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Presents,

EVAM INDRAJEET

A Hindi play by Badal Sircar

At Lamakaan on 25th and 26th of September 2010 at 7 pm.

Ticket Rs. 100/-

For online booking click on http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/

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Synopsis:- The play EVAM INDRAJEET looks at Idealism and realism. The protagonist Indrajeet is an idealist who tires to break himself from the laws of the society, by doing things differently and ultimately ends in putting forward a question relating to the mundane life. It starts with a writer, who painfully strives to write a play but in vain. He is goaded to write about those sitting in the audience, only to find them as undramatic. Here Indrajeet is described in terms of the society and not in terms of his own existence. There are also Amal, Bimal and Kamal who confirms to the dictate of the society, and prefer to run along the same rope as long as possible. They function as cogs in the wheel, providing a kind of an amusement with their humdrum existence. The realism of Evam Indrajeet is a psychological realism with his revolutionary tendencies against the society.

Indrajeet- Saurabh Gahripurikar

Lekhak: Satyabrata Rout

Amal:- Avadesh Jha

Bimal:- Vasudev

Kamal:- Amar Waghmare

Mansi:- Shatarupa Bhattacharyya

Mausi:- Adity Chowdhuryeejith

Bade Babu:- Krishna Soni

The boy at the footpath:- Chandra Prakash

Set and Prop:- Vasudev and Avadesh

Costume:- Shatarupa

Music:- Adity and Amar

Make up:- Saurabh Gharipukar

Lighting Design and Choreography:- Sreejith Ramanan

Assistant:- Ramananjayanelu

Assistant Director:- Krishna Soni

Original Bengali Play:- Badal Sircar

Hindi Translation:- Pratibha Agrawal

Design and Direction:- Satyabrata Rout

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More details contact : Saurabh – 09290013166

On Friday 17th September, Lamakaan is playing host to screening of the documentary: Running the Sahara. The show starts at 7pm.

In 2006, an international expedition team of three men – Charlie Engle (USA), Ray Zahab (Canada) and Kevin Lin (Taiwan) undertook a quest that no human being has ever fulfilled. They ran across the Sahara Desert. Each runner brought his own unique story and motivations, but all unite around a love for Africa and a profound desire to prove that the impossible is possible. The film is an up-close, character-driven documentary that delves deep into the culture of the Sahara through the eyes of three individuals undergoing a life-altering experience. Along with the runners, we cross six countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Egypt.

Through the eyes of our runners, we come to understand the realities of Africa – the beauty and the tragedy inherent in everyday life. This reality is underscored by the recurring theme of water – a daily necessity for our runners and a daily struggle for many of the people they encounter. The cast encountered many locals who spend two and half hours per day, every day, finding and cleaning their water for that day. Sprawling over 3.5 million square miles, the Sahara is a mystical land, enchanting for its extreme beauty and its complex culture. At the same time, it may well be the most unforgiving place on earth — the daytime heat and the freezing temperatures at night can suck the life from a body in an instant. The team accomplished running for 111 days and over 4800 miles.

Duration of movie: 104 minutes

The event is free and open to all.

Aek Shaam Suhani Ghazal Ke Naam

ON OCTOBER 1 2010, AT 7.30 PM At LAMAKAAN

The Performers
Dr Lipika Nanda works as a Public Health Specialist for a living and sings to make living worthwhile! She has had formal training in Hindustani classical music and is a Sangeet Visharad. She has performed several times on Doordarshan and All India Radio as well as for a few commercial albums. After a long silence she has returned to a musical lifestyle and has been devoting her time to Ghazal singing.

Adnan Salem is a civil engineer by profession and heads the marketing wing of Karvy Realty. Formally trained in Hindustani classical music, he has sung on Doordarshan, All India Radio and given several stage performances in Hyderabad, India and abroad. He has received several awards in music. He primarily sings Ghazals and Nazms and composes his own music and has an individualistic style of singing.

