Vocal Recital
By Dr. Gaurav Sood, disciple of Pt. L.K. Pandit. Dr. Sood also specialises in songs of the Golden Era of Hindi films
The concert will be preceded with a tribute to K.L. Saigal and Pran Nevile by Shalini Bhargava
Organised to mark K.L. Saigal’s 121st birth anniversary and Pran Nevile Centenary Celebrations
(Collaboration: K.L. Saigal Memorial Circle)
HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS
Curator: Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray
The Harappan Civilization and Gujarat
Illustrated lecture by Prof. P. Ajithprasad, formerly with the Dept. of Archaeology and Ancient History, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, presently Guest Professor, Archaeological Science Centre, IIT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Chair: Dr. Y.S. Rawat, Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India
Being the southern frontier of the Indus Civilization, Gujarat had an important role in the overall cultural and economic development of the Civilization. Recent studies have shown well-documented Early Harappan cultural developments going back to c 3500BCE, as well as unique cultural traits peculiar to Gujarat forming a part of the Urban phase of the Indus civilization. The studies have helped to understand the resource management strategies and economic production network of the Harappans. The new excavations also show the resilience of Harappans in the face of adverse climatic events and their gradual cultural transformation into the Post-Urban/Late Harappan stage. The presentation covers details of the new discoveries.
PUPPETOSCOPE (OUT OF THE SHADOWS): INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL
Body Transference (Chile)
(45 min; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Catalina Bize del Campo
Film that talks about old age as a liminal experience between life and death
Our Tales (Mexico)
(4 min; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director L Flavia Hevia
A short film designed to capture the vital memories held by immigrant women from their homelands and recreate them in Stop Motion Animation
Chiaroscuro (Canada)
(9 min; non-verbal)
Director: Elias Djemil-Matassov
Chiaroscuro…between the light and the dark that life operates in contrasts. Between the puppeteer and the puppet. Between shadow and light
The Room of Forgotten Voices (Ireland)
(19 min; English)
Directors: Emma Fisher-Owen, Ivan Fisher-Owen
A day in the life of Hugh’s brain on a very normal day, but inside his head he encounters hundreds of versions of himself…
Persephone (Canada)
15 min; non-verbal)
Director: Emilie Racine
Created as a palimpsest blending mythical references and personal mythology, the film traces the trajectory of an identity quest through a feminine lens, addressing mother-daughter transmission
AT 16:00
Iniskim-Return of the Buffalo (Canada)
(39 min; 2024; English)
Directors: Leanne Allison, Pete Balkwill, Amethyst First Rider
An intercultural artistic response to the return of the buffalo, as wild animals, to North America. The film is an opportunity to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing as a group of puppeteers are transformed by their experience of ‘being buffalo’ at night under the stars, guided by the stories of the Blackfoot Elders.
AT 18:30: PERFORMANCE
Shadow Puppet Theatre
Presented by UNIMA Puppeteers Trust-India
PUPPETOSCOPE (OUT OF THE SHADOWS): INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL Films:
The Lost Glove (UK)
(6 min; 2016; non-verbal)
Director: Lizzie Oxby
It’s that time of the year when gloves get lost, and found…
Planet Utopia – A Possibility (Brazil)
(25 min; 2013; non-verbal)
Directors: Silvana Marcondes, Amanda Viera, Evelyn Cristina, Kika Antunes, Natalia Peixoto, William Simplico
A show without words, with visual and sound dramaturgy, entirely designed for the virtual universe
The Migrants (Retirantes/Brazil)
(13 min; non-verbal)
Director: Maira Coelho
The short film tells the story of a woman traveling through an arid, depopulated region, unable to feed her baby. The film combines “live-motion” and “stop-motion” techniques, visual arts, puppetry and cinema.
