Monday, August 31, 2015
The Workers' Bible - from Friday 4th till Sunday 13th
The Workers' Bible is a collection of stories, inspired by Italian folklore and refashioned to create absurd and unique characters a classical pig who wants wings, Adam and Eve who begins life in a pea pod, a dung beetle who outsmarts an eagle, an eagle who is charmed into laying her eggs in Gods lap and a God who is not quite able to keep pace.
In all this ridiculous absurdity, these characters present to us the most primal of human behavior -desire, ambition, vengeance, power play and crafty ways to get around the system.
In all this ridiculous absurdity, these characters present to us the most primal of human behavior -desire, ambition, vengeance, power play and crafty ways to get around the system.
The Incredible Mullah Nasruddin - Wednesday 9th @ 19.30
A young school boy had the strange power to captivate his classmates with his stories. So enraptured were they with the magic of his words that their schoolwork suffered. The teacher, a sage, could not prevent the magnetism working, so he modified it. He put a spell on the young boy: ``From now, however wise you become, people will always laugh
at you. From now, whenever one of your tales is told, people will feel compelled to tell them until at least seven have been recited.``
And sure enough, centuries after the school boy grew up to become Mullah Nasruddin, his stories to this day have a compelling effect the world over. His appeal is universal and timeless and his tales witty and wise. As the Mullah would say: ``Enjoy yourself, or try to learn you will annoy someone.``
at you. From now, whenever one of your tales is told, people will feel compelled to tell them until at least seven have been recited.``
And sure enough, centuries after the school boy grew up to become Mullah Nasruddin, his stories to this day have a compelling effect the world over. His appeal is universal and timeless and his tales witty and wise. As the Mullah would say: ``Enjoy yourself, or try to learn you will annoy someone.``
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Un-freedom | Amit Kumar - Saturday 22nd @ 19.00
The KYNKYNY Culture Club is pleased to host a private screening of 'Unfreedom', a contemporary thriller directed by Raj Amit Kumar. Shifting between New York and New Delhi, the film juxtaposes two powerful and unflinching stories about religious fundamentalism and intolerance, one of which follows a Muslim terrorist attempting to silence a liberal Muslim scholar, while the other is about a young woman who defies her devout father and escapes an arranged marriage because she is secretly embroiled in a taboo lesbian romance.
The film stars BAFTA nominee Victor Banerjee and Life of Pi's Adil Hussain. Cinematography is by National award winner Hari Nair and sound design is by Oscar winner Resul Pookutty.
Join us at the gallery on Saturday, August 22nd at 7 pm
Free entry. Basement parking available.
Call us on +91 (80) 40926202/6 for more information.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, August 14, 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Venus in fur | David Ives - Friday 14th & Saturday 15th @ 20.00
In David Ives' seductive, darkly funny, Venus in Fur, a playwright-director, Thomas, has written an adaptation of Leopold von Sacher - Masoch's classic erotic novel Venus in Fur, the story of an obsessive relationship between a man and the mistress to whom he becomes enslaved. At the end of a long day in which the actresses Thomas auditions fail to impress him, in walks Vanda, very late and seemingly clueless, but she convinces him to give her a chance. As they perform scenes from Thomas's play, the lines between writer, actor, director, and character begin to blur. An unsettling drama, a playful comedy, Venus in Fur also constitutes a masterful exploration of the art of acting- onstage and off.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Somberikatte Artist Talks | Atul Bhalla - Thursday 6th @ 20.30
Atul Bhalla was born in 1964 in New Delhi. He finished his BA in Fine Arts in College of Arts Delhi University and went for his Masters to School of Art, Northern Illinois University, USA.
He frequently combines photography, installation, sculpture, video and performance to question the human relationship with the natural and constructed environment. Bhalla’s prolific and diverse activity is not limited to the creation of artwork. His work often invites audiences to engage directly with otherwise overlooked elements of urban and metropolitan spaces, in particular water courses in his home town, New Delhi, and those he visits during the course of international exhibitions and residencies. One of India's leading artists, he exhibits widely in India and internationally.
The artist lives in Delhi and teaches at the School of Art, Design and Performance, Shiv Nadar University, UP
The artist lives in Delhi and teaches at the School of Art, Design and Performance, Shiv Nadar University, UP
*Somberikatte is a Kannada word meaning idler’s platform- usually the platform around a large tree where people gather to gossip and exchange news. It is a fictional institution, sometimes a forum, sometimes a film production company or the name of a photo studio, created by the artist Pushpamala N. *1Shanthiroad: The Studio/Gallery at 1.Shanthi Road, Bangalore, is an independent artist run space for art residencies, slide lectures, small conferences, exhibitions, performances, screenings and informal gatherings. Centrally located with an award winning design, it was founded by Suresh Jayaram and is administered by a not-for-profit trust VAC – Visual Art Collective. |
It's not Okay | Kunal Rao - Wednesday 5th @ 20.00
East India Comedy’s Kunal Rao is all set with his second one hour stand up comedy show, It’s Not Okay. After a successful first special titled Holy Krao!, which toured in six cities in 2012, this time Kunal talks about everything he find annoying about India and Indians.
From the Indian generation gap to the Indian caste system, Indian news to Indian traveling, Kunal will cover his pet peeves in this one hour animated “happy rant”, as he calls it!
You might want to catch it before he is forced to retire.
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