City University of New York
Performing Arts of Kerala,
India
Location
Cheruthuruthi, Kerala, India
December 29, 2014 - January 20, 2015
Dates
Credits Offered THEA 397.73 / THC 725.85 - 3 CREDITS
(CUNY tuition is not included in program fee)
October 15
Application
Deadline
Financial Aid PELL, student loans
Scholarships
SIROCS
$1,000 (estimate) includes housing and food, excursions, cultural events, and
Program Fee
international health insurance. Airfare not included.
Payment
Schedule
$350 due with application. $650 due November 21. All payments by
certified checks or money orders (no cash, personal checks or credit
cards).
Program Description
During three weeks in India, students in this Education Abroad program will be introduced to a
wide variety of Indian performing arts through lecture-demonstrations, participatory
performance classes, performances, readings, presentations, and group discussions. They will
experience dance forms such as bharata natyam, kuchipudi and mohiniyattam, dance-drama
traditions including kathakali and kuttiyattam, and many varieties of puppetry. Students will
spend the first week in Bangalore attending a puppetry festival, seeing local attractions, and
taking workshops. The following two weeks of the program will take place in the small rural
town of Cheruthuruti, in the southern state of Kerala, where students will live communally and
have daily performance classes, lectures, attend performances, and interact with traditional
artists. An optional side trip to take part in the Indian Society for Theatre Research conference
in Mumbai will be available to graduate students for an extra fee. The program offers students a
unique, intimate experience of Indian performance, drawing on the organizers' personal
connections to members of the arts communities throughout India and invites students to
connect closely with Indian culture and lifestyle.
Academic Inquiries
Prof. Claudia Orenstein
Theatre Department
Office: HN 520A
Phone: 212-772-4228
E- Mail: corenste@hunter.cuny.edu
Administrative Inquiries
Office of Education Abroad, Room E1447
Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 5:30pm
Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu
Estimated Costs of Attendance
Tuition $ 780 (undergraduate)
$ 1,685 (graduate)
Program Fee $ 1,000
Not included in Program Fee:
Airfare $ 1,200
Visa
$ 75
US $ 2,980 (undergraduate)
US $3,885(graduate)