Adept across various performance and creative arts spanning poetry, theatre and photography, multi-faceted poet/author S. Sree Navya transform her passion into immersive experiences that transport us into the world she weaves for us.
Channeling her ability to hold the audience’s attention into valuable learning, Navya’s upcoming workshop ‘Keeping Up With Monologues’ in collaboration with Lyrical Muse is set to be the perfect primer for anyone interested in the art of monologuing.
An interactive online workshop which will dive into the intricacies of writing and performing a good monologue, Navya’s session is equally aimed at beginners and those hoping to further hone their skills.
Ahead of the ‘Keeping Up With Monologues’ workshop on Saturday, November 14, read our Q&A with Navya below!
You’re a poet, author, theatre artist and photographer, tell me a bit about finding your passions and the journey in pursuing them?
Finding my passions wasn’t an easy task, i became an accidental writer and a poet. I was always passionate about theatre as a kid and photography just happened I used to cover break time events during my undergraduate days as a UG student at Stella Maris College.
What do you find most challenging about balancing your profession and passions? How do you overcome it?
I do sometimes get exhausted pursuing my passions and it kind of drains me but at the end of the day, both my profession & passion as both are like my two eyes can’t live without them.
What is it that draws you towards performance art like monologuing? What sparked this interest in you and how has it evolved over time?
Monologues were something I learnt during my stint as a theatre trainer in Crea Shakti, a Theatre in Education Company since then I have written around 3 more monologues, wish to write a monologue book someday.
“Community building is very essential for a performance art, without a community, art can’t thrive.”
What do people often misunderstand about monologuing? Is there a myth or misconception around it you’d like to dispel?
People often confuse monologue with mono act. There is a misconception that both mono act and monologues are same. A mono act is when one person takes on a role and acts it out, whereas a monologue is more of an inner dialogue within the actors mind.
What can participants expect from your upcoming workshop ‘Keeping Up With Monologues’?
Participants can expect an interactive session on how to write monologues with precise knowledge, learn monologuing is all about, what makes a good monologue and more.
How important is community building in performance art? Along those lines, tell us a bit about your community Prompts Corner?
Community building is very essential for a performance art, without a community, art can’t thrive. Prompts Corner is an initiative by G S Prasanth Kumar, Me, Heena Kouzzer & Hepzibah Kanimozhi it’s a writing community & also an open mic community that hosts writing based meetups as well.
What are you looking forward to in terms of your collaboration with Lyrical Muse?
I am looking forward to a great learning experience, and a teaching experience as well as this is my first time with Lyrical Muse.
Finally, what are some areas of writing and performance you’d love to experiment with in the future? What other workshops would you love to hold with us?
Poetry workshops as well would love to do one as I am more of a poet than anything else I spin words that turn into masterpieces by itself.
Register to join the ‘Keeping Up With Monologues’ online workshop taking place on Saturday, November 14 at 6pm HERE. Visit Lyrical Muse Instagram for more information.
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