasting time

36:54 [Music] bang bang [Music] drive me mad

37:25 solution i will buy a pair of raw plugs and stop this noise pollution developmental drama is quite an interesting tool to hone our 21st century skills and this brings us to the world of drama in education

37:55 trauma can be used to learn different concepts in the classroom in the next activity we will be seeing how we can use the theatrical technique of verbal canon to portray the workings of a volcano

38:28 oh guys

38:58 no i can hear something i'm telling you there's something there there are some sounds [Music] oh

39:36 [Music] come on come on

40:08 beautiful oh

40:50 oh so this brings us to the absolute end of the workshop what we are going to show you next is a small glimpse of a play being enacted and that too on zoom so we have chosen a play the league of freaky creatures which is about

41:22 supernatural beings who come together annually to discuss their problems here you will see characterization at its best how action and reaction plays important role in any any any play that you put up and have use of small movement segments and music and your body language and posture gives the best of the visual impact so enjoy

42:12 [Music] from beyond the grave and the realms of reality here we meet again at the freaky creatures annual monster meat

42:44 from the underworld the zombie it is so great to meet you all he just can't wait to eat you all

43:16 whoa who do we have here the ghost rider [Music] monster holders let's cure it for dracula junior

44:06 a bit long in the two fingers [Laughter] i will be back to this this pretty creatures and the monster meet mom i'm starving i've traveled all the way from transylvania

44:38 and you all know how the airplane puts life we have a choice of trains red red oh extra red

45:29 i'd like to raise the issue of swamp pollution [Music] you don't have to live in

46:01 one yes so i'm also getting cleaner well out there you know [Music] then harry potter everyone thinks they can do it i can't sell portions for love

46:35 [Music] oh it's what we do yes and it's what we are good at yeah

47:22 and friends these days it's not so easy now we don't even get to win in the monster movies yes we have some second class scare us

47:53 guys we have to do something yeah [Music] how about how about we take a vote all those in favor of upping the fear factor

48:34 [Music] [Applause] let's have a dance [Music]

49:23 on the trunks [Music] [Music]

49:56 uh this is

50:38 it's oh it's right there what oh what he he's not smiling to reveal my true identity

51:20 yes freaky creatures investigation department yes so we had your gang under observation for some do i have to use garlic

51:57 yes come on come on we haven't got [Music] you are not you're on your phone of course i've got a backup

52:30 space [Music] oh i think your bluff has been called inspector

53:08 [Music] we suggest you to look away now [Music]

53:54 welcome is oh

54:37 they now know what we are capable of yeah [Music] and we can't go to hell

55:18 you all know friends what to do yeah yeah it's ready everybody yes we are [Music] [Applause] we hope you had fun watching our sessions drama is an

55:48 excellent tool to learn speech and movement fundamentals that help you in developing your personality drama is fun our classes are fun wow wasn't that exciting i hope it moved you out of your chairs and you were practicing all those expressions and movements and everything that they have taught you so obviously just doing it once is not enough you have the video now at your uh access so watch it repeatedly and try

56:20 and master some of the techniques that have been taught to you so kids we come to the end of day seven but but but tomorrow is going to be the grand finale day right we're going to meet some very very exciting people we're going to meet mrs rohini nilikani she's going to read out a story for a little audience out there and we're also going to talk to this marvelous lady about how she's been doing so much amazing work

56:48 we're going to meet anand neil canton he is the author behind the baahubali series and he's come up with a new book for children so you definitely want to meet him he's going to read out stories and you know make you laugh with all kinds of activities and finally we have the event we've been waiting for right which is the mesmerizing performance by the shillong chamber choir they have curated a very special children's medley just

57:18 for our festival so see you soon tomorrow at 4 p.m we meet for our sessions of the grand finale so bye see you take care [Music] you