Tagfest 2016

Tagfest 2016 - an Art and Drama Festival was held on 23rd and 24th August 2016 at The Tagore International School (East of Kailash) from 9am to 1pm. The festival was a creative extravaganza which provided a platform for students to explore, create and perform in the company of their peers. Around 19 schools participated in the different categories on both days. Our School participated in all the events.

The event on the first day was titled TAG ART. This event included art related competitions such as pen and ink, clay modeling, portrait making, rangoli making, water colour painting, mehendi designing, photo-montage and animation. 'TAG ACT, on the second day, included performance oriented acts such as soliloquy, ad-bag, mime, the climax, nritya natika and nukkad natak.

In soliloquy the participants had to recite and enact any speech by a famous character. Ad-bag required the students to prepare an advertisement on a topic given to them on the spot, keeping in mind the young spectators as their prospective clients. The climax brought out the hidden actor in each participant when they were asked to enact a climax scene from any play. It had to be in English. Many of the schools chose Julius Caesar for its climax scene. Nritya Natika was an Indian classical dance event that had to depict a theme. Nukkad Natak was a street play event with women empowerment as its theme. It was a treat to see the young actors addressing social issues in their local language. The mime event in which one had to act without words was a depiction of intensity through silence. Participants wore makeup and costumes to produce the desired effect.

We all came back with a big smile on our faces and with gold, silver and bronze trophies in our hands. We were awarded the rolling trophy under the category of Best School. In Nritya Natika, we bagged the first prize. For Mime, we were placed at second position. We also won the gold trophy for Climax. Winning these prizes was like the icing on the cake. There couldnt have been a prouder moment for us all.

Parnika Mundra (XI-C)