Lamakaan

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with 3 short plays by Chekov -The Sneeze, The Surgery and The Arrangement.

Entry Passes - 50/-

Sambalpuri folk dance will be performed by the children from Books n More Library and Activity Centre.
Sambalpuri Folk Dance in the Rangabati style will be presented by the students from Books n More Library and Activity Centre. Guru Archana Misra , an exponent of the Sambalpuri folk dance form has been training children in the age group of 7-14 years at our Centre. This performance is a culmination of their efforts in learning this folk style that celebrates Nua Khali (harvest).

Entry - Free

Children from Books n More Library and Activity Centre will be presenting this much loved Children's classic Chitti Chitti Bang Bang. This hour long performance of the play will be staged by the children under the guidance of Ms Anuradha Vinod.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

The play “Daddy’s lil girl” is divided in three parts which throw light on the 3 major parts of a woman’s life. The first
part is about how the parents of the girl are in doubt whether to have her or not, putting her very existence into
jeopardy. This part has both the mother and the father present arguments about why they should or shouldn’t
have a baby and another couple enacting the imaginations – both fears & expectations of the parents. How they
come to the decision whether or not they should have a baby is showcased in this part.
The second part shows the girl in her early twenties. She has just got a job and her parents are looking for
matrimonial alliances for her. However, she doesn’t like any of the matches her parents bring forth. After a long
wait, she does finally like one of the matches her parents bring and the wedding is fixed…but only a few days
before the wedding she gets to know something about the guy that will make her rethink her decision to marry
him. What is that thing..? What does she decide? How she copes with her decision? Does her family support her?
All these questions are answered in the second part.
The third part is a monologue that portrays the life of a highly successful woman in her mid-30’s and is a divorcee.
She is tired of the questions she is asked at every turn of life, the justification she has to give for every step she
takes. Annoyed at the change of people’s attitude towards her since the divorce, she expresses her frustration at
the lack of support from her close ones and expresses anguish at the current state of affairs of the chauvinistic
society.

Directed by: Rahul R
Directors Note:
‘Daddy’s lil girl’ is a depiction of the various stages of women life which are influenced or
dictated by the allegedly ‘stronger’ sex or the same .This play is a unheard voice of the
ordinary women who fails to express he distress to her loved one & also talk about how
women can take control completely when required. We focus on her ….her sacrifices, her
fear, her strength, her ego , her happiness , her love , her passion & her every lil thing …!!

Written by: Sherin Bhat

Entry Passes - 9885730673

The play “Daddy’s lil girl” is divided in three parts which throw light on the 3 major parts of a woman’s life. The first part is about how the parents of the girl are in doubt whether to have her or not, putting her very existence into jeopardy. This part has both the mother and the father present arguments about why they should or shouldn’t have a baby and another couple enacting the imaginations – both fears & expectations of the parents. How they come to the decision whether or not they should have a baby is showcased in this part. The second part shows the girl in her early twenties. She has just got a job and her parents are looking for matrimonial alliances for her. However, she doesn’t like any of the matches her parents bring forth. After a long wait, she does finally like one of the matches her parents bring and the wedding is fixed…but only a few days before the wedding she gets to know something about the guy that will make her rethink her decision to marry him. What is that thing..? What does she decide? How she copes with her decision? Does her family support her? All these questions are answered in the second part. The third part is a monologue that portrays the life of a highly successful woman in her mid-30’s and is a divorcee. She is tired of the questions she is asked at every turn of life, the justification she has to give for every step she takes. Annoyed at the change of people’s attitude towards her since the divorce, she expresses her frustration at the lack of support from her close ones and expresses anguish at the current state of affairs of the chauvinistic society.
Directed by: Rahul R Directors Note: ‘Daddy’s lil girl’ is a depiction of the various stages of women life which are influenced or dictated by the allegedly ‘stronger’ sex or the same .This play is a unheard voice of the ordinary women who fails to express he distress to her loved one & also talk about how women can take control completely when required. We focus on her ….her sacrifices, her fear, her strength, her ego , her happiness , her love , her passion & her every lil thing …!!
Written by: Sherin Bhat
Entry Passes - 9885730673

Two 25 year old strangers meet on a hill top. One of them dreams to become a Bollywood star, and all his struggle goes in vain. The other one lost his girl friend in an accident because of his rash riding. Both are depressed and dont feel like living so they come here to commit suicide. The moment they met each other an argument arises. Now what is going to happen? Suicide or murder? Come and watch. Cast&Crew A - Sunjit Rao B - Vinayak Raikhelkar Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Music - Ashutosh Patwardhan Entry - 9290013166

An exclusive exhibition of traditional paintings, figures and landscapes and modern art by Ruchi Bhargava.

Come to experience art at its best!

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with "Owl and the Pussycat" a comedy written by Bill Manhoff.

It is a comedy about a pair of San Francisco apartment dwellers opened in 1964, it was considered an incipient sign of changing times. The two characters definitely did not fit the uptown mold.

One, a would-be writer who works in a bookstore, is a pseudo-intellectual mope. The other, a would-be model who turns tricks, is an illiterate prostitute working out of her living room. Both were regarded, on Broadway at least, as daringly downtown.

Entry Passes - 100/-

The vision is to help discover the entrepreneurial spirit in YOU and convert or promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.
Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful Africana, foreigners and Indians. On this premise, this show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, opportunities for Africans-India to innovate and venture, business development, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist.

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with "Owl and the Pussycat" a comedy written by Bill Manhoff.

It is a comedy about a pair of San Francisco apartment dwellers opened in 1964, it was considered an incipient sign of changing times. The two characters definitely did not fit the uptown mold.

One, a would-be writer who works in a bookstore, is a pseudo-intellectual mope. The other, a would-be model who turns tricks, is an illiterate prostitute working out of her living room. Both were regarded, on Broadway at least, as daringly downtown.

Entry Passes - 100/-

Modern art paintings by a few young talents will be displayed.

Entry - Free

Resource Person: Akhil Kodamanchili is a professional contemporary guitar player & composer/producer. He holds an advanced diploma in Music & Technology from Selkirk College in Canada.
The workshop aims to promote original music through basic song-writing techniques and composition philosophies. No formal music training required! It hopes to debunks the popular notion that creativity is only for the “gifted” and attempts to equip each participant with the ability to create music in their own way. Various exercises, demonstrations and methods will be introduced to the participants that will help them experience the joy of creation irrespective of their instrument. Basic lyric writing will also be discussed. The interactive workshop features a segment of guided composition where participants create a piece of original music as a whole unit applying the concepts from the lectures, demos & exercises. All acoustic instrumentalists welcome! Drummers will have to bring hand percussion or equivalent. Keyboard players are encouraged to bring smaller battery powered units if possible (due to limited plug points at venue & the power outages of the summer season). Instruments will not be provided, however you are welcome and encouraged to create music using any object. Computer based composers are also welcome. Non-musicians are also encouraged!
Fee: Rs. 200 Registration on 13th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: Akhil 8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

7th HWMF-Community Singing: Prayers of the world
Sharing Music – Creating Harmony

Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy.
HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.
The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years.
So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be!
If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh.
If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time!
Prayers have consistently been sung in a group together, to be heard together, combining faith with ritual. This week, we will be doing prayers from various religions and faiths from the world, like Shinto, Baha’i, Balinese kecak, and so forth!

