Call for Applications | Workshop for Carnatic Music Practitioners on August 12, 13 and 19, 2023 | Deadline: July 31, 2023 (CLOSED)
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
invites applications for
Generating Practice-based Perspectives: Working with Carnatic Music
A three-day Online Workshop conducted by
Lakshmi Subramanian and Sumitra Ranganathan
on August 12, 13 and 19, 2023
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM and 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM IST | on all three days
Application Deadline: Monday, July 31, 2023
Are you a practitioner of Carnatic music, interested in reflecting on your own practice?
Are you keen on engaging with your practice beyond the realm
of conventional performance?
If so, this call is for you!
For too long, research and scholarship on Indian music has remained frozen within conventional understandings of reform, modernity, tradition and nationalism, most of which have been drawn from academic work on music but which have not necessarily made tangible sense to practitioners. This workshop intends to encourage practitioners of Carnatic music to share their ideas and experiences in order to locate and revisit categories in their own practice of listening, teaching and performing. The workshop will look at the role technology and new forms of mediation have played in transforming the social milieu of classical music in India. Reflecting on the ethics of different kinds of engagements with listening, learning and performing Carnatic music will be integral to this workshop. Through interactive sessions, the workshop aims to flag a new set of conversations for understanding the complexity of performance and pedagogy in the contemporary moment.
The workshop will consist of sessions spread over two days. These sessions will be structured around :
a) Engaging with Categories in Practice
b) Technology and Practice
c) Listening Practices
d) Resources, Networks and Archives
Six days later, participants will be required to curate an activity that engages with the theme/ themes discussed in the workshop. To know about the workshop in more detail, please click here.
Workshop Dates: August 12, 13, 2023 | Final session: August 19, 2023
Timings: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM and 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM IST | on all three days
Mode: Online on Zoom
Language: The workshop will be facilitated in English. However, participants can choose to interact in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or Hindi.
Workshop Requirements:
- Strong internet connection
- Good speakers and microphones
- Video to be turned on for all the sessions
- Attending sessions on all three days is mandatory
Application Deadline: July 31, 2023
Eligibility:
You must be a practicing Carnatic musician – vocalist or instrumentalist – in the age group of 25-45 years, preferably with 8 - 10 years of performing/ teaching experience.
Application Guidelines:
This workshop is free and does not have a fee for participation. However, you will have to apply with:
- Your detailed biodata
- A statement of interest expressing why you wish to participate in this workshop (maximum 300 words)
- Your current preoccupations/questions arising from your practice (maximum 200 words)
Applications can be sent in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and English.
Since we have a maximum of 20 seats, participants will be chosen based on their application, by a jury comprising the facilitators and the IFA team. The jury’s decision on the selections will be final.
Send your applications to Sumana Chandrashekar at sumana@indiaifa.org on or before July 31, 2023 with the subject line: Application for Music Workshop
About the Facilitators:
Lakshmi Subramanian is currently visiting professor of History at BITS Pilani Goa. Her special areas of interest are cultural history of southern India and maritime/business history. Among her publications are From the Tanjore court to the Madras Music Academy: A Social History of Music in South India and Veena Dhanammal: The Making of a Legend.
Sumitra Ranganathan has a PhD in Ethnomusicology. Her research explores the relationships between aesthetic categories, musical judgement, and senses of place in Indian classical music performance. A practitioner herself, Sumitra's work bridges performance-led research and archival practice. She has worked closely with practitioners of south and north Indian classical music in her projects. She currently teaches at Krea University.