in[Debate]#1 : SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR : From Existentialism to Feminism

October 26, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm –

Written in 1949, The Second Sex of Simone de Beauvoir is undoubtedly one of the most theoretically and politically influential books of the last century. As such, for many Simone de Beauvoir is more than an iconic figure of contemporary feminism. She is also as a place in the pantheon of great thinkers of 20th century.

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Ciné-Club: JOUR DE FÊTE: 30 October 2018| 10am

October 30, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am –

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.

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Concert: Cosmos Project – Beethoven and India

November 1, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm –

There is a genuine historical link between Beethoven and Indian culture: in search of the depth of this culture and fascinated by the translation of mystical Indian texts (the Upanishad), which was released in 1816 in Germany, Beethoven immersed himself in these texts and even wrote a Brahmanic Indian poem in his notebooks to put it to music! This relationship has never been explored in concert or recording. That is why we want to pay tribute to Beethoven with this “Cosmos” project.

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Exhibition: BACK FROM FRANCE: Retelling the India-France-India story

November 15, 2018 – November 27, 2018 @ 12:00 am –

The ‘Back From France’ program intends to provide a platform to deserving young Indian artists (of less than 40 years of age) who have returned from France after a stay of more than six months. Most of them are scholars from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux-arts, Paris. Through two solo exhibitions of two different artists every year (in February and November, from 2018-2021), the ‘Back from France’ program shall try to locate the art practice of these young artists in the larger sphere of contemporary Indian art practice and also challenge the existing notions of encounter, reception, influence and impact of the French milieu on Indian art today.

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Ciné-Club: CONTE D’ÉTÉ: 22 November 2018 | 6:30pm

November 22, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm –

A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him. Thus the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him.

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Ciné-Club: M: 27 November 2018 | 10am

November 27, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:40 am –

Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralyzing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exuberant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, and they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden.

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Design X Design – Talk | 29th November 2018 | 7:00pm

November 29, 2018 @ 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 on creative industries in India are witness to a fascinating churning, necessitating a search for a vision that may inform their evolution beyond – spanning education, profession and industry. Thus, involving exposes, roundtables, exhibitions etc. Design by Design is a step in that direction.

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ZOOM DADA – A Hip-Hop Theatrical Dance Show

December 1, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm –

Two individuals, having no idea whatsoever of how to shape themselves, set off in search of inspiration. At the end of their quest, their portrait will inevitably have a false air of traversed paintings, invented dances. A journey that will prove to be completely self -revealing

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KATHAKALI – KING LEAR – An adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear into Kathakali Theatre

December 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –

Kathakali is a classical dance-theatre of India. Dance, a complex gestural language involving hands face and eyes, a broad range of song and percussive music, elaborate make-up and spectacular costumes make Kathakali a total art. In this theatre which is both refined and popular, extreme codification and stylization achieve an extraordinary intensity of effect.

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OLIVIER MOULIN – A Piano recital tribute to Debussy and Hazrat I. Khan

December 11, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

The French pianist Olivier Moulin studied under Eric Heidsieck and Gery Moutier at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique of Lyon, where he was unanimously awarded first prize with honors. After advanced studies in the same institution, he continued his training in Austria at the Salzburg Mozarteum in the classes of Karl – Heinz Kammerling and Clemens Hagen, where he obtained a Master of Arts with highest honors.      

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