Some of these are even performance-based forms, and we will explore the musical complexity as well as the subtle differences, and stronger similarities in prayers from various religions! Hope to see you there in faith!


Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices.

Lamakaan invites you to a Panel Discussion on "The Dirty Business of Clean Chits" with panelists Kingshuk Nag, Prof.Jyotirmaya Sharma, Shafeeq Mahajir, Kalpana Kannabiran, Dilip Sineon marking the publication of the book, "The Fiction of Fact-finding: Modi and Godhra" by Manoj Mitta.

About the book:

'No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence and thereby shielded the powers that be'.

Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding exposes a range of unasked questions which helped Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi procure a clean chit. The book is written by Manoj Mitta, a senior journalist who has been tracking legal and human rights issues over 25 years.

Please join the author and the panelists at High tea at 6:30pm

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Samahaara Children's Theatre Workshop (8 to 14 years)

Date: 15th April to 10th May, 2014
Duration: 4 Weeks
Time: 4pm to 6pm (Tue- Sat)
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Workshop Faculty: SV Ramana
Workshop Director: Rathna Shekar Reddy

For participation and details: 83411 20303
or
email: info@samahaara.org

This summer Samahaara is conducting multiple workshops to cater to the ever growing demand for its theatre workshops in Hyderabad.

The workshops are designed to introduce participants to the art of acting, focusing on learning the basics of Stage acting, Movement, Stage geography, and Improvisation.

As always workshops by Samahaara are fun and handled by highly trained theatre professionals.

DOCUMENTARY CIRCLE OF HYDERABAD
and
FD-ZONE, Hyderabad present

THE LAST ADIEU
directed by Shabnam Sukhdev

90 min / 2014 with English sub-titles

The Last Adieu is a personal quest of a filmmaker daughter to unravel the past and make a connection with her filmmaker father, S. Sukhdev, who died suddenly at the age of 46, leaving behind a huge body of work and an unresolved relationship with his daughter.

While he was an accomplished filmmaker in the public eye, his family had another story to tell. With the help of archival audio recordings, old photographs and Sukhdev’s films, Shabnam endeavours to construct a picture of her father as she struggles to love and respect him for who he was.

The film is an important record of a phase in documentary history that inspired and paved the way for the new wave in non-fiction narratives, and pays homage to S. Sukhdev, an important filmmaker who revolutionized Documentary film-making in India in the mid 60’s, right through the 70’s.

Producer — Films Division
Editing — Jabeen Merchant
Sound Design and Sound Mixing — Mohandas VP
Camera — Ashwin Shukla

Entry - Free

An Evening with 3 Short stories & Satire
Play : Uski Maa
Writer : Pandey Bechan Sharma “Ugra”

Play : Sari Bahas Se Gujarkar
Writer : Sharad Joshi

Play : Anshan
Writer : Harishankar Parisai

Adoption, Design, Direction : Ramanuj Dubey

Play Duration - 70 min.

‘Uski Maa’

Uski Maa is one of the well known stories of Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’. This is the story of Lal , his revolutionary friends, his mother and the the chachaji – the narrator of the story. Lal is a student who along with other college friends participating in the armed revolution to free the country from British Empire. Chachaji, the narrator of the story is loyal to Empire but sympathetic to Lal. Chachaji represents the old generation who believes in getting along with the system whereas Lal and his friends represents new generation who want to see total revolution and establishment of new system. The central character of the story is Lal’s mother who loves Lal and his friends alike. Lal and his friends see the mother India in her. This is a very engaging story

About Writer :-

Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’ (1900-1967) is a renowned Hindi writer. He is known for patriotic and revolutionary writing. Some of his famous books are – ‘Pili Imarat’, ‘Mukta’, ‘Kala ka Puruskar’, ‘Kal kothri’ .



Sari Bahas se gujarkar -

The story is based on the rampant corruption and bribery seen in public office. The story revolves around a common man who goes to office to get loan but there he is asked to prove himself that he is alive. How he deals with the harsh treatment of the official and gets loan is worth watching.

About Writer:-

Sharad Joshi ( 1931-1961 ) was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. He is most known for his dialogues for comedy TV serials of the 1980s including Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and Vikram Aur Vetal. He has also written dialogues for Hindi film like Utsav (1984) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)


Anshan -

Anshan or hunger strike has deep roots in the Indian society and Indian psyche. During Indian independent struggle Gandhi ji engaged in several famous hunger strikes. In addition to Gandhi, various others have used the hunger strike option during the Indian independence movement. Some prominent names are Jatin Das (who fasted to death) and Bhagat Singh.

But if one does hunger strike to usurp the other’s wife? Sounds crazy – isn’t it. Yes, Bannu is keeping fast unto death to get his love interest, married Shavitri. Ironically Shavitri hates Bannu, but Bannu is determined in his mission. In this hunger strike, he gets supports from various Baba , Swami and social & political leaders and his hunger strike becomes national issue. This is a social and political satire that makes mockery of hunger strike and the system.

About Writer -

Harishankar Parsai ( (1924 – 1995) is a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He won Sahitya Akadmi Award in 1982 for his satire “"Viklaang Shraddha ka daur".

Entry Passes - 9848487541

April Fool ….pranks can be notorious ….but truth can be uglier ….!! How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of all sorts inside our own homes??? Where freedom of speech, freedom of thought & freedom as such is a rare entity …!!! Hasn’t the world seen the most disturbing parental relationships, yet? The impact of a disturbed child hood is grave, not even close to what a non-victim can imagine!!!
The story of 4 roommates (Anil,Ajay,Sirish & rakesh) in a college hostel who plan to play a prank with their friend to pull his leg .These 4 have been together for a while now, they know each other pretty well. 3 of them plan to tell Ajay that his father is here & waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father never came to see him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him & finds out that there is nobody in the room except for his 3 prankster friends .He is irated because of the topic they chose to pull his leg ,’His Father’. He pounces on them yelling, these 3 were in no mood to give up. They continue saying that his father is here, the 3 of them keep talking to a chair claiming he was there. After a while he kind of believes

The 2 day workshop will be conducted by Ujjal Kumar Saha, who is a professional Jazz guitar player hailing from Kolkata. AkhilKodamanchili will join in to facilitate the sessions.
The workshop aims to discuss various aspects of guitar playing & musicality such as improvisation, theory, notation and technique, by using simple analogies & clear cut demonstrations to help guitar players of all genres & levels of skill to transpose their present abilities to the next level. The workshop lays emphasis on the benefits of collaborations and hopes to instil a healthy jam culture in the city.
The workshop will conclude with an open jam circle using basic progressions from various styles ranging from pop to blues. Bring your instrument along with you!
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration at Lamakaan on 19th/20th April
Info: Akhil8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

- 15 stalls of small sustainable business owners with sales
- 5 display stalls of arts & crafts
- 5 stalls of NGOs & health/environmental initiatives & healthy consumables
- Stage area for musical performances (in collaboration with HWMF), demonstrations & talks by stall
owners and non-stall participants.

