SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS

23 June 2016, 05:30 am
SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS
 
 PURITANI  (149 MINS)
 
BY VINCENZO  BELLINI
 
 
Cast:
Elvira: ANNA NETREBKO
Arturo:  ERIC CUTLER
Riccardo:  FRANCO VASSALLO
Giorgio:  JOHN RELYEA
 
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Chorus and Ballet
 
Conductor:  PATRICK SUMMERS

Karajan Beethoven: Symphonies 4, 5, and 6

22 June 2016, 05:30 am
Karajan Beethoven: Symphonies 4, 5, and 6
(100 min; 2005; dvd; English)
Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
 
Recorded in the late 60s and early 1970s, Karajan directs the Berlin Philharmonic in an Italiante take on Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony and an assured rendering of the Fifth, while the “Pastoral” Symphony, conceived and directed by Hugo Niebeling in 1967, is a revolutionary mix of styles
 

Art and Science of Eating Right

21 June 2016, 05:30 am
Art and Science of Eating Right
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Ishi Khosla, practicing clinical nutritionist, consultant, writer, columnist, researcher, author and an entrepreneur
 
Chair: Dr. Raman Kapur
 

Bharatanatyam Recital

21 June 2016, 05:30 am
Bharatanatyam Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Purvadhanashree from Hyderabad, disciple of Smt Kamalini Dutt and Smt Radhika Shurojit

FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT

18 June 2016, 05:30 am
FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
Reviving Faith – A Himalayan Journey…In Search of the Lost Tradition of Conservation
(60 min; 2008; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Director: Rishu Nigam
Film courtesy: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
 
Natural Heritage Conservation Award, 5th CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi 2009
 
The film takes its viewers into the sacred groves of the Himalayas that are still alive because of the faith of its people. It traces the struggles of the Himalayan people to save their forests from being plundered, but as they crumble under the pressure of countless development projects. The film raises a critical question - can the modern world restore the faith that conserved nature, before it gets too late?
 
(Collaboration: World Wide Fund for Nature-India)
 

SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS

18 June 2016, 05:30 am
SUMMER SONATA – A FESTIVAL OF OPERA AND BALLET FILMS
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
 
La Bayadère (134 min; dvd; English)
 
Ballet de L’Opéra de Paris in three acts
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev
 
With Isabelle Guérin (Nikiya); Laurent Hilaire (Solor); and Élisabeth Platel (Gamzatti)
Conductor: Michel Quéval
 

Benares: The Sacred City-In Verses and Hymns.

17 June 2016, 05:30 am
Benares: The Sacred City-In Verses and Hymns.
Programme Type
Discussions
Discussion on Mandira Ghosh's latest volume of verses and hymns
 
Speakers: Dr. Deepika Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Gargi College, Delhi University; Dr. H.K. Kaul, President, The Poetry Society (India); Dr. Sharmila Ray, Professor of History, City College, Kolkata University and poet; and Ms Mandira Ghosh
 
Chair: Shri Jagmohan
 
(Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India)
 

Kumarajiva: A Luminous Star Among Indian and Chinese Translators

22 June 2016, 05:30 am
Kumarajiva: A Luminous Star Among Indian and Chinese Translators
Programme Type
Talks
 
Illustrated lecture by Prof. Dr. Shashibala, specialist in Buddhist iconography and cross cultural connection among Asian countries. As a Research Professor at the International Academy of Indian Culture, she has authored nine books, 60 research papers and taught ‘History of Japanese and Southeast Asian Art’ at National Museum Institute 
 

Kumarajiva: Philosopher and Seer

17 June 2016, 05:30 am
Kumarajiva: Philosopher and Seer
An exhibition on the life and legacy of Kumarajiva, a luminous star among Indian and Chinese Buddhist scholars using 
photographs, texts, copies of manuscripts and pen and ink drawings
Researched and curated by Prof. Dr. Shashibala
 
Inauguration on Thursday, 16 June 2016 at 18:30
 
As part of this exhibition there will be a talk in the Art Gallery on
 
WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2016 AT 18:30
Kumarajiva: A Luminous Star Among Indian and Chinese Translators
Illustrated lecture by Prof. Dr. Shashibala, specialist in Buddhist iconography and cross cultural connection among Asian countries. As a Research Professor at the International Academy of Indian Culture, she has authored nine books, 60 research papers and taught ‘History of Japanese and Southeast Asian Art’ at National Museum Institute