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Interested in nuances of theatrical skills,Courses in performing arts offer promising future
By Riti, Section Music And Arts
If you are interested in learning the nuances of theatrical skills, from acting to stage techniques and script writing, then courses in performing arts offer a promising future. Providing a fascinating learning period and good job prospects, performing arts serve as a platform for showcasing creativity and skills in various arenas including films and television.
The Department of Performing Arts, School of Performing Arts of Pondicherry University, which offers a postgraduate Master's of Performing Arts, M. Phil. and Ph. D programmes in drama and theatre arts, is the only centre in the Union Territory to offer the stream. Other institutions offering specialised programmes in theatre arts are in Kerala and Hyderabad.
"We work in transforming the written literary text into a performing text. From words that convey the meaning, we create it into a visual meaning, thereby embarking on an in-depth study of the text," Head of the Department R. Raju said. The Master's in Performing Arts focuses on three parts -- dramatical literature, technical aspects of theatre arts and dissertation. The course deals with various aspects of theatre arts including classical Indian theatre, theatre architecture - Oriental and Western, acting, theories of acting, traditional theatre (Therukkoothu), stage technique for lighting, costume, setting and make-up, film theories and history, theatre trends and styles, theatre technology, film acting, children's theatre, folk theatre, script writing, mime and choreography, play production (classical Indian theatre, western and contemporary), theatrical martial arts and music in theatre across four semesters. Click on Full Story for More.
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As part of the postgraduate course, the department has also started television and film production. "In the technical aspects, the students learn the theatre technology studying theatre architecture from the Greek to modern era. All factors including set design, costume design, make-up, lighting and music is taught to the students," Mr. Raju said. For training the students in body language, the department conducts daily classes in kalari, silambam, yoga asanas and Tai Chi. "Studying performing arts enables the students to easily understand the audience. Learning costume design and make-up patterns brings in an aesthetic sense in them," K. A. Gunasekaran, dean of School of Performing Arts, said. "This academic year, we will give the department digital video audio recording equipment, film making equipment and video capturing facilities. We are also going to have training programmes on film making. We have granted permission to the students to act in leading commercial films," A. Balasubramanian, director, Directorate of Culture and Cultural Relations of the University, said. Source:The Hindu August12th,2008.
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