Public lecture by Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of documenta 14
Adam Szymczyk will be in in Delhi on the invitation of Pro Helvetia New Delhi and Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art.
Strange Comfort (Afforded by the Profession)
a public lecture by Adam Szymczyk
on Monday, 28 July 2014 at 6:30 pm
at India International Centre, New Delhi (Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex)
The public lecture will be moderated by Geeta Kapur, Indian critic and curator.
Adam Szymczyk has been the recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement at the Menil Foundation in Houston.
To learn more about Adam Szymczyk & Geeta Kapur click here.
To learn more about the event click here.
The event is being presented by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with FICA / Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art and India International Centre.
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Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of documenta 14 at ECH2014
Adam Szymczyk will be in in Kolkata to participate in the Experimenter Curator's Hub and in Delhi to present a public lecture.
Adam Szymczyk will be participating at the Experimenter Curators Hub 2014 in Kolkata.
For more information on the Experimenter Curator's Hub click here.
Kolkata
Experimenter Curators Hub / 25 & 26 July 2014
Entry by registration only
Delhi
Strange Comfort (Afforded by the Profession) // a public lecture by Adam Szymczyk
on Monday, 28 July 2014 at 6:30 pm
at India International Centre, New Delhi (Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex)
Entry open to all.
The public lecture will be moderated by Geeta Kapur, Indian critic and curator.
Adam Szymczyk has been the recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement at the Menil Foundation in Houston.
To learn more about the event click here.
To learn more about Adam Szymczyk & Geeta Kapur click here.
The event is being presented by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with FICA / Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art and India International Centre.
(Photo credit - Tadeusz Rolke)
A collaborative puppet performance by Margrit Gysin
Margrit Gysin, the grande dame of Swiss puppeteers, to present Squirrel's Birthday with Arundhati Nag and Andrea Gronemeyer.
Swiss puppeteer Margrit Gysin returns to India once again to collaborate with theatre personalities Arundhati Nag from India and Andrea Gronemeyer from Germany.
Date/ venue:
Bangalore:19 & 20 July 2014 at Ranga Shankara
Entry as per festival rules
Delhi: 24 & 25 July 2014 at Akshara Theatre
24 & 25th July: 7:00 pm
School shows-10:30 am
Entry as per festival rules
The performance will be part of AHA!, Ranga Shankara's programme to bring theatre in all its aspects to younger people.
About Squirrel’s Birthday
Ranga Shankara, Bangalore, Figurentheatre, Switzerland and Schnawwl Theatre, Manheim
English/45 minutes
For Children between 4yrs and 6yrs
Directed by Andrea Gronemeyer
The ‘Squirrel’s Birthday’ is about the squirrel deciding to celebrate his birthday with his friends. The squirrel writes letters in his own handwriting on pieces of bark to all his friends right from the whale in the ocean to the firefly, inviting everyone for his birthday. The performance is an ensemble of puppetry, object and miniature theatre.
The Cast:
Margrit Gysin
Graduate of the Theatre School J. Lecoq Paris, puppetry therapist Margrit Gysin has been a freelance puppet theatre player since 1976 and has conducted theatre education classes and seminars across the world. As someone who loves telling stories to children, she is a veteran at many Children and Puppet Theatre Festivals across the world. She is the founder and artistic Director of Figurentheatre, Switzerland.
In 2011 Margrit Gysin was invited by Ranga Shankara, Bangalore, ICCR, Kolkata, and Old World Culture, New Delhi to present Mimmi and Brumm are having a party.Small puppets are Margrit Gysin's speciality and she uniquely creates maximum impact with minimal props. A small pebble turns into a mountain and the trials and tribulations of little characters become uncomfortably familiar and human.
Arundhati Nag
One of India’s most talented contemporary actors, Arundhati Nag has over a thousand performances to her credit. She is one of the few multilingual actors in the country who has acted in Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada. Ms Nag, who began her tryst with theatre more than three decades ago with the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) Mumbai, also has a number of films to her credit.
Andrea Gronemeyer
Andrea Gronemeyer has worked in and for children’s and youth theatre for more than 20 years, first as an author, then as a stage and theatre director. During this time, she has staged some 40 plays for a young audience. For more than fifteen years, she worked as a director and dramaturg at the Comedia Colonia, an independent theatre in Cologne. She is currently the Director at the Schnawwl Theatre & Young Opera, Mannheim, Germany.
For more information click here.
http://www.figurentheater-margrit-gysin.ch
Ghostape to mentor at Gati Summer Dance Residency 2014
Swiss musician Gabriel Ghebrezghi, better known as Ghostape, to mentor the participants of Gati Summer Dance Residency 2014.
