Since our foundation in 1993 we have been delivering work through four main departments. Arts in Education, Community and Box Office events, Arts in Health and Youth Arts.
Arts in Education
In Arts in Education we, have and continue to:
- Teach weekly classes in classical, folk dances, and instrumental music for people of varied cultural backgrounds.
- Work in primary, secondary schools, further and continuing education delivering workshops, residencies, performances during and out of school hours activities.
- Offer teachers training in south Asian dance / music to students and interested artists.
- Encourage volunteers of all ages and cultures in practical skills & experience of inter-cultural teamwork.
- Offer work experience placements for young people in schools / colleges, older people who are aiming to return to work, for people with disabilities, for people with Autism and Aspergers syndrome.
Community And Box Office Performances
In our Community and Box Office Performances we create our own cross art, cross cultural performances, in addition to the invited guest performances which feature students, staff, freelance artists, national and international artists from both South Asian and other disciplines. We have been privileged to work with the worlds finest artists and benefited immensely from collaborations with other organisations to create performances in the following artforms:
- Fusion music featuring Didgeridoo and Western drums with Sitar and Tabla
- Performance contemporary digital imaging
- Poetry recital choreographed using Indian dance
- Global dance/music event.
- Collaboration with members of the BBC Philharmonic
- Educational residencies
- Collaboration with the English Heritage delivering story telling, music and dance performance
- Rural touring in 21 villages throughout the UK
- Dance development project training and developing dancers across three regions
- Our annual show, Kala Utsav celebrates the years work. Students and accomplished artists come together for a festive performance.
Arts in Health
Our Arts in Health department is committed to using arts in health and working with people with disabilities. We have, and continue to, deliver projects and workshops in these areas:
- Creative movement work for people with learning disability.
- Craft Activities
- Working with Asian women with learning disabilities.
- Healthy Living Networks
- Placements from Mind the Gap and SACAR
- Music project for people with Autism and Aspergers syndrome
- Arts in Health Conference reception with multi-cultural dance and music performance
Youth Arts
Youth Arts at Kala Sangam began as an Arts Council of England fellowship scheme in 2004 and continues to successfully gain credible status and growth in Bradford. We are been committed to using arts to inspire creativity in young people through the following projects.
- Youth consultation participation
- young offenders exploring ownership of their city using a variety of art forms & arts excursions
- Drama and film-making with Autistic boys
- Workshops and showcases
- Rural project in drumming, dance, drama & crafts across the Craven district
- Partnership with Junior Youth Inclusion Project around Every Child Matters
- World fusion music workshops and performance
- Urban-rural exchange in web design and DVD production resulting in a publication
Awards
- Positive about Disability
- Investors in People
- Short-listed for the Raymond William prize
- Runner up for the Asian Business Link Diversity Award 2006
- Outstanding Community Project, Just Creativity Awards 2007