Alliance Française de Bangalore December 2012 events

Saturday December 1 2012
IT IS BACK!
By Popular Demand
A ONE-DAY THEATRE APPRECIATION COURSE
Alliance Francaise de Bangalore in association with Bangalore Little Theatre At Alliance Française de Bangalore
Timings: 10.00 am to 5 pm
The programme is specially designed for Alliance Francaise by Bangalore Little Theatre, our cultural partner in the area of Theatre. BLT is the oldest and most widely respected theatre society in Bangalore. The Academy of Theatre Arts within BLT is devoted to a wide range of theatre development and educational activity, including a thrust programme for public outreach. In-house Theatre Appreciation courses of various durations are part of this public outreach programme, taken to a wide variety of  institutions.
In keeping with its commitment to public outreach, BLT is offering this theatre appreciation workshop COMPLETELY FREE to all interested, on a first-come-served basis.
The programme at AF will be conducted by an experienced team from BLT, led by Vijay Padaki, a Theatre Educator with over fifty years of experience as an actor, director, designer and administrator. The sessions during the day will be interactive, and will include exercises, films and active participation by all present. The outline of coverage is given below

• How and why did mankind invent the theatre?
• Is there a difference between theatre and drama?
• Are there some things common to drama in all cultures?
• What is a “good” play? What to look for in a play?
• What goes into the making of a play?
• Why do some plays succeed? Why do others flop?
• How do actors prepare for their profession?
• How is drama different from other performing arts?

Your own questions? If you have wondered about questions like these, you will enjoy taking part in the one-day programme on December 1.
The programme is open to anybody interested in knowing more about the Theatre arts. Admission is free, but the seats are limited seats. All interested are requested to register early with AF or BLT by Monday November 26.
Tea and coffee will be provided in the breaks. Lunch arrangements are to be made by participants themselves.
Contact:  080 40808181

Saturday December 1 at 6.30 pm
Dance DISCourse
Attendance annual awards 2012
Alliance Française is proud to culminate its 2012 Dance DISCourse series, (20th event in 3 years), with a gala performance by best of Bangalore dancers , who win the prestigious attendance 2012 awards.
Attendance is India’s only yearbook of dance. Its editor-publisher Prof. Ashish Mohan Khokar, in cultural partnership with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, presents on Saturday, 1st Dec., 2012, 1830 hours, the eagerly awaited annual roll of honours in dance field, named after various iconic names in the dance field. This is the third year of such awards, earlier awards having been bestowed to Bangaloreans like Satya Raju, Praveen Kumar, Madhu Natraj, Murli Kalva and international name like Malaysian Ramli Ibrahim.
This year the awards have been increased to include three new categories: Dance Couples; Lifetime Contribution and Lifetime Achievement. 2012 Awardees are:
Ram Gopal Best Male Dancer Award to Dr SANJAY SHANTARAM
Mohan Khokar Overall Excellence Award to NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR
Uday Shankar Choreography Award to SYED PASHA
U.S.Krishna-Chandrabahaga Rao Dance Couple Award to SHRIDHAR-ANURADHA
Rukmini Devi Arundale Lifetime Contribution to PROF.M.R.KRISHANMURTHY
Attendance LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD To Guru Dr Maya RAo.
The Awards are unique. It carries no purse or such token lip-service of appreciation but organizes seminars, participation in national festivals and international internship with known dance companies. 90% of awards are reserved for Bangaloreans or Karnataka-based dancers, to make their names reach out nationally and internationally. 75% of past awardees have immediately won prestigious national awards and recognition after receiving these honours, such is its credibility. The Jury remains secret and no canvassing is allowed. The awards thus are benchmark of excellence, as seen and taken note by reputed critics, editors, patrons and connoisseurs.
Attendance is in its 15th year of publication (www.attendance-india.com). The yearbook and awards have highest regard in dance fraternity. And are much sought after.
On Awards night, each dancer will showcase his/her art on stage or screen and give a short acceptance speech. Members of Dance History Society can nominate also. Form on above site.
For any further questions: khokar1960@gmail.com

Sunday December 2 2012
Bangalore’s Favourite Music School Celebrates 1st Anniversary 4.30 pm onwards.
It is now one year since Taaqademy – Bangalore’s favourite space to learn, create, play and record music - was founded. In that period, over 500 individuals between the ages of 5 and 55 have experienced its unique learning environment, interacted one-on-one with musicians from the city’s best-known bands, performed live for the first time on stage, and jammed and recorded in its world-class acoustically-treated rehearsal rooms.
Celebrating its first anniversary, Taaqademy will showcase its best talent – both students and faculty – at the ‘Taaqademy 1st Anniversary Festival’. With more than 14 acts (some of whom are all of eight years old) already on the bill, the Taaqademy 1st Anniversary Festival promises to be an audio-visual treat.
Founded by the acclaimed and multiple award-winning Bangalore band Thermal And A Quarter, Taaqademy was established with a simple goal: ‘Make Space for Music’. With structured and engaging curriculum, emphasis on fun and strong fundamentals, and a one-of-a-kind ‘jam n’ learn’ process, Taaqademy has allowed individuals with diverse backgrounds and musical ambitions to bring music into their lives in a meaningful, fun and ultimately rewarding way.
The Taaqademy Jam Room, one of the best equipped such facilities in the city, has hosted everyone from Food (Norway) to Raghu Dixit, Something Relevant (Mumbai) to Prasanna, Lou Majaw to Keith Peters, Luke Kenny to the Galeej Gurus.
Taaqademy currently offers regular, flexible courses in guitar, bass, voice, keyboards, drums and music production. Taaqademy faculty comprises some of the city’s best-known musicians (many with music degrees from prestigious institutions like the LA Music Academy), all active live performers with years of on-stage experience. Taaqademy is also the sole representative for Rockschool (music examination board from the UK) in South India.
For further information, contact: Han 9663608356

December 7, 8 2012
Theatre Performance
Name of the play: GASHA
Devised at The Indian Ensemble
Friday 7th December @ 7.30 pm
Saturday 8 December @ 3.30 and 7.30 pm
Produced by: Riad Mahmood Education and Arts Foundation / Indian Ensemble
Partner : Alliance Française , Bangalore
Written by Irawati Karnik
Directed by Abhishek Majumdar
Dramaturg : Subhashim Goswami
Scenographer : Payal Wadhwa
Costumes : Divya Jain and Pallavi Krishna
Lights : Mohammad Mustafa
Sound : Abhijit Pakrashi
Cast : Adhir Bhat
Sandeep Shikhar
Asst Director and Production Controller: Virginia Rodrigues
Synopsis
While everything around seemed headed towards a slow collapse, in a shed on an island in the middle of a lake, two boys built their world. Twenty years later, it is quite another past that stands in their way.
Today, two whimsical narrators scramble madly to recreate what happened. Set against the background of the Kashmir imbroglio, ‘Gasha’ is an account of the fractured friendship between two boys,  A Kashmiri Pandit and a Kashmiri Muslim , and their need to affirm their story.
Based on real stories, interviews and testimonials, Gasha has been devised at the Indian Ensemble over 2012.
Tickets: Rs 200
Telebooking: 09886324733
Online bookings: indianstage.in and bookmyshow.com
Tickets also available at the venue
December 13 – 20
An extraordinary Photo-Exhibition
The Alliance Française de Bangalore in association with the French Embassy in India and Gallery Sumukha Is pleased to invite you to the Opening of The World Upside Down Gravity Defying photographs by French conceptual artist Philippe Ramette.
On Thursday 13 December at 7.00 pm
Venue: Gallery Sumukha
Mr. Eric La Vertu, Consul General of France in Karnataka will inaugurate the exhibition.The photo-exhibition will be on view from 13 – 20 December, At Gallery Sumukha,10.30 am - 6. 00 pm (Monday - Saturday). Closed on Sunday
Gallery Sumukha
24/10 BTS Depot Road
Wilson Garden
Bangalore 560027.
Tel:22292230
A few words on this artist:  Between 2003 and 2006, French conceptual artist Philippe Ramette created a series of gravity-defying photographs that show him in seemingly impossible poses. These illusions were not created digitally; they are visual illusions, or surreal photographs, made by French artist Philippe Ramette and photographer Marc Domage. His objective is to construct rationally pictures that look irrational.

