For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research on the intellectual histories of Pune, focusing on the intersections of the visual arts traditions of Pune as well as the rich legacy of literature, cinema, theatre, musical practices and its histories of social reforms. By engaging with the collection at Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture (ZMAC) in Pune, Maharashtra, the research will explore the ways in which these objects or artifacts spoke to the historical moment in the urban and sub-urban narratives of Pune. The outcomes of this project will be the draft of research publication/s, a series of public lectures and programming and an extended curatorial catalogue created around the selected objects for online interface and social media. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the draft of research publication/s, the illustrated catalogue, the proceedings and audio-visual recordings of the public lecture and programming and the curatorial catalogue. This is a collaboration with the Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture in Pune, Maharashtra. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, production, exhibition, publication and archive and museum fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA titled Common Man – Malgudiyallondu Mane Maadi, that will engage fifth to seventh grade students studying at Arivu Vidhya Samsthe, a school run by Arivu Education and Cultural Trust in Mysore to disseminate the literature and creative expressions of RK Narayan and RK Laxman through a series of art activities. The project attempts to engage students with their local literary legacy and foster creativity through filmmaking, reading, writing, theatre and caricaturing. The outcome of the project will be an exhibition, a publication and performances. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be photographs, the copies of the publication, the process document and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, publication, costumes and sets, hire of equipment, stationary and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will undertake a research into the labour organising efforts in the garment industry in Bangalore, including interviews with feminist activists, towards the making of a digital archive and an exhibition. The outcomes of the project would be an annotated archive of digitised materials, audio-visual materials, digital interface of the archive and an exhibition. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be selected materials from the archive, offline version of the digital interface, audio-visual documentation of the research process including selected interviews, and photographs of the exhibition display. Project funds will pay for contract fees, exhibition, hire of equipment, website, domain and hosting, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will involve mapping Cubbon Park through recorded interviews, stored in an interactive sonic picnic blanket, that will be activated through sonic picnic events in the park. The outcomes of the project would be recorded interview audio clips, sonic picnic events, and the sonic picnic blanket. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio clips, photographs, and audio-visual documentation of the Sonic Picnic events. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, travel and living, printing, hire of equipment, website hosting, and publicity and marketing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will involve the making of a podcast series with five episodes, as audio performances for walkers to experience the city of Bangalore. The series will be based on urban research and interviews woven together through sound engineering. The outcomes of the project would be a podcast series of five episodes of approximately 30 minutes each, two short performance walks with theatre actors and live musicians, and talks with city historians. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the podcasts along with audio-video documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, software subscriptions, hire of venue and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will lead to the creation of a manuscript on the theatre-making processes of veteran theatre actor and director, Maya Krishna Rao. Structured as a book in three broad sections, this book will detail the essence, modalities, insights and reflections of Maya’s unique performance language. The outcome of the project will be the manuscript of the book. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be photographs and notes generated during this project as well as copies of the manuscript. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, documentation, transcription and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore the idea for a play in Kannada, around language politics, through the form of absurd theatre engaging with different Kannada dialects. The outcome of the project will be a play of 60 to 70 minutes in duration. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a video recording of the play, and audio-visual documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of venue, food, and sets.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that aims to explore the inner world of actors through the medium of theatre. By focusing on the actor’s body, it seeks to investigate aspects of physical memory and the possibility of expansion of the acting processes through a theatrical experiment that will involve an actor and a dancer. The outcomes of this project will be audiovisual documentation of the process and a theatre production. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the audiovisual documentation, including photographs, video, brochures and show reports, and a series of performances of the theatre production. Project funds will pay for contract fees, production, travel and living, hire of equipment, and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that aims to bring together professional backstage theatre artists from the villages across North Karnataka to share their skills and weave the stories of their lives into stage texts and performances. The outcome of this project will be a theatre performance based on the lives of backstage theatre art and artists of North Karnataka. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be a handbook of documented interviews of the backstage artists. Project funds will pay for contract fees, production, documentation, travel and living, hire of equipment, consumables and purchase of books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Neighbourhood Engagements that will enable a multi-pronged creative engagement with Rajajinagar. This project will involve residents of the neighbourhood to reflect upon and engage with the various historical, cultural and artistic elements that constitute the neighbourhood of Rajajinagar. The outcomes of this project will be a cultural mapping of important locations in the neighbourhood, sketching and personal memory-mapping exercises, guided thematic walks and the short video. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be photo and video documentation of mapping exercises and the walks, copies of the sketches and maps, and a copy of the short video. Project funds will pay for hire of venue, contract fees, travel and food, and printing and stationery.
