Swiss writer Markus Kirchhofer invited to India
Markus Kirchhofer will read in prose and poetry from his books “Eisfischen” and “Der Stachel”, in Delhi, Pune and Goa.
DELHI:
23 September 2016 / as part of Long Night of LiteratureS 2016
26 September 2016 / British School, Delhi
PUNE:
27 September 2016 / Department of Foreign Languages, Pune University
GOA:
29 September 2016 / Literati Goa at 7:00 pm
About Markus Kirchhofer, Switzerland
Markus Kirchhofer was born in 1963 in the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. He worked as a cultural interpreter at the Stapferhaus in Lenzburg Castle after which he studied in Paris. Subsequently, he worked as a teacher (1993-2010) and later as a teacher trainer (1996-2013). He has been a freelance writer since 2013. Markus Kirchhofer wrote his first poems when he was seven, guided by his teacher Jannis Zinniker. He authored ten graphic novels, which he published together with the Swiss illustrators Diego Balli, Hannes Binder, Reto Gloor, Melk Thalmann and Silvan Wegmann as well as with Iranian illustrator Parsua Bashi.
His first solo publications, a volume of poems titled “Eisfischen” (2014) and a book of short stories “Der Stachel” (2016), were published by the Knapp Verlag in Switzerland. Apart from his books, Markus Kirchhofer has written columns and been involved in theatre and exhibition making. Markus Kirchhofer’s literary works have received numerous awards. He recently received grants from the Aargau Kuratorium (2014) and Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council (2015).
Markus and his wife Brigitte Vogt, a pharmacist, have been living in Oberkulm (Switzerland) since 1997.
Markus Kirchhofer at Long Night of LiteratureS 2016
Swiss German author Markus Kirchhofer will represent Switzerland at the Long Night of LiteratureS 2016, an evening of literary encounters.
Speed dating can be a lot of fun, especially if each encounter is from a different European country!
Here’s presenting literature enthusiasts the opportunity to speed-date with
10 authors from
10 European countries in
07 different European languages!
Join in for an evening of literary encounters in French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Spanish with authors from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. The authors will present readings of their texts in their respective languages as well as in English.
On Friday 23 September 2016 at 5:30 pm
at Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, New Delhi
Entry by prior registration. Email longnightlit(at)gmail.com to register.
Registration open from: 12th – 20th September 2016
An initiative supported by the European Union, this evening of readings is a collaborative presentation by Austrian Cultural Forum, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, Institut Français en Inde, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Polish Institute, Insituto Cervantes, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and Embassy of Switzerland.
List of participating authors: Vea Kaiser, Austria; Jean-Pierre Orban, Belgium; Makenzy Orcel, France; Line Hoven, Germany; Mátyás Sirokai, Hungary; Laila Wadia, Italy; Johan Harstad, Norway; Jacek Dehnel, Poland; Gabriela Ybarra, Spain and Markus Kirchhofer, Switzerland.
The format encourages the audience to listen to many authors through the course of the evening. Each author reads to an audience of about 12-15 people for 20 minutes. Then group then moves to the next room to listen to another author. This concept allows the audience close interactions with the authors.
About Markus Kirchhofer, Switzerland
Markus Kirchhofer was born in 1963 in the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. He worked as a cultural interpreter at the Stapferhaus in Lenzburg Castle after which he studied in Paris. Subsequently, he worked as a teacher (1993-2010) and later as a teacher trainer (1996-2013). He has been a freelance writer since 2013. Markus Kirchhofer wrote his first poems when he was seven, guided by his teacher Jannis Zinniker. He authored ten graphic novels, which he published together with the Swiss illustrators Diego Balli, Hannes Binder, Reto Gloor, Melk Thalmann and Silvan Wegmann as well as with Iranian illustrator Parsua Bashi. His first solo publications, a volume of poems titled “Eisfischen” (2014) and a book of short stories “Der Stachel” (2016), were published by the Knapp Verlag in Switzerland. Apart from his books, Markus Kirchhofer has written columns and been involved in theatre and exhibition making. Markus Kirchhofer’s literary works have received numerous awards. He recently received grants from the Aargau Kuratorium (2014) and Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council (2015). Markus and his wife Brigitte Vogt, a pharmacist, have been living in Oberkulm (Switzerland) since 1997.
To view details about all the authors click here.
FIELD by Tabea Martin
IGNITE! Festival of Contemporary Dance organised by GATI Dance Forum invites Tabea Martin to present her work at Delhi and Jaipur.