ART by evam
Date : December 14th
Time : 7:30 p.m.
Venue : Alliance Francaise de Bangalore
Tickets : Rs.300
Language : English
Play Synopsis
Evam’s first ever play revolves around the friendship of Serge, Marc and Yvan, three close friends of longstanding, when Sarge indulges in his penchant for modern art by buying an expensive and almost completely white painting. Marc is horrified and describes the painting as “shit”, and their relationship suffers considerable strain. Yvan, caught in the middle, tries to please both of them, but his vacillation only adds fuel to the blazing row!
What follows, is seriously funny, the story’ll make you chuckle, nod in serious agreement, and think hard of yourself, and your best friends. ‘Art’ has strong reason for having been one of evam’s most popular plays over the years!
Director’s Note
They say great Art survives years... ours has survived and thrived through the last 9, however great it may be!
This production of ours, our first, reminds us each time of the roots of 'evam' and its 'art' itself -- 'Art' lies in the eyes of its beholder, and that in itself is a journey complete. But sometimes 'Art' is created when a creator creates and becomes the beholder - the shortest and the most powerful journey... no more beholders but that one. 'evam' oscillates between these extremes, walking that fine line of making the world happy and keeping ourselves even more so...
Our production has become more bare and simple over the years - with the elimination of backstage and the actors becoming the only laborers through the process... 'ART by evam' celebrates its 10th year, and like the great writing has, may our production of it keep going, because we do need our reminders - that we are human and therefore we can forgive... we just need to know that.

Evam Standup Tamasha – We are like this wonly
Date : December 15th
Time : 7:30 p.m.
Venue : Alliance Francaise de Bangalore
Tickets : Rs.300
Language : English
Synopsis
Five of our best standup artists – perform on the typical Indian. Everything from Cultural shocks to a Nepali trying to fit into metropolitan life to exploring the Kamasutra - this show promises to provide enough food for thought and more. Come, meet some very interesting people and watch them narrate their urban stories, thoughts, theories and peeves! A completely original evam show - this Indian, Urban perspective is meant to tickle your funny bone and create post-show debates.
The show has done two seasons in Chennai and one season in Bangalore so far, with a season running for 3 months. All three seasons were highly successful and well received, getting TV coverage, news paper articles, Radio mentions and thousands of views on our Youtube channel.
Director’s Quote
“The Show is our way of creating a stage platform where we all get to vent …oops...share our urban stories – tall tales from the top of our head.. of the urban, by the urban, for the urban,  stories set in urban reality... told from the heart and with a sense of humour- all in all an evening of angst and soul served right up your alley! Slice of life urban stories meets desi Indian comic meets sensitivity meets evam to create STANDUP TAMASHA!”

Evam Standup Tamasha – What 'we-men' really want
Date: December 16th
Time: 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Bangalore
Tickets: Rs.300
Language: English
Synopsis
Five of our best standup artists – perform on "What 'we-men' really want". Everything from Indian marriages to salon visits to women on roads - this show promises to provide enough food for thought and more. Come, meet some very interesting people and watch them narrate their urban stories, thoughts, theories and peeves! A completely original evam show - this Indian, Urban perspective is meant to tickle your funny bone and create post-show debates.
The show has done two seasons in Chennai and one season in Bangalore so far, with a season running for 3 months. All three seasons were highly successful and well received, getting TV coverage, news paper articles, Radio mentions and thousands of views on our Youtube channel.
Director’s Quote
“The Show is our way of creating a stage platform where we all get to vent …oops...share our urban stories – tall tales from the top of our head.. of the urban, by the urban, for the urban,  stories set in urban reality... told from the heart and with a sense of humour- all in all an evening of angst and soul served right up your alley! Slice of life urban stories meets desi Indian comic meets sensitivity meets evam to create STANDUP TAMASHA!”
For further information, please contact: 9886789594

Alliance Françai se de Bangalore, P.B. 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthanagar

'Unhurried' Walks- Dec 2012

Unhurried specialises in themed tours and walks that bring to life the rich culture and heritage that is such an integral part of India.

Below listed are the Walks for the month of Decemeber 2012

The Cathedral Walk

Sat 01 Dec '12, 12:00 am To 12:00 am

Venue: Entrance, St Francis Xavier Cathedral, St John's Church road.

Benson Town, Cox Town, Fraser Town - East Bangalore has been home to the English settlements that revolved around the Bangalore Cantonment. The nucleus of these towns have been the many Cathedrals, Basilicas, ancient Chapels and Churches known for their varied architectural styles, elaborate carvings, colonial facades and domes.
Join us on a Cathedral Walk along the St John’s Church road as we take a tour through centuries old Cathedrals, admire the architecture and peek into pieces of Cantonment history that are engraved in their precincts. The walk is jointly led by Pushpa Achanta, a long time Benson Town resident and an Independent writer and me.


The Malleswaram walk
Date & Time: Dec 2, 2012; 7.00 am
Venue: Entrance, Kadu Malleswara Temple, Temple road, Malleswaram Bangalore's erstwhile suburb.

Now a thriving residential and commercial area, evokes a strong feeling of nostalgia among people who lived there and an equal measure of curiosity by those who want to see the 'other part of the city'. So who 'founded' Malleswaram and when did it come into existence? What was Malleswaram like a 100 years ago? Who were the people who lived there? Is it really very South Indian in its nature? Come to where it all started, the Kadu Malleswara temple premises and listen to a fantastic story that wends its way through time; from centuries past to the present, to discover the answers to these questions.
Join us on a unique walk, as we take you around this 'North Extension' of Bangalore.


Registration: Please email  poornima@unhurried.in with your contact number and email address, to register. First come, first served.

Cost & Payment: Rs 500/- per person (this includes snacks & breakfast). The account details for the payment will be given on registration.

Need to know: The walks aims to be informative, informal and is presented with a local flavour. It takes 2 to 2.5 hours leisurely stroll with stories and anecdotes and tries to accommodate adults of all ages. For certain walks, where visiting temples, are involved, there would be occasions where one has to remove footwear. Its winter in Bangalore and though its sunny by nine, the early morning weather can be cold. So please dress accordingly and.. Please register only if you are sure to attend. Registering for a walk is taken as confirmation of participation.

Awakening - A Unique Self Discovery Workshop

Sat 08 Dec '12, 12:00 am To Sun 09 Dec '12. 12:00 am

The workshop helps one gain control over their life by awakening us to the actual flow of life and helps you to understand what really matters to you as an individual by connecting the right dots. 

