Introduction

Welcome to Serendipity Arts {Virtual}!


The 14th of December is a special day for Serendipity—we would usually be found running across venues in Panjim, coordinating, calling, commiserating, snacking on-the-go as every little element came together to form the opening of the Festival. This year we are within the four walls of our home, our fingers are tapping away, our earphones are relaying the voices of our colleagues, and all eyes are on one place—the screen. 


On 14th, we may not be offering you a quick glass of neembu pani but we are with you and with one another, gliding across different web venues—all of which want to engage with you, listen to you, speak with you. Will you meet us on the webs?  


Serendipity Arts Virtual is our co-exploration of these and many other questions raised by curators and artists. Join us for a series of internet-based programmes including interactive performances, workshops, and panel discussions. Mark your calendars till the 21st of December!

Projects

FUTURE LANDING

The form of the web portal as a virtual studio for five practitioners at a time activates itself through viewer involvement.

MY STORY | YOUR STORY | OUR STORY

Let us fondly imagine that social media could live up to the simplest of its original promises. Imagine that instead of fostering tribalism, it truly enabled us to overcome isolation and enter a limitless world of connectedness, kindling a less bounded sense of ourselves.

CREATION RE – CREATION

Four artistic projects have emerged as a response to this metaphor have rooted themselves in very different personal practice, medium and technique to suit the virtual format of the festival.

THE-BODY-IN-MOVEMENT

The-Body-in-Movement is an inter-disciplinary laboratory for thinking, making and performing. The laboratory is imagined as a workshop/ discursive space that could potentially lead to generation of new collaborative work.

GOA FAMILIA

Goa Familia attempts to locate collections relevant to the representation of Goa's past. These collections include colonial archives and personal collections, images made in a professional context that could range from photojournalism to anthropology.

PANJIM ART DISTRICT

India’s fourth public art district - the Panjim Art District, was founded in 2017, as part of St+art Goa 2017. Over the years, a diverse set of artists has used distinct stylistic approaches to create pieces inspired by their respective interpretations of the city. Spread across key buildings of the town-centre, today the Panjim Art District has a total of 14 murals each of which is in a dialogue with the unique culture and ethos of Goa in its own way.

INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN FOLK ART AND CRAFT

At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

A TASTE OF GOA

Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOPS

Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

CREATION RE – CREATION WORKSHOPS

Website Creation Re – Creation workshops are a part of Creation Re/Creation curated by Kristine Michael and Chandrika Grover. Video Re-Imagination and InterconnectednessAn introduction to Puppetry and Object Theatre The participants of this workshop will be taught how to animate objects using our imagination as fuel and action as a discipline. Facilitator Varun Narain Video […]

STRETCH, BREATHE, RELAX: A WORKSHOP ON YOGA & MINDFULNESS

With this workshop, experience simple stretches that you can do at your desk or at any time of the day. Re-learn how we can change our state of mind through simple, conscious breathing exercises. Learn to relax with simple, tried, and tested methods that ancient practices like yoga, Tai chi, and similar systems that have a holistic approach to the mind and body connect.

THE PERFECT BREW: TEA WORKSHOP

What’s better than enjoying a cup of steaming tea in the winter sun? Join us for a workshop with Anamika Singh, who talks about the art of brewing the perfect cup of tea, followed by a sneak peek at how to make mulled tea. Welcome the winter with a hot cup of sunshine on standby!

MASTERCLASS WITH VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY

This new original dance piece by choreographer Noa Wertheim revolves around the individual’s inner wish to be whole whilst being challenged constantly by a fragmented reality within the personal, existential and spiritual realms of ones being.

GUIDED DRAWING

A Guided Drawing is a drawing that is easily imagined by listening to a short text that is full of imagery and ideas.

A 1001 NIGHTS IN QUARANTINE – WRITING WORKSHOPS

1001 Nights in Quarantine is a story project written by all of us. We want to grow a live tree of stories online.

THE LAST POET

A theatre of love, a city of sorrow, a people searching for their missing poet. Amitesh Grover’s “The Last Poet” is a multilayered art form with theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, digital scenography, and live performance. It is India’s first genre-bending broadcast of theatre-on-the-internet.

