Saturday, October 31, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Still and still moving - Saturday 31st @ 15.30 & 19.30
STILL AND STILL MOVING is set in North Delhi and Gurgaon. It is the story of Partho, a reclusive writer in his forties, and Adil, a young college student. Their fractured love affair plays out across two poles of a changing metropolis. The play also features intimate observations on the interactions of men on the Delhi Metro.
This play has no specific roots. I wanted to write the love story of two men, and to set it at two ends of the NCR – North Delhi, where I studied, and Gurgaon, where I lived at that time. This also brought into play the world of the Delhi Metro, the distance between as it were. Every day as I travelled to rehearsal, I would observe the transient and often intimate interactions of men on the Metro – friends, strangers, rivals for a moment. My affinity for understatement - not always useful in a love story - resulted in earlier versions of this play being too muted. Iʼve been fortunate to have tussled with the criticism of this play by friends, mentors and actors. All of it has pressed me to plumb deeper, to expose the wound. Finally, the quiet architecture remains, though within it I hope there is some clamour.
---Neel Chaudhuri
The Tenth Head - from Friday 30th
In the play, nine of the ten heads of Ravana are a company who are quite happy to conform to a common way of seeing things. Their individuality is limited to each representing one of the nine emotions/bhavas, from the traditional Indian aesthetic.
The tenth however is the odd man out. He does not fit in graphically or psychologically with the other nine heads. He does not want to dumb down so as to be the average man in the collective. And he believes that nine heads on a torso make greater geometric and aesthetic sense than ten. So tentatively he looks either for independence from the others or failing that an equitable relation with them so that he can give free expression to his unique thoughts. He asks a group of artists to work around the conundrum of his visibility in graphic representation.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Two Gardens and a Kalamkari | Omana Eappen - Wednesday 28th @ 18.30
Two Gardens and a Kalamkari
a lecture by
Omana Eappen
Independent scholar, Bangalore
6.30 pm, Wednesday 28 October 2015
@ 1Shanthiroad Studio/Gallery,Shanthi Nagar, Bangalore 560027
About the Talk
This presentation, studying the representations of the Deccani garden in 16th and 17 th century kalamkari textiles from South India looks at the importance of imagination and of rasa, emotional essence, in engaging with the past. Also about associations which are important in our culture like ornamentation, alamkara. How plants – animals – men – gods are a continuum, one often representing the other, one being treated like the other, just like representations of the past, present and future, are another continuum without sharp dividing lines. Omana Eappen looks at multiple ways of looking at the past – accommodating plurality in a country that is extremely diverse, which could be through combinations and multivalence. She looks at how intertwined textiles and gardens were, how the iconography of an image developed, markers of identity, and the many layers, political, economic, social, scientific - that are all woven together in our dealing with the past.
About the Speaker
Omana Eappen is the Managing Trustee of the Nauras Trust, Bengaluru – working on a project with the Archaeological Survey of India and the National Culture Fund to revitalise the 17th century Adil Shahi Gardens of the Ibrahim Rauza and the Gol Gumbaz (the tombs of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his son Mohammad Adil Shah respectively) in Bijapur (now Vijayapura), Karnataka and on its related publication. Looking for evidence of gardens in textiles led to an in depth study of a rare group of 16th/17thcentury kalamkaris from South India. She is writing a monograph on these textiles for Jnana Pravaha, Varanasi. She is interested in relating these projects to our times in multiple ways to connect across the plural segments of our society.
*RE-LOOK - Lectures on Indian Art: This series of lectures presents exciting new research being done in the areas of art history, art practice and visual anthropology in India, each for the first time in Bengaluru. Distinguished art historians and scholars will be invited to give illustrated papers on their recent work and interests. The lectures take place at the popular artist space 1.Shanthiroad, situated in the heart of the city. The lectures are conceived and programmed by Pushpamala N, supported by Somberikatte, and hosted and administered by 1Shanthiroad.
*Somberikatte: 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.
*1 Shanthiroad: 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. www.1shanthiroad.Sorabh Pants Travelling Pants 2.0 - Wednesday 28th @ 20.00
Buddha - Thursday 12th @ 19.00
Alliance française de Bangalore is
happy to present “Buddha”, an Indo-French collaborative creation in
contemporary dance, a crossover attempt of Indian & European movement art
with subtle influences from the mystical approach from Chi-gung, the chinese
martial art.
“BUDDHA THE WHY WITHIN” is a transcendental
journey of love, hate, deception, aspiration and desolation. The story,
reverberates, the voices of some unsung characters, of MAHABHARATA, which
seldom, surfaces in the glory of the epic, but has a huge impact, in the
soulful realization of oneself in the epic as well as in the society. The
project, is not celebrating the righteousness of religion or the eightfold
path, which the philosophy of “BUDDHA” often is referred, but it traces a
soulful and a powerful journey of one’s belief to what religion really is and
where it takes, at the end of this journey, that is the realization, and its
approach to oneself and the world.
Walk like a Bangalorean | Exploring MG Road - Sauturday 31st @ 9.30
This walk is free, but participation for the walk is by Registration Only.