Lipika and Adnan have been musical collaborators many times in the past. They have sung together on stage as well as on TV. And now they are back to serenade you with a multitude of original Ghazals and Nazms.

Aakruti Kathak Kendra an educational institution has been founded by renowned Kathak artists Raghav Raj Bhatt and Mangala Bhatt to nurture talent, promote Indian culture and spread the rich traditions of India. The institute has trained over 200 students since its inception.

Antarang 2010 is an annual event being organized by Aakruti Kathak Kendra to promote the talent of students being trained at the institute. Antarang is a non-profit event and students of Aakruti from tiny tots to adults will be performing at the event. Attendees will be families of students. Agenda for the event is as given below:

6:30 PM Registration

6:45 PM – 7:00 PM Welcome address by Mrs Mangala Bhatt, Founder & Director of Aakruti

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM Performance by tiny tots (Guru Brahma)

7:20 PM – 7:40 PM Performance by middle school students (Krishna Leela)

7:40 PM – 8:00 PM Performance by senior students (Ganesh Vandana, Tarana)

8:15 PM – 8:30 PM Closing

About the founders of Aakruti Kathak Kendra
Aakruti Kathak Kendra was founded by Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt in 1992, the first of its kind in South India to nurture talent, preserve and spread the rich folk traditions of India.

Born into a family of artists dedicated to preserving and spreading the rich traditions of India, Raghav Raj inherited dance from his illustrious father Dr Gopal Raj Bhatt, a well-known name in folk and tribal arts in India. Raghav was initiated into dance at the tender age of 5 and was soon drawn to Kathak. Raghav received training from the living maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. He was also a recipient of National Scholarship from the Government of India and the Central Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi. Raghav has traveled and performed widely in India and abroad and has received critical acclaim.
The subtle interplay between form, colourand rhythm is his hallmark and works a lasting influence on a wondering mind. He was also a faculty at Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society, Singapore.

Petite, doe eyed and exquisitely graceful, Mangala performs with restrained refinement that comes from a total awareness of the space that she inhabits. Entering the artistic precincts of Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, Mangala took training under the Kathak maestro late Pandit Durga Lal from whom she absorbed his brilliant technique and mastered the dazzling cadence and subtle nuances of Kathak.
Mangala dances in tandem with her husband Raghav, bringing to the rasika the very best traditions of Kathak. She is hailed as a dancer with a grip over laya. Raghav Raj and Mangala Bhatt have participated in numerous shows in India and abroad.

Tarang – An evening of music and dance by Aakruti

Aakruti Kathak Kendra (hereafter referred to as “Aakruti”), an educational institution has been founded by renowned Kathak artists Raghav Raj Bhatt and Mangala Bhatt to nurture talent, promote Indian culture and spread the rich traditional classical art of India. The institute has trained over 200 students since its inception.

“Tarang – An evening of music and dance by Aakruti” is being organized to promote the talent of students being trained at the institute. Agenda for the event:

Agenda, October 2nd, 2010

6:45 PM Registration

7:00 PM – 7:05 PM Welcome address
7:05 PM – 7:20 PM Invocation songs by Mrs Deepa

7:20 PM – 7:40 PM Performance by tiny tots (Vakr Thund, Radhe Govind

7:40 PM – 7:50 PM Break

7:50 PM – 8:10 PM Performance by middle level students (Salami, Guru Vandana)

8:10 PM – 8:25 PM Performance by senior students (Ganesh Vandana, Tarana, Ladi, Ghat Nikaas)

8:25 PM – 8:30 PM Closing by Mangala Bhatt, Founder and Director of Aakruti Kathak Kendra

About the founders of Aakruti Kathak Kendra

Aakruti Kathak Kendra was founded by Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt in 1992, the first of its kind in South India to nurture talent, preserve and spread the rich folk traditions of India.

