About Us

STEPS FOR CHANGE is a registered non government organization consisting of young professionals, all working together in the field of youth development for social action since last 5 years. ”Awareness and self development of an individual is our prime goal”. It was felt by the group that it is crucial to make public aware of the various realities ailing the society and mobilizing people to take proactive actions. To achieve this we encourage and promote creative activities like theatre, music, puppetry and graphics.

We have our own theatre group comprising of theatre professionals, college students and amateur theatre enthusiasts.

OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES:-

“KHOJ” an educational program
(At dilli-haat between 1-3 pm daily)

TRAINING PROGRAMME
Theatre workshop, skill development workshop, puppetry workshop, face painting workshop

THEATRE ACTIVITIES
Street plays, mime shows, stage plays

"KHOJ" An educational programme

We started a project on 26th nov 2005 .There are 15 to 18 children (age group between 5-17 yrs). Some are school dropouts and most of them have never got an opportunity to go to a school. All of them are earning their livelihoods by boot-polishing and begging in Dilli-haat ,Ansal plaza and South extension market etc. We are teaching these children daily betwen 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm in a park near Dilli-haat parking area.

please visit www.sfckhoj.blogspot.com for more informaton about khoj.

TRAINING PROGRAMME

We believe in sharing our ideas, skills, knowledge and experiences. We have designed and implemented creative workshop modules. These helps in building and enhancing one’s confidence, communication skills and understanding. Also it helps in developing leadership qualities and mind frame for team work. It is a process of self discovery where in one discovers his/her own potentials and capabilities.

We conduct following workshops:-

• Theatre workshop
• Personality and skill development workshop
• Puppetry workshop
• Face painting workshop

THEATRE WORKSHOP

Theatre workshop comprises of the issues concerning an individual to those around him, followed by research work on the selected issue. Then participants are introduced to technicalities involved in to play building like:-voice modulation, body movements, principles of acting, principles of design etc.

PERSONALITY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

This workshop basically focuses on discovering one’s “self”, one’s capabilities, potentials, abilities and aims through theatre and several fun activities. It works on an individual’s communications skills and creativity. It helps an individual to discover his/her talents and motivate to work upon the same. It develops leadership qualities and makes an individual aware about his/her surroundings.

puppetry workshop

It trains on the making of puppets and their use as a very strong means of expressions and communications. Participants are trained on how to hold a puppet and it’s movements and how to transcend one’s own body movements in to puppet’s body. Participant learns on voice modulation according to the puppet’s character. A story is weaved around the puppets followed by puppet show.

Face Painting workshop

It trains participant to express their opinions on the concerned issue through a variance in colors and pictures or tattoos. It includes the art of tattoo making and relating it to a particular issue. It trains on symbols and logos related to specific issues and organizations.

THEATRE ACTIVITIES

We believe theatre to be a medium of uncovering issues and perspectives, which do not emerge through other forms of enquiry and presenting the same before a large no. of people. We use theatre as a tool to bring awareness amongst people and sensitize them towards several socio-economic-national and global issues.

We have our own theatre group comprising of theatre professionals working hand in hand with college students and amateur theatre enthusiasts. Different forms of theatre we have used till now:-

STREET PLAYS
MIME SHOW
STAGE PLAYS

STREET PLAYS

We have performed more than 1500 street plays on diverse issues like environment, female foeticide, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, disbility, waste management etc. We believe street plays to be the most effective way of creating awareness amongst a large no. of people. play building is based on research and coceptual understanding of the concerned issue which is then transacted in a very interactive an humorous way.

We have done big awarenes campaigns like:-
campaign against female feoticide, campaign against pesticides in coke and pepsi, anticracker campaign, waste management campaign etc.

MIme show

"STEPS for Change" demonstrated how the sales persons from baby food companies convince innocent mothers that their formula is superior to breastmilk. One such mother's happiness is short lived, as the baby gets sick. Accompanied by her husband she visits a physician, who gives her medicines and also recommends to stop bottle-feeding and re-start breastfeeding. She throws bottle and baby food and returns to breastfeeding; the child revives. The group also conducted a workshop on the last day on 'How to combine theatre to support appropriate infant feeding practices'.

the mime was performed at sri sai auditorium.

RANGBHOOMI

This play was performed in L.T.G. Auditorium (Delhi), I.H.C. (delhi), N.C.Z.C.C (allahbad),Banaras club (banaras).
The story revolves around "surdas" a blind beggar who fights all odds. Mr. John sewak a businessman wants to start a cigarette factory on the patch of land that belongs to surdas. The entire village is blinded by the greed to earn money. But surdas has some other plans for his land....... In the fight surdas loses his home friends, his life's earning and last even his life.

KHAMOSH AWAZEIN

This play is based on the Tasleema Nasreen's novel "lajja". The plat starts with he indo-pak partition in 1947 and the communal riots that accompanied it. Essentially this play is a protest call against communalism. If on the one hand it brings to foolish the inhuman behavior of the Muslim fundamentalists, then on the other hand it does not spare the fascist side of Hinduism.

EK VOILEN SAMUNDAR KE KINARE written by krishan chander

The central character penned by the novelist hails from an ancient and his transition to modern times just with the desire to fall in love with modern age girl. Tragically the end produces an irony with the girl being killed by keshav. This culmination is being put by Sh. Krishan chandra in his own style, pointing specifically by getting the attention of the readers towards the imperative values for any civilization.

EIDGAAH and BADE BHAI SAHAB

These are the stories written by "MUNSHI PREMCHAND". The play was performed in Kamla Nehru College' auditorium (Delhi University).