Post Natyam in December
Post Natyam
We are ending our first year of Post Natyam by announcing...
In December all three of us in Post Natyam will be reunited again in Los Angeles for the Dancing in the Margins Festival: www.dancinginthemargins.com
Wishing you all a great holiday season!
Post Natyam
Sandra, Anjali, and Shyamala
Post Natyam Performance:
Post Natyam Collective performs at the
Dancing in the Margins Festival 2005.
Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, 2005 at 8pm
Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 7pm
El Portal--Forum Theatre
5269 Lankersheim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601
Ph: 818-508-0821 or www.elportaltheatre.com
Tickets available at the door (Cash Only)
$16. general, $13. seniors and students
Reservation and info: 626-298-1915 or www.dancinginthemargins.com
Post Natyam Pointers:
Short Listings:
Events:
1. KAAM- exhibition or works by contemporary Bombay and Baroda artists, December 1, 2005, lecture, December 2, gallery opening, NYC
2. Shailja Patel: Migritude, Rodney Mason: Origins of a Man, December 2, 2005, Berkeley
3. Colors in Fusion, SAIFF, South Asian Internation Film Festival, December 7-11, 2005, NYC
4. The Fifth Annual Conference of South Asian Literary Association (SALA), December 26-27, 2005, Washington
Calls for Submissions:
1. Pew Fellowship in the Arts, for Philadelphia based artists, Deadline, December 2, 2005
2. South Asian Visual Arts Collective, Call for artists and curators, Deadline, December 15, 2005
3. Call for Installations,The Race Museum, Deadline, December 15, 2005
4. Call fo Artists, TeAda 2006 Performance Lab, Los Angeles,Deadline, December 15, 2005
5. Dance Camera West Film Festival, call for submissions, early Deadline, December 17, 2005
6. Extensions Journal for Embodied Technology (UCLA) seeks submissions from artists and scholars, Deadline, December 31, 2005
7. Indian Film Festival, Los Angeles, call for submissions, Deadline January 6, 2006
8. Divas and Dashum seeks creative and scholarly writing, Deadline, January 31, 2006
Detailed Listings:
Events:
1. "KAAM": The works of Contemporary Bombay and Baroda Artists
Gallery Arts India is proud to announce an exceptional new Exhibition: KAAM - featuring the works of 10 contemporary Bombay and Baroda artists. KAAM "is one word for work, sex and death" according to Suketu Mehta in his new book "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found". The show was inspired by the wave that Indian artists are creating in the global art world. Participating artists have broken through the boundaries of traditional schools and have created their own vocabularies. Gallery Arts India is excited to introduce New York to the works of Anandajit Ray, Anant Joshi, Baiju Parthan, Bose Krishnamachari, Chintan Upadhyay, Justin Ponmany, Jyothi Basu, Sudershan Shetty, Riyas Komu and TV Santosh.
Please click in on the link below:
http://www.artswithoutborders.com/TEMP/KAAM.pdf
For event details:
http://www.artswithoutborders.com/ArtsNet/KAAM_preview1.aspx
Thursday Dec 1st, 2005 8:30pm: Talk at the Rubin Museum between some of the Artists of KAAM with 4 contemporary american artist - Lesley Dill, Peter Drake, Tom Fruin and Craig McPherson.
Friday December 2nd, 6pm on wards - The Opening of "KAAM" at gallery arts India.
Gallery Director
Arts India
212-725-6092
206 Fifth Avenue (@25th Street)
New York, NY 10010
www.artsindia.com
2. Shailja Patel: Migritude, Rodney Mason: Origins of a Man
Friday December 2nd, 8pm – 10.30pm
Work-in-progress double bill, followed by artist-activist dialogue, and live music
La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue (at Ashby, Ashby BART),
Berkeley
$10 - 15 sliding scale
www.lapena.org
3. colors in fusion, SAIFF-South Asian International Film Festival, www.saiff.org
December 7-11
Kicking off with a feature film premiere and opening night gala, the five-day event will present a select combination of full-length films, shorts, and documentaries in a variety of genres. In addition to a retrospective honoring an internationally renowned filmmaker, the Festival will attract new films from the entire South Asian continent ( i.e. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and the South Asian diaspora. Hosted by influential young and established South Asian guests, the festival will mix in dynamic entertainment, cutting-edge nightlife, and exclusive social events with its slate of high-quality film programming??)