8886016603 Supreeta, 8686816060 Akhil

The vision is to help discover the entrepreneurial spirit in YOU and convert or promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put ideas to work as an individual, group or institution. Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful Africana, foreigners and Indians. On this premise, this show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, opportunities for Africans-India to innovate and venture, business development, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist.

The 39 Steps has 4 actors playing 40 roles over one and a half hours! In an absolute masterpiece of visual humor and comic timing, the play sees the entire film 'The 39 Steps' performed nearly verbatim onstage. The film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to other Hitchcock films, including Rear Window and Psycho. This is perhaps the ultimate spoof espionage thriller!

Entry - 9866174405

The 2 day workshop will be conducted by Ujjal Kumar Saha, who is a professional Jazz guitar player hailing from Kolkata. AkhilKodamanchili will join in to facilitate the sessions.
The workshop aims to discuss various aspects of guitar playing & musicality such as improvisation, theory, notation and technique, by using simple analogies & clear cut demonstrations to help guitar players of all genres & levels of skill to transpose their present abilities to the next level. The workshop lays emphasis on the benefits of collaborations and hopes to instil a healthy jam culture in the city.
The workshop will conclude with an open jam circle using basic progressions from various styles ranging from pop to blues. Bring your instrument along with you!
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration at Lamakaan on 19th/20th April
Info: Akhil8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

Nature through Rangoli - Demo & Exhibitionb by Mrs.Vaushali Pathak is an art of filling poster with Rangoli. Its like a painting with a difference. Children and elders can appreciate this art and enjoy try a hand at home.

Entry - Free

The 39 Steps has 4 actors playing 140 roles over one and a half hours! In an absolute masterpiece of visual humor and comic timing, the play sees the entire film 'The 39 Steps' performed nearly verbatim onstage. The film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to other Hitchcock films, including Rear Window and Psycho. This is perhaps the ultimate spoof espionage thriller!

Entry - 9866174405

TACS - Theatre, Arts, Crafts, Speech. A production oriented Theatre workshop with relevant Speech techniques, and supported by arts and crafts.

Kadak Chaai's TACS Workshop for Children throws light on various Speech techniques, and uses Arts & Crafts along the way, finally leading to a complete production that shall see all the children play their parts in their unique ways.

Instructor: Suzanne Patel

Eligibility to Enroll: Children in the Age group of 5 to 13yrs

For fee details and registrations call - 9885450022

Dates: 22nd April to 4th May

Timings: 10am to 1pm

Performance Date: 4th May

Yi-CII driven initiative to Vote for India.

The purpose of this event is to spread awareness to vote..

It involves 2 acts.
1) a 15 min play which will be titled "KAL AAJ Aur Kal"- where in we shall depict 2 scenarios where in people have not voted and the repercussions and second where they have voted.
2) a 15 min rhythmic recital titled as "Election ka humse Connection" which is in form of a poetry and it shall be presented as a conversation/dialogue amongst 10 people. where in we have touched topics such as corruption and the importance of election and how we can play our parts by voting.

Asiya Khan, a naturalist will be giving a talk on trees of Hyderabad which are presently in bloom. You do not have to a botanist to enjoy the talk. It is in simple language - sans any scientific jargon - to make the identification of trees that we see around us everyday easy and it will be a fun exercise for children and adults too.

She made a similar presentation at Do Din - a Hyderabad Urban festival in Jan.

All are welcome.

This particular 2-day-workshop is meant for all instrumentalists (not only for guitar) including singers and even for the audience as how to hear and appreciate music improvisation!
It deals with the psychology of improvisation in general and its practical approach to the most popular chord progression in Pop-music (1,6,2,5) and chord progression in Jazz music (2,5,1). The workshop deals with the most predominant and influential genre of music, called Blues, and its analytical approach of application to any other genres.
It deals in processing the harmonic structure using several tools for the development of much intellectual soundscape.
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration on 26th/27th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: 9912201659 or info@hydmusic.com

harcraft presents a 2 day exhibiiton and sale of Exotic Organic Silk, Handloom and Handcrafted products from the Tribal and rural Artisans of Jharkhand.
Blend of Tradition craft style with contemporary designs give an aesthetic appeal to the products. It is a source of livelihood and hope for a better future for thousands of women and tribals in rural areas of the state….
With the purchase of this exclusive handcrafted and handloom product, you will be playing a pivotal role in the upliftment of art and life of the artisans…
Lets join hands for this noble cause.
“Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation” was incorporated in the year 2006, a Jharkhand Govt Undertaking. With the brand name of Jharcraft. In very short span of time Jharcraft was able to give livelihood opportunities to 3 lakhs artisans in the field of sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft and become the leading producer of the Tassar Silk in India. They have 25 outlets across india for selling the artisans products. Jharcraft is the Only organization, which has Organic Certification in Tasar from One Cert, USA, around the Globe.
Entry - Free

The Basic Photography workshop is aimed to give you the basics of digital photography to those who seek professional guidance.

Who can attend?

- Who loves photography and whet their creative skills

- Who wants to become professional photographer

So, this workshop is for everyone; No Age limit; No Qualification required; No prerequisite required except interest in photography.

Fee: 100/- Per member (Tea, Samosa will be provided)

Takeaways:

After the workshop, you will be able to:

- Undersand different types of cameras and basic differences

- Understand the different features/controls in your digital camera

- Understand the usage of advanced modes

- Understand the nuances of composition, which helps in taking appealing images

- How to use your camera’s abilities and open up to unlimited possibilities in photography

The first Hyderabad Science Festival starts on 2nd week of April 2015. We are starting 50 weeks series of collaborators meetup event to know about them and talk for this program etc... in every weekend with new introductions and innovations..

The festival is going to organize by city's leading Science, Education, Technology, research, innovation and community caring organizations come to this collaborate platform for harvesting the innovation culture at our educational institutions, specially for school students.

