friday 2nd to tuesday 13 november
11 am to 7 pm
(closed sunday & diwali)
Clay ‘Anagama’ at The Attic - Recent works from
5 celebrated Potters.
friday 2nd -
Opening at 6.30 pm. With a short
talk by Ray Meeker on Anagama and Peter
Thompson.
saturday 3rd november
6.30 pm ‘Evening Ragas’ – a Hindustani classical vocal recital by
Ravi Joshi
friday 16th November
6.30 to 8 pm – ‘Yogananda’s
Spirit-in-Nature’ A talk on flower essences by
Deborah and Claudio Gregorelli
sunday 18th november
6.30 pm Two
short plays
‘2-Shot’
created &
performed
by Supriya Shukla
and Arushi Singh &
‘Hell ka Housefull’
created and
performed by young performers.
tuesday 20th november 2007 at 6.30 pm
Moves & Measures - Contemporary choreographic
Landscapes
The Silent Body ( 6 mins), Kaspar Konzert (25
mins), La Mada'a (26 mins)
wednesday 21st november
6.30 pm ‘Dagarvani’ – a documentary film by Renuka George
and a discussion with Wasifuddin Dagar
thursday 22nd november 2007 at 6.30 pm
Moves & Measures - Contemporary choreographic
Landscapes
One Flat Thing, Reproduced (26 mins),Paso Doble
(41 mins)
friday 23rd november at 6.30 pm
Somewhere in Between (70 mins)
saturday 24th november
6.30 pm ‘Exploring Temple Sculpture with Dance’ – by
Sangeeta Sharma
sunday 25th november 2007 at 6.30 pm
Moves & Measures - Contemporary choreographic
Landscapes
Ramble in a Hotel Room (26 mins), Uzes Quintet
(26 mins),Entropy (10 mins)
tuesday 27th november
6.30 pm ‘Voices
of Dissent’ - Poetry and Short Stories by Sagari
Chhabra
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friday
2nd to tuesday 13 november
11 am to 7 pm (closed sunday & diwali)
Clay ‘Anagama’ at The Attic - Recent works
from 5 celebrated Potters. Curated by Ray Meeker
Peter
Thompson
Antra Sinha
Reyaz Badaruddin
Neha
Rashi Jain
K.Gukanraj
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Anagama
is a Japanese term meaning cave kiln. It is a
single-chamber, wood-burning kiln built in a sloping
tunnel shape. Burning wood produces heat, fly
ash and volatile salts. Wood ash settles on the
pieces during the firing, and the complex interaction
between flame, ash, and the minerals comprising
the clay body forms a natural ash glaze. This
glaze may show great variation in color, texture,
and thickness, ranging from smooth and glossy
to rough and sharp.
Peter Thompson is an Australian
ceramic artist who worked with the Golden Bridge
Pottery to build an anagama and train the artists
whose work is on display in this exhibition.
His own artistic tendencies are toward calligraphic
and gestural
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and form. He reinterprets the traditions of the
East intuitively, with ease, spontaneity and authenticity,
while absorbing the culture and color of his immediate
environment and incorporating it in his work.
A man of unusual energy which seems to spring
from deep within, Peter is alive to this world,
interested in just about everything. Interested
in people, he scribbles little wisdoms on his
pots, or cuts bold markings, with equal, inspiring
surety.
The
creative artists whose work will be displayed
and sold at this exhibition have been deeply influenced
by Peter Thompson. Antra started making asymmetrical
form on the wheel. Reyaz is experimenting with
hand built architectural forms. Neha is exploring
wheel thrown sculptures in a series of explorations
of three-dimensional space. Rashi has learnt the
rules and how to break them with perfection. And
K. Gukanraj is learning to cut round forms to
create natural forms like fire and water. |
saturday
3rd november
6.30 pm ‘Evening Ragas’ –
a Hindustani classical vocal recital by Ravi Joshi
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Hindustani
classical music not only delineates mood and colour
to a raga but also time and season. Raga ‘hindol’
for example is connected with Spring and the ‘malahar’
group with the rainy season. All ragas are assigned
also to a time of day divided roughly as follows
First
quarter– 6 to 9 am– bilawal, bhairav,
bhairavi
Second quarter–9 to noon- todi and kafi
Third quarter– noon to 3 pm – kafi,
bhimpalasi, pilu
Fourth quarter – 3 to 6 pm – poorvi,
marwa, todi
Night ragas – the night is also divided
into 4 quarters starting from 6 pm with the
more famous ragas, including yaman, bhopali,
khamaj, bageshwari, miya malhar, malkauns etc.
