THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015
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
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
India International Centre
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003
Telephone: 24619431 www.iicdelhi.in
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 30th October to 4th November 2015
10:00 am
Tribute: Don Quixote and His Epoch
Don Quixote, Knight Errant (Spain; 119 min; 2001; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
1:30 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
3:30 pm
The French Minister (France; 113 min; 2013; Blu ray; English subtitles)
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
6:30 pm
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)
8:00 pm
Food Festival: Spain on a Plate
Prepared by Chef Nuria Rodríguez Parra
Dinners for IIC Members only on payment
8:30 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Go for Zucker! (Germany; 95 min; 2004; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Dani Levy
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 30th October to 4th November 2015
11:00 am
From Thanjavur, With Music
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
Venue: Deshmukh Auditorium
1:00 pm
Food Festival: Thanjavur on a Plate (lunch)
Based on recipes from Serfoji II’s kitchen
2:00 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
4:00 pm
Tribute: Don Quixote and His Epoch
Quijote Riding Through Cinema (Spain; 86 min; 2005; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Javier Rioyo & Ascen Marchena
6:30 pm
Duryodhana Vadham (90 min)
A scene from the Mahabharata by Vayaskara Aryan Narayanan Moosad (1841-1902)
Presented by Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan
With artists from The International Centre for Kathakali, New Delhi – Sadanam Balakrishnan (Duryodhanan); Sadanam M.N. Harikumar (Dussassanan); Kalabharathy Kalyanankrishnan (Dharmaputrar); Divya Ramakrishnan (Bhiman); Mrinalini Nair (Arjunan); Anaga Gireesh (Nakulan); Hemant Harikumar (Sakuni); Kalamandalam Anil Kumar (Draupadi); Thiruvattar Jagadeesan (Srikrishnan); Evoor Rajendran Pillai (Roudra Bhiman); and Hemant Harikumar (Mumukshu)
Accompanists: Kottakkal Jayan & Kalamandalam Manikandan (vocal); Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan & Sadanam Abhishek Marar (chenda & edakka); Parassinikadavu Manoj & Sadanam Vijesh (maddhalam)
Considered one of the best literary work in the entire Kathakali repertoire, the dance drama takes up from the well-known scene of the game of dice and the encounter between the Pandavas and Kauravas. It is one of the most dramatic scenes on the Kathakali stage
(Collaboration: Sangeet Natak Akademi)
8:00 pm
Food Festival: A Taste of the Malabar-Konkan Coast
Prepared by Dr. Kiran Bhushi
(Dinners for IIC Members only on payment)
(Dinners for IIC Members only on payment)
8:30 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Daydreaming (Italy; 94 min; 2013; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Patrizio Gioffredi & John Snellinberg
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
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 30 October to 4 November 2015
10:00 am
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
11:00 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 view in the Annexe Art Gallery
(Collaboration: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan)
1:30 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Soul Kitchen (Germany;99 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Fatih Akin
4:00 pm
Treasures of Sarasvati Mahal Library
Illustrated lecture by Pradeep Chakravarthy, historian and author
Venue: Auditorium
5:00 pm
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 view in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
The exhibition will remain on view until 8th November 2015
6:30 pm
Jazz Concert
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
8:00 pm
Food Festival: Selections from a French Repast
Prepared by Chef Vijay Thukral
(Dinners for IIC Members only on payment)
(Dinners for IIC Members only on payment)
8:30 pm
When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films
Jour de Fête (France; 70 min; 1949; Blu Ray; English subtitles)
A film by Jacques Tati
Venues:
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
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 30th October to 4th November 2015
4:30 pm
Exhibitions
India’s Best Kept Secret: Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavar
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 view in Conference Room I
(Collaboration: Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur)
5:30 pm
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 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
(Collaboration: Seher)
6:30 pm
Inauguration of the Festival
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
(Collaboration: Seher)
8:00 pm
Food Festival: The Sufi Kitchen
Prepared by Babso Kanwar and Pushpesh Pant
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 - 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
Ateetki Parchhaiyan (Reflections on the Mahabharata Saga)
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
THE IIC EXPERIENCE: A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
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
THE IIC EXPERIENCE : A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Don Quixote and His Epoch
Quijote Wallah (75 min)
Presented by Yellowcat Theatre
Directed by Sukesh Arora
THE IIC EXPERIENCE : A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Duryodhana Vadham (90 min)
A scene from the Mahabharata by Vayaskara Aryan Narayanan Moosad (1841-1902)
Presented by Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan
With artists from The International Centre for Kathakali, New Delhi – Sadanam Balakrishnan (Duryodhanan); Sadanam M.N. Harikumar (Dussassanan); Kalabharathy Kalyanankrishnan (Dharmaputrar); Divya Ramakrishnan (Bhiman); Mrinalini Nair (Arjunan); Anaga Gireesh (Nakulan); Hemant Harikumar (Sakuni); Kalamandalam Anil Kumar (Draupadi); Thiruvattar Jagadeesan (Srikrishnan); Evoor Rajendran Pillai (Roudra Bhiman); and Hemant Harikumar (Mumukshu)
Accompanists: Kottakkal Jayan & Kalamandalam Manikandan (vocal); Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan & Sadanam Abhishek Marar (chenda & edakka); Parassinikadavu Manoj & Sadanam Vijesh (maddhalam)
Considered one of the best classical literature in the entire Kathakali repertoire, the dance drama takes up from the well-known scene of the game of dice and the encounter between the Pandavas and Kauravas. It is one of the most dramatic scenes on the Kathakali stage
From Thanjavur, With Music
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