Friday, October 31, 2014
The Biological Nature of Free Will | Prof. Bjorn Brembs - Friday 31st @ 18.45
Science Circle Prof. Dr. Björn Brembs, Professor of Neurogenetics, Institute of Zoology, Regensburg University, Germany introduces us to the debate around the concept of free will - the ability to choose independently of external circumstances - and discusses whether we possess this faculty or not, whether this is the correct debate at all.
In collaboration with the German Consulate, Fraunhofer Institute, German Academic Exchange Service and German House for Research and Innovation – New Delhi, we are happy to present the next in the series of Science Circle Lectures.
R.S.V.P.: wiss-2@banga.diplo.de
In collaboration with the German Consulate, Fraunhofer Institute, German Academic Exchange Service and German House for Research and Innovation – New Delhi, we are happy to present the next in the series of Science Circle Lectures.
R.S.V.P.: wiss-2@banga.diplo.de
Monday, October 27, 2014
William Dalrymple - Ajanta Mural Paintings - Wednesday 5th @ 18'00
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 6:
National Gallery of Modern Art
Manekyavelu Mansion
49 Palace Road Bengaluru – 560 052
49 Palace Road Bengaluru – 560 052
The Tasveer Foundation is delighted to announce a lecture by William Dalrymple, presented for the first time, on the murals at Ajanta Caves and their significance to the history of Indian painting.
The Ajanta caves were first discovered in the early summer of 1819 by a British hunting party, post which groups of Orientalists, archaeologists and Indologists made their way to the remote jungles of Aurangabad in the Western Ghats to look at these thirty one caves, that were fast gaining the reputation of being one of the great wonders of the ancient world. Today, despite being one of India’s most popular tourist spots - the monuments attract more than five thousand people people a day - the older murals at Ajanta are yet to be properly photographed.
Early scholars discovered that the murals at Ajanta had been made in two distinct phases; most of the work from the second phase of construction, at the height of the Gupta dynasty, as for instance seen in what were later numbered caves one and two, were relatively well preserved and achieved immediate recognition, praise and renown. The earlier picture cycles, found for example in caves nine and ten, were however smoke -blackened, fragmented and largely ignored by almost everybody but the vandals.
Dalrymple's lecture will focus on the history of these murals and their representative value as the 'origin of Indian painting'.
William Dalrymple is a British historian, writer, curator as well as prominent broadcaster and critic. His books have won numerous awards including the Duff Cooper and the Wolfson Prize, and he has been 4 times longlisted and once shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. Aside from being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society,he is also one of the co-founders and co-directors of the annual Jaipur Literature Festival.
We request you to be seated 10 minutes before the lecture.
RSVP : +91 40535212 / 33
Email: shilpa@tasveerarts.com
www.tasveerfoundation.com
Friday, October 17, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Freeze 2014 | hip hop festival - Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd
Bangalore cannot get enough of this particularStorm! Storm, the legendary German breakdance pioneer, is back in Bangalore for Freeze 2014, the annual Hip-Hop Festival. He will sit on the Panel of judges, showcase his amazing breakdance style and conduct workshops for B-Boys and B-Girls from all over the country. Accompanying him is BGirl Daybee, espcially to skill Indian BGirls. Storm is a familiar and much-sought-after name in Bangalore’s hip-hop circles. He performed at the Inauguration of the Germany in India Year in 2011, conducted a hugely successful workshop at the Indo-German Urban Mela in 2012 and has judged, taught and showcased at all subsequent Freeze festivals.
Workshop: Storm Moves
30.10.2014, 4.00 p.m.
at the Goethe-Insitut /Max Mueller Bhavan
(spot registration, first-come, first-served)
Registration Fee: Rs. 500
In an energetic curtain-raiser to the FreezeFestival, Storm and Daybee will conduct an exclusive Workshop for privileged breakdancers at the Bhavan. Bboying, popping, locking and a lot more are on the cards, along with a post-workshop interaction between the experts and the participants.
Storm and Daybee will participate in Freeze 2014 (November 1-2, 2014) which we support as a fresh and exciting initiative from Bangalore bboys and girls.
Freeze was founded in 2009 when the Indian breaking scene was still in its infancy. Freeze started out as small initiative by Black Ice Crew to bring dancers, young and old from across the country under one roof.
Check out last year's moves:
Storm started Breaking in 1983 at the age of 14. Within a decade his name was known all over the world. WIth his crew "Battle Squad" he won the first two international "Battle of the year" which became the blueprint for all subsequent battle events. In 1992 he started his carreer on theatre stages with a New York based company called "Ghettoriginal". In 1996 he debuted a piece called "Funky town" with his own dance company in Berlin which was called "The Storm and Jazzy Project".
Today Storm is mainly known for being a pioneer in his merit. Besides learning and representing the dance forms of "B-Boying, Popping and Locking" all over the world he took part of many other projects that changed the paradigms of urban culture and society as a whole.
From 1993 till 1995 he was a coeditor and host of the TV-magazine "Freestyle", the Hip-Hop Show on the channel VIVA. In 2000 he issued a book on the history and philosophy of B-Boying in Germany called "From Swipe zu Storm". SInce 2012 he is part of a research team at the University arTEZ in Arnhem in the Netherlands. The project is concerning performativity and public space. Its title is "Unpacking performativity". His own personal research field is called "Urban artistry". Due to his experience of 3 decades in the field of urban art development he lectures and teaches people all over the world nowadays.
