FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2022
4:00 pm Treasures of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
An exhibition of texts, reproductions of archival photographs, facsimiles of rare books, digitised copies of illuminated and illustrated manuscripts including Tarikh-e-Khandan-e-Timuriyah, The Ramayana, Sirat-i-Firuz Shahi and Hisab-e-Fauji of Maharaja Ranjit Singh; and other digital reproductions from the collection of the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna
Inauguration of the exhibition on 14 October 2022 at 4 pm
By
The exhibition will remain on view until 20th October, 11 am to 7 pm
Venue: Conference Room I
(Collaboration: Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna)
5:00 pm Handloom and handicrafts
An exhibition of textiles and crafts including demonstrations by Master weavers and Master craftspersons
Inauguration of the exhibition on 14 October 2022 at 5 pm
By
The exhibition will remain on view until 20 October 2022, 11 am to 7 pm
Venue: Gandhi – King Memorial Plaza
6:30 pm Inauguration of the Festival
By N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC
Followed by
Unchartered Seas
Kathak presented by Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company – The Drishtikon Dance Foundation
Artists: Aditi Mangaldas, Gauri Diwakar, Rashmi Uppal, Anindita Acharjee, Shubhi Johari, Manoj Sonagra, and Gaurav Bhatti
Vocal Compositions: Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan
Musicians: Mohit Gangani, pakhawaj and effects; Ashish Gangani, vocal; Faraz Ahmed, harmonium
Venue: Fountain Lawns
8:00 pm FOOD FESTIVAL: The Lost Gems of Rohilkhand
Prepared by Chef Aslam Khansama
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Curated by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, award-winning filmmaker, archivist and Director, Film Heritage Foundation
Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky/Czechoslovakia)
(92 min; 1966; dvd; Czech & German with English subtitles)
Director: Jiri Menzel
The film will be introduced by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1968; and Grand Prize, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival 1966
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022
11:30 am Aadi – Art of the Gonds
An exhibition of contemporary art by artists of the Gond community from Patangarh and Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Artists: Rahul Shyam; Chain Singh Dhurve; Sushma Shyam; Santosh Shyam;
Ashna Tekam; Surendra Tekam; Chitrakant Shyam; Premvati Pushaam; Sunil Kumar Shyam; Pankaj Urveti; Suresh Kushram; Nilesh Urveti; Santoshi Tekam; Garima Tekam; Teki Urveti; Ramkumar Shyam; Santoshi Paraste; Jyoti Uikey; Jyoti Shyam; Santosh Maravi; Radheshayam Khairwar; and
Sanjay Pancheshwar
Inauguration of the exhibition on 15 October 2022 at 11.30 am
By Shri O.P. Jain, Founder President, Sanskriti Pratishthan
The exhibition will remain on view until 28 October 2022, 11 am to 7 pm
Venue: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
1:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coup/France)
(99 min; 1959; dvd; b/w; French with English subtitles)
Director: François Truffaut
Multiple award winner including Award for Best Director & OCIC Award, Cannes Film Festival 1959; Critics Award for Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1960; NYFCC Award for Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1959; among others
3.30 pm The Adventure (L’Avventura/Italy)
(143 min; 1960; b/w; dvd; Italian with English subtitles)
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Recipient of the Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1960; Sutherland Trophy, British Film Institute Awards 1960; Golden Goblet for Best Actress, Golden Globlets, Italy 1961; and Special Jury Award, Golden Globes, Italy 1960
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
4.00 pm Treasures of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
An interactive walkthrough conducted by Dr. Shayesta Bedar, Director, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
Venue: Conference Room I
6:30 pm Diamonds are Forever
An a Cappella concert presented by Paranjoti Academy Chorus from Mumbai for IIC@60
Conductor: Coomi Wadia
Associate Conductor: Harin Amirthanathan
The chorus will present a selection of 16th century music to modern works by new composers, folk songs from all over the world, Indian music for ‘a Cappella’ chorus and Spirituals
Venue: Fountain Lawns
(Collaboration: Parzor)
8:00 pm Food Festival: The Raj Re-visited
Prepared by Chef Vijay Thukral, Executive Chef, IIC
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Knife in the Water (Nóz W Wodzie/Poland)
(94 min; 1962; b/w; dvd; Polish with English subtitles)
Director: Roman Polanski
Recipient of the FIPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival 1962
