“WINTER'S TALE @ MERAKI"
September-February (The school may choose the slots of their choice)

 

Intent & Content

WINTER'S TALE is a 3 nights-4 days (35 hours plus) training programme for the students in the age group 8-17 years. The focus of the programme is to enable the participants to understand the basic nuances of theatre: text, movement, posture, speech & storytelling. With 6 master-sessions spread over 3 days, the excursion becomes an experience of the lifetime.

 

Be a part of the creative journey amidst profound silence and green oneness; spread over 70 acres of reserve forest, immersed in nature at Meraki Creative Residency, Village Kano, Chail, Himachal Pradesh, India.

 

Who knows this would be the initiation to a grand creative journey, ahead.

 

Please spare 5 minutes to check this video: https://youtu.be/ee0hGRWJgoQ 

Mode of instruction: English (Hindi if preferred)

 

Facilitator: Theatre Director & Film actor, Kuljeet Singh

After teaching in the department of English, University of Delhi (2007-17), Kuljeet decided to dedicate his work towards the core idea of “arts for social change”. Ardent believer & practitioner of theatre arts since his college days (1996-99), Meraki Creative Residency (2023) is the organic culmination of the two decade of creative work of Atelier Theatre (2004).

 

Media Links of his works:

BREATHE INTO THE SHADOWS (Indian Express): https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/kuljeet-singh-hindi-cinema-breathe-into-the-shadows-6513737/ 

AS AN ACTOR (Transcontinental Times):

https://www.transcontinentaltimes.com/i-am-yet-to-see-sikh-actors-with-turban-and-beard-as-protagonists-in-the-non-sikh-backdrop-kuljeet-singh.html 

THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP (The Hindu)

https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/the-man-who-doesnt-sleep/article4272908.ece

Cinema & OTT: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6358249/  

 

Takeaways

a) The participants will be able to learn the structure of the STORY

b) The participants will gain confidence in speaking and performance

c) Inter-activity will help child learn to work in the team

 

Contributory programme: 14,500/- (taxes applicable) per participant for a group of 30 (inclusive of stay, food & training). Transportation may be arranged if required on additional cost (3000/- to 3500/- per person depending upon the number).

 

Please note:

Meraki is zero-waste plastic free zone, lavish with green ecosystem and has its own adventurous (steep as well) 100 metre road to reach from the highway/main road. Meraki offers all required facilities which any world class residency would offer. We aren't a hotel, though. We are a creative space.

Google Map - Meraki Creative Residency: https://g.co/kgs/mrCvRv 

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/merakicreativeresidency?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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