UK–India online course on performing arts in the city

The Serendipity Arts Foundation, supported by the British Council, is calling for practitioners from India and from the UK South Asian diaspora for the online course ‘City as Stage’. 

The course ‘City as Stage’ 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 we 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 artists, researchers, architects, writers, journalists, designers, coders, et al, enabling them to respond to urban life and the complex sensorium it generates. 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. 

Schedule

• July to August 2024: 8–10 weeks of online modules
• August to December 2024: The cohort of 8 will be split into four pairs (each pair constituting 1 UK-based participant and 1 India-based participant). These cohorts will be invited to conceptualise and pitch projects, with mentorship. 
• December 2024: All participants will meet in person for a 5-day engagement in Goa, India, and present their work at Serendipity Arts Festival 2024.

Eligibility

For Indian applicants: The applicant should be an Indian national residing in India, over 21 years old and with an 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, residing in the UK, over 21 years old, an interest in arts research and/or practice, preferably in the performing arts. 

What is provided? 

• 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, India
• Per diem for 5 days for each participant during their time in Goa, India

City as Stage application guidelines

Deadline: 10 June 2024 (extended deadline)