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THEATRE OUT REACH UNIT
Dept. of Theatre Arts, University of Hyderabad has set up a Theatre Outreach Unit (TOU). Its aim is to engage with Theatre practice outside institutional parameters in such a way that there is a continuous flow of skills and knowledge in the field of theatre between academic study and practice in the field. At a beginning of the TOU, we are taking up a project ‘Enhancement of livelihoods through revitalizing of Parishat theatre in Andhra Pradesh’, with the support of Sri Ratan Tata Trust. The objectives of the project are:  1. Capacity building & Training 2. Revitalising Parishat Natakam 3. Strengthening Theatre Spaces 4. Sustainable livelihood through theatre 5. Building linkages with Govt.& Parishats 1.Capacity building & Training : Seven kinds of activities are planned under Capacity Building & Training. A. Perspective Building Meetings : There are 52 Parishats in Andhra Pradesh, conducting theatre competitions every year and creating space for around 80 theatre groups spread across the state. In order to work with them, three Perspective Building Meetings are planned covering the three major regions namely; Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telengana. Each meeting would be for one day duration having an open interaction with the local theatre artists, directors and Parishat organisers. The objective of these three meetings is to bridge the gap between academics and practice of theatre. The Dept. would able to understand the aspirations of Parishat organisers, theatre groups through these meetings. These meetings will also provide a platform for the Dept. to offer them their collaboration with the Parishat community. B. Identifying the target groups & artists : After the Perspective Building meetings, the Dept. would pick up the artists, theatre groups who are going to be a part of the collaboration for the next 18 months work. The selection of the groups and individuals would be done through a meticulous discussion with the staff and invited field experts at the Dept. C. Short Term Theatre Training Programmes : The lack of proper knowledge and skill are the primary reasons for the decline in the quality of Parishat Natakam. In order to overcome this, a series of four workshops are planned in the fields of 1) lighting  2) Set Design 3) Make up & Costumes  4) Music / Use of Technology. These workshops are intended to equip the theatre groups, artists of Parishats with the latest methods/ skills of executing a theatre performance. Through these workshops, diversity in themes and quality of the productions would be achieved. During the first phase, four short term theatre training programmes would be organised for the selected artists and  technicians. A bunch of 20 artists representing 20 different Theatre  Groups will be trained on full time basis. The training will be on several aspects of theatre arts, covering acting, speech, costumes, make up, set  design etc. D. Artists in Residency Programme : A group of 12 young artists will be selected from a vigorous screening process and they will be given a fellowship of Rs.15,000/ per month per a period of eight months. During the first three months, these artists will stay in our campus as guests and go through an intensive training in Theatre which involves a play production also. In the remaining five months, the group will start their touring all over Andhra Pradesh, giving performances in Parishats, colleges and schools. E. Simulation Exercise : The purpose of the simulation exercise is to create an orientation to the participants on the work that is going to be done for the betterment of livelihood and also the art form through mutual cooperation and understanding of the both the Dept. and theatre groups. Two such simulation exercises are envisioned to give the participants proper guidance, advices and motivation to achieve the results. F. Workshop on Theatre Pedagogy & Practice :  G. Publication of Training Manuals :  The purpose of these workshops is to bridge the gap between theatre pedagogy and practice. The lack of training material in vernacular language is considered to be one of the major problems for the existing gap between academics and practice. Through these workshops, a scientific training material would be prepared which would be of great use to the theatre groups in small towns and villages. The material will be in the formats of texts, video and audio. H. Internship Programme : One of the major criticism on the Dept of theatre arts all over India is that they teach the students, but not creating a platform to execute what they have learnt in the class rooms. The purpose of the proposed Internship programme is to provide a platform for the students of theatre arts to collaborate with the local theatre groups and work with them. They learn from the groups and may be able to extend their knowledge to the groups in creating some masks, properties or design etc. 25 M.P.A students will be targeted in the first phase. 