T.S Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock‘ inquires into the disillusionment of a man with the times he is living in. Derived from this literary masterpiece, our performance uses the interplay of the human body to understand the poem’s protagonist and the structures surrounding him.
In the attempts to find Prufrock inside the performers’ bodies, residing alongside their own anxieties, the performance ends up creating multiple Prufrocks.
All cramped inside this overwhelming world of ours. The fractured narrative is threaded delicately by swift movements through urban landscapes.
The Metro | The Office | The Mall | Home | The Pub become witnesses to Prufrock’s constant attempts to be.
Devised by: Anannya Tripathyi (Performer), Dhwani Vij (Performer), Neel Sengupta (Director) and Rahul Tewari (Performer)
Produced by : Third Space Collective
‘Thari – the Loom’ is the latest group production by Malavika Sarukkai. Inspired by the loom and the design and play of thread, this choreography explores the interplay of the constant and variable, the eternal and changing – the warp and weft. Through inventive dance design, and specially commissioned music – colour, design and motif assume mythic and philosophical dimensions, with the sari becoming a metaphor for life itself.
Rare & Exclusive world crafts from Artisans & Craftsmen, NGO’s, Designers, Organisations coming together to make it an awesome weekend before Diwali, Inauguration by Dr. Ghada Hijjawi Qaddumi, President, World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region!
Everyone is well aware of the treacherous actions of Aurangzeb the great Mughal emperor, but what about it’s repercussions.
Aurangzeb rose and built an empire but when he fell, the stones of his very own empire made him bleed. His dying voice craved for the forgiveness and sympathy of the souls he erased from the face of the Earth. And at last, even death found it hard to swiftly reach his path.
‘Aurangzeb Ki Aakhri Raat’ is the saga that tells about all those laments which he had before his demise.
Abhinaya is the Art of Expression in Indian Aesthetics . More Accurately it means “leading an audience towards ” the expierence (bhava) of a sentiment (rasa) . The concept , derived from Bharata Muni’s Natya Shastra , is used as an integral part of all Indian Classical Dance styles.
Noida International Literature Festival- “VIBHOR” is a Literature Festival like no other.
It is a unique celebration of the written words, celebrating the literature and writers from across the globe. The festival will take place against the stunning backdrop of Noida city, which is a beautiful amalgamation of modern architecture and carefully crafted green landscape.
This Literature Festival will draw over 100 writers, artists, academics, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year.
Over the span of 2-days, this festival will bring together the best minds in the world of literature within and outside India.
The festival will initiate the conversation between authors, readers, literary agents, publishers, self-pub stars, humanitarians, politicians, sports personalities, and entrepreneurs.
Over and above all the extravaganza, The NILF will provide the life changing opportunity to the readers, audience and wanna-be authors to turn their dream into reality by providing them the publishing opportunity through its special initiative, “I Am Author”. NILF will include over 30 events and activities.
Featured events include workshops, book readings, talks, panel sessions, debates, short-movies and documentary screening and performances from top Indian and international writers.
Jashn-e-Adab Foundation, known for its literary activities celebrating Art, Culture & Literature in Hindi and Urdu across the world right from 2012.
Panel discussions, Classical & Sufi Singing, Ghazal & Bhajan Singing, Qawwali, Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan, Play, Sufi form of kathak and Bharatnatyam, Bait-Bazi, Dastangoi, Storybazi, Puppet Dance, Book Release and Book Exhibition, & Many More…
Just Register yourself to Jashneadab.org to confirm your Entry
As part of the Japan Festival , the Japan Foundation brings to you a range of events over 3 months across different venues, spread across Delhi.
Everyone is invited and all events are free to attend.
VENUE:
Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
– 27th October, JAPAN FESTIVAL Opening at 7.00 p.m.
– 28th October, Makoto Kuriya – Creative Jazz Ensemble at 7.00 p.m.
– 29th October, WASABI – A Japanese Traditional Music Concert at 7.00 p.m.
– 31st October, HER MOTHER, Film directed by Yoshinori Sato at 7.00 p.m.
– 2nd – 5th November, ‘Akira Kurosawa Retrospective’ daily at 6.30 p.m.
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VENUE:
PVR Theatre Complex, Sangam Courtyard, Sector 9, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
10th – 15th November: Japanese Film Festival
Latest Releases from Japan, daily shows at 2.30 p.m. 4.45 p.m. & 7.00 p.m.
(Film schedule and registration process will be announced shortly.)
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VENUE:
Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi
8th December: GOYOKAI at 7.00 p.m.