The Package (Canada)
(14 min; French with English subtitles)
Director: Lucie Ernard
Intrigued by the delivery of numerous packages at her new neighbour’s house, Jeannette at 80 is getting out of her loneliness to live a last love story
FROM 14:00 TO 17:00
Scribouillis (Canada)
(11 min; French with English subtitles)
Directors: Noemi Belanger, Maia Menard-Belanger
Scribouillis is a tribute to the imagination of children and a metaphor for our fear of the unknown
Life Cycles (Brazil)
(6 min; Portuguese with English subtitles)
Directors: Thiago Bresani, Maria Soledad Garcia
The story tells the relationship between a granddaughter and a grandmother and the moments of uncertainty in view of the impossibility of meeting
A Treasure (USA)
(6 min; English)
Director: Freddie Levin
With the help of a very large dragon, a poor tailor searches for a treasure and finds it where he least expects it
Valentin, the Puppeteer Puppet (Brazil)
(4 min; non-verbal)
Director: Naiara Parolin
To escape monotony and loneliness, Valentin uses creativity to create a new company
After the Endling (UK)
(15 min; English)
Director: Daniel A. Kelin
This is a story of a pupu kani oe (Hawaiian tree snail) named George and a tiny, yet vital, battle against extinction
The Adventures of Prince Achmed ( Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed/Germany)
(80 min; 1926; German with English subtitles)
Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which including befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling love with a princess
AT SIDDHARTHA HALL, GOETHE INSTITUT FROM 21:00 TO 06:00: PERFORMANCE
Sita Apaharan: Ram-Raavan Yuddha (Kannada, Hindi)
From Karnataka Shadow puppetry tradition
Presented by Shri Raja Rama Togalu Gombe Mela from Hassan, Karnataka
PUPPETOSCOPE (OUT OF THE SHADOWS): INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL Films
Desa Timun: Collection Vol. I (The Cucumber Village/Indonesia)
(32 min; 2021; b/w; with English subtitles)
Director: Daud Nugraha
Shadow puppet animation which tells the story of three little mousedeers: Cila, Cili, and Cilo, who always want to play. The Cucumber Village series combined actual Indonesian traditional shadow puppet (wayang kulit) and digital animation. It has been screened in multiple international children film festivals and won awards in 12 countries, such as in San Diego International Children Film Festival, Kineko International Children Film Festival Japan.
AT 15:00
Nee Engey (Where are You/India)
(150 min; 2003; with English subtitles)
Director: R.V. Ramani
An impressionist ethnography of the puppet theatre tradition in some of the southern states of India. The filmmaker tracks both the performances and the lives of the puppeteers— painting a haunting picture of the neglect of a tradition and the difficult lives of the puppeteers.
AT 18:30: PERFORMANCE
Episode from Ramayana (Tamil)
From the Tamil Nadu shadow puppetry tradition
Presented by Kalaimamani Muthulakshmana Rao and team from Theni, Tamil Nadu
PUPPETOSCOPE (OUT OF THE SHADOWS): INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL
Dedicated to Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya
Organised in collaboration with Kathkatha Puppet Arts Trust and with the support of the Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, the festival includes a seminar; shadow puppet festival; and screening of films
From 10:00 to 17:00 in Conference Room II
Out of Shadows: Discussions on the Plurality of Shadow Puppets
Keynote Address by Anurupa Roy, Indian puppeteer, puppet designer and director of puppet theatre
Presentations by Prof. Peter W. Marx, German theatre and performance studies scholar, Chairperson of Theatre and Media Studies, University of Cologne; Prof. Kaushik Bhaumik, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Airan Berg, international working theatre maker and artistic director, who specialises in large scale participatory and inclusive objects; he is the Artistic Director of Festival deer Regionen; Gunduraju, who belongs to a family of Togalu Gombeyaata, shadow puppeteers from Karnataka; Prof. Gouranga Charan Dash, Srirama Institute of Shadow Theatre; Ranjana Pandey, Editor and Publisher of Sutradhar and President, UNIMA India; and Dr. Atul Sinha, Assistant Professor
AT 18:30 IN THE C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Film Before Film (Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern/ Germany)