LOOK, HERE IS YOUR MACHINE. GET IN!

While the pandemic has forced us to rely on online platforms to reach out, conduct business, or to make art “Look, here is your machine. Get in!” is a meditation on the potentialities and limitations of internet based communication and the ever evolving understanding of the virtual. The curators invite artists and scholars to document the current moment we are living through––in particular on the intersection of society and art, and technology. Their responses will constitute a unique archive of the 269 days of the pandemic (25th of March, the first day of the lockdown to the 16th of December, the day of the project`s premiere) and its effects on the public sphere and our cultural and political life.

Nihayati Niji Baatein

I think of you sometimes. You will watch the video, (dekhna please) and you are real. I made the video and i am real. And yet, we are not fully real, i mean, not to each other. You are out there, somewhere, as i am out here, somewhere.

SERENDIPITY SOUNDSCAPES – DIL KI BAATEIN : AFFAIRS OF THE HEART IN SONG

Serendipity Soundscapes is a unique initiative by Serendipity Arts Festival. Our music curators are invited to bring together the unique sounds of the subcontinent in an extraordinary evening.

SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

PYAARE 2020-JI

Pyaare 2020-Ji is a performance hoping to simulate the liveness of theatre, but quite certainly failing. It is an attempt to share in our collective experience of this year together with the tiny boxes of our computer screens. Pyaare Audience-ji, come. Let's be with each other for a little while.

INTRODUCING ….. ANTIGONE INTERRUPTED

Introducing… Antigone, Interrupted is a unique online event combining footage from our original stage production, scenes reimagined for the digital medium, and real-time meet-the-artist conversation. The event will give audiences an opportunity to “meet the characters” and hear from choreographer Joan Clevillé and dancer Solène Weinachter.

THE POLITICS OF INTERPRETATION OF ART AND ARCHIVES

Anuja Ghosalkar & Kai Tuchmann will moderate a discussion between Gob Squad Collective and Venkat Srinivasan (National Centre for Biological Sciences) as a culmination of the Starting Realities International workshop series on documentary theatre.

UNLOCKING MEMORY: A CONVERSATION ON GATHERING ORAL HISTORIES

With an objective of discussing some of the crucial questions that arise from the physical and intellectual components of such research, Goa Familia is facilitating a dialogue between individuals who are actively involved with gathering oral histories that find form in photographic material. The invited speakers will share insights on processes, methodologies and the complexities of interpreting memory.

CYBER THEATRE: MAKING OF THE LAST POET

Amitesh Grover, along with the cast and crew of The Last Poet, will be in conversation to open ideas and questions around the emerging genre of Cyber Theatre.

CULTURE AS PRINT (II): THE EVER-CHANGING ARCHIVE

Drawing from autonomous initiatives in English and vernaculars in the early twentieth century, such as The Modern Review, the panel will explore the print as a forum for collectivity and multiplicity, the foundations of a discursive public.

FUTURE LANDING – DRIPS, DEPARTURES AND LOSING CONTROL

In this panel discussion, the foundation team of Future Landing will discuss how these drips and departures prepare for a complete loss of control – not just for the future of the project, but also for you, the viewer and participant.

LAUNCH OF THE-BODY-IN-MOVEMENT ARCHIVE

A discussion on a laboratory which is imagined as a workshop/ discursive space that could potentially lead to generation of new collaborative work.

CULTURE AS PRINT (I): THE MODERN REVIEW AND BEYOND

The establishment and continuing journeys of publications that have served equally as foundational and kinetic forces in shaping the public sphere and promoting critical enquiries, will be the impulses explored in this discussion.

