Plaistow to perform in India
Swiss band, Plaistow will be in India on a five-city tour playing in Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa.
Schedule
23 November The Hindu Festival, Ravindra Bharathi Auditorium / Hyderabad
24 November Shisha Jazz Cafe / Pune
26 November workshop at the True School / Mumbai
27 November The Bandra Base, Bombay Jazz Club / Mumbai
28 November Edward Theatre / Mumbai
29 November Windmills Craftworks / Bangalore
30 November International Jazz Live Festival / Goa
Entry: As per festival and venue rules
The classical trio line-up - piano, bass, drums - is revisited from top to bottom, free from any stylistic constraint. The band's music is constantly evolving. Formed in 2007 in Geneva, Plaistow has since given a hundred concerts (Switzerland, France, Russia, Germany, Morocco, Middle East ...) and published 5 albums. The band's name was inspired by a composition of Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson, called "Plaistow Flex Out". Since its beginnings Plaistow has chosen to distribute its music free of charge on the internet via its website and in close collaboration with netlabels, primarily Insubordinations. This does not prevent the sale of records, mainly after concerts, and also through distributors. Experience shows that these two methods of distribution, far from being opposed, are complementary. The physical object is irreplaceable; Internet and the digital medias, convenient and infinitely reproducible, are apprehended in parallel as powerful communication tools.
Band Members
Johann Bourquenez / piano
Cyril Bondi / drums
Vincent Ruiz / double bass
For more information: http://www.plaistow.cc/
"Someone asked me the other day what Plaistow's music 'was'. I'm not usually lost for a word but I had to pass on this one. Jazz is very much at the heart of it, and with Citadelle jazz has come through with a new and growing authority, but there are other things going on as well, procedures that come from electronica (even if the specific sounds do not), from the neo-tonality of contemporary classical music (whether the guys consciously listen to these composers or not) and from a huge reservoir of central European vernaculars, where the musical cultures of East and West collide on a daily basis, on the radio, on television commercials, on piped music in bars, on ringtones." - Brian Morton, April 2013
The tour has been organised in partnership with GATECRASH.
Erik Truffaz Quartet to play for Indian audiences
Érik Truffaz quartet, comprising of Erik Truffaz (Trumpet), Christophe Chambet (Bass), Benoit Cirboz (Keyboards) and Marc Erbetta (Drums), to play in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Goa.
Schedule
28 November 2013 Edward Theatre / Mumbai
29 November 2013 blueFROG / Pune
30 November 2013 Counter Culture / Bangalore
01 December 2013 Jazz Live International Festival / Goa
Entry: As per festival and venue rules
Erik Truffaz and the Erik Truffaz Quartet
Érik Truffaz (Chêne-Bougeries, 3 April 1960) is a Swiss-born French-nationality jazz trumpeter, infusing elements of hip hop, rock and roll and dance music into his compositions. He signed with the French EMI label in 1996.[1] Truffaz gained international attention with his second album on Blue Note, The Dawn, produced together with Patrick Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they have produced many Blue Note albums together such as Bending New Corners, which became a Silver Album in France. The 2007 release Arkhangelsk is a mixture of pop songs, French chanson, and jazz-groove. In 2007 he and Ed Harcourt appeared in a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon.
The Erik Truffaz Quartet is above all a collective, a sound, a group dynamic. Starting in 1997 the group was Marcello Giuliani on bass, Marc Erbetta on drums, and Patrick Muller on keyboards for a first album, "Out of a Dream" for the legendary Blue Note label. For the album "The Dawn" and "Bending New Corner," the rapper Nya joined the group and brought a bit of an urban, poetic touch. The video for "Yuri's Choice" helped to spread the word, and at that time the group took inspiration from its Blue Note evening concerts in London, a temple for drum and bass, and composed music while on improvising bits falling on sound tower checks. Following these two albums the group focussed on an international presence succeeding in their musical craft.
The first detour was in 2003 with "The Walk of the Giant Turtle". It was a rock-inspired album that had an organic feel. Sound engineers Corboz and Giuliani distorted the sound of the trumpet. Truffaz was shocked at first, though eventually he loved the idea and built on it. "Archangel" was the album with a more mature feel: Ed Harcourt, Christophe, two singers, two magnificent voices and songs. In June 2010, Benedict took Corboz Patrick Muller's place. Sophie Hunger, with her marvelous voice, is invited to join the quartet on two tracks (a Dylan cover and an original composition). Marcello Giuliani brings his double bass back and records a track on the banjo, and the group is off again for more great adventures.
Band Members on the India tour
Erik Truffaz / Trumpet
Christophe Chambet / Bass
Benoit Cirboz / Keyboards
Marc Erbetta / Drums
Salvatore Dardano / Sound engineer
For more information: http://www.eriktruffaz.com/
OR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Truffaz
The tour has been organised in partnership with GATECRASH.
‘Body Temperature’ by Swiss performance artist Dorothea Rust
Workshop and performance-day by Swiss performance artist Dorothea Rust.
Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, GATI Dance Forum & swissnex India presents
'Body Temperature'
workshop and performance-day by Swiss performance artist Dorothea Rust
in collaboration with Indian artists Smitha Cariappa and Suresh Kumar
Dates: 9 - 12 December 2013
Workshops: 9 & 10 December 2013
Venue: The GATI Dance Forum, New Delhi
To register email details to rust.doro(at)bluewin.ch or redsurya(at)gmail.com
Performance-Day: 11 December 2013
Venue: Khirki Village, New Delhi
Reflections: 12 December 2013
Venue: GATI Dance Forum, New Delhi
Address: The GATI Dance Forum, 5 Wind Mill Place, S-17, Khirkee Extension, Opposite Select City Walk, New Delhi - 110017 T +91 11 4182 5766 / M +91 99714 06113
Synopsis:
Dorothea Rust returns to India to further her research with performance artists and participate in a live-art performance in New Delhi this December. Dorothea was in Bangalore, India in 2011 to be part of LIVE ART FESTIVAL BANGALORE. The specific of this collaboration and exchange is to enhance engagement and development of skills and collaboration in performance art practice. The workshop at GATI Dance Forum will focus on performance studies and will include discussions on strategies and practices in performance art with examples from the art/performance canon and from contemporary works. Indian artists Smitha Cariappa and Suresh Kumar will join Dorothea Rust in presenting different performative approaches, tendencies and the scenes in Switzerland and India (e.g. research about documentation, festivals, competitions, initiatives in off-spaces) The participants of the workshop will indulge in performance-practice and awareness explorations in preparation for the performance 'Body-Temperature' for the Delhi-Performance-Day. Sessions will include developing body concepts, codes and strategies and reflecting on our relationship with space, environment, neighborhood and city. Tentative list of performers at 'Body-Temperature' for the Delhi-Performance-Day on 11 December 2013 at Khirki Village, New Delhi includes: • Aishwarya Sultania (Delhi) • Dorothea Rust (Zürich /Switzerland) • Dimple Shah (Bangalore) • Inder Salim (Delhi) • Manas Acharya (Kolkata) • Monica Nanjunda (Bangalore/Hydrabad) •Pinak Banik from Kolkata •Shweta Bhattad (Nagpur) • Smitha Cariappa (Bangalore) • Sushil Kumar (Delhi) • Suresh Kumar (Bangalore) • WALA collective (Delhi) • Students from the Delhi workshop.
About Dorothea Rust:
Dorothea Rust works in/with dance, improvisation, performance art, live actions, and installation. She is curator of diverse performance events in collaboration with other artists and music groups (Der längste Tag, GNOM gruppe für neue musik baden). Back in the 80s she collaborated in New York with dancer, choreographers and musicians where the experimental spirit and the protagonists and works of the Judson Dance Group of the 60s were still prevalent. Since 1986, Rust has given solo performances and collaborated with various choreographers, musicians and visual artists. Her performances and teaching activities have taken her across the globe to USA, South America, Europe and Asia.
More: www.dorothearust.ch
Organiser & partners: Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council FICA Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art Gati Dance Forumswissnex India
Gipin Varghese presents 'Four works about Resistance'
Gipin Varghese, winner of the FICA Emerging Artist Award 2012 presents his works in Switzerland.
Hochschule fur Design & Kunst, Luzern invites you to
the opening of Indian artist-in-residence Gipin Varghese's exhibition
Four works about Resistance
on Thursday 21 November at 1800 hrs.
On view from 22 November to 25 November 2013.
Venue: Erfrischungsraum / Rössligasse 12/ HSLU, Luzern
Gipin Varghese was awarded the FICA Emerging Artist Award 2012.
Pro Helvetia New Delhi is pleased to collaborate with FICA.
The Emerging Artist Award 2012 includes a twelve-week residency in Switzerland.
Artist's statement
Today in India, we frequently discuss the conflict between large establishments and indigenous people, and the related issues of land acquisition, mining, water, nuclear energy etc. Policy making is often one-sided and neglects the ecology of the region, farming systems, cultural practices and rituals. In most of the cases people lose faith in the elected government and move towards anti-national gestures. These are the gestures of unsatisfied humans. And the protests are the physical and theatrical development of their traditional environmental knowledge build up from experience and direct observations.
I have been studying them (the protestors) for a long time, and have made plenty of drawings; found some gestures and body languages which represent the spirit of the struggle; and repeated them in my works. The works are connected with particular space and people like anti-nuclear fights - Kudankulam Tamil Nadu, Mithi Virdi; Mining issues - Niyamgiri Hills Orissa, Khandwa - Jal Satyagraha against increase in water level of Indira Sagar Dam...
Gipin Varghese
Luzern, Switzerland
Sound Reasons 2013
Presenting Swiss musicians, Andy Guhl, Jasch and Eisentanz at Sound Reasons 2013, a sound art, contemporary Jazz and electronic music festival.
Sound Reasons 2013 - a festival for sound art, contemporary Jazz and electronic music.
With concerts, workshops and installations taking place across various venues, the main focus of Sound reasons this year will be on live performances and jazz-electronic music crossover. The line up consists of diFfuSed beats, Salomé Voegelin, Jaga Jazzist, Andy Guhl, Grischa Lichtenberger, Yashas Shetty, Jasch, edGeCut, da Saz, Rapoon (Robin Storey), Masta Justy, Hemant Sreekumar and Eisentanz. More artists will be added to this list in the near future.