For more information about the 2005 South Asian
International Film Festival, contact us at
in...@saiff.org or 212-674-6262.
Interested in Volunteering?
Contact Tegy Thomas: tegyt...@verizon.net
4. The Fifth Annual Conference of South Asian Literary Association (SALA )
will take place on December 26-27, 2005 at the Hotel Embassy Suites, in conjunction with the annual convention of MLA (Modern Languages Assn). As in the past, the 2005 SALA conference in Washington, DC, will include HAMARA MUSHAIRA, an annual program of creative writing readings that will be held from 8 to 10 PM on December 26.
Members who would like to read their own writing or their translations from South Asian languages should contact Amritjit Singh, Past President of SALA and Professor of English and African American Studies at Rhode Island College. He can be reached at asi...@ric.edu or at 401-456-8660.
Information on membership, registration, and special hotel rate ($99 per night) can be requested from SALA Treasurer, Dr. Pennie Ticen, Virginia Military Institute by contacting her at tic...@vmi.edu or from Dr. Raje Kaur, SALA Secretary, at rk...@ric.edu .
Calls for Submissions:
1. Pew Fellowships in the Arts
http://www.pewarts.org/apply.html
Fields of Application:
Performance Art
Poetry
Sculpture and Installation
Application Deadline
Friday, December 2, 2005
THE PEW FELLOWSHIPS INT THE ARTS (PFA), established by The Pew Charitable Trusts in 1991, awards grants of
$50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines. The intent of PFA is to award outstanding artists who live and work in the five-county Philadelphia area, who have a demonstrated commitment and professional accomplishment within their field, and who will continue their artistic growth within the five-county Philadelphia area. The grants provide artists with economic freedom so that they have the opportunity to concentrate on their work over a considerable period of time—to explore, to experiment, and to develop it
more fully. The program aims to provide such support at moments in artists' careers when a concentration on artistic growth and exploration is most likely to have the greatest impact on an artist's long-term personal and professional development. It is anticipated that
grants will be used in large part to release artists from other types of employment so that they may pursue artmaking exclusively. Fellowships may be awarded to artists at any stage of their career development, from early to mature, and to artists working in a wide
range of aesthetics and traditions. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually.
2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Artists and Curators
Artist Submissions must include:
* a curriculum vitae, resume or biography
* 1 page project proposal, with all installation instructions/ requirements
* 1 page artist statement
* 10-20 slides of recent artworks, or a cued videotape (VHS-NTSC format only)
* a slide list with, title, medium, size, and date of each work
Curator Submissions must include:
* a curriculum vitae, resume or biography of the curator and each proposed artist
* 1-2 page curatorial proposal, with all installation instructions/ requirements
* 10-20 slides of the proposed artists, and/or a cued videotape (VHS-NTSC format only)
* a slide list with, title, medium, size, and date of each work
Collaborative Exhibitions:
SAVAC welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other arts and community organizations. Please contact us at any time to discuss your proposal.
FYI:
* Please note that SAVAC does not run its own gallery, but instead, we cultivate partnerships with other galleries and arts organizations to develop projects
* Artists are paid in accordance with the CARFAC Fee Schedule
* SAVAC's programming is made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council and our Patrons and Members
* SAVAC will take reasonable care with submission materials; however, we cannot accept responsibility for any damage or loss to support materials. Please DO NOT submit any original materials
* SAVAC does not accept submissions by fax or email
Deadline:Submissions must be postmarked September 15, December 15, March 15 or June 15
SAVAC - Programming Committee
401 Richmond St. West, #450
Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8
Canada
3. Anti-Racist Artists, call for installations
The Race Museum
(New York NY)
The
Race Museum will commission 5 new interactive installations that
explore racism and resistance to racism for its permanent collection.
