SPHERE by Surya Biswas

SPHERE FESTIVAL Project Proforma June 2018

Wynd360 Foundation presents

Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Multi-disciplinary Festival

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Table of Contents Disciplines

Design Lab

Open Forum

Workshop + Masterclass

Social Welfare Reasearch Programme

Made in Sphere

Residency Programme

Collab Parish

Artists Curators

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Personnel

Volunteer + Interns

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About the Festival We strive to identify the problems of multidisciplinary objects and find a concrete and practical panacea with the extensive and heuristic applications across the streams of science, art and social philosophy to construct an alternative culture in earth.

We are a research-based autonomous initiative of WYND360 FOUNDATION endeavor to inquire the unidentifiable sociophilosophical prototypes with the immense support of multidisciplinary apparatus to sustain the contemporary substructure of the society and introduce an organic alternative culture for the procurement of postmodern livelihood.

Discipline List In the inaugural year of the festival, we will explore the following disciplines :

MOTION PICTURES PERFORMANCES SOUND & MUSIC LITERATURE VISUAL ARTS

In addition to that, we have a diversified open forum which follows :

FASHION MANOR FOOD KERMIS TRAVEL GALORE SCIENCE JUNCTION DIALOGUE ROOM CONFAB

Disciplines MOTION PICTURES WORLD CINEMA FOCUS - LATIN AMERICA: Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Brazil, Chilie, Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy. CURATOR’S ARENA, GENESIS, NEW MEDIA LAB, KINDER PARK, PANORAMA, PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE

PERFORMENCES THEATER / DANCE / PERFORMANCE ART Performances are like macroscopic proverbs. Under this discipline, we will recognize the best young talents aside from the legendary names of the mentioned genres. © 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Disciplines SOUND & MUSIC THE SOUND OF BENGAL, NORTH EAST, JAMMU & KASHMIR with BACHATA, BOSSA NOVA, MERENGUE, RUMBA, SALSA, SAMBA, SON, AND TANGO MUSIC IS A SOUL OF LIFE. We will celebrate every kind of sound with an immense focus on latin American music for this inaugural year of the festival.

LITERATURE WRITERS, MUSICIANS, THINKERS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS We are offering an open space for writers, bloggers, Literary editors, and publishers to create something eloquent. MEET YOUR COLLEAGUE It is an initiative for writers, musicians, thinkers, social scientists and philosophers to read, write, recreate or rephrase altogether in a Woodstock style. Â© 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Disciplines VISUAL ARTS INSTALLATION, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, DIGITAL ART, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY ART HEALS BETTER. UNDER THIS DISCIPLINE WE WILL CURATE SIX CRUCIAL GENRES This art forms will consummate a circle between digital and non-digital outlines. It is a lacuna for visual artists to display their exceptional artworks as a part of the exhibition. The concept of this lab is to enlighten and exhibit the experimental innovations of several sources of designs.

Open Forum FASHION MANOR A HUB FOR INDIVIDUAL LIFESTYLE ORIENTED BRANDS, DESIGNERS, COMPANIES AND BUYERS With a primary focus on organic fashion we will welcome all the lifestyle brands, companies, designers and artisans with an immense focus on environment friendly goods. Additionally, exceptional new-born fashion designers or start ups are also welcome to showcase their work under this initiative.

FOOD KERMIS FOOD & BEVERAGE JOINTS, START UPS, CHEFS, FOOD BLOGGERS AND FOOD LOVERS The program dedicated to the people who believes food is life to them. We will invite all the notable food start ups in addition to the big tycoons in the food and beverages industry to showcase their multiple cuisines with numerous flavors to the food lovers and bloggers. Â© 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Open Forum SCIENCE JUNCTION STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS FROM ALL THE STREAMS OF SCIENCE This space is meant to bring all the science lovers together. They can create, break, recreate or recycle as per their choice as a team or an individual.

TRAVEL GALORE TRAVELERS, TRAVELOGUE WRITERS AND TRAVEL WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS This destination can be described as an encampment where travelers, travel companies, travel writers or bloggers, tourism departments, couch-surfers or anyone can meet and find their cotravelers and next destination at the same time under one umbrella. Â© 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Open Forum DIALOGUE ROOM This room is committed to valiant and eminent CELEBUTANTES to talk about the stories of their life experiences, trammels and attainments. The exhilarating experience will be a direct interaction session with the live audience present in the room.

