Port Blair, Feb 21: A week long Mime workshop was organized by Kala Kendra’ – A &N Islands Society for Promotion of Art & Culture under Department of Art & Culture, A & N Administration from 12th to 18th February at Andaman Club, Port Blair with the aim to provide a platform to young artists of the Island to explore their hidden talent in the field of theatre with special reference to Mime which is an art to present a story through body motions, without the use of speech.
The workshop concluded on 18th February 2021 with the mime presentation by participants of the workshop. Altogether 11 island artists benefitted out of the workshop. The week long workshop dealt with the whole range of subjects related to acting, movement make-up etc.
Shri. Naba Kumar Dhar was the resource person of the Mime workshop who has experience in theatre and film media for over 20 years. At the concluding function, all the participants expressed their happiness and shared their views on the learning experience during the workshop. Shri. Naba Kumar Dhar while sharing his views requested Kala Kendra to conduct more such workshops to train young artists of the island. Participation certificates were provided to all participants.