Call for artistic abstracts
Are you a theatre group that has worked on land issues?
Are you an NGO that uses art in its work?
Do you make social art?
We are reaching out to those interested in exploring socio-political issues in land and forests through artistic presentations using song, dance, theatre, play, film, photos and other media at the 4th India Land and Development Conference (ILDC). Academics, artists, activists and others are invited to bring artistic perspectives into the rich and varied discussions that feature at ILDC sessions. ILDC is the biggest land convergence platform in India for land-professionals and actors from Government, CSO, Academia, private sectors, entrepreneurs, media, international institutions. As India moves a decade closer to meeting 2030 UN Goals and gears up to address economic slowdown, ILDC2020 is focussed on institutions, innovations and information around land governance to deliberate how they connect and contribute to local and global development more inclusively and sustainably. For more on ILDC, see https://centerforland.org/ildc2020/
Creative, engaging, and transformative artistic ideas are invited from amateur and professional individuals, groups and artist companies to enhance ILDC2020 and to open up minds to fresh perspectives and new thinking on some of the most complex societal issues. Art has the power to reach out and to transform, and we would like to harness its power in our deliberations on land and development issues through dedicated sessions for artistic contributions.
To submit an abstract for the artistic sessions, follow the guidelines as below, as per the nature of the artistic submission.
| Song – Please provide the following details – Title, name of singer, composer, language, duration of performance, genre, and the thematic concept of the song. Please provide link if it is available online, or a link to your work. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Dance and Movement – Title, name of dancer/performer/choreographer, duration of performance, genre, and the thematic concept of the performance. Please provide link if it is available online, or a link to your work. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Poem – Title, name of poet/reader, language, length, method of delivery, thematic concept of the poem. Please provide link if it is available online, or a link to your work. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Film/Documentary – Title, producer, length, licensing requirements, language, thematic concept of the film/documentary. Please provide link if it is available online, or a link to your work. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Multimedia – Details as appropriate to the media. |
| Photographs –Name of photographer, year, technical details of the image, whether displaying a print or electronic version, concept and title. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Theatre/play/drama –Title, length of production, Size of group, technical requirements for staging the play, language, genre, thematic concept/storyline and costs incurred. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
| Painting/artwork –State if you would like to display physical or electronic version of the painting/artwork, Name of the artist, medium, year, and concept. Provide full details of the individual/organisation taking part, including email contact. |
Send abstracts as a Word or pdf document to the following email addresses:
Dr. Chamu Kuppuswamy, University of Hertfordshire: c.kuppuswamy@herts.ac.uk
Ankit Bhatia, CPR Land Rights Initiatives: ankit@cprindia.org
ILDC Secretariat: indialandconf@gmail.com