 

The interactive and experiential module subconsciously navigates our mind to: - Understand the self-more transparently and better - Identify our deepest beliefs - Realize one’s true self-worth - Nurture more meaningful relationships 

 

Venue: School Of Ancient Wisdom, Bangalore, India Date: 8th/9th Dec 2012 

 

Program Fees: Rs.5500/-(inclusive of service tax,stay, meals and tea/coffee. Since the venue has minimal facilities, you are requested to carry your own toiletries and towels.) 

 

 Additional details: http://bit.ly/Tb1L8e Registration: Please contact Programme Coordinator - Divya @ +919731951117 or write in to us at: TattvaQ Learning Labs A division of Strategic Interventions India P Ltd (SIIPL) 1068, 7th "A" Main,3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560034 - P : +91-80-41148279 E: tattvaq@siiplconsulting.com

Flea Fair @ Forum Value Mall

After the smashing success of earlier Flea Fairs, Forum Value Mall, Whitefield presents the December edition of ‘Flea Fair’!

For those who haven’t experienced the splendid Flea Fair at Forum Value Mall, this is your chance! It is a place where one finds quirky, cool items to buy at great prices.

Unusual and beautiful must haves from Kinari Buzzaar like ’Jewelled Scarves’ as well as Kitschy home decor items like painted kettles, handmade door hanging and also cloth bags made out of recycled saris and ‘gamcha’ will be on sale. 

You can also buy mouth watering cupcakes from Yum Crumb which will melt in your mouth while you shop. Live color caricature with cartoon characters to will amuse and entertain children and adults alike and Molly’s fresh and farm made non veg pickles, prepared in a traditional and authentic way are something that you can take home and savour later. 

Browse through a range of accessories like Navya and Naveli Totes, made of Aadti printed fabrics from Eastern Uttar Pradesh bring back a lost craft technique, pure leather and completely handcrafted spunky Phulwa Chappals and Statement Jewelry including standout neck pieces and earrings made of leather velvet, semi precious stones from22.2accessories. 

You can also check out funky fashion accessories from Stylite offers a chic, trendy and playful collection of handbags, clutches and contemporary accessories for women from Couture Dahlin as well as the coolest souvenirs and memorabilia from Beenthere! 

From Lalbagh Mugs, Bangalore Food Mugs to Tipu Sultan Tees and Saadi Dilli Bags, it’s the whackiest way to remember a place you have been to!

This December edition of Flea Fair will also focus on fun, exciting and interactive workshops for the kids based on a Christmas theme. Come on over and make your own Christmas Cards and Christmas Lamps, Origami Christmas Ornaments and Christmas Themed Cookie Decorations are some of the activities that will be held as well as a Gardening Workshop / Christmas Tree Decoration and a workshop on  Mural Paintings by Action Aid (NGO).

 To appreciate their buyers, Forum Value mall, Whitefield offers an assortment of art, culture and an out of the box experience to their regulars. This flea fair will be an ideal fun filled weekend family affair.

FLEA FAIR DETAILS:

• Date – 1^st & 2^nd December 2012.
• Time – 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• Venue – Forum Value Mall, Whitefield
• For further information call Info Desk – 080 25043800

Samhara, By Nrityagram

Nrityagram`s Samhara is making waves in the dance world! Conceived right here in Bangalore, Samhara has travelled the world and has won accolades from dance enthusiasts everywhere. In Samhara, Surupa Sen`s choreography has reached heights not scaled so far. The imagination, innovation and creativity she brings into merging two different dance forms (Odissi and Kandyan from Sri Lanka) have won the piece a nomination for the Bessie Awards, considered the Oscars of Dance. The five dancers display unmatched skill and perfection. The delightful live music adds to the rare experience that Samhara is.

Performers: The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble in collaboration with Sri Lanka`s Chitrasena Dance Company.

Date : Dec 8, 2012 
Venue : Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, G.D. Park Extension, 2nd Main Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore 
Time : 07:30 PM
Tickets: Rs. 1000, 500, 300

BioFach -2012 (Organic Expo)

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BioFach India, an offshoot of World Organic Trade Fair BioFach, Nurnberg, will orgainse an organic fair at Shri Krishna Vihar, Palace Grounds from November 29 to December 1. 

The fourth edition of BioFach India 2012 is expected to attractvisitors from production, manufacturing, trade and services and it is the single largest platform where stake-holders in the organic value chain congregate to network.

For the first time, BioFach India together with India Organic will have a dedicated “consumer connect corner” within the fair and is organised in collaboration with The Alternative, an online media platform focused on sustainable living.

This year’s event, said to be the biggest expo in the organic sector, will showcase leading global brands in the organic industry. It will have 141 stalls, including those of 16 international exhibitors.

The consumer connect corner will engage panelists comprising doctors, nutritionists and food experts on the benefits of organic food. Scientists and experts from agriculture universities will conduct workshops to help farmers, interested in organic farming, gain practical knowledge. Further, school children will be exposed to the goodness of organic food through a series of programmes.

School Connect Program will be initiated with Film screening, Quiz contest and Discussion to engage students and raise awareness about good and healthy eating. In addition there will be Organic Food Festival, Cooking Demos, food tasting sessions. Visitors can indulge in sumptuous and healthy organic food & can get firsthand experience of interactive activities like food tasting sessions and cooking demos that can be easily adopted in everyday life.

A cooking demonstration and food festival will also be held during the fair to make the public aware about organic food, its benefits and how they could prepare it on a daily basis.

The main attraction of this year’s fair will be official pavilion from Germany. Many national & international exhibitors, state government pavilions and a large number of exhibitors across the globe have confirmed their participation.

There will be an international seminar on topics related to organic farming and agriculture and various eminent speakers are expected to take part.

BioFach India will provide an opportunity for organic food lovers to relish their favourite dishes at the organic food festival being held as part of the trade fair.

The event would showcase an organic food recipe contest involving 30 home-makers. These recipes range from traditional foods to modern preparations. Visitors would be allowed to taste these preparations. Nutritionists and medical experts would provide health tips with respect to these products. A quiz contest and various seminars would be held as part of the trade fair, according to the organisers.

Entry for the public would be free from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., while the trade is open for trade visitors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Strand Book Festival Nov 2012

Event Name:	Strand Book Festival
Start Date:	24/11/2012
End Date:	08/12/2012
Venue:	Wesley Tamil Church, Adj. to Garuda Mall, Commissiariat Road, Bangalore

Events: 30 Nov- 15 Dec, 2012

DRAMA

Theatre workshopA one-day theatre appreciation course will be held at Alliance Francaise, in association with Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), on December 1, from 10 am to 5 pm. The programme will be conducted by an experienced team from BLT, led by Vijay Padaki, a theatre educator with over 50 years of experience as an actor, director, designer and administrator. The sessions during the day will be interactive, and will include exercises, films and active participation by all present.

Music

Symphony orchestra

The launch of the ‘Indian National Symphony Orchestra’ will be held on December 2, 7 pm at the Grand Ballroom, Leela Palace. The orchestra will be under the aegis of the William Joseph Music Foundation. Admission to the concert is through invitations only.
It is the only symphony orchestra in the country that has only professional Indian musicians.  It will be under the directorship of conductor Ashley Williams.

The performance titled ‘Global Peace and Harmony Concert’, was conceptualised over five years ago in an attempt to promote global peace and harmony through music and its performances.This year’s concert would feature Mendelssohn’s ‘9th Symphony’, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ by Edvard Elgar and popular classical music. The guest soloists for the evenings concert would be acclaimed Soprano Duangdao Chayasirisobhon and Baritone Mongkol Chayasirisobhon. For details, call 9844119956.

