‘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.
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.
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
“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.
SAMANTaA Dance Co. was established in the year 2011 by the young and dynamic Kathak duo Shubhi Johari & Amit Khinchi.
Amit Khinchi & Shubhi Johari disciples of Shri Rajendra Kumar Gangani ji and Shri Jai Kishan Maharaj ji respectively and aluminis of Kathak Kendra New Delhi, aim to promote and inculcate the importance of music , dance, instrument culture in the youth of the country through their company.
The company organizes a series of dance festivals throughout the year. One Being Naval
Kathak Utsav, a festival of young and upcoming kathak dancers.
This year the festival will be graced by the presence of PADMABHUSHAN SMT KUMUDINI
LAKHIA JI.
Schedule :
15th November 2017
Duet by: Smt Radhika Sathe & Eshani Sathe, Akola
Trio by: Kanchan, Gauri, Nnandini, disciples of Pt Birju Maharaj 7 Smt Saswati Sen,
Kalaashram
Group presentation by: KATHAK KENDRA REPERTORY, New Delhi
16th November 2017
‘SAMANTaA’ a duet production by Amit Khinchi & Shubhi Johari.
Duration: 1 hr 15 min without interval.
“Apni Basti Mela 2017” : Celebrating 700 years of living heritage of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Schedule :
MELA
Open activities and displays signifying the richness and diversity of the oldest settlements in
Delhi
SAIR (Walk)
Meander through 700 years history as it stands woven in the architecture and culture of the place.
Conducted by heritage volunteers from the community.
*Daily at 10.00 and 04.30 pm. (Pre-Registration required)
ZAIQA
Learn to cook local cuisines from Master Chef Mohd. Naseem and Jawed Qureshi of Hazrat
Nizamuddin Basti
*18-19 November, 3.00 pm (Pre-Registration required)
SHAM e MEHFIL
Venue: Chausath Khamba
Time: 06.00 pm
Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Friday, 17 November 2017 , 06.00 pm
Sufiana Qalaam by Mukhtiyar Ali and group
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 06.00 pm
Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka
Play directed by Nadeem Khan
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 06.00 pm
Classical Music by Ustad Rashid Khan
Workshops:
Kite Making
Jewelry Making
Calligraphy
Conservation Techniques (Incised plaster)
Toy Making
Cartoon Making
Miniature Painting
Stage Activities:
Magic Show
Juggling and Acrobatics
Fancy Dress Competition
Singing competition
Bal sabha
Cultural activities by Children
Traditional Music (Groups from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal)
Registered Activities :
Sair (Heritage Walk) 10:00 am and 04.30 pm 17,18 and 19 November 2017
Zaiqa (Food Workshop) 03.00 pm 18 and 19 November 2017
Classical performance by Gaurie Dwivedi and Modern and Folkloric National Ballet Group from Guatemala
Gaurie is an Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) member and has been learning and performing classical dance from a young age. Adept at two styles Bharatnatyam and Odissi, Gaurie has had the privilege of learning from the doyens of classical dance. Gaurie has performed very widely in India and overseas, including at prestigious venues.
To mark its twentieth anniversary, India Habitat Centre has invited Dancer Geeta Chandran and her Natya Vriksha Dance Company to present ANEKANTA at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Chandran’s ANEKANTA is culled from the Jaina Philosophy; its mool-mantra is that there are multiple realities to every issue – cultural, political, social, economic and, in fact, every aspect of life and living! ANEKANTA celebrates acceptance of multiple truths, embracing diversity and of universal acceptance.
In group choreographies, Geeta Chandran views ANEKANTA through dramatic dance strategies like an Alarippu presented in three speeds; of exploring Grihabheda in Movement; and finding linkages between SOUNDS and SILENCE!
