Campus Connect - Tiruchi
Bishop Heber College hosted a two-day theatre workshop focused on personal and professional development for English students. Additionally, various colleges in Tiruchi held inter-collegiate competitions covering elocution and biotechnology.
Why it matters
These events highlight the active engagement of higher education institutions in India in fostering soft skills and academic excellence among students.
A two-day theatre workshop titled “Discovery of Self in the Other and the Other in Self”, organised by the PG and Research, Department of English, Bishop Heber College, Professor David Wesley of Madras Christian College, explored how theatrical practice can sharpen personal awareness, professional communication, and leadership skills. Theatre was presented as a structure supported by four pillars: voice, mind, body and space on the opening day. One-minute stories, re-narrations, and partner-switching exercises tested participants’ powers of observation and adaptability.
The second day shifted attention to the physical dimension. Participants worked with tableaux and snapshot scenes, learning to communicate without adding or omitting elements of a script. The afternoon practicum saw participants divided into six teams, each presenting an original play.
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