$1000 will be paid for each installation. There is no entry fee, but
a detailed summary of the work is required.
Application Deadline: 12/15/05
For more information visit www.racemuseum.org
4.
Call for Artists
TEADAWORKS 2006 Performance Lab
Application Deadline Extended to December 15, 2005
What:
This
annual LAB offers artists a rare opportunity to work intensively and
collaboratively to develop new performance works through, master
classes, workshops, performance jam sessions and a culminating informal
open rehearsal presentation. This year's lab will focus on experimental
performance techniques and community based theater practices such as:
performance art, dance theater/post-modern dance, Theater of the
Oppressed (Boal Technique), hip hop theatre, and more. The
LAB offers workshop participants an opportunity to engage with artistic
veterans, create new performance works and develop their own
distinctive performance style. Master Classes will be taught by performance veterans such as Guillermo Gomez Peña, Elia Arce, and more.
10 sessions
Every other Sunday starting January 29, 2006 until June 4, 2006
Time: 1-4pm
Location: TBA
Application Deadline: DECEMBER 15, 2005
Includes: 4 Master Classes led by veteran artists, 5 workshops/jam sessions
lead by TEADA artists, and open rehearsal
Cost: $500 and Scholarships are available – everyone should apply
(Volunteering
is encouraged as it offers artists an opportunity to develop the
self-producing and administration skills necessary for working artists
and is accepted in lieu of payment)
TEADAWORKS 2005-06 APPLICATION FORM
Limited spaces available. To apply submit the following or goto
www.teada.org or submit the following on a separate page with the title
TEADAWORKS 2005-06 APPLICATION
:
1) Name, Address, Phone#(s), E-mail Date of Birth, Ethnicity(ies)
2) Brief Bio: A one paragraph description that can be used in a press release, postcard and program.
3) List performance experience and/or past participation TeAda Productions workshops, performances or as a volunteer.
4) Artist Statement: State why you are interested in participating in
this lab and how does this relate to your mission as an artist?
5)
Artist Manifesto: What you hope to accomplish as an artist during this
period? What do wish to create, learn and experiment with during this
process?
6) If you are planning on volunteering please describe
the type of role you would like to learn more about for example:
marketing, outreach, production & administration, etc.
Application must be RECEIVED BY December 15, 2005 via:
Email (preferred): te...@teada.org
For more info, please contact TeAda Productions at 310-998-8765 or leilani@teada.org
5. Dance Camera West Film Festival, Call for submissions
DCW, the Los
Angeles Dance Film Festival, is looking forward to another great year
of events in 2006, featuring an international selection of experimental
shorts, documentaries and a special outdoor screening of site specific,
installation and interactive dance and media works.
Venues will again include Walt Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT Theatre,
The Hammer Museum, along with several new venues to be announced.
We are now accepting submissions for DCW 2006 to be held in June 2006. Applications are available to be downloaded by visiting
http://www.dancecamerawest.org/submit.htm
<http://mail1.icpbounce.com/icp/relay.php?r=7332656&msgid=1267730&act=PFE5&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancecamerawest.org%2Fsubmit.htm> or emailing
in...@dancecamerawest.org <mailto:in...@dancecamerawest.org?subject=Application Inquiry>
.
Deadline for submissions is December 17, 2005 (early deadline) or
January 25, 2006 (final deadline).We look forward in seeing your new
work!
Please forward this to artists that maybe interested in submitting their work.
6. Extensions: The Online Journal for Embodied Technology,UCLA
Extensions is now accepting submissions for Volume 3 (2006):
The journal now welcomes rolling
submissions from artists and scholars working
with the body and new technologies. We encourage the submission of
interactive media in scholarly essays, interviews, and live or
media/web-based art works-dance, visual and sound art. The deadline for
consideration in Vol. 3 is December 31, 2005.
For consideration, please submit
your work with a short biography in electronic form by email and send a
hard copy of your file on CD or
DVD to the addresses below.
