[Reader-list] Call for proposal- New Performance Programme at IFA

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 Call for Proposal 
New Performance Programme 
 
  
IFA’s New Performance programme supports reflective performance 
practices that extend beyond prevailing idioms and forms of performance 
and/or create new modes of presentation. 
Keeping this thrust area in mind, a performing arts group or an artist 
can seek support under the following categories. 
Pre-production: This programme supports performing artists to germinate 
and nurture fresh ideas and reflect on the immediate context of their 
practice. This may include researching towards a performance script 
and/or collaborative or improvisatory work towards creating a text or 
other resources and references for the proposed performance. 
Performance: Risk-taking and experimental performance practice that 
tackles unexplored themes or critically engages with changing contexts 
of performance will be supported. These productions could introduce 
fresh content, investigate unexplored but meaningful themes, or 
straddle different genres in the performing arts. These are only 
examples, however, and do not exhaust the possibilities offered by this 
programme. 
Dissemination: IFA grantees can apply for follow-up grants that will 
enable a wider public to critically engage with their IFA-supported 
work and larger issues it throws up. This may  include disseminating 
knowledge acquired and expertise gained with the grant in imaginative 
and innovative ways. 
Residencies: This programme views performance residencies as one of the 
ideal tools for questioning and reflecting on contemporary performance 
practices. Residencies help to nurture emerging performing artists, 
encourage collaboration between them, and support dialogue with a wider 
field of practice, among other things. We are particularly interested 
in supporting residencies hosted by emerging organisations in the early 
stages of institutional building.  
  
APPLICATION 
Applications under this programme can be submitted for consideration at 
any time. You may write your proposal in any Indian language. You can 
expect to receive a reply from us within ten days, indicating whether 
your proposal is being considered for support. 
 
To apply, please send us a short note describing:  a) Your existing 
practice and your concerns and interests as a practitioner.  b) The 
nature of the work for which you are seeking funding and how it 
addresses this programme. 
Please also remember to include the following with your proposal: 
a)      Reviews and recordings (if available) and supporting material 
that gives us a sense of your work. 
b)      Your bio-data if you are applying as an individual artist. If 
you are applying on behalf of an institution, please include background 
information on the organisation as well as the memorandum of 
association/trust deed, annual reports, and audited statements of 
accounts for the past three years. 
c) Your address, telephone/fax numbers, and e-mail address. 
d) A work plan, specifying the duration of the project. 
e) A budget, which should not exceed Rs 1,50,000 for pre-production 
work, Rs 3,00,000 for developing a production, and Rs 6,00,000 for a 
residency. 
f)  Applicants should include two references supportive of the proposal 
from senior artists or other persons associated with their field. 
g)      Your proposal will be assessed with the help of external 
evaluators, and IFA’s decision on 
 the grant will be final. 
h) You are welcome to approach us to discuss your ideas and develop 
your proposal and budget through dialogue and interaction with IFA 
staff. You may write to us or email a brief description of your 
project, or regarding any matter pertaining to this programme. Please 
ensure that we receive a draft proposal three months prior to your need 
for funds to support the project. 
 
  
ELIGIBILITY 
You are eligible to apply if you are an Indian national, a registered 
non-profit Indian organisation, or have been resident in India for at 
least five years. Your collaborators, if any, should also fall into one 
of the above categories. 
Send your queries and proposals to ashutoshpotdar at indiaifa.org or write 
to: 
 
Programme Executive 
New Performance, India Foundation for the Arts, 'Apurva', Ground Floor, 
No 259, 4th Cross, Raj Mahal Vilas 2nd Stage, 2nd Block, Bangalore-560 
094 
Phone: 080-2341 4681 / 82  
  
Translations of this circular are available in other Indian languages 
on request and can also be downloaded from http://www.indiaifa.org/