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This
categorization does not apply to Carnatic music
but strangely enough there is a similar categorization
in the Daily Circle of Church Services. The Church
Canon requires 9 services to be performed during
the day. For example Vespers around 6 pm, Nocturnes
at night and Matins in the early morning.
Pandit
Bhatkhande expounded the general principle that
the ragas that stress the lower tetrachord (pa,
dha, ni, sa) are to be performed in the evening
and early night and those that stress the upper
tetrachord ( sa, re, ga, ma) are performed in
the late night and early hours of the morning.
Ravi
Joshi chooses the appropriate raga for this evening.
He is an M.Phil and Ph.D in music from Delhi University
and has studied under Dr. Rekha Sah, Sri Nalin
Dholakia, Sri Mukul Shivputra and Padma Shree
Madhup Mudgal. He is currently a lecturer of music
at Kumaon University in Almora.
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friday
16th November
6.30 to 8 pm – ‘Yogananda’s
Spirit-in-Nature’ A talk on flower essences by
Deborah and Claudio Gregorelli
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Flower
essences are herbal infusions that stimulate and
awaken positive qualities for our well-being.
Flower essence therapy has been practiced in the
U.S. and Europe for many years, and recently is
becoming better known in India.
These essences are based on the teachings of the
great yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda who taught
that certain foods especially fruits, vegetables
and nuts enhance specific spiritual and psychological
qualities in us, when we eat them. Pears, for
instance, bring a sense of peacefulness; cherries,
cheerfulness, etc.
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Recognizing
that it is difficult to eat large enough quantities
of a food to really benefit from its inherent
quality, Deborah and Claudio created a line of
20 essences which are made from the blossom of
these plants and contain in concentrated form
the pure energy of that plant. A regular intake
of this product can have a powerful, positive
effect in your own life, and healing takes place
at a deeper level than just physical. Thirty years
of experience with the essences has shown that
they work.
Deborah and Claudio Gregorelli, will conduct this
seminar, presenting what are Yogananda’s
Spirit-in-Nature essences, how they work, and
how to use them.
They
have been disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda for
over 20 years and were living and teaching in
the Ananda Sangha center in Assisi, Italy before
moving to India in 2005.
Ananda
Sangha located in Gurgaon is an international
NGO dedicated to sharing the teachings of Sanaatan
Dharma as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda, author
of the spiritual classic, ‘Autobiography
of a Yogi’. Started in 1968 by Yoganandaji’s
direct disciple Swami Kriyananda, Ananda Sangha
includes over 1000 resident members in America
and Europe, along with thousands of supporters
around the world. For further information, www.anandaindia.org
and on flower essences www.yoganandasessences.com
Registration:
call 2374 6050 or email: mina@theatticdelhi.org
or Surekha 9811330098.
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Moves & Measures
- Contemporary choreographic Landscapes
On the
occasion of "Mois du documentaire" (Month of
documentary films), French Information
Resource Centre of the French Embassy, The
Attic & Ektara India jointly present a
selection of newly released video
documentaries on modern choreography. The
selected films give us an idea of new trends
in choreography in France and around the
world. These films capture the essence of a
choreographic oeuvre d’art. Each film can be
seen as a complete performance through
tasteful manipulation of the camera. The last
day of the screening (Sunday 25th)
will be followed by a discussion on
contemporary choreography.
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tuesday 20th november 2007 at 6.30 pm |
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The Silent Body
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A FILM BY EMMANUEL VANTILLARD,
6 MINUTES
Two
bodies meet and pass through other in search
of an identity. Bodies as borders, the
permeable offspring of sensory territories.
Searching for another form of narrative, The
Silent Body does not show dance, but
attempts to find cinema in the matter of
bodies, creating sensations, gestures and
postures. Presence versus absence and the
metamorphosis of the body.
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Kaspar Konzert
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A FILM BY SYLVIE BLUM AND FRANCOIS VERRET,25
MINS
Two
actors and a musician, directed by François
Verret, express Kaspar Hauser's wildest
movements when he meets human society.
Inside metal machinery, the body tenses,
weaves its web, leaps and falls. The camera
captures Mathurin Bolze's fantastic
acrobatics. A spotlighted acrobat suspended
in mid-air, or a puppet flopped on the
ground, a spider man, a monkey man, the
manipulated body moves faster and faster...