Swiss musician Gabriel Ghebrezghi, better known as Ghostape, will be in India on the invitation of Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and GATI Dance Forum to mentor participants of Gati Summer Dance Residency 2014.
Residency dates: 14 July till 3 August 2014
Performance dates: 1 & 2 August 2014
Entry: as per GSDR rules
Ghostape is an engimatic and inspiring experimental electronic artist from Switzerland, who uses recorded sounds to create vivid soundscapes merging into abstract pop artefacts. As a mentor, Ghostape will work with participants of the residency to compose music for their final performances. The Gati Summer Dance Residency supports emerging artists to engage with choreography.
To know more about Ghostape click here.
Partner: GATI Dance Forum
DER LÄNGSTE TAG - THE LONGEST DAY
Indian performance artists Smitha Cariappa, Suresh Kumar and Sujit Mallik to participate in DER LÄNGSTE TAG - THE LONGEST DAY, a 16-hours nonstop performance by various artists on 21st June 2014.
THE LONGEST DAY
16 hours nonstop performances under the open sky in the center of Zürich
on 21st June 2014 from 05.29 (sunrise) until 21.26 (dawn)
at Zeughaushof, Kanonengasse 20, 8004 Zürich, in cooperation with Kunstraum (artspace) Walcheturm Zürich
Curated by Dorothea Rust and Irene Müller in collaboration with Kunstraum Walcheturm.
Performing artists
Ian Anüll, Zürich___Smitha Cariappa, Bangalore (India)___Mio Chareteau, Genève___Eduardo Cruces, Lota (Chile)___RJS art kollektiv (Mo Diener, Eva Merckling-Mihok, Milena Petrovic, RR Marki) , Zürich___Ma Ei (Latt Win Ei Ei), Yangon (Myanmar)___Arianne Foks, Paris / Brussels___Julia Geröcs, Budapest / Zürich___Yvonne Good, Zürich___Flo Kaufmann, Solothurn___Verica Kovacevska, Skopje / Zürich___Suresh Kumar, Bangalore (India)___Sujit Mallik, Odisha (India)___Suzana Richle / Sara Lüscher, Zürich___Colin Raynal, Neuchâtel___Charlie Jeffery, ParisImage: Suresh Kumar // Bangalore.
For more information click here.
Darlingtonia, a participatory-performance by Sujit Mallik
A presentation by Indian artist Sujit Mallik who is currently on a studio residency at iaab Basel.
Darlingtonia, a participatory-performance by Sujit Mallik who is currently on a studio residency at iaab Basel.
When: 25 June 2014 at 6pm to 27 June 2014.
Where: At-vegetables garden, Merian Gardens
Vorder Brüglingen 5 Front Brüglingen 5 CH-4052 Basel CH-4052 Basel
Artist's statement
Darlingtonea sounds like an infection or a disease. An infection acquired from a dear one. (I can't live without you. If you won't come before me I'd probably die.) Darlingtonea is a genus of many ground beetles. Most of the time, they become the food of carnivorous plants.
This work is dedicated to that genus of darlingtonea beetles that are unaware that plants can trap them and kill them. The interaction between the darlingtonia and the plant becomes dreadful as they get trapped in a provocative tube like structure formed by the plant and are unable to escape because of the fake windows, which keep their attention diverted from the open door. At last they die.
This type of behaviour of a plant aroused my curiosity and resulted in my building this structure with edible things. The work is an attempt towards self-realisation.
Can "I" come out of this mindset that I represent the whole mankind?
To know more about Merian gardens click here. www.meriangaerten.ch
http://www.meriangaerten.ch
TAKE THAT! Performance highlights from Switzerland
Three eminent personalities from the field of theatre in India have been invited to Zurich to attend Take That! a performance festival.
Three eminent personalities from the field of theatre in India have been invited to attend Take That! a performance festival in Zurich from 5-8 June 2014.
Sankar Venkateswaran, theatre director and Director, International Theatre Festival of Kerala 2015, Arundhati Nag, prominent film and theatre personality and Director, Ranga Shankara, Bangalore and S. Surendranath, Artistic Director, Ranga Shankara, Bangalore have been invited to Switzerland in June 2014 to attend Take That! a performance festival in Zurich.
Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik, Tanzhaus and Gessnerallee Zürich will be presenting ten stellar positions from all over the country at their festival TAKE THAT! from 5 - 8 June 2014. The platform shows a subjective selection of strong artistic individuals and collectives featuring a distinct and original thumbprint.
The invitees will experience the performing arts scene in Switzerland, as well as have the chance to meet theatre and dance practitioners and build relevant networks for their institutions.
Through invitations such as these Pro Helvetia New Delhi hopes to create conditions that allow arts professionals and cultural practitioners to explore and address each other's cultures.
