Many tribal/folk art & cultural forms are either losing originality, or passing into oblivion. Culture and intangible cultural heritage all have a role to play in alleviating poverty and creating livelihood opportunities.Folk performers has lost traditional skills and wisdom. Rejuvenation of the art forms will be formulated with participation of folk trainers and rigorous training on innovation,exchange, interaction with contemporary dance, music and theaters with the support from your agency
This folk performers lamented lack of opportunities to practice and perform. They did not even think of their art form as a possible means of livelihood. Many had stopped nurturing their art forms. As most of these people lack formal education they earned mostly through daily labor and agriculture. There was thus a vicious cycle of poverty and loss of traditional skills and wisdom.
There will be an innovation, exchange, interaction and skill transfer with contemporary dance, music and theater performers will be facilitated to innovate new ways of rendering the art forms and improve their marketability This project will be established a model for empowering communities lacking formal education but rich in intangible cultural heritage. It shall successfully used livelihood perspective for safeguarding cultural heritage. The project will showcase how performing art tradition
As an impact, this training centre will bring the scope of increased level of income for the beneficiaries, which will be helpful to raise their level of independence and will lead them to participate in the decision making process. Increased awareness will motivate them towards a positive attitude in regard to their family affairs especially for childcare and will enable them to send their children to the school and they will be illuminated through the light of art and culture.
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
