Camp Happy 1.0 ( 1st August - 9th August)

A workshop series for the brightest minds who are looking to brush up their creative skills! 

This will be the first edition of Camp Happy and will include sessions on Poetry, Creativity and Dance & Movement with Storytelling.

Poetry 101 by Jasmine Khurrana || Kommune

The workshop aims to engage children in fun activities that make them think beyond the box. They will discover a delight and excitement in words, rhymes and similes to make the process of writing poetry enjoyable. 

It will be like a poetry picnic where we are going to have lots of fun while learning how to pen down poetries. 

Key Takeaways:

1. The children will begin to find it more interesting to express their thoughts, opinions through verses.

2. They will begin to present poetries in different and more confident ways.

3. Poetry will begin to feel like the best form of self- expression and not as an intimidating cousin of prose. 

Date: 3rd August 2020 

No of sessions: 1

Time: 4-6pm

About the facilitator: 

An ex-economics lecturer (later administrator), now dancing to the real soundtrack of her life as a writer and Spoken Word artist.

Her stories and spoken word pieces hover around bridging gaps across genders and generations. Best known for ‘Six Yards are my Cape’ and ‘Banter Between generations’.

*Featured by Homegrown as one of the 7 Spoken Word artists to have made an impact through poetry/Spoken Word in 2017. 

*Winner Orange Flower Award for writing humor at the Women’s Web Digital Summit 2017. 

*Awarded ‘Liberal Lady’ title by MAP (Music, Arts, Poetry Festival 2018) for writing about women’s lives in an elegant and entertaining way. 

*Declared ‘Speaker of the year 2019’ by Inspire Beyond Motherhood Awards 

*Winner SheThePeopleTV Digital woman award under leadership category 2019

*Winner REX Karamveer Chakra Award (2019) instituted by I-Congo and United Nations for being a changemaker.

Dance And Movement With Storytelling By Auritra Ghosh || Kommune

Stories have been carried down over centuries through different media. Even before the arrival of language, stories used to be told with movements and rhythm. Through this workshop we will work on improving mind and body awareness and explore different ways to tell a story through dance/ movement. We will create a safe space for learning and sharing through activities, games, music, art, conversations and a whole lot of fun!

Key Takeaways: 

1. Self- awareness - understanding our emotions and thoughts better. 

2. Kinesthetic awareness - finding new ways to dance and move, improving your dance vocabulary.

3. Confidence in our individual creative processes. 

4. Finding and focussing on the joy in creativity, instead of competitiveness.

Things to carry: 

1. Wear loose, comfortable clothes.

2. Notebook/paper and pen.

Dates: 1st -2nd August 2020; 4th-5th August 2020

No of sessions: 4

Time: 1st-2nd August- 10:30am -12:30pm ; 4th-5th August - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

About the Facilitator:

Auritra Ghosh is a Mumbai based actor, dance practitioner, and Movement specialist. She is also the founder at Pause and Effect - an arts and wellness ideologue. She studied Dance/ Movement Therapy from TISS and has worked with several performing institutions since then including The Danceworx Academy of Performing Arts, Terence Lewis Dance Academy and Split-Sole Dance Academy. She has been teaching children since 2001 and has taught in Blu Bells international School, Khaitan Public School, Ahlcon International School, Narsee Memorial School, SportsXL.

क Se Creativity by Harshit Manocha || Kommune

The क se Creativity workshop is a holistic & interactive experience designed with multiple activities, movement games & art prompts. All through the workshop, children shall challenge themselves via various prompts to think outside the box.

A lot of the activities shall encourage them to seek inspiration from nature and things around them. It's going to be a power packed experience of re-looking the world with so many new possibilities.

Key Takeaways: The biggest takeaway is the realization that there is a ton of inspiration around us, if we just start observing. Our everyday objects, things in nature, lights, shadows, and what not - everything opens up an entire world of exploration. And as kids, it's our mission to go for it.

Dates: 8th August 2020 - 9th August 2020

No of sessions: 2

Time: 4pm-6pm

About the facilitator

Harshit Manocha lovingly known as molabocha is an Artist, a Storyteller, and an Entrepreneur in the creative industry. After graduating from IIT Bombay in 2017 & working with an MNC for 2 years, He quit his job to pursue his calling for Art & Education. He worked as an Artist-in-Residence & Creator for Arth, a Reggio-inspired preschool in Kolkata. His time at Arth gave him a peep into the beautiful perspective of Art from the lens of children. With a vision to take this beautiful experience to more individuals, in 2020 he founded Safe Space Studio which is an Artist Collective, an Experience Curation Community, and a Creative Consulting Company. As of today, he creates art, curates events & experiences, offers various creative and professional courses & also helps other upcoming artists in leading their journey.

Ideal for - Kids aged 10-15 years

Please Note- We will be providing certificates at the end of each workshop for the kids.