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Exhibition
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Film Screening
Roundtable Discussion
Film Screening
Exhibition
Film Screening
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Dance Workshop
Dance/Film/Discussion
Film
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Lecture
Sublime Aftershocks: Sociological Reason in the Aftermath of an Earthquake in Gujarat, Western India
3 March, 6 pm
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
As a part of the workshop ‘The Transculturality of Historical Disasters: Governance and the Materialisation of Glocalisation’ organized by Heidelberg University’s Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe in a Global Context’, there will be a keynote lecture by Edward Simpson, SOAS London, on ‘Sublime Aftershocks: Sociological Reason in the Aftermath of an Earthquake in Gujarat, Western India'.
For further information please check out http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/
Exhibition
Flooded with Memories: Portraits of Inundation from Assam
3-5 March
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
During the period of the workshop, there will also be an exhibition of photographs by Kazu Ahmed, titled ‘Flooded with Memories: Portraits of Inundation from Assam’ .
Lecture
Leibniz Lecture: Interweaving Dance Cultures
4 March, 6.30 pm
Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the most prestigious scientific award in German research. Prize winners present their research in the world-wide Leibniz Lecture series. Dr. Gabriele Brandstetter, 2004 Leibniz awardee, a professor of Theatre and Dance Studies at the Free University of Berlin will give a lecture on ‘Interweaving Dance Cultures’.
Film Screening
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan
7 March, 6.30 pm
India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi - 110003
The 7th International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) Asian Women's Film Festival will showcase the works of women film makers of Asian origin in a range of genres – fiction, non-fiction, experimental, animation, and television documentaries – representing a diversity in country, content and form. German production ‘The Two Horses of Genghis Khan’ will be screened on March 7 at 6:30 pm, and will be followed by a discussion with the producer / director Byamabasuren Davaa.
For further information on the IAWRT Film Festival please check out http://www.iawrtindia.blogspot.com/
Roundtable Discussion
Dance and choreography - between arts, research and public sphere
8 March, 6.30 pm
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
The roundtable discussion will address urgent areas of enquiry in the area of dance practice and research. Discussants: Gabriele Brandstetter, 2004 Leibniz awardee; Anusha Lall, director and founder of The Gati Dance Forum; Shuddhabrata Sengupta, artist and member of the Raqs Media Collective; Jayachandran Palazhy, dancer and choreographer and the Artistic Director of Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore; Moderator & Speaker: Sadanand Menon, writer and journalist, Adjunct Faculty at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
Film Screening
Beloved Berlin Wall
10 March, 8.30 pm
Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre
Casting a perceptive look at the last days of the GDR, Beloved Berlin Wall is a lively screwball comedy set against the harsh historical facts, a tale of a love affair that becomes an act of civil courage. Written and directed by Peter Timm. The film screening is part of the EU Film Festival.
For further information on the EU Film Festival please check out "EU Film Festival India 2011" on Facebook.
Exhibition
Making of... The Halfmoon Files
12-26 March (open on all days except Sundays and public holidays)
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
“Making Of ... The Halfmoon Files” is a four channel sound and video installation by Britta Lange and Philip Scheffner on the so-called “Half Moon Camp”, where mostly Indian and North-African “colonial soldiers” had been imprisoned from 1914 to 1918. “The Halfmoon Files” is about tales on the interweaving of colonialism, war, media, politics, entertainment culture and science.
Film Screening
The Halfmoon Files
12 March, 7 pm
Library, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
In his experimental search “The Halfmoon Files”, the filmmaker Philip Scheffner follows the traces of image and sound documents of these war prisoners. It is a film about gaps, omissions and the construction of history. A film whose protagonists are, for the most part, not visible – their presence however is perceptible. In other words: it is a ghost story.
Lecture
Objective Data - Subjective Texts. Anthropological and Linguistic Research on Indian War Prisoners from 1915 - 1918
14 March, 7 pm
Library, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
It was the researchers working in the humanities who made sound recordings of largely folkloric texts and songs with the prisoners of the “Half Moon Camp”. By way of the Indian sound recordings, the lecture by Britta Lange will show that these recordings were similarly made with “objective” instruments and methods and thereby took no note of the apparent “subjective” messages of the speaker. Respondent: Prof. Shahid Amin, University of Delhi
Dance Workshop
Gati Workshop
Beginners, 12 March, 10 am to 1 pm: Danza Performing Arts Studio, C-1, Beyond Fitness, Sector 40, Opposite Sec 40 Huda Market, Gurgaon. Nearest Metro: Huda City Centre.
Beginners, 13 March, 10 am to 1 pm: Aura School of Dance, Heathways Gym, Lawrence Road, Opposite B Block, Keshav Puram, New Delhi. Nearest Metro: Kanhaiya Nagar.
Professionals, 12 & 13 March, 6 pm to 9 pm: Natya Ballet Centre, Gole Market, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi.
The Gati Workshop by and with avant-garde choreographer Terence Lewis includes two different kinds of courses: A master class for beginners and a 2-day workshop for professionals. Registration required. Limited seats.
For further information and registration please visit http://www.gatidance.com/events.html
Dance/Film/Discussion
Remembering Pina Bausch with Anne Linsel
18 & 19 March, 7 pm
Library, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
Pina Bausch died on June 30, 2009. Drawing deeply on the violence in male-female relationships, often with mordantly witty texts and fantastical sets, Pina Bausch crossed the borders between dance and theatre. She has also had an enormous influence on visual art and cinema. ‘Remembering Pina Bausch with Anne Linsel’ is an attempt to understand Pina Bausch’s work and life through the eyes of Anne Linsel (film-maker, journalist and publicist) who followed the artist for many years. Films will be followed by discussion and Q&A session with Anne Linsel.
Film
Open Air Film Night: Friendship
26 March, 5.30 pm onwards
Lawns, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
The upcoming Open Air Film Night is all about friendship! Featured films include ‘A friend of Mine’ (Ein Freund von mir; Regie: Sebastian Schipper, 2006), ‘Underdogs' (Underdogs - Schwere Jungs Habens Echt Nicht Leicht; Regie: Jan Hinrik Drevs, 2007) and ‚‘Sheep and Chips‘ (Die Schimmelreiter; Regie: Lars Jessen, 2009). The animated short film 'The Raft‘ (Das Floß, Regie: Jan Thüring, 2004) will also be shown.
Exhibition
Photographing the Metropolitan
28 March - 8 April, 10 am to 7 pm (open all days except Sundays and public holidays)
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
Curated by Sunil Gupta, 'Photographing the Metropolitan' will feature art works by Verena Jaekel (Berlin) and Sandip Kuriakose (Delhi). The exhibition will explore a common point of departure in the construction of the metro and its impact on the metropolis.
