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Thursday, 1st November |
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Exhibitions:
Journeys (click for more detail)
Installation of books and images by European travellers of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries From The India Collection
Installation of the Silk Route Map
By children of Mirambika School
Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Life Trustee, IIC and Chairperson, IIC–Asia Project
On view in Conference Room – I
The Crafted Tree (click for more detail)
An installation of folk representation of birds, and other animals By artisans of Dastkar
Lighting of lamp by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Venue: Quadrangle Garden |
| 5:00 pm |
Form and Spirit, IIC at 50 (click for more detail)
Exhibition curated by Siddhartha Das Designed by Siddhartha Das Studio
Inauguration by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee
On view in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Block |
| 6:15 pm |
Opening procession
Led by puppeteers of The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust |
| 6:30 pm |
Inauguration of the Festival
By Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC
Genesis (Creation of Earth) (click for more detail)
Legends of the indigenous people of India
Performed by The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
Directed and designed by Dadi D. Pudumjee
Puppeteers: Pawan Waghmare, Vivek Kumar, MD Shameem, Kumari Yadav
Music composed and performed by Harpreet Singh
Hindi script: Sohail Hashmi
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: Gujarat - Farsan and the Sulaimani Bohra Table |
| 9:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films (click for more detail)
The Bone Man (Der knochenmann; Austria)
(117 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger |
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Friday, 2nd November |
| 10:30 am |
Journeys
An exhibition of books – 20th and 21st century travelogues and an open-air library
Rehearsal for a Poem (click for more detail)
Installation and soundscape
By Saba Hasan
Inauguration by Dr. Kavita A. Sharma
On view in the Gandhi-King Plaza |
| 11:00 am |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt
Kit Kat (Al Ket Kat; Egypt)
(110 min; 1991; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Daoud Abdel Sayed |
| 11:30 am |
The Bikaner School (click for more detail)
An exhibition of miniature paintings
by Raju Swami from Bikaner
Inauguration by Prof. M.G.K. Menon
Raju Swami will present a demonstration of his art during the inauguration
On view in the Annexe Art Gallery |
| 2:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt
Downtown Girls (Banat wist al-balad; Egypt)
(2005; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Mohamed Khan |
| 4:15 pm |
Meet the Filmmaker
Kamla Abu Zekry in conversation with Smt Aruna Vasudev |
| 6:30 pm |
Bharatanatyam Recital (choreographic piece on Sangam poets) (click for more detail)
By Priyadarsini Govind
Accompanists: Anish Ram (vocal); K.S. Balakrishnan (nattuvangam); Deepu K. Nair (violin); and Ramakrishnan (mridangam)
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: The Cuisine of Egypt |
| 9:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Focus Egypt
Eye of the Sun (Ein Shams; Egypt)
(90 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Ibrahim El-Batout |
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Saturday, 3rd November |
| 11:00 am |
Workshop on Miniature Painting
Conducted by Raju Swami
Venue: Lecture Room – II, Annexe |
| 11:00 am |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Chameleon (Kaméleon; Hungary)
(105 min; 2008; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Krisztina Goda |
| 2:00 pm |
Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti; Italy)
(110 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek |
| 4:00 pm |
The Strange Case of Angélica (O Estranho Caso de Angélica; Portugal)
(97 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
A film by Manoel de Oliviera |
| 6:30 pm |
Turkish Folk Dance (click for more detail)
Presented by the Silivri Folk Dancers - Aslihan Seda Sezen Solmaz; Remzi Tatlicioğlu; Yaşar Gurur Eşen; Dilara Karagöz; Hakan Demirel; Gözde ĺpek; Neslihan Gϋşalaci; and Emrah Maşalaci
(Collaboration: Embassy of Turkey)
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: Flavours of the Bosphorus |
| 9:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
The Mill and the Cross (Poland)
(92 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Director: Lech Majewski |
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Sunday, 4th November |
| 10:30 am |
Hindustani Vocal Recital (click for more detail)
By Pt. M. Venkateshkumar
Accompanists: Vinod Lele (tabla) and Vinay Mishra (harmonium)
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| 12 noon |
Premiere of A Journey Extraordinary
(56 min; 2012; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Mahadeb Shi who will introduce the film |
| 1:00 pm |
Food Festival: Oriya Bhoji |
| 2:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Father of My Children (Le Père de mes enfants; France)
(110 min; dvd; 2009; English subtitles)
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve |
| 4:00 pm |
Well Kept Secrets - Athanassia (Kala krymmena mystika - Athanasia; Greece)
(100 min; 2008; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Panos Karkanevatos |
| 4:00 pm |
Journeys: Poetry and Music Presented by Mandira Ghosh, Rachna Joshi, Sanjula Sharma, Zaheer Barni, Madangopal Singh, Deepak Castelino
Venue: Gandhi-King Plaza |
| 6:30 pm |
Malaysian Fusion Music (click for more detail)
Presented by Naad Pravaham, Temple of Fine Arts Malaysia
