THURSDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER
4:00 pm
Exhibitions:
Journeys
Installation of books and images by European travellers of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
From The India Collection
Installation of the Silk Route Map
By children of Mirambika School
Inauguration by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Life Trustee, IIC and Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
On view in Conference Room - I
The Crafted Tree
An installation of folk representation of birds, and other animals
By artisans of Dastkar
Lighting of lamp
Venue: Quadrangle Garden
5:00 pm
Form and Spirit, IIC at 50
Exhibition curated by Siddhartha Das
Designed by Siddhartha Das Studio
Inauguration by Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC
On view in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Block
6:15 pm
Opening procession
Led by puppeteers of The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
6:30 pm
Inauguration of the Festival
By Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President IIC
Genesis (Creation of Earth)
Legends of the indigenous people of India
Performed by The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
Directed and designed by Dadi D. Pudumjee
Puppeteers: Pawan Waghmare, Vivek Kumar, MD Shameem, Kumari Yadav
Music composed and performed by Harpreet Singh
Hindi script: Sohail Hashmi
8:00 pm
Food Festival: Gujarat - Farsan and the Sulaimani Table (only for iic members)
9:00 pm
The Contemporary Frame: A Festival of Films
The Bone Man (Der knochenmann; Austria)
(117 min; 2009; dvd; English subtitles)
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger