King Lear Auditions

Dear Students of TVIS who would like to audition for King Lear

Further to our discussion of Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, below is the speech which you should learn and come prepared for the first round of auditions which will be held after 10 days. (Exact date and time will be given by your class teacher). King Lear’s speech is for boys and Goneril’s speech is for girls. Remember, no reading. You must know your lines:

ACT-II-SCENE-4

KING LEAR

O, reason not the need: our basest beggars
Are in the poorest thing superfluous:
Allow not nature more than nature needs,
Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s: thou art a lady;
If only to go warm were gorgeous,
Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear’st,
Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But, for true need,–
You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need!
You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both!
If it be you that stir these daughters’ hearts
Against their father, fool me not so much
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,
And let not women’s weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man’s cheeks! No, you unnatural hags,
I will have such revenges on you both,
That all the world shall–I will do such things,–
What they are, yet I know not: but they shall be
The terrors of the earth. You think I’ll weep
No, I’ll not weep:
I have full cause of weeping; but this heart
Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws,
Or ere I’ll weep. O fool, I shall go mad!

 

ACT-I-SCENE-3

(The Duke of Albany’s palace.)

Enter GONERIL, and OSWALD, her steward

GONERIL
Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool?
OSWALD
Yes, madam.
GONERIL
By day and night he wrongs me; every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other,
That sets us all at odds: I’ll not endure it:
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him; say I am sick:
If you come slack of former services,
You shall do well; the fault of it I’ll answer.
OSWALD
He’s coming, madam; I hear him.
Horns within
GONERIL
Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellows; I’ll have it come to question:
If he dislike it, let him to our sister,
Whose mind and mine, I know, in that are one,
Not to be over-ruled. Idle old man,
That still would manage those authorities
That he hath given away! Now, by my life,
Old fools are babes again; and must be used
With cheques as flatteries,–when they are seen abused.
Remember what I tell you.
OSWALD
Well, madam.
GONERIL
And let his knights have colder looks among you;
What grows of it, no matter; advise your fellows so:
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,
That I may speak: I’ll write straight to my sister,
To hold my very course. Prepare for dinner.

Exit

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India that is Bharat

At last completed reading this book written by one of the finest young minds in the country, J.Sai Deepak.

The reason I started reading this book was the title of this book. The title refers to Article 1. of our Indian Constitution.
 
“India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.”
 
Often I have observed that referring to our country as BHARAT is thought of as being out of fashion amongst our youth and Sai Deepak seems to have noticed this and taken up this gigantic task of educating all of us.
Honestly it took me some time and effort to read this book because of the many new constructs that I had come across while reading this book. He puts forth very interesting perspectives on Colonialists, Colonisation, Colonial Consciousness, Civilisation, Civilisational Consciousness, “Civilisational state” and a “State that is a Civilisation”. Before reading this book I had a vague understanding of these and I had not given much thought to these. Deepak unravels very interesting details and elucidates the impact of both European and Middle Eastern colonisation of Bharat.
He also explains in-depth the constitutional aspects and impact of colonial consciousness on our constitution. He not only speaks of decolonisation at length but there is a lot written on wide ranging topics including the Rhodes scholarship.
A fine piece of scholarly work and I am already looking forward to the sequel. I strongly recommend that the youth of Bharat reads this work by this brilliant author.

Visit of CM of Gujarat to TVIS

The Chief Minister of Gujarat visited Tapti Valley International School on the 27th of September for the Inauguration of the New Indoor Sports Complex . Of course there were Ministers of the State, MPs, MLAs, Bureaucrats and many other dignitaries on the occasion. Relieved that the event went off without a hitch inspite of the incessant rain which tried to play spoilsport.

Shakespeare Festival-2019-20- Auditions

Dear Students of Class-IX-DPS Surat,

Further to our discussion of Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, below is the speech which you should learn and come prepared for the first round of auditions which will be held when you return from your Summer vacations. (Exact date and time will be given by your class teacher). Macbeth’s speech is for boys and Lady Macbeth’s speech is for girls. Remember, no reading. You must know your lines:

ACT-I

SCENE-VII: 

MACBETH

If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well

It were done quickly: if the assassination

Could trammel up the consequence, and catch

With his surcease success; that but this blow

Might be the be-all and the end-all here,

But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,

We’ld jump the life to come. But in these cases

We still have judgment here; that we but teach

Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return

To plague the inventor: 

He’s here in double trust;

First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,

Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,

Who should against his murderer shut the door,

Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan

Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been

So clear in his great office, that his virtues

Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against

The deep damnation of his taking-off;

And pity, like a naked new-born babe,

Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye.

ACT-I

SCENE V. 

LADY MACBETH

The raven himself is hoarse

That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan

Under my battlements. Come, you spirits

That tend on mortal thoughts, 

And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full

Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood;

Stop up the access and passage to remorse,

That no compunctious visitings of nature

Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between

The effect and it! Come you murdering ministers,

Wherever in your sightless substances

You wait on nature’s mischief! Come, thick night,

And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,

That my keen knife see not the wound it makes,

Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,

To cry ‘Hold, hold!’

Bird Watching Season around DPS Tapi

Successfully completed the Bird watching sessions this season with the young Birders of the DPS Birding Club. Thoroughly enjoyed the company of these budding birders and tried to answer all the outstanding questions they had while trying to teach them how to identify the numerous birds around Surat. We identified over 50 birds including many migratory ducks, cranes and other birds. For details regarding the DPS Birding Club please visit our club blog www.dpsbirders.net

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King Lear by the DPS Shakespeare Society

Had a great time directing King Lear for the Shakespeare Society of DPS. My congratulations and thanks to all the actors and the teachers who worked really hard to make it a success. After last year’s production of the much appreciated ‘The Merchant of Venice’ I was really looking forward to work with this year’s wonderful team to raise the bar in every department. I am really honoured to work with such talent. Right from the time of auditions it was such a pleasure working with all the crew. My thanks to all including the wonderful audience who stayed glued to their seats for the entire two hours. Coming up soon “Macbeth” starring the students of DPS Tapi…

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Menuhin Competition Geneva 2018 Documentary

The Menuhin Competition is the world’s leading international competition for young violinists, held every two years in a different world city, most recently in Geneva from 12-22 April 2018. Prior to the Menuhin Competition Geneva 2018, the Competition was held in London in 2016 to celebrate the Menuhin centenary, Austin, Texas in 2014, Beijing in 2012 and Oslo in 2010. It attracts hundreds of entries from all corners of the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. The Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures these exceptionally talented young musicians to develop into the next generation of great artists.

My wish is, some time in the future we will have the young violinists from our school participate in this competition.