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The document provides details of various events for children taking place over 5 days at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. It includes information on the event name, time, location, recommended age group and a brief description. Some of the events featured include plaster relief art workshops, storytelling sessions, science shows, dance and music workshops, craft activities like toy making from trash and more. The events will give children opportunities to engage in art, music, dance, crafts, science and stories.
The document provides details of various events for children taking place over 5 days at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. It includes information on the event name, time, location, recommended age group and a brief description. Some of the events featured include plaster relief art workshops, storytelling sessions, science shows, dance and music workshops, craft activities like toy making from trash and more. The events will give children opportunities to engage in art, music, dance, crafts, science and stories.
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The document provides details of various events for children taking place over 5 days at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. It includes information on the event name, time, location, recommended age group and a brief description. Some of the events featured include plaster relief art workshops, storytelling sessions, science shows, dance and music workshops, craft activities like toy making from trash and more. The events will give children opportunities to engage in art, music, dance, crafts, science and stories.
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12 noon Museum Garden 8 - 15 years Plaster relief and decoration with ink. By Anita Chakraborty. PLASTER RELIEF ART - 2 12 noon - 1:00 pm Museum Garden 8 - 15 years Plaster relief and decoration with ink. By Anita Chakraborty. A JOURNEY IN LOVE 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Museum Garden 6 and above Ameeta Chatterjee, author & philanthropist will read poems from her book "A Journey in Love" and children will draw and paint. ShilpaVaidya of Aatman Academy and all the children and artists who have illustrated in the book will be part of the workshop. SCIENCE THEATRE WITH SCIENCE UTSAV 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden Kids can have fun while understanding the concept of "Air and Aerodynamics". They will watch an innovative science show and participate in hands on activities. By mycity4kids.com FUN WITH WEAVING 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 10 years Weave your creativity. By Tasneem Rajkotwala. PLAY CATCH THAT CROCODILE 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm David Sassoon Library 5 and above Who will catch that crocodile thats terrifying everyone in town? Probin policeman with his stick? Can Doctor Dutta do the trick? Find out in this delightful theatre adaptation of Anushka Ravishankars book. By Gillo Theatre Repertory. WEKIDS RADIO- AB BACCHE BOLENGE, AUR AAP SUNOGE! 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 15 years A chance for kids to experience what it would be like to go live on radiointerviewing, sharing jokes and simply Radio Jockeying! By RJ Shantanu. CHILDREN 1st FEB, SATURDAY NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 1 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH BITTU SAGHAL 10:30 am - 12:30 pm KitabKhana 10 and above Explore the basics of wildlife photography with Bittu Saghal and award-winning photographers from Sanctuary Asia. JUMP INTO THE RAMAYANA 11:00 am - 12 noon Museum Garden 7 - 14 years Ramayana with Saker Mistry and Mamta Mangaldas. IROBOKIDS 12 noon - 1:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 14 years A peek into the world of robotics, and a chance to assemble you own robot!. By mycity4kids.com. ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Museum Garden 10 - 14 years A stage where children analyse, problem-solve and theatrically express their ideas in this fun-filled workshop. By Apni Shala. SCRAPTURE! 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Museum Garden 9 - 14 years Sculptor workshop. By Arzan Khambata. BOOK LAUNCH MY GANDHI STORY BY NINA SABNANI AND ANKIT CHADHA 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana 5 and above A Warli artist, a storyteller and an animation filmmaker come together in a unique collaboration to a very visual story of Gandhi. By Nita Sabnani and Ankit Chadha MARTIAL ARTS AND SELF DEFENCE 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Museum Garden 5 - 50 years Defense moves for you and me, young and old. By Martial Artist Suman Basu. PHUSSPHUSS BOOM 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 8 and above Can a fart change a life? Award-winning author Jerry Pinto gets the wind up on this hilarious collection of fart stories. By Jerry Pinto, Anushka Ravishankar and