Open Studio - Friday 26th @ 18.30

The Urban Debate - Thursday 27th @ 18.30

India’s cities are growing at a rapid speed outgrowing most countries. How should these settlements be governed and managed? In the Urban Debate, we will start with a One point seven film made by Director Andreas van de Laar where eminent Indian experts opine on the subject. Topics like the directly elected mayor, governance and administration reform, use of apps as citizen enablers and future of policy-based journalism are discussed in the film.

Film by Andreas van de Laar. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with V Manjula, Naresh Narasimhan, Ravichandar and Meera K.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgdgP0VqDI&feature=youtu.be

The Blue Blue Sea – Confessions of a Recovering Alcoholic | Sabine Harbeke - Saturday 22nd @ 19.00

“The Blue Blue Sea” explores a dystopian estate in present day Germany. Social housing architecture that conveniences suicide. Drinking buddies that barely listen, neighbourhood kids that make cruel songs. Darko’s alcoholic mind takes one through the underbelly of where the misfits belong - and ‘long’ to belong. Motte -the teenager prostitute, Elle - his excuse for human company, Ulrike - Elle’s younger sister who has a crush on Darko - all of them live and survive in the same Estate. Waiting for death, while liquor gives living some semblance. The hope of a clear, dark night with glowing stars and the much promised ideal of ’the blue, blue sea’ keeps them fighting against the relentless drudgery of the impoverished human condition.  

The director was hooked onto the fact that the original German version was written as a radio play. The soundscape of the estate, the musicality of dialogue, the cyclical rhythms of structure and the succinct brevity of the English translation - all of these made it the most compelling choice. Alcoholism and its aftermath is a universal phenomenon, across classes, cultures and countries. Hence, our adaptation Confessions Of A Recovering Alcoholic where our performers create the soundscape in retrospect, of what happens when one is/was drunk! The actual beverage may be substituted by a mocktail, but what about the addiction to the ‘familiar ritual of not knowing better’?

Satchit Puranik is a Mumbai (& Bengaluru) based, multilingual theatre maker & filmmaker who works in multiple capacities – writer, director, casting director, performer, editor & producer. Born in Mumbai and raised in Baroda, his education at St.Xavier’s College, Mumbai (in Economics & Hindi Literature) & Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (in Video Direction & Film editing) ensured he ended up working and creating in multiple cities, outside Mumbai – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Amsterdam amongst others in projects ranging in around 9 languages – Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Dakhini Urdu, Dutch & French. His filmography comprises of feature films like Court (as director of casting), Ship Of Theseus (as editor), Garbage (as actor), Mr. Ya Miss (as director) amongst others. As a theatre maker, his plays include Karl Marx In Kalbadevi, Ammi Jaan, Loitering, The President Is Coming, Noises Off, Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Wedding Album, Brief Candle, Mareez, Bharati Deuxieme – dans le palais des illusions and many more. His tryst with Documentary Theatre began at Frascati Producties, Amsterdam on two projects – Family 81 and Mahabharata along with his double stint at Shakespeare’s Globe, London ensured that he has been performing over 400 shows across a dozen countries in the world. 

German Spotlight was conceived to popularise contemporary German drama in English translation and brings together theatremakers and afficionados to create dramatised, rehearsed readings for local audiences.

@Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

Voices of Bangalore - Wednesday 19th @19.00

One Heart. Two Worlds | The Jews of Cochin - Saturday 15th @ 18.30

Recur - Friday 7th @ 11.00

AND NOW | SURABHI VASISHT - Saturday 8th @ 19.00

and now (und jetzt) written by Sabine Harbeke and directed by Surabhi Vasisht is the third dramatised reading in the series German Spotlight 2019.

Based on the 9/11 attack, the play allows little glimpses into people’s lives with "this is one possibility of how people feel now".

German Spotlight was conceived in 2015 to popularise contemporary German drama in English translation in the form of rehearsed readings for local audiences and is curated by Sandbox Collective.

@ The Bhavan

Contemporary Classical Music Performance | Manasi Prasad - Sunday 9 @ 18:30

We are what we believe. Our consciousness dictates our response to the world and beyond. How do we navigate the clutter of the world inside and outside our minds? Where do we seek guidance in dealing with the age old struggles between materialism and spiritualism, lines between ego and self-respect, ideas of the self and the supreme?

The music and poetry of our great poets and philosophers provide answers and guidance. From Thyagaraja’s juxtaposition of the joys of Nidhi (wealth) vs sannidhi (proximity to the divine), or Purandara Dasa’s dilemmas of giving up ego ('naanu nannadu emba narakadolage biddu' – I am in a hell of me and myself) while maintaining self-respect ('abhimaanavanu toredu naa parara beduvuda' – I have to grovel before others, giving up my self respect) – these ideas have traversed historical time periods and geographical contexts to resonate as strongly today as beacons of guiding light, as they did centuries ago. After all, however much humanity evolves, we are still human!

This performance is structured as an intimate conversation between the artiste and the audience, with songs and stories interspersed seamlessly. The repertoire includes both Carnatic and Hindustani compositions from Thyagaraja, Mira, Purandara Dasa, Pt. CR Vyas, Subramania Bharati, Annamacharya and others. Featuring a multiplicity of languages (Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu), the concert also celebrates the plurality of expression in our country.

Manasi explores the timeless questions of materialism versus spiritualism, the self and the supreme, and the interconnectedness of the universe, through an intimate concert and conversation featuring songs and poetry in various Indian languages. She is joined by her collaborator, music composer and pianist Shadrach Solomon.



http://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/chitta-an-exploration-of-consciousness/#shadrach-solomon