CONFAB This is a round-table discussion among ELISTICS about some consequential subjects of contemporary time. Certainly, after a constructive verbalizing we will try to find a solution to the problem to a possible extent. ÂŠ 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Workshop + Masterclass WORKSHOPS CELEBRATED PRACTITIONERS will encourage to indulge the amateurs and train them to achieve their goals of career through a productive and engaging learning process.

MASTERCLASS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS will interact with the learners from their own stream. Together they will come to a convincing conclusion through this wonderful bridge of dialogues. Â© 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Social Welfare Research Programme PARTICIPANTS: VISUAL ARTISTS + ARCHITECTS + ENVIRONMENT ACTIVISTS in association with MUNICIPAL CORPORATION This is a research based voluntary program to redesign and reconstruct the city (KOLKATA) from an artistic aspect. In the 1st edition of the program we identify the basic visible problems in the city and throughout the program we will try to find the solutions for the same and insinuate to itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best way to solve them. Students from the streams of visual / fine arts, architecture, social sciences will revisit the city and re-energize it with the mentor-ship of environmentalists, social scientists in support of municipal corporation. ÂŠ 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Made in Sphere PARTICIPANTS: INDEPENDENT ARTISANS & MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES This idea is dedicated to rejuvenate the INDEPENDENT ARTISANS & MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES with an exceptional care on West Bengal, North East India, Jammu & Kashmir for the year of 2018. *Whereas we always welcome the Government of different states in India and neighbor countries to participate with all their cluster based artifacts.

Residency Programme

SPHERE + ZDA presents PLUTO, is an international multidisciplinary residency program welcomes applications from all over the world for their first edition of the residency. The artists are expected come with an open spirit, willing to interact and communicate with local artists, individuals or groups and impart training where/when necessary in the local institutions, organizations, educational and experimental places. Pluto trusts the accompanying center standards are critical to the definition and achievement of any model and size of Residency Programme: • Organized and adequate time, space and assets • Enablers of the inventive procedure • Reflective of their lexical importance as ‘a demonstration of abiding in a place’ • Based on clear common duty, experimentation, trade and exchange • Engaged with setting by associating the neighborhood to the worldwide • Crucial to expressions of the human experience biological community • Bridging instruments between various expressional disciplines and non-expressional areas • Tools for social comprehension and limit building • Essential expert and self-awareness openings • Catalysts for worldwide portability • Encounters with the obscure • Profile-raising with prompt and progressing creative, social and financial effect • Important supporters of social strategy and social tact. © 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Residency Programme Topic/Abstract of Residency: Free, Open (Applicants are free to choose their abstract) Disciplines and Media: Visual Art - Performing Arts - Textile Art - Music - Literature - Educational Programs - New Media - Animation - Printmaking - Curatorial - Film Making - Architecture - Social Entrepreneurship - Research and Innovation Residency conditions: Duration of residencies: 8 Weeks Number of residents at one time: 5 | Number of residencies each year: 4 3 Model of Residencies: Individual / Group / Collaborative Companions allowed: Partners / Pets / Children Modus Operandi: Digital Application | Selection procedure By Committee Presentation of Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Work: Exhibition at end of Residency, implementation, or permanent application. Description of Residency: Setting: Urban + Suburban | Resources: Internet Connection - Digital Library - Office - Kitchen - Printmaking Facilities - Stationary and Art Tools Working language(s): English (Interactive+Final Presentation in English is mandatory) French - Spanish - German - Portuguese - Mandarin - Dutch - Italian and more Accommodation: Private (Individual) Shared (If applying as Groups or with Partners) Other activities happening at the space: Workshops - Presentation - Exhibition - Films - Cafe/Restaurant Probable sessions for the First year of Residencies: 1. April 1st, 2019 - May 26th, 2019 2. June 3rd, 2019 - July 28th, 2019 3. Aug 12th, 2019 - Oct 1st, 2019 4. Oct 16th, 2019 - Dec 10th, 2019

Collab Parish

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We created this space to collaborate with INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, PRODUCERS, WRITERS, FINANCIERS, THINKERS, PHILOSOPHERS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, AND PEOPLE from all walks of life. Our bin is full of ideas and we want to build our own horde to turn them into realities in the upcoming

