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Diploma in Movement Arts & Mixed Media

Bangalore

1 year / 2 year

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Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts

About the Course

This carefully crafted programme is designed to enable young dancers with the requisite skills to work both in the performative and educational contexts, in India and internationally.


The programme prepares technically sound and strong performers adept in varied movement approaches and provides an intellectually stimulating and supportive environment. Students are encouraged to evolve into creative, aware and thinking practitioners of the art of dance and dance-making. Attakkalari’s pioneering research over the past years into Indian physical traditions and the wealth of knowledge from its large pool of international artists is enormously beneficial to the course.


During the first year of the programme, students are offered classes in different styles of Contemporary Dance, Ballet, body-conditioning, Bharatanatyam, Arts History, Anatomy, and Light Design. They are also given opportunities to learn some of the rare Indian forms including enactment techniques of dance-theatre Kootiyattam, folk vocabulary from Devarattam and Silambham as well as movement idioms of Kalaripayattu and Chhau under the Department of Traditional and Folk Performing Arts. One of the key aspects of the programme is to bring contemporary practicing artists and professionals in contact with students and faculty, thus constantly updating the scope of the syllabus and pedagogical practices of the course.


Currently, the newly introduced second year of the diploma programme provides the students with necessary skill sets to enter the professional arena and undertake projects and jobs nationally and internationally. Apart from providing opportunities to undertake research, design their own projects, develop lesson plans and conduct sample classes, it also offers advanced level training in contemporary dance idioms, Ballet, Bharatanatyam and Kalaripayattu. Additionally, the students are taught the allied subjects of dance including Dance Pedagogy, Dance Theory & Aesthetics, Dance Therapy, and Arts Management.


Eventually, the diploma programme will be developed into a three-year degree programme. For now, the students have the option of doing it as a one-year certificate programme or a two-year diploma programme.


Graduates of the program have gone on to join the Attakkalari Repertory, Residency & Exchange programs in the UK and elsewhere and to pursue internationally successful careers in Contemporary dance, Physical theatre, Choreography, Teaching, etc. The academic year is from January to December. The tuition fee per year is Rupees Two Lakh. The fee for international students is Five Thousand Euro per annum.


Artistes from around the globe spanning a range of movement and allied disciplines spend time sharing their knowledge with students of Attakkalari’s Diploma in Movement Arts and Mixed Media and dancers of the Attakkalari repertory.

At A Glance

Artform

Dance

Language of Instruction

English

Total Fees (INR)

10000

Duration

1 year / 2 year

Deadline

Education Level

30 June 2022

Diploma

Admission Process

Attakkalari’s audition process lays emphasis on assessing the participant’s physical awareness, overall coordination, strength, speed, flexibility, musicality and a sense of rhythm and space, comprehension, and most importantly, ability to imagine and be creative. Auditions are ongoing, and now nation-wide! Do not miss this opportunity.


You can also audition online by sending a short video of you performing a solo, along with your CV to education@attakkalari.org.


If you belong to any other city/country and would like to participate in the auditions, do let us know by writing to us at education@attakkalari.org or talk to us on +91-99729-50973

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About The Institution

Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts

Established in 1992, Attakkalari is a registered, public charitable trust formed by artistes from different disciplines to help create contexts for contemporary movement arts. Attakkalari has facilitated the development of an enhanced and extensive programme that includes national and international Platforms for Exchange and Performance; Strategic movement and Digital Arts development; Research and documentation; new performance works by the Attakkalari Repertory; a Diploma in Movement Arts and Mixed Media; and Education and Outreach programmes. As an umbrella organization, Attakkalari provides dynamic leadership and makes strategic intervention to stimulate the growth of a vibrant contemporary performing arts scene in the country. A key objective of the Centre is to demystify the art form, making it accessible to all sections of society. Attakkalari collaborates with video and digital artistes, composers, musicians and choreographers from around the world and also functions as a resource centre for young and upcoming artistes from other parts of the world who are interested in Indian culture, aesthetics and movement idioms. Attakkalari’s mission is to spread the reach of contemporary performance arts and to make dance a viable career option for young people. We work to empower young artists by giving them the necessary tools and training that will enable them to create fresh physical expressions related to their experiences, memories and thoughts. The company’s dance productions articulate human dilemmas and socially relevant ideas through a contemporary performance idiom. Through our outreach programmes we work with all communities, cutting across cultural and economic barriers, reinforcing our vision of a secular and pluralistic society.

Attakkalari is supported by Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the Department of Culture, Government of India, Fanuc India Pvt Ltd., TNQ Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts 377, 6th Cross , Wilson Garden, Bengaluru 560027, India

Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
Address

377/22, 6th Cross Rd, Vinayaka Nagar, NGO Colony, Wilson Garden, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Srinivasan V
Manager - Accounts & Programmes,
Email: accounts@attakkalari.org
Phone: +91-99729-50973

EDUCATORS

Olivia Walker

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Olivia Walker

Dan Mitchell

Olivia Walker

Noah Patterson

Olivia Walker

Tess Anderson

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Dan Mitchell

Olivia Walker

Noah Patterson

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Tess Anderson

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