Concert – Piano Recital
04 November 2016, 05:30 am
Concert – Piano Recital
Programme Type
Cultural
By Helena Basilova, well-known pianist from The Netherlands
The artist will present a concert of works by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin and Rachmaninov
(Collaboration: ASB for the Arts; and with the support of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)
Inclusiveness in Canadian Education
03 November 2016, 05:30 am
Inclusiveness in Canadian Education
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Dr. Mala V. Thapar, teacher, consultant and workshop facilitator with the Toronto and Simcoe School Boards. Her work includes meeting staff and students, teaching curriculum incorporating inclusiveness and planning workshops for people with cognitive impairments and the gifted
The talk covers the urgent need to include people with different cultures, abilities and social strata in the education system aims for equitable distribution of opportunity and addresses the equity issues. It also aims at doing so in the planning, policy making, execution and assessment stages, by involving strategies that cater to individual and cultural differences
Kapila (Malayalam)
03 November 2016, 05:30 am
Kapila (Malayalam)
(62 min; 2015; HD; English subtitles)
Director: Sanju Surendran
Recipient of the National Award for Best Documentary (Arts & Culture), 62nd National Film Awards; Special Mention, Visions du Reel, Nyon, Switzerland; John Abraham Award for Best documentary Film, SIGNS 2015
The National Award-winning documentary Kapila revives popular interest in an ancient dance form by portraying it through the eyes of one of its most talented exponents in Kerala. Kapila is an actor-performer of Kutiyattam, one of the oldest forms of theatre originating in Kerala. The acting-style is based on hand movement and facial expressions. Sanju Surendran composes a dreamlike and abstract portrait, focussing on the sensorial universe of a hyper-contemporary vestal committed to a thousand-year-old practice
India's Forgotten Heritage: Cultural intermingling and harmony in Sanskrit literature
02 November 2016, 05:30 am
India's Forgotten Heritage: Cultural intermingling and harmony in Sanskrit literature
Programme Type
Talks
Speaker: Shri A.N.D. Haksar, renowned scholar, author and former Ambassador of India
Chair: Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar
(Collaboration: India Harmony Foundation)
Daughters of Jorasanko
02 November 2016, 05:30 am
Daughters of Jorasanko
Programme Type
Cultural
Release of Aruna Chakravarti’s Daughters of Jorasanko
By Sharmila Tagore
Followed by:
Madhurilata
By the Storytellers
Script by Aruna Chakravarti with dramatised readings by Minoti Chatterjee and Averee Chaurey
Music: Jayati Ghosh
Visual presentation: Sharmila Bakshi
(Collaboration: HarperCollins Publishers)
Concert
02 November 2016, 05:30 am
Concert
Programme Type
Cultural
By Mixed Voices, a thirty-four member choir from Gerestried in Bavaria, South Germany
Conductor: Roland Hammerschmied
Formed in 1992, they are renowned in Germany and Italy for their repertoire of pop, gospel, spirituals and classical music
The Capital City Minstrels will join them for some items in the programme
(Collaboration: The Capital City Minstrels)
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
26 October 2016, 05:30 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
Programme Type
Festivals
11:00 am A Date with Shakespeare: A Festival of Films
Hamlet (Gamlet/Soviet Union)
(140 min; 1964; dvd; b/w; English subtitles)
Directors; Grigori Kozintsev & Iosef Shapiro
Recipient of the Sutherland Trophy, British Film Institute Awards 1964; New Cinema Award for Best Actor & Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival 1964; and NBR Award for Top Foreign Film, National Board of Review, USA 1967
2:30 pm Throne of Blood (Kumunosu jo; Japan)
(105 min; 1957; b/w; dvd; English sub-titles)
A film by Akira Kurosawa
Winner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress, Kinema Junpo Awards 1957; Award for Best Actor & Best Art Direction, Mainichi Film Concours 1957
6:30 pm Concert
By Accordion State Youth Orchestra of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Conductor: Silke D’Inka
30 piece orchestra with members in the age group of 16 to 26 years
The founder of the orchestra, Mr. Georg Penz will be present at the concert
(Collaboration: Landesmusikrat, Baden-Wuerttemberg; Goethe Institut)
8:00 pm Food Festival: A Taste of Germany
Prepared by Executive Chef Alexander Moser, Andaz, Delhi
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 is free of charge. For the film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening. Dinners for IIC Members only on payment
Venues:
Cultural performances - Fountain Lawns
Film screenings - C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Cuisine - Rose Garden
India International Centre
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003
Telephone: 24619431 www.iicdelhi.in
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
25 October 2016, 05:30 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
Programme Type
Seminars
TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2016
11:00 am A Date with Shakespeare: A Festival of Films
Macbeth (UK/USA)