Schedule:
Performances
16 November 2013: Performance & installation at the Embassy of Switzerland / Delhi
17 November 2013: Performance at Bandra Base / Mumbai [TBC]
20 November 2013: Performance at Alliance Frances de Delhi / Delhi at 7:00 pm
22 November 2013: Performance at Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan / Delhi at 7:00 pm
23 November 2013: Performance at Humming Tree / Bangalore at 7:00 pm
05 December 2013: Performance at Blue Frog / Delhi
07 December 2013: Performance at Blue Frog / Mumbai
Workshops
18 November 2013: Workshop at GATI Dance Forum / Delhi
21 November 2013: Workshop at KHOJ / Delhi
Studio Session
19 November 2013: At Peninsular Studios / Delhi
Who/ When/ Where
For details on who is playing when click here.
Entry: For updated information on the concerts and workshops visit http://soundreasons.in
While some events are open to public, others would require prior registration.
Contact mail@soundreasons.in for more detailed information and GATI for workshop related questions.
A follow-up of the creative efforts from the 2012 edition will be a collaborative presentation by the Swiss artist Jasch (Jan Schacher) and dancers based in Delhi. Jasch works in the field of electronic and improvised music, performance art, jazz and contemporary music. His main focus is on works combining digital sound and images, abstract graphics and digital video, electro-acoustic music and mixed-media projects. This performance, on 20 November 2013 at Alliance Francaise de Delhi is facilitated by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with Gati Dance Forum. Also scheduled are workshops by Andy Guhl and a presentation/ talk by Salomé Voegelin on 18 and 19 November at Gati Dance Forum, Khirki. Sound Reasons seeks to overcome the dominance of functional interpretations, while maintaining an open access to technology and production.
The festival is being presented in collaboration with Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Concerts Norway, Blue Frog, Alliance Francaise de Delhi and GATI Dance Forum.
NOTE: Please refer to the Sound Reasons website for the updated schedule.
Constructing the Future
A symposium on architecture, design and engineering organised in the framework of the 'Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India 2013-2014'.
Constructing the future: Symposium on architecture, design, and engineering
Date: 13, 14 and 15 November 2013
Time: 0930 hrs-1700 hrs
Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Road, New Delhi
The symposium will feature presentations and discussions with subject matter experts from Switzerland and India including Andrea Deplazes, Alfredo Brillembourg, Emanuel Christ, Meret Ernst, Hubertus Adam, Ariel Huber, Ashok B. Lall, Yatin Pandya, Matias Echanove, Rahul Srivastava, Zeenat Niazi. Designers and engineers, among whom Indian engineer Mahendra Raj, will also be part of the conversations. Topics will be ranging from urbanization in megacities, low cost housing, sustainable construction, energy efficient buildings, collective identity through design, to a new deontology for planning and building cities. The symposium is aimed at increasing exchanges and collaborations between Switzerland and India as well as pushing the reflections in these fields further. Participation is open to architects, urban planners, designers, engineers, builders, artists, scholars, students and the general audience as well.
To view the complete programme click here.
This symposium is a part of the larger initiative 'Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India 2013-14.'
Entry free. Pre-registration required. To register write to ndh.events(at)eda.admin.ch.
Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India
To commemorate fifty years of the Swiss Embassy building in New Delhi, the Embassy of Switzerland has planned events in the field of architecture, design and engineering.
Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India 2013-14: Commemorating fifty years of the Swiss Embassy building
To commemorate fifty years of the Swiss Embassy building in New Delhi, the Embassy of Switzerland has planned events in the field of architecture, design and engineering that will highlight Swiss achievements in these areas that are also of growing relevance in the Indian context. Organized in partnership with the Consulates General in Mumbai & Bengaluru, the Honorary Consulates in Chennai & Kolkata, Presence Switzerland, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, swissnex India, Swiss Business Hub and Switzerland Tourism, the celebrations will last till spring 2014.
Designed by Swiss architect Hans Hofmann and realized posthumously by his young collaborator Walter Rüegg, the Swiss Embassy building was inaugurated in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 4th July 1963. Located in the Diplomatic Enclave in Chanakyapuri, the building is recognized as a significant architectural landmark of New Delhi. It symbolizes and stands for the strong bond that India and Switzerland have shared through these years. Like the relationship between the two countries, this building has emerged stronger with time, and like the friendship between the two countries, it has become timeless.
Swiss Ambassador Dr. Linus von Castelmur launched the Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India 2013-14 on 7th August 2013. Revealing to the media the series of events planned he observed, ''Architecture, design and engineering are the disciplines in which Switzerland excels; they are also strongly emerging fields of study and practice in India. I am confident that the Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India will offer a splendid platform for common reflection and push the current collaboration in these fields to new heights.''
Lectures, seminars and exhibitions will be held in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh as part of the celebrations. The highlight of the year will be the visit of Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter in November 2013.
