[1]Once upon a time, grandmoms and granddads loved narrating stories to children. “But that was once upon a time. Now, kids don’t want to listen to stories. All they want is a new gadget to keep them occupied,” says Sanjoy K. Ray, managing director, Teamwork Productions, who organised the “Kahaani Festival” at Pathways School, Noida recently.
The two-day festival was an attempt to bring back the tradition of story-telling among school kids. Over two days, eight plays were staged alongside interesting workshops. From traditional story-telling and puppetry to musical and theatrical performances, all were a part of the fest.
Kumud Gupta, a senior school teacher, who attended the festival with her two young kids, says that such festivals help a lot — both in bonding with kids and educating them. She liked the idea of the Doodle Wall where parents and kids were free to draw on the wall. “It was a good bonding exercise. Through the activities at the festival, I got to know about the imaginative powers of my kids,” she says.
Bikram Ghosh from Wide Aisle Productions, that presented A Midsummer Night’s Dream, says they have attempted to simplify Shakespeare for kids, who often get intimidated by the bard.
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