Please register by sending your name, contact number, email and the number of participants, by writing to: contactus@indiaifa.org
Please register by sending your name, contact number, email and the number of participants, by writing to: contactus@indiaifa.org
Begins at: KC Das, Church Street
Ends at: Junction of Brigade and Residency Roads
Distance: Approximately 2 kilometres
Ends at: Junction of Brigade and Residency Roads
Distance: Approximately 2 kilometres
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Think Global, Build Social! - Friday, October 16 @ 18.30
| At the closing event of Think Global, Build Social! Architectures for a Better World, our Exhibition on social housing, Kaiwan Mehta, Managing Editor of Domus, Chair of the Schloss Solitude Germany artist-in-residence jury, and curator of the if a centenary celebrations (German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations) will speak on: Making Sense of Architecture: as knowledge, as practice. For an interesting insight into the Exhibition, read M.A.Siraj in The Hindu - Property Plus: http://www.thehindu.com/ In collaboration with InCITE and the German Consulate General Bangalore. For further details: |
Monday, October 12, 2015
The Future of Food - Tuesday 13th @ 19.00
The Future of Food is a 2004 American documentary film which describes an investigation into unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have been sold in grocery stores in the United States for the past decade.
3, Sakina Manzil - from Friday 16th @ 20.00 till Sunday 25th @ 15.00 & 18.30
The play depicts a sensitive portrayal of the 1940's era when both India and the world were fighting for their own share of peace. The world was being ravaged by World War 2 and India was struggling for her Independence. In these times of conflict, the Hindi film industry was finding its own feet and people, their own identity. |
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Madras Special | New Generation - Thursday 8th @ 19.45
Madras Special - New Generation plays a tribute, not just to the KCP, but also to the late jazz legend Charlie Mariano and the musical legacy he left behind; his passion for India and Indian music, his several appearances in Bangalore.
On his last tour of India in 2005, Charlie performed at the Inauguration of our new MMB building in Indiranagar.
The band comprises:
Ramesh Shotham
Sebastian Müller
Reza Askari
Zoltan Lantos
Guest: Johannes Lemke
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Vegucated - Tuesday 6th @ 19.00
A guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it's all about.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Fedayi Pacha (Oriental Dub) - Friday 9th @ 21.00
Fedayi Pacha mixes dub with oriental sounds within the Bangarang collective. In his studio he mixes samples with invited musicians, computer and duduk (Armenian instrument) to sketch a musical landscape going from India to the Balkans.
After a few remarked apparitions on compilations (Combat Dub II, French Dub System, I Dub You…), his first album “Dub works (in mysterious waves)’’ comes out in May 2005. It had excellent feedbacks from the public and the press. On tour, he crossed Slovenia, Morocco, Switzerland, Bosnia, Germany, Norway, Turkey, Serbia, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Czech Republica as well as Kosova. That gave him the opportunity to meet very inspiring musicians.
In 2007, he released the album “The 99 Names of Dub” that was created with visual works for live shows through a collaboration with graphic designers (la fourmi/PTX).
Then he did a few mixes of Laurent de Wilde’s electro-jazz or Soulfly’s metal. His third album “From The Oriental School Of Dub” comes out in 2009. This new disc was built along with about 15 guests such as Alexander Hacke -founder member of the cult german band Einstürzende Neubauten-, Philippe “Garbancito” Teboul from Mano Negra and Radio Bemba, Raph -bassistof Brain Damage, Kobé, ex Babylon Fighters, ...
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Jazz in the garden - Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th Nov.
Jazz In The Garden Featuring John McLaughlin |
CounterCulture and VR Bengaluru Present Jazz in the Garden with John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension headlining the festival. John McLaughlin will be playing with his band The 4th Dimension for the first time in Bangalore.
The showcase will also feature other Jazz contemporaries like the harmonious Leslie Charles Trioand producer - composer Dhruv Ghanekar and the stunning Kanchan Daniel and the Beards.
Block your dates, the event is on 7 & 8 November, 2015! Buy early tickets on the Momoe App and save Rs. 500! Also, first time Momoe users will receive Rs 200 as cashback offer!
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Here's a little it more about our interesting Line-up
Leslie Charles Trio
Known for his exceptional groove and feel for R & B and Soul music, Leslie Charles has been performing with Ramanan Chandramouli. He is actively involved in the music scene and currently is the bass player for Bangalore Rock legends Thermal And A Quarter. Ramanan on the other hand is a well known guitar player who plays with Blushing Satellite. Deepak Raghu is the drummer for Bangalore based heavy rock band Bevar Sea among many others. He's known for his versatility and ability to jump between genre boundaries.
Dhruv Ghanekar
A Composer, Producer and highly respected Guitar player based in Mumbai, India, Dhruv Ghanekar has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in music in India and on the International arena. Vieux Farka Toure, Richard Bona, Trilok Gurtu, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Bernard Purdee, A.R Rahman, Raul Midon, Bob Belden, Scott Kinsey, Etienne M'Bappe, Dominic Dipiazza, Louis Banks, Ranjit Barot, to name a few. He has performed at many leading festivals around the world as a leader of his band "Dhruv".
Kanchan Daniel and the Beards
Describing the sound of the band as neo blues, Kanchan Daniels and the Beards consists of powerful vocals, tasty guitar and piano solos and foot stomping, head banging drum rolls and bass lines that revive the feel of the lost blues.
The band comprises of Kanchan Daniel on Vocals, Kush Upadhyay on Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Mukesh Lobo on Keyboards, Anand Kamath on Bass and Varoon Aiyer on Drums/Percussion.
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
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