NEW DELHI27 Oct 2012 to 04 Nov 2012
Gate No. 1, Ring Road
Sarai Kale Khan
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
SCIENCE SLAM, 3PM - 7PM
Young scientists will be condensing their knowledge and research into 5-minute talks. You’ll have fun while learning! Read more
BLOT! & JAHCOOZI, 7:30PM - 10PM
BLOT! and Jahcoozi, two electronic act from Delhi & Berlin, are set to wow audiences with an exciting new live musical-audio-visual show. The performance will feature tracks that combine both their musical influences as well as their cultural backgrounds. Read more
URBAN STYLES (Also on October 28th & 29th)
A variety of workshops in dance, music and art will be delivered by hip-hop dancer Can, grafitti-artist Tasek and hip-hop artist Akua Naru. Read more
NOVEL TREE, 2PM - 4PM (Also on October 28th & November 3rd) & November 4th (5PM - 6PM)
The Indian novel comes under the spotlight in this event. Celebrated writers including Jeet Thayil, Rana Dasgupta, Indrajit Hazra, Ambarish Satwik, Amitabha Bagchi, Chandrahas Chowdhury, Anita Roy and Nilanjana Roy will gather under a flourishing tree and read from their published and forthcoming books. On November 4th, there will be a special feature on Graphic Novels. Read more
CREATE SEASONS, 11AM - 4PM (Till November 4th)
In this art workshop for children, let’s explore Germany’s four seasons through a range of creative workshops that include painting eggs, building wind wheels and creating lanterns! Read more
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
BARBARA YELIN - GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP, 3:30 PM (Presentation on November 4th - 6PM)
German comic artist Barbara Yelin, invited by Goethe-Institut to attend the Indo German Urban Mela, will draw a diary that will document her discoveries at and around the Urban Mela. By meeting and interacting with visitors during the Mela and by exploring the bustling streets of Delhi, she aims to gain impressions of an unfamiliar city and a new culture.
On each day of the mela, there will be new updates from her Delhi sketchbook on the website. Don’t forget to follow the strip everyday!
POETRY SLAM - CITY AS SARAI, 5 PM
Bring out the poet in you and captivate audiences, inspired by the theme of the "City as Sarai" or "Yeh Shahar ek Sarai". Read more
ASAD KHAN AND FUSION MESSENGERS, 7PM - 10 PM
Sitar maestro Asad Khan and the band Fusion Messengers will mesmerise audiences with the unique take on the Sitar, crossing classical Indian genres with jazz, flamenco, electronica and folk. Read more
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
URBAN STYLES, 6 PM
Check out this performance featuring singer Akua Naru and hip-hop dancer Can from Germany. Read more
INDIAN OCEAN, 7PM - 10PM
Undoubtedly one of the most prolific contemporary rock acts in India today, Indian Ocean represents contemporary fusion music at its best. Read more
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
COLLEGE THEATRE, 2PM - 6PM (Also on October 31st)
Come and watch teams from Delhi University colleges as they adapt German scripts into an Indian setting. Read more
MARDI GRAS.BB, 7PM - 10PM
Prepare to be swept away by Mardi Gras.BB, a German brass band that mixes blues, soul, funk, rock, pop, punk and country creating a sound impossible to resist. Read more
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
TALKS ON CITIES, 10AM - 5PM
Engage in a discussion with great minds from India and Germany who will meet in the Talks on Cities, focusing on issues related to Modernism, Architecture and Urbanism as well as to Urban Development, Sustainability and Mobility in our cities. Read more
IGNITE! CONTEMPORARY DANCE DANCE FESTIVAL: MEIDHWANI, 7PM - 10PM
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts will open Ignite! Festival of Contemporary Dance with the stunning production MeiDhwani, choreographed by Jayachandran Palazhy. Following that celebrations will continue with Dualist Inquiry presenting an electronic music set. Read more
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
HOLD THE NOVEL: HIDDEN CITY, 5:30 PM
An exciting series of readings by prominent authors (Urvashi Butalia, Rana Dasgupta and many more) engaging in other fields of Indian literature than novels, in cooperation with Yodakin. Read more
ROCK THE MELA, FEATURING FIVE8, 6 PM
Support the next generation of stars and watch The Incredible Mindfunk, This That and Doppler Effect. The young bands from Delhi come together and perform a range of original and cover songs. All bands will be coached by former college band Five8 who will rock the stage in the end. Read more
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
STARTING POINT #3, 7:30PM - 10PM
A powerful and moving performance created by German dancer and choreographer Felix Bürkle and Indian dancer Hema Sundari Vellaluru. Read more
SKA VENGERS, 8PM - 10PM
Get your “skank” on to the mighty Ska Vengers, a New Delhi-based band that effortlessly fuse dub, reggae, ska, jazz and punk with lots of toasting and big vocals. Read more
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
CONNAUGHT PLACE 2020, PANEL DISCUSSION, 4 PM
Connaught Place 2020 is a collaboration between Space Bonding, students of the School of Planning and Architecture, and South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University. In the age of Internet the understanding of local politics changes rapidly. The focus on this panel discussion will be on publicity spaces like CP/Connaught Place and collaborative urban planning. Read more
AYAAN ALI KHAN - INDIAN CLASSICAL CONCERT, 6 PM
Ayaan Ali Khan represents the seventh generation of a musical lineage known as the Senia Bangash School. Ayaan gave his first solo performance at the age of eight and has since travelled the world performing in many prestigious venues and popular festivals. Come and listen to this exciting Indian Classical Concert in cooperation with SPIC MACAY. Read more
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
ENCHANTED MELA, 10AM - 5PM
Young people will be transported to the world of Grimms’ fairy tales with this workshop that includes performance, creative writing, drawing and painting. Read more
MOVING SILENCE, 7PM
The Berlin-based platform for contemporary silent film brings poetic shorts focusing on Berlin & (De)construction of Space. Get moved by Toni Kater and Marco Brosolo from Berlin as well as by Ish (edGeCut/Sound Reasons) from Delhi. Read more
