Aseema Yatre- A Dance initiative

This is to inform you that the Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography(www.natyamaya.in) is launching a new project to propagate an awareness of Dance & Choreography in rural areas of Karnataka and satellite towns around Bangalore called- 'Aseema Yatre'

The Natya Institute as well as its contemporary dance unit- the STEM Dance Kampni (www.stemdancekampni.in) have been involved in Art in education and Dance education projects in various academic, cultural and community centres for several years now.

This new initiative is funded in part by the Department of Kannada & Culture, Govt of Karnataka.

The inaugural project will be held in Suratkal and Mangalore on the 30th of March 2006.

Please do pass this information on to interested individuals and organisations.

Do feel free to contact us about the workshop/performance format , tour itinerary.....etc

warm regards,

Madhu Nataraj-Heri

FRAME OF MIND

The first international short film competition & film festival dedicated to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues

Filmmakers from different cinematic traditions have portrayed and interpreted insanity in many different ways, sometimes helping to further our understanding of mental distress, and at other times reinforcing our prejudices and sacrificing integrity for the sake of offering entertainment.

Frame of Mind

is a rare opportunity to view the most sensitive films made in the world that have attempted to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues. It will showcase the best feature and short films from all over the world in a non-competitive section.

In the

competitive section we seek to counter negative, inaccurate and cliched images of people with mental illness. We encourage you to create clean, accurate, realistic and optimistic short films portraying those living with mental illness.

• Here is your chance at making a short film that best reflects the struggle to erase the STIGMA surrounding issues related to mental illness (and not mental retardation).
• Alternatively the films can also portray the HOPE for those with mental illness and/or their caregivers.

The film festival is a part of the

International Conference on Schizophrenia (IConS) scheduled from October 13-15, 2006 in Chennai (Madras) India. It is organized by Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), India’s premier Non Government Organization, committed to the cause of schizophrenia. SCARF is collaborating with the World Psychiatric Association on the global anti-stigma campaign and is also a Collaborating Centre for the World Health Organization.

For Further details log on to www.frameofmind.in or email info@frameofmind.in