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Don Quixote and His Epoch: Waiting for Quixote (75 min.)

02 November 2015, 05:30 am

Don Quixote and His Epoch: Waiting for Quixote (75 min.)

Programme Type

Cultural

Don Quixote and His Epoch

Waiting For Quixote (75 min)
Presented by Yellowcat Theatre
Dramaturgy & Direction: Sukhesh Arora

Performers: Gaandharv Dewan, Piyush Kumar
Lights: Gopal Verma

In a world filled with injustice and iniquity, a gentleman farmer is forced to take up arms and transforms into a knight-errant to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. Waiting for Quixote is Yellowcat Theatre’s take on the original story of Don Quixote and his adventures with his side-kick Sancho Panza

(Collaboration: Cervantes Institute, New Delhi)

From Thanjavur, With Music

Old Programmes

01 November 2015, 05:30 am

From Thanjavur, With Music

Programme Type

Cultural

Carnatic Vocal presented by Sikkil C. Gurucharan, grandson of Sikkil Kunjumani, disciple of Shri S. Gnanaskandan

Accompanists: V Sanjeev on violin; and Mannarkoil J. Balaji on Mridangam

Jazz Concert

Old Programmes

31 October 2015, 05:30 am

Jazz Concert

Programme Type

Cultural

Presented by The Chrystal Farrell Ensemble from Goa – Chrystal Farrell (vocals); Sancho Menezes (keyboard); Joe Ferrao (bass guitar); Joaquim D’Souza (saxophone); and Bosco D’Souza (percussion)

The Chrystal Farrell Ensemble travels across different sub genres in jazz and jazz influenced music to present jazz standards, new age swing and post-modern jazz grooves

Printmaking and Anupam Sud

Old Programmes

31 October 2015, 05:30 am

Printmaking and Anupam Sud

Prints and print making exhibition including a walk through with a special focus on the work of Anupam Sud, artist, teacher and mentor

Curated by Dolly Narang and Ananda Moy Banerji

Inauguration by Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Director IIC on 31st October 2015 at 5.00 pm

On view in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex

The exhibition will remain on view until 8^th November 2015

Young German Photographers

Old Programmes

31 October 2015, 05:30 am

Young German Photographers

An exhibition of photographs curated from the Ostkreuz School of Photography, Berlin
Photographers – Aras Goekten; Torben Geeck; Yana Wernicke; Katarzyna Mazur; and Katharina Ira Allenberg

Inauguration by Mr. Heiko Sievers, Director and Regional Director South Asia, Goethe Institut on 31^st October 2015 at 11.00 am

On view in the Annexe Art Gallery

Inauguration of the Festival

Old Programmes

30 October 2015, 05:30 am

Inauguration of the Festival

Programme Type

Cultural

By Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC

“Baees Khwaja ki Chaukhat”: Celebrating the Sufi Heritage of Delhi
Ustad Chand Afzal and his group will present an evening of Qawwalis from the Sufi shrines of the city

Portraits of Childhood

Old Programmes

30 October 2015, 05:30 am

Portraits of Childhood

An exhibition of life-size sculptures of children
By Christine Margotin, French contemporary artist based in Delhi

Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan on 30th October 2015 at 5.30 pm

On view in the Gandhi-King Plaza

The artist explores the concept of childhood and examines what characterizes this stage of life. The exhibition is an invitation to reconnect with our inner child

India’s Best Kept Secret: Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur

Old Programmes

30 October 2015, 05:30 am

India’s Best Kept Secret: Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur

Manuscripts and text from the collection of the Library; musical instruments; Tanjore paintings; books; and digitised images

Curator: Pradeep Chakravarthy

Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Life Trustee & Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project on 30th October 2015 at 4.30 pm

On view in Conference Room I

(Collaboration: )

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015

Old Programmes

04 November 2015, 05:30 am

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015

Programme Type

Festivals

10:00 am

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

12:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

2:30 pm

Cervantes Hens (Spain; 95 min; 1986; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Alfredo Castellón

4:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

6:30 pm

Ateet ki Parchhaiyan (Mahabharata Reinterpreted)

Dance drama directed by Dr. Shama Bhate, Nad-Roop, Pune

A scholarly reinterpretation of the great Indian epic, in the language of our classical dance idioms

Principal artists - Dr.Kannan – Kathakali (Bheeshma); Ramli Ibrahim: Odissi (Yudhishthira); Gopika Varma: Mohiniattam (Gandhari); Vyjayanthi Kashi: Kuchipudi (Kunti); Vaibhav Arekar: Bharatnatyam (Karna); Rakesh Saibabu: Chhau (Duryodhana); and Ameera Patankar: Kathak (Draupadi)

The Great War is over now; the main characters are at the end of their journey. They look back and reflect on the events that led up to this great devastation. They try to understand what transpired in their minds and in their interactions with the other actors which ineluctably determined the course of history. The dance drama focuses on the differing perceptions of the main characters of the epic

8:00 pm

Food Festival: An Epic Banquet

Food based on the cities and characters from the Mahabharata

Prepared by Babso Kanwar and Pushpesh Pant

Dinners for IIC Members only on payment

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

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015

Old Programmes

03 November 2015, 05:30 am

THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015

Programme Type

Festivals

10:00 am

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

1:30 pm

The Dog in the Manger (Spain; 107 min; 1996; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Pilar Miró

3:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

5:00 pm

Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2015

Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC

To be released by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC

Venue: Gandhi-King Plaza

6:30 pm

Concert of Baroque Music

Presented by the Haydn Baryton Trio Budapest – Balázs Kakuk (violoncello, viola da gamba and barytongamba); Jósef Spengler (violin); and András Kaszanyitzky (violoncello)

The artists will present a concert of works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tomasini, Burgsteiner, Naumann, Lidl and others

(Collaboration: Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre)

8:00 pm

Food Festival: A Taste of Hungary

Prepared by Chef Jai Kumar
Dinners for IIC Members only on payment

8:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

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 - Deshmukh Auditorium

Cuisine - Rose Garden

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