Collaborative spirit
MoonArra, the world fusion band comprising Madhuri Jagadeesh, Jagadeesh M R, Prakash Sontakke, Kartik Mani and Wilson Kenneth, completes its three-year journey with a concert-production at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield on December 8. The 120-minute production will reflect the collaborative spirit of MoonArra beginning with a jazz poet introducing how sound travelled from Africa to India via other continents, showcasing some of the finest voices in Indian classical, jazz and other genres. There will also be the story of music brought to light by dramatic narration with creative appearances by talented actors, musicians, presenters, writers, dance by classically trained and contemporary dancers.

Key notes
A piano concert by Raj Bhimani, a pianist from New York, will be held on December 1, 7 pm at  the St Mark’s Cathedral, 1 MG Road. it is being organised by the ‘Forum for Teachers of Western Classical Music’. For details, call 22215304.

Carnatic vocal
A Carnatic vocal music concert by M S Sheela will be held on November 30, 6 pm at  SRLK Mandira Concert Hall. This programme is organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture.

‘Colours of...’
A vocal concert, ‘Colours of Kalyan’, by Narasimha Murthy will be held at Bangalore International Centre, Teri Complex, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage, on December 7, 6.30 pm. For details, call 25359680.

Beautiful ensemble

Banyan Tree’s annual sufi and mystic music festival Ruhaniyat will be held on December 15 at Jayamahal Palace. Those will be performing include Tannouras, the Dancing Dervishes of Egypt; ‘Polyphony’, with an inbuilt ‘Voice of Angels’ by singers from Bulgaria, an instrumental ensemble of sufiana maqams by musicians of Egypt and Rajasthan; ‘Whirling Dervishes’ of Turkey, Sufi Qawwali by qawwals from Pakistan.

The Indian forms to be featured this year are Bharud and Abhang of Tukaram, Dnyaneshwar, Jana Bai, Bahina Bai (Maharashtra), Sukhnani Ojhapalli (Assam), Kapalik Pandvani, dramatic narration of mystic tales from Mahabharata (Chhattisgarh), Mystic Ravanhatta Ensemble with songs from the Pabuji ki Par (Rajasthan), Haunting drums - Eddakya, Thimila, Chenda, Thavil, Mizhavu (Kerala), Sindhi Saraiki of Gujarat,  Zikr-e- Rifay by Fakirs -Andhra Pradesh,  Baul songs from West Bengal etc.


Hip-hop

Canadian hip-hop artiste Kardinal Offishall will perform at Pebbles on November 30,6 pm. The Toronto-bred star has performed at some of the most prestigious stadiums, arenas and festivals across the globe.

In concert

 Phoenix Marketcity, along with ‘Alive India In Concert — Aurko’ present a musical evening by Sandeep Batraa on December 1, 6.30 pm onwards. The venue is Phoenix Marketcity.  For tickets, log on to www.buzzintown.com.

Gala event

The inaugural of ‘Short +Sweet Corporate Festival’ will be held at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield till December 2. It is a multilingual (English, Hindi and Kannada) festival. Performances will be judged both by audience votes and by a judging panel of esteemed theatre and corporate personalities. The festival will conclude with a gala finale on December 2.

POT POURRI

Memorial lecture
Bangalore Initiative for Religious Dialogue (BARD) and Y’s Men International are holding the ‘11th Rev Dr Stanley Samartha Memorial Lecture’ by Israel Selvanayagam, professor, Department of Religions, Gurukul Theological College and Research Institute, on ‘Commitment and openness in a multi-faith context’ at the Tagore Hall, United Theological College, 63 Miller’s Road, behind Cantonment Station, on November 30, 4.30 pm.

Christmas bazaar
The annual ‘United Charities Bazaar 2012’, a Christmas bazaar, will be held on December 1 at the Corporation playground, opposite St Charle’s School, Lingarajpuram Main Road.

Cinema world
A celebration of Indian cinema, called ‘Project Cinema City’ is being held in the City. A part of the project is on view till December 2, at the inter-disciplinary exhibition at NGMA, Palace Road.

Digital collages
An exhibition of digital collages and book covers, ‘The Art of the Book’ by Sunandini Banerjee is being held at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan till December 2, 2 pm to 6.30 pm. Entry is free. For details, call 25205305.

Prize distribution
The prize distribution of the ‘Childrens’ Day’ Cultural Festival 2012’ will be held on November 30, 5.30 pm at The Indian Institute of World Culture, No. 6, B P Wadia Road, Basavanagudi.

Trade fair
The ‘BioFach India 2012’, the international trade fair, will be held from November 29 to December 1, 3.30 pm to 6 pm at Shri Krishna Vihar, Palace Grounds, Mekhri Circle.

Informative meet
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is organising the third edition of ‘Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In Computing India Conference’ from December 12 to 14 at Lalit Ashok. The event will also bring together renowned keynote speakers under one roof.

Youth conference
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, in partnership with the University of Bremen, Germany and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is presenting the second international environmental youth conference ‘Greening with Goethe’ .
This is an interdisciplinary environmental project that has been awarded the UNESCO tag of ‘Project of the Decade’. It will be inaugurated on December 1 at 10 am.
The venue is Indian Institute of Science, Satish Dhawan Hall. ‘Greening with Goethe’ is a part of the ‘Year of Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities’. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President will interact with the young delegates during the grand finale on December 3, 10.30 am.Kalam will deliver a keynote address and debate the role of politics in environmental protection with the delegates. For details, call 2520305.

Poster painting
A mega peace poster painting competition by Lions Clubs International, District 317A on the theme ‘Imagine Peace’ will be held on December 2 at Cubbon Park Band Stand for those between 11 and 13 years. Entry is free. Registration will start from at 8 am on December 2. For details, call 9341230034.

DANCE

‘Rangapravesha’

Kiran Subramanyam and Sandhya Kiran are presenting the bharata­natyam rangapravesha of their daughter and disciple, Rasika Kiran, on December 1, 6.30 pm at Chowdiah Memorial Hall.

 Performances

The ‘Attendance 2012 Awards’ will be given away on December 1, 6.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. Conducted as part of the ‘2012 Dance DISCourse Series’, the evening will also have dance performances. The award winners are Sanjay Shantaram, Navtej Singh Johar, Syed Pasha, Shridhar-Anuradha, M R Krishnamurthy and Maya Rao.

Spellbinding steps

Natyasaraswathi Kuchipudi Dance Academy, Sanjayanagar is presenting its 17th annual dance celebrations on December 9, 9 am at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram. Kuchipudi dance and Spanish flamenco by Jana and Danielle, who are guest dancers from Europe, will be held on December 12, 6 pm, as a part of Prathibhasangama, at ADA Rangamandira, J C Road.

Taal Tarang 2 - Dance Feast

Maestros-in-Sync

A unique celebration of music with two legendary musicians -Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and Ustad Zakir Hussain for the first time ever.

At:  Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bangalore University

On: Tue, Dec 04, 2012 ( 7:00 PM )

Tickets:  Rs.1000/- |  Rs. 1500/- |  Rs. 2000/- (at www.indianstage.in)

Bangalore Bicycle Championships 2012 Race #10 – Criterium in Bangalore

Manyata Embassy Business Park have offered us half their tech campus to cycle- race.