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 2022
11:30 am Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande from Mumbai
Accompanists: Pt. Vinod Lele on the tabla; and Dr. Vinay Mishra on the harmonium
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
12:30 noon Food Festival: Brunch -From the Streets of India
Sunday brunch prepared by Chef Gunjan Goela, Consultant, ITC Hotels
Venue: Rose Garden
1:30 pm
New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Breathless (À bout de souffle/France)
(90 min; 1960; b/w; dvd, French with English subtitles)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Recipient of the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director, Berlin International Film Festival 1960; Best Film Award, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1961; Golden Cup Award, Golden Goblets, Italy 1961; and Prix Jean Vigo Award 1960 for Best Feature Film
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
3:00 pm Heritage Walk: IIC@60
A guided walk of the Centre’s buildings
Conceptualised by Suhas Borker
Led by Dr. Beeba Sobti
The walk will be flagged off by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC in the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium Foyer
5:00 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci/Czechoslovakia)
(63 min; 1964; b/w; dvd; Czech with English subtitles)
Director: Jan Nemec
Recipient of the Grand Prize for Best Debut Film, International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 1964; Best Editing of the Year 1965 in Films and Filming
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
6:30 pm Swinging the Songbook
Presenting Carlton Braganza and his Big Band Wagon
With Carlton Braganza (vocal); Meghna Das (guest vocal); Jarryd (alto saxophone); Senon (trumpet); Semy (trombone); Jeshurun (drums); and Ian (keyboard/bass)
Carlton Braganza swinging his favourites from the Great American Songbook.
Backed by a 9 piece big band with a hot horn section doing those wonderful tunes from Gershwin to Berlin to Porter. And with songs that have been covered by Sinatra and Bennett to Prima to Bublé
Venue: Fountain Lawns
8:00 pm Food Festival: Eating Sud-Est
Prepared by Chef Nishant Choubey
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Wings (Krylya/Soviet Union)
(81 min; 1966; b/w; dvd; Russian with English subtitles) Director: Larisa Shepitko
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022
11:00 am New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Death by Hanging (Kôshikei/Japan)
(118 min; 1968; b/w; dvd; Japanese with English subtitles)
Director: Nagisa Ŏshima
Recipient of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay, Japan 1969
2:00 pm
Loves of a Blonde (Lásky jedné plavovlásky/Czechoslovakia)
(90 min; 1965; b/w; dvd; Czech with English subtitles)
Director: Milos Forman
Recipient of the Best Non-American Films Award, Bodil Award 1967; and Jussi Award 1967 for Best Foreign Filmmaker 1967
3:45 pm Lola (France)
(90 min; 1961; b/w; dvd; French with English subtitles)
Director: Jacques Demy
Recipient of the Best Film Award, Top Ten Films, Cahiers du Cinéma 1961; and Special Award, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2001
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
6:30 pm The Old Man (60 min)
Play presented by Orchid Theatre, Assam
Director: Sahidul Haque
Recipient of the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards 2020 (META Awards) for Best Director, Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male); Best Light Design and for Best Choreography
With Niranjan Nath; Barnali Medhi; Himangshu Dewri; Jintu Moni Deka; and Sahidul Haque
Venue: Fountain Lawns
8:00 pm Food Festival: From a Turkish Kitchen
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Red Psalm (Még kér a nép/Hungary)
(87 min; 1972; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Miklós Jancsó
Recipient of the Best Director Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1972
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2022
11:00 am New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Uski Roti (Our Daily Bread/India)
(110 min; 1969; b/w; dvd; Hindi with English subtitles)
Director: Mani Kaul
Recipient of the National Award for Best Cinematography, National Film Awards 1970; and Filmfare Critics’ Award for Best Film, Filmfare Awards 1971
2:00 pm
To Live Her Life: A Film in Twelve Scenes (Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux/France)
(85 min; 1962; b/w; dvd; French with English subtitles)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Recipient of the Top 10 Film Award for Best Film, Cahiers du Cinéma 1962; Pasinetti Award, and Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival 1962
3:45 pm
Adoption (Örökbefogadás/Hungary)