Born into a family of artists dedicated to preserving and spreading the rich traditions of India, Raghav Raj inherited dance from his illustrious father Dr Gopal Raj Bhatt, a well-known name in folk and tribal arts in India. Raghav was initiated into dance at the tender age of 5 and was soon drawn to Kathak. Raghav received training from the living maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj. He was also a recipient of National Scholarship from the Government of India and the Central Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi. Raghav has traveled and performed widely in India and abroad and has received critical acclaim.
The subtle interplay between form, colourand rhythm is his hallmark and works a lasting influence on a wondering mind. He was also a faculty at Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society, Singapore.

Petite, doe eyed and exquisitely graceful, Mangala performs with restrained refinement that comes from a total awareness of the space that she inhabits. Entering the artistic precincts of Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, Mangala took training under the Kathak maestro late Pandit Durga Lal from whom she absorbed his brilliant technique and mastered the dazzling cadence and subtle nuances of Kathak.
Mangala dances in tandem with her husband Raghav, bringing to the rasika the very best traditions of Kathak. She is hailed as a dancer with a grip over laya. Raghav Raj and Mangala Bhatt have participated in numerous shows in India and abroad.

Torn Curtains presents ‘Behind the Bra’ on Sundays the 3rd and 10th of October 2010 at Lamakaan.

The latest project of The Torn Curtains is “Behind the Bra”, a play written by Nirati Agarwal, based on her interviews and research of the issues faced by breast cancer survivors. The monologues and dialogues in this play express the emotions of women coming to terms with the realities of this dreaded condition. We feel that these issues are dominant not only in our society but globally.
“You see, on the night of the surgery, after all the lymphomas, the weeping, the questioning, after all the chemo, it was finally time I talked. It was time I spoke to my body……………….”

The Torn Curtains was established in 1971 by a group of people who were dedicated to making theatre an enjoyable, meaningful experience. The late Ramann Rao,a great Actor and Director of those times, the very versatile theatre and advertising personality Tony Mirchandani and the talented Mala Pasha took the Torn Curtains to great heights of popularity.

The Torn Curtains is one of the oldest surviving English Theatre Groups in South India, and has performed everything from classics to comedies, from translations to originals, in Hyderabad, Vizag, Goa, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and even Dubai.In its current repertoire the group has the very successful and hard hitting “Meri Kahani”,a play about domestic violence and marital abuse, “Karaoke Killer”, a Supper Theatre offering, and “Behind the Bra”,about Breast Cancer, all Produced and Directed by Mala Pasha.

The Sarvodaya International Trust, the Andhra Pradesh Chapter, is an international organisation, working to promote Gandhian values and
ideals among the youth of India.
They are conducting a PANEL DISCUSSION on the topic-GANDHI AND FILMS on Thursday, 23rd September from 6pm to 8pm
The Speakers are Dr.Raghuram Raju,Mr.L.Ravichander,Mrs.Geetha Shyamsundar and Ms.Supriya Karunakaran.
The event is free and open for all.
The Trust is also organising an AHIMSA SILK EXHIBITION on the same day 23.9.10 at the same time, 6.00 to 8.00 pm at the same
venue Lamakaan. The topic of khadi and natural fabrics is part of the theme covered in the PANEL DISCUSSION and therefore the Trust wants
to create awareness about Ahimsa Silk or Peace Silk as it is called.

Bringing you the second edition of Pecha Kucha Nights Hyderabad on thursday 30th September at 7pm in Lamakaan . The event is a celebration of creativity and passion.

Pecha Kucha is a platform for creative people to showcase things they have done, share ideas etc in an innovative format which keeps the audience engrossed.

PechaKucha ( “Peh-cha kuh-cha”) rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) – Hyderabad Deccan and Lamakaan is organizing “Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today” – A Half-Day Workshop on Reminiscence Therapy by internationally renowned expert, Mrs. Pamela Schweitzer, Director European Reminiscence Network, on October 3, Sunday, 9:30 AM – 1 PM, at Lamakaan.

Reminiscence refers to recollections of memories from the past. As a therapy is gives the elderly person a sense of value, importance, belonging, power and peace. Reminiscence activity is used frequently in our own lives to cope with stress, injury to our self image, to create a feeling of intimacy and give special meaning to contact time with others.

