Page 1 : 11:2108@he M246 4, , Street Theatre, , Street Theatre, , Street Theatre probably one of the oldest, forms of theatre since it predates the, development of theatres and specific, performance spaces. It is a form of theatre, which is presented normally in an outdoor, space in a public area. The performance is, often called a found performance because, both the performer and the audience ‘find’ or, happen upon the space where the, , performance takes place. Often street theatre, performers are called ‘buskers’ and the, audience for a ‘busker’ often donates money or, gifts of food or drink to the performer. These, types of street theatre are often performed on, the street, malls, in shopping centres, car parks, or on street intersections or corners. Street, theatre also includes moving performances, that happen through the street during festivals, or during parades or protests., , Street theatre can involve juggling, stilt walking,, magic, physical theatre, mime, mask work,, circus skills, clowning, work with fire, slapstick, comedy, busking, riding bicycles or unicycles,, using simple costumes and props. It normally, involves little or no set and no amplification of, sound., , <q eo Oo

Page 2 : 11:21 8@he M2 4G 4, , Some forms of early Street Theatre include, Ancient Roman Comedy, Medieval Passion, Plays, the Commedia dell arte, the Carnivale or, the Nukkad Natak (Indian Street Theatre)., , , , During the 20" Century, political and, community-based street performance, companies like Welfare State International,, PETA (in The Philippines), the Sarwanam, Theatre Group (in Nepal) and the Bread and, Puppet Theatre Company (founded in 1963 in, New York) expanded the nature and focus of, Street Theatre.

Page 3 : 11:21 8@he M2 4G 4, , Conceptual Art and the Happenings of the, 1960's also had their influence on street, performance groups such as Lumiere and Son,, John Bull Puncture Repair Kit, Exploded Eye,, the Natural Theatre Company and the, Australian group The Men Who Knew Too, Much. These groups included elements of, character-based work, DaDa, Japanese Kyogen, and Circus skills., , , , One form of Street Theatre which developed in, , the 21St Century is the Flash Mob. A Flash Mob, is where a group of people suddenly assemble, in a street or public place and perform a, synchronized or unusual or seemingly pointless, act in a short time. Often these events are, organized via social media. With its origins in, conceptual art and the political theatre of, Augusto Boal, the first official Flash Mob was, probably one staged in 2003 by Bill Wasik in, Manhattan at Macy's Department Store.

Page 4 : 11:22 @@He M246 4, , Youngsters raised concerns over a wide range of, social issues — AIDS, human trafficking, child, labour and drinking — through their street, plays. "A street play is a very potent form of, communication on social issues. Many corporate, houses have tried to use street plays as a mode, of advertisement for their products. Such, attempts tend to fail because this kind of theatre, works for raising awareness on issues like, dowry, child labour, etc," Khushalani said., , The first performance, by students of IP, University, raised the issues of prostitution,, human trafficking and the problems faced by sex, workers. "We used the data collected by NGOs, and looked at a couple of cases. During our, research, we noticed that a number of children, had been rehabilitated. We found that there, were many cases of prostitution. This trend was, not limited to Delhi. It is a pan-India, phenomenon and was also seen in countries like, Nepal and Bangladesh," Arjuna, an IP University, student, said., , Children of factory workers were part of the, second performance. The play spoke about child, labour and was based on case studies in, Moradabad and Firozabad areas of Uttar, Pradesh. Playwright Anuragh said, "We had, approached an NGO, which works in the, Badarpur area, which runs a learning centre for, children. Since the play was primarily on child, labour, we wanted kids to be part of the, performance and received an enthusiastic, response from them. They took some time to, understand the issue. They participated in the, play with the hope that they were doing, something for children who were forced to work, because of family or social pressures.", , .. contd., , Page Zz Single Page Format, , < @ a

Page 5 : 11:24@8@@° 2 4G 44, , Street play is one of the oldest theatre forms where, the artists enact in public places with no specific, target audience. It is a genre of drama performed, with music and dance which is known for its, simplicity and creative execution. It serves as a, metaphor that captures an image of moral nature, which every layman can relate to. It is also known, , as 'nukad natak'., , A street play is known for its catchy dialogues,, attractive slogans and powertul dramatic elements, like tragedy, humor, mimicry etc. The youths mainly, come forward to play this genre. The primary goal, of a street play is taking a social message to a, large group of people. This helps to create a sense, of awareness in the society in which we live. Every, street play has a specific public social theme and, the actor who performs should posses the skill to, exhibit and portrays the theme well. The dialogues, are colloquial and should be rendered, monotonously with a clear and loud voice. This, kind of recitation in high pitch will leave a huge, , impact in the minds of people., , Generally the duration of the street play is very less., It is not an easy task for any actors to perform in an, extensive group. Most of the time, the actors are, uniformly dressed in order to bring the uniformity in, behavior, mindset and outlook of the people. Lack, of proper theatre settings is an added advantage to, , get connected with people in real life. This effective, , tachniauermill. camnel.the.cnactatare.ta.ctereatune., , < @ a