Our first endeavour is the Ranan SchoolConnect Week: 7 days between 1 and 9 November 2012, full of rich exciting opportunities for students and teachers to delve into the world of the performing arts and artistic expression.
... The line up includes
Scottish
Dance
Theatre (Dundee, UK)Jana Natya Manch (Delhi)
Rabindra Utsav (groups from across India)
Ranan (Calcutta)
Students
and
teachers
not only
get to
experience
national
and
international
shows first
hand but
also get
to
interact,
question
and engage
with
performers,
directors,
choreographers
and
technicians
who create
the magic.
In addition
– so that
students
can
discover
for
themselves
the joys
of creating
and
expressing,
and satisfy
that itch
to be
doing it
themselves
– Ranan
has a
series of
workshops
lined up
exploring
text,
music,
rhythm,
movement
and more,
all through
the lens
of
performance.
Scroll down for the schedule.
Scroll down for the schedule.
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Schools who sign up for the November week will have 7 days of shows, demonstrations, workshops, behind the scenes peeks… and more, that promises to energise and excite. In addition Moloyashree Hashmi of Jana Natya Manch will be conducting a special workshop for teachers on using drama in the classroom.
Ranan SchoolConnect Week Schedule
[All workshops and presentations are between 60 to 90 minutes in duration. Performances may be longer. Number of student participants per session vary between 20 to 100 depending on the session. Age group is 14-18 years] |
| Scottish Dance Theatre |
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 2pm. Venue to be confirmed
Lecture Demonstration by Scottish Dance Theatre
Friday, 2 November 2012, 5:30pm. Kala Mandir Auditorium
Observing techincal set-up of Scottish Dance Theatre with inputs from a theatre designer. Followed by Scottish Dance Theatre's performance.
Observing techincal set-up of Scottish Dance Theatre with inputs from a theatre designer. Followed by Scottish Dance Theatre's performance.
Saturday, 3 or Friday, 9 November 2012. School premises
Workshop by Ranan*.
Monday, 5 November 2012. School premises
Workshop by Ranan*
Workshop by Ranan*
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| Jana Natya Manch |
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 7pm. Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre
Passes to Jana Natya Manch's Char Rang as a part of Rabindra Utsav 2012
Wednesday, 7 November 2012. School premises.
A short play by Jana Natya Manch followed by a discussion.
A short play by Jana Natya Manch followed by a discussion.
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| a workshop at Ranan |
Workshop by Ranan*
* Ranan workshops will be of 60 to 90 minutes duration each, and take participants through an energetic and fun-filled experience playing with rhythm, text, music and movement. Involving the mind, body AND spirit, these workshops aim to stimulate the imagination and provide the connecting thread between the many other experiences on offer during the week.
Timings of Ranan workshops will be mutually decided with participating schools.
In addition to this, all schools signing up for the SchoolConnect Week can avail of the following:
- between 2 to 9 November at various venues in Calcutta: a certain number of discounted tickets for all the programmes of Rabindra Utsav which will feature performance groups from across India
- 3 November 2012, 7pm: an informal interaction session with Scottish Dance Theatre at the Ranan Workspace (near Rabindra Sarobar Metro Station).
- 9 November 2012, early afternoon: discounted places at a workshop for teachers conducted by Moloyashree Hashmi of Jana Natya Manch, on using theatre in the classroom.
- 9 November 2012, 7pm: a multimedia performance-reading of Faiz's poetry presented by Jana Natya Manch at the Ranan Workspace (near Rabindra Sarobar Metro Station).
All this at an extremely nominal cost.
If
you would
like your
school to participate,
please get
in touch
with us
on
ranan.artsengage@gmail.com.
Slots are available on a first come first served basis.
Slots are available on a first come first served basis.
Join us
for a
week’s
journey of
discovery!
Hello and Good Morning Ranan,
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of your all events but unfortunely not attending..but now i want to know one thing,, we have a Theatre Group named of KHARDAH THEATRE ZONE... we are working in the field of theatre last 6 years,,, so my queries is can we or our member can participate of Ranan SchoolConnect Week...if yes how much costing????? please let us know thorugh mail..biswas.biswajit1@gmail.com / theatrezone@gmail.com
Dear Biswajit
DeleteThank you for your interest in Ranan's work!
Unfortunately, the SchoolConnect programme is available only to schools, not to theatre groups or any other organisations. However, the other workshops we host from time to time are open to all. You should be getting information about these through our blog and emailer.
The external elements in the SchoolConnect programme such as the Scottish Dance Theatre performance at Kala Mandir and the Rabindra Utsav shows are open to the public as well. So you will be able to watch these without any problem.
nice blog..
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
Hello Ranan,
ReplyDeleteI came across Sanjana Kapoors interview in Telegraph and came to know about your organisation.I would like to know that apart from school connect programme do you conduct any dramatics workshop for children?I would like to know the details then.My email ID is :-
srayasi.banerjee376@gmail.com.
Thanking you.
Dear Ms. Banerjee
DeleteSorry for this delayed response.
We do not yet have a regular programme for children, but - as Sanjna's interview would have informed you - Junoon and Ranan are working closely together to try and bring such experiences to Calcutta. This will take some time to come through, of course. We have added your email id to our database, and will keep you posted of any developments through our monthly newsletter. For any further information you can contact us as ranan.artsengage@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest!