It could not have been more fun than to present stories through dramas for the participants of the Creative Drama Camp at Hansel and Gretel play school in T. Nagar.
On Sep. 25, this group presented the skits depicting fairy tales and moral stories at Sri. P. Obul Reddy Hall in Vani Mahal, T. Nagar between 6pm and 8pm.
The presentation started with the children offering their sincere prayers to the Almighty and went on to give the welcome address and introducing the Chief Guest for the event, Mrs.Valli Arunachalam, Principal of PSBB Nungambakkam. The children then sang “It’s a small world after all” to the soft and sweet music ringing out.
“The Wolf and the Goat Kids” was the first play enacted. It caught the attention of the kids, sitting as audience, as nursery rhymes were sung during the plays whenever appropriate along with background music.
This was followed by “The Donkey who became a headman”, and a few more, reminding the audience of their own childhood days, when they would have read these stories.
The participants, children between the age group 4 -14 yrs, had worked hard for seven days at a workshop organised by Hansel and Gretel, for 7 hours a day, to bring out this theatrical presentation, with the help of teachers of Hansel and Gretel and also a professional, Mrs. Lakshmi.
This event was organised with the aim of helping children overcome stage fright and gain confidence and also learn to express themselves better, said the organisers. It was evident that the aim was achieved, with children eager, and enthusiastic to slip on into the shoes of different characters from mythological stories.
Hansel and Gretel does plan to conduct such programmes in the future too, so watch out for more fun and masti with fictional characters or something different next time.
Hansel and Gretel Play School is at 11, Jagadambal St., T. Nagar. Phone – 28152549
Saniya joined the Team YOCee as Student Reporter for the year 2007 – 08. She continues to report for YOCee since then.
Saniya is a student of Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan, Nungambakkam branch. She has a concern for the world around her. Protection of environment and making young people aware of the benefits of green and pollution-free environment is her mission. She writes on her blog – http://aspireblog.wordpress.com/