For more information on TAKE THAT! click here.
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Frequently asked questions about the artist-in-residence programme, the application process, eligibility and more.
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Pro Helvetia New Delhi is the liaison office of the Swiss Arts Council in South Asia. Artists holding nationalities of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are eligible to apply. Please note that it is essential that the artist be residing in his/ her home country at the time of application.
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A studio residency (max. 3 months) gives artists the chance to gain a broad insight into a different cultural environment. The aim of the residency is to find inspiration, establish networks and contemplate new projects and cooperations. While a research residency is shorter (max. 4 weeks) and enables artists and cultural practitioners to carry out research. The aim of the research residency is to prepare an exchange project.
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To view a list of both South Asian and Swiss artists who have been on the Residency programme click here.
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Workshop by lighting designer Jonathan O’Hear at Attakkalari, Bangalore
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts has invited Swiss lighting designer Jonathan O'Hear to conduct diploma, repertory and community workshops.
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts has invited Swiss lighting designer Jonathan O'Hear to conduct diploma, repertory and community workshops.
Date: 26 May - 6 June 2014
Venue: Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
24-04, BTS Bus Depot Road, Wilson Garden, Behind Mandovi Motors, Bengaluru-560027
Entry: Contact Vijay Saravanan C R, Production Executive / Light Designer, TransMedia Technologies, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, 24-04, 1st Cross, Wilson Garden, Bangalore 560 027 / +91 9840222315
Synopsis: TransMedia Technologies, a division of Attakkalari, will be hosting Jonathan O'Hear, an internationally renowned lighting designer who is especially known for his work with light as an object of art and with unconventional ways of controlling light. Jonathan will be in Bangalore for two weeks, during which time he will be working closely with TransMedia's in-house Lighting Designers and Technicians to share his expertise and experience in the field of lighting design.
Over the weekend, Jonathan will also be conducting an Advanced workshop in lighting design which will be open to the public. The workshop is meant for lighting designers, choreographers, dancers, and anyone interested in studying light.This will be a workshop that deals with technology in lighting - both the technologies used in the past and developing and future technologies. In concordance with the multifaceted nature of light, the workshop will be a mix of theory, observation and sensing.
About the workshop:
For the workshop for the Diploma students of Attakkalari, Jonathan will address the foundations for understanding the impact of light on humans as well as the technicalities of applying the theory in a real artistic project (not necessarily a performance).
As for the workshop for general public to be held on 31 May & 1 June 2014, Jonathan will talk about lighting technology and human interference. (Introduction, discussion about using technology in lighting: Past technology/future technology, some limits of technology, why use new technologies? etc.) He will also present case studies to showcase use of video as light, use of humans instead of robots and the use of other types of interfaces than a lighting desk. In concordance with the multifaceted nature of light, the workshop will be a mix of theory, observation and sensing.
About Jonathan O'Hear Jonathan O'Hear trained as a filmmaker in Vancouver in the late 80's where he acquired a taste for manipulating light, sound and video in various contexts. Born in the UK, he grew up in Switzerland and elsewhere leading a rather nomadic lifestyle until around 2007. Today he lives in Switzerland and works primarily as a lighting designer for performing arts. 2013 marked his first exhibition as a contemporary artist and his commitment to the Neopost Foofwa dance company as joint artistic and operations director with Foofwa d'Imobilité. His interests in light revolve around three main themes, light as an artistic medium, the use of new technologies submitted to human interference, and light emitting objects. His work is often tainted by the idea that human imperfection transcends technological limitations. His recent collaborations include choreographers Foofwa d'Imobilité, Marie-Caroline Hominal, Prisca Harsch and sculptor Martin Rautenstrauch.
Jonathan has conducted workshops on the use of light as an artistic medium, in the Netherlands, India, South Africa and Mozambique, with the support of Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council. He was invited to show his work by the Villa Bernasconi and the festival Antigel in Geneva.
Partner: Attakkalari Centre of Movements Arts, Bangalore www.attakkalari.org/
http://www.attakkalari.org/
Announcing recipients of Studio Residencies 2015 / 2016
Pro Helvetia New Delhi announces the names of the artists who have been awarded Studio Residencies for 2015 / 2016.
Pro Helvetia New Delhi announces the names of Indian and Swiss artists who have been selected by the jury to avail the Studio Residency it offers.
South Asian artists:
Diya Naidu (dance) / India
Hetal Chudasama (visual arts) / India
Megha Katyal (visual arts) / India
Swiss artists:
Corinne Maier (performing arts)
Heike Fiedler (literature)
Pascal Schwaighofer (visual arts)
The applications received from the above artists were in concurrence with Pro Helvetia - Swiss Art Council's current mandate. The jury made its decision depending on the application's individual merit as well as on being able to find an appropriate host in Switzerland. Besides, preference is given to artists who are able to demonstrate the possibility of generating follow-up projects.
