Sphoorthi (Inspiration

20 October 2013, 05:30 am
Sphoorthi (Inspiration
Programme Type
Cultural

A Kuchipudi repertoire with special choreography based on great personalities in dance, music and literature

 

Presented by Jaikishore Mosalikanti

With Padmavani Mosalikanti; Shobha Korambil; Divyasena Haribabu; Srisandhya Raju; and Aswathy Krishna

 

Accompanists: S. Aadith Narayan (nattuvangam); M. Kuldeep Pai (vocal); B.P. Haribabu (mridangam); and T. Bhavani Prasad (veena)

 

Hindustani Vocal Recital

20 October 2013, 05:30 am
Hindustani Vocal Recital
Programme Type
Cultural

By Ustad Iftikhar Husain Khan, son and disciple of Ustad Nissar Husain Khan of the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana

 

Accompanists: Akhtar Hussain Khan (tabla); Ghulam Ali (sarangi); and Vinay Misra (harmonium)

 

Chief Guest: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma

 

Voice of Angels

19 October 2013, 05:30 am
Voice of Angels
Programme Type
Cultural

Concert of western classical and Korean traditional music

Presented by artists of the Union City Philharmonic Orchestra - Yedeun Park (oboe); Jahye Kim (piano); Heonyoung An (daeguem); Inseon Cho (ahjang); and Han Kyu Park (piano & composer)

 

With contemporary dance by Shincha Hong

 

Stage director: Jisun Nam, President, Ahjung Cultural Foundation

 

Jazz Concert

18 October 2013, 05:30 am
Jazz Concert
Programme Type
Cultural

Presented by Interplay with Sonia Saigal (vocals); Harmeet Manseta (piano); Kenneth Rebello (bass guitar); and Adrian d'Souza (percussion)

 

Chief Guest: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee

Soordas (120 min)

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
Soordas (120 min)
Programme Type
Cultural

Based on the life of the 15th century poet and mystic

Presented by Shekhar Sen, actor, writer, singer, playwright & director, and composer

 

The Arts of Indonesia

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
The Arts of Indonesia

An exhibition of Gamelan orchestra musical instruments- gongs or kettle drums; metallophone; two-headed drums; gongs; and bamboo pipe rattles  

 

Wayang puppets and Tenun Ikat woven cloth from different regions of Indonesia

 

Inauguration: Mr. Edy Wardoyo 

Gamelan musicians will present a short recital at the inauguration

 

Scythian Wind

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
Scythian Wind

An exhibition of graphics and paintings by Leyla Mahat, well-known artist from Kazakhstan

 

Graphic works based the Turan State - period of Kazakh, the original and unique culture of nomads who created stylized works where the protagonists were both real and imaginary animals

 

Paintings based on the arts and crafts of ancient nomads of Kazakhstan

 

Inauguration : Shri Ashok Sajjanhar

 

The Third Eye

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
The Third Eye

Installation by Jin Hoon Lee

 

Using Korean paper lotuses made by visually impaired Indian students; light and sound to symbolize consolation, harmony, dignity of human beings and a question of light and shadow

 

Exhibition : Amma, Umma!

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
Exhibition : Amma, Umma!

Synonyms meaning "˜mother' in Tamil and Korean as a metaphor for essence, basic, and beginning

 

Contemporary art by Korean and Indian artists around the theme of mother

Works by Byen Ung Pil, Lee Ho Shin, Oh Su Fan, Ha Tae Im, Lee Jin Joon, Hong Ji Yoon, Lee Lee Nam, Lee Kwang Ho, Shin Su Mi, Jeong Jong Mee from Korea

 

Amitava Das, Dileep Sharma, Farhad Hussain, Gigi Scaria, Harsha Vardhana Swaminathan, Jin Sook Shinde, Sham Pahapalkar, Tanmoy Samanta, Vanita Gupta & Zakkir Hussain from India

 

Curators: Insang Song (Korea) and Sanjeev Bhargava (India)

 

Inauguration: H.E. Mr. Joon Gyu Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea; and

Shri S.K. Tayal  

 

Voices of Angels will present a short concert at the inauguration

 

THE EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN ON VIEW UNTIL 7TH NOVEMBER 2013

"˜Ideas in Line': Dinkar Kowshik and Ganesh Pyne

17 October 2013, 05:30 am
"˜Ideas in Line': Dinkar Kowshik and Ganesh Pyne

Focus on two artists, representing two generations of artists whose work delineates the progression of the Bengal school

 

Dinkar Kowshik (1918-2011)- preliminary drawings and sketches leading up to a painting; random sketches which illustrate the evolution of ideas and forms; drawings and text for books, especially children's books

 

Ganesh Pyne (1937-2013) - preliminary jottings leading to complete compositions

 

On display will be original art works; notebooks; and digital prints

 

Curators: Dolly Narang and Vijay Kowshik

 

Inauguration: Shri Keshav Malik