Artists Featuring Artists of 2018 -19 around the globe with a comprehensive and significant display of presentations. Name: Short Bio: Work Details: Medium: Sample:

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Curators The astonishing and prominent personas are the guardians of the pathway that we dreamt to sculpt for our festival. Name: Short Bio: Work Details: Medium: Sample:

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Personnel Current Opportinities in Sphere: 1. Curator + Founder of the Festival - PF* 1a. Associate of the Curator 2. Chair of the Festival - PF* 2a. Associate of Chair 3. Festival Director - PF* 3a. Associate Festival Director 4. Creative Director - PF* 4a. Associate Creative Director 5. Head of Operations - PF* 5a. Associate operational manager 6. Chief Technical Officer - PF* 6a. Associate Technical Officer 7. Discipline Director – Motion Pictures 7a. Curator - PF* 7b. Additional Curator 7c. Additional Discipline Director 8. Discipline Director – Performance Arts 8a. Curator 1 8b. Curator 2 8c. Associate Curator 1 8d. Associate Curator 2 9. Discipline Director – Visual Arts 9a. Additional Discipline Director 9b. Curator 1 9c. Curator 2 9d. Associate Curator 1 9e. Associate Curator 2 10. Discipline Director – Sound & Music 10a. Additional Discipline Director 10b. Curator 10c. Associate Curator © 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

11. Discipline Director – Literature 11a. Additional Discipline Director 11b. Curator 11c. Associate Curator 12. Director – Design Lab 12a. Additional Director 12b. Program Coordinator 13. Venue Director: Location 13a. Additional Venue Director 14. Venue Director: Location 14a. Additional Venue Director 15. Venue Director: Location 15a. Additional Venue Director 16. Venue Director: Location 16a. Additional Venue Director 17. Venue Director: Location 17a. Additional Venue Director 18. Venue Director: Location 18a. Additional Venue Director 19. Venue Director: Location 19a. Additional Venue Director 20. Venue Director: Location 20a. Additional Venue Director 21. Venue Director: Location 21a. Additional Venue Director 22. Venue Director: Location 22a. Additional Venue Director 23. Director of Content 23a. Additional Content Writer 24. Director of PR and Communications 24a. PR and Communication Coordinator 25. Director of Account (Data) Management 25a. Additional Account Manager *PF - Position Filled

Personnel Current Opportinities in Sphere: Cont’d 26. Director of Finance Management 26a. Internal Auditor 26b. Financial Accountant 26c. Finance Controller and Book Keeper 27. Art Director 27a. Associate Art Director 28. Director of Archive 28a. Additional Director of Archive 28b. Archival Manager 28c. Photographer (8 Positions) 29. Program Director – Fashion Manor 29a. Associate Director – Fashion Manor 29b. Curator – Fashion Manor 29c. Associate Curator – Fashion Manor 29d. Assistant Curator – Fashion Manor 30. Program Director – Travel Galore 30a. Associate Director – Travel Galore 30b. Curator – Travel Galore: 31. Program Director – Food Kermis 31a. Associate Director – Food Kermis 31b. Curator – Food Kermis 32. Program Director – Elbow Room 32a. Associate Director – Elbow Room 32b. Curator – Elbow Room

33. Program Director – Made in Sphere 33a. Associate Director – Made in Sphere 33b. Curator – Made in Sphere 34. Director – Workshops & Masterclass 34a. Associate Director – Workshop 34b. Associate Director – Masterclass

35. Program Director – Dialogue Room & Confab 35a. Associate Director – Dialogue Room & Confab 35b. Program Coordinator – Dialogue Room & Confab 36. Chief Administrative Officer: (Festival Programming and Management) 36a. Executive Officer 36b. Additional Executive Officer 36c. Junior Associate Officer 36d. Junior Associate Officer 37. Head of Personnel Management: (Volunteer and Inside + Outside Crew) 37a. Volunteer Coordinator 37b. Human Resource Manager 37c. Festival Personnel Coordinator 37d. Artist Coordinator 37e. Head of Artist Management 38. Director – Collab parish 38a. Associate Director – Collab parish 38b. Additional Director – Collab parish 39. Director – Additional, Publication and Web Programming 39a. Curator – Additional Programming 39b. Curator – Publication 39c. Curator – Web Programming 39d. Additional Director - Additional, Publication and Web Programming 39e. Associate Director - Additional, Publication and Web Programming 40. City Ambassadors: 40a. Kolkata + Shantiniketan, 40b. Delhi, 40c Mumbai + Pune, 40d. Chennai, 40e .Pondicherry, 40f. Hyderabad, 40g. Ahmedabad, 40h. Baroda, 40i. Jaipur, 40j. Jammu & Kashmir