The selection in India was made by a jury comprising Girish Shahane, an art historian, curator and columnist; Mandeep Raikhy, choreographer and dancer; Surekha Anil Kumar, curator and artist; and Chandrika Grover Ralleigh, Head Pro Helvetia New Delhi.
The selection has been corroborated by Pro Helvetia's Specialist Departments in Zurich.
For more information on Residencies offered by Pro Helvetia click here
Mirjam Fischer to collaborate with Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014
Mirjam Fischer, a freelance Swiss book publisher and writer was in India to research collaboration with Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014.
Mirjam Fischer was in India in May 2014 to meet Jitish Kallat, the curator of Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014 to research potential collaboration with Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014 dates: 12 December 2014 to 29 March 2015
About Mirjam Fischer
A graduate from the University of Berne with a Master Degree in art history, Mirjam Fischer is a freelance book publisher. She has initiated, produced and realised among others a complex exhibition catalogue for the Kunstmuseum Bern, "The Weak Sex. Thematic Group Show of Contemporary Art," a monograph of Jean Tinguely's late work "Torpedo Institut" as well as the catalogue raisonné of Susi and Ueli Berger furniture design that will be published by Scheidegger & Spiess.
Furthermore, Mirjam extensively researched for graphic material for the artist book by Haris Epaminonda "Chapters I-XXX" that was published in conjunction with her exhibition at Kunsthaus Zürich in 2013. Simultaneously, she was in charge of the one day symposium "Rules & Schools" in Leipzig, Germany, that took place on the occasion of The Leipzig Book Fair, where Switzerland was the guest of honour in 2014. Lectures and talks illuminated questions about the historical relevance and timeliness of rules in Swiss book design. As a producer of books she had to accommodate the specific requirements of a particular book genre. In her role as a publisher, Mirjam had to address many questions such as - Can the artist's book be used as a platform of art and promote an artistic practice, must an exhibition catalogue or a short guide to the exhibition meet mainly service-oriented requirements?
(Photo credit: Veronique Hoegger)
Partner: Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014 - kochimuzirisbiennale.org
Mandeep Raikhy presents Inhabited Geometry at STEPS in Switzerland
INHABITED GEOMETRY at Dance Festival STEPS scheduled to take place from 24 April to 17 May 2014.
Indian Choreographer Mandeep Raikhy of GATI Dance Forum India, has been invited to Switzerland along with his group of dancers to present INHABITED GEOMETRY at the DANCE FESTIVAL STEPS scheduled to take place from 24 April to 17 May 2014.
The multimedia work Inhabited Geometry uses transient imagery to present space as an unattainable dream, and seduces audiences with its rapid fusion of Indian Bharata Natyam and contemporary dance.
In a black and white space, the delicate and clearly defined contours of six dancers engender rapidly flowing movements to create a highly elaborate universe. In Inhabited Geometry, choreographer Mandeep Raikhy generates spaces that evoke both home and homeland, but which also make room for individuality, friction and conflict. German media artist Chris Ziegler compresses and layers the choreography using cinematic spaces, allowing the dancers to merge with the transient imagery and make one thing very clear: on the overpopulated Indian subcontinent, sufficient living space is a rare commodity.
While at home with the traditional Indian dance Bharata Natyam and the martial art Kalaripayattu, Mandeep Raikhy and his dancers are also very much in tune with contemporary European dance.
"Many dancers in India are trying to achieve this organic combination of Bharatanatyam and western forms of contemporary dance, but not every one of them is able to achieve the 'organic-ness' of it the way Mandeep and his dancers have." DANCECRITIQUE ANON
choreography Mandeep Raikhy |
music Ish Shehrawat + diFfuSed beats (Sound Reasons) |
multimedia design Chris Ziegler |
dancers 6 |
length 60 min. without an interval
MANDEEP RAIKHY
Mandeep Raikhy was a dancer at the Shabana Jeyasign Dance Company in London between 2005 and 2009. He has been managing director of the Gati Dance Forums in Delhi since 2009. As a choreographer, he's interested in fusing India's traditional dance styles with contemporary dance. His first full-length work,Inhabited Geometry, was a success in India in 2010/11. Raikhy holds a BA from the Laban Dance Centre in London.
CHRIS ZIEGLER
After studying architecture and media art, Chris Ziegler focused his efforts on the interaction between video, dance and performance. As a freelance media artist, he designed multimedia and interactive dance workshops for the Goethe Institute in the Ukraine, Singapore and Japan and worked for William Forsythe's ballet company in Frankfurt (1999-2004). He was made an associate artist in 1993 and has worked as an assistant lecturer at the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe since 2001.