What: Criterium
When: 25th November, 2012
Where: Manyata Embassy Business Park
Loop Distance: ~1.6Km
Registration Time: 0600 – 0645hrs
Cat 2 and Women Race Start Time: 0700hrs Duration: 45mins
Cat 1 Race start time: 0750hrs Duration: 45 mins
Do check out what Darren Reid, a professional biker who raced a couple of seasons at the Bangalore Bicycle Championships, has to tell us about Criteriums - http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com/2009/11/14/crit-racing-from-the-eyes-of-a-pro
Registration: Please use the below link to register for the race
http://www.rrbmgr.appspot.com/bbch2012/november/register/
Race Route Loop: http://goo.gl/maps/hQVMI
Rules

1. Cat 1 riders race separately.
2. Cat 2 riders and women riders start together in the race.
3. Each race is 45mins duration
4. Cat 2 and Women riders start at 0700hrs
5. Cat 1 riders start at 0750 hrs.
6. When a rider is overlapped by the leader / main bunch the rider has / will be forced to withdraw from the race.
7. We will be having 2 surprise Primes in the race.

• Prime is basically a sprint lap – Where the winner gets some goodies (hopefully) for winning.
• Primes are 1 complete lap.
• We will ring a Bell to indicate the start of a Prime.
• Remember, if you have been lapped you drop out and don’t enjoy racing a Prime.

We will ring a Long Bell to mark the end of the race – after which riders will have to finish 3 more complete laps to finish the race.
We will need about 10 volunteers for this race If you are interested to help us out, please register
Visit us @ www.bbch.in for more details about the event.
Kiddies Race
We are planning to have a kiddies race. Please do bring your kids

OWC Christmas Bazaar 2012

 

Saturday 24th Nov,  11:00am until 4:00pm at St.Mark's Cathedral

Stop by for an hour or the day and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of a European piazza in the heart of Bangalore. Shop for everything from sumptuous silks and designer duds for your pooch to exquisite hand-crafted Christmas decorations and organic products for home, body, kids and cupboard. With nearly 100 vendors, the perfect treasure just waits to be discovered!

The OWC Christmas Bazaar is a family affair, so bring the kids for photos with Santa, to enjoy the face painting, crafts and games at the BIS Kid’s Corner or simply to enjoy the day’s Stage entertainment.

Our favorite restaurants are setting up stalls and there is plenty of seating. Pop in for a quick bite, or stay for a while. The members of the OWC and our friends have been busy and fantastic cakes, cookies, bars, and scrumptious baked goods will be available at the OWC Bake Sale.

This event is open to ALL. Please come join us!
Entry Rs. 100 for adults, children are Free
All event proceeds to the 22 OWC Charities

"BHUMIKE 2012"

 

Sankula Cordially Invites You along with your Family and Friends to make your gracious presence For the above mentioned "BHUMIKE 2012" "Annual Day Celebrations" on 26th November 2012,

at K H Kalasoudha, Hanumanthnagar, Bangalore

Program Schedule

Music Program: 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Music Session Includes: Light Music, Film Music, Folk Songs, Keyboard, Guitar, Tabala, Veena etc

Dance Program: 7:30 to 9:00pm

Dance Session Includes: Bharathanatayam, Western Dance, Folk Dance, Comtemporary, Fusion, Bollywood, Dandia etc

Welcome To The Show

Vegan Bengaluru Monthly Potluck at Jaaga

On: Sat Nov 24 2012 at 02:00 pm

Will be meeting at 2:00 pm on the rooftop at Jaaga (Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road  Bangalore, Karnataka 560027). For directions, please check this link: http://www.jaaga.in/contact

1. *All* are welcome! :) You don’t have to be vegan to attend the potluck. Even if you’re just curious about a vegan lifestyle or interested to learn about veganism you can join us.

2. You *MUST* bring a 100% vegan dish to share. Everyone brings something so it won’t be fair if you walk in empty handed.

3. It would be nice if you bring a vegan dish that is prepared by yourself; however, if you are unable to cook then feel free to carry food which you have purchased.

4. If you’ve purchased the food, then make sure there’s an ingredients list on the package so we can be assured that it is vegan. Particularly if you’re a first time attendee who is not vegan, please don’t expect us to take your word for it that the food you’ve purchased is completely vegan.

5. If you’re unsure about what to bring then the best bet is fresh fruits or fruit juices. Everyone appreciates fruits. :)

6. Please bring plates, glasses, bowls, forks, spoons and serving spoons for yourself. Everyone brings their own.

7. Come, relax, and enjoy the food and conversation!

Looking forward to meeting everyone. :)

Vegan Bangalore potlucks/meetings happen on the last Saturday of every month.

- The Vegan Bengaluru Team

Raghu Dixit Project Live In Concert

 

Bangalore South Ladies Circle 66 is proud to present to you live-in-concert - The Raghu Dixit Project - a pulsating evening of musical entertainment aimed at raising funds for a very noble cause.

Raghu Dixit is often called India`s biggest cultural and musical export. He has taken his unique brand of Indian folk music and made it a global phenomenon. The Raghu Dixit Project has performed in over 20 countries and clocked over 750 shows over the last 12 years, the most recent one being in London for the Queen of England!

BSLC 66 is an volunteer-driven organization which believes in the movement of freedom through education. The proceeds of this fundraiser will go towards the construction of a new school for differently-abled children in Hoskote(Suburb of Bangalore).

Donor passes are priced at 1500 per head which includes a sumptuous dinner buffet.

• Date : Nov 25, 2012
  Venue : Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore
  Time : 08:00 PM

• Language : Multilingual
• Genre :Fusion Music, Indian Music
• Performers :Raghu Dixit , Gaurav Vaz, Wilfred Demoz, Bryden Lewis, Parth Chandiramani
• Length :2 hrs
• Note :Free entry for kids below 8yrs
   
   

Oota from your Thota

Sun 25 Nov '12, 09:30 am To 05:00 pm 

Grow and eat organic vegetables in your own homes - be it terraces, balconies, front or backyards.
Display/sale of plants, seeds, saplings, medicinal plants, planters, garden tools & decor, compost, compost bins, etc.

Date: 25-11-2012
Time: 9.30am - 5 pm
Venue: Dr. M H Marigowda Golden Jubliee Hall, Lalbagh
Contact: Dr. Vishwanath.B.N - 9845627217 or Jyothi Nagaraj - 9845538928

Free event

Waste Management in Apartments - Awareness and Best Practice Sessions by ApnaComplex

ApnaComplex with active support of Bannerghatta Neighborhood Association (BANA) is conducting Waste Management in Apartments Sessions for Gated Communities in Bangalore.

Event will include presentations by Daily Dump, Ragpicker, Saahas, Youth for Seva - organizations dealing in Waste Management and Best Practices from Apartment Complexes who have successfully implemented Waste Management in their respective societies.



Where: Club House, Vithola Apartments, Kalena Agrahara on Bannerghatta Road (when coming from Jayadeva Circle, around 2 KMs after Royal Meenakshi Mall, On the road opposite to Decathalon Sports.

When:  Sat 24 Nov '12, 10:00 am To 01:00 pm

Agenda:
     Introductions & Welcome
     Need of Waste Management & the options available  - Video Presentation
     Waste Management for Dummies by RagPicker  - Mr. Vijay Krishnan
     Saahas Presentation  - Ms. Wilma R
     Daily Dump Presentation - Ms. Poonam Kasturi
     Tea Break
     Best Practice Sharing from BANA
     Best Practice Sharing from Sobha Azalea & Althea
     Best Practice Sharing from Ferns Paradise
     Youth for Seva Presentation on their services
     Vote of Thanks

Who can attend:
Any one in and around Bangalore who is part of a gated community (Managing Committee Members, Green Committee Members, Facility Managers, Residents of Apartment Complexes, Villa Layouts)

Does it cost?
The event is free for ApnaComplex paid customers and for BANA members.
For others, Rs. 100/- shall be collected at the venue on the event day to cover the incidentals.

