kalakrida/2016
2016
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
11 April – 21 May 2016
Completed

Inaugural edition · 6-week format · Ketto crowdfunding

60
Enrolled
40
Performed
6
Weeks
₹3,25,671
Spent

Final performance

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Chandrashekhar Kambara's play in Kannada. Opened with 'Hachevu Kannada Deepa'. MC was a child from the workshop.

40
on stage

Art forms & facilitators

TheatreHavish Sreenath, Chaitanya, Jayaram
PaintingShashikala Reddy
DanceSrimatha Ramanand, Abhijit Revathi
MusicSabarmati

"Drama was good, music was good, dance was spectacular. I was very happy. I had a nice summer holiday."

Srikanth, Class 8, GHPS Jakkur

Activities & companion programmes

World Dance Day — Bharatnatyam, Mohiniattam & Kathak by Ramaa Venugopalan, Rekha Raju, Bharathi Vittal
Picnic — Govt. Archaeological Museum, Cubbon Park, and first Metro ride for many children

Reflection

Duration of 6 weeks felt too long — future editions shortened to 3 weeks. Planted the idea: let children stay in one art form throughout.

Financial summary

Direct contributions₹ 130,000
Ketto crowdfunding (net)₹ 279,789
Total income₹4,09,789
Total spent₹3,25,671
Balance carried forward₹84,118