TOUR
25.04. ZürichTheaterhaus Gessnerallee, 20:00 discussion
27.04. MoutierSalle de Chantemerle, 19:00 discussion, 20:15
30.04. Le Lignon - VernierSalle des Fêtes de Lignon, 20:00 introduction
03.05. BernDampfzentrale Bern, 20:00 introduction, 19:00
04.05. OltenKulturzentrum Schützi Olten, 20:30 introduction, 20:15
06.05. SteckbornPhoenix Theater 81, 20:15 discussion
For more information visit http://www.steps.ch/Programme/Agenda-Detail?uniqueId=161156_161158_2014042520140425
Architecture Biennale in Venice
Under the title of «A stroll through a fun palace», Hans Ulrich Obrist will present a multi-faceted project at the Architecture Biennale in Venice.
Pavilion of Switzerland at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition -la Biennale di Venezia
Lucius Burckhardt and Cedric Price - A stroll through a fun palace
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
In collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron, Atelier Bow-Wow, Lorenza Baroncelli, StefanoBoeri, Eleanor Bron, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Dan Graham, Dorothea vonHantelmann, Samantha Hardingham, Koo Jeong-a, Philippe Parreno, Asad Raza, Tino Sehgal,Mirko Zardini, and others
Opening: Friday 6 June 2014, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 7 June to 23 November 2014
Lucius Burckhardt and Cedric Price - A stroll through a fun palace is a multi-facetedproject by Hans Ulrich Obrist to be presented by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia at theSwiss Pavilion in the Giardini from 7 June to 23 November 2014.
In a digital time of unlimited access to information, where everyone can be an architect, acurator, an intellectual thinker, Hans Ulrich Obrist's Lucius Burckhardt and Cedric Price - Astroll through a fun palace revisits the recent past of architecture through retrospectivesof Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003) and Cedric Price (1934-2003), reflecting on its future inthe 21st century.'We often invent the future with elements from the past. Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003)and Cedric Price (1934-2003) were two great visionaries whose work resonates andinspires new generations in the 21st century.
At the core of both their work is a practice of drawing. At the centre of the project will be the archives of drawings of Cedric andLucius, of which different aspects will be revealed throughout the Biennale. 'A strollthrough a fun palace' in collaboration with architects and artists will present a laboratorywhere the ideas of Cedric and Lucius can be toolboxes to invent the future.'(Hans Ulrich Obrist, February 2014)
For more information click here.
Building Images
A photography exhibition featuring 25 years of Swiss Architecture curated by Hubertus Adam and Elena Kossovkaja, Swiss Architecture Museum.
Photography exhibition: Building Images presented by Embassy of Switzerland & Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in New Delhi from 22 March- 03 April 2014.
Exhibition featuring 25 years of Swiss Architecture curated by Hubertus Adam and Elena Kossovkaja, Swiss Architecture Museum
Dates: March 22- April 03 (except Sundays and public holidays)
Venue: Embassy of Switzerland, Chanakyapuri
Time: 10.00 am to 05.00 pm
For guided group walks write to ndh.events@eda.admin.ch
About the exhibition:
It is often the case that our perceptions of contemporary architecture are not based on impressions that we obtain on site; instead, they are mediated by images. In a society which, as a result of the "iconic turn", is influenced more by images than by text, photography takes on decisive significance, also in the mediation of architecture. "BUILDING IMAGES" is conceived as a panorama of the last 25 years of Swiss architecture. Buildings which have contributed to the worldwide success of Swiss construction are presented - not by means of plans and models, but solely via the medium of photography. Here, artistic positions enter into a dialog with architectural photography. Rather than limiting itself to stringing together exemplary photographs, the presentation also sheds light on the different aspects of the relationship between image and architecture in an analytical section. What role do images play during the design process?
Photo contributions by:
Mathilde AgiusI Tonatiuh Ambrosetti I Georg Aerni I Iwan Baan I Hélène Binet I Hans Danuser I Lucia Degonda I Ralph Feiner I Thomas Flechtner I Marco Bakker I Robert Frank I Alexander Gempeler I Heinrich Helfenstein I Hanes Henz I Valentin
The curators
Hubertus Adam / Switzerland - Director of the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel Born in 1965, Hubertus Adam studied art history, archaeology and philosophy. He worked as an independent art historian following which he was editor of the Berlin magazine Bauwelt. Adam worked then as editor of the Zurich magazine Archithese from 1998 to 2012. In addition he has also been engaged as an independent architecture critic, mainly for the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Adam has published numerous essays about architecture history mainly addressing a span from the 20th century to today. Since 2010 he has been the director of the Swiss Architecture Museum (SAM) in Basel, Switzerland.