Sayoni Basu. NAGADA DHOL GARBA 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Museum Garden All ages Authentic Garba on original music and Bollywood song choreography. By Simran Ahuja. CHILDREN 2nd FEB, SUNDAY NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 2 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP WITH ADITYA BIRLA WORLD ACADEMY 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Museum Garden The students of ABWA will mould a Traditional Horse Bankura with clay and will also learn and create some Indian folk art. TOYS FROM TRASH 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden 10 and above Workshop where kids can make toys from objects of their day-to-day use. By Chitrapatang Art Workshops. CARTOON STICKERS 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 12 years Children will create their own cartoon magnet stickers. By Chitrapatang Art Workshops. MAKE YOUR OWN AUDIO BOOK WITH KARADI TALES 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm KitabKhana 8 and above Make up a story add the sound, mix in some music and voila you have yourself and audio book. ABOUT TIMMI IN TANGLES AND MONSTER HUNTS! 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm KitabKhana 7 and above Two funny authors Shals Mahajan (Timmi with Tangles) and Parinita Shetty (The Monster Hunters) have fun introducing cool characters, like Idli-amma and Juju the giant, and encourage you to create your own. SCIENCE THEATRE WITH SCIENCE UTSAV 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Museum Garden Kids can have fun while understanding the concept of "Air and Aerodynamics". They will watch an innovative science show and participate in hands on activities. By mycity4kids.com CHOCOLATE INVENTIONS 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm KitabKhana 7 and above Step into the world of Charlie and his chocolates with Mumbais best loved chocolatier Zeba Kholi in this unique book reading of Roald DhalsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory. By Zeba Kholi CHILDREN 3rd FEB, MONDAY NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 3 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION NINE HIDDEN GEMS 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Museum Garden 6 - 12 years Narration of "The Blue Eyed Doll from Nine Hidden Gems through audio and visuals. Children will get acquainted with Gandhijis exemplary values of non violence and the one-ness of all beings. Followed by discussions, interesting craft, dramatisation and a little bit of dancing as well. By Author and Illustrator Kumkum Somani IROBOKIDS 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 14 years A peek into the world of robotics, and a chance to assemble you own robot!. By mycity4kids.com. FROM AROUND THE WORLD - 1 (FROM FRANCE) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana 7 and above Book launch The Honey Hunter. Indian Poet, Kartika Nair and French illustrator Joelle Jolivet come together to present their spectacular picture book on an unforgettable journey to the heart of the Sundarbans. FROM AROUND THE WORLD - 1 (FROM AUSTRALIA) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 8 and above Meet Ossie. Hes got imagination and problems. Australian author, Ken Spillman launches his delightful coming of age novel "I am Oscar" the story of Oscar Updikes Incredibly Intelligent Observations on Life, Death and Other Freaky Phenomena. Ken will also read fromhis book The Strange Story of Felicity Frown. I LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT! 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 14 years Get a taste of various dance styles from street jazz to belly dance to Bollywood. By Yasmin Ranijiwala. CHILDREN 4th FEB, TUESDAY NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 4 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP FOR NGO CHILDREN 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Museum Garden Grade 11 students of Aditya Birla World Academy will guide children of Save The Child NGO on the folk art styles of India and will show them how to create their own artistic folders. ARTISTIC INSTRUMENTS 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden 10 - 14 years Learn how to make musical instruments and also learn how to create some interesting tunes through collaboration. By Priyanka Subramanian (Muktangan). FUN WITH LANGUAGES 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Museum Garden 10 - 15 years Come kids discover some amazing facts and play fun games based on languages. By Panini Linguistics Olympiad. BOOK LAUNCH - A PAIR OF TWINS 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana 6 and above "A Pair of Twins". Lakshmi and Sundari, an unusual pair of twins with an unusual connection. But not everyone knows how special they are until find out at this lively session with author Kavitha Mandana and illustrator Nayantara Surendranath. WRITING WORKSHOP: PUNCTUATION FUN WITH NATASHA AND SQUIGGLE 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 6 and above Is a comma important?