In her solo choreography, Geeta’s abhinaya will thorw the spotlight on Ravana, King of Lanka, known in all three worlds as an exemplar Shiva Bhakta. And yet, universally considered a monstrous villain. Yet, within the Valmiki Ramayana itself, there is evidence that he was so much more. And these shades offer the dancer an opportnuity to explore ANEKANTA within the context of the Ramayana.
Music for ANEKANTA is designed by Geeta Chandran in close collaboration with K. Venkateshwaran and Dr. S. Vasudevan. This lyrical music-scape is further enhanced with rhythmic inputs by K. Sivakumar and Lalgudi Sri Ganesh adding verve and vibrancy to the production.
Birth Anniversary Celebration of Mirza Ghalib
Schedule :
28th December : Tamsili Mushaira dedicated to Ghalib by eminent Shayars (poets)
29th December : Cultural Dance programme based on Ghalib “Shama Har Rang Mein Jalti Hai Sehar Hone Tak…” Ghazal Nritya Bhav by Uma Sharma & group followed by Ghalib’s Ghazals by Smt. Radhika Chopra
Kathak dance recital by Nayanika Ghosh Chowdhury, followed by a Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam presentation by Amarnath Ghosh.
The Raza Foundation in collaboration with Alliance Française de Delhi cordially invites you to “Aarambh-V” a new series of classical hindustani music and dance of the younger generation
Hindustani classical vocal by Anagha Bhat & Odissi by Ranjana Dave
Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (an autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of lndia)
in Collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi
Celebration of the 156th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
PROGRAMME
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Inaugural Speech by Swami Shantatmananda Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Shruti Sadolilkar Katkar, Hindustani Vocal
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prasad
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Gundecha Brothers, Dhrupad
3:30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Tea Break
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ronu Majumdar, Hindustani Flute
“Laajo” Hindustani Comedy play
The play is based on eminent Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai’s famous story ‘Gharwali’.
The play is a Satire on society, people and their illogical practices. The institution of Marriage is been treated as a comical element in the play, Ismat Chughtai has ironically sketched the deformed characters who regulates these laws in the name of values and also made fun of their crippled situations.
Director : Rajesh Tiwari
Cast : Poornima Shettygar, Jitender Hooda, Nikhil Sharma, Shradha Sharma, Amit Tiwari
Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company- The Drishtikon Dance Foundation in collaboration with India Heritage Desk presents Drishtikon Home-Studio Baithak: Season II
It provides an opportunity to the rising talents to showcase their proficiency in their respective art form.
Bharatnatyam and Odissi recital by Sooraj Subramaniam
Kathak & Contemporary Solo by Aamrapali Bhandari
Hindustani Vocal by Faraz Ahmed
Date & Time : 13th January | 6PM
Entry by Donor Pass
Donor Passes for INR400
Limited Seating
Venue: Drishtikon Dance Studio
“Sahityanjali” A Bharatanatyam presentation supported by live orchestra exploring literature and unique writing styles across 5 languages by a platter of celebrated Indian composers.
Kiranmayee Madupu is a bharatanatyam dancer from Hyderabad. She is a disciple of Hemamalini Arni.
Asmita Theatre Group presents Swadesh Deepak’s “Court Martial” Hindi Play.
When respect is denied to a man for the only reason that he is borne by ‘low-caste’ parents, the offence cannot simply be termed as a social violence. It assumes larger proportions of crime against humanity and society at large. Yet by the turn in situation the murderer becomes a win…ner whereas the victim is unforgiving.The culprit may receive severe punishment at the hands of the law but, in fact, it is the society which is put in the docks. Court Martial, written by Swadesh Deepak, is a story of recruit Ram Chander who is tried for murdering one of his officers and injuring another.
The Court Martial is presided by a war veteran. Col Surat Singh who has witnessed many ‘life –and –death’ situation. But this trial puts him in a queer position, so far unknown to him, and during the course of interrogation he realize that the issues at stake are much larger than what meets the eye. Realizing that the Indian army is the only government agency in which reservation on caste basis is not permissible. Court Martial presents a combination of legal and poetic justice.