Email: extensio...@yahoo.com
http://www.wac.ucla.edu/extensionsjournal/v2/about.htm
Snail Mail: Extensions: The Online Journal for Embodied Technology
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of World Arts and Cultures
11000 Kinross Ave, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90095
extensio...@yahoo.com
7. Indian Film Festival, Los Angeles, call for submissions
http://indianfilmfestival.org/submissions.html
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Film Submissions
IFFLA is now accepting films from or about India by Indian and international filmmakers, as well as films from the Indian Diaspora. Features, shorts and documentaries of all genres (including animation and music videos), formats and length are eligible for consideration. Films should be completed in the year 2005. Submissions for IFFLA 2006 will be accepted only now through January 6, 2006. Films postmarked after January 6th will not be considered for the festival. To submit your film, do the following:
* Download the Submission Form.
* Read carefully the requirement rules on the second page or below.
* Type or print the information requested on the first page (you can
type the information online by clicking on each field of the form).
* Print the submission form.
* Sign and date the submission form.
Send only the first page to the address provided on the form with an NTSC or PAL VHS tape and a check or a US money order payable to Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. DVDs will be accepted only if a VHS tape is not available.
Fees
Films under 60 min: $30
Films 60 min and over: $40
All applicants will be notified via email by March 1, 2006.
Submission Rules
Filmmakers may submit more than one entry. Each entry must be accompanied by the entry form and the entry fee.
DVDs or ½" VHS (NTSC or PAL) video cassettes will be accepted for submission screening.
DVDs or submission cassettes must be labeled with the title, running time, format (PAL or NTSC), contact information on face and spine of the cassette or on the DVD label.
Submission tapes or DVDs will not be returned.
Please do not send submissions in fiber-filled envelopes, as the dust damages tapes and VCRs.
The entry fee is non-refundable. We only accept checks or US money orders.
Please make check or money order payable to Indian Film Festival of Los
Angeles, in US dollars. If your film is selected, you will be required to provide press kit including synopsis, full credits, b/w and/or color stills from the film, poster and promo reel or trailer (if available), filmography and the director's headshot.
All filmmakers will be notified via email by March 1, 2006.
Submission deadline is January 6, 2006
Send Film Entry to:
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
5657 Wilshire Boulevard, #130-10
Beverly Hills, CA 90036
United States
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The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) seeks features, documentaries, music videos, experimental, children's and animated films of any length and format for its fourth annual event at Arclight Hollywood on April 19-13, 2006. IFFLA 2006, for the first time in the
festival's history, will also spotlight works by Indian filmmakers crossing boundaries to tell compelling stories of a global perspective.
Submission deadline is January 6, 2006.
For further information on the festival, as well as, the submission form and guidelines, please visit www.indianfilmfestival.org.
8. Attention all writers of Epico-Mythico-Tragico-Comico -Super-Sexy-High-Masala-Art
Most Bollywood films are hyper-stylized musicals, saturated with dialogues and dance sequences that liberally mix classical finesse with a shot (or two. . . or three) of campy flair. Blending the sublime with the stylish, the epic with the slick, Mumbai cinema produces films in a range of genres, from vaudeville romances to gangster thrillers.Writing that engages some
feature of Bollywood's fantastical aesthetics, lush poetics, shady economics, dicey politics, and intense celebrity would be well suited for this collection.
Ideally, submissions should be as focused as possible - that is, they should critically consider, or be inspired by, particular films, actors, cinematic movements, influences, conventions, or techniques.Salman Rushdie nimbly described Bollywood as "Epico-Mythico-Tragico-Comico-Super-Sexy-High-Masala-Art." Divas and Dusham! Dusham! strives to gather writing that critically traces, unravels, or stylistically evinces elements of this tangled élan.Finding films inspired by literature is common. Finding literature inspired by film, much less so. Divas and Dusham Dusham challenges this "imbalance." Film, especially Bollywood film, can be a compelling muse.
Deadline: January 31, 2006.
For more information on Divas & Dusham Dusham, please visit: www.masalatrois.com.
Submissions can be sent to: submi...@masalatrois.com.
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