"Strengthening cultural relations & mutual understanding with other countries"
Archives: January 1999
The Council wishes the readers of this newsletter :
A Very Happy New Year !
Events in New Delhi
* 5th January : Shriram Centre : Puppet Theatre : "The Magic Paint Brush" : Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop, Lahore, Pakistan: in Urdu
* 7th January : Siri Fort : : Lakshminarayana Music Festival : Concert by Dr L Subramanium (Violin), Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan-Veena) and Artistes from Norway & Denmark
* 11th January : Ajanta Art Gallery, ICCR : Photographic Exhibition : "The Pampas : through the eyes of a sensitive artist" : works by Graciella Roger from Argentina: till 17th
* 12th January : Kamani Auditorium : Retrospectives Series: Kuchipudi Dance Recital by Swapnasundari
* 13th January : Kamani Auditorium : Retrospectives Series: Bharatanatyam Dance : a new choreographic composition on the Environment by Malavika Sarrukai
* 15th January : Tagore Hall : Horizon Series: Bharatanatyam Dance Recital by Ketaki Narain
* 28th January : Ajanta Art Gallery, ICCR : Exhibition of paintings, photographs & ceramics by five artists from Japan: till 3rd February
Events in other cities
"The Search Within" : Indo-Austrian Art : NGMA, Mumbai: till 10th
Puppet Theatre : in : Calcutta (1st), Chandigarh (7th)
Events Abroad
Installation of a bust of Mahatma Gandhi : in Izmir, Turkey*
Installation of a bust of Mahatma Gandhi : in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago*
Ms Mani Krishnaswami : Carnatic vocal : in South Africa, Zambia*
Samanvay : Folk Dances from Gujarat & region : U.A.E., Qatar & Oman*
Ms Madhavi Mudgal : Odissi : in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia *
Ms Rina Jena : Odissi : in Thailand*
Ustad Aslam Sabri: Qawwali : in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana & Mozambique*
Ms Deepti Omcherry Bhalla : Mohiniyattam : & Ustad Alauddin Khan : Esraj maestro in Germany, Sarajevo Festival, Denmark & Italy*
Distinguished Visitors Programme
The Council's Distinguished Guests during the month include : Prof R B Rybakov, Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow, Russia; Prof Christine Mackay, National Museums & Galleries of Wales, (U.K.) for lectures/ interactions on paper conservation; Sayeed Ahmad, Art & Theatre critic from Bangladesh; Parveen Ahmad, World Crafts Council, Bangladesh; Dr Pascal Boniface, Institute of International Relations & Strategies, France and delegates to the celebrations of 50 Years of Chandigarh city (USA, Singapore, Republic of Korea)
The ICCR is facilitating the travel abroad of Indian scholars and artists for participation & interactions in colloquia, seminars, conferences, exhibitions and international festivals. These include :
Lecture tour : University of Berkeley, California U.S.A. : Dr Narendra Panjwani, Mumbai
Collective exhibition by Indian Artists at the Galerie Grewal : Paris, France : Anjolie Ela Menon
Spur of the Month:
If people listened to themselves more ... they would talk less