Please register your details at  http://bit.ly/VZkCUd

If you have any questions or want to participate as a vendor, please email to support at apnacomplex.com
You can also call +91-80886-11229 for any queries.

Chappal Mela

 Chappal Mela @ Arty Souk, coming Sunday 25th Nov 2012, 11:00 am onwards...

Sale of handmade and hand embroidered indian chappals. Try some and buy some, along with some new gossip from friends and fresh sharbat as a complimentary...

United Charities Bazaar 2012

United Charities Bazaar is putting on another super cool, spanking, raving, hyper cool, awesome, uber cool, mega extravaganza of a sale!

Come visit the pan-Indian stalls of close to a 100 charities,drop some $ Gsto buy some of these

amazing hand-made, hand-crafted, love-filled products - xmas decorations, leather goods, lampshades, lace & crochet, tribal crafts, jewellery, eco friendly shopping bags, silk scarves and more…

Adopt a puppy dog from the animal adoption stall, or walk way with the quieter variety - a bonsai! Yes, there's something for everybody.

Feed your souls and quench your thirst with christmas cookies, biryani, BBQ, grills, wine and juice!

Tacky teenagers, families with snotty kids, arty farties and fat aunties, working "professionals" and "working" politicians, rockers, and heck, even the Beliebers - ONE DAY ONLY - NO discrimination. ALL are welcome!

Show up, be cool, be amazed, make some nifty purchases - and pat yourselves on the back for having given something back to the community - job done!

On: Saturday 01 December 2012  |  9am - 7pm

At: Corporation Play Grounds Opp. St. Charles School, Lingarajpuram, Bangalore

KALA Nadam -13 Festival of Classical Dance & Music

  Venue : ADA Ranga Mandira, Bangalore, India

23 November - Friday

6.30pm Nadam Ensemble- Tawaif ki Kahani,Mujre ki Zubani - Kathak

7.30pm Rudraksha -Bhubaneshwar Orissi

24 November - Saturday

6.00pm Prabal Gupta - Kathakali

6.45pm Nandini K. Mehta & K.Murali Mohan - Kathak

8:00 pm - NADAM ensemble - Smitha Srinivasan, Tushar Bhatt, Mitha Vinay, Arpita Banerjee, Poorna Acharya, Samavitha Sharma, Pooja Bhatt, - Kathak

25 November - Sunday

6.00pm Anuradha Vikranth & Shama Krishna - Bharatanatyam & Kuchipudi Jugalbandi

6.30 pm Sailaja - Chennai Kuchipudi

7.15 pm Guru Gajendra Kumar Panda & TRIDHARA Group, Bhubaneswar -Orissi “Krishna :love reinvented”

26 November - Monday

6.30pm Girija Chandran - Thiruvananthapuram Mohiniyattam

7.30pm Meenakshi Srinivasan- “Madhuram Madhavam” in Bharatanatyam - Chennai

27 November - Tuesday

6.30pm Susheela Mehta - Bangalore Bharatanatyam

7.30pm Pt.Deepak Maharaj - New Delhi Kathak

14th year annual Karthik Music Festival 2012

Vamshi Academy of Music Trust welcomes you to the 14th year annual Karthik Music Festival 2012


Day 1 24 Nov 2012


3:00 pm Nagaswara Duet by Vid.Ramesh Babu, Vid.Ramachandra and Party
4:00 pm Violin, Sitar Jugalbandi by Vid.Kalpana Venkat(Chennai), Vid.Sivaramakrishna(Chennai) and Party
5:00 pm Inauguration
5:45 pm Venu, Veena and Violin (VVV) Concert by Vid.L.V.Mukund, V.Gopal, J.K.Sridhar and Party
7:00 pm Vocal Concert by Vid.Swetha Venkatesh, M.N.Adamya(Mridanga) and Achyuta(Violin)

Day 2 25 Nov 2012


9:00 am Karnataka Vocal Concert by Vid.Dr.Padmanabha Rao and Party
10:00 am Violin Duet concert by Vid Lalitha, Vid Nandini and Party
11:00 am Vocal Concert by Vid. M.S.Sheela and Party
12:00 noon Vocal Concert by Vid. R.Chandrika and Party
1:00 pm Hindustani Vocal Concert by Vid. Sangeetha Katti Kulkarni and Party
4:00 pm Concert by Santoor Vid. Parth Amin and Party
4:45 pm Bhava Geethe by Vid. Amrutha Raman and Vid. Pradeep
5:30 pm Felicitation and Valedictory Awards – Gana Bharathi(Mysore), Vid. Prof. T.T.Srinivasan (Violin), Vid. M.S.Sheela(Vocal) and Sri. Priyesh Mody (Art Patron)
6:30 pm Vamshi Laya Vahini – Flue Ensemble by Vid.B.K.Anantharam and Vid.Amith.A.Nadig

Venue: Havyaka Mahasabha, 8th Main, 11th Cross, Malleswaram, Bengaluru – 3

http://www.karnaticflute.com
Thanks

Events: 22 Nov- 15 Dec, 2012

Fine comedy

‘Chapter 2’, by Neil Simon, will be staged on November 24 and 25 at Alliance Francaise. ‘Chapter Two’ is one of Neil Simon’s finest comedies and is an autobiographical peek into Neil Simon’s coming to terms with the death of his wife which was followed by his love affair and subsequent marriage to actress Marsha Mason.

Festival time

Antharanga is presenting a five-day theatre festival, till November 25, 6.15 pm at K H Kalasoudha, Hanumantha Nagar. Leading theatre troupes like Benaka, Antharanga, ‘Green Room Club’, Rangavismaya and Ranga Niranthara will perform on the occasion. For details, call 26671585.

‘Saltbush’

‘Saltbush — Children’s Cheering Carpet’, an Australian theatre performance for children, will be staged at the Ranga Shankara till November 23. ‘Saltbush’ is an educational performance piece presented through the use of a touch-sensitive floor and infra-red imaging technology that triggers images and sound.

Children in the audience will also be invited to explore, play and dance with the performers as the landscape unfolds around them. School shows need to be booked by writing to: Anusha Ravishankar at rstheat­re@gmail.com.

Tickets for the public are available through www.rangashankara.org, at Ranga Shankara box office and online on www.bookmyshow.com and www.indianstage.in  

Music  

Veena strains

D Subbaramaiah Fine Arts Trust isorganising a Carnatic veena recital by Suma Sudhindra on November 25, 6 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram. Nalina Mohan will be on violin, M R Sainath on mridangam and G Omkar on ghatam.

‘Cadence’

The Harmony International Music Foundation is presenting ‘Cadence’, an evening of nostalgic Christmas music by the ‘Harmony Children’s Choir’, conducted by Sandra Oberoi, on December 9, 5 pm at Jyoti Nivas College Auditorium, Koramangala. Donor passes are available at The Forum, Koramangala and UB City. For details, call 9343628255.

‘Ruhaniyat’

Banyan Tree’s annual sufi and mystic music festival Ruhaniyat will be held on December 15 at Jayamahal Palace. Those will be performing include Tannouras, the Dancing Dervishes of Egypt; ‘Polyphony’, with an inbuilt ‘Voice of Angels’ by singers from Bulgaria, an instrumental ensemble of sufiana maqams by musicians of Egypt and Rajasthan; ‘Whirling Dervishes’ of Turkey, Sufi qawwali by qawwals from Pakistan.

