Tag: 6 Assagao

  • Poetry Reading

    Poetry Reading

    Four poets, Scherezade Siobhan, Greg Bem, Kripi Grey and Priyal Mog will be presenting their work. A multi-disciplinary weaving of words, sounds and visuals will welcome you to experience worlds within worlds as they open their palms and let the menagerie of memory shine in silvered dark.

  • Presentation : The Nomadic Diaries

    Presentation : The Nomadic Diaries

    Psyman OChen, in three years he travelled from Australia to Africa without a flight, relying only on barter economy and hitch hikes. He will share his experiences of barter economy and volunteering with conservation efforts of local communities across three continents- Australia, Asia and Africa. He totalled 47,000 km (29,205 miles) from Melbourne, Australia to…

  • Narratives and Inspirations/ films of Bert Haanstra & Rajat Nagpal

    Narratives and Inspirations/ films of Bert Haanstra & Rajat Nagpal

    Rajat Nagpal will screen his films along with inspiring shorts of Bert Haanstra.

  • Evening of Live Electronica Music and Demonstrations

    Evening of Live Electronica Music and Demonstrations

    Sound Reasons is a festival for sound art and contemporary electronic music which takes place in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. With concerts, workshops, talks and Installations across various venues the focus this time is on live performances and sound installations.

  • Evening of Classical Guitar Music

    Evening of Classical Guitar Music

    Veda Aggarwal is a classical guitarist with a merit in the Trinity College Grade 8 examination in 2005. Veda lives in Pune, India, and has been teaching and performing locally for several years. Her last collaborative work was adapting arias from Mozart’s Don Giovianni for classical guitar, in a unique online partnership with the American…

  • Making God/God in Making : Study of roadside shrines

    Making God/God in Making : Study of roadside shrines

    Dr. Vidya Kamat, Founding Member, Secretary, Center for Study of Mythology and Culture, Goa, will present her research on roadside shrines in urban spaces. The centre document the myths of the region and its oral history traditions. Through this, they hope to provide a creative and scholarly exposition of the diverse heritage of myths that…

  • Live Gig : EP release of XSCT

    Live Gig : EP release of XSCT

    Ian de Noronha (Keyboards) and Vj Xavier (Guitar) will play their kind of music, experimental songs/pieces with harmonic progressions borrowed from Jazz and Funk music. Their influences are Chick Corea, Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry, Billy Joel, Dream Theatre, Sting, Freddy Mercury, Steve Perry and host of others. Neel Adhikari will open this set.

  • Tribute to Abbas Kiarostami

    Tribute to Abbas Kiarostami

    He said, “It’s said that in the beginning was the word, but for me the beginning is always an image. When I think about a conversation, it always starts with images. And what I love about photography is the inscription of a single moment: it’s completely ephemeral. You take the photograph, and one second later,…

  • Films against stigma: Screening & Conversations

    Films against stigma: Screening & Conversations

    Talking about mental health issues to others can feel shameful, boring, selfish and burdensome. Those going through depression, addictions, bi-polar or other debilitating conditions often face much shame and stigma from society in general. Many people seem almost embarrassed to admit that they need help and support, thinking it’s a weakness; whilst others think that…