Category: 
The Magic Drum
Sep 16 2008
Where:
RangaShankara ,
JP Nagar ,
Bangalore ,
Karnataka
When:
Sep 16 2008 to
Sep 21 2008
Contact Details:
Dream A Dream
Phone : 80-65349980
Hosted By:
BLT and Dream A Dream
The Magic Drum – A Family Entertainer Staging in Bangalore
Community Theatre in Support of Bangalore’s Vulnerable Children
Twenty-five actors…
Thirteen stories from around the world…
The dreams of thousands of children…
September 2008 - Bangalore – Based on the overwhelming success of last year’s joint community theatre production, Bangalore Little Theatre and Dream A Dream are teaming up for another family entertainer, The Magic Drum, to be staged at Ranga Shankara and at Ravidra Kalakshetra.
Based on the stories by Sudha Murty, The Magic Drum will thrill children and adults alike through a fun and interactive show. The production brings together a large collection of folk tales from all over the world which have been adapted by the author – funny tales, racy tales, tales of wise men, foolish men, greedy men, not to mention, smart women, clever girls, hapless kings, princes, princesses, hip minstrels, snappy jesters, and animals, the stage production will include a good number of these stories, grouped into five thematic sets. Through a ‘lucky dip’ game with the children in the audience the players will perform the stories that are chosen at random! There will also be room for lots more audience participation through the performance, including sing-alongs..
The production will also raise funds for the work of Dream A Dream – a Banaglore based NGO working to empower children from vulnerable background through life skills programming designed to encourage creativity, confidence, communication and interpersonal skills using fun and engraining activities including sports, creative arts, adventures, civic awareness and fun days.
The Magic Drum will run from August 16th – September 21st at Ranga Shankara, and on September 30th at Kalakshetra with shows at 10:30am and 7:30pm open for the general public.
Tickets are available at Dream A Dream, Ranga Shakara and many outlets across the city for Rs. 120. Please call call 65349980 / 2224 7745 / 9880100991 for details.
A special gala performance will take place at the Royal Orchid hotel on September 28th followed by a dinner sponsored by Royal Orchid Hotels, UB Spirits and HDFC. Individual tickets are available for Rs. 1,200.
The Magic Drum is a unique community theatre event will serve the dual purposes of encouraging theatre appreciation within Bangalore communities and raising funds for Dream A Dream’s programmes which empower vulnerable children.
All proceeds of The Magic Drum will support Dream A Dream, a registered charitable trust working to empower vulnerable children by developing life skills while at the same time sensitising the community through active volunteering. Dream A Dream is a professionally-run organization which is recognized by GiveIndia, the Credibility Alliance and the Resource Alliance as an accountable and well-managed NGO whose work has measurable and notable impact on communities.
The production is being written, played and produced by the Bangalore Little Theatre - the city’s oldest and widely respected theatre society. Positioned as Community Theatre, BLT is committed to maintaining a social development perspective in all its activities. An Academy of Theatre Arts created by BLT Foundation has thrust programmes in Theatre Education, with a special interest in reaching the underprivileged schooling system. The group has dramatized a select number of stories from the book with the special permission of the author.
The Magic Drum is supported by: Royal Orchid Hotels, UB Spirits, HDFC, Paws Pet Store, Ramya Repo Graphics and Namaste Media.
For further information, please contact:
Sangitha Batt
Event Coordiantor, Dream A Dream
Phone: 9880100991
Email: sangs.dreamadream@gmail.com
Admission :Kids over 5 years, Tickets Rs. 120 per person, proceeds go to Dream A Dream, an NGO that works to build lifeskills in disadvantaged children
