Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
The White Rabbit | Uwe Jonas
The White Rabbit
One of the Bangalore's biggest problems is the individual traffic, not only making the city noisy, but creating pollution through emissions, dispersed dust etc. Walk around and you quickly get the feeling of being dirty. Everything that lies around seems old and worn out very soon. Trying to handle the ever-increasing traffic by building flyovers is not nipping the problem in the bud, but just worsens the air quality further.
Now the white rabbit comes into play: In its immense size of 12 feet by 6 feet, on first view this white rabbit resembles an elephant, or suggests a PR action by a nearby luxury mall.
This beautiful and pure state, a pleasant sight in the eyes of the car drivers passing by, will not last long though, because pretty soon the rabbit will be covered with dust and emissions, its fur will lose its shiny gloss and its colour will change from white to grey. The dirtier the rabbit becomes, the more it reveals its shape as a discarded, disposed or lost soft toy - always resembling something sad.
UWE JONAS was born in 1962 in Hamburg, studied political science and is a visual artist and curator in Berlin since 1993. He takes a conceptual, context-oriented approach with a focus on societal transformation phenomena, generally in public space. He runs a residency project in Berlin, Lichtenberg Studios (lichtenberg-studios.de), and till 2013 an independent gallery, Neues Problem (neuesproblem.de).
Authentic Movement & Expressional Dance by Angela Boeti - Monday 29th @ 18.30
Workshop showcase of the Authentic Movement & Expressional Dance Conducted by the bangaloREsident Angela Boeti from Berlin
Featuring the students of The College of Kathak & Choreography
Angela's unique approach to dance pedagogy and therapeutic methodology also combines the Body Mind Centering, Movement Ritual by Anna Halprin, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/uun/krr/deepa/20423931.html
Featuring the students of The College of Kathak & Choreography
Angela's unique approach to dance pedagogy and therapeutic methodology also combines the Body Mind Centering, Movement Ritual by Anna Halprin, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/uun/krr/deepa/20423931.html
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
Hybrid Modernism | Movie Theatres in South India | Haubitz & Zoche - Friday 5th @ 18'30
New Theatres is emblazoned in large letters on the cinema building, whose facade suggests a collage of various materials and forms in the style of the late 1950s, while a spacious car park in front of the cinema waits for visitors.The series Hybrid Modernism. Movie Theatres in South India examines the reception and re-interpretation of western architectural influences in South India. Haubitz and Zoche’s wonted sensitive approach and sharp observation disclose the aesthetic quality of these extraordinary buildings.
To continue reading : http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20448957
An evening with Zanussi - Wednesday 10th @ 18'00
The 7th edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival is being held in Bengaluru from Dec 4th to 11th of this year. Mr. Krzysztof Zanussi, eminent film maker from Poland will be a special guest of honour at the festival and 8 of his feature films are being showcased under the category “Director’s Retrospective”.
During his stay in Bengaluru, he will present a 45 minute documentary about the Warsaw Chamber Opera, founded by Mr. Stefan Sutkowski in 1961. Mr. Sutkowski served as Managing and Artistic Director of the opera for 50 years, organising music festivals at the opera house, the most important being the Mozart Festival featuring all the operas of the Austrian composer.
Mr. Zanussi who has himself directed Opera in Italy will be in conversation with Mr. Chiranjiv Singh and Mr. Akumal Ramachander, who is responsible for organising the Director’s Retrospective at BIFFES this year.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Surfaces et Profondeurs - Thursday 4th @ 19.00
It is interesting to note that these two artists who come from different countries wanted to walk on the surface of things and dig into the depths to create the mystery that spreads in the works of French photographer and the writings of the Indian poet. Between poetry and photography, between French and Indian culture, between surfaces and depths, the city of La Rochelle appears through the lens of Pascal Bernard and poetry Anupama Raju.
Chennai born Anupama Raju comes from a family of musicians. Her family influenced her in many ways but her passion lies in poetry. In 2002 she started writing poems and since then she has received various awards and recognitions.
Pascal Bernard, born in 1960, took interest in photography at the age of 12. Originally from La Rochelle in France, Pascal has been visiting India since “1977 and almost all states from Kerala to Kashmir are familiar terrain to him. all the symbols of India’s magnificent splendour fascinate this man who’s got a third eye, the eye of the camera.
Christian Leotta | piano recital - Wednesday 3rd @ 19.00
Christian Leotta is one of the youngest pianist ever to undertake a
recital series encompassing the entire corpus of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas
in 2002, he has since performed fifteen cycles, most notably in international
music capitals such as Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, Lima, Vancouver, Venice,
Quebec City, and Rio de Janeiro.
Following the extraordinary success of his live performances of
Beethoven, in 2004 he was awarded the prestigious President's Medal and in 2007 Atma Classique signed him to record the entire corpus of the 32
Piano Sonatas.
Highlights of the present season include engagements as a soloist and
with orchestra in Italy, Europe, America, and Asia and the performances of the
32 Piano Sonatas cycle in Bergamo, Messina and Trapani (Italy) and the Thai
premiere in Bangkok.