Calendar
04 DEC 2020

04 DEC 2020
  •  
  • 1

    SCHEDULE FOR 1 December 2020, Tuesday

  • 2

    SCHEDULE FOR 2 December 2020, Wednesday

  • 3

    SCHEDULE FOR 3 December 2020, Thursday

  • 4

    4:00 pm: Phad Paintin

    6:30 pm: CULTURE AS P

    SCHEDULE FOR 4 December 2020, Friday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Phad Paintings - Workshop by Kalyan Joshi

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      CULTURE AS PRINT (I): THE MODERN REVIEW AND BEYOND

      The establishment and continuing journeys of publications that have served equally as foundational and kinetic forces in shaping the public sphere and promoting critical enquiries, will be the impulses explored in this discussion.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 5

    11:00 am: Gond Paintin

    12:30 pm: Eggs Benedic

    6:30 pm: GUIDED DRAWI

    SCHEDULE FOR 5 December 2020, Saturday

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      Gond Paintings - Workshop by Bhajju Shyam

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Eggs Benedict & Pancakes with Nutella and Banana

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      GUIDED DRAWING #1

      A Guided Drawing is a drawing that is easily imagined by listening to a short text that is full of imagery and ideas.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 6

    12:30 pm: Basque Chees

    SCHEDULE FOR 6 December 2020, Sunday

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Basque Cheesecake and Basil Bang

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 7

    4:00 pm: Scroll Paint

    6:30 pm: Culture as P

    SCHEDULE FOR 7 December 2020, Monday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Scroll Painting - Workshop by Gurupada Chitrakaar

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      Culture as Print (II): The Ever-changing Archive

      Drawing from autonomous initiatives in English and vernaculars in the early twentieth century, such as The Modern Review, the panel will explore the print as a forum for collectivity and multiplicity, the foundations of a discursive public.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 8

    6:00 pm: Accessibilit

    SCHEDULE FOR 8 December 2020, Tuesday

    • 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

      Accessibility Workshop - Artsy Tuesday // Hatch It!

      Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 9

    4:00 pm: DIY Sensory

    6:30 pm: Pyaare 2020-

    SCHEDULE FOR 9 December 2020, Wednesday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      DIY Sensory Engagement Activity - Inclusive Home Care Management

      Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      Pyaare 2020-ji

      Pyaare 2020-Ji is a performance hoping to simulate the liveness of theatre, but quite certainly failing. It is an attempt to share in our collective experience of this year together with the tiny boxes of our computer screens. Pyaare Audience-ji, come. Let's be with each other for a little while.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 10

    4:00 pm: Madhubani Pa

    6:00 pm: MASTERCLASS

    SCHEDULE FOR 10 December 2020, Thursday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Madhubani Painting - Workshop by Ambika Devi

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

      MASTERCLASS WITH VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY

      This new original dance piece by choreographer Noa Wertheim revolves around the individual’s inner wish to be whole whilst being challenged constantly by a fragmented reality within the personal, existential and spiritual realms of ones being.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 11

    4:00 pm: Sanjhi Paper

    12:30 pm: Prawn Dangga

    6:30 pm: FUTURE LANDI

    SCHEDULE FOR 11 December 2020, Friday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Sanjhi Paper Cutting - Workshop by Mohan Verma

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Prawn Danggar and Bharwilo Bangda (Stuffed Mackerel)

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

      FUTURE LANDING - DRIPS, DEPARTURES AND LOSING CONTROL

      In this panel discussion, the foundation team of Future Landing will discuss how these drips and departures prepare for a complete loss of control – not just for the future of the project, but also for you, the viewer and participant.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 12

    12:30 pm: Duck & Okhra

    4:00 pm: That’s NOT m

    6:30 pm: Launch of Th

    SCHEDULE FOR 12 December 2020, Saturday

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Duck & Okhra Thai Salad and Signature Cocktail

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      That’s NOT me! – HEAL with SELF

      Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      Launch of The-Body-in-Movement Archive

      A discussion on a laboratory which is imagined as a workshop/ discursive space that could potentially lead to generation of new collaborative work.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 13

    3:00 pm: Kite Making

    12:30 pm: Shahi Raan a

    5:00 pm: 1001 nights

    SCHEDULE FOR 13 December 2020, Sunday

    • 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

      Kite Making - Workshop by Umar Daraz

      At Serendipity Arts Festival, over the years, we have had the honour of showcasing some of the finest craft forms from across the country. We recognize the importance of keeping these age-old art forms alive, and for these stories to be told by the artists and artisans themselves. Join us for a series of online workshops as part of Serendipity Arts Virtual with expert artisans across a range of folk arts and craft. These workshops will introduce participants to the basic of arts forms such as Patachitra, Gond, Madhubani and Phad painting among others, allowing participants to interact with the artisans and gain insight into their lives and work while understanding the historical and cultural significance of the art form, as well as the inspiration behind them.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Shahi Raan and Hyderabadi Khadi