2. Revitalising the Parishat Natakam : The second objective of the TOU is to revitalise the existing Parishat Natakam. Various activities are planned to achieve this. A. Creating Model Parishats :  A group of 10 Parishats will be selected to be part of our collaboration and every effort will be made to make these Parishats as ‘Model Parishats’. ToU will collaborate with them and improve the basic infrastructure facilities like lighting, sets and sound. B. Creating New Audience : When once look at the audience of the Parishat theatre in Andhra Pradesh, it can be observed that they are fixed audience between the age groups of 45 to 75. Since majority of the population being the youth in India, it can be understood that without receiving the patronage from the youth, theatre will not survive. Hence, a special focus should be given in driving the new audience to the Parishat theatre by way of creating new spaces and new plays. The other problem with Parishat theatre is they are very region specific. In order to cater to the Telugu audience of other cities out of A.P, a strategic intervention would be initiated to identify such places and arranging performances. Performances at Bharatiya Rang Mahostav (New Delhi), Prithvi theatre (Mumbai), Rangasankara(Bangolore) etc would enhance the status of Parishat Theatre and also create new audience. 3) Strengthening Theatre Spaces :  The lack of proper theatre spaces all over Andhra Pradesh is considered as the one of the major reasons for the lack of regular practice of theatre. Though Hyderabad being the capital city, it does not have a proper theatre space where theatre artists, groups, audience can gather and watch a performance on regular basis. In order to overcome this, TOU has proposes to remodel its Golden Threshold premises and dedicate it to the theatre practice. With this, people of Hyderabad will also have a proper cultural hub as in the case of other metro cities.  The activities under strengthening the Theatre Spaces include…  A) Remodelling the existing Golden Threshold B) Generating the equipment, power backups etc. C) Inauguration  of Golden Threshold as Cultural Hub D) Announcing the calendar of events, plays that are going to performed in G.T E) Launching of Website of TOU with special emphasis on G.T  Apart from dedicating and developing G.T as cultural hub, TOU would initiate the consultancy for developing and equipping performing spaces in other towns and villages. 4 ) Sustainable Livelihood through Theatre :  Theatre practice in Andhra Pradesh has become seasonal. Hence the livelihoods of  the artists are also at serious stake during the non- season. In order to make them full  time workers of theatre, the other avenues needed to be identified.  A) Intensive Training in Children’s Theatre / Applied Theatre :   The training in Children’s Theatre/ Applied theatre would further develop the avenues for the theatre groups and result the growth of their income. This advanced training will give them confidence to explore the opportunities at the local schools. They will understand the usage of their skills in producing plays for various Govt and non Govt. agencies working in the fields of health and development. B) Training in Marketing, Fund rising & Publicity : A special training focusing on various crucial issues in marketing and publicising the theatre performances will be organised for the selected theatre groups. Though, the Govt is the largest patron of arts and culture, it requires certain kind of documentation and procedure to seek the grants. Hence it is taken as one of the primary objectives of the TOU to get the registrations done for all the theatre groups and instruct them the process of auditing, maintaining the accounts and applying for the grants whenever the announcement comes up.  C) Quarterly Review Meetings :        Six quarterly review meetings are planned during a span of 18 months, in which all the participant groups, artists, Parishat organisers will discuss the progress of the project, and evolve necessary actions to resolve the problems at the work. These review meetings would works as a democratic platforms for all the stakeholders to review, express their concerns and expectations from the project. 5) Building Linkages with Govt. & Parishat organisers :    The Govt of Andhra Pradesh has been supporting theatre in one way or the other. But the lack of field assessment and vision leads to unproductive investment from the Govt. Even the theatre community is not happy with it. Through a proper discussions and deliberations with both Govt. and Parishat organisers, many issues and problems can be resolved. TOU thought that it can play the role of a catalyst for both the parties. It would be of great benefit for the Govt and also to the Parishat organisers.   A change in the perspective of theatre competition must be brought in among the Parishat organisers.  Many changes in the rules and regulations of these competitions must be made for the betterment of the form itself. Though many intellectuals and theatre critics raise these problems at several deliberations, many of the things are still unsolved. TOU thought that a series of 4 Stake holders meetings in the first phase would result a major change in the procedures of Parishat competitions.

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