Financial Assistance to Dramatic Troupes participating in Kala Academy’s Annual Tiatr Competition
Category: Sports & Culture, Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Goa

Details:
The scheme "Financial Assistance to Dramatic Troupes participating in Kala Academy’s Annual Tiatr Competition"  was launched by the Tiatr Academy under the Art, Culture and Museums Department, Government of Goa. The scheme aims to encourage non-commercial dramatic troupes participating in Kala Academy’s yearly Tiatr Festival to produce Tiatrs of better quality. The scheme provides financial support for specific aspects of drama, including Direction, Stage Setting, Live Band Music with at least 2 blowing instruments, Light Effects, Background Music, Costumes, Make-up, and Transport. It also features the video recording of the Tiatr for the Tiatr Academy of Goa Library, with a free Digital Versatile Disc copy provided to the institution, and offers expertise through compulsory workshops in various Tiatr components.

Benefits:
1. Financial Support
For improving aspects of Tiatr production, including Direction, Stage Setting, Live Band Music with at least 2 blowing instruments, Light Effects, Background Music, Costumes, Make-up, and Transport. 
The extent of the financial support shall be fixed by Tiatr Academy of Goa.
Direct payment to the Institution based on submitted bills.
Conditions
*The troupe must compulsorily participate in workshops organized by Tiatr Academy of Goa by deputing at least one of its members; otherwise, they will not be entitled to avail the benefits of this scheme.
*The Tiatr must not contain any adverse remark in any form, either written or verbal, against any Government/Individual/Institution, etc., or anything against one’s caste, creed, and religion which may lead to hurting of religious sentiments; if proved so, Tiatr Academy of Goa reserves the right to disqualify the performance and refrain from making any payment or recall the payment if already made. 
*All advertisements, oral, print or electronic media, banners/standees, etc., must insert/publish and announce before the performance and during the interval that ‘This Tiatr is staged in collaboration with Tiatr Academy of Goa’. 

2. Video Recording of Tiatr and Digital Versatile Disc Copy
Tiatr Academy of Goa will video record the said Tiatr for its Library and other uses. One copy of the Digital Versatile Disc will be given to the Institution free of cost. To preserve the presentation of Tiatr for future generations. 
The dramatic troupe will have the freedom to use the Digital Versatile Disc in any manner, but cannot make use of the logo of Tiatr Academy of Goa on the said Digital Versatile Disc.
*The videographer will be appointed by Tiatr Academy of Goa.

3. Expertise and Workshops
Tiatr Academy of Goa will provide expertise to the troupes in the different compartments of Tiatr (Direction, Stage Setting, Live Band Music, Light Effects, Background Music, Costumes, Make-up, Transport) by organizing workshops in those aspects.
Conditions
*The troupe will have to compulsorily participate in these workshops by deputing at least one of the members of the troupe.


Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant must be a dramatic troupe.
- The applicant must be participating in the Tiatr Competitions organized by Kala Academy.
- The applicant must fulfill the conditions laid down in the scheme as per the format enclosed.
- The applicant's Tiatr script will be scrutinized by a scrutiny committee who will submit a report on whether the Tiatr is as per the format.
- The applicant must ensure that one typed copy of the Tiatr script and one typed copy each of the lyrics of the songs are submitted to Tiatr Academy of Goa along with the application form.
- The applicant must ensure that handwritten copies of scripts and lyrics will not be accepted.
- The applicant's Tiatr, in any form either written or verbal, must not contain any adverse remarks against any Government/Individual/Institution, etc., or anything against one’s caste, creed, and religion which may lead to hurting of religious sentiments of anybody.
- The applicant must compulsorily participate in workshops organized by Tiatr Academy of Goa by deputing at least one of the members of the troupe.