Staying Connected #18 | Bringing you Staying Connected 2.0 | August 04, 2021
We are delighted to announce the revamped Staying Connected that enables us to keep in touch with you, our audience, who travel with us through the diverse worlds of arts and culture. This series will continue to bring you joy from the work of the artists and scholars we support along with information about our upcoming events you may want to attend. We would also like to inform you that we have decided to discontinue the quarterly newsletter since you will receive the relevant information through Staying Connected.
Would you like to play a game that invites you
to protect, revive and transform the lakes in Bangalore?
We present Once There Was a Lake by Chanakya Vyas, an interactive online game that chronicles the oral histories, mythologies, anecdotes and official records of the lakes in the city. Click here to know more about the project and play the game.
Chanakya received a grant from IFA, under the Project 560 programme for a Year-long Curated Series of Artistic Engagements in Bangalore in 2019, made possible with part-support from Infosys Foundation.
How do the arts affect culture and society?
What is the relationship between language and culture?
Can the worlds of the arts and science be brought together?
Listen to three conversations that address these questions in interesting ways.
We bring you the recordings of sessions organised as part of Project Showcase @ IFA, a series of online presentations to showcase, discuss, and engage audiences with the diverse projects we support across programmes.
The Making of Sundara: Life and Times of Venkatasundara Sani
Click here for a presentation by Gayathri Iyer on the making of Sundara - a Bharatanatyam performance based on the life and times of Venkatasundara Sani, a dancer from the courtesan community who was associated with the Ulsoor Someshwara temple in Bangalore in the early 20th century.
Gayathri received a grant from IFA, under the Project 560 programme for an Arts Project (Research/Practice) in Bangalore in 2018, made possible with support from Citi India.
उर्दू-ए-मोहल्ला: A Journey Through Urdu’s Popular Culture
Click here for a presentation in Urdu by Yousuf Saeed on the history and evolution of popular Urdu culture in India, followed by a discussion on Proposal writing: ideation, process, and outcome with Annapurna Garimella and Lokesh Khodke.
Yousuf received three grants from IFA, one under the Arts Research and Documentation programme in 2012 and two under the Arts Research programme in 2016 and 2020.
Mayabazar: The Magic of Science in Theatre
Click here for a presentation in English and Telugu by Jayachandra Varma Rekandar, Children from Surabhi Theatre and Hansa Thapliyal on how 35 children from Surabhi Theatre created the special effects and performed in the iconic play Mayabazar at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM) in Bangalore in 2018.
Hansa and Jayachandra received a fellowship from IFA to work with the VITM, Bangalore in 2017, under the Archival and Museum Fellowships initiative, made possible with support from Tata Trusts.
Open Calls
Are you an artist, scholar, cultural practitioner
hoping to apply for support from IFA?
Don't wait, apply for projects under the Arts Research programme by August 13, 2021. Furthermore, the Arts Practice programme invites applications for Explorations by August 16, 2021. This programme also accepts proposals for Workshops, Residencies, Seminars, and Arts Platforms throughout the year.
IFA Fundraiser
What are your plans for the weekend?
Pick up Donor Passes for Superhappy today!
Join our next online fundraiser on Saturday, August 07, 2021 featuring Q, Plastic Parvati, National Animal and Roddur Roy. It is a digitally produced mashup show with lots of rap & roll, play-acting, fun chats, and surprises! Organised in support of IFA, your donations through Donor Passes for Superhappy will help us continue our work, ensuring that funds are made available to many more artists across our programmes.
Click here to get Donor Passes at Rs 200.