Weirdass Comedy
presents
The Cardinal Bengans
A
Night Of Improvisational Comedy
Cast: Vir Das, Kavi Shastri, Ashwin
Mushran & Rohan Joshi
September 19,
7:00pm
A quick fire brand of
comedy, which is insanely funny, uniquely Indian
and absolutely unscripted. Structured in the form
of many short improvisational comedy games and the
only directions for the performers being provided
by the audience.
Tickets at Rs.350,
Rs.250 & Rs.100 available at the Programme
desk from Sept. 11
for IHC members only. Open
to all from Sept. 14.
An Old World
Culture presentation
Embassy of
Israel
presents
India Premiere of
Swan Lake
by
Idan Cohen & Company,
Israel
Music: Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Idan Cohen
September 20, 7:00pm
Based on Swan Lake, the
monumental musical piece of Pyotr IIyich
Tchaikovsky,
considered one of the
foundation stones of Western culture, music and
dance
Collab: Sapphire Creations
HAPPENINGS AT HABITAT
WORLD IN SEPTEMBER 2010
DATE
& DAY EVENT DETAILS
1st
Wed
2nd
Thurs 7:30pm|THEATRE|In support
of Helpage India for Leh Relief Fund, Hungry Heart
Festival presents 45’- 35’- 55’
(Hinglish/110mins) Dir. Smita Bharti. Cast.
Sohaila Kapur, Smita Bharti, Aparajita Basu Three
Women, Three Lives, One House. Two aging sisters
steeped in their routines come into property and
decide to live together, under one roof… As
diehard beliefs collide with age old habits, they
enter what is called a war zone — yet
survival instinct drives them together and they
finally agree to bring in a tenant, a young career
woman, who enters their lives like a whirlwind,
blowing away cobwebs of old habits. An endearing
and funny tale that hilariously skims the surface
of everyday interactions and dives into the depths
of life’s choices made by the three women
many years ago. Tickets at Rs.300, Rs.250 &
Rs.100 available at the Programme desk from Aug 25
for IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 28
3rd Fri 7:00pm|DANCE|The
Park’s New Festival 2010. Sweet Sorrow Solo
Contemporary recital by Preethi Athreya. Collab:
Prakriti Foundation7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION|Tax
Haven Money Must Come Back For Development Of
India Panelists: Prof. Arun Kumar, JNU, Economist,
NNFI; Sanjay Parikh, Legal Counsel; Kamal Sharma,
IIMA & Pramod Chawla, NNFI
4th
Sat 7:00pm|MUSIC|Shaam - e -
Ghazal by Vinod Saxena, disciple of Prof. S. D.
Battu7:30pm|THEATRE|In aid of Servants of the
People Society Ghalib Ke Khat (Urdu/90mins) Dir.
Dr. Sayeed Alam Cast: Tom Alter A Pierrot's Troupe
Production. A dramatic presentation of personal
letters that the great poet wrote to his friends,
disciples, relatives and even government
authorities. Tickets at Rs.300 & Rs.100
available at the Programme desk from Aug 24 for
IHC members only. Open to all from Aug 27
5th Sun
7:00pm|DOC FILM|Women Aloud Videoblogging for
Empowerment (WaveIndia.org) presents a screening
of their diverse web videos on social change,
created by women participants from Aizawl to
Trivandrum7:30pm|THEATRE|In aid of Servants of the
People Society. Michael Frayn's Noises Off.
(Eng/100mins) Presented by Slap on the Grease
Paint. A side splitting comedy, the play takes the
audience on a rare voyeuristic journey into the
lives of actors through the most hilarious twists
and turns. Come what may "the show must go on."
Tickets at Rs.300 & Rs.100 available at the
Programme desk from Aug 24 for IHC members only.
