Tuesday, December 26, 2017
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Friday, December 8, 2017
Monday, December 4, 2017
Friday, December 1, 2017
A Little Calm before the Storm | Theresia Walser - Tuesday 5th @ 19.30
Parody on stage! A Little Calm before the Storm was first introduced to Bangalore audiences in 2016, in the form of a rehearsed reading as part of our ongoing project German Spotlight. This initiative, in association with Sandbox Collective, seeks to popularise the vast Goethe library of contemporary German plays available in translation.
Vandana Prabhu was inspired by the success of the reading to develop the play into a full-fledged production, which will premiere at the Deccan Herald Theatre Festival 2017.
C.A.R. - Wednesday 6th @ 21.00
A quest for musical spirituality in the twenty-tens. At Bluefrog Bengaluru! Four young musicians transform their musical faith into C.A.R. With flaming empathy they develop a trip-like melange of jazz and electronics, improvisation and experiment, science fiction and film noir, krautrock and cyberpunk.
Gleaming energy, kaleidoscopic thoughtfulness, subtle finesse and an undeniable love for the beat - capitalisation of an intoxicating mix: C.A.R.
C.A.R. was founded in 2011 by Johannes Klingebiel and Kenn Hartwig in Cologne, Germany.
Originally a quintet playing wild experimental jazz music with a pop approach, they eventually kicked the guitar and found their strength to be a subtly flowing mélange of kraut-like arrangements infused with electronic and jazz sounds. Their tunes leave a lot of space for improvisation, but not in classical jazz way with one soloist dominating the music, but always as a delicate web of sound which has a potential to take their audience on an enticing trip.
Among the highlights of the band´s career were gigs at festivals such as at Fusion and L*abore. The first album "Beyond the Zero", released in 2014 was well received by audiences and critics alike. This was followed this summer by the EP "Interlude" and plans for a new album later in the year.
Leonhard explores jazz, experimental music and free improvisation in different ensembles. He uses prepared instruments, microtonality and extended playing techniques. While saxophone is his main instrument, he recently got into overtone singing, analog synthesizers and non-common-place electronic effects. He combines these in a novel way and thus pushes the boundaries of what a lead instrumentalist can achieve in a band context.
Christian got involved with the electronic side and developed an affinity for synthesizers and vintage electronics. When playing with C.A.R. his setup features a Wurlitzer Stage Piano made in the '70s, top modern analog synthesizer Oberheim OB-6 and an ancient Echolette NG51 tape echo. Enhancing his tonal capabilities this way, he established a deep signature sound which makes him stand out from the generic jazz pianist crowd.
Though the truth that music is mostly about its sound, Kenn at one point started to move the world of guitar effect pedals into his own realm of the double bass. Not satisfied with being stuck with what other people think sounded good, he eventually developed an interest for transistors, capacitors, solder - the stuff of which dreams are made - and began building pedals for himself, which he now uses to vastly shape the sound of C.A.R.
Since his childhood, Johannes has played in all kinds of formations from classical orchestra to rock band. Today his focus lies in his work with C.A.R. as a producer and DJ of electronic music. He regularly plays at festivals and club nights in cities like Berlin, Antwerp, Madrid or Prague, playing techno and deep house. He also was one of the cofounders and bookers of now extinct underground techno club "Jack Who" in Cologne Ehrenfeld and plays live drums for acclaimed electronic pop group Vimes.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
HIV - Friday 1st @ 18.30
Synopsis:
Rohit, a 23 year old city boy, discovers that the fear of having possibly contracted HIV is worse than, or just as bad as, having actually got it. The fear grows on Rohit, overwhelms him and haunts him. In his mind he revisits that night with a woman named Tina and realizes he did not use protection. Finally, the fear drives him to get himself tested.
