Dear friends,
There are one good and one bad news.
The bad one is that with much pain
we the open collective called Pi have come to take this very unfortunate and
unprecedented decision to state in public that Performers independent don't
anymore have any association with Rahul Bhattacharya.
Anybody interested in researching about
the details of complexities that resulted in this may go through the last few
blog uploads and may contact the concerned individuals of Pi.
Now for unavoidable and obvious
reasons Performers independent have to cease using the facebook groups and pages
that we used till now.
Facebook posts that share link of the Pi blog may be taken
as genuine Pi posts. For that the new facebook group (Performers independent
Kolkata) will be used by Pi.
For information and communication
with Pi please use the following
blog and email addresses: performersindependent.blogspot.in
Regarding KIPAF (Kolkata International Performance Art Festival):
Now the good news is during KIPAF
2016 (i.e. 23rd-26th January2016) there will be an IKIPAF
as we have seen on facebook. We are happy to see the performance movement
bifurcate to grow and take it as a very positive intervention or might be an
arbitration from a perspective and wish it all good wishes and solidarity but
also make it clear that it is not the
annual KIPAF (Kolkata International Performance Art Festival) initiated since
2013 by Pi(Performers independent).The IKIPAF contacts as we have seen on
facebook are ikipaf.blogspot@gmail.com
and kipaf.curator@gmail.com.
Pi will be initiating the regular KIPAF as usual.
Performers independent (Registered under West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961 NO S/1L/96269 of
2012-13)
Official address:
34/1 E Lower Range, Kolkata700019.
Contact phone numbers:
9163241238(taufik), 9836765564(uma), 9830078439(ayanava)
All online information and communication regarding KIPAF 2016
will be handled via blog and email..
You have been with Pi and we know
you will be our strength in keeping our common senses in our ways that come. We
earnestly feel your support and wish that we come up to your expectations.
With love and solidarity
Pi
Kolkata
Please find below a mail Rahul B. had sent out in the afternoon on behalf on Performers independent sitting in font of us with our concents.
ReplyDeleteAs every body is aware that we had a general body meeting on 19th august 2015 and
six of the registered group of eleven members (Performers independent (Registered under West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961 NO S/1L/96269 of 2012-13). In the meeting direction towards next
kipaf was discussed and how could we possibly open up partnering the other organizations and keep the core of kipaf independent.In the meeting we are also discussed how group
member are personally attacked + victimized and need of our group to resolved.
http://iperformersindependent.blogspot.in/2015/09/agenda-for-19th-general-bodymeeting-on.html .
(we have minutes and audio recording of that meeting)
Also one or two members of a group are proposing a local national bifurcation. We all
rejected this kind of polarazation politics.However on the next day one or two of our
members incollaboration with many who not even registered member of Pi hijacked the
Pi gmail account and finalize a deal with Art Room to take 1.5lacs rupee as funding core programming of kipaf.
They also refused to keep some other bank account and such other issues.Initially we are
angry and thought about legal steps but law is not the language of an artist.That's why 5members(Tapati Chowdhury -Rahul Bhattacharaya - Ankur Das - Anirban Datta - Chimuk) of Pi decided to continuing doing kipaf in the way it normally done.It's small budget festival
conceptualize your own body mode and interested to exploring hospitality and everyday life. Some individual who have been very closed to Pi like Sreemoy chowdhury , Suman Majumdar , Samudra kajal Saikia have been closely involve in kipaf16 effort. Some other members like Santosh Kumar Shakinala ,Amitabha Adhikhari , Rudra kishor Mondal and Mom Bhattacharaya assumed the zone of neutrality.
we also decided that we will not stopped Art Room funded Kipaf happening or do any negative campaign about it.
But today Art Room Kipaf has launched a personal attacked on Rahul Bhattacharaya and falsely occupied the legal position who are even regular member of Pi . It is a very sad situation between a collaborative to be happen.We still believe that they will see the senses and respect the true artistic charter of Pi.
Please read the letter below to see our official stance.
http://ikipaf.blogspot.in/2015/10/making-postion-clear-kipaf16.html