Street play, Nukkad Natak, Drama and Art in Education

1. COURSE D18
Drama and Art in Education
(B Ed Special Education – Hearing Impairment/
B Ed Special Education-- Learning Disability
University of Mumbai
TOPIC : Street Play- Do’s and Don’t
Dr.Amit Hemant Mishal,
Associate Professor
CCYM’S Hashu Advani College of Special
Education
https://www.hashuadvanismarak.org/hacse/introduction.ht
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Dr.Amit Hemant Mishal, Associate Professor 1

2. Street Play(Nukkad Natak)-Do’s
Don’t’s
For Social Communication

3. What ?
Show in form of theatrical performance on the streets is street play

4. Where?
• Outdoor Public Place- Any where –Permission Better!

5. Whom?
• Public
• Mall/ Parking Zone/Around Garden/Around Market
• Audience without paying for the play see the performance

6. When?
Announcement of play in advance not done usually.

7. Why?
• Social Cause/Message giving
• Social Communication
• Create awareness
• Stir up emotions
• Enlighten
• Education, Edutainment, Empowerment
• Community Mobilization
• Breaking barrier of Access , Cost
• New Opportunity for Socializing and Friendship

8. Do
• Absorb character you want to play
• Dialogue/Script writing
• Language- Local the better !
• Humor
• Body Language
• Ignore the anti social
• Voice Modulation
• Use acoustic and percussion instruments for music -better

9. Do………………
• Act/Dance
• Engage with audience
• Adapt to surrounding
• Start of Play- End of Play- Creativity
• Theme /Title
• Slogans
• Catch start to get public attention
• Understand culture around

10. Don’t…………..
• No/Avoid mike
• No makeup/ Avoid
• No variety in dress -Uniform dress code the better
• Minimal or No props/Costumes
• Exceed time than planned duration
• Avoid controversy Issues/words/sentences/Politics
• Use of fire/ water/ smoke machines on the performing area