Message from Ambassador Dr. Linus von Castelmur
Download the YSADE brochure: www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vind/embnd/events/ysade.html
Open House Day at the Swiss Embassy
50! - Celebrating the Swiss Embassy building in New Delhi. Guided walks, sound installation, exhibition, films, food and music. Come join the celebration.
Open House Day
Enjoy day long activities at the Embassy (Free entry)
Date: 16 November 2013
Time: 1100 hrs- 1800 hrs
Special evening programme: 1930 hrs - 2100 hrs
Venue: Embassy of Switzerland, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Highlights Guided walk of the Embassy building and through the refurbished Swiss Residence Sound installation by Andy Guhl Exhibition Architecture as an open process: Work in progress of Studio Mumbai Exhibition Clever crafts for green steel Screening of special films on architecture Gastronomy (Available on payment at the food court) A special evening program-Electronic Music concert by Jan Schacher (Switzerland) and Ish Sherawat (India)
To participate register with: ndh.events(at)eda.admin.ch
Please present your id-proof at the entrance.
Children above 8 years are welcome.
Photography and videography strictly prohibited.
To view the complete programme click here. [PDF]
Press mentions
In the news. Current interviews and articles on Pro Helvetia New Delhi supported initiatives.
Delhi Photo Festival / Delhi / September 2013
Interview: Curator Urs Stahel talks to Blouin Artinfo
Rosalyn D'Mello, Editor ARTINFO caught up with the Swiss curator at the India Habitat Centre and got him to share his thoughts on the challenges faced by photographers in an increasingly image-saturated world. More
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Game Gazer / Goa and Bangalore / August & September 2013
The Hindu Business Line:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/weekend-life/game-design-and-the-future-in-play/article5119830.ece
Time Out, Magazine:
http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/around-town/features/it%E2%80%99s-all-game
Deccan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/355165/swiss-game-gazer-fair-has.html
DNA:
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?edorsup=Sup&queryed=860009&
querypage=6&boxid=29184&id=16621&eddate=2013-9-4&ed_date=2013-9-4&ed_code=860009&wintype=popup
The Real Thing - AUDITION CALL
For The Real Thing - a collaborative theatre piece between the Indian theatre director Zuleikha Chaudhari and Swiss theatre director Boris Nikitin.
For The Real Thing - a collaborative theatre piece between the Indian artist and theatre director Zuleikha Chaudhari and Swiss theatre director Boris Nikitin
Performance dates: 5-6 days in February, 2014 in New Delhi
AUDITION DETAILS:
FOR: Actors, dancers, magicians, politicians academics etc.
WHEN: 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 Oct and 1, 2 November - each day from 2 to 6 pm at
WHERE: 221A Sshahpurjat, 2nd floor, above R L Model school, and below Actor Factor
HOW: To book an audition slot: please write to therealthingaudition(at)gmail.com
Performance brief:
THE REAL THING researches the boundaries between fiction and reality by superimposing one on the other.THE REAL THING takes place in two highly codified places: the theatre and the library. Both as places of representation are carried to extremes and the fictional character of the real situation - architecture, politics of the gaze, codes of behaviour - are revealed. The rules, assumptions and un-discussed agreements - the framing becomes experiential /sensual.What is the tension between a fictional, highly constructed place/experience/ narrative/character and the 'real'?"THE REAL THING" establishes a look at "theatre" and "library" as remarkable cultural inventions, "social sculptures" and strange places. They become installations - pieces of art.
Performer Brief: Actors, dancers, magicians, politicians academics etc.
For the Audition:
If you are an actor you will be required to prepare a 7-10 min representation about yourself which could be fictional/real + a piece from a production
If you are a magician, politician, academic or anyone else interested in auditions - please prepare a 7-10 min representation about yourself which could be fictional/real + presentation of your ideas/thoughts (ie if you are a politician you could give a speech on your ideology etc.)
Audition Venue, Date and Time:
17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 Oct and 1, 2 November - each day from 2 to 6 pm at 221A Sshahpurjat, 2nd floor, above R L Model school, and below Actor Factor
The exhibition Swiss Positions travels to Chandigarh and Delhi
Curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, the Swiss Positions exhibition takes on sustainable architecture and is a collection of photographs of 33 key projects.
On occasion of the Year of Swiss architecture, design and engineering in India 2013 -14, the Embassy of Switzerland presents the travelling exhibition
Swiss positions - 33 takes on sustainable architecture
curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer
Brief on exhibition:
The travelling exhibition entitled "Swiss Positions: 33 takes on sustainable approaches to architecture" is a collection of photographs of 33 key projects from the Swiss construction sector over the past twenty years, which all have something to do with the theme of sustainable development. Swiss architecture and engineering enjoy an excellent reputation and high visibility not only on account of the quality of technical expertise and the inventiveness of their designers, but also on account of a far-reaching concern with sustainable development.