Open to all from Aug 27
6th
Mon
7th
Tues 7:00pm|BOOK LAUNCH|Never A
Disconnect by Sadhna Shanker. Pub. Niyogi Books
8th Wed 6:30pm|TALK|Student
First! Dialogue Series - Open Forum Discussion on
National Curriculum: Does One Size Fit All? by
School Choice Campaign Collab: Centre for Civil
Society
9th
Thurs 7:00pm|MUSIC|In
celebration of Tagore’s 150th birth
anniversary, Rabi Manjusha presents Rabindra
Sangeet: Premer Anubhabe
10th
Fri PSBT OPEN FRAME
201010:00am|Film Appreciation by Prof. Suresh
Chabria, FTII2:00pm|Cinema City
(India/56mins)5:00pm|Flow Dir. Irena Salina
(USA/84mins)6:45pm|Crude Dir. Joe Berlinger
(Ecuador/104mins)6:30pm|TALK|Old Age: A Boon or A
Curse Under the series of Symposiums on Needs
& Rights of Older Persons Collab: Agewell
Foundation7:00pm|MUSIC|Santoor recital by Sandip
Chatterjee, disciple of Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya
& Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty HCL Concert Series
11th Sat
PSBT OPEN FRAME 201012:15pm|The Last Truck:
Closing of A GM Plant Dirs. Steven Bognar &
Julia Reichert (USA/40mins)4:00pm|Nero’s
Guests Dir. Deepa Bhatia
(India/56mins)6:15pm|Rabbits A La Berlin Dir.
Bartek Konopka (Poland-Germany/39mins)7:00pm|In
Camera Dir. Ranjan Palit (India/83mins)
7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION|Architects For Public
Space: Global Vs Local Designers Check with the
Programme Desk for details
12th
Sun PSBT OPEN FRAME
201010:30am|New Media Session by Ossi Urchs,
Germany2:45pm|Mugabe And The White African Dirs.
Andrew Thompson & Lucy Bailey (UK,
Zimbabwe/90mins)6:30pm|Songlines Dir. Vasudha
Joshi (India/45mins)7:30pm|Pray The Devil Back To
Hell Dirs. Abigail E. Disney & Gini Reticker
(USA, Liberia/72mins)
13th
Mon PSBT OPEN FRAME
201010:00am|The Art of Documentary Filmmaking by
Prof. Shohini Ghosh4:00pm|Iraq In Fragments Dir.
James Longley (Iraq/94mins)5:45pm|AFSPA, 1958 Dir.
Haobam Paban Kumar (India/77mins)7:00pm|The State
And Human Rights, Discussion7:30pm|Burma VJ -
Reporting From A Closed Country Dir. Anders
Østergaard
(Denmark/85mins)6:30pm|TALK|Caste, Love And Honour
Killings: Religion Or Vote Politics? by Prof.
Bharat Gupt
14th
Tues PSBT OPEN FRAME
20102:00pm|The Reckoning Dir. Pamela Yates
(USA/100mins)4:00pm|Incurable India Dir. Umesh
Aggarwal (India/56mins)5:45pm|Complaints Of A
Dutiful Daughter Dir. Deborah Hoffman
(USA/44mins)7:15pm|Encounter Point Dirs. Ronit
Avni & Julia Bacha
(Palestine/89mins)7:00pm|TALK|Strokes: Know The
Signs, Act In Time by Dr. P. N. Renjen & Dr.
(Prof.) Ramesh Tripathi, senior consultants with
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
15th
Wed PSBT OPEN FRAME
20102:00pm|The Judge And The General Dirs.
Elizabeth Farnsworth & Patricio Lanfranco
Leverton (Chile/84mins)5:45pm|Body & Soul:
Diana & Kathy Dir. Alice Elliott
(USA/40mins)6:30pm|Locating Affirmation In The
Disability Discourse, Discussion7:30pm|Boy
Interrupted Dir. Dana Perry
(USA/92mins)7:00pm|PANEL DISCUSSION|Indapryal
& Mapryal (Russia) present India And Russia In
The Third Millennium: Dialogue Of Cultures Collab:
Russian Centre for Science and Culture
16th
Thurs PSBT OPEN FRAME
201010:00am|Jerusalem Is Proud To Present Dir.
Nitzan Gilady (Israel/82mins)6:15pm|Through Our
Viewfinder Dirs. Jasmine K. Roy & Avinash Roy
(India/26mins)6:45pm|Sexualities, Love And Human
Rights, Discussion7:45pm|Suddenly, Last Winter
Dirs. Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi
(Italy/80mins)7:00pm|TALK|Holy Daughters Sculptor
and visual artist Prune Nourry, presents her
latest work, literally, a cow-girl, which comments
on Asia’s trend of terminating pregnancies
after diagnosing the fetus’s gender.
