Drama School Mumbai
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Mumbai's best acting school, Drama School Mumbai, offers a comprehensive Acting and Theatre Curriculum with top-notch faculty and numerous activity-based learning opportunities.
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A Stage to Film Story
Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Francis Ford Coppola, and Federico Fellini—legendary filmmakers who began their storytelling journeys in theatre—demonstrate how closely intertwined the worlds of stage and screen are. These two mediums have shared a dynamic connection, enriching each other over time. Closer to home, actors in India have often navigated both spaces, transitioning from the immersive realm of theatre to the complex demands of film sets. They move seamlessly from delivering powerful lines to a live audience to mastering the subtleties of close-up acting in front of the camera, where every facial expression is magnified.
By Drama School Mumbaiabout a year ago in BookClub
No Laughing Matter: Inside the Serious Business of Theatre for Children
A new play opens in the city. There’s a buzz of excitement among the young audience eagerly waiting to enter. The bell rings, the last bites of samosas disappear, and cold coffee is finished as children and their guardians settle into the best seats in the theatre. The audience, filled with anticipation, sits on the edge of their seats as the house lights dim. But this isn’t your typical theatre crowd. This is theatre for children, and its serious business.
By Drama School Mumbaiabout a year ago in Journal
Sharing a World With AI
On 11 May 1997, the world of chess witnessed a groundbreaking event. Russian grandmaster and world champion Gary Kasparov lost a historic match, leading him to cry foul play and accuse his opponent of cheating—a not uncommon reaction. However, what was extraordinary about this match was the victor: IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue. A few months later, in the same year, a musical version of this match played out in an acting workshop at the University of Oregon. Dr. Steve Larson, a musician, competed with a computer program called EMI (Experiments in Musical Intelligence) to compose in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. The competition featured three entries: one by Bach, one by Dr. Larson, and one by EMI. To Dr. Larson’s dismay, he lost, and the audience believed that EMI’s composition was genuine Bach.
By Drama School Mumbaiabout a year ago in Art
Capturing Moments: DSM Students Embrace Theatre Exploration in Ninasam and Bangalore, Focusing on Acting Training
Theatre (and the arts as a whole) offer a profound journey into how to become an actor, connecting us universally. This may sound like a tired cliche, but the buzzing bus full of DSM students arriving at the Ninasam Theatre Institute (Nilakanteshwara Natyaseva Sangha) in Heggodu, Karnataka, were about to discover how thrillingly reaffirming true this notion was (and is), underscoring the importance of acting classes.
By Drama School Mumbai2 years ago in Education
Honoring Theatre Talent at Drama Schools in Mumbai:
In 2021, the Niloufer Sagar Alumni Grant Programme (NSAPG) was established at the Drama Schools Foundation Mumbai (DSFM) in memory of Lt. Niloufer Sagar, a respected theatre and live arts producer and consultant. This initiative, instituted by Sagar’s family and friends, has been funding and nurturing talent through one of the best drama colleges in the city. Managed by DSFM, this program has successfully produced twelve outstanding productions to date.
By Drama School Mumbai2 years ago in Education
