10:00 am

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

 

12:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

 

2:30 pm

Cervantes Hens (Spain; 95 min; 1986; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Alfredo Castellón

 

4:30 pm

When Comedy is King: A Festival of Films

 

6:30 pm

Ateet ki Parchhaiyan (Mahabharata Reinterpreted)

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

 

8:00 pm

Food Festival: An Epic Banquet

Food based on the cities and characters from the Mahabharata

Prepared by Babso Kanwar and Pushpesh Pant

 

 

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