Call for Applications: ‘City as Stage’ Course

Deadline: 3 June 2024

Applications are now open for the course ‘City as Stage’ that will present a series of interdisciplinary modules that probe the role of the performing arts in chronicling the present of India’s urban centres while reimagining and challenging the ways in which everyone have traditionally come together to experience, view, and consume art in the city.

These online modules will serve as educational resources and practical guides for those interested in the intersection between public space and performance.

Each module will focus on a specific theme pertaining to the activation of public spaces in the city through dance, music, theatre, sound, and movement. These themes are designed to explore critical questions and challenges faced by those attempting to think through urban space with their research and/or practice.

Why should you apply?

If you are applying from the UK
- This project offers you the opportunity
  - to learn more about the creative ecosystem in India
  - to engage with creative practices and research around urban cultures and performance in India
  - to collaborate and develop a project with a diverse group of performance makers, creatives, and scholars from India
  - to visit Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa and interact with a wide pool of artists from the subcontinent and from across the world
If you are applying from India
- This project offers you the opportunity
  - to learn more about the creative ecosystem for the UK-based South Asian diaspora
  - to engage with creative practices and research around urban cultures and performance among the UK-based South Asian diaspora
  - to collaborate and develop a project with a diverse group of performance makers, creatives, and scholars from the UK, expanding your network
  - to visit Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa and interact with a wide pool of artists from the subcontinent, the UK, and from all across the world

Provisions

Free access to the course.
Course completion certificates.
Flight tickets and accommodation for 5 nights for each participant (+ Course Director and Course Advisor) in December to Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa.
Per diem for 5 days for each participant during their time in Goa.

Expected Outcomes

Work-in-progress projects will be showcased at Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 and may continue to evolve with a wider collaborator base post the Festival.
These projects may be either creative or academic in nature, and will be allowed a longer period of time to gestate and grow into published monographs, performances, or exhibitions in 2025.

Who can apply?

They seek applications from
- performance makers across various disciplines
- performing arts and/or urban studies researchers
- architects and spatial designers
- writers, critics, journalists
- producers and production designers
- coders
But they are open to practitioners and professional from all walks of life as long as they have an interest in the themes of the project and in pursuing research and/or creative work around these subjects.

Eligibility Criteria

For Indian applicants
- The applicant should be an Indian national residing in India
- The applicant must be above 21 years of age
- The applicant must have some demonstrable interest in arts research and/or practice, preferably in the performing arts
For UK applicants
- The applicant must be a member of the South Asian diaspora
- The applicant should be residing in the UK
- The applicant must be above 21 years of age
- The applicant must have some demonstrable interest in arts research and/or practice, preferably in the performing arts
- The applicant must have a valid passport.