Exhibition schedule:
Chandigarh
Venue: Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sec. 10C, Chandigarh
Opening: 4 October 2013
On view from: 5 - 14 October 201310.00 am to 5.00 pm, Mondays closed
Guided walk of the exhibition with architect Snehal Shah 6th October 2013 / 2:30 pm to 3.15 pm
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New Delhi
Venue: Open Palm Court, India Habitat Center, Lodi Road, New Delhi
Opening: 24th October 2013 with an introductory speech by Christian Müller, Swiss architect
On view from: 25th to 31st October 2013 / 10.00 am to 8.00 pm, daily
Guided walk of the exhibition with architect Snehal Shah26th October 2013 / 10.30 am
To attend the inauguration and the guided walk write to ndh.events(at)eda.admin.ch
Antonio Bühler from DA MOTUS! to mentor participants of Gati Summer Dance Residency
Swiss choreographer Antonio Bühler from DA MOTUS! was in Delhi to mentor the residents of Gati Summer Dance Residency 2013.
All warmed up: New propositions in dance
After nine intense weeks, the residents of Gati Summer Dance Residency are set to present their choreographic creations. Swiss choreographer Antonio Bühler from DA MOTUS! was in Delhi to mentor the participants.
Showcase 1: 18th October, 2013 at 7 pm
Showcase 2: 19th October, 2013 at 7 pm
Venue: British Council Theatre, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-01
Entry: Passes available at GATI
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Swiss choreographer, Antonio Bühler has been invited to mentor participants of Gati Summer Dance Residency 2013.
Date:
Residency and workshops: 5 - 20 October 2013Performance: 19 October 2013Venue: tbc (visit www.prohelvetia.in closer to the date)For more information on the residency visit: www.gatidance.com/residency.html
Synopsis
Swiss choreographer and dancer Antonio Bühler has been invited to Delhi for the Gati Summer Dance Residency. Antonio will be mentoring the dancers / choreographers and will also hold workshops while in Delhi. Antonio Bühler has visited India twice earlier with the support of Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council. In 2008 Antonio and his dance company DA MOTUS! presented en vie ... en ville (French for 'in life...in a city') in Delhi, Jaipur and Chandigarh in partnership with Chandigarh Tourism, Khoj International Artists' Association, Jaipur Virasat Foundation and Rajasthan Tourism. Khoj International Artists' Association invited DA MOTUS! once again in 2008 to participate at the 48°C Public Art Ecology International Festival.
About Antonio Bühler
After a degree in law at the University of Fribourg, Antonio decided to devote himself exclusively to movement art and contemporary dance. He got initiated into choreography in New York in the early 80's by discovering improvisation and composition taught by Alwin Nikolaïs, Simone Forti and by different release techniques as well. His first choreography won the 2nd Prize at the International Choreography Contest in Nyon. In 1987 he founded with Brigitte Meuwly the company DA MOTUS! Antonio is a certified teacher of Yoga by the Swiss Yoga Association. He has an instinctive and sensitive approach to movement.
About DA MOTUS!
DA MOTUS!, is a contemporary dance performance company from Switzerland. DA MOTUS! (da!=give, offer! / motus=movement) cannot be defined as theatre, neither as dance, nor as any conventional form of body art. They are different and constantly surprise their audiences. Their performances are eclectic and stand out for their vivid creativity and are known for their constant search of artistic renewal, enriched by a subtle ability to play with the circumstances, on stage as well as out-door. More: info(at)damotus.ch
Partner:
GATI Dance Forum, New Delhi / www.gatidance.com/index.html
Swiss participation at 4th Anime Convention in Delhi
Mario von Rickenbach, game designer from Switzerland to participate in the 4th Animation Convention.
Mario Von Rickenbach from Switzerland to deliver a master-class at the 4th Anime Convention, New Delhi
Dates: 27 - 29 September 2013
Venue: Marwah Studios, Film City, NOIDA
Entry: As per convention rules
Synopsis: Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in partnership with Cinedarbaar is delighted to invite Mario Von Rickenbach from Switzerland to participate in the 4th Animation Convention in New Delhi.
Mario von Rickenbach
>Will conduct a session on the Myriad world of Mario Von Rickenbach- a session exploring his ideas of game design, art and interaction in the digital age. Followed by Q&A session.
>As well as be part of a panel discussion
The objective of the Animation Convention is to create a culture and intellectual inquiry, exchange and collaboration in the field of Animation, Gaming, Design, Comics/ graphic novels and Cinema. In its fourth year the convention will feature professionals like, Film Producers, Video Game Developers, Designers, Animators, Historians and Artists from India and abroad. The aim is to have a strong content base with innovative and interesting topics for discussions and master-classes. The convention will also see screenings of animation films and competitions on all three days.
About Mario von Rickenbach
Mario von Rickenbach is an independent game designer and artist based in Zurich, Switzerland. He studied game design at the Zurich University of the Arts, where he received a bachelors degree in 2010. His award-winning works include Mirage, a quirky game about a surreal creature, Krautscape, a generative racing game, and Rakete, an experimental cooperative multiplayer game. Mario was awarded the Cultural Advancement Award by the Alexander Clavel Foundation in 2013 and the Atelier für Zentralschweizer Kunstschaffende, New York.
