India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
Date with The Archive: Building on Tradition - The Role of the Archive in Musical Practice
A Presentation by Shubha Mudgal
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM IST | Zoom and Facebook Live
Streamed live on Facebook page.
A conversation with Shubha Mudgal, as she speaks about the possibilities and challenges of archiving Hindustani music. A central question to Shubha’s presentation would be “How does one learn from the archive?”
Focusing on Hindustani classical music and referencing some of her own
works, Shubha will touch upon disciplines such as literature,
anthropology and performance studies, to bring out the interdisciplinary
possibilities of archiving, both as a creative practice and a
pedagogical tool. The material she refers to in the talk will be in
Hindi, Brajbhasha, Awadhi.
Shubha Mudgal is a Hindustani classical vocalist trained by some of the
finest scholar musicians and gurus of the country. Awarded the Padma
Shri by the Government of India in 2000, she has received several
accolades and awards. Shubha is also well known for her work related to
music education and popular music.
Launched in 2018, The IFA Archive is a space that holds the diverse
materials of the projects supported and implemented by IFA over the
years, currently featuring materials from over 500 projects online at theifaarchive.org
Date with The Archive is a series of talks by artists across different
practices who have used archives extensively for their creative work, to
bring to focus the potential of the archive as a significant resource
for artistic explorations.
The IFA Archive is built with support from Indorama Charitable Trust.
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