India Foundation for the Arts announces Request for Proposals under Arts Research Programme We are inviting proposals under our Arts Research programme from researchers and practitioners who are interested in undertaking research projects that could investigate marginalised or relatively unexplored areas; who intend to create spaces for dialogue between theory and practice; who offer new […]
We are accepting applications for one India-based artist to work for a period of one month in Kochi as part of the Foundation’s Pepper House Residency. The residency includes studio space, accommodation, food expenses and finite material and travel support and will run from May 2 to June 1, 2016. To apply, send a copy […]
Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research, was founded in 1981 in Mumbai. It now has its campus on the outskirts of Auroville, where artists and experts from a variety of other fields come on residency programs, sabbaticals, performances and workshops. We are a performance and research organization. As a performance company Adishakti has a constituency at the regional, […]
For any more details, get in touch: Mail: kalarigram@gmail.com Call: 0413-2622091 | SMS: 94-95-030733 Drop in: Udayan, Edayanchavadi, (Near Adi-Shakti), Auroville P.O. About Kalarigram: Kalarigram, next to Adishakti, is a centre for the south Indian martial art form, Kalari. It is also a space for research and exploration into artistic practices, healing and spirituality from […]
from The Hindu: Aikiyam School students take creative lessons from co-founders of The Vanaver Caravan Children in their school uniform shook tambourine and danced with partners as Bill Vanaver played Banjo and Livia Drapkin Vanaver choreographed the Sicilian (Italy) Tarantella Dance inside a UFO-modelled classroom at Aikiyam School. Aikiyam School in New Creation Learning is […]
Subbody Butoh Workshops and Performances What is Subbody Butoh? Subbody Resonant Butoh Method is developed by Rhizome Lee from Japan. Subbody means subconscious and subtle body. With various conditioning techniques we create movements through exploring subconscious realm, away from boundary of ego and daily consciousness. Encountering with hidden pure life languages through body. Recovering resonant […]
DOCH, SCHOOL OF DANCE AND CIRCUS / STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MASTER PROGRAMME IN CHOREOGRAPHY Application deadline: February 1 2016 Education administration offices: tel. +46 8 494 00 850 studieinfo.doch@uniarts.se www.doch.se The Master Programme in Choreography comprises two years of advanced studies. It is practice based and research preparatory, and qualifies […]
CALL FOR DANCERS FROM INDIA P.A.R.T.S. INDIA EXCHANGE PROGRAM, 2016 Founded and directed by the internationally recognized choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, P.A.R.T.S. (Brussels, Belgium) school for contemporary dance will hold an exchange program in India from February 15th – March 27th 2016. Over the course of 6 weeks, a selected group of dancers from […]
Play Practice Research with Abhilash Ningappa Thursday and Saturday, Nov 26 and 28, 2015 Thursday 4 – 6 pm Saturday 5-7:30 pm @ CRIPA, Kalabhumi The Workshop will focus on Improvisation, working on fundamentals like breath, speed and energy, involving the core structure of the body influenced by different methods of kalari payattu and other […]
Theatre Research Program in Auroville, India 2 November – 22 December Headed by Jay Emmanuel Masters in theatre and creation, Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris Bachelors (with high distinction), Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth Participating actors and performance artists: Clara Henry, Sunniva Styrvold, Jay Emmanuel and actors/dancers of Adishakti, New creation studio and Centre […]
Workshop / Oct 20, 2015 / 09:00 AM / CRIPA, Kalabhumi Dance Improvisation and Composition Workshop: Play Practice Research with Abhilash Ningappa Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 20 and 21, 2015 9-12 noon Tuesday and 7:30-10:00 pm Wednesday @CRIPA, Kalabhumi The Workshop will focus on Improvisation, working on fundamentals like breath, speed and energy, involving the […]
‘Under the Mangosteen Tree’, at Adishakti laboratory of Theatre Arts and Research, Pondicherry on 18th and 19th april, 2015 at 7 pm. The shows are non-ticketed and all are welcome. PERCH, CHENNAI PRESENTS UNDER THE MANGOSTEEN TREE – A PLAY IN ENGLISH (BASED ON THE SHORT STORIES OF VAIKOM MUHAMMAD BASHEER) PLAY DURATION: 1 HR […]
