Cross Currents: A series of conversations curated by IFA | January 2021 to March 2021

IFA hosted Cross Currents: A Series of Curated Conversations for three months from January to March 2021.

These sessions featured IFA grantees and other experts working across mediums and disciplines who delved deep into diverse perspectives and explorations around the theme, Play as Practice. 

Under this theme, we invited grantees of IFA whose projects embody the philosophy of play within their artistic practice and other experts whose work engage with the idea, to share their stories and insights. These conversations explored the creative possibilities of play along with its potential to be critical, and meaningfully engage with civic issues.

Below are the recordings of the sessions hosted as part of the series.

Play as Practice #1
Gamestorming Narratives
A conversation with Dhruv Jani, Gayatri Kodikal, Vishal K Dar and Avinash Kumar
January 27, 2021 | 06:00 PM

Dhruv Jani received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts under the Arts Practice programme, with support from Technicolor India Private Limited
Gayatri Kodikal received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts under the Arts Practice programme, with support from Tata Steel Limited

Play as Practice #2
City as Playground
A conversation with Vaibhav Dutt, Sumona Chakravarty, Nilanjan Das and Sumana Chandrashekar
February 17, 2021 | 06:00 PM

Fields of View received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts under the Project 560 programme for a Year-long Curated Series of Artistic Engagements in Bangalore
Sumona Chakravarty received two grants from India Foundation for the Arts, under the Arts Practice programme

Play as Practice #3
Learning Through Play
A conversation with Ningu Solagi, Keerthivathi and Krishna Murthy TN
March 17, 2021 | 06:00 PM

Ningu Solagi received two grants from India Foundation for the Arts under the Arts Education programme, with support from Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore