Performing arts academy for government schoolchildren in Nagapattinam

Key Highlights

• Akash is spearheading the project through the District Education Empowerment Programme (DEEP), in collaboration with the School Education Department, and will offer structured training in dance, music, theatre, and traditional instruments, with a focus on students from rural and marginalised backgrounds.
• “Nagapattinam is a backward district in terms of exposure to performing arts.
• Our intention is to ensure that arts education reaches village-level students and that more children from government schools are able to compete — and win — at the State level,” said Aathi Uthaya Kumar, DEEP District Coordinator, speaking to The Hindu.
• Sources said the initiative was closely to be aligned with the annual Kalai Thiruvizha conducted by the School Education Department where children from aided and private schools traditionally enjoy an advantage due to access to training facilities.
• Each art form will be taught as a six-month structured course, with basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.