For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that documents, analyses, and translates the Kashmiri Marsi tradition by combining audio-visual recordings of live performance with translations and critical reflection. The recordings and translations will open the tradition to scholarly and public audiences while foregrounding the specific practices (wazan, kinesics, vocalics, and group dynamics) that make Marsi what it is. The outcome of this project includes a public audio-visual archive of five professional recordings of Marsi performances with English subtitles; an anthology of thirty Marsi poems in English translation; and a long, illustrated personal essay reflecting on Marsi as memory, performance, and language, accompanied by audio-visual documentation. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final reports, will be an audio-visual subtitled archive of five Marsi performances in Kashmiri, an essay reflecting on Marsi as memory and performance, and an anthology of 30 Marsi in English translation. Projects funds will pay for contract fees, documentation, publication and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA titled Pholwen Toer (Blooming Buds), that will engage sixth to seventh-grade students from the International Educational Institute, in Braripora Bonakoot village, Bandipora, Kashmir, connecting them to the local histories, heritage and cultural expressions of the region. The project uniquely involves local artists practising Papier Mache and Bhaand Pather as mentors and facilitators fostering a sense of pride and ownership among the younger generation. The outcome of the project will be a public performance and an exhibition. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be photographs, the process document and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, printing, material, exhibition and performance.