Cinema Paradiso & German Pavilion present Special Screening in the presence of the director: Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang Norway-India-Denmark, 2012, Documentary, Hindi w/ subtitles in English Enter the badlands of Bundelkhand in central India and you have entered a place of desolation, dust and despair. This film follows the Gulabi Gang, an unusual group of […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) seeks a Designer (Graphic & Web) Deadline Extended to March 31 Are you passionate about the arts? Do you want to learn about, explore and share amazing work being done by artists? Would you like to design communications material that convinces individuals to support the arts? We are looking […]
Improvisation and composition workshop: Play Practice Research: Abhilash Ningappa March 24 and 25, 2015 @ CRIPA 10-12 Noon Workshop is focused on Improvisation working on fundamentals like breath, speed and energy, involving the core structure of the body influenced by different methods of kalari payattu and other martial arts combined, focusing mainly on dancers relationship […]
The Mirror and The Mask a Commedia dell’arte workshop conducted by Giovanni Pampiglione Giovanni Pampiglione is a director, actor, educator, and writer. He studied at the Sapienza University in Rome and at the Directing Department of the National Theater Academy in Warsaw. In 1980, he created L’Atelier di Formia, where invited artists exhibit twentieth century […]
Article in AurovilleToday‘s latest issue: Passing: Veenapani Chawla Theatre artist Veenapani Chawla, one of Auroville’s most dynamic neighbours, passed away on November 30 after suffering a heart attack following a pulmonary embolism. She was only 67 years old. Veenapani was the founder, artistic director and managing trustee of the Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts & […]
Nangiar Koothu Traditional Sanskrit Theatre Story: “Raaghavasamvaadam” Performer: Dr. Indu G Mizhavu: Kalamandalam Ratheeshbhas and Kalamandalam Manikandan Edakka: Kalanilayam Rajan Thalam: Kalamandalam Sangeetha Greenroom Assistant: Nepathya Srehari Chakyar Guru: Margi Madhi Chakyar At Adishakti, Sir Ratan Tata Koothu Kovil Edyanchavadi Road, Diagonally opposite Hope Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 7 p.m. Entry Free; Donations would […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is delighted to bring the IFA Open House to Puducherry. Join us on December 14 at Indianostrum Theatre. Our Arts Practice Programme Executive, Sumana Chandrashekar will talk to you about IFA’s programmes under which we support various arts projects. She will also share with you IFA’s work and speak […]
2 days left: we’ve raised 69% of the $6,000 campaign goal! We are excited to announce that your support has guaranteed that we will build our art center! We have already purchased and received the hubs (connecting points from the US) of our geodesic dome here in India, with all other materials being sourced locally. […]
India Foundation for the Arts calls for applications for their Arts Practice Programme Note The Extending Arts Practice and New Performance programmes were reviewed in 2013 by a panel of experts comprising of Sadanand Menon, Madhusree Dutta, Shubha Mudgal, and Vivan Sundaram. As input to the review process, we solicited views on the support […]
On the 7th and 8th of May at 7pm Adishakti will show a new version of its latest production The Tenth Head. We invite you to view it. For those who might come from places far away from Pondicherry, such as Chennai or Bangalore, we offer you the show, dinner (over chats with the artists […]
News from Adishakti Master Classes: Writers! Here it is! A never before opportunity. A MASTERCLASS ON SCRIPTWRITING FOR FILMS BY ANURAG KASHYAP FROM DESIGN TO PERFORMANCE Whether you are a scriptwriter dreaming of writing that award winning script or someone bristling with ideas but not knowing how to go ahead with them, here’s your chance […]
Savitri Bhavan in Auroville is a centre dedicated to fostering a living sense of Human Unity through spiritual education based on the vision and teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. The central focus is Sri Aurobindo’s mantric epic Savitri: a legend and a symbol, which the Mother has called ‘The supreme revelation of Sri […]
ARKA is a research project of S.A.I.I.E.R (Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research). It is an innovative social project of Auroville that wants to redefine the concept of aging as described by the Mother. ARKA is an holistic centre creating an environment in which seniors can dedicate themselves to the inner work pertaining to […]