Other awards include:
Grand Prize – European Indie Game Days, 2012, Marseille, FR – Mirage
Originality Award – European Indie Game Days, 2012, Marseille, FR – Mirage
Game Developers Conference – Best in Play, 2013, San Francisco, USA – Krautscape
Swiss Game Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / NIFFF, Neuchâtel, 2013 – Mirage
Swiss Game Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / NIFFF, Neuchâtel, 2013 – Drei
Swiss Games Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / Fantoche, Baden, CH – Krautscape
Jury & Audience Award – Experimentalgameplay.com / Stattmedia Contest, 2012, Berlin, DE – Rakete
More: www,mariov.ch
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Organisers and Partner:
Cinedarbaar: http://www.cinedarbaar.com
Urs Stahel invited by Delhi Photo Festival to give inaugural talk
Swiss curator, editor and author Urs Stahel invited by the festival directorate of the Delhi Photo Festival 2013.
Swiss curator, editor and author Urs Stahel has been invited by Delhi Photo Festival 2013 to give the inaugural talk of the Festival at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi. The festival directorate has also requested Urs to review portfolios and have an open interactive session with participants of the Festival. The Embassy of Switzerland will host an interactive lunch for Urs Stahel with select gallerists and curators.
Dates: 27 - 29 September 2013
Venue: India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Entry: As per festival rules
Urs Stahel's visit has been supported by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council.
About Urs Stahel:
Well known Swiss curator, editor and author of numerous exhibitions and publications, Urs Stahel was born in 1953 in Zurich. Until recently he was the Director of the Fotomuseum Winterthur. He holds a Masters degree in German Linguistics and Literature, general History and Philosophy. From 1982 to 1992 Urs was a freelance curator and art critic, and editor of the art magazine Du and lecturer in history of art and photography at the School of Art and Design in Zurich.
About the Festival:
The biennial Delhi Photo Festival is an initiative of the India Habitat Centre & Nazar Foundation to bring photography into the public space, thereby creating awareness of photographic arts and initiating dialogue amongst its many practitioners and lovers. Learning, sharing, showing new work, giving voice to young collectives, interaction between photo practitioners and enthusiasts as well as popularizing the art of photography are some of the aims of the Delhi Photo Festival.
More: http://www.delhiphotofestival.com/delhi_photo_festival_2013/about.html
Partners:
Nazar Foundation: http://nazarfoundation.org/nazarfoundation/nf_home.html
India Habitat Centre: www.indiahabitat.org/
Game Gazer India - list of games
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia and swissnex India bring Game Gazer to India.
Game Gazer - showcasing excellence in Swiss Game Design.
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and swissnex India bring the Game Gazer exhibition to India.
Come and explore the latest innovations in gaming and interaction from Switzerland:
OKO (iPad) / Nadezda Suvorova
FOXX KEEDZ (iPad) / Yulia Garcia-Skrebneva
EMPREINTES (iPad) / Empreintes Benjamin Ben Kemoun, Camille Morizot, Marine Sergent
MAGNETICS (iPad) / Fabien Duperrex
HOLLOW GROUNDS (iPad) / Jeremy Spillmann
JOURNEY OF A ROACH (iMac) / Binan Woll and Mischa Geiser
NED & TED (iMac) / Ned & Ted
BINARY LAND "Hello World!!!" (iPhone) / Baptiste Milési
LADYBUG (iPod touch) / Nanaui Amoros Silva and Marion Tamé
USURES (series of artefacts) / Marine Sergent
For more details on the game click here.
Supported by swissnex San Francisco, Game Culture, Pro Helvetia Zurich, Geneva University of Art and Design and the Zurich University of the Arts
Article in SICC Bulletin Dec 2013 (page 20)
Game Gazer, showcasing excellence in Swiss game design.
Game Gazer will showcase the work of students from Geneva University of Art and Design and the Zurich University of the Arts in Goa and Bangalore.
As part of the Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council and swissnex India bring the Game Gazer exhibition which showcases games and apps that offer a peek into the play of tomorrow.
Nadezda Suvorova and Marine Sergent from Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) and Mischa Geiser and Simon Kovatsch from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) will be visiting India to be part of Game Gazer India and to present the games to Indian game enthusiasts.
Come in, come play, and come explore the latest innovations in gaming and interaction, dive into space with puzzle app, OKO, follow the crazy adventures of Ned and Ted and many more!
This exhibition will showcase games for mobile and desktop platforms at the Kyoorius Design Yatra in Goa from 29 – 31 August, 2013 and later travel to Bangalore where a "Gaming Jam" has also been planned. The Gaming Jam will be a creative - face to face and hands-on event where people of various backgrounds (primarily game players, game developers and game designers) will come together and work on a shared theme. The participants will work together to derive and design new storyboards for games, new user experiences and new game themes/designs, learn new skills and attitudes, and meet new collaborators from India and Switzerland.
Game Gazer is an excellent example of how combined forces create a unique exposure for Swiss games in museums, education, and the industry all at once and create networking opportunities for creators and exhibitors alike.
To view details and list of games that are going to be part of Game Gazer click here.
To view details on game developers visiting India click here.
Game Gazer was previously shown at swissnex San Francisco during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) supported by the Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, swissnex San Francisco, Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
Game Gazer in India is part of the larger initiative: Year of Swiss Architecture, Design and Engineering in India 2013. (YSADE)
Swiss List – new books published
Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books
With the latest addition to the Swiss List published by Seagull Books, the number of books in English by Swiss writers now on the stands is eleven.