Traditional Japanese Dance with Kathak and Indian Classical Music
ENTRY is free and open to all
Theatreleela Acting Studio in association with Harfkaar Foundation brings to you their stage production ‘CHANDRAGUPTA’ written by Sri Jai Shankar Prasad and directed by Mr. Varun Sharma.
Chandragupta is a play which shows the journey of Chandragupta Maurya from a commoner to the king of Magadh. It also shows how Chankya used his mind and Chandragupta’s strength to defeat the Greeks and fulfill his desire to make India a united nation. It tells the story of politics, diplomacy, revenge, hatred, conspiracy, sacrifice and love for the nation.
Come and witness this historical drama.
Gallerie Ganesha presents “Joie De Vivre : Celebrating Life” a solo show of artworks by Paris-based Maya Burman, daughter of prominent artists Sakti Burman and Maite Delteil
Burman works mainly in pen & ink and water colour and her paintings are delicate, intricately detailed with a strong fantasy element. “Through this show, joie de vivre is something that I expect to give to people,” says the 46-year-old, “At the same time, I’m not a naive person. I don’t expect humanity to become a Garden of Eden. And I find it is important and very difficult to bring the feeling of joy to people. And perhaps, even to myself first. My painting is not contemplative, neither meditative. There is a lot of dynamics into it. It’s not a cold allegorical image of JOIE DE VIVRE. I show the small joys that we all have in everyday’s life.”
Incidentally, Burman has never attended art college and instead chose to study architecture. And yet, she could not remain immune to all the art that was happening around her. “I had my parents to give me direction. It was an informal training with dialogue more than a technical approach. We discussed more about what is painting and why to paint. But it was 24/ 24 training! They didn’t show me the technical aspects. As it is, we don’t have any similarity in our techniques. It was more a question of observation, and learning from observation.” Burman’s work is a blend of everyday life subjects and surreal imagery that give a dreamlike quality to her paintings. “While the same metaphors can be found in my parents’ works, this is not done purposely, it’s just that I have too much fantasy in my thought process.”
Burman’s work is often termed by art aficionados as having a tapestry like effect where everything is subordinate to patterning, reminiscent of the French art nouveau traditions (geometric and floral work) and European middle age architecture in the country where she lives. What then makes her work an interesting melting pot and a meeting ground between two cultures is that it is interlaced with mythical and folk infused imagery and replete with influences of miniature art, that stem from her Indian ancestry.
For instance, a circular work is like a “never ending story”. It is the continuity between days and nights. In a composition in two tones, one moves from a playful and joyful center till you slowly reach the peaceful and resting edges. Another work shows a magical dream like river which gently sweeps over as you sleep, while the tree of life is a chimerical image of a woman and tree.
Burman says,“my training in architecture was very important. It is where all started. I discovered drawing and also that I didn’t want my creativity limited. Still architecture has a massive influence in the way I build my composition. I stay in France and I believe that also makes a real difference for my work. I work with a lot of detail and pattern and that can be linked to Indian miniatures. I think I’m curious. I like to be surprised by unexpected things. All those experiences are getting melted in my work. My work is like a theater, with a lot of characters moving everywhere. I also see my work as journey of life, where nothing is static, hence there is no central figure, all details are important in their own way.”
“Jheeni”, An Interplay of Music, Theatre & Dance exploring poems by Kabir, Janabai and Chokhamela
ILF Samanvay Translations Series 2017 – a collaborative performance featuring Co-director and dancer Sanjukta Vagh, Co-director and musician Shruthi Vishwanath, Hitesh Dhutia on Guitar, Vinayak Netke on Tabla and Deepa Dharmadhikari on lights. Translations: Arundhathi Subramaniam H.S. Shivaprakash, Jacqui Daukes, Jerry Pinto, & Neela Bhagwat.
Compositions: Kumar Gandharva, Gundecha Brothers, Jitendra Abhisheki, & Shruthi Vishwanath.
SAHITYA AKADEMI & EMBASSY OF CHILE IN INDIA cordially invite you for a POETS’ MEET
Guest of Honour RAÚL ZURITA
KEDARNATH SINGH
K. SATCHIDANANDAN
KEKI N DARUWALLA
H.S. SHIVAPRAKASH
ANAMIKA
SUBODH SARKAR
will recite their poems.
Throughout the ages art has been used as a connective pathway to both the higher mind and the divine, and psychology has been intrinsically connected to the creative arts in a plethora of ways. Art is perhaps the truest and most candid manifestation of the human psyche which results in surprisingly transformative outcomes for the artist and those experiencing the work. The nature of artistic self actualization is indeed what sets apart the human species from all other life-forms on Earth. In our lecture and interactive session on ‘Art, creativity and the human psyche’ we will be exploring these concepts and the role that Art and creativity play in our personal and collective developmental functioning.