Volunteer + Intern Sphere Festival invites application for Volunteers & Interns to work as a team in the 1st edition of World’s First MultiDisciplinary Festival 2019 in Kolkata, India. This exciting festival will feature several curated projects across several venues in the city covering the motion pictures, sound, and music, literature, visual and performing arts as well as the fashion, food, culinary arts, handicrafts, and travel. Let us work together for a stimulating and lifetime experience of the arts! The Volunteers & Interns shall get an opportunity to gain an experience of working as Discipline Directors, Program Directors, Venue Managers, Account Managers, Program Executives, Technical Analysts, Personnel Management Officers, Volunteer Coordinators, Venue Volunteer Heads, Artist and Audience Managers, Marketing Interns, Press Co-ordinators, Art Guides, Helpdesk Executives, Health Care Experts, Social Media Managers, including Backstage Experience, Production, F&B, along with that of providing Guided Tours, Travel and Logistics. The selection of department shall be made at the Festival’s discretion based on the application. * We mostly looking for young enthusiastic people as our teammates instead of renowned names. So, young influencers are mostly encouraged to apply.

Volunteer + Intern The perks of being a Sphere Team member: – Learn about varied events and projects across the arts – Interact with the International Artists, curators, collaborators – Build your communication skills and interpersonal skills – Build your knowledge of how to handle and talk about art, backstage and production work – Learn to work with a team – Be a part of the World’s first research based multidisciplinary festival – Explore the city of Joy in a new way Criteria and Eligibility: – Applicant should be 18 + years – CV must be shared (At the time of Application) – Knowledge of the arts scene is preferable but not mandatory – Enthusiastic, Hardworking and Dedicated applicants are welcome – Knowing multiple languages is an added bonus. – Register by filling this Form – Sphere Festival shall contact you once we receive your application – The final selected members shall be informed Last day for Registration: 30th Sept 2018 / Online Work process starts: (Outstation Team members) Immediately after receiving official offer letter (Selected Applicants from Kolkata are requested to attend meetings physically as well as online programming) Training and Orientation in Kolkata (On Location) 01 December 2018 – 03 January 2019 (Vacation: 24th – 25th December, 31st December – 1st January) Added incentives: Besides having a great experience of being surrounded by amazing arts, the team members shall be fed and offered a stipend at the end! Mostly we prefer applicants looking for internship opportunities. Because after the successful completion of the festival we will provide a Certificate of Internship (For the whole period of service including online and onsite) along with a Recommendation letter to all the dedicated candidates. Unfortunately, we shall not be able to provide travel expenses for outstation candidates but we may try to provide a sharing based accommodation (We request you not to expect any kind of luxury hospitality if you are unable to adjust in our accommodation then kindly inform advance.). For any queries, you can reach out to us at write@spherefestival.com © 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

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Sponsorers We have 4 kinds of sponsorship opportunities: Anonymous Sponsorship Individual Sponsorship Corporate Sponsorship (CSR) Commercial Sponsorship* *In addition to all these mentioned opportunities above we have an exceptional opportunity for commercial or advertisement sponsorship during the event dates. Through this sponsorship program, you will get a chance to reach a large number of people around the world. For any kind of inquiries regarding any of this sponsorship opportunities kindly write us at write@spherefestival.com or call us directly on +91 -7890986830 ÂŠ 2018-19 Sphere Festival. All rights reserved.

Contact If you are to looking for some thing totally exceptional to work on then, we are far from a letter. Our squad is always open to sharing a couch with intriguing and exciting personalities. WYND360 FOUNDATION C/O SPHERE FESTIVAL Kolkata 700109 West Bengal, India write@spherefestival.com +917890986830 +917797677576