Pam Schweitzer has spent the last 30 years developing reminiscence work in the UK and across Europe. She founded Age Exchange Theatre Trust in 1983, and was its Artistic Director for 23 years, creating 30 original reminiscence theatre productions. She opened the first Reminiscence Centre in London in 1987 as a centre for creative reminiscence projects and professional training courses, and in 1993, she established the European Reminiscence Network. For the Network, she has co-ordinated international festivals and conferences and initiated collaborative action research projects. In 2000, Pam was awarded the MBE for services to reminiscence.

Pam Schweitzer is currently a consultant and freelance practitioner in the fields of arts and older people, communication in dementia care, inter-cultural work and international co-operation on creative projects. Pam is an Honorary Research Fellow at Greenwich University. Further information on reminiscence can be found at : Www.pamschweitzer.com and Www.europeanreminiscencenetwork.org

The workshop schedule is as follows -

A PowerPoint presentation on reminiscence with special reference to reminiscence in dementia care
A DVD showing reminiscence sessions in action in London with families living with dementia
An introduction to training/supporting carers (especially family carers) in using reminiscence at home and a few sample exercises for those attending to try (if necessary from the seats where they are sitting) and to discuss afterwards
A short presentation from Mr. Kurt Schweitzer who has been a volunteer on this reminiscence in dementia care project since the beginning
An explanation of the Memory Boxes approach with two very short DVDs showing the project in process and some of the results
Question and answer session

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation

Presents

MORE WITH FOUR – A Jazz Quartet

A Monday Evening Of Jazz

At Lamakaan 7.30 pm, 4th October 2010

Live Jazz by the musicians of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad – all students of the school of improvisation, adept at their individual instruments, perform an array of tunes from the ever popular ‘standards’, to bebop, to the groovier side of things, with funk…… all to the beautiful sound of jazz.

The Musicians:

Aman Mahajan – Piano

Aman Mahajan from Hyderabad, is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Boston. Currently based in Bangalore, Aman performs and teaches regularly. He is widely influenced by jazz, blues and folk music from Africa, India, Turkey and the Americas. Aman has worked with musicians from all over the world, covering a plethora of musical styles. He has played with: Adrian D’Souza, Amit Heri, Gerard Machado, Lucky Ali, Arooj Aftab, Gamelan Galak Tika, Standard Pleasure Model, Joya Abbot-Graves and Cuenta Cuentos.

Ujjal Kumar Saha – Electric Guitar

Ujjal is a classically trained jazz guitarist, composer and educator from Kolkata. He has been performing Jazz in duo, trio and quartet formats for over 15 years. He has attended workshops and jam sessions with singer Angela Hagenbach, guitarist Larry Coryell, Drummer Thebe Libere and others. Ujjal plays regularly in a duo format in a Hyderabad star hotel in the evenings

Benjamin Christopher – Bass Guitar

Benjamin is a versatile bass player who is as sought after by the Telugu and Tamil film music studios, as he is by the rock, funk or jazz bands of Hyderabad. Having worked as a music teacher in the past, Benjamin now spends most of his time performing and travelling with some of the stalwarts of the music industry in and around the country. His ‘in the pocket’ playing style, and a creative mind also allow him to stretch out as a player in a funk band or a jazz quartet with remarkable ease.

Karthik Kalyan – Drums

When not slumming it as an IT consultant, Karthik works as a sessions drummer in the Hyderabad music scene. In the last ten years he has taken the stage at various festivals across India, performing with a wide range of groups, in styles ranging from hard rock and, metal to classic rock, blues-rock and jazz. He is as comfortable holding down a steady groove as he is stretching out with syncopated jazz drumming and more progressive rhythmic ideas.

Monday: 4th October 2010

Entrance: Rs. 100/- & Rs. 50/- for members of The Hyderabad Western Music Foundation