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

      1001 nights in Quarantine- Writing workshop #1

      1001 Nights in Quarantine is a story project written by all of us. We want to grow a live tree of stories online.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 14

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    3:00 pm: Cyber Theatr

    7:00 pm: Introducing

    SCHEDULE FOR 14 December 2020, Monday

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS

    • 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

      Cyber Theatre: Making of The Last Poet

      Amitesh Grover, along with the cast and crew of The Last Poet, will be in conversation to open ideas and questions around the emerging genre of Cyber Theatre.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 7:00 pm-8:00 pm

      Introducing ..... Antigone Interrupted

      Introducing… Antigone, Interrupted is a unique online event combining footage from our original stage production, scenes reimagined for the digital medium, and real-time meet-the-artist conversation. The event will give audiences an opportunity to “meet the characters” and hear from choreographer Joan Clevillé and dancer Solène Weinachter.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 15

    6:30 pm: Found Object

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    4:00 pm: Pyaare 2020-

    4:00 pm: GUIDED DRAWI

    + 1 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 15 December 2020, Tuesday

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      Found Object Portrait

      Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Pyaare 2020-ji

      Pyaare 2020-Ji is a performance hoping to simulate the liveness of theatre, but quite certainly failing. It is an attempt to share in our collective experience of this year together with the tiny boxes of our computer screens. Pyaare Audience-ji, come. Let's be with each other for a little while.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      GUIDED DRAWING #2

      A Guided Drawing is a drawing that is easily imagined by listening to a short text that is full of imagery and ideas.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR
  • 16

    3:00 pm: Text Zentang

    6:00 pm: Look, Here I

    9:00 pm: Look, Here I

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    + 1 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 16 December 2020, Wednesday

    • 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

      Text Zentangle

      Since its inception, Serendipity Arts Festival has made considerable and conscious efforts to make the festival as accessible as possible to a diverse community of art lovers. The current situation is only a challenge to our imagination, thus leading us to curate accessibility via digital media and platforms. Access For ALL has curated Senses Virtual, a digital platform to provide access via inclusive arts-based therapies and creative workshops focusing on mental health and diversity.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

      Look, Here Is Your Machine. Get In!

      While the pandemic has forced us to rely on online platforms to reach out, conduct business, or to make art “Look, here is your machine. Get in!” is a meditation on the potentialities and limitations of internet based communication and the ever evolving understanding of the virtual. The curators invite artists and scholars to document the current moment we are living through––in particular on the intersection of society and art, and technology. Their responses will constitute a unique archive of the 269 days of the pandemic (25th of March, the first day of the lockdown to the 16th of December, the day of the project`s premiere) and its effects on the public sphere and our cultural and political life.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 9:00 pm-10:00 pm

      Look, Here Is Your Machine. Get In!

      While the pandemic has forced us to rely on online platforms to reach out, conduct business, or to make art “Look, here is your machine. Get in!” is a meditation on the potentialities and limitations of internet based communication and the ever evolving understanding of the virtual. The curators invite artists and scholars to document the current moment we are living through––in particular on the intersection of society and art, and technology. Their responses will constitute a unique archive of the 269 days of the pandemic (25th of March, the first day of the lockdown to the 16th of December, the day of the project`s premiere) and its effects on the public sphere and our cultural and political life.

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    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS
  • 17

    4:00 pm: STRETCH, BRE

    6:00 pm: Look, Here I

    9:00 pm: Look, Here I

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    + 1 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 17 December 2020, Thursday

    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      STRETCH, BREATHE, RELAX: A WORKSHOP ON YOGA & MINDFULNESS

      With this workshop, experience simple stretches that you can do at your desk or at any time of the day. Re-learn how we can change our state of mind through simple, conscious breathing exercises. Learn to relax with simple, tried, and tested methods that ancient practices like yoga, Tai chi, and similar systems that have a holistic approach to the mind and body connect.

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    • 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

      Look, Here Is Your Machine. Get In!

