The ThinkArts Grant is India's only grant that exclusively supports work created for young audiences over three years - ThinkArts Grant 2020, ThinkArts Grant 2021 and ThinkArts Grants 2022.
ThinkArts Grant 2020
The 2020 grant was supported by Takshila Educational Society.
Eight new digital pieces were created by artists from across the country. The final pieces covered languages such as English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and Gibberish, and forms such as clowning, theatre, puppetry, stop motion, animation and audio-stories.
Once Upon A Tide (English), by Art Apart
Tinnir Dupur, by Jhalapala Theatre Group
Nagad Dhuyya Raja, by Tiny Tales
Today I Met A..., by Sandbox Collective
Mindy's Magical Yoga, by Ankita Nikrad
Water Seed, by Gillo Repertory Theatre
Bongo in the Congo, by Artisaan
Waste Warriors, by Nikita T Sarkar
The 2020 grant was supported by Takshila Educational Society.
Eight new digital pieces were created by artists from across the country. The final pieces covered languages such as English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and Gibberish, and forms such as clowning, theatre, puppetry, stop motion, animation and audio-stories.
Once Upon A Tide (English), by Art Apart
Tinnir Dupur, by Jhalapala Theatre Group
Nagad Dhuyya Raja, by Tiny Tales
Today I Met A..., by Sandbox Collective
Mindy's Magical Yoga, by Ankita Nikrad
Water Seed, by Gillo Repertory Theatre
Bongo in the Congo, by Artisaan
Waste Warriors, by Nikita T Sarkar
ThinkArts Grant 2021
Five pieces were created under this grant, of which, four of the pieces were part of the ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences 2021 and the fifth was premiered on ThinkArts' 8th birthday on 23rd Dec 2021.
Monsters and Dragons, by Akriti Singh
Somaru Volta, by Kinnara Mela Theatre Company
Growing Up, by Neel Sengupta, along with Third Space Collective
Gajam, by Rahul Thomas & Sidharth Varma, created under the banner Rasa Collective
Omar and the Underworld, by Varun Narain
Five pieces were created under this grant, of which, four of the pieces were part of the ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences 2021 and the fifth was premiered on ThinkArts' 8th birthday on 23rd Dec 2021.
Monsters and Dragons, by Akriti Singh
Somaru Volta, by Kinnara Mela Theatre Company
Growing Up, by Neel Sengupta, along with Third Space Collective
Gajam, by Rahul Thomas & Sidharth Varma, created under the banner Rasa Collective
Omar and the Underworld, by Varun Narain
ThinkArts Grant 2022
Four pieces were created under the ThinkArts Grant 2022, with diverse genres and languages being used in the final pieces.
Agdam Bagdam, by Manjari Kaul & Aagaaz Facilitator's Collective
Riddles in the Dark, by Ainesh Madan
कहानी में दादू |Kahaani mein Dadu, by Puran Bhat & Poornima Sardana
Chandraheen, by Khujli Collective
Four pieces were created under the ThinkArts Grant 2022, with diverse genres and languages being used in the final pieces.
Agdam Bagdam, by Manjari Kaul & Aagaaz Facilitator's Collective
Riddles in the Dark, by Ainesh Madan
कहानी में दादू |Kahaani mein Dadu, by Puran Bhat & Poornima Sardana
Chandraheen, by Khujli Collective