The Indian forms to be featured this year are Bharud and Abhang of Tukaram, Dnyaneshwar, Jana Bai, Bahina Bai (Maharashtra), Sukhnani Ojhapalli (Assam), Kapalik Pandvani, a dramatic narration of mystic tales from Mahabharata (Chhattisgarh), Mystic ‘Ravanhatta Ensemble’ with songs from the Pabuji ki Par (Rajasthan), Haunting drums - Eddakya, Thimila, Chenda, Thavil, Mizhavu (Kerala), Sindhi Saraiki of Gujarat, Zikr-e- Rifay by Fakirs – Andhra Pradesh, Baul songs from West Bengal etc.

‘Harmonica Day’

November 22 is observed as the ‘Indian Harmonica Day’ and on this occasion, the Bangalore Harmonica Club, in association with Sonido Musicals, is holding a meet for all harmonica lovers. Guests and harmonica lovers can drop into Jaaga and play along the karaoke tracks on Bollywood classics on harmonica. The event will be held on November 22, 7 pm at Jaaga No 68, K H Double Road, opp­osite Corporation Bank, next to the K H Road Bus Stand. 

‘Bhavageethe’

Hiremagaluru Pradeep and Amrutha Raman will be rendering Bhavageethe at Sri Akhila Havyaka Maha Sabha, 101, 11th Cross, 8th Main, Malleswaram on November 25, 4.45 pm. On the occasion of ‘Karthik Music Festival 2012’, and 14th anniversary of Vamshi Academy of Music Trust — a two-day programme will held on November 24 and 25.   

Hindustani recital

The Department of Kannada and Culture, in association with Ananya, is presenting a Hindustani vocal recital by Parameshwara Hegde on November 23, 6.30 pm at Ananya Sabhangana, 91/2, 4th Main, Malleswaram. Parameshwara will be accompanied by guru Charan Garud on tabla and Mahushudhan Bhat on harmonium. 

Varied tunes

M A Narasimhachar Music Foundation is celebrating its ‘11th Annual Music Festival’ from November 22 to 26 at Gayana Samaj Hall, K R Road.

On November 22, 6 pm T M Krishna will present a vocal concert and on November 23, Suchita will give a musical discourse in Tamil on Purandaradasa Charitram.

On November 24, Malladi Brothers will be presenting a vocal duet. Violin maestro
H K Venkatram will be awarded Gaana  Vaaridhi on November 25.

This will be followed by veena, venu and violin ensemble. On November 26, Manasi Prasad will present a thematic concert on ragamalikas. Entry to the concerts is free. For details, call 9844042502.

In concert

Pandit Vinayak Torvi will present a Hindustani concert at Khincha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on November 23, 6 pm.

DANCE

‘Kala-Nadam’
Nadam, in association with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, is presenting a two-day annual dance festival, Kala-Nadam 2012 till November 27 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and ADA Rangamandira, J C Road. The festival will feature an array of programmes. For details, log on to www.nadam.in

Mohiniyattam

A mohiniyattam festival is being organised by Mudra till November 23 at the East Cultural Association, Indiranagar. On November 22, recitals will be presented by Gopika Varma at 7.15 pm and ‘Nair Sisters’ at  8 pm. On November 23, a mohiniyattam recital will be presented by Methil Devika at 7.15 pm and Sangeetha Iyer at 8 pm.

Spellbinding steps

Natyasaraswathi Kuchipudi Dance Academy, Sanjayanagar is presenting the 17th annual dance celebrations on December 9, 9 am at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram.

Kuchipudi dance and Spanish flamenco by Jana and Danielle, guest dancers from Europe, will be held on December 12, as a part of Prathibhasangama at ADA Rangamandira, 6 pm,J C Road.

‘Maha Maya’

On the occasion of Ragasree Sammelanotsava, a thematic dance feature Maha Maya, will be presented by Chithkala School of Dance on November 26, 6.15 pm at Seva Sadan, Malles­waram. It is choreographed by P Praveen Kumar.

Duet recital

A bharatanatyam duet recital by S R Hemalatha and Sneha Narayan will be held on November 23, 6.30 pm at Yavanika, Nrupathunga Road.  

‘Rangapravesha’

Kiran Subramanyam and Sandhya Kiran are presenting the bharata­natyam rangapravesha of their daughter and disciple, Rasika Kiran, on December 1, 6.30 pm at Chowdiah Memorial Hall.

ART

Photo essay

Tasveer is presenting an exhibition titled ‘Sebastian Cortés: Pondicherry’ till November 30. ‘Pondicherry’ is an extended photo essay, which has as its main focus the photographer’s perception and visual interpretation of the city of Pondicherry. The exhibition timing is from 10 am to 6 pm (Monday to Sunday) and 12 pm to 7 pm (Sunday). The venue is Cinnamon, 11 Walton Road, off Lavelle Road.

‘Aagomon’

Palashpriya Ghosh is presenting an exhibition of her art works, Aagomon, till November 23 at Chitrakala Parishat. The exhibition will continue for a duration of seven days.

Aagomon is a collection of paintings on canvas and paper, rendered in acrylic and ink. This will be her introductory solo exhibition of the creations over the last five years including the most recent ones.

Group show

A group show will be held at Renaissance Gallerie till November 23.

Paintings by Akshita Jain, Laxmi Mysore and Pramila Tomar from Bangalore will be on display.

Solo works

Renaissance Gallerie is hosting a solo show from November 24 to 30.
Paintings by Amrita Paintal will be on display.

POT POURRI

Christmas bazaar

The annual ‘United Charities Bazaar 2012’, a Christmas bazaar, will be held on December 1 at the Corporation playground, opposite St Charle’s School, Lingarajpuram Main Road.

For actors

Evam is organising ‘How Do Actors Move?’, an introduction to movement and physical theatre for actors based on the teachings of Jacques Lecoq, on November 23, 7 pm to 10 pm. The trainer is Rachel Griffiths and the venue is Alliance Francaise. This workshop will introduce participants to a new awareness of their body, movements and themselves. You can register online on www.indianstage.in.

Cinema world

A celebration of Indian cinema, called ‘Project Cinema City’ is being held in the City. As part of this, book presentation, film screening and panel discussion will be held on November 22, 6.30 pm at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan. Entry is free. For details, call 2520­5305. A part of the project is on view till December 2, at the inter-disciplinary exhibition at NGMA, Palace Road.

‘Invoking Justice’

‘Invoking Justice’, a film, will be screened at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) on November 23, 6 pm. The film by Deepa Dhanraj tells the complex story of the inspired challenge posed by the women’s jamaat to a corrupt judicial system. This screening is open to all and will be followed by a discussion with the film-maker. The screening is part of a series of documentary screenings that will be held every alternate Friday. The venue is IIHS Campus, No. 197/36, 2nd Main Road, Sadashivnagar. Entry is free.

Book launch

British Library, in association with Toto Funds the Arts, is holding a reading-cum-launch of Randhir Khare’s latest novel ‘Walking through Fire’ and Athena Kashyap’s first volume of poetry ‘Crossing Black Waters’ on November 23, 6.30 pm. The venue is British Library, Prestige Takt, 23 Kasturba Road Cross. The writers will be in conversation with each other and the audience.

