Monday, December 3, 2018

Silicon Plateau | Volume Two - Friday 7th @ 19.00



About the book
Silicon Plateau is an art project and publishing series that explores the intersection of technology, culture and society in the Indian city of Bangalore. Each volume of the series is a themed repository for research, artworks, essays and interviews that observe the ways technology permeates the urban environment and the lives of its inhabitants. The project is an attempt at creating collaborative research into art and technology, beginning by inviting an interdisciplinary group of contributors (from artists, to designers, researchers and entrepreneurs) to participate in the making of each volume.
 
For Silicon Plateau Volume 2, the sixteen book contributors responded to a main question: what does it mean to be an app user today—as a worker, a client, or simply an observer? The result is a collection of stories about contemporary life in Bangalore, of conversations spoken and typed, of deliberations on how we behave, what we sense, and what we might think about when we use the gamut of services offered to us on demand, through a simple a tap on our mobile devices.
 
Contributors
Sunil Abraham and Aasavri Rai, Yogesh Barve, Deepa Bhasthi, Carla Duffett, Furqan Jawed, Vir Kashyap, Saudha Kasim, Qusai Kathawala, Clay Kelton, Tara Kelton, Mathangi Krishnamurthy,Sruthi Krishnan, Vandana Menon, Lucy Pawlak, Nicole Rigillo, Yashas Shetty, Mariam Suhail 
 
Editors
Marialaura Ghidini and Tara Kelton
 
Silicon Plateau was born from a collaboration with The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore.
Volume 2 is published by the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, networkcultures.org 
 
For more information please visit siliconplateau.info

Ahimsa - Friday 7th @ 21.30

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Marche de Noel - Friday 14th + Saturday 15Th

The second edition of Marché de Nöel, the yearly Christmas flea market, is here. December 14 and 15 from 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Save the dates on your calendar and drop by to experience the very best of handcrafted gifts, food, and music. There would always be something exciting for everyone at Marché de Nöel.

KAMALOKA | Max Clouth Clan - Friday 7th @ 21.00

Freeze 2018 - Saturday 8th + Sunday 9th

Freeze 2018 returns for the 10th year to bring you a hip-hop filled weekend you won't wanna miss: Dope music from International Deejays, loads of cyphers and memorable after parties. We are happy to support the battle once again and are all set for a weekend of hi-energy action. Don’t miss out one of the world’s top hip hop freestyle dancers, Ben Wichert from Germany, as a judge next to the well-established inimitable German breakdance legend Niels "Storm" Robitzky.

Ben Wichert is one of the World's top hip hop freestyle dancers and has won nearly every major competition out there, including Juste Debout and UK B-Boy Championships. Representing his crew, Legion X, Ben is globally renowned and respected and is invited on a weekly basis to different international events as a judge, competitor or guest performer.

Olivier Moulin | Piano Recital - Tuesday 4th @ 19.00

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

All that jazz! | Wolfgang Haffner & Band - Friday 2nd @ 21.00

Wolfgang Haffner is one of Europe's most prolific jazz drummers and composers. His illustrious career started at the age of 18 when he was discovered by legendary German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff. He has played with some of the best known German and international jazz musicians across generations and has garnered enormous international success.

The extensive list of musicians he has played, recorded and toured with includes Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, The Brecker Brothers, Ivan Lins, Jan Garbarek, Gregory Porter, Michael Franks, Roy Ayers, Bugge Wesseltoft, The Manhattan Transfer, Nils Petter Molvaer, Esbjörn Svensson, Till Brönner, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Nils Landgren, Mike Stern, Chuck Loeb, Konstantin Wecker, Die Fantastischen Vier, to name just a few. Wolfgang also collaborates with heavy weights of the electronic music scene such as Ricardo Villalobos & Nightmares on Wax.

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Classical & folk music performance | Nilimesh Chakraborty (Tabla) & Srinjoy Mukherjee (Sarod) - Saturday 13th @ 7pm


An evening of classical & folk music performance by Nilimesh Chakraborty (Tabla) and Srinjoy Mukherjee (Sarod) at Artville Cafe.

Date: Saturday, 13th October 2018 at 7pm Venue: Artville Cafe, HRBR Layout

Dasara Doll Festival - Wednesday 10th @ 18.30

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Bosque Magico - Thursday 30th @ 18.30



Two languages and 2000 kilometres separate their cultures. But this distance melts away in the face of Bosque Magico's musical level. We are happy to host a concert featuring our partner and one of Bangalore's well-known musicians Karthik Mani AND German guitarist Ralf Siedhoff, along with Mykyta Sierov.

Bosque Magico lineup:
Ralf Siedhoff (Germany): Guitar
Karthik Mani (India): Percussion
Mykyta Sierov (Ukraine): Oboe

The music of Bosque Magico, composed by Ralf Siedhoff, is inspired by flamenco, jazz, world and classical music. Mykyta Sierov's oboe, centred around melody and improvisation, appears atypical in this non-classical context. Improvisations in classical, Indian, Balkan and pop music-inspired compositions are novel for this instrument and open up a relatively unknown sound universe.The guitar voice, provided by Ralf Siedhoff, has orchestral elements with bass, harmony and rhythmic function. And the inclusion of the marvellous percussion by Karthik Mani adds a special piquancy.

https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/ban/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21346728

Saturday, August 25, 2018

The Echo Chamber | Ram Ganesh Kamatham - Saturday 1st @ 18.30



'No Such Thing' was a 2-week residency for new and emerging playwrights from around the country held in Bangalore in 2016, in partnership with Ranga Shankara and Yellowcat Theatre. One of the 2 mentors was Lutz Hübner, Germany's most performed playwright. The workshop resulted in 5 new plays, which will be presented for the first time to the public in a series of rehearsed readings. 'The Echo Chamber' by Ram Ganesh Kamatham is the first of the series and will be staged in the Bhavan on September 1, 2018.

Stand up for Kerala - Sunday 26th @ 20.00

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Come Rain & Shine - Friday 17th @ 19.00

Paris, Texas | Wim Wenders - Wednesday 22nd @ 17.00 at NGMA

This unusual road movie tells the tale of Travis, a man lost in his own private hell. Presumed dead for four years, he reappears from the desert on the Mexico border, world weary and an amnesiac. Paris, Texas is probably Wim Wenders' best known movie, winning a number of international prizes including The Cannes Palme D'Or for Best Film in 1984.

Alice in the Cities I Wim Wenders - Tuesday 21st @ 17.00 at the NGMA


Phillip is a roving German reporter who, after a chance encounter with an elusive American woman, reluctantly accepts temporary custody of little Alice. Their friendship grows while travelling through various European cities on a search for the girl's grandmother. Inventive and witty, Wenders reflects on the influences of American pop culture on postwar Europe. Accepted to be one of Wenders' most poignant films Alice in the Cities subsequently won the 1974 German Critics Prize.