In this weekly meetups the collaborative organizations and leader from the city will share their experiences, ideas, and by joining hands with us in this program.

We welcome all citizens, please come and share your ideas,experiences, expertise and join with us to know the developments and become a part of this event and make this as a truly collaborative program.

This Week's collaborator Mr.Sanjay Gadhalay, Inspiring Leader, his love and passion in social entrepreneurship and our community caring brings him here with us, join in this team and share your ideas , views to innovate this program better.
for more details pl follow us @ fb/futureinventors
Entry - Free

Samahaara
presents

Anjali Parvati Koda's
"Dominic Wesley"
(A Play in English)

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy


Wesley met us the other day and was like Yo Man What's been up and Dominic being Dominic goes "Surf, Tide, Heads" LOLMAX. You didn't get that, did you? You are such a Wesley. (If you got it, you are probably Dominic, and that's more bad news now, isn't it, you poor dear, you poor poor dear).

Wesley participated in a karaoke competition recently and lost to a terrific rendition of "I will survive" by Dominic, who unfortunately, we hear, was murdered the very next day. So…*she sells sea shells by the sea shore she sells sea shells….*

Listen, the above spoiler was posted by an intern. Will you come and watch the entire awesomeness though?

The Times of India - The play is well written and directed;with all the actors doing justice to their roles.The repartees between Dominic (the artist) and Wesley (the realist),kept the audience in titters.Filled with self-mocking humor,this play holds the audience attention till the very end...

The Hindu- The script and direction incorporate exceptional symbolism...The play by popular city theatre group, Samahaara was indeed quite fetching.

Jharcraft presents a 2 day exhibiiton and sale of Exotic Organic Silk, Handloom and Handcrafted products from the Tribal and rural Artisans of Jharkhand.

Blend of Tradition craft style with contemporary designs give an aesthetic appeal to the products. It is a source of livelihood and hope for a better future for thousands of women and tribals in rural areas of the state….

With the purchase of this exclusive handcrafted and handloom product, you will be playing a pivotal role in the upliftment of art and life of the artisans…

Lets join hands for this noble cause.

“Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation” was incorporated in the year 2006, a Jharkhand Govt Undertaking. With the brand name of Jharcraft. In very short span of time Jharcraft was able to give livelihood opportunities to 3 lakhs artisans in the field of sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft and become the leading producer of the Tassar Silk in India. They have 25 outlets across india for selling the artisans products. Jharcraft is the Only organization, which has Organic Certification in Tasar from One Cert, USA, around the Globe.

Entry - Free

This particular 2-day-workshop is meant for all instrumentalists (not only for guitar) including singers and even for the audience as how to hear and appreciate music improvisation!
It deals with the psychology of improvisation in general and its practical approach to the most popular chord progression in Pop-music (1,6,2,5) and chord progression in Jazz music (2,5,1). The workshop deals with the most predominant and influential genre of music, called Blues, and its analytical approach of application to any other genres.
It deals in processing the harmonic structure using several tools for the development of much intellectual soundscape.
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration on 26th/27th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: 9912201659 or info@hydmusic.com

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

8th HWMF-Community Singing: National Anthems!
Sharing Music – Creating Harmony

This week we will be doing a session about national anthems! Almost always sung in a group, these anthems represent the inner core of a nation’s foundational ideology, and often have words that surprise our point of view!

Sunday, 27th April 4 - 5.30 pm

Samahaara presents
Anjali Parvati Koda's "Dominic Wesley" (A Play in English)
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy
Wesley met us the other day and was like Yo Man What's been up and Dominic being Dominic goes "Surf, Tide, Heads" LOLMAX. You didn't get that, did you? You are such a Wesley. (If you got it, you are probably Dominic, and that's more bad news now, isn't it, you poor dear, you poor poor dear).
Wesley participated in a karaoke competition recently and lost to a terrific rendition of "I will survive" by Dominic, who unfortunately, we hear, was murdered the very next day. So…she sells sea shells by the sea shore she sells sea shells….
Listen, the above spoiler was posted by an intern. Will you come and watch the entire awesomeness though?
The Times of India - The play is well written and directed;with all the actors doing justice to their roles.The repartees between Dominic (the artist) and Wesley (the realist),kept the audience in titters.Filled with self-mocking humor,this play holds the audience attention till the very end...
The Hindu- The script and direction incorporate exceptional symbolism...The play by popular city theatre group, Samahaara was indeed quite fetching.

for entry passes - 8341120303

The Dhi.Ra.Na Academy of Bharatanatyam presents its students in a classical repertoire on the occasion of World Dance Day on 29th April, 2014

An interactive talk on `Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse - Myths and Facts'.

Break the Silence, a citizens' initiative in the twin cities to educate and sensitise parents, teachers and children on prevention of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) will conduct an interactive session on Myths and Facts involving this Social evil.

All are welcome.

A exclusive event designed for short films, to show case some serious work in the short films category. With this event the studio wants to create an eco system for filmmakers to co exist & evolve, this is forum will address practical pain points of filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea - Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space. Entry - Free

The first Hyderabad Science Festival starts on 2nd week of April 2015. We are starting 50 weeks series of collaborators meetup event to know about them and talk for this program etc... in every weekend with new introductions..

The festival is going to organize by city's leading Science, Education, Technology, research, innovation and community caring organizations come to this collaborate platform for harvesting the innovation culture at our educational institutions, specially for school students.

This weekly meetup with collaborative organizations and leader from the city will share their experiences, ideas, and by joining hands with us in this program.

We welcome all citizens, please come and share your ideas,experiences, expertise and join with us to know the developments and become a part of this event and make this as a truly collaborative program.

This week inviting "Society to Save Rocks" talk on "Education through exploration"
for more details pl follow us @ fb/futureinventors
Entry - Free

Sifar invites you to a comedy play:

MY WIFE’S HUSBAND

Not every day will you see a man and his wife’s husband together on stage.
Come and find out who gets to keep the wife and who gets to keep the misery.

Written by: Miro Gavran | Indian adaptation by: Feroze
Music composed by: Amit Dasani & Suhit Chiruthapudi
Poster & Ticket designed by: Kathik Vijay V
Cast: Maya, Shravanth, Feroze
Directed by: Feroze



Venue: Lamakaan, road no.1 banjara hills, Hyderabad, India.
Date: Saturday, 3rd May 2014
Time: 8 PM


Donor Pass: ` 100/-
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Contact: sifar.theatre@gmail.com | 98493 31347


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Kadak Chaai's Children's Workshop Production

A presentation about life and works of SREE ANNAMACHARYA by children. Annamacharaya Keerthanalu by children Vishwa Teja, Adithya and Sahithi.
A first of a kind show with these children whose world is only music.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with 3 short plays by Chekov -The Sneeze, The Surgery and The Arrangement.