Elena Kossovskaja / Switzerland - Co-curator Elena Kossovskaja was born in St. Petersburg in 1977 and now lives in Basel. Elena Kossovskaja studied architecture in Berlin. She worked for various architecture firms and later as an architecture journalist for a variety of magazines. Since 2010 she worked for the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum and is co-curator of the exhibition "Building Images: Photography focusing on Swiss Architecture". Elena Kossovskaja is currently doing research on the Architecture of the everyday.
12 Swiss Books
12 Swiss Books is a magazine published by Pro Helvetia to raise awareness about Swiss Literature.
In order to raise international awareness of Swiss literature, Pro Helvetia has launched a magazine named «12 Swiss Books». It is published annually to coincide with the Frankfurt Book Fair and, with each issue, presents twelve newly published works of literature from all four linguistic regions in Switzerland. These works are especially recommended for translation by the Swiss Arts Council. Available in printed, web and app form, «12 Swiss Books» offers text excerpts, brief portraits of the authors and useful information on the possibilities of support for publishers, translators and agencies.
12 Swiss Books 2013
www.prohelvetia.ch/fileadmin/12SwissBooks/download/12swissbooks_web.pdf
12 Swiss Books 2012
www.prohelvetia.ch/fileadmin/12SwissBooks/images/2012/PH_2718_swissbooks_web.pdf
Epiphany from Sound Reasons released
The Sound Reasons label recently released its third album, Epiphany. The compilation features Swiss artists amongst others from the Sound Reasons festival.
Announcing the release of Epiphany, the third Sound Reasons album. The compilation features artists from the Sound Reasons label and several from the Sound Reasons festival. The album draws upon the vast array of practices that Sound Reasons has been involved with, including sound art and music concrete, experimental electronic music involving analog and digital synthesis.
Artists on the album include Andy Guhl, Jasch, n0ngrata, edGeCut, Robert Millis, Salomé Voegelin, Petri Kuljuntausta, Gennady Lavrentiev, Cisfinitum and Grischa Lichtenberger amongst several others.
A small part of the Cd can be heard here
https://soundcloud.com/soundreasons/sound-reasons-va-epiphany-2014
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The Track list of the Album
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01 n0ngrata + edGeCut - A
02 Andy Guhl + Jasch + Eish Less - vertex y,z
03 Robert Millis - Gauhar
04 Salomé Voegelin - Exactly three minutes
05 Petri Kuljuntausta - Aanien Jaljet
06 edGeCut - patterns in fractals
07 Cisfinitum- Cisnormativity
08 Gennady Lavrentiev - rage in Jhaptaal
09 Hans Koch + Ish S - spaces in Sight
10 diFfuSed beats - A study of Balance
11 Andy Guhl + Jasch + Ish S - point l,m
12 Grischa Lichtenberger - let c targ
13 Eisentanz - Fluchtversuch
14 da Saz - modular Geometry
15 Robin Meier - Katia's Dream
16 Masta Justy - x
17 Buddhaditya Chattopadhyay - Passage to the city
Supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi | Goethe-Institut Max Muller Bhavan, Delhi |
Produced at Sound Reasons |
Swiss writer, Urs Widmer passes away
Pro Helvetia New Delhi announces the sad demise of Urs Widmer, one of the most famous contemporary authors in the German-speaking world.
Pro Helvetia New Delhi announces the sad demise of Urs Widmer, one of the most famous contemporary authors in the German-speaking world, who passed away in Zurich after a long illness. His visit to India in 2012 to participate in Literature Festivals and Readings in Hyderabad, New Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata will be remembered by one and all. You will be dearly missed Urs... by all your fans around the world. RIP.
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Swiss writer, Urs Widmer's India visit (2012)
Pro Helvetia New Delhi has invited Swiss playwright, essayist and short story writer, Urs Widmer to participate in the Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad; Long Night of Literature, New Delhi; Jaipur Literature Festival, Jaipur; and for a reading in Kolkatta organised by Seagull Books to mark the English translation of Urs Widmer's books My Mother's Lover (Der Geliebte der Mutter) and My Father's Book (Das Buch des Vaters) as part of The Swiss List, a collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council.
Urs Widmer will be accompanied by his translator Donal McLaughlin. Urs Widmer and Donal McLaughlin read together for the first time at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2011 where My Mother's Lover was also nominated for the festival's Newton First Book Award.