- 'Shall we eat, children?' or 'Shall we eat children?' are two quite different things! Learn to make your writing sparkle at this interactive creative writing workshop much-loved children's author, Natasha Sharma from her soon to release book Squiggle Takes a Walk." DISCO DUCK-THE ULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL DANCE EXPERIENCE! 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Museum Garden 1.5 - 5 years A fun way to learn through Dance, Song and Rhyme for Pre-schoolers. By mycity4kids.com. 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY CHILDREN NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 5 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION THE SUNDAY SCIENCE SCHOOL- ''HANDS ON SCIENCE'' PROGRAM 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Museum Garden 9 - 15 years Workshop gives children an opportunity to perform, understand and appreciate science in simple things around them and stimulate scientific inquisitiveness. By mycity4kids.com THE UNUSUAL DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AND FRIENDS FOREVER 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm KitabKhana 4 and above Do boys have to behave a certain way? What happens if a third person breaks up a pair of chaddi buddies? Film-maker, artist Gautam Benegal does an unique illustrated story-telling of 2 charming picture books SuSu pals and the Unboy boy. DREAM UP A CEPHALOPOD WITH SHALINI SRINIVASAN 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm KitabKhana 10 and above Who is the Cephalopod? Join author Shalini Srinivasan as she reads the weird and wonderful fables from her. Help her give voices to the characters, and draw and make up a story about your own Cephalopod. MUSICAL STORY TELLING - "DASHAVATARA" 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Museum Garden 6 and above Storytelling based on Indian mythology where presentation is woven with poetry, music, dance and drama. By Deepa Kiran. DESTINATION MARS 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm KitabKhana 9 and above Can you actually travel to Mars? Scientists from ISRO tell you all about it. NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. 6th FEB, THURSDAY CHILDREN Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 6 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP FOR NGO CHILDREN 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Museum Garden A special workshop in Art and craft for NGO children. By ISDI. MUSICAL BRIDGES- YOUR HEARTS, OUR ART! 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden 7 - 15 years Interact with young musicians of Rajasthan to create Merasi music. Learn to play the fascinating instruments & enjoy the art of tying colourful turbans the Rajasthani way. HANDCRAFTED CLAY ANIMALS 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Museum Garden 3 - 12 years Children mould their own animals out of two basic shapes of eco-friendly clay. By Dipali's Horizon, mycity4kids.com. INDIA:A TO Z ACTIVITY 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana 8 and above Join Vidya and Greystroke as they take you on a rollercoaster ride through the wonders of incredible India. Take a Special Chabbis quiz, crack a super- duper puzzle and draw cool cartoons on your magical alphabetical tour. WHAT'S YOUR STORY? WITH BALAJI VENKATARAMAN 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 12 and above A five step formula that will turn you into a writer. If I can, so can you, says Ravi, the narrator of "Flat- track Bullies". ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Museum Garden 10 - 14 years A stage where children analyse, problem-solve and theatrically express their ideas in this fun-filled workshop. By Apni Shala. NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. CHILDREN 7th FEB, FRIDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 7 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION LIONS ON THE PROWL 10:30 am - 11: 15 am KitabKhana 4 and above What kind of mischief can 3 cubs get up to when their mama is away? Find out with Shamim Padamsee and her book, "Watch Out". CATERPILLAR TALES 11:00 am - 12 noon Museum Garden 4 - 7 years Listen to two fun stories about caterpillars and butterflies, and learn to make your own caterpillar in this bilingual session. By Karadi Tales. HOW CAN YOU MAKE A "C" INTO A "D"? 