Literary Appreciation through Drama
18th & 22nd August, 2003

Picture Gallery

Literature and Legend were both seen in large measure in the Story Animation Presentation  at Neerja Modi School.

Eleven plays covering an extremely wide canvas and spanning over two days were staged in the second week of August. Rigorous training and the seeking for excellence is the hallmark of every activity in the school. The most striking feature of this year’s play was the weaving of songs into almost all the plays.

The staging of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and Mid Summer Nights dream was educational, entertaining as well as visual delight.

However it was Salman Rushdhe’s “Haroun and the sea of stories” that was really impressive. The treatment given to this highly intricate and complex fantasy was amazing. The director’s pen chant for story telling to a young and uninitiated audience was evident.

The portrayal of Alfred Noyce’ poem “The Highway Man” was another show stealer.

“Vishaal Asrani” its director used his dual accomplishments of superb dialogue delivery clubbed with appropriate gestures and actions to make the evening a truly memorable one.

There were plays based on ‘Meera’, ‘Panna’, ‘Krishna & Sudama’ as well as the origin of Lord Ganesha and the transformation of Siddharth the prince of Kapilvastu to the sage – Buddha.

The variety not only heightened interest levels of all age groups of people but also exposed them.

Updated: 27th August 2003