For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Platforms which will create a year-long choreography lab, offline and online, to nurture the creative processes of emerging choreographers in India that will seek to bridge the gap between artistic training and independent research in contemporary dance. The outcomes of the project will be a year-long choreography lab, including intensive workshops followed by online sessions, digital notebooks/journals, and public dialogues. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final report, will be audio-visual and photographic documentations of the workshops, public dialogues, and digital notebooks. Project funds will pay for contract fees and documentation.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will embark on a research journey to locations in order to write a narrative feature film script, on the intersecting lives of a few fictional characters, set in the world of sand mining, around the riverbanks in Bengal’s Rarh region. The outcome of the project will be a research travel and an experimental feature film script, sound recordings, photographs and a photo essay. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, a draft of the film script, and photographs. Project funds will pay for travel and living, museum, library and Archive fees, subscription of software services, consumables, film stock and stationery.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the making of a unique monthly comics journal of one-page graphic stories, in collaboration with young Assamese artists, fostering dialogue on important local issues, through thematic workshops over six months. The outcome of the project will be six workshops and six issues of a comics anthology of six comics each. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be photographic documentation of the artistic process and workshops, along with digital and physical copies of the comics anthology. Project funds will pay for contract fees, printing, production, documentation and, travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the dissonance between physical bodies and societal gender expectations through silent graphic narratives and a dynamic sculpture, drawing on queer and trans experiences to subvert conventional body representations. The outcome of the project will be in the form of an anthology of silent graphic narratives with around six stories, and a corresponding sculptural exploration of the narrative in physical form. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the graphic anthology, as well as photographic documentation of the sculptural exploration. Project funds will pay for materials, publication and contract fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will be a satirical exploration of Bengali linguistics, through the writing of screenplays, where each episode will be centred on a grammarian that will feature debates in which the claims of Bengali purists would be systematically dismantled. The outcome of the project will be a fiction screenplay and a few articles based on the materials gathered during the research phase. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the fiction screenplay, the articles and documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, purchase of books, and printing and publication.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will experiment with puppetry to create animated sculptures, automata and kinetic pieces, to explore the concept of ‘looping’ through themes from a children’s story. The outcome of the project will be a variety of visual and textual materials, including notes, plans, zines, sketches, maquettes, shadow puppets, and a public sharing of the work towards the end of the project. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the photographic and audio-visual documentation of the artistic process and the outcomes. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, travel and living, communication, purchase of books, printing and production.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will involve experiments in the making of a graphic narrative in mixed-media book form, by aggregating personal stories regarding women’s health and the social stigmas surrounding it, from a queer artist’s perspective. The outcome of the project will be an interactive and engaging book-form set in a public place, combining different mediums like sculpture, textiles, and video, contributing to a larger graphic narrative. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be documentation of the artistic process of making the graphic narrative book form. Project funds will pay for materials, hire of equipment, installation, contract fees, publicity and marketing, travel and living, and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the intricate relationship between garment and body, as a sound piece in the form of a voice performance accompanied by sound effects and music, and a video montage of fabric filmed in Mumbai amidst an industrial landscape. The outcome of the project will be the sound piece, the voice performance, and a video montage. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a sound piece featuring voice narration, with sound design, accompanied by a video montage, and documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, hire of equipment, hire of facility, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the making of a performance with a speculative fiction text in Kannada, on the life of an epigraphist. The outcome of the project will be a performance based on a speculative fiction of an imaginary conversation with an epigraphist. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be audio-visual documentation of the performance. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, performance, stationery and printing, and purchase of books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Workshops/Residencies that will create production and dialogue-based filmmaking workshops for young adults and folk artists belonging to the Dalit communities in the villages of Dharwad-Belgaum region of North Karnataka. The outcomes of the project would be the workshop series hosted with Belaku Studios that will culminate with the production and sharing of the films made collaboratively by the participants and artists. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final report, will be the short films produced by the participants and the audio-visual and photographic documentation of the workshop process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of equipment, travel and living, hire of venue and materials.