About the filmmaker:
Ganesh Srinivasan is a filmmaker based out of Bangalore, India who received his Bachelor's degree in Applied Art and an incomplete Master's degree in Art History from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP). Following his college days, Ganesh ventured into the commercial Kannada film industry where he directed the 2011 comedy film titled "Kaanchaana". His career also involves curating art exhibitions and conducting workshops on storytelling and scriptwriting.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Friday, November 24, 2017
International Biennial celebrating Experimental Film and Moving Image Art - from Tuesday 28th
http://experimenta.in/experimenta-2017-programme/
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Dubai Gold & Diamonds: Work-in-progress showing | Sophie-Therese Trenka-Dalton - Monday 27th @ 19.00
Familiar words, familiar themes, captured from a completely different perspective by German photographer Sophie-Therese Trenka-Dalton, our bangaloREsident@Pepper House. We are happy to announce the presentation of our artist in residency. Sophie's residency was in collaboration with our long-standing partner the Kochi Biennale Foundation and happened at pepper House in Fort Kochi. Besides working on a new chapter in her long-term project "Dubayyland", Sophie gave expression to her fascination for harbour traffic, coir and palm fronds and malls!
During her stay in Kerala, German artist and bangaloREsident@Pepper House, Sophie-Therese Trenka-Dalton collected material for «Gulfi», which she developed in continuation of her long-term project «Dubayyland» (since 2009). With this new chapter, the artist looks at the specific relationship between Kerala and the UAE.
At her work-in-progress showing, Sophie will present excerpts of the photo and video material collected in Kochi, Kozhikode and Malappuram. Specific districts with buildings, shops and advertisements that refer to the Gulf States and where the decades-long exchange of resources between the two places manifests.
During her residency at Pepper House in Fort Kochi, she filmed the marine traffic outside her studio window around Kochi's International Container Transshipment Terminal, which is operated by the Emirati Company Dubai Ports World (DP World).
The palm tree has been a recurring motive in Trenka-Dalton's work - in Kerala she investigated the production of coir (rope made of coconut fibre) from folklore to cooperative factory work and intentions of modernisation.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Room #1: Live Performance and Field Recording Disco | Gabi Schaffner - Wednesday 25th @ 19.30
Identity, sound and urban spaces form the framework of the unique project that goes under the banner of "I live here". bangaloREsident Gabi Schaffner and Maraa present an evening of installation and performance, including the outcome of Gabi's bangaloREsidency@Maraa.Room #1: Live Performance and Field Recording Disco @ 19.30
Room # 2: (In)Complete Difference, a sound installation featuring noise in some ears of a city @ 6:30 pm
by I LIVE HERE, a lab for creative experiments on identity with young people in Bangalore
Highlight - Special Release: "The Megaphone Guerilla", a zine on identity, sound and urban spaces
Venue:
House No. 493, 14th Main, 4th A Cross,
Koramangala 3rd Block,
Landmark: Behind Koramangala BDA complex
Contact. +91 9880755875/9880159484
Friday, October 13, 2017
Theatre for children Woodbeat by Helios Theater, Germany - Saturday 21st @ 15.30 + 19.30
The sound of wood"Not only the scenery caused enthusiasm, but also the wood figures created by Michael Lurse, which again and again suddenly emerged from the wood chips and disappeared again. There were wooden figures that looked like animals. They looked for a play fellow, hopped around, made merry sounds or balanced on the tree disks. With the figures, Lurse represented not only feelings, but produced also them in the small spectators.
The children were all absorbed by each balancing act, were frightened when the wooden logs fell down or were pleased about the funny invitations. Apart from the visual aspects however, the performance was a special sound experience. Lurse and his colleague, the Percussionist Andrés Cabrera took children as well as adults to a world of wooden sounds: The wood whined, wood logs were struck together, the wood chips rustled and the figures cleared their ways with knocking and hammering through the wooden landscape.
With WOODBEAT under the direction of Barbara Kölling, HELIOS Theater shows another wonderful performance for the very young. It is part of the countrywide project "theatre from the beginning" and was developed in cooperation with the Théâtre Jeune Public from Strasbourg."
- Westfälischer Anzeiger, February 25, 2008
Thursday, October 12, 2017
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