Programme:
Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad
Date: Friday 16 January 2012
Venue: Taramati Baradari, Hyderabad
Event Details: Panel discussion and reading Noted Swiss writer Urs Widmer has been invited by the Hyderabad Literary Festival to participate in a panel discussion and read from works. Hyderabad plays host for the second time to writers from across the world, and the festival offers a unique opportunity for lovers of literature to listen to and interact with some of the best writers, established and upcoming. During the festival, which has invited Germany as the guest country, talks and discussion readings with Indian and German speaking authors will take place.
Entry: Festival rules apply
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Long Night of Literature, New Delhi
Date: Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 6:30 pm
Venue: The Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, Delhi
Event Details: Reading In an effort to build audiences for contemporary writing in German in the Indian subcontinent, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council along with the Austrian Cultural Forum, the German Book Office and Max Mueller Bhavan will jointly host readings from prose and poetry. Urs Widmer has been invited to read from his books Der Geliebte der Mutter ( My Mother's Lover ) and Das Buch des Vaters (My Father's Book ), which were translated and published in English by Seagull Books as part of The Swiss List. He will be accompanied by Donal McLaughlin who will be reading from the translated works. The session will be moderated by Dr Rekha Kamath, Professor at the Centre of German Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Entry: Open to all
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Jaipur Literature Festival, Jaipur
Date: Saturday 21 January 2011 at 12:30 pm
Venue: Diggi Palace, Jaipur
Event Details: Reading The Jaipur Literature Festival is a celebration of national and international writers and encompasses a range of readings, talks, literary lunches, debates and performances. Entering its fifth year, the festival has already hosted some of the best-known national and international writers & personalities. Urs Widmer and Donal McLaughlin have been invited to jointly read from their books Der Geliebte der Mutter ( My Mother's Lover ) and Das Buch des Vaters (My Father's Book ).
Entry: Open to All (photo ID required)
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Reading organised by Seagull Books, Kolkatta
Date: Sunday 29 January 2012 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Seagull Books, 31A S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkatta 700025.
Event Details: To mark the occasion of the translation of Urs Widmer's books from German to English, Seagull Books is organising an evening of reading. My Mother's Lover (Der Geliebte der Mutter) was published last year as part of The Swiss List, followed by My Father's Book (Das Buch des Vaters). A dramatized reading by well known Bengali actor and film director, Parambrata Chattopadhyay in the presence of Urs Widmer and translator Donal McLaughlin will be followed by an interaction with the audience.
Entry: Open to all
Urs Widmer, Switzerland
Urs Widmer was born in Basel in 1938. He studied German, Romance languages and History in Basel, Montpelier and Paris. in 1966 he completed his doctoral thesis on German post-war prose, and then worked as an editor for Walter Publishing House in Olten, Switzerland, and for Suhrkamp Publishing House in Frankfurt. In Frankfurt he stayed for 17 years, though with Suhrkamp only till 1968. Shortly afterwards he wrote Alois. Widmer has also enjoyed success as a playwright, an essayist and a short story writer. He has received a number of awards and honours such as the Karl Sczuka Price in 1974, the Literature Price of the City of Zurich in 1996, the Franz Nabl Price in 2001, the Great Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in 2002, the Friedrich Holderlin Prize of the city of Bad Homburg, Prix litteraire Lipp (Geneva) in 2007. The strength of his work lies in the view of literary criticism in their fantasy, ironic spinning of trivial action schemes of classic adventure and travel history to parody and surreal. He has also translated books from English and French, among them Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and dramatic works by Alexander Dumas and Eugene Labiche. Together with other editors he founded the Verlag der Autoren, an author-owned publishing house focussing on texts related to the performing arts. he is a member of the German Academy of Language and Literature in Darmstadt, the German Academy of Performing Arts in Bensheim, the Academy of Arts Berlin-Brandenburg and member of the Forum Stadtpark in Graz. Urs Widmer now lives and works as a writer in Zurich.
Organisers and Partners:
Hyderabad Literary Festival - www.hyderabadliteraryfestival.com/
Jaipur Literature Festival - jaipurliteraturefestival.org/index/
Seagull Books - www.seagullindia.com/
Long Night of Literature - Austrian Cultural Forum, The German Book Office, Max Mueller Bhavan and India International Centre, New Delhi
Soirée littéraire 2014
An evening of francophone literary encounters with readings from the original texts by Belgian, Canadian, French and Swiss authors.
Soirée littéraire, an evening of francophone literary encounters, is jointly presented by Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, High Comission of Canada, Embassy of France / Institut Français en Inde, Alliance Française de Chandigarh, Alliance Française de Delhi, Alliance Française de Pondichéry, Embassy of Switzerland and Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council.
With the aim to build audiences for contemporary writing in French, the event will take place in 3 cities and will include readings from the original texts by Belgian, Canadian, French and Swiss authors followed by conversations in English by literary experts.
The evening will be moderated by Prof Martin Mégevand from the Université Paris 8.
