Participants of the workshop with Shyamsundar Das (wearing black in folded hands).
A four-day acting workshop recently concluded in Mayapur, marking a significant step in engaging devotees through creative preaching. Organized by Shyamsundar Das of Omnilight Films, it brought together devotees eager to explore dramatic arts as a medium for expressing and sharing Krishna consciousness.
Sharing his inspiration, Shyamsundar Das said his vision was to create a platform in Mayapur where devotees with creative talents could collaborate and serve through art. “Mayapur has a lot of potential, but there is no platform,” he noted, emphasizing the need for a space where creative devotees can express their abilities in Krishna’s service. He highlighted the urgency of offering spiritual alternatives in today’s digital age. “Because of this whole digital revolution, people are engaging themselves in all these different social media platforms,” he observed. Without providing devotional avenues for engagement, young people will naturally drift toward material entertainment.
Each day of the workshop built progressively on acting fundamentals while maintaining spiritual context. Sessions ran three hours daily, from 3 PM to 6 PM, beginning with warm-up exercises and games designed to help participants become fully present both physically and mentally.
Day One introduced participants to the actor’s instrument through icebreakers, mirror exercises where partners mimicked each other’s body language and expressions, and discussions on observation and imagination. The day included improvisation basics and concluded with an assignment to observe real people’s behavior and body language.
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