The Poetics of Fragility (63 min; 2016; dvd; English)
A film by Nicolás Grandi & Lata Mani
Screening will be followed by a conversation between Lata Mani and Shebha Chhachhi
The film is an experimental visual essay; an exploration through story, performance and poetry of how fragility is intrinsic to nature and human life featuring Angela Davis, Nora Cortiñas, Cherrie Moraga and others
Exploring the Technology of Chintz: From Buffalo Milk to Sheep Dung and all the Magic in Between
Illustrated lecture by Renuka Reddy, technology revivalist of hand-painted natural dyed Chintz textiles
Chief Guest: Jasleen Dhamija, textile revivalist and scholar
Chair: Gulshan Nanda, Padmashree
(Collaboration: Craft Revival Trust)
Revisiting the “Cultural Revolution” in Tibet
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution in Tibet, an exhibition of photographs
By Tibet Museum, Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibet Administration, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Dharamsala
Inauguration by Shri Yashwant Sinha, former Minister of External Affairs on Saturday, 1st April 2017 at 18:30
(Collaboration: Tibet Museum, Dharamsala)
From Apollo to Dionysus, Vishnu to Shiva: Mythological Connections Between India and Greece
Speaker: Shri Devdutt Pattanaik, author and mythologist
(Collaboration: Embassy of Greece)
Vividha
Performance CD Deshmukh Auditorium at 17:30
Vividha
An amalgamation of Indian Classical dance forms of Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Vividha showcases the intricacies of each form, bringing them together in a celebration of the elements of nature. The choreography is conseptualised by Monisa Nayak with Sneha Chakradhar and Shalakha Rai
(Sponsored by Rasaja Foundation)
Tectonic Live
Exhibitions:
Tectonic Live
An exhibition of paintings and puppets
By Jimmy Chishi
The exhibition explores the architecture of forms mimicking human movement and inspired by the constructing powers in nature as well as architecture. It attempts to capture the multi-facetedness of living, which are passive and active, organic and inorganic. The work is inspired by the aesthetics of Bauhaus and traditional Naga renderings
Preview on Thursday, 23rd March 2017 at 18:30
On view 24 to 30 March 2017, 11:00 to 19:00 at the Annexe Art Gallery
A Million Sitas
17th March at 11 am in the Main Art Gallery
By Dr. Anita Ratnam
Choreography by Anita Ratnam
Costumes: Sandhya Raman
( Sponsored by Rasaja Foundation)
(Collaboration: UNESCO FILLM, Raza Foundation, Sahitya Akademiand John Benjamins Publishing Company)
The Enchanted Tree : A Dialogue between the Exotic and the Familiar
15-18 March
Exhibition main art gallery (Kamaladevi Complex) from 11:00 -19:00
A Sensorial Experience designed and curated by Sandhya Raman. Celebrating the yarn and unveiling the exotic with the familiar with Erroll Pires, well known textile artist abd specialist in ply braiding
Inauguration on 15th March at 5 pm
THE ENCHANTED TREE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EXOTIC AND THE FAMILIAR
WEDNESDAY 15 TO 17
EXHIBITION ■ ART GALLERY, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX 11:00 TO 19:00
THE ENCHANTED TREE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EXOTIC AND THE FAMILIAR
A Sensorial Experience designed and curated by Sandhya Raman. Celebrating the yarn and unveiling the exotic with the familiar with Erroll Pires, well known textile artist and specialist in ply braiding
Inauguration on 15th March at 17:00
ON 17TH MARCH AT 11:00 IN THE ART GALLERY
A Million Sitas
By Dr. Anita Ratnam
Choreography by Anita Ratnam in collaboration with Hari Krishnan
Research and Text: Anita Ratnam and Rex
Costumes: Sandhya Raman
XXVII INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (FILLM), UNESCO 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
Multipurpose Hall/ Seminar Rooms 1, 2 and 3 (Kamaladevi Complex) from 11:30- 12:45
Chair: Dr Sukrita Paul Kumar
Plenary summing up Address
Speaker : Shri Ashok Vajpeyi
Announcement of the FILLM John Benjamins 2017 best paper award
Valedictory.
15-18 March
Exhibition main art gallery (Kamaladevi Complex) from 11:00 -19:00
The Enchanted Tree : A Dialogue between the Exotic and the Familiar
A Sensorial Experience designed and curated by Sandhya Raman. Celebrating the yarn and unveiling the exotic with the familiar with Erroll Pires, well known textile artist abd specialist in ply braiding
Inauguration on 15th March at 5 pm
17th March at 11 am in the Main Art Gallery
A Million Sitas
By Dr. Anita Ratnam
Choreography by Anita Ratnam in collaboration with Hari Krishnan
Research and Text: Anita Ratnam and Rex
Costumes: Sandhya Raman
( Sponsored by Rasaja Foundation)
(Collaboration: UNESCO FILLM, Raza Foundation, Sahitya Akademiand John Benjamins Publishing Company)