Entry Passes - 50/-

Sambalpuri folk dance will be performed by the children from Books n More Library and Activity Centre.
Sambalpuri Folk Dance in the Rangabati style will be presented by the students from Books n More Library and Activity Centre. Guru Archana Misra , an exponent of the Sambalpuri folk dance form has been training children in the age group of 7-14 years at our Centre. This performance is a culmination of their efforts in learning this folk style that celebrates Nua Khali (harvest).

Entry - Free

Children from Books n More Library and Activity Centre will be presenting this much loved Children's classic Chitti Chitti Bang Bang. This hour long performance of the play will be staged by the children under the guidance of Ms Anuradha Vinod.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

The play “Daddy’s lil girl” is divided in three parts which throw light on the 3 major parts of a woman’s life. The first
part is about how the parents of the girl are in doubt whether to have her or not, putting her very existence into
jeopardy. This part has both the mother and the father present arguments about why they should or shouldn’t
have a baby and another couple enacting the imaginations – both fears & expectations of the parents. How they
come to the decision whether or not they should have a baby is showcased in this part.
The second part shows the girl in her early twenties. She has just got a job and her parents are looking for
matrimonial alliances for her. However, she doesn’t like any of the matches her parents bring forth. After a long
wait, she does finally like one of the matches her parents bring and the wedding is fixed…but only a few days
before the wedding she gets to know something about the guy that will make her rethink her decision to marry
him. What is that thing..? What does she decide? How she copes with her decision? Does her family support her?
All these questions are answered in the second part.
The third part is a monologue that portrays the life of a highly successful woman in her mid-30’s and is a divorcee.
She is tired of the questions she is asked at every turn of life, the justification she has to give for every step she
takes. Annoyed at the change of people’s attitude towards her since the divorce, she expresses her frustration at
the lack of support from her close ones and expresses anguish at the current state of affairs of the chauvinistic
society.

Directed by: Rahul R
Directors Note:
‘Daddy’s lil girl’ is a depiction of the various stages of women life which are influenced or
dictated by the allegedly ‘stronger’ sex or the same .This play is a unheard voice of the
ordinary women who fails to express he distress to her loved one & also talk about how
women can take control completely when required. We focus on her ….her sacrifices, her
fear, her strength, her ego , her happiness , her love , her passion & her every lil thing …!!

Written by: Sherin Bhat

Entry Passes - 9885730673

The play “Daddy’s lil girl” is divided in three parts which throw light on the 3 major parts of a woman’s life. The first part is about how the parents of the girl are in doubt whether to have her or not, putting her very existence into jeopardy. This part has both the mother and the father present arguments about why they should or shouldn’t have a baby and another couple enacting the imaginations – both fears & expectations of the parents. How they come to the decision whether or not they should have a baby is showcased in this part. The second part shows the girl in her early twenties. She has just got a job and her parents are looking for matrimonial alliances for her. However, she doesn’t like any of the matches her parents bring forth. After a long wait, she does finally like one of the matches her parents bring and the wedding is fixed…but only a few days before the wedding she gets to know something about the guy that will make her rethink her decision to marry him. What is that thing..? What does she decide? How she copes with her decision? Does her family support her? All these questions are answered in the second part. The third part is a monologue that portrays the life of a highly successful woman in her mid-30’s and is a divorcee. She is tired of the questions she is asked at every turn of life, the justification she has to give for every step she takes. Annoyed at the change of people’s attitude towards her since the divorce, she expresses her frustration at the lack of support from her close ones and expresses anguish at the current state of affairs of the chauvinistic society.
Directed by: Rahul R Directors Note: ‘Daddy’s lil girl’ is a depiction of the various stages of women life which are influenced or dictated by the allegedly ‘stronger’ sex or the same .This play is a unheard voice of the ordinary women who fails to express he distress to her loved one & also talk about how women can take control completely when required. We focus on her ….her sacrifices, her fear, her strength, her ego , her happiness , her love , her passion & her every lil thing …!!
Written by: Sherin Bhat
Entry Passes - 9885730673

Two 25 year old strangers meet on a hill top. One of them dreams to become a Bollywood star, and all his struggle goes in vain. The other one lost his girl friend in an accident because of his rash riding. Both are depressed and dont feel like living so they come here to commit suicide. The moment they met each other an argument arises. Now what is going to happen? Suicide or murder? Come and watch. Cast&Crew A - Sunjit Rao B - Vinayak Raikhelkar Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Music - Ashutosh Patwardhan Entry - 9290013166

An exclusive exhibition of traditional paintings, figures and landscapes and modern art by Ruchi Bhargava.

Come to experience art at its best!

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with "Owl and the Pussycat" a comedy written by Bill Manhoff.

It is a comedy about a pair of San Francisco apartment dwellers opened in 1964, it was considered an incipient sign of changing times. The two characters definitely did not fit the uptown mold.

One, a would-be writer who works in a bookstore, is a pseudo-intellectual mope. The other, a would-be model who turns tricks, is an illiterate prostitute working out of her living room. Both were regarded, on Broadway at least, as daringly downtown.

Entry Passes - 100/-

The vision is to help discover the entrepreneurial spirit in YOU and convert or promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.
Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful Africana, foreigners and Indians. On this premise, this show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, opportunities for Africans-India to innovate and venture, business development, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist.

Hyderabad's oldest Amateur Theatre group, Dramatic Circle of Hyderabad celebrates its 50th year with "Owl and the Pussycat" a comedy written by Bill Manhoff.

It is a comedy about a pair of San Francisco apartment dwellers opened in 1964, it was considered an incipient sign of changing times. The two characters definitely did not fit the uptown mold.

One, a would-be writer who works in a bookstore, is a pseudo-intellectual mope. The other, a would-be model who turns tricks, is an illiterate prostitute working out of her living room. Both were regarded, on Broadway at least, as daringly downtown.

Entry Passes - 100/-

Modern art paintings by a few young talents will be displayed.

Entry - Free

Resource Person: Akhil Kodamanchili is a professional contemporary guitar player & composer/producer. He holds an advanced diploma in Music & Technology from Selkirk College in Canada.
The workshop aims to promote original music through basic song-writing techniques and composition philosophies. No formal music training required! It hopes to debunks the popular notion that creativity is only for the “gifted” and attempts to equip each participant with the ability to create music in their own way. Various exercises, demonstrations and methods will be introduced to the participants that will help them experience the joy of creation irrespective of their instrument. Basic lyric writing will also be discussed. The interactive workshop features a segment of guided composition where participants create a piece of original music as a whole unit applying the concepts from the lectures, demos & exercises. All acoustic instrumentalists welcome! Drummers will have to bring hand percussion or equivalent. Keyboard players are encouraged to bring smaller battery powered units if possible (due to limited plug points at venue & the power outages of the summer season). Instruments will not be provided, however you are welcome and encouraged to create music using any object. Computer based composers are also welcome. Non-musicians are also encouraged!
Fee: Rs. 200 Registration on 13th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: Akhil 8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

7th HWMF-Community Singing: Prayers of the world
Sharing Music – Creating Harmony

Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy.
HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.
The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years.
So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be!
If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh.
If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time!
Prayers have consistently been sung in a group together, to be heard together, combining faith with ritual. This week, we will be doing prayers from various religions and faiths from the world, like Shinto, Baha’i, Balinese kecak, and so forth!