11:15 am - 12:15 pm KitabKhana 4 and above Asks author Jerry Pinto. And a B into an E? These and even more brain-tickling questions does author Jerry Pinto ask in his zany alphabet book "HEY! Thats an A". CREATIVE MOVEMENT 12 noon - 1:00 pm Museum Garden 3 - 6 years Enthralling dance games, props and music that gets every childs feet tapping. The perfect balance between fun and learning. By Rhythmus Happy Feet. HOME SWEET HOME 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Museum Garden 8 - 12 years A workshop that will help the little ones understand the different wildlife habitats through interactive group activities. By Saevus Wildlife India. WILD, WILD WASTE 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden 8 - 12 years We educate the children about the interdependence of species by creating mementos based on the theme of 'One World'. By Saevus Wildlife India. FOOD FOOD 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Museum Garden 8 - 14 years The chefs of Food Food channel will share their yummy secrets with the kids. CHILDREN OF CONFLICT 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana 8 and above How does a child get involved in a war thats bigger than him? How doeshe get trapped into terrorism? Journalist Swati Sengupta talks about her book, "Guns on red earth" that addresses this difficult subject. BOOK LAUNCH ELA BY SAMPURNA CHATTARJI 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 13 and above 14 year-old Ela has a secret and its going to turn her world upside down. Join Sampurna Chattarji in exploring the dark world of teenager Ela. WEKIDS RADIO- AB BACCHE BOLENGE, AUR AAP SUNOGE! 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Museum Garden 8 - 15 years A chance for kids to experience what it would be like to go live on radiointerviewing, sharing jokes and simply Radio Jockeying! By RJ Shantanu. 8th FEB, SATURDAY NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. CHILDREN Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 8 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION AGE DESCRIPTION SPIN-A-YARN WITH AUNTY JEEVA 11:00 am - 12 noon Museum Garden 5 and above Hilarious stories and fabulous story-telling. By Jeeva Raghunath. BOOK LAUNCH - "HYSTERICALLY, HISTORICALLY MYSTERIOUS" 11:00 am - 11:45 am KitabKhana 8 and above Book launch of Natasha Sharma's new History- Mystery series, "Akbar and the Tricky Traitor" and "Ashoka and the Muddled Messages". Befuddle your brain to crack codes written in Ashokan Brahmi. Test your tongue with some hysterically historical tongue- twisters and be a fastidious historical fact-finder. I CAN BE WHATEVER I WANT TO BE 12 noon - 12:45 pm KitabKhana 4 and above Nalini Sorensan opens up little minds to the possibilities in her book Alphabet Dress up. HANDCRAFTED CLAY ANIMALS 12 noon - 1:30 pm Museum Garden 3 - 12 years Children mould their own animals out of two basic shapes of eco-friendly clay. By Dipali's Horizon. ECO KIDS BASIC GARDENING 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Museum Garden 4 - 10 years Join in the eco-friendly games, storytelling and leaf craft. Participants will take home magic seeds in a recycled glass. By mycity4kids.com. MOMENTUM IN COLOUR 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Museum Garden 4 - 10 years Jackson Pollock inspired wall clocks. By The Hobby Art Studio (mycity4kids.com) ZUMBA KIDS WORKSHOP 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Museum Garden 4 - 12 years Zumba Kids program is the ultimate dance-fitness party for young Zumba fans. Its all about feeling fearless on the dance floor, reinforcing the idea that its okay to just be yourself and dance like no ones watching. By Sucheta Pal. WALKING WITH THE GODS 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Museum Garden All Ages Explore Aadi (Begining) with the Birth of Ganesha to Antham (End) Hanuman's Ramayan...gaining momentum as journey through Time! Journey through the land of the Gods.From Mount Kailash to Vaikunth. Unique combination of Storytelling, Music, Dance and Puppets. By Usha's Puppetwonders and Geetha Venkateshwar's Bharatanatya Kalalaya NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before start of event to register on first come first serve basis. CHILDREN 9th FEB, SUNDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 9 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION HARISH CHANDRA BIJO 6:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Center Stage Written By: Phiroze Anita Directed By: Dinyar Tirandaz Cast: Dinyar Tirandaz, Roshan Tirandaz, Hormazd Chesan, Rohinton Patel, Farengiz Crawford, Khushru Masani and Phiroza Mody Duration: 1 hr 05 mins Language: Parsi Gujarati "Harish Chandra Bijo" is a Parsi Gujarati comedy act. The play revolves around a group of Bawas, all ameteurs, who are putting up a play for drama competition. They have their rehearsals in the house of the producer. All goes well till the land lady (the producers aunty), who does not approve these natak-fatak gives them a surprise visit. A complete madness not to be missed. CHAAR SMALL 6:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: TPOT Written By: Purvanaresh, Trishla Patel and Sanjay Dadhich Directed By: Trishla Patel Duration: 2 hrs 10 mins Language: Hindi/English "Chaar Small" deals with four original short stories and the city of Mumbai ( la Bombay Talkies). The first small is called Do Deewaney. It is the story about a couple new to the city and their dreams. The second small is called Dadu Tiwari, which is the story of a seven-year- old boy who comes to Mumbai and how it changes