With Jyotsna Prakash (piano/composer); Prakash Kandasamy (tabla, voice percussion); Kalpana Paranjothy (sitar); Pangasaasanii Gowrisan (Carnatic violin); Jazlan Norman (bass guitar); and Syahrizan Bin Sahamat (djembe/percussion)
(Collaboration: Indian Council for Cultural Relations)
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: The Flavours of the Spice Lands – Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam |
| 9:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Brother (Hermano; Venezuela)
(97 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Marcel Rasquin |
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Monday, 5th November |
| 11:00 am |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
When We Leave (Die fremde; Germany)
(119 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Feo Aladag |
| 2:00 pm |
Aftershock (Tangshan; China)
(135 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Recipient of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 for Best Film & Best Performance by an Actor; Asian Film Awards 2011 for Best Actress; Best Visual Effects & Top-Grossing Director; Audience Award for Udine Far East Film Festival 2011
(Collaboration: Embassy of the People’s Republic of China) |
| 4:30 pm |
A Screaming Man (Un home qui crie; France/Belgium/Chad)
(92 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| 6:30 pm |
Event Title: Rain a Mohiniyattam Production (click for more detail)
Description: A Mohiniyattam production by Vijayalakshmi inspired by the the book of poetry, Rain by Sudeep Sen
Credits:
Adaptation, Choreography, Direction, Music Design: Vijayalakshmi Poetry/Narration: Sudeep Sen Artistic Director: Sara Baur-Harding Music Arrangement: Mac Quayle Expert Consultant: Bharati Shivaji Dancers: Vijayalakshmi, Deepti Nair, Priya & Samrita Menon Singers: Sadanam Radhakrishnan, F. Wasifuddin Dagar & Vijayalakshmi Musicians: Kalamandalam Sreekumar, Shyamal Bhaskar, V Raghuraman, Jayan Das, Rajat Prasanna, Sayeed Zafar Khan & Mohan Shyam Sharma Set Design: Naresh Kapuria Lighting: Sandeep Dutta Studio Recording/Narration: Shammi Narang, Studio Pindrop Chief Guest: Shri Suresh Neotia
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: Bangladeshi Wedding Feast
(Collaboration: Bangladesh High Commission) |
| 9:00 pm |
Eastern Plays (Iztochni piesi; Bulgaria)
(83 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Kamen Kalev Multiple award winner including award for Best Actor; Best Director & Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Bratislava International Film Festival 2009; Grand Jury Prize, International Competition, Cinemanila International Film Festival 2010; Grand Prix, Warsaw International Film Festival 2009; among others
(Collaboration: Embassy of Bulgaria) |
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Tuesday, 6th November |
| 11:00 am |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
The Secret in their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos; Argentina)
(129 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Juan José Campanella |
| 2:00 pm |
Tuesday, After Christmas (Marti, dupa craciun; Romania)
(99 min; 2010; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Radu Muntean Recipient of the Awards for Best Actor & Best Actress; and Grand Prix Asturias, Gijón International Film Festival 2010; Gopos Award, Romania 2011 for Best Actress; and Best Actress Award, Mar del Plata Film Festival 2010 |
| 4:00 pm |
The Bad Intentions (Las Malas Intenciones; Peru)
(110 min; 2011; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Rosario Garcia-Montero |
| 5:00 pm |
IIC Quarterly Release: Autumn (click for more detail)
Edited by Omita Goyal
To be released
by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP
Venue: Gandhi-King Plaza |
| 6:30 pm |
Levantasy (click for more detail)
East-West Intercultural Adventures in Music
Presented by the Kepera Trio from The Netherlands – Rembrandt Frerichs (grand piano, shruti box);
Tony Overwater (upright bass); and Vinsent Planjer (drums, tombak)
With Yoram Lachisch from Israel (oboe, English horn, zurna, shenai)
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: Chef Vijay’s Continental Cuisine |
| 9:00 pm |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
Tulpan (Kazakhstan)
(100 min; 2008; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy |
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Wednesday, 7th November |
| 11:00 am |
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
A Separation (Jodaeiye Nadar az Simin; Iran)
(123 min; 2011; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Asghar Farhadi |
| 2:00 pm |
Linha de Passe (Brazil)
(108 min; 2008; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas |
| 5:00 pm |
Golden Jubilee Lecture
The Challenge of the BRICs: Higher Education and Development in Brazil, Russia, India and China
Speaker: Prof. Philip G. Altbach, Monan University Professor, Director, Center for International Higher Education, USA
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Venue: Auditorium
(Collaboration: FICCI and Planning Commission) |
| 6:30 pm |
Carnatic Violin Duet (click for more detail)
Presented by Ganesh and Kumaresh
Accompanists: R. Sankaranarayanan (mridangam); and Trichy Krishna (ghatam)
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| 8:00 pm |
Food Festival: Hariharan’s Kerala Repast |
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Tea/Coffee and snacks will be served in the Gandhi-King Plaza from 11 am to 7 pm on payment Admission to all the cultural programmes are free of charge. For the film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening. Dinners on payment
Venues: Cultural performances - Rose Garden
Film screenings - Auditorium
Cuisine - Main verandah lawns |