Some of these are even performance-based forms, and we will explore the musical complexity as well as the subtle differences, and stronger similarities in prayers from various religions! Hope to see you there in faith!


Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices.

Lamakaan invites you to a Panel Discussion on "The Dirty Business of Clean Chits" with panelists Kingshuk Nag, Prof.Jyotirmaya Sharma, Shafeeq Mahajir, Kalpana Kannabiran, Dilip Sineon marking the publication of the book, "The Fiction of Fact-finding: Modi and Godhra" by Manoj Mitta.

About the book:

'No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence and thereby shielded the powers that be'.

Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding exposes a range of unasked questions which helped Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi procure a clean chit. The book is written by Manoj Mitta, a senior journalist who has been tracking legal and human rights issues over 25 years.

Please join the author and the panelists at High tea at 6:30pm

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Samahaara Children's Theatre Workshop (8 to 14 years)

Date: 15th April to 10th May, 2014
Duration: 4 Weeks
Time: 4pm to 6pm (Tue- Sat)
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Workshop Faculty: SV Ramana
Workshop Director: Rathna Shekar Reddy

For participation and details: 83411 20303
or
email: info@samahaara.org

This summer Samahaara is conducting multiple workshops to cater to the ever growing demand for its theatre workshops in Hyderabad.

The workshops are designed to introduce participants to the art of acting, focusing on learning the basics of Stage acting, Movement, Stage geography, and Improvisation.

As always workshops by Samahaara are fun and handled by highly trained theatre professionals.

DOCUMENTARY CIRCLE OF HYDERABAD
and
FD-ZONE, Hyderabad present

THE LAST ADIEU
directed by Shabnam Sukhdev

90 min / 2014 with English sub-titles

The Last Adieu is a personal quest of a filmmaker daughter to unravel the past and make a connection with her filmmaker father, S. Sukhdev, who died suddenly at the age of 46, leaving behind a huge body of work and an unresolved relationship with his daughter.

While he was an accomplished filmmaker in the public eye, his family had another story to tell. With the help of archival audio recordings, old photographs and Sukhdev’s films, Shabnam endeavours to construct a picture of her father as she struggles to love and respect him for who he was.

The film is an important record of a phase in documentary history that inspired and paved the way for the new wave in non-fiction narratives, and pays homage to S. Sukhdev, an important filmmaker who revolutionized Documentary film-making in India in the mid 60’s, right through the 70’s.

Producer — Films Division
Editing — Jabeen Merchant
Sound Design and Sound Mixing — Mohandas VP
Camera — Ashwin Shukla

Entry - Free

An Evening with 3 Short stories & Satire
Play : Uski Maa
Writer : Pandey Bechan Sharma “Ugra”

Play : Sari Bahas Se Gujarkar
Writer : Sharad Joshi

Play : Anshan
Writer : Harishankar Parisai

Adoption, Design, Direction : Ramanuj Dubey

Play Duration - 70 min.

‘Uski Maa’

Uski Maa is one of the well known stories of Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’. This is the story of Lal , his revolutionary friends, his mother and the the chachaji – the narrator of the story. Lal is a student who along with other college friends participating in the armed revolution to free the country from British Empire. Chachaji, the narrator of the story is loyal to Empire but sympathetic to Lal. Chachaji represents the old generation who believes in getting along with the system whereas Lal and his friends represents new generation who want to see total revolution and establishment of new system. The central character of the story is Lal’s mother who loves Lal and his friends alike. Lal and his friends see the mother India in her. This is a very engaging story

About Writer :-

Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’ (1900-1967) is a renowned Hindi writer. He is known for patriotic and revolutionary writing. Some of his famous books are – ‘Pili Imarat’, ‘Mukta’, ‘Kala ka Puruskar’, ‘Kal kothri’ .



Sari Bahas se gujarkar -

The story is based on the rampant corruption and bribery seen in public office. The story revolves around a common man who goes to office to get loan but there he is asked to prove himself that he is alive. How he deals with the harsh treatment of the official and gets loan is worth watching.

About Writer:-

Sharad Joshi ( 1931-1961 ) was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. He is most known for his dialogues for comedy TV serials of the 1980s including Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and Vikram Aur Vetal. He has also written dialogues for Hindi film like Utsav (1984) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)


Anshan -

Anshan or hunger strike has deep roots in the Indian society and Indian psyche. During Indian independent struggle Gandhi ji engaged in several famous hunger strikes. In addition to Gandhi, various others have used the hunger strike option during the Indian independence movement. Some prominent names are Jatin Das (who fasted to death) and Bhagat Singh.

But if one does hunger strike to usurp the other’s wife? Sounds crazy – isn’t it. Yes, Bannu is keeping fast unto death to get his love interest, married Shavitri. Ironically Shavitri hates Bannu, but Bannu is determined in his mission. In this hunger strike, he gets supports from various Baba , Swami and social & political leaders and his hunger strike becomes national issue. This is a social and political satire that makes mockery of hunger strike and the system.

About Writer -

Harishankar Parsai ( (1924 – 1995) is a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He won Sahitya Akadmi Award in 1982 for his satire “"Viklaang Shraddha ka daur".

Entry Passes - 9848487541

April Fool ….pranks can be notorious ….but truth can be uglier ….!! How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of all sorts inside our own homes??? Where freedom of speech, freedom of thought & freedom as such is a rare entity …!!! Hasn’t the world seen the most disturbing parental relationships, yet? The impact of a disturbed child hood is grave, not even close to what a non-victim can imagine!!!
The story of 4 roommates (Anil,Ajay,Sirish & rakesh) in a college hostel who plan to play a prank with their friend to pull his leg .These 4 have been together for a while now, they know each other pretty well. 3 of them plan to tell Ajay that his father is here & waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father never came to see him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him & finds out that there is nobody in the room except for his 3 prankster friends .He is irated because of the topic they chose to pull his leg ,’His Father’. He pounces on them yelling, these 3 were in no mood to give up. They continue saying that his father is here, the 3 of them keep talking to a chair claiming he was there. After a while he kind of believes

The 2 day workshop will be conducted by Ujjal Kumar Saha, who is a professional Jazz guitar player hailing from Kolkata. AkhilKodamanchili will join in to facilitate the sessions.
The workshop aims to discuss various aspects of guitar playing & musicality such as improvisation, theory, notation and technique, by using simple analogies & clear cut demonstrations to help guitar players of all genres & levels of skill to transpose their present abilities to the next level. The workshop lays emphasis on the benefits of collaborations and hopes to instil a healthy jam culture in the city.
The workshop will conclude with an open jam circle using basic progressions from various styles ranging from pop to blues. Bring your instrument along with you!
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration at Lamakaan on 19th/20th April
Info: Akhil8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

- 15 stalls of small sustainable business owners with sales
- 5 display stalls of arts & crafts
- 5 stalls of NGOs & health/environmental initiatives & healthy consumables
- Stage area for musical performances (in collaboration with HWMF), demonstrations & talks by stall
owners and non-stall participants.