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La Mada'a
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A FILM BY BENJAMIN SILVESTRE,
26 MINUTES
Inspired by Andalusian Arab poetry, that
fertile blend of Orient and Occident, this
film recreates the choreography of Hela
Fattoumi and Eric Lamoureux, sublimated by
images of southern Tunisia. In this meeting
of contemporary dance and oud, the Arab
lute, the movements come to life in
arabesques evoking the curves and upstrokes
of Arabic calligraphy. The film's atmosphere
is suffused with a shifting light and the
architecture of spaces, which amplify the
emotion and energy of the bodies. |
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wednesday 21st november
6.30 pm ‘Dagarvani’ – a documentary
film by Renuka George and a discussion with Wasifuddin
Dagar
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Dagarvani
is a portrait of the renowned Dhrupad
singers, Ustad N.Wasifuddin Dagar,
his uncle, the late Ustad N. Zahiruddin
Dagar, and
their family. More than a film explaining
Dhrupad, it is a glimpse
into the musicians lives, an intimate
sharing of daily activities.
From morning riyaaz to public concerts,
or their family festival in
Jaipur, we discover the quiet strength
of this close knit family whose
whole life revolves
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around
their musical tradition. This 52 minute
film was produced for Arte, the French cultural
channel in 1992. After the film she will
discuss with Wasifuddin Dagar what has happened
in the last 15 years to the family, their
music and the strength of the Dhrupad and
classical music tradition.
Renuka
has done her B.A. in French Studies from
the London School of Economics. She is the
Director of a documentary film ‘Kathakali’about
a dance school in South India and ‘Les
Petites Indes’, a documentary about
second generation Asians in Britain. She
has participated in the production of a
CD featuring a baul group of singers and
has also conceived and produced a commemorative
brochure for the Paris Dhrupad society.
"Ustad
F. Wasifuddin Dagar is a dhrupad singer
trained under guru-shishya parampara exclusively
within the Dagarvani gharana. Born and immersed
in the family tradition, he now carries
its memories and legacy as a representative
of the 20th unbroken generation. He is credited
with performances for prestigious institutions
(UNESCO, World Music Institute, Smithsonian
Institute, United Nations, French National
Public Library, College de France …)
and with CDs (UNESCO, RagaRecord, Jecklin,
Music Today,..). Yet, he has a dream: to
take dhrupad to the hearts of the new world
generation. He desires to instill the taste
for Dhrupad and to unravel the intricacies
of this musical style to all music loving
people, students, musicians and even to
those with no experience of Indian music."
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Moves & Measures - Contemporary choreographic
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thursday 22nd november 2007 at 6.30 pm
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One Flat Thing,Reproduced
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A Film BY THIERRY DE MEY, 26
MINUTES
One
Flat Thing is considered one of William
Forsythe's major works, where the performers'
virtuosity is matched only by the ingenious
complexity of the choreography. The film is both
an extension of the live production. reworking
the initial scenography, and a completely
unprecedented work. Using two cameras, Thierry
De Mey films the performance from many angles
and makes unusual choices in order to develop a
syntax of original images that transcribe the
dance. He extends and reinvents the choreography
by alternating stills, tracking and freeze
frames, edited in a jerky, jagged montage.
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Paso Doble |
A Film BY AGUSTI TORR RES, 41
MINUTES
This film reveals the creation of Paso Doble
during the performances by Miquel Barcel6 and
Josef Nadj in the Eglise des Celestins during
the Avignon Festival.
Between contemporary art and
dance, the pulse of this performance lies in the
two man creative process. Sculptor/painter
Miquel Barcel6 executes a mural live. Josef Nadj
enters into the work to fulfil his dream of
entering a painting by the artist. A work about
dialogue in which the creative worlds of the two
artists are interwoven.
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Somewhere in Between
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A FILM BY PIERRE COULlBEUF, 70
MINUTES BASED ON A SPECIAL PIECE BY MEG STUART
This experimental portrait is a fictional
transposition of the research by choreographer
Meg Stuart. Sometimes joking, sometimes serious,
the film shows how the choreographic work of Meg
Stuart draws on people's everyday behaviour and
gestures. The film's title suggests the idea of
the indeterminate, which affects the reality of
places, individuals and situations. The film
sets these artistic practices against a backdrop
of public/private spaces in several parts of
Paris, Zurich and Brussels. Pierre Coulibeuf's
film work uses contemporary creation as a raw
material. |
saturday
24th november
6.30 pm ‘Exploring Temple Sculpture
with Dance’ – by Sangeeta Sharma
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In
the 1920’s and 30’s the Indian dance
tradition took 2 different directions the ‘classical’
spearheaded by Rukmani Devi and the setting up
of Kalakshetra and Uday Shankar’s contemporary
portrayals of Hindu mythology using ballet techniques.
