Exhibition: SHAPE – Art for social action

October 12, 2019 – October 18, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 8:00 pm –

SHAPE​ is an education initiative undertaken by Delhi based artist, Probir Gupta, to provide utilitarian pottery training workshops for underprivileged children. An almost self-funded project that has been ongoing for the past four years. He intends to not just equip them with skills that can help them earn a living in the future but also offer them therapeutic healing. Neuroscience explains the therapeutic impact of pottery – alleviating stress, enabling an optimistic outlook, and improving concentration and self-worth, among others. He believes these children need as much of this healing as possible for them to take on life and the challenges that will arise when they become young adults.

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Dexign X Design: Tête-à-tête tête with Olivier Mongin

October 24, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –

The DXD tête-à-tête involves a conversation-based exchange of ideas on a vital subject between a guest speaker and discussant/s. Conducted as and when possible, it may or may not be preceded by an organized presentation.

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Western Classical: TRIO ZADIG

October 31, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

Awarded 11 international prizes, the Zadig Trio captivates audiences with its virtuosity, elegance and irresistible enthusiasm. The Trio was founded in 2014 when childhood friends Boris Borgolotto & Marc Girard Garcia crossed paths with the American pianist Ian Barber.

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Exhibition : Rajas, Nawabs & Firangees | National Museum

November 16, 2019 – December 7, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 8:00 pm –

From November 15 to December 7 at the National Museum, Delhi, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE DELHI and UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION OF INDIA with the support of NATIONAL MUSEUM present a unique exhibition: a French window onto a rich phase in Indian history. Through carefully curated artwork — including visual material that’s never before been seen in India — and accompanying text by historians and experts, the exhibition is centred around a series of stories: a journey through the lives of 12 Indian rulers and French-speaking officers serving under them during the 18th and the first decades of the 19th century. Sharing court life, some even ruling over vast jagirs, these officers commissioned, or sometimes themselves put together, collections of manuscripts and paintings. Today, many of these priceless treasures are to be found in Paris, in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF), and are displayed for the first time in India. The high-resolution pictures allow the general public a rare access to a selection from these unique albums, normally restricted to a handful of accredited researchers.

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Design X Design Exposé | 28 Nov 2019

November 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –

Design in its many manifestations forms an integral part of every culture. Civilizations evolve and attain their full potential because of it. Design based creative communities in India are witness to a fascinating churning, necessitating a search for a vision that may inform their evolution beyond – spanning education, profession and the industry. Thus, involving exposes, roundtables, exhibitions etc. Design X Design is a step in that direction.

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Concert: THIEFS: Jazz, Hip-Hop, Electronica

November 30, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

Thiefs is a mix af jazz. hip-hop. electronica. and spoken word that is “transcending the concept of idiom altogether.” This is the essence of 21st century jazz. A group moulded by collaboration. social reflection. and a highly skilled group of players. Thiefs is Christophe Panzani (saxophone/electronics). Edgar Sekloka (MC). Benoît Lugué (electric bass).

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Ciné club: CORPORATE

December 3, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am –

Emilie, one of the Human Resources Managers at the Esen multinational, has recently been chosen by her superior Stéphane Froncart for her elegant ruthlessness. She indeed has the ability to find the words which persuade employees or executives judged redundant to resign, even if it takes a long time before they give in. She performs her task without moral compunction until the day when one of the employees targeted, Didier Dalmat, kills himself by jumping out of the window of his office. Not only is she deeply upset by this tragedy but she soon realizes that the firm’s top brass want to have her take all the blame.

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Doc’ N Talk 2: And you Thought you Knew Me

December 12, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm –

Doc’N Talk is a series of events showcasing the best of Indian documentary films, followed by discussions with directors, researchers and young protagonists. We truly look forward to welcoming many of you for this first screening!

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Ciné-Club : Cherchez la Femme

December 17, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am –

Armand, the bookish son of Iranian immigrants who’s completely smitten by Leila, an Arab girl from the banlieue enrolled with Armand in Paris’ prestigious Sciences Po university. The two are set to spend a few months in New York interning at the United Nations, but those plans quickly unravel when Leila’s brother, Mahmoud, returns from an extended trip to the Middle East as a full-blown Islamist replete with beard, prayer beads and a desire to quell his sister’s profane Western ways.

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