2009

Conservatory & School for Music,

Dance and Drama

Chaitra Sharad
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Introduction:
Performing arts are the forms of arts that involve theatrical performance especially
dance, drama and music. Characteristic feature of performing art is the use of artist’s
own body, face and presence as a medium.
Performing arts include music, dance, drama, acrobatics and such others.
Objective:
 To create a world class campus for education in music, dance and drama.
 To provide for the perpetuation and encouragement of classical, traditional
and contemporary forms of music, dance and drama.
 To bring together the languages of performing arts and architecture to create
harmonious environment for nurturing the art forms.
 A pursuit to create a perfect environ for the artists to explore their creative
best.
 A contribution to create a place the artists can call their own.

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Other Details:
Music:
To bring Indian music and musicians to the forefront of the world arena by providing
top-notch facilities and an appropriate learning atmosphere to nurture the budding
artists. To provide relevant amenities for instrumentalists and vocal artists. To also
provide for other music genres apart from just the Indian Classical music. To endow
with facilities for beginners as well as the maestros, for learning as well as
performing.
Facilities:
 Practice halls
 Open air theatres
 Classrooms
 Recording studios
 Editing labs
 Auditorium
 Archives

 Research centre

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Dance:
Dance is a sport and art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually
rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented
in a spiritual or performance setting.
Dance is an art form that has existed forever.
The attempt would be to create an encouraging setting for the dancers and the
learners to explore the talents in classical as well as contemporary styles.
Facilities:
 Dance studios
 Rehearsal halls
 Outdoor stage
 Auditoriums
 Other relevant facilities

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Drama:
Dance and music form an integral part of theatre/drama/abhinaya.
Facilities:
 Classrooms
 Rehearsal halls
 Auditoriums

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Why conservatory?
 A unique idea to integrate art forms under a single umbrella
 To create multi-purpose facilities for sharing and optimum utility
 To provide state of the art amenities for ‘riyaz’/practice
 To bring the artists under a single roof to explore their creative talents.
 To help them work by the side of other such artists to come up with their
best.
 To conserve the dying folk arts and to encourage research by provision of
workshops, library and research center.
 To bring the infrastructural technology and artistic genius together

Scope and reach:

India has a rich and diverse heritage of performing arts. There is a dire need to
showcase, preserve and flourish these arts, vis-à-vis advancement in presentation
technologies. There is need for state-of-the-art infrastructure to perform and
experiment to bring about harmony with the current trends.
The architecture of the place will act as a forum for communication between the old
and the new. The new technology, contemporary art forms and the classical forms all
need to be brought under a single roof.
There is a need for an archival facility and a referral library with easy accessibility.

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Feasibility:
 There exist platforms which are scattered geographically & isolated as per the
art forms.
 There is duplication & under-utilization of facilities.
 To provide latest expertise in event management in terms of acoustics,
lighting, laser beams and videography
 Need for a common platform for an integrated approach.
 Store & preserve art forms using modern tools like microfilms & digital
technology
Broad requirements:
 Individually designed spaces- customized for different art types.
 Well equipped theatres with digital projection equipments
 Open air theatres/Amphitheatres
 Flexible facilities for easy & quick reshuffle as per the show/art form
 Rehearsals & recording facilities
 Housing for different age group/gender.
 Well stuffed library and archives with assortments & labels for easy exploration
 Easy accessibility for the sprawling services
 Food and retail
 Visitor services –interactive guides, restrooms, lounges, parking
 Ancillary facilities –kiosks, ATM, internet cafes etc.
 Administration
 Basic services
 Security and Emergency facilities

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The above project is no doubt need of the hour and is technically and financially
feasible. The project helps in clustering various art forms into an integrated entity
through a single window.
The project also envisages conservation of all relevant records and actions for the
posterity.
It has build-in scope for quick adoption of new technology and possible inclusion of
newer art forms.

Tentative case studies:

 K Music Conservatory, Chennai
 National centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai
 Neenasam, Heggodu
 National School of Drama, New Delhi
 Rangayana, Mysore
 Rangashankara, Bengaluru
 Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
 Juilliard School, New York (internet case study)
 Musician Institute for Modern Music, LA (internet case study)

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