What Ravi Shankar did for Indian music his brother
Uday teaming up with ballerina Anna Pavlova did
for Indian contemporary dance. Following in that
lineage Sangeeta Sharma is a contemporary dancer
exploring temple dances in modern ways. She seeks
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the
freedom to express dance in a different way –
to share, to achieve and to express in a more
natural way than the formal presentations of classical
dance. Working with professional and nonprofessional,
formal and informal
presentation she recognizes and develops both
aesthetic and social values exploring the dynamic
interaction between the audience and the performer.This
evening she performs MOORT, AMOORT (In between
stillness and movement) and DWAR (THE DOOR) journey
of a woman...loneliness & thereafter... which
have been premiered in Poland and India earlier
and she will do some new pieces based on temple
sculpture and mystic images of the mountains.
Sangeeta
Sharma has been a contemporary dancer/choreographer
for 21 years. She has been a student of Narendra
Sharma and came to Indian dance through street
theatre. She trained with Laban & Limon Technique
in America and is also heavily influenced by Chhau
and Kathakali. She is the assistant director of
Bhoomika a professional dance company in Delhi.
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Moves & Measures - Contemporary
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sunday 25th november
2007 at 6.30 pm |
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Ramble in a Hotel Room
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A FILM BY PHILIPPE BARCINSKI AND
DAINARA TAFFOLl, 26 MINUTES
This film enters the intimacy of the dancer and
borrows choreographed sequences from Me and My
Choreographer in 63 by Bruno Beltrao, an
advocate of street dance from Brazil,
interspersed with poetic urban images. In this
dance solo, paced like a conversation between
the dancer an'd the choreographer, dance
illustrates their dialogue through metaphorical
associations. With spontaneous movements, the
dancer accompanies his own voice, which rambles
about his experiences, his relationship with the
body, God and life. |
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Uzes Quintet
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A FILM BY CATHERINE MAXIMOFF, 26
MINUTES
New international contemporary dance infiltrates
every corner of Uzes during the annual dance
festival. Catherine Maximoff filmed five
choreographers, an audacious journey into the
worlds of Javier de Frutos, Emanuel Gat, Kitt
Johnson, the Peeping Tom troupe and the Nathalie
Pernette/ Andreas Schmid duo. An off-stage
choreographic trip, where the characters
resonate strangely with their environment.
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Entropy
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A FILM BY JEROME THOMAS, 10
MINUTES
A young woman awakes from a dream and discovers
that her apartment has been taken over by a
mysterious sonic presence. As the heroine,
played by Emmanuel1e Huynh, moves her body and
objects, the sounds of her gestures are
accentuated, amplified, stretched and
accumulated until they attain sonic saturation.
This resounding crescendo culminates with the
shattering of a glass. The absolute degree of
disorder of matter, the ultimate degradation of
sound is reached before the peace of silence
returns. |
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For any further
information please call: French Information
Resource Centre 30410053, 9811922952 or The
Attic 23746050 |
tuesday 27th november
6.30 pm ‘Voices of Dissent’ - Poetry
and Short Stories by Sagari Chhabra
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We continue our exploration of multi -faceted
personalities with a dramatic reading of poetry
and short stories voicing the anguish of the
people who are not normally talked about in our
drawing rooms, whose voices are not heard,
unless a great tragedy occurs.
This is not an evening of mindless
entertainment. It is an evening for those who
wish to engage with other voices and the
experiential realities of the marginalised, the
invisible and those on the fringes of society.
Come and listen to the voices of the imprisoned
in Burma, Iraq war and the hungry in Orissa.
Participate in a dramatic performance! Sagari
invites those with poems or stories to share and
participate.
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Sagari Chhabra is a
writer, poet & film-director. She has written
and directed fifteen documentary films and one
fiction film winning five national and
international awards. She is the author of
‘The Professional Woman’s Dreams’ and her
poetry is in the 'Anthology of Indian Women
Poets' to be published by the Sahitya Akademi
(National Academy of Letters) shortly. Her
creative writing; poetry and short stories have
been published by the Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Indian
Literature’ and other journals. 'The Elephant
Without A Passport' a fable about climate
change was shortlisted for an international
award. Her work has been translated into Burmese
and Oriya.
She recently spent a
year in Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia and
Singapore researching the Indian diaspora.
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