ngpur intriguing sounds of rhythmic clapping a chorus of words like chiki tee ta chiki tee toe resound in the rashtrabhasha hall at north ambazari road thirtyfive young boys and girls are learning the art of synchronization at a twoday theatre workshop being conducted here by mumbaibased thespo the most important aspect of theatre is oneness or to perform as a group abhishekh saha who along with mithila palkar is conducting this workshop tells his students they listen attentively hanging on to every word describing his group of students as ones with a deep hunger to learn saha told toi later there was an overwhelming requirement for a theatre workshop in this city we have heard that nagpur has a throbbing theatre culture held afloat by these young enthusiasts he terms his effort as passing on whatever he has learnt from veterans like pt satyadev dubey shiv subramanium and quasar padamsee the last one being the founder of thespo there are a few here who have been doing theatre for the last 10 years i have been in it for just eight years says saha and adds that what is required in the city is an exposure which would make their thinking and approach multidimensional in theatre we draw from real life situations students here need an exposure to many layers of life and the art of presenting them on stage he says in mumbai theatre is very experimental and urban here they are way behind he adds at the twoday workshop saha is teaching basics of theatre like how to use body rhythms for stage im building them as a group and teaching them the dynamics of leading and following they will also learn the significance of using their body as a personal resource through the art of expressing without speaking he explains described as a theatre movement for the young thespo holds similar workshops at different cities like delhi kolkata ahmedabad and pune a similar workshop was held in the city last year too the best part is that it imparts quality training at zero cost says gaurav ambare one of the participants i am here to learn the new techniques in all areas of theatre says atul somkuwar lauding the experience aarohi pandey says i have learnt to cultivate team spirit and the importance of physical fitness in theatre