Pondicherry: Monday 10 March 2014 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Alliance Française de Pondichéry
Maison Colombani, 37, Dumas Street, Pondicherry 605001
Entry open to all.
New Delhi: Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 6:00 pm
Venue: Alliance Française de Delhi
72, KK Birla Marg, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Entry open to all.
Chandigarh: Friday 14 March 2014 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Alliance Française de Chandigarh
Next to Hibiscus Garden, Sector 36 A, Chandigarh 160036
Entry open to all.
The Authors
Pascale Kramer / Switzerland
Pascale Kramer was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1961 and now lives in Paris. She studied literature at the University of Lausanne. After a brief stint in journalism, Pascale moved to Zurich to work as part of Jacques Séguéla's team. She later settled in Paris where she works in the field of event's organization. She organizes a documentary films festival about Children's Rights and is in charge of the programming of the African Book Fair that takes place in Geneva in the spring. She has so far published ten novels, amongst them Les Vivants (The Living, Calmann-Lévy, 2000), L'implacable brutalité du réveil (The Relentless Brutality of Awakening, Mercure de France, 2005), and more recently Un homme ébranlé (The Child, Mercure de France 2011), Gloria (Flammarion, Paris, 2013). She has been the recipient of the Prix Michel-Dentan in 1996, Price Lipp in 2001, le Grand Prix du roman de la SGDL in France and le Prix Schiller amongst other prestigious awards.
France Hédi Kaddour / France
François Emmanuel / Belgium
Kim Thuy / Canada
Session moderator: Professor Martin Mégevand.
Organisers & partners
Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium / www.diplomatie.belgium.be
Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) / www.wbi.be
High Commission of Canada / http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/india-inde/
Embassy of France in India / http://www.ambafrance-in.org/
Institut Français en Inde / www.bibliofrance.in
Alliance Française de Chandigarh / http://chandigarh.afindia.org/
Alliance Française de Delhi / http://delhi.afindia.org/
Alliance Française de Pondicherry / alliancefrancaisepondichery.com
Embassy of Switzerland / www.eda.admin.ch/newdelhi
Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council / www.prohelvetia.in
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STUDIO WORK, a collaborative presentation
A collaborative presentation of work in progress by M. Pravat and David Semper, both of whom are recipients of the Artist-in-residence award supported byPro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council.
A collaborative presentation of work in progress by M. Pravat and David Semper.
Opening: Saturday 1 March 2014 / 5 pm
On view:
Saturday 1 March 2014 / 5 pm - 10 pm
Sunday 2 March 2014 / 12 am - 7 pm
Studio: Neb Sarai, 198, 2nd floor, Studio M. Pravat, New Delhi
Both M. Pravat & David Semper are recipients of the Artist-in-residence award supported byPro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council. For map please view attachment.
Swiss author Pascale Kramer to visit India
Pro Helvetia has invited Swiss author, Pascale Kramer to participate in Soirée Littéraire 2014.
Soirée Littéraire 2014, a literary evening of contemporary writing in French.
This is the second edition of Soirée Littéraire 2014, that will include readings from the original texts by French, Belgian, Canadian and Swiss authors. Pro Helvetia New Delhi has invited Swiss author, Pascale Kramer to participate in Soirée Littéraire 2014 and represent Switzerland.
Participating authors
Swiss author: Pascale Kramer
French author: Hédi Kaddour
Belgian author: François Emmanuel
Canadian author: Kim Thuy
The Embassy of Switzerland has invited Prof. Martin Mégevand to moderate the readings and engage with the authors.
With the aim to build audiences for contemporary writing in French, Soirée Littéraire 2014 will take place in five cities. The readings from the original texts will be followed by conversations in English by local experts.
06 March 2014 - Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
08 March 2014 - Alliance Française de Chennai
10 March 2014 - Alliance Française de Pondicherry
12 March 2014 - Alliance Française de Delhi
14 March 2014 - Alliance Française de Chandigarh
Timings (tbc)
Details will be uploaded closer to the event
Soirée Littéraire, an evening of francophone literary encounters, is jointly presented by Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council, Institut Français en Inde, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, Embassy of Switzerland, Canadian High Commission, Alliance Française de Delhi, Alliance Française de Chandigarh, Alliance Française de Pondicherry, Alliance Française de Chennai and English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
Swiss author Pascale Kramer
PASCALE KRAMER was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1961 and now lives in Paris. She has so far published nine novels, amongst them Les Vivants (The Living, Calmann-Lévy, 2000), L'implacable brutalité du réveil (The Relentless Brutality of Awakening, Mercure de France, 2005), and, more recently, Un homme ébranlé (A Man Shaken, Mercure de France 2011). (Details on the other three authors are awaited from the partners)
