Pensha

Look within and you will find yourself – this is the core of the work that Subhendu Bhandari has done so far. The theatre artist, who is engaging with villagers of Ramchandrapur, in Howrah district, makes use of psychological analysis while teaching them to get into the characters. He has brought the same skill-set and analysis to share in the workshop on 'Psychological Acting and Psychological Gesture' during the third edition of IAPAR Festival. Talking about the psychological aspect, Bhandari says, “Our theatre group, Amta Parichay works with both kids and adults in rural areas. What we have realised is that the children are expressive and emotionally rich. We train them in physical theatre aspect so that they might take up theatre, become artists, in the future. We take pains to ensure that our interactions don't seem like they are attending school.” Bhandari and his team rely on oral tradition, telling stories from Ram Jatra, Krishna Jatra, peppering their tal...