Chamarajanagara

KM Guruprasad


Project Period: One year and three months

For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that engages sixth grade students of the Karnataka Public School in Hangala village, Chamarajanagara district with Mudalapaya Yakshagana, a local art form that is rapidly disappearing. The students will learn about the history and practice of the form through a series of workshops by community artists and apply it to their mathematics and science texts. The outcome of the project will be a performance in the presence of school staff and community members. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include photographs and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees, workshop, material, travel, documentation, and performance.