Create animated magic with this workshop in Mumbai tomorrow

Magic has for long been associated with a supposed supernatural ability that sets you apart from the regular humans who cannot for instance make birds and coins appear out of thin air And despite the neverfading amusement every time we encounter a magician it is common knowledge that magic is actually science illusion and more importantly an art Bring the three subjects together and citybased Tehzeeb Khurana will introduce you to a completely different form of visual magic mdash animation Founder of Toon Club a part of animation studio Climb Media that was founded in 1971 in Mumbai Khurana has been bringing the magical cards of animation to schools across the city for over two decadesIn the handson workshop kids will learn to makeldquoI have been in the industry for over 25 years In this time I have come across so many animators who will know how to use the software required to animate but whatrsquos missing is the art of telling a story through it Hence I founded Toon Club wherein we go to schools and host workshops that introduce children seven to 18 years to the world of animation through storytellingrdquo The animation director has hosted several workshops at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and has also introduced animation as part of the curriculum for students at Ecole Mondiale World School in Juhu For the first time she will be taking her one and a half hourlong workshop to Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum this SaturdayldquoThe most common thing I have noticed is that when I ask students about their idea of animation they usually respond by saying that it is related to cartoonsrdquo she laughs adding that she particularly enjoys when children find out what animation really means and how they can create magic by using applying a Physics law as simple as persistence of vision ldquoI teach them how to create a thaumatrope one of oldest methods of animation Sometimes I am amazed by what kids come up with Once a student created a dragon on one side of the paperdisc and fire on the other and when you pull the strings it looks like the dragon is spewing fire out of its mouth It is so difficult to draw fire exactly where the dragonrsquos mouth isrdquoThaumatrope as Khurana tells them about the evolution of animation over the yearsEmphasising on why she thinks it is important to introduce kids to animation Khurana tells us that it encourages creative thinking Tasneem Zakaria Mehta director of the Byculla museum agrees ldquoStorytelling serves as a powerful avenue for connecting with people and fostering empathy The workshops at the Museum look for creative ways to explore narrative forms In this workshop participants will not only learn about the fundamentals and history of animation but also get to create their own thaumatropes and phenakistoscopes mdash the earliest forms of animation This handson experience is designed to empower and encourage them to tell their stories innovatively fostering selfexpression and igniting creativityrdquo Mehta explainsKhurana will begin with sharing about the evolution of animation She will move on to showing them how it can be practised with minimal tools ldquoI always try to integrate things the children learn in other subjects like maths history and science into my workshops and how they define movement which is the core of animation While it is not necessary for kids to pursue animation it is definitely a skill to know And in case children want to take it up ahead as a career my workshops act as an introduction to this visual worldrdquo she signs offAge group 8 to 16 yearsOn November 25 4 pm to 530 pmAt Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum Education Centre Veer Mata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road Byculla EastEmail educationbdlmuseumorg for registrationCost Rs 100