Tabea Martin [Switzerland]
Field | 45 min
DELHI
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 6 pm
OddBird Theatre, Dhanmill Compound, 100ft. Road, Chattarpur, New Delhi- 110074
Donor Pass INR 300
JAIPUR
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Jawahar Kala Kendra
Contact venue for timing and ticket details)
About the performance
Three bodies. One field. The 100 best love songs.
They long for something to happen, for some explosion. They fight fiercely for love, for affection, for recognition. Startlingly athletic and dynamic, this trio is a battlefield.
A performance about the tireless fight, that something should happen in life. And the disillusionment that if something happens, then it's not been the right thing. That the more you want to experience the less you experience. A performance that is trying to understand what drives people and how they can engage. A performance, with three people who want to connect with one another.
About Tabea Martin
Tabea Martin is a choreographer and performer based in Amsterdam and Basel/Zürich, Switzerland. She studied Modern Theatre Dance at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Amsterdam. She was active as a dancer in different dance companies in Holland, Germany and Ireland. In 2006 she graduated with a second degree from the Rotterdamse Dansacademie, Rotterdam, in Choreography. During her studies, she was also a guest student at SNDO in Amsterdam. She has been creating works and presenting them at various festivals and venues across the world.
Cast + Credits
Choreography: Tabea Martin
Choreographic assistant: Viola Perra
Dancers: Raquel Miro, Luca Cacitti, Carl Staaf
Dramaturgy: Youness Anzane
Light designer: Minna Heikkilä
Light: Dave Staring
Costume: Mirjam Egli
Photo credit: Pepijn-Lutgerink
Production: Cecile Brissier / Kilim Production
Co-production: Gymnase CDC / Roubaix - Kaserne Basel
Distribution: Larissa Bizer / produktionswerkstatt
Thanks: Sebastian Nübling, Matthias Mooij, Rebecca Weingartner, Laura Pregger, Pol Bierhoff
Partners: Rotterdamse Schouwburg / Rotterdam - Theater aan het Vrijthof / Maastricht - Grand Theatre / Groningen - ADN / Neuchatel
With the support of: Centre National de la Danse / Paris - Kanton Basel-Landschaft
Supported at IGNITE! 2016 by:Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council
BIG-GAME to visit India
Swiss product and interior design studio BIG-GAME will deliver a talk on 'Functionalism' in Bangalore and Goa and present 'Q&A' in collaboration with Indian designer Itu Chaudhuri.
Swiss product and interior design studio BIG-GAME to deliver talk on
'Functionalism' in Bangalore and Goa.
Date/ venue:
Bangalore
Monday 26 September
Workshop for students at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Tuesday 27 September at 6:30 pm
Talk at Swissnex India on FUNCTIONALISM Entry by registration.
To register visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKWPRZL
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About BIG-GAME
BIG-GAME is a product and interior design studio based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was created by Augustin Scott de Martinville, Elric Petit and Grégoire Jeanmonod. Augustin Scott de Martinville, Grégoire Jeanmonod and Elric Petit are BIG-GAME. The studio describes their work as simple, functional and optimistic. They produce a variety of products and accessories for companies such as Alessi, Hay, Karimoku, Muji, Lexon, Nespresso and Moustache. BIG-GAME's work is often accessible, charming and, above all, useful. The studio has received numerous awards including the Swiss Design Award, the iF design award, the Wallpaper Design Award, the Good Design Award, the Hublot Design Award and Design Preis Schweiz. BIG-GAME's works are part of the collections of the Museum fur Gestaltung, the Musée du Grand-Hornu, the Centre Georges Pompidou as well as the MoMA. The studio is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. In addition to their design work, the three founders of BIG-GAME also serve as professors at ECAL / University of Arts and Design Lausanne. www.big-game.ch About the Talk on FUNCTIONALISM Swiss design is famous for its rational approach and the emphasis it puts on function. As a studio based in Switzerland, when designing furniture, watches, tableware or interiors for clients in Japan, Italy or Denmark, we clearly value function, but we also try to add an element of playfulness and optimism. Here are a few examples of our work from around the world.
About the exhibition Q&A
Q&A to be held in Delhi Monday 3 Oct 2016 at 125 MCM New Delhi with Indian designer Itu Chaudhuri of Itu Chaudhuri Design. The Q&A exhibition concept is based on a dialogue between 10 products designed by BIG-GAME design studio and 10 items selected by a designer in a specific hosting country. The result is a playful exhibition that confronts BIG-GAME's view on design with the local culture of objects. The opening is a great opportunity for international exchange for the designers to share stories about objects through an informal presentation. So far, the concept has been executed in Tokyo, Prague, Bordeaux, Barcelona and Mexico City.
Partners: Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with swissnex India and Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