(140 min; 1971; dvd; English)
Director: Roman Polanski
Recipient of the Bafta Film Award for Best Costume Design, Bafta Awards 1972; and NBR Awards for Best Film & Best Top Ten Films, National Board of Film Review, USA 1972
2:30 pm King Lear (UK)
(137 min; 1971; dvd; b/w; English)
A film by Peter Brook
Recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Actor, Bodil Awards 1971; NBR Award for Top Ten Films, National Board of Review, USA 1972; and NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor, Ney York Film Critics Circle Awards 1971
5:00 pm Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2016
Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC
To be released by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC
Venue: Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
6:30 pm Hindustani Vocal Music
By Jayateerth Mevundi of the Kirana Gharana. Disciple of the late Pt. Arjunsa Nakod and late Pt. Shripati Padegar
Accompanists: Aditi Garade (harmonium) and Pandurang Pawar (tabla)
8:00 pm Food Festival: Flavours of the Doab – A Syncretic Cuisine
Prepared by Atia Zaidi
8:30 pm A Date with Shakespeare: A Festival of Films
All Night Long (UK)
(91 min; 1962; dvd; b/w; English)
Director: Basil Dearden
Tea/Coffee and snacks will be served in the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza from 11 am to 7 pm on payment
Admission to all the cultural programmes is free of charge. For the film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening. Dinners for IIC Members only on payment
Venues:
Cultural performances - Fountain Lawns
Film screenings - C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Cuisine - Rose Garden
India International Centre
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003
Telephone: 24619431 www.iicdelhi.in
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
24 October 2016, 05:30 am
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 22 TO 26 OCTOBER 2016
Programme Type
Festivals
MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2016
10:30 am Celebrating Six Decades of Spanish Cinema: A Festival of Films
The Grandfather (El abuelo)
(151 min; 1998; dvd; English subtitles)
Written & directed by José Luis Garci
Recipient of the ATV Awards for Best Fiction Program, Best Actor & Best Screenplay, ATV Awards, Spain 2001;
CEC Awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Screenplay, Adapted, Cinema Writers Circle Awards,
Spain 1999; and Goya for Best Actor, Goya Awards 1999
CEC Awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Screenplay, Adapted, Cinema Writers Circle Awards,
Spain 1999; and Goya for Best Actor, Goya Awards 1999
2:00 pm Wrinkles (Arrugas)
(89 min; 2011; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Ignacio Ferreras
Recipient of the Special Distinction Award (Features), Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2012; Goya
for Best Screenplay – Adapted & Best Animated Film, Goya Awards 2012; and Mestre Mateo Award for Best
Sound, Galician Audiovisual Academy Awards 2011
for Best Screenplay – Adapted & Best Animated Film, Goya Awards 2012; and Mestre Mateo Award for Best
Sound, Galician Audiovisual Academy Awards 2011
4:00 pm Celebrating Six Decades of Spanish Cinema: A Festival of Films
Secrets of the Heart (Secretos del corazón)
105 min; 1997; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Montxo Armendáriz
Multiple award winner including the Blue Angel Award, Berlin International Film Festival 1997;
Golden India Catalina Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Director & Best Cinematography,
Cartagena Film Festival 1998; Audience Choice Award Chicago International Film Festival 1997;
Goya for Best Supporting Actress, Best New Actor, Best Sound & Best Production Design, Goya
Awards 1998; among others
Golden India Catalina Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Director & Best Cinematography,
Cartagena Film Festival 1998; Audience Choice Award Chicago International Film Festival 1997;
Goya for Best Supporting Actress, Best New Actor, Best Sound & Best Production Design, Goya
Awards 1998; among others
6:30 pm Arias, Opera and Musical Theatre
Launch of the Lyric Ensemble of Delhi
Music director: Clayton Duggan
Artistic Director: Diniz Sanchez
Founder/Voice Coach: Situ Singh Buehler
Accompanied on the piano by Dinai Rentta
Accompanied on the piano by Dinai Rentta
8:00 pm Food Festival: Barbeque
Prepared by Executive Chef Vijay Thukral and his team
(ONLY FOR IIC MEMBERS)
8:30 pm Celebrating Six Decades of Spanish Cinema: A Festival of Films
Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un Ciclistsa)
(88 min; 1955; dvd; b/w English subtitles)
Director:Juan Antonio Bardem
Recipient of the FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1955; and Prize of the National Syndicate of Spectacle for Best Film 1955
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 is free of charge. For the film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening. Dinners for IIC Members only on payment
Venues:
Cultural performances - Fountain Lawns
Film screenings - C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Cuisine - Rose Garden
India International Centre
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003
Telephone: 24619431 www.iicdelhi.in
