Mumbai, The National Centre for the Performing Arts, Indias premier arts and culture institution, presents the NCPA Summer Fiesta, a mini-festival for children that encourages development through the performing arts. On the platter is nine days of childrens films, workshops and plays, designed to educate and entertain your child. The NCPA Summer Fiesta will be held from May 22 to May 30, 2010, at various venues within the NCPA complex.
Conceived to be an annual cultural event, the activities are aimed to inspire creativity, encourage learning skills and provide entertainment at the same time. Summer Fiesta is ideal for children on vacation and will occur on a seasonal basis through the year. The newly-appointed Programming Head for Indian Film and Theatre at the NCPA, Deepa Gahlot, has designed this festival keeping in mind the demand for more childrens activities in Mumbai and specifically at the NCPA and in South Bombay. The summer vacations are a good time to begin. Children are receptive to new ideas, and enjoy fun activities that encourage them to imagine and create - which is what the series of workshops aim to do. They will also get to see some delightful films made just for them. The NCPA is conceptualizing activities such as these to encourage a summer that is well-spent, she said.
The film section of the festival titled Summer Bonanza, will be held in collaboration with Childrens Film Society of India (CFSI). There will be an opening of the Summer Bonanza on 24nd May at 12 pm, for which the CFSI Chairperson Nandita Das and director Santosh Sivan will be present. Santosh Sivans film, Halo, will be screened on the same day at 12:30 pm.
Speaking about the childrens film package to the press, Nandita Das, chairperson of CFSI CFSI has a big treasure of films that are not only a lot of fun but also broaden childrens perspective about the world they live in. But till we dont show them to children, our work is incomplete. Summer Bonanza is part of CFSIs effort to promote childrens films amongst young urban audiences. We have created a special Summer Bonanza package that we are taking to different cities in collaboration with different partners. We have been showing Summer Bonanza films for free at Films Division Auditorium since the beginning of the month and the response has been absolutely phenomenal! So when NCPA offered us a second venue in the city we were thrilled!
The mini-summer fiesta will showcase plays for kids along with a number of workshops focusing on acting, theatre, music, simple and fun exercises with diction, projection and enunciation through prose and poetry, creative writing and a lot more.
SCHEDULE for NCPA Summer Fiesta:
DATE: 22nd May 2010
DAY: Saturday
TIME: 7 pm
VENUE: TET
EVENT
Hindi Plays: Badmaash Kahin Ka and Chtironki Kamaal Machi Dhamaal
23rd May 2010
Sunday
4 pm & 6:30 pm
TET
Hindi Plays: Badmaash Kahin Ka and Chitronki Kamaal Machi Dhamaal
24th May 2010
Monday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Halo
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Let The Imagination Soar -
Manisha Lakhe (Creating Characters)
25th May 2010
Tuesday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Chutkan Ki Mahabharat
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Clowning and Improvisation -Puja Sarup: (Creativity Enhancement)
26th May 2010
Wednesday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Lilkee
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Theatre Madness - Sunil Shanbag: (Acting)
27th May 2010
Thursday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Krish, Trish and Baltiboy -2
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Bhasha Ka Tamasha - Gopal Datt and Kumud Mishra: (Theatre and music)
28th May 2010
Friday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Mahek Mirza
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Open Up Creative Channels -Tarun Singh Negi
(Theatre Games)
29th May 2010
Saturday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Foto
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Gadbad Ghotala - Shaili Sathyu
(Fun Poetry)
11 am
GDAT
Hindi Plays: Puppet Show- Bhim & Hanuman
30th May 2010
Sunday
12 - 1:30 pm
LT
Film: Sunday
2:30 - 5:30 pm
LT Foyer
Workshop: Leap Into A Story -
Chatura Rao: (Creative Writing)
11 am
GDAT
Hindi Plays: Puppet Show- Bhim & Hanuman
Workshop Details:
Admission on Registration. Children in the age category of 7- 12 years are eligible for participation. Registration Fees: Rs. 500/-
Contact: 66223749/ 66223802 to register.
On the spot registration available at the venue.
About the NCPA
Inaugurated in 1969, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, exists to provide leadership on a national level as Indias premier performing arts, research and training centre through the presentation of Indian and international art forms, the promotion of excellence and the preservation of Indian & International cultural heritage. For more info, visit www.ncpamumbai.com
About CFSI
Childrens Film Society, India (CFSI), an autonomous body, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is committed to producing & exhibiting films for children that are entertaining as well as educative. In our extensive library we have films by stalwarts such as Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Tapan Sinha, Satyen Bose, Sai Paranjpye, Santosh Sivan and many others. Several CFSI films have won prestigious international and national film awards including the National Award. CFSI films are shown annually to approximately 40 Lakh children across India through various film festivals and to many more through television networks.
Summer Bonanza was started at the Films Division auditorium, Mumbai, and will continue till the 31st May. Such bonanzas are being organized in cities across India, in collaboration with different partners. For more info log onto www.cfsindia.org
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About the NCPA
Inaugurated in 1969, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, exists to provide leadership on a national level as Indias premier performing arts, research and training centre through the presentation of Indian and international art forms, the promotion of excellence and the preservation of Indian & International cultural heritage. For more info, visit www.ncpamumbai.com
About CFSI
Childrens Film Society, India (CFSI), an autonomous body, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is committed to producing & exhibiting films for children that are entertaining as well as educative. In our extensive library we have films by stalwarts such as Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Tapan Sinha, Satyen Bose, Sai Paranjpye, Santosh Sivan and many others. Several CFSI films have won prestigious international and national film awards including the National Award. CFSI films are shown annually to approximately 40 Lakh children across India through various film festivals and to many more through television networks.
Summer Bonanza was started at the Films Division auditorium, Mumbai, and will continue till the 31st May. Such bonanzas are being organized in cities across India, in collaboration with different partners. For more info log onto www.cfsindia.org
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