(89 min; 1975; b/w; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles) Director: Márta Mészáros
Recipient of the Golden Berlin Bear, C.I.D.A.L.C. Award, & Otto Dibelius Film Award, Berlin International Film Festival 1975
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
6:30 pm Mulaqaat
A Polish-Ukrainian project with the music group Babooshki and Indian instrumentalists
With Karolina Beimcik from Poland (voice, violin) and Dana Vynnytska from Ukraine (voice) and from India – Shariq Mustafa (tabla); Ejaz Hussain (sarangi); Aditya Balani (guitar); and Divij Kapoor (guitar, keyboards)
The artists together present a blend of Polish, Ukrainian and Hindi as well as mingle individual styles of music to find a common ground in improvisation
Venue: Fountain Lawns
(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi and Embassy of Ukraine)
8:00 pm Food Festival: A Polish Repast
Prepared by Chef Mukesh Sharma, Alma Cafe
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Deep End (UK/West Germany)
(88 min; 1971; b/w; dvd; English)
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2022
11:00 am New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Paris, Texas (Germany)
(147 min; 1984; dvd; German with English subtitles)
Director: Wim Wenders
Multiple award winner including FIPRESCI Prize, Palme d’Or, & Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival 1984; Awards for Best Direction & Best Screenplay, BAFTA Awards, 1985; Best European Film, Bodil Awards 1985; among others
2:00 pm Faces (USA)
(130 min; 1968; b/w; dvd; English) Director: John Cassavetes
Recipient of the Pasinetti Award for Best Film & Volpi Cup for Best Actor Award, Venice Film Festival 1968; NSFC Award for Best Supporting Actor & Best Screenplay, National Society of Film Critic’s Awards, USA 1968; and Winner of the National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 2011
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
5:00 pm Release of the IIC Quarterly: Autumn 2022
Edited by Omita Goyal, Chief Editor IIC
To be released by N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC
Venue: Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza
6:30 pm Three Generations on the Violin
Carnatic violin concert presented by three generations – Dr. N. Rajam with her daughter, Dr. Sangeeta Shankar and granddaughters, Nandini Shankar and Ragini Shankar
Accompanied by Abhishek Mishra on the tabla
Venue: Fountain Lawns
8:00 pm Food Festival: Fusion Food
Prepared by Chef Nishant Choubey
Venue: Rose Garden
8:30 pm New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme infidèle/France)
(98 min; 1969; dvd; French with English subtitles)
Director: Claude Chabrol
Recipient of the Top Foreign Film Award, National Board of Review, USA 1970
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2022
11:00 am New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival
Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/India)
(115 min; 1986; b/w; dvd; Malayalam with English subtitles)
Director: John Abraham
Recipient of the Best Cinematography Award & Special Jury Award, National Film Awards 1987
2:00 pm Daisies (Sedmikrásky/Czechoslovakia)
(74 min; 1966; b/w; dvd; Czech with English subtitles)
Director: Vera Chytilová
Recipient of the Golden Train Award for Outstanding Contribution, Faro Island Film Festival 1966; and Grand Prix de l’UCC 1968
3:30 pm Camera Buff (Amator/Poland)
(112 min; 1979; dvd; Polish with English subtitles) Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Multiple award winner including Golden Lion Award & Best Actor Award, Polish Film Festival 1979; FIPRESCI Prize & Golden Prize, Moscow International Film Festival 1979; Gold Hugo for Best Feature Film, Chicago International Film Festival 1979; among others
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
6:30 pm Nitya Amore
A dance collaboration between India and Italy exploring the concept of love through music and dance from both countries
Concept and Choreography: Aranyani Bhargav, Ayana Mukherjee, Francesca Dario and Michele Oliva
Music: Dhruv Bedi, Ganesh Krishnaswamy, Giovani Sollima and Leslie Charles
Dancers: Aranyani Bhargav, Ayana Mukherjee, Francesca Dario and Nunzio Perricone
Venue: Fountain Lawns
(Collaboration: Embassy of Italy and Seher)
8:00 pm Food Festival: Italy on a Plate
Venue: Rose Garden
Tea/coffee and light snacks will be available on payment in the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza and Main Verandah from 11 am to 7 pm
Dinners on payment
Admission to all the cultural programmes is free of charge. For film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening.
Venues:
Cultural performances – Fountain Lawns
Film screenings – C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium
Cuisine – Rose Garden
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