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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.4K
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Spending
£1.3K
Public benefits
Purpose A: The advancement of equality and diversity for the inhabitants of Northern Ireland (hereafter the ‘Beneficiaries’) by encouraging appreciation within the area of benefit relating to South Indian arts, dance, history, music, traditions, language and culture. Purpose B: To advance education of dance, yoga and music and encourage
appreciation for and participation in the art of dance. Purpose C: To advance the arts and culture through mutual understanding between people of South Indian origin and other nationalities by the provision of opportunities to socialise with others from different cultures and communities through participation in the arts. Beneficiaries: For the public benefit for the people of Northern Ireland. The direct benefit which flows from purpose A is that there is a greater potential for the two cultures to develop connections and provide socialisation between the two cultures and recognise the positive contributions that both cultures can bring to each other and thereby endeavouring to eliminate racial discrimination. These benefits will be evidenced through multicultural events called Karma festival. This will showcase different dance forms from across the world but more specifically Northern Ireland and South India. The direct benefit which flows from purpose B is that there are personal and social development on both individuals and also to the communities to include learning of new skills, improved physical health for individuals and integration of cultures to promote tolerance and respect. These benefits will be evidenced by classical Indian dance training and classes across Northern Ireland and workshops focusing on South Indian dance, music, art and culture. There will also be performances at cultural events across Northern Ireland which will give the students at classes and workshops an opportunity to display their skills on stage. There will be feedback from participants and from the audience members too who see the performances. The direct benefit which flows from purpose C is that through the provision of classes and workshops on dance, music, art and culture people from Northern Ireland can learn the art and culture of South India which provides better integration between the cultures and mutual understanding between people of South Indian origin and descent and other nationalities in the area of benefit. These benefits will be evidenced by the feedback given by people attending classes and audiences to the cultural events. Private Benefit A private benefit to dance facilitators or any other individuals may arise through their involvement in delivering training to beneficiaries. Through this they may gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Harm There is no harm flowing from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We are conducting Indian classical dance training by Ms Bijini Jayaprakash who is a brilliant exponent of this and other Indian classical dance forms.Currently the classes are being conducted at Craigavon HUB, Island Art Centre and In Spectrum centre, Shankill Road, Belfast.She also conducting different workshops for many communities and helping
various organisations to conduct cultural events across N.Ireland. One of the major objectives of the karma festival is to give ample opportunity for our students to display their skills in stage and bring out best from them by building confidence and giving aspiring performers the opportunity of a lifetime.It also gives them an opening to interact with different people in our community along with an understanding of classical dance forms around the world.Also the trained students from Karma now are performing for different organizations throughout NI. The audience of around 400 guests for the Karma festival consists of the broad spectrum of our society and the event given them a new visual experience.This was acknowledged by many especially reflected in the comment by Mr Chile Campbell that the fest has brought in a new face of Indian culture to NI society. Planning to organise more multicultural events focusing on our theme of social integration Starting Indian classical music classes from next month onwards Start supplementary educational classes for South Indian languages.Planning different workshops focusing on South Indian Dance,Music, art and culture to widen our existing network of artist from all back grounds.We are currently in the process of affiliating our dance courses with ISTD(The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) which is one of the world’s leading dance examination boards who provide training for dance teachers and examiners for more than 100 years. This we believe will help the awards conferred to our students will align with international benchmark and professional standard of the art form.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Language community
How the charity works
- Arts
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
