When was the last time you experienced a creative process?
Was it an escape without leaving home, a dash of coriander on soup to fill in for the absence of green in the bowl, a hug when all’s high, a hug when all are low, an ‘Aha!’, a sliver of a family heirloom, the little green dot conveying ‘vegetarian’, a grown-up dot -a butta print- a saree’s favorite, a tick across a shoe screaming ‘Just do It!’, the melodies of a service provider jingle or the child portrayal in ‘Aurat! Aurat! Aurat!’?
The space for the Arts is adaptable, open-minded, accommodating, and welcomes tangents. Kind to both sound and noise- irrespective of medium(s) in expression, red to one- grey to another, beautiful to one- bizarre to another, graceful to one- misleading to another, viewed from the top to one & felt by touch to another, it has been a debatable journey defining Art and its multiple intents/ approaches. Centuries of introspection and collaborative discoveries haven’t been able to gather Art in its entirety into a few gathered meaningful words. Therefore, the space that accommodates this flexibility is that which doesn’t need to choose between the reds and the greys, where the journey- the process of creating becomes the Art itself, where the comfort and feel of the ground under our feet are more ‘Art’ than any forced masterpiece. A performance space with provision to see oneself and one are experiments with Body and Movement. A setting that provides for collaboration and understanding of the relationship between the performer and their audience. A space that doesn’t judge and helps build confidence. A space where one can see-hear themselves and others without an effort. Between trying to create something meaningful for the Arts space, and authentically represent oneself in the creative process, a space to portray all journeys from start to finish without a bias, and a space to move, jump around and mimic the wind if demanded by the hour.
A welcoming amount of light finding its way into the studio space- helping with a calm mind and a snug environment for effective daydreaming- ironically allowing acceptance of the darker aspects of human nature- ‘Ma’am, by night I would like to be an angry blood-thirsty vampire’. Comfortable furniture is arranged to help students collaborate & connect, not being too stressed about the mess that Art creates in its process- ensuring the end of it, however, sees a clean floor beyond ‘just’ exploration. And finally- an organized space for essential resources- a space where there is no right or wrong way to approach creation, but the only way to express, is ‘your’ way to approach it. A space for ‘I am extremely restless and I don’t want to create anything today but also, an ‘I like what we’re doing but I am not happy with what I made, can I try this again?’.
So,
Who do you want to be tomorrow?
What are the qualities you wish to have developed in a few years?
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I am sure most of us reading this blog have heard two terms that are thrown around in science fiction movies, “quantum particles” and “time travel”. I want to talk about quantum particles or quantum physics. The one thing that movies do get right is that quantum physics is the study of microscopic particles and their interactions with other particles and their energies, etc. It seems like it’s a straightforward topic right? Unfortunately, physics at a microscopic level tends to be way messier than it seems. Richard Feynman, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, famously said that “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” But this doesn’t mean that we cannot discuss some experiments and what their results imply for the universe. I want to go over one of the more fascinating concepts of quantum physics: quantum entanglement. An easy way to understand quantum entanglement is with the following thought experiment. Think of a pair of gloves separated from each other by any imaginable distance. Now imagine that the gloves are both simultaneously left-handed and right-handed. What happens when you observe any one of these gloves? The one you observe transforms into either a left-handed glove or a right-handed one. But here’s where things are interesting. The other glove, which was also in both of these states, instantly transforms into the complement of the glove you observed. That is quantum entanglement.
Remember when I told you that physics at a microscopic level is messy? This is why. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, light’s speed of 300,000 kilometers a second is the absolute fastest anything can travel in our universe. But quantum entanglement shows that there is no absolute fastest speed because two connected particles could be billions of light years separated, but they will still transform instantaneously. Does that mean Einstein’s theory, the one that explains multiple phenomena in our universe, is incorrect? Not exactly. It just means we haven’t quite understood the universe in its entirety yet.
Special Assembly - Empathy
I still remember that day, when our class teacher, Bhawna ma’am, announced that our assembly will happen soon and our topic is empathy. We were all thrilled as we usually look forward to class assemblies every year. As ma’am explained what was to be done, Anvitha efficiently divided the roles, considering everyone’s opinion. There was a skit team, choir team, banner team, and speech team. All worked together harmoniously to create an entertaining, informative assembly.
I thoroughly enjoyed the process of writing the script and playing the role of narrator in the skit. Poorvi, Tamanna, Srinidhi, Madhav Surya, and Aishani as actors, and Shashank, Gaurika, Jalaja, Shalini, Saanvi, Shourya Sharma, Mounish, and Amrutha as voice-overs showed great cooperation to make this skit a success.
The choir team aligned a melodious song and prayer, along with Surya, who played the guitar. The long days of practice paid off to create an amazing performance. The singers were Gaurika, Devananda, Juhipriya, Aishani, and Aadya.
Beautiful manners were made by Jai Adith, Dhruv, and Saanvi. Their creativity sparkled on the stage.
Anvitha worked hard to bring the class together. Her catchy narrating and pleasant smile carried our assembly. Shashank shared the most meaningful thought- “The nature of Humanity, its essence, is to feel another's pain as one’s own, and to act to take that pain away. There is nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness” which was extremely apt.
Adnan gave the news to update us on the world's happenings. Then, a truly enlightening student talk was prepared by Aadya on empathy. Unfortunately, she fell sick on the day of the assembly and was unable to give her talk. But, the efforts she put behind it were tremendous. An
An amazing, informative, and inspiring teachers’ talk was given by our class teacher, Bhawna ma’am, who supported us throughout the journey.
Finally, the credits were given by Mahathi, to show the efforts put by our backstage roles, actors, singers, and narrators.
Thanks to the opportunity and support from our co-ordinators and teacher, the effort and cooperation of our class, this assembly was an enjoyable experience and an amazing performance.
Devananda Kapil
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