Learn Togetherness III
Theme: What is in our gait? The Performative and Queer
Curated by Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee
The Learn Togetherness program by Kolkata Centre for Creativity celebrates the Pride
month through art and cultural reflections of artists and performers from the LGBTIQKA++ community and its allies in India. After two vibrant and eventful editions, KCC announces the third edition of Learn Togetherness (2023) and is accepting fresh applications for submissions in two broad categories - Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
Learn Togetherness aims to provide arts and cultural opportunities to queer artists, artivists, and performers. In turn, it fosters connections between the community through the exchange and sharing of artistic skills, exhibitions, public screenings, performances, and workshops.
In the 2023 edition of Learn Togetherness, the theme What is in our gait? The Performative and Queer seeks responses and opinions and addresses the aspect of the performative (if any) in the LGBTIQKA++ community. What does it mean to be performative? Is it a dialogue? A form of struggle against the heteronormative? A tool for the queer token? A form of being and behaving that is common to all, including the heteronormative?
What is in our gait? The Performative and Queer
The theme invites one – irrespective of their sexual preferences - to identify, decode, explore, and discuss the omnipresent existence of the ‘performative’ through the queer lens. LGBTIQKA++ is a living movement with a rich history — constantly disrupting accepted notions of gender and questioning the traditional knowledge system. The queer performativity plays a key role in reshaping mainstream ideas while simultaneously breaking definitive boundaries.
The attributes of the performative are celebrated, desired, and behaviorally incubated within the queer spectrum. However, sheer identity mockery triggered by precarious orthodox ideas and myths prevail within the general mass.
The open call is looking for submissions that acknowledge and portray the potentially performative and transformational emotions of varied representations of diverse gender and sexual identities.
DEADLINE to submit: 30th May 2023 - 11:59 IST.
Who can apply?
■ This opportunity is exclusive for Indian Nationals only.
■ Young practitioners from age 25 years to 50 years from the fields of Visual Arts,
Theatre, Music and Dance are invited to submit their works.
■ No minimum experience of past exhibiting required.
Submission Checklist:
1. Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Installation, Graphic Art and Printmaking, Book Art, New Media, Glass and Ceramics, Sculpture, Video Art, and Textile Art.
■ Title, Dimension, Medium, Year must be mentioned clearly in a separate document.
■ An Concept Note on your work aligning to the LT 2023 theme - within 100 to 200
words. This is mandatory. This must be written clearly in a separate document.
■ A bio that explains you well - within 80 to 100 words should be written in a separate document.
■ A valid soft copy of both sides of your age proof should be attached.
■ Maximum 5 works can be submitted. Please collate them in a single PDF. One can
share Video Links in a separate document. Do not apply more than once.
2. Performing Arts: Dance, Drama, Music - Vocal and Instrument, Performance Art.
■ Title, Genre, Tradition (Gharana), original form, Date (of conceiving) the performance must be mentioned clearly in a separate document.
■ A Concept Note of your work aligning to the LT 2023 theme - within 100 to 200 words. This is Mandatory. This must be written clearly in a separate document.
■ A bio that explains you well - within 80 to 100 words should be written in a separate document.
■ A valid soft copy of both sides of your age proof should be attached.
■ Maximum 5 works can be submitted. One can share Video Links and Images inside separate folders and link them. Do not apply more than once.
Application Fees:
No Application fees required.
Process of selection
An external committee consisting of eminent practitioners and researchers of the respective fields will shortlist the applications.
For any queries please contact +91 9674140905 or write to kcc@akst.org.in
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