Jacaranda
Courses in Theatre for Children
Jacaranda brings theatre to children and young adults through quality training and performances that impart theatre skills and life skills.
Theatre makes children empathetic and happy individuals. It inspires confidence, creative thinking, clear and concise articulation. In theatre, children learn how to manage time better, to work cohesively in a team, and visualise alternatives and solutions.
Performances that are
of the children,
by the children,
for the children.
YEAR 01.
Basics of Theatre
​​Movement & Voice Skills
Observation & Concentration
Senses & Imagination
Improvisation & Storytelling
YEAR 02.
Acting Skills
Theatre exercises
Improvisations
Technical aspects of theatre
YEAR 03.
Basics of Theatre
Improvisations
Plot, Theme, Structure
Deeper understanding of one technical skill
Meet The Team
Aanand Chabukswar
An Applied Theatre Practitioner and DRmatherapist, he has been working in theatre, teaching and therapy since 1993. He has been part of the Core team that pioneered Arts-Based Therapy (ABT) in India. He designed and taught since 2007 the first course Applied Theatre at Savitribai Phule Pune University. He has worked with diverse populations nationally and internationally.
Rupali Bhave
An actress, theatre facilitator, translator, children’s book author, and voice-artist with 25 years of experience in theatre. She has performed about a few hundred shows combined of about 25 plays. She has been teaching theatre to various age-groups and diverse demographics for about 25 years. She is also the co-founder of The Box Hub, Pune's first multi-modal hub for theatre and the arts. She is the Founder of Jacaranda.
Sanchit Sant
A Theatre Facilitator and Experiential Educator, he is a Research Associate at the Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Climate Change, FLAME University and a member of Project TROP ICSU, a Climate Change Education Project of the International Union of Biological Sciences, contributing to content development and facilitation of teacher training programs. He is also the Academic Coordinator at the Applied Theatre School.