Swiss List – Max Frisch’s Drafts for a third Sketchbook and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Selected Essays translated and published by Seagull Books
The publication of the Swiss List in partnership with Seagull Books is an effort to bring Swiss literature to readers around the world. An extension of the initiative «Moving Words», the Swiss List has had demonstrable impact. Audiences across the globe now have access to Swiss Literature and literary translators from varying nationalities have had the opportunity to network and engage with Swiss writers. The number of translations of Swiss literature will continue to increase, with Seagull Books looking at publishing another few titles by year end. Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council supports translation.
The Swiss List comprises of the following titles:
‘On Life, Death, and This and That of the Rest’ by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal McLaughlin
'Death in Persia' by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones
Noah by Hugo Loetscher
Translated by Samuel P. Willcocks. Synopsis
My Mother's Lover by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin
My Father's Book by Urs Widmer
Translated by Donal Mc Laughlin
Correspondence by Frisch/Dürrenmatt’s
Translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Invitation to the Bold of Heart by Dorothee Elmiger
Translated by Cathy Derbyshire
Lyric Novella by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Lucy Renner Jones
All the Roads are Open by Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Translated by Isabel Fargo Cole
Links www: www.seagullindia.com/books/defaultnew.asp
Partner: Seagull India - www.seagullindia.com
Swiss artists invited to participate at the United Art Fair 2013, New Delhi
Swiss artists, Valentina Pini, Augustin Rebetez and Catherine Leutenegger have been invited to India to show their work at the United Art Fair in New Delhi.
Dates: 14 - 17 September 2013
Venue: ITPO, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Entry: As per fair rules
Swiss artists, Valentina Pini, Augustin Rebetez and Catherine Leutenegger have been invited to the United Art Fair in New Delhi. Scheduled to be held from 14-17 September 2013, the United Art Fair will show the work of nearly 300 artists from India and abroad.
The work of Valentina, Augustin and Catherine has been selected by the curator, Dr Alka Pande. The fair will display three works each of the three Swiss artists. Pro Helvetia will arrange for a professional programme for them while they are in Delhi.
United Art Fair is an artist driven event, which is expected to draw 1,50,000 footfalls during the four days of the fair. This event will bring together museum directors, foundations, curators, critics, artists and art professionals from around the world.
Partners and organiser:
United Art Fair: www.unitedartfair.com
Swiss graphic novelists invited to Mountain Echoes in Bhutan
Swiss graphic novelists Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez to participate in the literary and cultural festival in Bhutan.
Swiss graphic novelists Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez have been invited to participate in the literary and cultural festival in Bhutan called Mountain Echoes.
Following their participation at Mountain Echoes, the duo will present their recent works in New Delhi to a select audience.
Session: Speaking Graphics
Date: 11 August 2013
Venue: Tarayana Centre, Thimphu
Time: 12:30 pm - 01:10 pm
Speakers: Christoph Schuler and Andrea Caprez in conversation with Amruta Patil, one of India's popular Graphic Novelist for the session.
About the Swiss graphic novelists:
Christoph Schuler - Born 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland, 1970-73 apprenticeship as bookseller, 1973-77 odd jobs as theatre actor, painter, carpenter, house cleaner, removal worker, construction worker, archivist, extra in films, graphic designer. 1976-78 F+F School of Art and Media Design. 1978-87 co-founder and editor of several underground and alternative papers and magazines ("Stilett", Strapazin, "Nizza").Since 1985 editor at Strapazin Comic Magazine, comics scriptwriter; author of short stories and children's books. Teacher at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Andrea Caprez - Born 1954 in Chur, Switzerland. Apprenticeship as draftsman. 1977 move to Zurich. 1983-88 F+F School of Art and Media Design. Singer and composer of rock band The Jellyfish Kiss. Since 1988 illustrator and cartoonist for Swiss and international papers and magazines, designer of books and cd's, children's books, animated movies etc. Teacher at the Zurich University of the Arts.
About the festival
Mountain Echoes is a unique literary and cultural festival set in the serene surroundings of Bhutan. The festival is an initiative by the India-Bhutan Foundation in association with Siyahi, a literary consultancy, to share the rich culture and the many myths, legends and folklore of the Himalayan region. The focus of the festival is to explore and celebrate the literary traditions and cultural nuances of India and Bhutan.
Festival dates: 9 to 12 August 2013
Partners:
India- Bhutan Foundation http://mountainechoes.org/
Siyahi http://siyahi.in/
Mountain Echoes Festival http://mountainechoes.org/
Surjit Nongmeikapam invited to perform at Theater Spektakel
Indian choreographer and contemporary dancer, Surjit Nongmeikapam invited to perform at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel.
Sandro Lunin, Festival Director and Artistic Director, Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Theater Spektakel, Zurich) is pleased to invite Indian chreographer and contemporary dancer, Surjit Nongmeikapam to perform at the 34th edition of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel.
