We, at Vikalp Kriya, facilitate processes enabling groups and communities to come together, tell their stories, sing their songs, think critically and dare to dream!
Triennial, National Workshop
Five-day Residential |
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Dates
December 2 to 6, 2024 Venue Leslie Sawhny Centre Deolali, District Nashik, Maharashtra Language Bilingual (Hindi & English) Facilitators Anju Uppal & Prabir Bose Fee ₹25,000/- (Inclusive of GST) Inclusions Shared Accommodation, Veg & Non-Veg Meals Limited Seats on first-come, first-served basis |
In the context of an all-pervading culture of silence, how do we facilitate liberatory processes and practices that enable groups and communities to build critical thinking, assess their everyday reality, challenge dominant power relations, reclaim control over collective spaces, and tell their own stories and sing their own songs for cultural action?
Informed by the works of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal, the workshop - rehearsing change! Facilitating Participatory Theatre for Social & Ecological Justice - will adopt an experiential learning approach to create thought-provoking dialogue around social and ecological justice. By the end of the workshop, participants will have practiced participatory play-making, performed theatre pieces, and honed their skills in facilitating theatre processes with groups and communities. With the belief that each one of us have the right to “act,” we welcome development actors, theatre activists, and anyone passionate about reimagining a better future, and interested in exploring theatre as an empowering process to rehearse change, including:
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About the facilitators:
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June 10 to 14, 2024
An Immersive, Residential Workshop in Goa!
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Mazedaar!
That one word captures the intense five-day process of our recently concluded residential workshop in rain-soaked Goa: Welcoming to Belonging! Engendering DEI through Participatory Practices. The participants represented a wide range of organisations: Avaazein Foundation, Breakthrough Trust, Deep Griha Society, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Foundation for Social Transformation (FST), SNEHA Mumbai, VSO International, WWF India, and other individuals from across the country—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Manipur. Facilitated by Anju Uppal & Prabir Bose and hosted by Vikalp Kriya. |
whither (un)sustainable development?
Exploring Equitable & Ecological Pathways!
an immersive, 5-day residential workshop, where
diverse perspectives converge,
transformative ideas emerge
What’s New!
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Superman ka Best Frienda one-act (50 min) play in Hindi, is about children not being mute witness to the outside world even if they remain unheard. The performance creates a space for both children and adults to deepen a conversation around “development” and reimagine a better world.
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Vikalp Ki Kahaniyaana series of picture books for children, young people and adults too
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What We Do
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