Randhir Khare is an award-winning writer, artist and teacher who has published more than 20 volumes of poetry, fiction, translations and non-fiction. His writing has inspired a number of multi-media programmes presented by French and German cultural centres in Mumbai, Pune and Delhi. For details on Randhir, log on to www.randhirkhare.in

Athena Kashyap is a young poet currently based in Bangalore. ‘Crossing Black Waters’ is her first published volume of poetry that was released in the US and India earlier this year. Her poetry has been published in various journals and anthologies in the US and the UK. For details on her work, log on to www.athenakashyap.com

Talk on

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Infosys Foundation  will present Pravachana, a talk on Sri Rama by Haridas Nevani Ganesh Bhat, on November 22, 6 pm at The Indian Institute of World Culture, No. 6, B P Wadia Road, Basavanagudi.

On November 23, 6.15 pm, S M Shivappa, physiotherapist and astro-palmist will present a lecture at the same venue.

Saltbush - Children`s Cheering Carpet

Shows for children are back! This time for as young as 4 year olds. 

Ranga Shankara’s AHA! Theatre for Children programme brings Saltbush - Children’s Cheering Carpet from Australia.

The play is scheduled from Tue, 20 to Fri, 23 Nov ’12 at 7:30 pm every day. Tickets are available at the Ranga Shankara box office, and online on bookmyshow.com and indianstage.in. There are exclusive school shows in the mornings from Wed, 21 to Fri, 23 Nov’12. Please write to aha.rangashankara@gmail.com for further inquiries.

Saltbush – Children’s Cheering Carpet is the result of a brilliant collaboration between the Italian theatre Compagnia TPO, Australian artists Lou Bennett, Deon Hastie and Delwyn Mannix, along with Australian theatre director and producer Jason Cross. The play is a co-production with Teatro Metastasio Stabile della Toscana in Prato and Australian production company Insite Arts.

Children are invited to explore, play and dance with the performers as the landscape unfolds around them, providing a unique immersive experience, where the audience can become part of this visually beautiful journey. This provides a unique experience for parents and teachers as they watch the children become involved.

Symposium on Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development for English Language Teachers and Trainers: A Symposium

 

British Council India will host a Symposium on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for English Language Teachers and Trainers from the 19 – 23 November in New Delhi, Anand and Bengaluru.

 

A group of committed academics, researchers, teachers, trainers and educational leaders from the private and public sectors have been meeting regularly as part of the British Council’s Policy Think Tank series on CPD, identified key research questions and designed small scale experiments to identify practical lessons for those who wish to design and implement CPD initiatives in teacher education in India.

 

A publication Continuing Professional Development: Lessons from India arising out of the deliberations and research of the British Councils CPD Policy Think Tank will also be launched at these events.

 

Bengaluru: 23 November 8am-6pm

 

For invitation and registration to this event, please contact Chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org or call 044-42050600 

 

 

Treasure hunt for Children's Day

To mark Children's Day, Art of Living Youth Club is organising a special event aimed at bringing the entire Koramangala community together on Sunday (November 18). The venue would be the beautiful Art of Living Temple of Knowledge Centre at Koramangala 4th Block, above HDFC Bank, next to Barista Café, Near Maharaja Junction.

Treasure hunt
On that day there will be a special treasure hunt event for teenagers aged 13-17 years, where the participants have to hunt for clues in 'Hot Spots' around Koramangala. The event is aimed at building team-spirit, reasoning capability and knowledge of the local community, among today's young adults.
Children in the age group of 13-17 years can take part, while the reporting time is 6:45am on that day.

Portrait / painting competition
For the younger one's aged 8-12 years, there is a unique portrait competition, where the participant has to draw/paint a realistic portrait or caricature of their grandparent or best friend.
This event is an excellent platform for the young artists to showcase their talents while also making it a family event by mandating one's family member/friend to be the subject of their creation.
Age group: 8-12 years; Time: 9am - 10:30am

Both are free events and open to all. There are also attractive prizes to be won. Participants can pre-register by calling 9620599958 or 9900109460

Bengaluru Walk-A-Thon 2012

 

Samarthan Trust for the disabled presents Bengaluru Walk-A-Thon 2012.

• In Aid of T-20 World Cup for the BlindSince 2005, Bengaluru Walkathon has been receiving tremendous support from the public, industry and media. 
  Last year, many leading print and electronic media namely, DNA, Times of India, Deccan Herald, Deccan Chronicle, The Hindu, Prajavani, Udayavani, Vijaya Karnataka, Udaya TV, Chandana, Kasturi and Suvarna, Samya Janasri channels featured Bengaluru Walkathon before and after the event increasing participation, and creating awareness.

 

• Nov 17, 2012 3:00 pm
  Event duration:  4:00 hrs
  
  
• Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium, Jaya Nagar IIIrd Block, Near Cosmopolitan Club

 

 

 

 

 

Dhaatu presents Bhakta Prahlada

Bhakta Prahlada - A string Puppet Theater

Presented by Dhaatu Puppet Theater 

On:  Sat, 24th Nov 2012, at 6:30 pm

At: Rashtrotthana Yoga Kendra , 5th Block Jayanagar, Behind Telephone Exchange

Festival of joy - Ascendas Park Square Mall

Ascendas Park Square Mall ,  International Tech Park, Whitefield,

Mob: 7259108802

Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - Tue, Nov 20, 2012 ( 6:00 PM )

Park Square Mall will host a special musical evening on November 12, 2012 to celebrate Diwali. Prince Dance Troupe, the popular dance group will perform a dramatic formation dance to narrate the story of Diwali and kick start the celebrations.

The festive celebrations will continue with an International Food Carnival as a part of the Festival of Joy season.

Park Square Mall is also running a ‘Shop and Win’ contest where shoppers will get a chance to win exciting prizes. The winners will be announced at the Grand Finale through a lucky draw on 20th November.

India Music Week 2012

Wednesday, 21st November EZONE PARIKRAMA & FRIENDS STRINGS 8 PM TO 11 PM Thursday, 22nd November HERBS & SPICE SULK STATION VASUDA SHARMA 8 PM TO 11 PM HINT DUALIST INQUIRY LEMAITRE 8 PM TO 11 PM SPHYRE BLOT! 8 PM TO 11 PM TAKE 5 GALEEJ GURUS THE BICYCLE DAYS 8 PM TO 11 PM TOIT NAADRO THAALAVATTAM 8 PM TO 11 PM WINDMILL MINISTRY OF BLUES 8 PM TO 11 PM Friday, 23rd November BRICK LANE GRILL NUCLEYA 8 PM TO 11 PM COUNTERCULTURE DUB INC. REGGAE RAJAHS 8 PM TO 11 PM GEOFFERY'S PEARL 8 PM TO 11 PM HERBS & SPICE JINDABAAD THEM CLONES 8 PM TO 11 PM LORDS PLAZA CHIRKUTT GANDU CIRCUS 8 PM TO 11 PM PAPARAZZI JIL IS LUCKY THERMAL AND A QUARTER 8 PM TO 11 PM Saturday, 24th November COUNTERCULTURE AVIAL 8 PM TO 11 PM HINT MIDIVAL PUNDITZ 8 PM TO 11 PM ICE BANDISH PROJEKT 8 PM TO 11 PM SPIGA MONIKER VINAYAKA _RHL 8 PM TO 11 PM TEASE CASA MURILO SWARATHMA 8 PM TO 11 PM Sunday, 25th November B FLAT SHRILEKTRIC FEAT. LORD K.I.M.O. 8 PM TO 11 PM F-BAR SCHIZOPHONIC TEDDY BOY KILL 8 PM TO 11 PM