Speaker: Ravinder Kaur, sociologist and professor,
IIT Delhi
17th Fri
7:00pm|DANCE|Nayeeka Based on Ravindra Nath's
poetry, Odissi recital by Jyoti Shrivastava &
disciples7:00pm|CANVAS ASKEW|Dr. Harish Shetty,
psychiatrist, speaks on Twenty-First Century
Parenting. Chair: Santosh Desai, social
commentator and author7:00pm|TALK|Growing Up With
Teens Series Teen- Trials, Troubles &
Tribulations: Understanding Transitional Issues,
Concerns & Changes Session on how to
effectively connect, communicate and collaborate
with young adults Collab: Vimhans
7:00pm|TALK|Kisse Kahaniyan - Stories From
Literature Series Three stories by R. K. Narayan
Collab: ASSITEJ India
18th
Sat 9:30am –
11:30am|HABITAT CHILDREN'S BOOK FORUM|Two classic
picture books by K. Shankar Pillai: Life With
Grandfather and Mahagiri Pub. Children's Book
Trust. Storytelling and activities conducted by
Deepa and Devika. Age group 6-8.6:00pm|IHC
MEMBERS’ MEET|Approaches To The Naxalite
Issue by S. P. Jakhanwal, IAS (Retd.), former
Secretary to the Govt. of India, currently
Director General, Amity School of Urban
Management7:00pm|ILLUSTRATED TALK|Hidden Lakes of
Western Garhwal Maninder Kohli, avid adventurer,
talks about his treks in the picturesque region of
Western Garhwal, exploring various high altitude
Lakes including the recent visit to Kanasar Lake,
the first by any trekking group Collab: The
Himalayan Club7:00pm|TALK|New Resonance An evening
of Indian poetry Collab: Poetry Club Of
India7:30pm|THEATRE|Sangam - Where The 3 Rivers
Meet (English/120mins) Dir. & Wri. Divya
Chandra. BooGio11 Productions. The story of 3
women, exploring perceptions of what is success
and how much of our notions of power &
self-worth are determined by the society and the
families we live in. Set in three different
contexts, each character struggles to find a
communion between what is socially acceptable and
what satisfies her own inner calling. Tickets at
Rs.300, Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50 available at
the Programme desk from Sept. 11 for IHC members
only. Open to all from Sept. 14
19th Sun
7:00pm|THEATRE|Weirdass Comedy presents The
Cardinal Bengans- A Night Of Improvisational
Comedy Cast: Vir Das, Kavi Shastri, Ashwin Mushran
& Rohan Joshi A quick fire brand of comedy,
which is insanely funny, uniquely Indian and
absolutely unscripted. Structured in the form of
many short improvisational comedy games and the
only directions for the performers being provided
by the audience. Tickets at Rs.350, Rs.250 &
Rs.100 available at the Programme desk from Sept.
11 for IHC members only. Open to all from Sept.
14. An Old World Culture presentation
20th
Mon 7:00pm|DANCE|Embassy of
Israel presents India Premiere of Swan Lake by
Idan Cohen & Company, Israel. Music: Pyotr
IIyich Tchaikovsky Choreography Idan Cohen. Based
on Swan Lake, the monumental musical piece of
Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky, considered one of the
foundation stones of Western culture, music and
dance Collab: Sapphire Creations
21st
Tues 7:00pm|TALK|An Evening with
Shiv Khera, author of You Can Win Pub. Macmillan
India Ltd. Limited passes available at the
Programme Desk from Sept. 17 onwards7:00pm|HEALTH
TALK|Stigma And Society- What Do We Learn From
Epilepsy? by Dr. Manjari Tripathi, Associate
Professor, Department of Neurology,
AIIMS7:00pm|MUSIC|Sitar recital by Shashwati
Mandal Paul, disciple of Pt. Bala Saheb Poochwale
& Kamal Mandal. HCL Concert
Series
22nd
Wed 7:00pm|MUIC|An evening of
Qawwali by Nizami Brothers
23rd
Thurs 7:00pm|MUSIC|Ustad Ashique
Ali Khan Memorial Concert. Hindustani Vocal
recital by Arshad Khan, disciple of Mashkoor Ali
Khan. Followed by Sitar recital by Sayeed Zafar.