      While the pandemic has forced us to rely on online platforms to reach out, conduct business, or to make art “Look, here is your machine. Get in!” is a meditation on the potentialities and limitations of internet based communication and the ever evolving understanding of the virtual. The curators invite artists and scholars to document the current moment we are living through––in particular on the intersection of society and art, and technology. Their responses will constitute a unique archive of the 269 days of the pandemic (25th of March, the first day of the lockdown to the 16th of December, the day of the project`s premiere) and its effects on the public sphere and our cultural and political life.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 9:00 pm-10:00 pm

      Look, Here Is Your Machine. Get In!

      While the pandemic has forced us to rely on online platforms to reach out, conduct business, or to make art “Look, here is your machine. Get in!” is a meditation on the potentialities and limitations of internet based communication and the ever evolving understanding of the virtual. The curators invite artists and scholars to document the current moment we are living through––in particular on the intersection of society and art, and technology. Their responses will constitute a unique archive of the 269 days of the pandemic (25th of March, the first day of the lockdown to the 16th of December, the day of the project`s premiere) and its effects on the public sphere and our cultural and political life.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS
  • 18

    12:30 pm: Hummus with

    7:30 pm: THE LAST POE

    4:00 pm: Re-Imaginati

    7:00 pm: The Politics

    8:00 pm: DIL KI BAATE

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    + 3 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 18 December 2020, Friday

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Hummus with green chilli & lemon chickpeas and Jungle Bird Recipe: A cocktail from MezMiz

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 7:30 pm-8:30 pm

      THE LAST POET

      A theatre of love, a city of sorrow, a people searching for their missing poet. Amitesh Grover’s “The Last Poet” is a multilayered art form with theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, digital scenography, and live performance. It is India’s first genre-bending broadcast of theatre-on-the-internet.

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    • 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

      Re-Imagination and Interconnectedness- An introduction to Puppetry and Object Theatre by Varun Narain

      Website Creation Re – Creation workshops are a part of Creation Re/Creation curated by Kristine Michael and Chandrika Grover. Video Re-Imagination and InterconnectednessAn introduction to Puppetry and Object Theatre The participants of this workshop will be taught how to animate objects using our imagination as fuel and action as a discipline. Facilitator Varun Narain Video […]

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    • 7:00 pm-8:30 pm

      The Politics of Interpretation of Art and Archives

      Anuja Ghosalkar & Kai Tuchmann will moderate a discussion between Gob Squad Collective and Venkat Srinivasan (National Centre for Biological Sciences) as a culmination of the Starting Realities International workshop series on documentary theatre.

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    • 8:00 pm-8:30 pm

      DIL KI BAATEIN : AFFAIRS OF THE HEART IN SONG

      Serendipity Soundscapes is a unique initiative by Serendipity Arts Festival. Our music curators are invited to bring together the unique sounds of the subcontinent in an extraordinary evening.

      SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS
  • 19

    12:30 pm: Orange & Pis

    8:00 pm: THE LAST POE

    6:30 pm: The Performi

    11:00 am: The Perfect

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    3:30 pm: UNLOCKING ME

    + 3 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 19 December 2020, Saturday

    • 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

      Orange & Pistachio Polenta Cake and Vietnamese Coffee

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 8:00 pm-9:00 pm

      THE LAST POET

      A theatre of love, a city of sorrow, a people searching for their missing poet. Amitesh Grover’s “The Last Poet” is a multilayered art form with theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, digital scenography, and live performance. It is India’s first genre-bending broadcast of theatre-on-the-internet.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

      The Performing Body and Movement Workshop by Surjit Nongmeikapam Bon

      Website Creation Re – Creation workshops are a part of Creation Re/Creation curated by Kristine Michael and Chandrika Grover. Video Re-Imagination and InterconnectednessAn introduction to Puppetry and Object Theatre The participants of this workshop will be taught how to animate objects using our imagination as fuel and action as a discipline. Facilitator Varun Narain Video […]

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    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      The Perfect Brew : Tea workshop

      What’s better than enjoying a cup of steaming tea in the winter sun? Join us for a workshop with Anamika Singh, who talks about the art of brewing the perfect cup of tea, followed by a sneak peek at how to make mulled tea. Welcome the winter with a hot cup of sunshine on standby!

