Neikolie Kuotsu speaking during the inaugural programme of drama club at Patkai Christian College on March 22.
PATKAI, March 23 (MExN): The Department of English, Patkai Christian College (PCC) inaugurated their drama club on March 22. ‘The drama club aims to provide artistic entertainment in the form of performances and build intellectual and aesthetic understanding of the craft and techniques of theatre,’ PCC stated in a press release.
The objective is to put into practice the dramas read and taught theoretically in class, to develop basic skills and provide training in performing arts and to develop script writing, stage craft, play production and public speaking, informed Ruuleto Vakha, HoD, Department of English while delivering the welcome address.
The guest speaker, Neikolie Kuotsu, a doctoral candidate in Cinema Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi highlighted the various crucial aspects of theatre and the art of stage performance drawing upon his own experiences while performing on various platforms in Delhi. He also took questions and interacted with the students.
A performance of Mark Anthony’s iconic monologue, ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me yours ears’ from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was presented by Nishe Awomi of BA 2nd semester.
The drama club intends to regularly stage adaptations of canonical texts and at the same time original works written by the club members, PCC added.