Kathak duet by Pt. Kishan Mohan & Pt. Ram
Mohan
24th
Fri 6:30pm|FILM CLUB DISCUSSION
Group meets to discuss El Lugar Sin Límites
(The Place Without Limits) (Mexican/1978/110mins)
Dir. Arturo Ripstein. Adapted from a novel by
noted Chilean writer José Donoso
Yáñez with the same name, the film
explores homophobia and machismo in the Latin
American society. The story revolves around a
dilapidating whore house in a destitute town El
Olivo where the transvestite father Manuelita and
her sex worker daughter are divided over the issue
of sale of house. True to the cinematic
style of Arturo Ripstein, The Sky Without Limits
is a tragedy with doses of melodrama, dark humour,
rich red brown tones and poignant cinematography.
Shankhajeet De, film teacher, Sri Aurobindo Centre
for Arts & Communication will introduce the
film and facilitate the
discussion7:00pm|DANCE|Bharatanatyam recital by
Aranyani Bhargav, disciple of Leela Samson
25th Sat 7:00pm|MUSIC|On the
occasion of Mallikarjun Mansur's birth centenary.
Hindustani Vocal Recital by Priyadarshini
Kulkarni, disciple of Pt. Rajashekhar Mansur.
Followed by Hindustani Vocal Recital by Ulhas
Kashalkar, disciple of Lt. Gajanan Rao
Joshi7:00pm|TALK|IIM Kolkata Lecture Series.
Vikram Achanta, Co-founder & CEO, Tulleeho,
speaks on Beverage Marketing In India – New
Levels Of Innovation
26th
Sun 7:00pm|MUSIC|On the occasion
of Mallikarjun Mansur's birth centenary. Sarod
recital by Biswajit Roy Chowdhury, disciple of Lt.
Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur. Followed by Hindustani
Vocal recital by Rajshekhar Mansur, disciple of
Lt. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur7:00pm|MUSIC|Hindustani
Classical Vocal recital by Pravat De, disciple of
Pt. Amiya Ranjan Bandopadhya & Probal
Bhattacharya, disciple of Pt. Samaresh Choudhary
Collab: Raag Ranjani
27th
Mon
28th
Tues 7:00pm|MUSIC|Ghazal recital
by Krishnanand. Collab: Sur Sarita
29th Wed
7:00pm|DANCE|Bharatanatyam recital by Priyadarsini
Govind with music by Bombay Jayashri. Limited
passes available at the Programme Desk from Sept.
25 onwards Collab: Trisaraa, the MGL Foundation
for the Arts
30th Thurs
7:00pm|DANCE|Omkaara Bharatanatyam recital by
Pallavi Saran Mathur, disciple of Dr. Sonal
Mansingh HCL Concert Series7:00pm|MUSIC|Raag Rang
Sitar recital by Lakshay Mohan Gupta followed by
Sarod recital by Aayush Mohan Gupta, disciple of
Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar Collab: SPANDAN
Communications
EXHIBITIONS
DATE DETAILS
DELHI
‘O’ DELHI
Sep 12 – Oct
2 Krishnendu Chatterjee Photo
Academy presents Beyond Contrast Group photography
exhibition by Prachi Jain, Vidit Tyagi, Arnab
Ghosh, Snehaish Pal.
CONVENTION FOYER
1
– 3 The Spiti Rendezvous-
Multiple Reflections Group photography show by 14
participating photographers in the Landscape
Photography workshop organized by
Photosensitive
9 – 12
3S Group exhibition of recent paintings by Sanjay
Punekar, Shikha & Swatantra
13 –
17 Exhibition of paintings by
artists from Tanzania and Kenya, curated by Muzu
Sulemanjee from Dar Es Salaam
18 –
22 Group show by Soument Dutta
& students
25 –
28 The Green God Solo art
exhibition by Dhananjay
For details on the
above exhibition, please call 43663080 / 90.
VISUAL ARTS GALLERY
1 –
3 Surviving Sagas Group show of
five Indian contemporary artists telling the
stories of an age, politically turbulent,
economically vibrant and culturally eclectic.
