Director: Paul Czinner
Salzburg production with Cesare Siepe, Otto Edelmann, Lisa della Casa
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler

The first opera ever to be filmed and considered by many as one of the greatest production of this much loved opera

An exhibition of painted kettles by eminent senior artists; and paintings and sculptures around the theme of child labour and Right to Education

Inauguration by Nila Madhab Panda, well-known filmmaker on Friday, 31st May 2013 at 18:30

BY SHRI NILESH NEEL (A COLLECTION OF POETRY IN UDU AND HINDI)

PUBLISHED BY

PEN TO PRINT SOLUTIONS LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM

TO BE RELEASED BY DR. ASHOK VAJPEYI, EMINENT HINDI POET AND CRITIC

CHAIR: DR. SURESH K. GOEL, DIRECTOR GENERAL, ICCR

(57 min; HDV; 2011; English)
Director: Chetan Shah who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film tracks the artistic and personal journey of painter S.G. Vasudev: his early years, the establishment of Cholamandal Artists' Village; his creative process; his collaborations with craftsmen; and his sustained efforts to nourish and foster the art world. The film structured around Vasudev's creation of a painting from start to finish, is a visually rich celebration of colour and texture

(74 min; 2012; HDV; English & with subtitles)
Director: Devika Gamkhar who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Film on the art of Saanjhi and the artisans from Braj region of Mathura, Vrindavan and Govardhan who have been practicing this age old tradition. Focusing on three artists, also brothers and their relationship with their art, the river Yamuna; on age-old Saanjhi songs sung by girls who make Saanjhi out of cowdung in Govardhan

POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, 6TH JUNE 2013

Illustrated lecture by Sudha Mahalingam, travel writer and photographer who will speak about her recent trip to the unique islands which played a key role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

Chair: Shri Ravi Singh, CEO, World Wide Fund for Nature India

Designed and directed by Sukhmani Kohli
Presented by Purple Mangoes, Chandigarh

Adapted from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the play explores the juxtaposition of clowning and Romeo and Juliet's love story

Conducted by Aseem Asha Usman, Founder Director, Aseem Asha Foundation

From 11 am to 13.00

Paper Toy Making

From 15.00 to 17.00

Painting

For children between 8 to 12 years.  Kindly please register participation by iicartgallery@gmail.com