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    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS

    • 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

      UNLOCKING MEMORY: A CONVERSATION ON GATHERING ORAL HISTORIES

      With an objective of discussing some of the crucial questions that arise from the physical and intellectual components of such research, Goa Familia is facilitating a dialogue between individuals who are actively involved with gathering oral histories that find form in photographic material. The invited speakers will share insights on processes, methodologies and the complexities of interpreting memory.

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  • 20

    6:30 pm: Tambde Rosa

    8:00 pm: THE LAST POE

    5:00 pm: Once Upon an

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    + 1 more

    SCHEDULE FOR 20 December 2020, Sunday

    • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

      Tambde Rosa and Alphonso Mango Chilli

      Among the many wonderful things, Goa has to offer, for all of us at SAF, food tops the list. After years of eating and drinking at some of the finest establishments in Panjim and beyond, we are very pleased to bring a series of cook-along sessions with some of our favourite dishes and cocktails for you to try out at home. We’re excited to share a scrumptious selection of dishes that we have savoured - dishes that have brought us solace (hello, Basque cheesecake from Blackmarket Goa); drinks that have given us given us many (many) happy hours (here’s looking at you, Joseph Bar!); kept us going with life-giving breakfasts (good morning, Cafe Caravela!); and always kept us coming back for more (another slice of cake, please, Cafe Bodega!). Get your aprons out, and get ready to join us for a little taste of Goa!

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 8:00 pm-9:00 pm

      THE LAST POET

      A theatre of love, a city of sorrow, a people searching for their missing poet. Amitesh Grover’s “The Last Poet” is a multilayered art form with theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, digital scenography, and live performance. It is India’s first genre-bending broadcast of theatre-on-the-internet.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 5:00 pm-7:00 pm

      Once Upon an Indus -Online Stop-Motion Animation Workshop by Pallavi Arora

      Website Creation Re – Creation workshops are a part of Creation Re/Creation curated by Kristine Michael and Chandrika Grover. Video Re-Imagination and InterconnectednessAn introduction to Puppetry and Object Theatre The participants of this workshop will be taught how to animate objects using our imagination as fuel and action as a discipline. Facilitator Varun Narain Video […]

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS
  • 21

    7:30 pm: THE LAST POE

    11:00 am: SCREENING OF

    5:00 pm: 1001 nights

    SCHEDULE FOR 21 December 2020, Monday

    • 7:30 pm-8:30 pm

      THE LAST POET

      A theatre of love, a city of sorrow, a people searching for their missing poet. Amitesh Grover’s “The Last Poet” is a multilayered art form with theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, digital scenography, and live performance. It is India’s first genre-bending broadcast of theatre-on-the-internet.

      REGISTER FOR EVENT  /  SEE DETAILS  / ADD TO CALENDAR

    • 11:00 am-12:00 pm

      SCREENING OF ONE, ONE AND ONE

      One, One & One reflects both the internal and external worlds whilst paying attention to the echo as reflected from different perspectives the piece develops the metaphoric relationship between far and near and self and the other. This performance will be live from 14th December 2020 for two weeks.

      SEE DETAILS

    • 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

      1001 nights in Quarantine- Writing workshop #2

      1001 Nights in Quarantine is a story project written by all of us. We want to grow a live tree of stories online.

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    SCHEDULE FOR 26 December 2020, Saturday

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    SCHEDULE FOR 27 December 2020, Sunday

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Open Call

OPEN CALL - Serendipity Arts Virtual Grant

ABOUT

In conceptualizing SAF Virtual, we considered many approaches to understanding, exploring and subverting the predetermined logics and ways of the digital platforms we’ve been flung into. People have sought intimacy, freedom, connection, solidarity through online platforms before—but rarely has our reliance on these platforms felt so visible, so extreme. We pondered on what it means to treat the internet as “site/s”—as moveable terrains that reveal as much as they conceal; as blocks that feel heavy and new but can be reassembled; as incidents that prompt action, thought, response.
 
