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HOW WE WORK

People meet, a facilitator listens, the work gets made.

Discovery and enquiry happen online. Facilitation is human.

IN SHORT

How does Jugalbandi Foundation work?

Anyone can discover practitioners, platforms and formats and send a brief. Every enquiry is acknowledged at once; a facilitator follows up where there is a fit. Every enquiry is welcomed. Support for design and delivery is shaped together with each partner.

SEVEN STAGES

Open to everyone, from the first conversation.

  1. 01
    Discover
    Browse the Atlas, platforms and formats
    OPEN TO ALL
  2. 02
    Enquire
    A structured brief in any of 18 languages
    OPEN TO ALL
  3. 03
    Acknowledge
    Instant receipt with a reference
    OPEN TO ALL
  4. 04
    Triage
    A facilitator tests fit against published criteria
    OPEN TO ALL
  5. 05
    Converse
    A first conversation and introductions
    OPEN TO ALL
  6. 06
    Shape
    Concept note, consortium, budget, credits
    SHAPED TOGETHER
  7. 07
    Fulfil
    Contracts, production, tour, archive, report
    SHAPED TOGETHER
SIX KINDS OF COLLABORATION

What partners do together.

Co-curate
Choose a programme together
Co-create
Make a new work across traditions
Co-host
One brings the stage, one the programme
Co-fund
Combine grants, CSR and sponsorship
Co-research
Document and study with communities
Co-tour
A finished work travels both ways
THE AGREEMENTS LADDER

Each document signed only when the last has held.

  1. 01
    Enquiry record
    Logged with consent
  2. 02
    Letter of intent
    Shared ambition; non-binding
  3. 03
    Memorandum
    Roles, credit, timeline
  4. 04
    Project agreement
    Budget, rights, safeguarding
  5. 05
    Credit & rights record
    Who made what; who may tour it
QUESTIONS

Asked most often.

Is it free to list as an artist or artisan?
Yes, always. Listing, verification, introductions and a first conversation are free. No one can pay to rank higher.
Who decides whether there is a fit?
A facilitator reads every enquiry against our published criteria. The Executive Director approves anything charged or diplomatic.
How quickly will I hear back?
You receive an automatic acknowledgement at once. Where there is a fit, a facilitator writes within five working days; otherwise you receive a written reason.

Ready to begin?

Tell us who you are and what you would like to make together.

AI-generated illustration: People meet, a facilitator listens, the work gets made — wide establishing view
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AI-generated illustration: People meet, a facilitator listens, the work gets made — hands and detail
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AI-generated illustration: People meet, a facilitator listens, the work gets made — people in conversation
JB-085 · PEOPLE MEET, A FACILITATOR LISTENS, THE WORK GETS MADE — PEOPLE IN CONVERSATION