8886016603 Supreeta, 8686816060 Akhil

The vision is to help discover the entrepreneurial spirit in YOU and convert or promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put ideas to work as an individual, group or institution. Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful Africana, foreigners and Indians. On this premise, this show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, opportunities for Africans-India to innovate and venture, business development, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist.

The 39 Steps has 4 actors playing 40 roles over one and a half hours! In an absolute masterpiece of visual humor and comic timing, the play sees the entire film 'The 39 Steps' performed nearly verbatim onstage. The film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to other Hitchcock films, including Rear Window and Psycho. This is perhaps the ultimate spoof espionage thriller!

Entry - 9866174405

The 2 day workshop will be conducted by Ujjal Kumar Saha, who is a professional Jazz guitar player hailing from Kolkata. AkhilKodamanchili will join in to facilitate the sessions.
The workshop aims to discuss various aspects of guitar playing & musicality such as improvisation, theory, notation and technique, by using simple analogies & clear cut demonstrations to help guitar players of all genres & levels of skill to transpose their present abilities to the next level. The workshop lays emphasis on the benefits of collaborations and hopes to instil a healthy jam culture in the city.
The workshop will conclude with an open jam circle using basic progressions from various styles ranging from pop to blues. Bring your instrument along with you!
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration at Lamakaan on 19th/20th April
Info: Akhil8686816060 or info@hydmusic.com 9912201659

Nature through Rangoli - Demo & Exhibitionb by Mrs.Vaushali Pathak is an art of filling poster with Rangoli. Its like a painting with a difference. Children and elders can appreciate this art and enjoy try a hand at home.

Entry - Free

The 39 Steps has 4 actors playing 140 roles over one and a half hours! In an absolute masterpiece of visual humor and comic timing, the play sees the entire film 'The 39 Steps' performed nearly verbatim onstage. The film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to other Hitchcock films, including Rear Window and Psycho. This is perhaps the ultimate spoof espionage thriller!

Entry - 9866174405

TACS - Theatre, Arts, Crafts, Speech. A production oriented Theatre workshop with relevant Speech techniques, and supported by arts and crafts.

Kadak Chaai's TACS Workshop for Children throws light on various Speech techniques, and uses Arts & Crafts along the way, finally leading to a complete production that shall see all the children play their parts in their unique ways.

Instructor: Suzanne Patel

Eligibility to Enroll: Children in the Age group of 5 to 13yrs

For fee details and registrations call - 9885450022

Dates: 22nd April to 4th May

Timings: 10am to 1pm

Performance Date: 4th May

Yi-CII driven initiative to Vote for India.

The purpose of this event is to spread awareness to vote..

It involves 2 acts.
1) a 15 min play which will be titled "KAL AAJ Aur Kal"- where in we shall depict 2 scenarios where in people have not voted and the repercussions and second where they have voted.
2) a 15 min rhythmic recital titled as "Election ka humse Connection" which is in form of a poetry and it shall be presented as a conversation/dialogue amongst 10 people. where in we have touched topics such as corruption and the importance of election and how we can play our parts by voting.

Asiya Khan, a naturalist will be giving a talk on trees of Hyderabad which are presently in bloom. You do not have to a botanist to enjoy the talk. It is in simple language - sans any scientific jargon - to make the identification of trees that we see around us everyday easy and it will be a fun exercise for children and adults too.

She made a similar presentation at Do Din - a Hyderabad Urban festival in Jan.

All are welcome.

This particular 2-day-workshop is meant for all instrumentalists (not only for guitar) including singers and even for the audience as how to hear and appreciate music improvisation!
It deals with the psychology of improvisation in general and its practical approach to the most popular chord progression in Pop-music (1,6,2,5) and chord progression in Jazz music (2,5,1). The workshop deals with the most predominant and influential genre of music, called Blues, and its analytical approach of application to any other genres.
It deals in processing the harmonic structure using several tools for the development of much intellectual soundscape.
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration on 26th/27th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: 9912201659 or info@hydmusic.com

harcraft presents a 2 day exhibiiton and sale of Exotic Organic Silk, Handloom and Handcrafted products from the Tribal and rural Artisans of Jharkhand.
Blend of Tradition craft style with contemporary designs give an aesthetic appeal to the products. It is a source of livelihood and hope for a better future for thousands of women and tribals in rural areas of the state….
With the purchase of this exclusive handcrafted and handloom product, you will be playing a pivotal role in the upliftment of art and life of the artisans…
Lets join hands for this noble cause.
“Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation” was incorporated in the year 2006, a Jharkhand Govt Undertaking. With the brand name of Jharcraft. In very short span of time Jharcraft was able to give livelihood opportunities to 3 lakhs artisans in the field of sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft and become the leading producer of the Tassar Silk in India. They have 25 outlets across india for selling the artisans products. Jharcraft is the Only organization, which has Organic Certification in Tasar from One Cert, USA, around the Globe.
Entry - Free

The Basic Photography workshop is aimed to give you the basics of digital photography to those who seek professional guidance.

Who can attend?

- Who loves photography and whet their creative skills

- Who wants to become professional photographer

So, this workshop is for everyone; No Age limit; No Qualification required; No prerequisite required except interest in photography.

Fee: 100/- Per member (Tea, Samosa will be provided)

Takeaways:

After the workshop, you will be able to:

- Undersand different types of cameras and basic differences

- Understand the different features/controls in your digital camera

- Understand the usage of advanced modes

- Understand the nuances of composition, which helps in taking appealing images

- How to use your camera’s abilities and open up to unlimited possibilities in photography

The first Hyderabad Science Festival starts on 2nd week of April 2015. We are starting 50 weeks series of collaborators meetup event to know about them and talk for this program etc... in every weekend with new introductions and innovations..

The festival is going to organize by city's leading Science, Education, Technology, research, innovation and community caring organizations come to this collaborate platform for harvesting the innovation culture at our educational institutions, specially for school students.

