Young Monks theatre education for children

Young Monks Theatre Education is a contemporary theatre practice and education for children. Based on our research on Indian and Western performance practices this theatre education program aims at building a wide and deep foundation for the child’s future growth as an actor & in real life.

Theatre is also expressing feeling and emotions, imagining and co – creating. It is a space which provides freedom for young people to explore various aspects of life, to develop their emotional & sensory faculties & to express themselves with a sense of purpose, understanding & beauty.

In this ritual of theatre, childhood is well spent in practicing those essential things which otherwise gets buried under the ‘normal’ daily routine.

Here we discover the poetry of life. We read together stories and learn how to make our own stories & scripts. We practice speech and movements to bring the stories to life. We make friends and have fun.

Weekly sessions on hybrid mode .Medium of instruction is English.

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Young Monks Performs at Evening of Stories 2021

To know more and register, either fill up this form or whatsapp +91 8697919308.

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Teachers

We have regular teaching faculty which is augmented with visiting artists from various fields from around the world.

Arka Mukhopadhyay.

Performer, director and pedagogue Arka Mukhopadhyay.

Starting his journey in 2003, Arka has researched deeply into the fundamental elements of the performer’s craft, inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski and Eugenio Barba, his own deep practice of Kalarippayattu and Yoga, and encounters and dialogues with artists from traditions such as Kootiyattom, Qawwali, Baul-Phokiri, Yakhshagaana, Kattaikkuttu, Butoh and others. He has won fellowships from the Inlaks Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, and has performed in prestigious festivals in Singapore, Croatia, Spain, Greece and all across India. Out of all his deep and sustained research, he has shaped ” Sahrudaya – Theatre of Resonance, a psycho-physical approach to the training of performers.

Sudipta Dawn

Sudipta is a theatre teacher, director and a curator. He is actively involved with various interdisciplinary art projects.

The second & final performance in the following video are by Young Monks