The program of the
concert at Alliance Française De
Bangalore includes Bach’s
Capriccio, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 23 and works by Rossini and Schubert.
The C(h)roma Show - Thursday 4th @ 19.00
The detuned television flickers grey, waiting to be flooded with colour, waiting for the image. Grey as no image, is a shrinking violet, shy and indecisive, caught in the shadows almost unnoticed. You can travel from it to black or white. Neutral, it does not shout its presence. Unlike red, which creates noise on video, this detuned grey is source of light, contradicting Wittgenstein’s remark that ‘Whatever looks luminous does not look grey.' — Derek Jarman, Chroma. A Book of Color, 1994
The C(h)roma Show will run until Thursday 11 December and will be open daily from 11am to 1pm and 7pm to 9pm.
The project is organised by Marialaura Ghidini and Tara Kelton (for T.A.J. Residency and SKE Projects) with the support of Air India, Croma, Films Division, GALLERYSKE, and the participating artists.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
The K Wind | Noreum Machi | New Wave Korean - Friday 14th @ 19.30
Korea’s award-winning new wave music group Noreum Machi will premiere in India bringing its mix of spectacular percussion, haunting shamanistic chants, and enchanting movement. Founded in 1993, Noreum Machi takes its name from a term used by Korean minstrels to indicate a combination of skill and timing, referring often to players so skilled no one dares follow them. Critics and audiences have called Noreum Machi a fascinating and future-oriented ensemble because of the way the artists connect with the audience, their obvious pleasure in performing and the emotions they share as they move between tradition and modernity. Noreum Machi artistically transforms traditional Korean music into something that is resoundingly contemporary.Noreum Machi has performed in Brazil, Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, Japan, and more.
Inauguration of the National Library Week - Friday 14th @ 17.30
Ever since 1968, the annual National Library Week puts a spotlight on libraries, reflecting their challenges and celebrating their achievements. The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Inauguration of the National Library Week with Vikram Sampath and Shinie Antony.
Presentations by:
Vikram Sampath
The Making of an Online Music Archive by telling the story of the Archive of Indian Music, the first digital sound archive in the country for gramophone recordings.
Bangalore based historian Vikram Sampath is the author of three acclaimed works of non-fiction:
Splendours of Royal Mysore: the untold story of the Wodeyars
My name is Gauhar Jaan!--the life and times of a musician
Voice of the Veena: S Balachander, a biography.
He currently serves as the Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)- Southern Regional Centre.
He has established the Archive of Indian Music (AIM), the first digital sound archive for the country for gramophone recordings and is the Founder Director of the Bangalore Literature Festival.
Shinie Antony
Reflections on the Bangalore Literature Festival and the Frankfurt Book Fair
Shinie Antony is a writer based in Bangalore. Her books include Barefoot and Pregnant, Seance on a Sunday Afternoon, When Mira Went Forth and Multiplied and Why We Don't Talk. She won the Commonwealth Short Story Asia region prize in 2003 for her story A Dog's Death and is co-founder of the Bangalore Literature Festival.
Presentations by:
Vikram Sampath
The Making of an Online Music Archive by telling the story of the Archive of Indian Music, the first digital sound archive in the country for gramophone recordings.
Bangalore based historian Vikram Sampath is the author of three acclaimed works of non-fiction:
Splendours of Royal Mysore: the untold story of the Wodeyars
My name is Gauhar Jaan!--the life and times of a musician
Voice of the Veena: S Balachander, a biography.
He currently serves as the Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)- Southern Regional Centre.
He has established the Archive of Indian Music (AIM), the first digital sound archive for the country for gramophone recordings and is the Founder Director of the Bangalore Literature Festival.
Shinie Antony
Reflections on the Bangalore Literature Festival and the Frankfurt Book Fair
Shinie Antony is a writer based in Bangalore. Her books include Barefoot and Pregnant, Seance on a Sunday Afternoon, When Mira Went Forth and Multiplied and Why We Don't Talk. She won the Commonwealth Short Story Asia region prize in 2003 for her story A Dog's Death and is co-founder of the Bangalore Literature Festival.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Ruchira Das - Tuesday 18th @ 19.00
Ruchira will talk about her journey in the arts which began as a student, organising concerts and performances. Later on, she quit her job as a chartered accountant to follow her heart and explore the world of the arts further. As she was homeschooling her children, she saw herself sharing experiences and engaging them in artistic activities. She then decided to launch Think Arts to extend these experiences to other children as well. The evening will also be interspersed with interesting tales from her travels, including a five-week trip this summer across festivals in Europe - Ruhrtriennale in Germany, Edinburgh festival in the UK, Ibsen festival in Norway and a few others where she wrote a blog to share her experiences with her children. She will also speak about her latest project which invites children to create an installation of their own.
Ruchira Das is an arts administrator who quit her Chartered Accountancy career to become an educator in the arts. In 2013, she launched Think Arts to present and produce imaginative and out-of-the-box art experiences for children through performances and workshops.
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