In this weekly meetups the collaborative organizations and leader from the city will share their experiences, ideas, and by joining hands with us in this program.

We welcome all citizens, please come and share your ideas,experiences, expertise and join with us to know the developments and become a part of this event and make this as a truly collaborative program.

This Week's collaborator Mr.Sanjay Gadhalay, Inspiring Leader, his love and passion in social entrepreneurship and our community caring brings him here with us, join in this team and share your ideas , views to innovate this program better.
for more details pl follow us @ fb/futureinventors
Entry - Free

Samahaara
presents

Anjali Parvati Koda's
"Dominic Wesley"
(A Play in English)

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy


Wesley met us the other day and was like Yo Man What's been up and Dominic being Dominic goes "Surf, Tide, Heads" LOLMAX. You didn't get that, did you? You are such a Wesley. (If you got it, you are probably Dominic, and that's more bad news now, isn't it, you poor dear, you poor poor dear).

Wesley participated in a karaoke competition recently and lost to a terrific rendition of "I will survive" by Dominic, who unfortunately, we hear, was murdered the very next day. So…*she sells sea shells by the sea shore she sells sea shells….*

Listen, the above spoiler was posted by an intern. Will you come and watch the entire awesomeness though?

The Times of India - The play is well written and directed;with all the actors doing justice to their roles.The repartees between Dominic (the artist) and Wesley (the realist),kept the audience in titters.Filled with self-mocking humor,this play holds the audience attention till the very end...

The Hindu- The script and direction incorporate exceptional symbolism...The play by popular city theatre group, Samahaara was indeed quite fetching.

Jharcraft presents a 2 day exhibiiton and sale of Exotic Organic Silk, Handloom and Handcrafted products from the Tribal and rural Artisans of Jharkhand.

Blend of Tradition craft style with contemporary designs give an aesthetic appeal to the products. It is a source of livelihood and hope for a better future for thousands of women and tribals in rural areas of the state….

With the purchase of this exclusive handcrafted and handloom product, you will be playing a pivotal role in the upliftment of art and life of the artisans…

Lets join hands for this noble cause.

“Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation” was incorporated in the year 2006, a Jharkhand Govt Undertaking. With the brand name of Jharcraft. In very short span of time Jharcraft was able to give livelihood opportunities to 3 lakhs artisans in the field of sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft and become the leading producer of the Tassar Silk in India. They have 25 outlets across india for selling the artisans products. Jharcraft is the Only organization, which has Organic Certification in Tasar from One Cert, USA, around the Globe.

Entry - Free

This particular 2-day-workshop is meant for all instrumentalists (not only for guitar) including singers and even for the audience as how to hear and appreciate music improvisation!
It deals with the psychology of improvisation in general and its practical approach to the most popular chord progression in Pop-music (1,6,2,5) and chord progression in Jazz music (2,5,1). The workshop deals with the most predominant and influential genre of music, called Blues, and its analytical approach of application to any other genres.
It deals in processing the harmonic structure using several tools for the development of much intellectual soundscape.
Course fee: Rs 150 per session/day
Registration on 26th/27th April at Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com
Info: 9912201659 or info@hydmusic.com

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

8th HWMF-Community Singing: National Anthems!
Sharing Music – Creating Harmony

This week we will be doing a session about national anthems! Almost always sung in a group, these anthems represent the inner core of a nation’s foundational ideology, and often have words that surprise our point of view!

Sunday, 27th April 4 - 5.30 pm

Samahaara presents
Anjali Parvati Koda's "Dominic Wesley" (A Play in English)
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy
Wesley met us the other day and was like Yo Man What's been up and Dominic being Dominic goes "Surf, Tide, Heads" LOLMAX. You didn't get that, did you? You are such a Wesley. (If you got it, you are probably Dominic, and that's more bad news now, isn't it, you poor dear, you poor poor dear).
Wesley participated in a karaoke competition recently and lost to a terrific rendition of "I will survive" by Dominic, who unfortunately, we hear, was murdered the very next day. So…she sells sea shells by the sea shore she sells sea shells….
Listen, the above spoiler was posted by an intern. Will you come and watch the entire awesomeness though?
The Times of India - The play is well written and directed;with all the actors doing justice to their roles.The repartees between Dominic (the artist) and Wesley (the realist),kept the audience in titters.Filled with self-mocking humor,this play holds the audience attention till the very end...
The Hindu- The script and direction incorporate exceptional symbolism...The play by popular city theatre group, Samahaara was indeed quite fetching.

for entry passes - 8341120303

The Dhi.Ra.Na Academy of Bharatanatyam presents its students in a classical repertoire on the occasion of World Dance Day on 29th April, 2014

An interactive talk on `Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse - Myths and Facts'.

Break the Silence, a citizens' initiative in the twin cities to educate and sensitise parents, teachers and children on prevention of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) will conduct an interactive session on Myths and Facts involving this Social evil.

All are welcome.

A exclusive event designed for short films, to show case some serious work in the short films category. With this event the studio wants to create an eco system for filmmakers to co exist & evolve, this is forum will address practical pain points of filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea - Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space. Entry - Free

The first Hyderabad Science Festival starts on 2nd week of April 2015. We are starting 50 weeks series of collaborators meetup event to know about them and talk for this program etc... in every weekend with new introductions..

The festival is going to organize by city's leading Science, Education, Technology, research, innovation and community caring organizations come to this collaborate platform for harvesting the innovation culture at our educational institutions, specially for school students.

This weekly meetup with collaborative organizations and leader from the city will share their experiences, ideas, and by joining hands with us in this program.

We welcome all citizens, please come and share your ideas,experiences, expertise and join with us to know the developments and become a part of this event and make this as a truly collaborative program.

This week inviting "Society to Save Rocks" talk on "Education through exploration"
for more details pl follow us @ fb/futureinventors
Entry - Free

Sifar invites you to a comedy play:

MY WIFE’S HUSBAND

Not every day will you see a man and his wife’s husband together on stage.
Come and find out who gets to keep the wife and who gets to keep the misery.

Written by: Miro Gavran | Indian adaptation by: Feroze
Music composed by: Amit Dasani & Suhit Chiruthapudi
Poster & Ticket designed by: Kathik Vijay V
Cast: Maya, Shravanth, Feroze
Directed by: Feroze



Venue: Lamakaan, road no.1 banjara hills, Hyderabad, India.
Date: Saturday, 3rd May 2014
Time: 8 PM


Donor Pass: ` 100/-
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Contact: sifar.theatre@gmail.com | 98493 31347


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Kadak Chaai's Children's Workshop Production

A presentation about life and works of SREE ANNAMACHARYA by children. Annamacharaya Keerthanalu by children Vishwa Teja, Adithya and Sahithi.
A first of a kind show with these children whose world is only music.