Theatre at eAmbalam
-Team eAmbalam
General Introduction
Classical theatre inclusive of Greek theatre, Roman theatre and the Eastern theatrical traditions emerged as early as 6th century (BC) onwards and continue in some form or the other till date. Post-classical theatre in the West took alternate forms and was influenced by the Industrial revolution and other happenings. The eighteenth century also introduced women to the stage, which was thought of as extremely inappropriate before. Theatre can be broadly categorized into Drama, Musical theatre, Comedy and Tragedy. In modern times, stagecraft which refers to the technical aspects of theatrical, film, and video production, has a very important role in the presentation of any theatre.
The trainer
Lucrezia Maniscotti is a Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) and drama artist, teacher and scholar based in Italy. In 1993 she started studying theatre and working on the stage, then she got actress graduation at the Theatre School “Teatri Possibili” in Milan in 2000 where she works in many performances of the company. She has been learning Bharatanatyam for the past 10 years in Italy under late Smt. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan’s students. Since 2006 she is undergoing intense training under the sage guidance of Padmasree Adyar K.Lakshman at Bharatha Choodamani in Chennai where she took her dance Diploma after her Debut Performance at Kapalishwara Temple in 2009. She is also learning Carnatic vocal and Nattuvangam under Bhagavatulu Seetarama Sharma and Abhinaya from Smt Indira Kadambi. Her passion for Indian culture motivated her to complete the MA in Indology from the University of Milan where she presented a dissertation on Indian Classical Theatre. On graduating, Lucrezia was awarded a prestigious scholarship by the University of Milan for pursuing one year of advanced studies in Bharatanatyam in India. Lucrezia is teaching drama in private schools for theatre studies and in secondary high schools and Bharatanatyam in many cultural center in Italy.
The workshops and venues with photo gallery
Playing Theatre @ eAmbalam’s in house auditorium.
The workshop offered a taste of the beautiful world of theatre.
Lucrezia helped participants to discover the communicative possibilities of the body.
Theatre and people @ SaMaaGaMa 2012 – eAmbalam’s annual mega event
“In her well attended theatre workshop which drew all age groups, Lucrezia made them emote based on some scenes from Shakespeare’s classic, A midsummer night’s dream. The group goaded on by her let go and completely got into the skin of their roles. The audience was equally happy to see such intense responses from the participants who learnt simple theatre techniques from Lucrezia. She brought in her expertise in both European theatre and expression (Abhinaya) from Bharathanatyam into this and the response was encouraging.” – Report by Vidyalakshmi Venkataraman
Participants in action
