The Art of Theatrical Poetry

The Art of Theatrical Poetry with Nupur Saraswat and Sujay Saple
What: The Art of Theatrical Poetry
When: 7 July – 11 Aug | Only Sundays
Time: 3 to 6 PM (3 to 7 PM on 21st July)
EARLY BIRD SIGNUP FEE: Full Workshop: Rs. 4200 (until June 23)

The Art of Theatrical Poetry was born from the need to break away from restrictive, uninviting art forms. Birthed in the nest of Spoken Word, Theatre, Movement, and Music it offers you an experimental space to create original compositions using the four elements.

Theatrical Poetry asks of you ” What do you think people do on stage? Do people on stage speak? Dance? Sing? Can they stand still and not move for 14.3 minutes? Can they sing if they are bad singers? Can they dance if they are bad dancers?” Within and beyond these questions, we will play, create, and imagine without asking for permission and without assuming the burden to entertain.

This 6-weekend program is facilitated by Nupur Saraswat, who has been creating the framework of, and practicing, Theatrical Poetry for the last four year. Sujay Saple, the artistic director of Shapeshift who has been creating and living in the performing arts space for the last fifteen years, steps in all the way from Mumbai to equip the artists with movement and theatre tools to help them tell the best story they can with their words and their bodies.

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS

Nupur Saraswat (Theatrical Poet/ Writer)
Nupur Saraswat aka The Sanskari Girl is a theatrical poet from India/ Singapore who uses her words to speak with abandon and rally for causes close to her heart. She has spent the last four years weaving through various restrictive art forms and hand picking experimental elements to create Theatrical Poetry. She has written, directed, and performed three original performance pieces that she has showcased in 16 cities in 7 countries in Asia and Europe. She has collaborated with different genre artists like Kate Black-Regan (Theatre), Karunya Srinivasan (Movement), Javed Akhtar (Poetry), and Sofia Ashraf (Rap), and learned under accomplished directors like Kamil Haque and Sujay Saple.

Sujay Saple (Director/Choreographer)
Sujay Saple is Artistic Director of Shapeshift – a performance company based in Mumbai. He has choreographed and directed eight original works which have performed at various festivals and prestigious venues around India. He has been an independent performer, director, designer and workshop conductor, working actively in the field of performing arts for over fifteen years. Sujay has been a recipient of the Ministry of Culture-Government of India fellowship for theatre research and practice. He has also received the Art Think South Asia (ATSA) fellowship 2016. He has taught performance at the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture.