A Cultural Programme includes various activities such as folk dances, traditional songs, drama performances, and art exhibitions. Each activity represents a unique culture.
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Street Theatre Performances
The faces of our Street Theatre Team may have changed over the years, but our commitment to keep this dying art form alive does not. Our team regularly performs plays and skits around the area, in remote and rural villages and in the big towns too. And we always have an important message to convey through the laughter.
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Painting class
In our books everyone is an artist, especially the youngsters. They get to put their studying minds aside once a week as they unleash their suppressed creativity onto paper (drawing, painting, collages) and through other art mediums like clay and papier-mache. Once in a while artistic guests at Yatra Home-Stay offer a class or two in various mediums too.
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Puppet show
A puppet show is always a good way to get younger children (adults too) involved when trying to convey an important message. This was a medium we used regularly many years ago. Recently we realized it was time to dust off and spruce up our puppets and revive this very long lost art form and we have recommenced this particular offering with new characters and lively, informative scripts at schools in the area.
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Drama class
Foundation Director Yatra Srinivassan uses his personal experience as a well reputed film and theatre actor and director to good use by conducting regular drama classes with the after-school tuition children. It’s one class they really enjoy!
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Dance class
Bharathnatayam is a traditional form of classical dance in South India, yet it is widely revered around the globe. We conduct regular classes at Yatra – open to both the evening tuition students and to any other girls from the surrounding area. Whilst the girls take the classes very seriously, they enjoy it immensely and get to showcase their talent and progress regularly.
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Music class
Music is one of the most important and useful forms of art. It is through music that many of our memories are relived. We offer weekly lessons in Parai – a traditional South Indian drum played during festivals and on auspicious occasions. From joyful functions like weddings; calling villagers to gatherings and events; to announcing births and deaths, the Parai drum is more than just an instrument, it is a tool for communication.
