THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL DANCE RECITALS

26 September 2023, 06:00 pm
THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL DANCE RECITALS
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Odissi Recital

By Sumelika Bhattacharyya from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. Kiran Segal

 

At 19:00
Kuchipudi Recital

By D. Dilip from Chennai, disciple of Kalaimamani Sailaja

JaduNama

25 September 2023, 06:30 pm
JaduNama
Programme Type
Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

With legendary poet and writer, Javed Akhtar

In Conversation with Aalok Shrivastav, noted poet and journalist

Introduction: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Maharashtra Sanskritik Sandhya

23 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Maharashtra Sanskritik Sandhya
Programme Type
Cultural, Webcasts
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Beyond Gender

Dramatised readings of extracts (in Hindi and English) from Satish Alekar’s Begum Barve and Mahesh Dattani’s Seven Steps Around the Fire
Concept & Direction: Sohaila Kapur
Produced by Anuradha Dar

Presented by Three Arts Club and Katyayani

Human Spirit
Solo performance by Kaushal Kumar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Painting, Jamia Millia Islamia
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Trustee IIC

As part of this programme, there will be an exhibition on 23 & 24 September 2023 in Seminar Rooms I to III  on

Hatamaga Karagira 
An exhibition by Handloom craftsmen from Maharashtra 
Curated by Dr. Hem Borker

Time: 11:00 to 19:00 on both the days.

(Collaboration: Maharashtra Sanskritikani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti) 

Animac Film Festival: Humour and Massacre Stories

22 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Animac Film Festival: Humour and Massacre Stories
Programme Type
Festivals
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Presenting a selection of short films from the Catalan festival, ‘Animac Lleida. International Animated Film Festival of Catalonia’. Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi and Decaf Festival, the festival presents a selection of the best short films recently produced in Spain, and from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina

Decorated (Spain/11 min/2016)
Director: Alberto Vásquez
Short fiction film about the unravelling of a relationship between two people and how it affects the world around them

Carnal Symbiosis (Belgium/2017/10 min)
Director: Rocío Álvarez Varela
Erotic experimental short film where the game and the personal transformation of the characters are more important than the reality of their bodies

Tío (Mexico/2021/12 min)
Director: Juan José Medina
Film in stop motion, set in a dystopian world, it is the story of a twelve-year-old boy Martin and his family of miners

Flesh (Spain/2019/12 min)
Director: Camila Káter
Animation and documentary about five women, and their relationship with their bodies from childhood to old age

Beast (Chile/2021/15 min)
Director: Hugo Covarrubias
Inspired by trues events, Beast delves into the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile 

Selection Process (Spain/2020/3 min)
Director: Carla Pereira
A cat goes to a job interview where his skills are evaluated by three mice

Loop (Argentina/2021/7 min)
Director: Pablo Polledri
In a society where each member has a specific role and performs a certain action in an eternal loop, a couple decide to do

Kirtaniye…The Invisible Divine: The Udasi Edition

21 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Kirtaniye…The Invisible Divine: The Udasi Edition
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Kirtaniye…The Invisible Divine: The Udasi Edition

Gurbani

Presented by Bibi Amrita Kaur from New Zealand, well known Gurbani artist
 

Life Flows On (India)

20 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Life Flows On (India)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

(106 min; 2016; English)

Director: Vishaal Nityanand

With Tom Alter, Michael Dieter, Allegra Dunn, Astri Ghosh

A film about dementia and elderly care, and revolves around the lives of three patients. The film evocatively portrays the psychological and emotional journey of Emma whose mother is progressively degenerating, with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, after the death of her husband. 
 

THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC RECITALS

19 September 2023, 06:00 pm
THE IIC DOUBLE BILL MUSIC RECITALS
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Sitar Recital

By Dr. Renuka Gambhir from Hissar, disciple of Pt. Harvinder Kumar

 

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Shweta Dubey from Gurugram, disciple of Late Vidushi Savita Devi and Pt. Bholanath Mishra

The Zohra Segal Festival of the Arts: Dedicated to Bengal

16 September 2023, 06:00 pm
The Zohra Segal Festival of the Arts: Dedicated to Bengal
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Rabindra Sangeet 
Presented by Rabigeetika: Jayati Ghosh & Group

 

7.30pm - 8.15pm
 

Dhaaki Drummers from Bengal
 

8.15pm - 9 pm
 

Purulia Chhau  

FILMS OF THE SPIRIT

13 September 2023, 06:30 pm
FILMS OF THE SPIRIT
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

A Drop of Sunshine (India)
(40 min; 2011; English)
A film by Aparna Sanyal

Screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Through the powerful story of young Reshma Valiappan, the film takes a contrarian stance on schizophrenia. Positing that the only treatment method is one where the ‘patient’ is an equal partner in the healing process, it crafts a new vocabulary to address the stigmatized mental illness

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
 

THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL RECITALS

11 September 2023, 06:00 pm
THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL RECITALS
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Bharatanatyam Recital

By Megha Mohan Das from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. S. Kanaka

Accompanists: Guru Kanaka Srinivasan (nattuvangam); Sudha Raghuraman (vocal); Chandrashekhar (mridangam) & G. Raghuraman (flute)

 

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Kanakshree Bhatt from Mumbai, disciple of Guru Smt. Kalpana Zokarkar