Every student’s favourite teacher was the one who told stories, or better yet, taught the syllabus through engaging narrations with dynamic characters. Taking a cue from this fact, the Children’s Museum at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) will be hosting Jataka Tales, a movement and storytelling workshop with artiste Prachi Wagh, today. Using dance as a medium, Wagh will lead young participants in building a story together. The characters of the tale featuring three friends — the Antelope, Woodpecker and Tortoise — will be brought to life through kathak, and by exploring dance concepts such as taal and laya (rhythm and tempo), abhinaya (gesture, expression and movement), and other elements.

Thomasina D’souza