(83 min; 1986; German with English subtitles)
Director: Werner Nekes
An exhilarating and amusing encyclopedic look at the “prehistory” of cinema. Nekes charts the fascination with moving pictures which led to the birth of film, covering shadow plays, peep shows, flip books, flicks, magic lanterns, lithopanes, scrolls and numerous historical artifices
Odissi Duet
Presented by GokulSree Dass and Rahul Varshney, disciples of Guru Durga Charan Ranbir
Curated by Prof. Ashish Khokar
Accompanists: Sukant Kundu (vocal); Dhaneswar Swain (percussion); Pradeep Ray (violin); Abhiram Nanda (flute); Prakash Chandra Mohapatra (sitar); and Prasant Kumar Mangaraj (cymbals)
The artists will showcase the Guru Deba Prasad style of Odissi under the mentorship of Guru Durga Charan Ranbir who will be present
Captain (Banquets Sales)
(TO WORK IN CENTRALIZED BOOKING OFFICE)
The eligibility criteria for submitting applications are as follows:
a) | Qualification | Hotel Management Graduate or Degree in Business Administration. Sales professional with extensive experience in the Hospitality Industry with some of the most recognized 5-star hotel brands or equivalent. |
b) | Age | 25 – 35 yrs. |
c) | Desirable Qualifications
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d) | Experience | 4 to 5 years of supervisory experience in banquet sales or similar roles. |
e) | Remunerations | Gross Emoluments Rs.52,173/- |
All applications along with CV/supporting documents and a passport size photograph are to be submitted by hand, email or by post to Administration Department, India International Centre,40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003 (E-mail – careers@iicdelhi.in) latest by 5th April 2025.
(Kanwal Wali)
Secretary
Assistant Manager (Banquets Sales)
(TO WORK IN CENTRALIZED BOOKING OFFICE)
The eligibility criteria for submitting applications are as follows:
a) | Qualification | Hotel Management Graduate or Degree in Business Administration. Sales professional with extensive experience in the Hospitality Industry with some of the most recognized 5-star hotel brands or equivalent. |
b) | Age | 30 – 40 Years. |
c) | Key Responsibilities
| Revenue Management: Responsible for driving sales and generating revenue for the property through banquet and event sales. Client Relations: Proactively manage inbound inquiries, understanding client requirements, and converting leads into confirmed bookings. Sales Execution: Conduct venue tours, demonstrate the value of the services and offerings, and effectively close sales. Custom Package Creation: Collaborate with clients to create custom event packages that meet their specific needs and expectations. Vendor Coordination: Negotiate with vendors to secure the best rates and services for the clients. Customer Service: Focus on building strong relationships with clients to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, with an emphasis on repeat business. Budget & Forecasting: Develop and execute banquet sales plans that meet or exceed established revenue goals and contribute to property profitability. Collaboration: Work closely with other departments (F&B, Operations, Front Office) to ensure seamless event execution. Market Analysis: Stay updated on market trends and competitors, adjusting sales strategies as needed. Compliance: Ensure adherence to all compliance and legal requirements related to sales contracts, events, and guest satisfaction. |
d) | Experience | 10 to 15 years of experience in banquet sales or similar roles. Must have Supervisory experience of 5 Years. |
e) | Remunerations | Gross Emoluments Rs.70,290/- |
All applications along with CV/supporting documents and a passport size photograph are to be submitted by hand, email or by post to: Administration Department, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003 (E-mail – careers@iicdelhi.in) latest by 5th April 2025.
(Kanwal Wali)
Secretary
Vasant Utsav: A Festival of Folk Arts
Love Ballad of Jharkhand
By Megha Sriram Dalton, from Daltonganj, Jharkhand. Megha is today one of the most promising folk singers of the state. Apart from folk, she has also made her debut in Bollywood giving them the best songs. She was awarded a scholarship from H.R.D. Ministry, Govt. of India for working and promoting folk music of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Megha gained popularity following her coke studio performance with Shankar Mahadevan