Winner for YCE Performing Arts 2011 Vijay Prabhat Kamalakara, Storytrails India
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Vijay Prabhat is the founder of Storytrails, a company that uses storytelling to design alternative tours for visitors and to design curriculum based workshops and experiential outings for children. Storytrails is based on a core belief – that there is a fascinating story behind everything we see and Storytrails is an attempt to research, script and creatively present these stories through theme based trails. Their work involves using storytelling as a communication tool. All their trails are completely scripted and hosted by storytellers and use a mix of storytelling, theatre, music, dance and hands-on activities to make the process of discovery an enjoyable one for the audience. www.storytrails.in |
Special Commendation Alok Nagpal, Rock Castle
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An artist by interest and a marketer by profession, Alok Nagpal founded Rock Castle (RC) in 2008, a 360-degree arts management company established with a vision to create self sustaining platforms (festivals) across various forms of arts. RC emphasises on exploring various traditional and non–traditional marketing tools in order to create win-win propositions for artists, audiences and the brand partners. The RC team has conceptualized, marketed and executed festivals like Atelier's Youth Theatre Week (Co-owner Since 2009) , Resurrection (10 city Metal Festival) Eureka 2010, Rock Tales Tours 2010 and Ustaad – Meet the Masters 2010. Prior to RC, he has worked with PVR Cinemas, HMV/ Saregama and The times of India. www.rockcastle.in |
Other shortlisted finalists Nandini Rao, Yours Truly Theatre
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In 2003 Yours Truly Theatre was started by Nandini Rao along with Ranji David. Yours Truly Theatre is at the forefront of interactive & improvisational theatre in India. The company specializes in all the international formats of interactive theatre. They have devised & customized new formats of interactive theatre to suit & cater to the Indian Urban Audience. like Complete the Story, Mushiara Theatre, Black Rainbow project, Theatre for couples and Perspective Theatre. The theatre company was started many initiatives to use theatre for change and development like Yours Truly theatre @ campus for student community, Yt' angle for children and Show for cause. With over 300 interactive theatre performances, a team of around 100 members, 9 advisory board members and 7 international mentors, Yours Truly Theatre is now taking Indian improvisational theatre to audiences nationally and internationally. www.yourstruly-theatre.com |
Shaili Sathyu, Gillo
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Shaili Sathyu is the producer/artistic director of Gillo. Started in 2009 Gillo is a children’s media group based in Mumbai. Their work includes developing indigenous content, activities and products that make childhood and learning fun and enriching. Currently they are working in Hindi, English and Marathi. They have produced two plays in Hindi - Suar Chala Space Ko (Pig Goes to Space) in 2010 and Kyun-Kyun Ladki (Why-Why Girl) in 2011 and staged shows in Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and New Delhi. Gillo has also started a Saturday drama club and conducted theatre workshops for children. www.gillogilehri.blogspot.com |
Varun Desai, Littlei/ Liquid Frequency
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Varun Desai is the founder of Littlei which is a production company based in Kolkata. Littlei’s primary focus is promoting live music, the performing arts and innovative design while building a national creative commune that includes musicians, artists, designers, writers, actors, dancers, photographers and new age visionaries. The company uses visual and environmental programming to create spaces that are receptive to performances that merge art, music and dance; they have organized over 200 events since 2008. Varun also founded India's first net-label : Liquidfrequency.com in 2009. littlei.in |
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- Promoters, festival directors and marketing specialists in this area
- Managers of theatre, dance or live art companies
- Developers of performing arts publishing, communications, or websites
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