P H O T O E S S AY

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S K I L L S - F O R M A T I V E A S S E S S M E N T

T H E B A C K S TA G E

• T H E P L AT F O R M T H AT I S A U N I Q U E M A G N E T W H I C H A T T R A C T S A R T I S T S .

• A S T A G E T H A T G I V E S M E M O R I E S F O R L I F E T I M E .

• B A C K S T A G E L I F E I S A U N I Q U E W O R L D I N I T S E L F.

• S M I L E S , L A U G H T E R S , D I S C R I M I N A T I O N , P R I O R I T I E S . . I T H A S E V E R Y T H I N G .

• Life of models is surrounded by mirrors on three sides and ramp on the other.

• Hidden fears under pretty makeup, stress compressed in their beautiful dress. Day and night work.

• Energetic hustle and bustle. Transformations happening every second.

• Lights, Camera, Action and Transform.

• Indian Kathakali artists. It may only involve expressions but the magic mesmerises us with the beautiful costume.

• They carry heavy costume, paint their faces and everything is hidden in their professional expressions.

• Who knows their hidden hard work, long hours of pure dedication and pressure of repeated expectations.

• Holding their deep sorrow and pain in their painted faces. This also showcases where poverty leads to. Even under adverse conditions a professional artist has to hold a strong contrasting difference between his personal and professional life.

• This is the life of any onscreen artist.

• Be it a man, woman or even a cross gender, every individual artist has their personal backstage life.

• A good quality profession doesn't differentiate between sexuality. When quality is at its best nobody notices your flaws.

• Sarcasms, critics, compliments, comments are an everyday affair for a performance.

• The backstage life of a woman is much more challenging. A woman is also a homemaker apart from her personal and professional life.

• She is a performer, a mentor, a maker, in short she is an all rounder. She plays the same being an artist.

• Dance is an art of expression. In her hard or happy times backstage plays a very keyhole in any woman artist life.

• A man is the bread earner of the family. But who knows the hard times hidden under a happy face.

• Fake face created with makeup. It hides his individuality. He may not be well recognised being a playback artist, but the backstage becomes his own new world. He faces new challenges everyday. New people but his work is the same.

• Once again poverty has proven itself. Time passes on but many of the street play artist remains there itself.

• Backstage has many phases and many types.

• Few good few bad and few miracles. There are many cases where ballerina artists has faced difficulties with their foot.

• Depression may affect their performance.

• A small flaw may be the reason for the biggest faliure in the life of any professional artist.

• Few waits for the next turn sometime remain into an everlasting ones.

• Many hard times of few artists, their bad memories are all buried in the backstage as that would be the only platform left with them. They remain as back spectators later.

• Waiting for a last chance and watching all the plays in that wait.

• Busy hustle and bustle. Many people, one platform.

• Different people with different mindsets and different skills working for a goal.

• Multiple works going on for a single outcome. This is the life in itself. A whole new world. Rather a whole new world of preparation.

• Backstage is not only in theatre behind the scenes.

• Artists are professionals, of any field. They are skilled individuals.

• The beautiful pottery we see with intricate designs and perfect shapes. Who knows the skill and dedication given before the final product.

• Before the final product, long hours of work, mental and physical stress and lot of patience is devoted.

Silence speaks when actions refuse to define your reactions. A little bit of peace dedicated before attending a big event always gives a boosted performance.

• Not only professionals, but men like Barack Obama also have a secret backstage.

• Behind the curtains or in front of the mirror, anywhere but away from the crowd is your personal corner.

• Backstage is a phase which comes in every budding artist’s life.

• Dedicated preparation for the final day. The onset of seasonal festival time bring in a lot of handicrafts and hand made products.

• But the backstage efforts taken behind the display is worth a glimpse.

• Dedication is the only thing that all professionals have in common.

• Efforts taken to serve, with a warm heart is a pure backstage preparation.

• One never knows the backstage preparation taken to exhibit the finale.

• Refinement gained through experience. And precision marked as a proof of every product.

• Artisans and craftsmen / women put in a lot of effort to produce a roll of yard. Quality is achieved only after pure dedication of research in that field.

• Long working hours of man labour then brings in the outcome.

• Likewise, backstage doesn't need to be in theatre or an auditorium.

• Repeated times of practise and struggle taken before achieving the final product.

• Such works and preparations also can be termed as ‘backstage’.

• Struggle, Faith, Dedication, Hard work, Pain, Rehearsal, Practise, Success, Achievement, Discrimination, Memories, Silence, Encouragement, Energy and so on.

• BACKSTAGE is a world in itself.

– S R A AV YA S AT YA R T H Y

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