Date: 22 / 23/ 24 August 2013
Time: 7:00 - 7:45 pm
Venue: Rote Fabrik, Zürich
Surjit's participation at the festival is being supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi. Surjit Nongmeikapam will present One Voice / Black Pottery Dance & Video | 45 mins The dancer and choreographer Surjit Nongmeikapam comes from the Indian province of Manipur near the border of Myanmar. He masters Kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms. His dense, expressive solo is a reflection on torture and on the trauma that can lead to a lifelong bond between victim and torturer.
Surjit Nongmeikapam has also been nominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Acknowledgement Prize. The list of nominations include:
Surjit Nongmeikapam / India : One Voice
Sung-Im Her & Su-Mi Jang / South Korea: Philia
Venuri Perera / Sri Lanka : Thalattu
Moe Satt Myanmar : Face and Fingers
Chuma Sopotela / South Africa: Inkukhu ibeke iqanda
Mamela Nyamza / South Africa: Isingqala
Ali Moini / Iran : My Paradoxical Knives
Eisa Jocson / Philippines : Macho Dancer
Sonya Levin / Russia : The Day Before
A clip from Surjit Nongmeikapam performance One Voice can be viewed at:
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AsDEEb7x00w
Surjit has on a previous occasion worked with Swiss artist Frédéric Lombard as part of the The Yellow Line Project (YLP) residency organized by GATI, that brought together dancers and media artists to make 5 films in different public sites around New Delhi in 2011.
The programme of this year's festival can be downloaded at www.theaterspektakel.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/Pocket_PDF/ZTS_2013_Pocket_engl.pdf
Photo credit: Soumita & Soumit Bhattacharya
'Curatorial Work between Action and Reflection'
A presentation by curator Oliver Kielmayer, who is the director and curator of Kunsthalle Winterthur and the founder of WeAreTheArtists.
Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) invite you to 'Curatorial Work between Action and Reflection,'
a presentation by curator Oliver Kielmayer
Date: Monday, 29 July 2013
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: FICA Reading Room, D-42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024
In this presentation Kielmayer, who is the director and curator of Kunsthalle Winterthur and the founder of WeAreTheArtists, focuses on the backstage perspective of projects instead of their conceptual and theoretical aspects. He explores the creative potential activated by problematic and unsatisfactory contexts and shows how problem-solving is a source of innovation.
About Oliver Kielmayer:
Oliver Kielmayer teaches art history at F+F School of Art and Media Design in Zurich. He is the director of the Kunstalle Winterthur, a centre for contemporary art in Zurich. In 2004, Kielmayer founded WeAreTheArtists, a network project that focuses on open discourse and authentic communication about art by means of a homepage and a free newspaper.
Image courtesy: Couch Curator, photostory published in WeAreTheArtists, No. 16, 2012. The complete photostory is also available online on www.wearetheartists.net
Experimenter Curator's Hub invites Oliver Kielmayer
Swiss curator Oliver Kielmayer, Director Kunsthalle Winterthur will be in India this July to participate in the Experimenter Curator's Hub 2013.
In continuation with their interest in critical curatorial practice, Experimenter Kolkata has announced the third edition of the Experimenter Curators' Hub that will take place at Experimenter in Kolkata on Friday, 26th & Saturday, 27th July 2013.
Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to associate with ECH for the third consecutive year and has invited Swiss curator Oliver Kielmayer, Director of Kunsthalle Winterthur to participate in the Experimenter Curators' Hub 2013.
The hub is a crucial platform to discuss the most contemporary thought behind curating through the presentations of the ten participating curators.
Participating Curators:
Alessandro Vincentelli / UK
Che Kyongfa / Japan
Daniel Muzyczuk / Poland
Girish Shahane / India
Kathrin Rhomberg / Austria
Nancy Adajania / India
Natasha Ginwala / India
Oliver Kielmayer / India
Pooja Sood / India
Sandhini Poddar / India
Attendance to Experimenter Curators’ Hub is free but on prior registration only on a first come first serve basis. Please email admin@experimenter.in to register.
Swiss Curator Oliver Kielmayer
Oliver Kielmayer is the Director of Kunsthalle Winterthur and lives in Zurich, Switzerland. Kielmayer’s career includes numerous positions as curator of major art galleries, including the world-renowned Kunsthalle Winterthur in Winterthur, Switzerland, where he is currently its director and the Kleines Helmhaus in Zurich, where he held the position of curator from 2000 through 2002. From 2001 to 2004, he was the Manager of international artist in residence programme of the foundation Kunstlerhaus Boswil and 2005 co-curator at the IBCA - International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Prague. He is also the publisher of the free artist newspaper WeAreTheArtists and member of the art committee of the canton of Zurich. In addition, Oliver Kielmayer’s work has been featured in many exhibits over the past decade, most notably: Begehren & Eroberung - Filmstills, Russ Meyer Vintage Prints, Celebrity Nudes, Pornophotographica; Aggression; Downloads from Future; and Homecoming. He also has a long list of publications to his credit, including artificialities; Umelec 2/2006; and Christian Vetter – History Park. He has extensive expertise as a lecturer and jurist, most recently as juror of res publica, art project for Stadthaus Zurich; lecturer at Brazier's International, Braziers; and juror Dezemberausstellung, Kunstmuseum, Winterthur.