In continuation of Serendipity Arts Virtual, we will be awarding a grant to two collectives, groups, duos, or collaborations to develop a project adapted to the digital space with funding up to 1 lakh per project. Projects have to interdisciplinary in nature, inviting collaborative projects, and will be hosted on the Serendipity Arts Virtual site/domain.
 

Deadline for Applications: 17 May 2021

Duration of Grant: 6 Months | 7th June 2021 – 30 November 2021

Grant Amount: Up to INR 1,00,000

Apply now!

Application Guidelines

  • Project must be a new media project. 
  • Project proposals not limited in scope, and can cross disciplines in science, art and literature
  • Project proposal must be adapted to the digital/virtual space, developing a project responding to the internet as a site 
  • Project proposal not be more that 1000 words, submitting details explaining the concept and story board of the production, along with a statement of relevance/justification of the grant, and nature of collaboration.  
  • A detailed budget must be submitted along with the application
  • Applicants must submit examples of past work, as well as an execution plan for the project proposal 
  • Complete Application Form must be submitted in order for proposal to qualify for shortlisting 

Deliverables

  • The awardee on the completion of the project must submit a report of 1000 words.
  • Audited fund utilization certificate as per format provided for the total fund granted must be submitted 
  • The project shall be part of the Serendipity Arts Virtual initiative 
  • Serendipity Arts Foundation shall connect the grantee to field experts, mentors, practitioners, and other professionals from the SAF universe, to aid in expanding the scope of the chosen project based on its requirement. 

Terms and Conditions

  • No Age Limit for applications 
  • The project will be hosted on Serendipity Arts Virtual’s domain only. Compliance for the same mentioned below 
  • The Grant is open to practitioners in India only. 
  • Applicants must be emerging/mid-career practitioners, having about 5-10 years of experience 
  • This grant is applicable only for developing a new project. An idea for the project could have been showcased before as a work in progress sharing. The documentation of the work in progress is to be submitted as part of the application.
  • Applicants who have received a grant in the past 1 year for the same proposed project, from the date of announcement of the Serendipity Virtual Grant are ineligible to apply. 
  • The Grant shall be availed within 6 months of receiving it.* However, with the ongoing times of disruptions owing to the pandemic, the Grant is open for review for extension if need be. 
  • After the selection by the jury, the grantees shall sign a contract with Serendipity Arts Foundation to complete the selection process.
  • Due credits to be given to Serendipity Arts Foundation, wherever the Grant Project is mentioned or showcased. 
  • Reports/WIP to be submitted every fortnight, after receiving the grant. 

FAQs

  • What is a new media project?

New Media projects are creative ideas arising from technology that includes digital interfaces, computer generated animations, gaming, human-computer interface, interactive virtual installations, websites, virtual worlds – AI or VR etc. 

  • What are interdisciplinary projects?

Interdisciplinary projects are proposals which go beyond a single area of practice and inquiry in Art, Literature, Science etc. An example of an interdisciplinary project is Future Landing.

  • Can I render a preexisting physical project in a virtual space for the grant?

Yes, an existing project can be executed digitally for the grant

 
  • I am a Visual Art practitioner, can I apply by myself?

No, the grant is only open to collaborative projects. 

 
  • My project has received a seed  funding, can I still apply for the grant?

Yes, you can apply if your project has already received another grant. 

  • What should the budget include?

The budget must include the heads of expenditure associated to developing a digital project like web design, web development, artists fee, coding, etc. 

 
  • I am a coder, can I collaborate with a Chef for the a project pitched for the Grant? 

Yes, all collaborative projects across disciplines are eligible for the Grant

 
  • Do I need to purchase a domain?

No, the grant project would be hosted on the Serendipity Arts Virtual domain within its servers

 

Please write to us at [email protected] in case of any other queries.

Connect

CONNECT WITH US

Serendipity Arts Foundation is an organization that facilitates pluralistic cultural expressions, sparking conversations around the arts across the South Asian region. Committed to innovation and creativity, the aim of the Foundation is to support practice and research in the arts, as well as to promote sustainability and education in the field through a range of cultural and collaborative initiatives. The Foundation hosts projects through the year, which include institutional partnerships with artists and art organizations, educational initiatives, grants and outreach programmes across India.

For more info visit : www.serendipityarts.org

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