“है कहाँ तमन्ना का दूसरा क़दम या रब!
हमने दश्त-ए-इम्कां को एक नक़्श-ए-पा पाया”
ہے کہاں تمنا کا دوسرا قدم یا رب
ہمنے دشت امکاں کو ایک نقش پا پایا
**मिर्ज़ा असदुल्लाह बेग़ खां ‘ग़ालिब’~ 27/12/1797- 15/02/1869**
बिला शिक़वा मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब उर्दू अदब की तारीख़ के सबसे अच्छे शाइर हुए हैं। इसका अंदाज़ा इसी बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि जो क़लाम वो 150 बरस पहले लिख गए हैं, वो आज भी ताज़ा है। ग़ालिब को जितनी बार पढ़ा जाए, लगता है पहली दफ़ा पढ़ रहे हैं।
आइए कूचा-ए-शेर-ओ-सुख़न के सरताज मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब की एक महफ़िल में शिरक़त कीजिए, ग़ालिब से जुड़िये, महसूस कीजिए।
इस इवेंट में आपके लिए पेश होंगी ये चीज़ें:-
* ग़ालिब की ज़िन्दगी जो कि काफ़ी हद तक misinterpreted रही, पर उनकी शायरी के हवाले से एक बातचीत का दौर।
* ग़ालिब के क़लाम: उनकी ग़ज़लें, उनके लिखे सहरा, मर्सिया का recitation
* ग़ालिब के ख़ुतूत(letters) की reading और उसके साथ उनकी ग़ज़लों का एक musical session
* अंत में एक सेशन सामईन के लिए कि वो ग़ालिब का कोई क़लाम, उनसे जुड़ी कोई बात, कोई अनुभव साझा करें सबके साथ।
इस एक छोटी सी कोशिश में शामिल हो कर शायरी के सबसे अलग अंदाज से रू-ब-रू होइए कि
“हैं और भी दुनिया में सुख़नवर बहुत अच्छे,
कहते हैं के ‘ग़ालिब’ का है अंदाज़-ए-बयां और!”
Movies in Spanish with English Subtitles.
10:00 am : “Donkey Xote”
Director / Direction: José Pozo
Cast: Andreu Buenafuente, David Fernández, Sonia Ferrer, José Luis Gil, Jordi González
Script: Angel E. Pariente based on he novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Music: Andrea Guerra
Year: 2007
Duration: 90 min.
Awards and nominations: 2008, Gaudí Awards nomination for Best Animated Feature; 2009, Goya Awards nomination for Best Animation Film
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcASkdv105Y
Synopsis: Donkey Xote is a 3D computer-animated children’s adventure comedy film, based on the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote. The movie begins with a narration of the story as told by Cervantes, but the narrator is interrupted by the donkey Rucio who insists on telling the “true” story of the adventure: Don Quixote was not crazy, but in fact an intelligent and passionate person. In Rucio’s re-telling of his adventure with Don Quixote and his squire, Sancho Panza (Andreu Buenafuente), we learn that Rucio wishes he were Quixote’s horse, and that the horse, Rocinante, hates leaving his stable. As it develops, Dulcinea has a difficult time choosing between the knight and his wealthy sidekick. The rivalry between Quixote and Panza leads the two on a journey across Spain to Barcelona as they both vie for the beautiful woman’s affections. To defend his honor among the imposters, the real Quixote must duel and win against the Knight of the Moon in order to learn the true identity of Dulcinea.
2:00 pm : “Don Quixote”
Direction: Cruz Delgado
Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Antonio Ferrandis, Rafael de Penagos, Luis Varela, José Guardiola, Manolo García
Script: Gustavo Alcalde, based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Music: Antonio Areta, Juan Pardo, peroformed by Botones
Duration: 184 min.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMEiKv0eLE
Synopsis: A magnificent animation movie with lots of fun, adventure, humour and drama, and along with them, very educative. Based on the world famous masterpiece novel by Miguel de Cervantes, it was very popular between Spanish children. It is a great work, an excellent way to approach to Don Quiijote’s literary adventures, even adults enjoy so much with it. About the cast, the voices chosen for the characters are undoubtedly excellent: specially the voices of Don Quijote (played by the huge talented actor Fernando Fernán Gómez), Sancho Panza (Antonio Ferrandis, another great professional), and Cervantes (the excellent communicator Rafael de Penagos, one of the most handsome voices in Radio and TV). The music soundtrack (made by the musical group “Botones”) was also a cute and naïve but effective way to enthusiasm children. Specially open musics “In a place of La Mancha…” and “Sancho – Quijote”.