Workshop: Storm Moves
30.10.2014, 4.00 p.m.
at the Goethe-Insitut /Max Mueller Bhavan
(spot registration, first-come, first-served)
Registration Fee: Rs. 500
In an energetic curtain-raiser to the FreezeFestival, Storm and Daybee will conduct an exclusive Workshop for privileged breakdancers at the Bhavan. Bboying, popping, locking and a lot more are on the cards, along with a post-workshop interaction between the experts and the participants.
Storm and Daybee will participate in Freeze 2014 (November 1-2, 2014) which we support as a fresh and exciting initiative from Bangalore bboys and girls.
Freeze was founded in 2009 when the Indian breaking scene was still in its infancy. Freeze started out as small initiative by Black Ice Crew to bring dancers, young and old from across the country under one roof.
Check out last year's moves:
Storm started Breaking in 1983 at the age of 14. Within a decade his name was known all over the world. WIth his crew "Battle Squad" he won the first two international "Battle of the year" which became the blueprint for all subsequent battle events. In 1992 he started his carreer on theatre stages with a New York based company called "Ghettoriginal". In 1996 he debuted a piece called "Funky town" with his own dance company in Berlin which was called "The Storm and Jazzy Project".
Today Storm is mainly known for being a pioneer in his merit. Besides learning and representing the dance forms of "B-Boying, Popping and Locking" all over the world he took part of many other projects that changed the paradigms of urban culture and society as a whole.
From 1993 till 1995 he was a coeditor and host of the TV-magazine "Freestyle", the Hip-Hop Show on the channel VIVA. In 2000 he issued a book on the history and philosophy of B-Boying in Germany called "From Swipe zu Storm". SInce 2012 he is part of a research team at the University arTEZ in Arnhem in the Netherlands. The project is concerning performativity and public space. Its title is "Unpacking performativity". His own personal research field is called "Urban artistry". Due to his experience of 3 decades in the field of urban art development he lectures and teaches people all over the world nowadays.
The Government Inspector - from Friday 17th @ 20.00
Akvarious Productions gives a contemporary spin on Gogol’s splendid satire on greed, corruption and small town sleaze. A group of money-grabbing officials get the shock of their lives when they learn that a Government Inspector is being dispatched to investigate their town and all its local dealings. But the first question they must find the answer to is, who is the Government Inspector and where is he hiding?
Written in 1836, Gogol’s classic is an energetic comedy of manners and errors, with biting satire and madcap twists and turns, exposing the absurdity, spiritual bankruptcy and corruption of any given small town with biting hilarity.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Who Stole My India? Amit Reddy - Thursday 16th @ 19.00
Look foward to seeing you at this month's MaathuKathe. Amit Reddy, a biker and author of the book Who Stole My India? Revelations, Humiliations, and Hallucinations on Two Wheels will talk about his numerous travels and experiences, and read passages from his book on his solo motorcycle journey of 40,000 kilometres. The journey was made in his quest to understand India and its people. We invite you to join us for an evening of travel tales.
Thursday | October 16, 2014 | 07:00 PM
The IFA office, 'Apurva', Ground Floor, No 259, 4th Cross,
RMV 2nd Stage, 2nd Block, Bangalore - 560094
Ph: 91-80-23414681/2/3
(For directions please click here)
The IFA office, 'Apurva', Ground Floor, No 259, 4th Cross,
RMV 2nd Stage, 2nd Block, Bangalore - 560094
Ph: 91-80-23414681/2/3
(For directions please click here)
About Amit Reddy:
Reddy grew up in Bangalore and held his only paying job, as a copywriter, at an advertising firm in Hyderabad. He spent the last decade getting an education while travelling off the beaten track. In 2005, he completed a 40,000 kilometre, year-long solo motorcycle journey around the country. Who Stole My India? Revelations, Humiliations, and Hallucinations on Two Wheels, a narrative of this experience, is his maiden attempt at writing.
Reddy grew up in Bangalore and held his only paying job, as a copywriter, at an advertising firm in Hyderabad. He spent the last decade getting an education while travelling off the beaten track. In 2005, he completed a 40,000 kilometre, year-long solo motorcycle journey around the country. Who Stole My India? Revelations, Humiliations, and Hallucinations on Two Wheels, a narrative of this experience, is his maiden attempt at writing.
Reddy has also travelled all over Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka on motorcycles, buses and on foot. He holds a master's degree in literary non-fiction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University.
Do join us for tea and snacks before the event.
Please note that entry to the event is free and seating is on the basis of first-come, first-served.
Please note that entry to the event is free and seating is on the basis of first-come, first-served.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
The Fleeting Stillness | Rachna Shukla - Friday 10th @ 18.30
'In this exhibition Gallery 1 Shanthi Road is showcasing some of my landscape images, in black-and-white, where I have tried to capture the transcendent, the fleeting, the oblivious, rendered within the frames of memory. These images explore the beauty and order in things, people and, places, as they exist naturally. I hope these images will provide moments of rest and quiesce to incessant and weary.' Rachna
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
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