In Memory of Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar
08 March 2018, 05:30 am
In Memory of Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar
Programme Type
Cultural
In Memory of Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar
Dhrupad Jugalbandi
By Dagar Brothers – S. Nafeesuddin and S. Aneesuddin Dagar
Followed by
Dhrupad Recital
By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar
Accompanied by Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma on the pakhawaj
(Collaboration: Dagar Brothers Memorial Trust)
Perfection in Imperfection – The Invisible Rafugars
08 March 2018, 05:30 am
Perfection in Imperfection – The Invisible Rafugars
Programme Type
Talks
Perfection in Imperfection – The Invisible Rafugars
Speaker: Priya Ravish Mehra, textile artist and weaver, researcher and designer
Moderator: Ritu Sethi
The talk will centre around the invisible darning tradition of the Rafoogar’s of Najibabad and the speaker’s collaboration with them in the conservation and restoration of historic textiles
(Collaboration: Craft Revival Trust)
The First Witnesses
08 March 2018, 05:30 am
The First Witnesses
The First Witnesses
A photography exhibition by Vijay S. Jodha
Preview on Wednesday, 7 March 2018 at 18:30
The exhibition is an attempt to represent the women who are victims as well as the closest observers in the large-scale and on-going agrarian crisis in India, which has led to farmers’ suicides. Each woman, a first-hand witness to a personal tragedy involving her own husband or sometimes her father
Abhyas Lecture Series
05 March 2018, 05:30 am
Abhyas Lecture Series
Programme Type
Talks
Abhyas Lecture Series
A series of three lectures organised in collaboration with Studio Abhyas
ON 5 MARCH 2018 AT 18:30
Rethinking Comparative Aesthetics in Uneven Globalising Times
Speaker: Prof. Parul Dave Mukherji, Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
ON 6 MARCH 2018 AT 18:30
The Origins of Metaphor, or the Origins of Deification
Speaker; Prof. Milind Wakankar, IIT - Delhi
ON 7 MARCH 2018 AT 18:30
Solving Poetic Puzzles: Mukula Bhatta against Anandavardhana’s Theory of Suggestion
Speaker: Dr. Malcolm Keting, Yale-NUS College, Singapore
To Mark International Women’s Day 2018
05 March 2018, 05:30 am
To Mark International Women’s Day 2018
Programme Type
Festivals
To Mark International Women’s Day 2018
The 14th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival: 5 to 7 March 2018
The 14th edition of the festival will show case the work of women filmmakers of Asian origin, living anywhere in the world. The festival brings together a collection of 74 films from 21 countries, a curated section on animated films and a curated section on students’ films and experimental films that cut across genres and have narratives that can reshape the way we imagine cinema to be. The festival includes a camera and sound workshop Camera, Sound and Action, three interactive sessions with renowned filmmakers, in Filmy Addas; and two seminars – Weaving Peace – A Woman’s Perspective which will highlight women’s transformative role in peace building by sharing their own experiences as well as of others across the world; and Voice Studio to understand the many voices of protest which have emerged, from amongst the youth in India
Organised in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio &Television, India Chapter; Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan; Embassy of Israel; The Japan Foundation; Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi; ActionAid; WISCOMP; Cinestaan; and with the support of ONGC
Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 5, 6 and 7 March 2018 from 09:00 onwards. Filmmakers from India, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Myanmar and Bangladesh will be present to join in post-screening discussions
For detail screening schedule, kindly please log onto www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in and www.iicdelhi.in
The Tailor (Cô Ba Sài Gòn)
15 March 2018, 05:30 am
The Tailor (Cô Ba Sài Gòn)
On the occasion of the state visit to India of H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, there will be a one-day artist camp, exhibition and screening of feature films from Vietnam. The films will be screened as part of the IIC’s Film Club programme activities
The Tailor (Cô Ba Sài Gòn)
(100 min; 2017; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Tran Buu Loc & Kay Nguyen
A romantic comedy about Vietnamese women living in Sài Gòn (now Ho Chi Minh city) in the 1960s. The film’s story follows a famed áo dài (the traditional Vietnamese long dress) tailor, Thanh Mai in 1969 Saigon and her cavalier daughter Nhu Y
(Collaboration: Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
When You Are Home (Khi con Là Nhà)
13 March 2018, 05:30 am
When You Are Home (Khi con Là Nhà)
On the occasion of the state visit to India of H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, there will be a one-day artist camp, exhibition and screening of feature films from Vietnam. The films will be screened as part of the IIC’s Film Club programme activities
When You Are Home (Khi con Là Nhà)
(86 min; 2017; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Vu Ngoc Dang
A literal and figurative journey of a father and son