Presented by Ashna Gallery
4 –
12 Duality Solo show of black
& white photographs capturing the myriad moods
of life by Madhavi Swarup
13 –
16 Rang Manch Solo show of
paintings by Niladri Paul depicting the third most
important part of the tripartite of performing
arts i.e. the Theatre, the other two being music
& rhythm/dance
17 –
21 Leap Group exhibition
organized by Gallery Joie in which each
participating artist has been carefully selected
as one who has established a niche for himself in
the art world, and yet continues to evolve and
grow in a relentless pursuit of excellence and
perfection
22 – 26
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition: Indian Art Circle To
mark the 10th Anniversary of Indian Art Circle,
the exhibition brings together some of the best
and most celebrated contemporary artists of
India.
27 – 30 Shwet
Solo exhibition of paintings by Vilas Kulkarni
depicting the quest for a colour which holds
within itself myriad colours & at the same
time symbolizes peace, truth, serenity and
purity
PLAZA STEPS
Sep 24 – Oct
10 Pathmakers - The Epitome of
Development Photography exhibition by Ajit
Bhadoria, on the making of the Commonwealth Games
from the standpoint of the people who build the
stadia. Supported by National Foundation for
India
OPEN PALM COURT
Aug 30 – Sep
5 The Point of Touch Solo
exhibition of paintings by Ludmilla Chakrabarty
showcasing her attempt to explore, with the help
of color, shape and texture, the depth of the
conveyed message, as also to trace the point where
the outer world and the inner world become one
6 – 12 Eternal Duet
– II Solo exhibition of paintings by Rohit
Sharma depicting Delhi on road. This series
focuses on the Cow that are in a state of
question, answer, dilemma and sometimes in deep
meditative contemplation.
13 –
19 Innocent Voice Group
exhibition of paintings
20 –
25 Life Stay Journey Solo
exhibition by Meghansh Thapa that is an
autobiographical expression, inspired by the
happenings in his life. A spiritual journey &
a stay to travel within, following the path of
faith
26 – 30 Down To
Earth Group exhibition by six potters depicting
different compositions of glazes & different
methods of firing
EXPERIMENTAL ARTS
GALLERY
1 - 30 Peace -
Piece By Piece Solo show
presented by Samira Chopra depicting peace,
tranquility & serenity. Representations of
Lord Buddha conspicuously showcase the deeply
rooted belief in achieving peace of body, mind and
soul
LOBBIES - 5A, 4A & 4B
Aug 20
– Nov 20 India - Abode of
the Gods Selected photographs by Tarun Chhabra
showcasing the different realms and faces of our
country.
WORKSHOPS
Art Workshop
by Rohit Kumar Sharma
The
workshop’s new session has started from 20th
Aug 2010 - 20th Nov 2010
Classes every
Saturday & Sunday
Venue: Palm Court
Conference room
Timings: Saturdays –
2:30pm – 5:00pm; Sundays – 11:30am
– 2:00pm
Fees: Rs. 3500 for three
months
The workshop is only for adult
participants.
Paint your Canvas
by Kavita Jaiswal
Every Friday the
workshop aims to give a unique creative experience
in
oil painting to the participants.
Timings: 9.30 am – 1.00 pm
Fees: IHC Members – Rs 1500; Non Members:
Rs 2000
INDIA HABITAT CENTRE
FELLOWSHIP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 2010
The India Habitat Centre is pleased to announce
the Fellowship for Photography 2010. As we enter
our 8th Fellowship year, the competition is now
open to all photographers. The winner will be
awarded an amount of 1.20 lakhs. The winning
artists’ work will be exhibited at the Palm
Court Gallery in shows opening in the summer of
2011. Entries must be postmarked or delivered on
or before Saturday, 30th October, 2010 by 8
p.m.
Last date of Submission: 30th
October 2010
Eligibility:
1) For Indian Nationals
only.
2) For individual
photographers only. Collaborative applications are
not acceptable.
3)
Applicant must be between 21 – 40 years of
age.
4) Applicant must not
hold any other fellowship/scholarship for the
submitted project.
Please mail or
deliver to:
Visual Arts Gallery
India Habitat Centre
Gate No: 2 Lodhi
Road
New Delhi - 110003
Phone:
43662024/25
visualartsgallery11@gmail.com,
www.indiahabitatcentre.org