his perceptions as an adult. The third small is called Last-ting Impressions, which deals with the changing faces of potholes outside a residential colony. The fourth small is called Ghar Ghar. Told from the viewpoint of Annika, the story follows what home means to each of us. OCD 7:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Theatrewallas Written & Directed By: Rohit Tiwari Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: Hindi/English "OCD" is a hillarious comedy about a carefree young man and his over obssessed OCD suffering servant. A kind of role reversal where the servant is after the Master's life to keep things neat, clean and in order. And how one simple visit by the young Master's friends turns the servant into a guest stalker making sure that they don't make a mess. THEATRE 1st FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 10 www.WonderfulMumbai.com SALAAM 1950'S KE NAAM 7:30 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Ekjute Theatre Group Written & Directed By: Nadira Zaheer Babbar Cast: Juhi Babbar Soni, Ankur Parekh, Rajoshi Vidyarthi, Hanif Patni, Santosh Tiwari and many more. Costumes By: Bhanu Athaiya Poster Designed By: M.F. Husain Duration: 2 hrs 10 mins Language: Hindi "Salaam 1950's Ke Naam" is a story set in a filmy gaon. The play has several evergreen songs of that era composed by legendary music composers. With conventional formulaic ingredients such as star-crossed lovers and revengeful Thakurs and Kabeelawalas (tribesmen), love triangles, family ties, sacrifice, shrewd and conniving villains/vamps, friends with hearts of gold, loyal munims, comedians, lovers separated by fate and convenient coincidences are all a part of this dramatic tribute to the golden era of 1950s. A 'FAIR' AFFAIR 8:15 pm NGMA Presented By: Trilogy Theatre Productions Written by: Sameer Garud Designed & Directed By: Pritesh Sodha Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi "A 'Fair' Affair" is a play where the husbands are on one side and wives are on the other. This dinner table, becomes a battle ground. A sweet, salty, sour, sizzling and bitter story of two couples, one who is about to separate and the other who are happily married! EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION VOICES 5:00 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Salaam Bombay Foundation Duration: 1 hr Language: Hindi/English "Voices" are skits and songs performed by 7th standard government and private school children. The topics being Life in a Metro - which describes the life of a child in a city like Mumbai, Young or Dabbang deals with the emotional aspect of teenagers and Life Se Panga Mat Le Yaar the ills of tobacco. 2nd FEB, SUNDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 11 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION BIWI O BIWI 5:00 pm NGMA Presented By: IPTA Written & Directed By: Rakesh Bedi Cast: Rakesh Bedi, Sulabha Arya, Avtar Gill, Nivedita Baunthiyal and many more Duration: 2 hrs Language: Hindi Biwi O Biwi deals with the theme of modern male chauvinism and how the modern woman stands up to and fights against it. There are prevalent values in our society that are binding, but there is a limit to everything. A middle class woman can no longer be treated like a doormat. The superhit comedy revolves around the relationship between the main protagonists, Dr. Pawan Somma and his wife Pooja. YEH HAI BOMBAY MERI JAAN 5:30 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Performers Written & Directed By: Mrs. Nadira Zaheer Babbar Duration: 2 hrs 10 mins Language: Hindustani Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan City of dreams and its dreamers. Everyday thousands flock to the city to fulfill their dreamsthe Bombay dream. The play Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan gives an insight into the lives of the numerous strugglers. As the play tickles your funny bone it also raises some crucial questions. You will witness the fluctuating fortunes, vulnerable relations, compromised values and the constant presence of citys force in ones life. IMAAN 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Motley Monks Theatre Production (Pune) Written & Directed By: Sameer Khan Duration: 1 hr Language: Hindustani Imaan is a one act play that starts when the protagonist Hussains grandson comes home in tears after being teased by his class mates as Pakistani and he questions his grandfather of his decision of not going to Pakistan. The play concludes on the day of 1992 Babri Masjid demolition when the whole country is rocked by riots and his grandson is missing! The Play weaves through 1992 and 1947 and the lives of the Indian Muslims who chose India and not Pakistan as their Homeland. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 12 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION TEEN KANYA 8:00 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Neerupama/Asia Society Written & Directed By: Isheeta Ganguly Cast: Rituparna Sengupta, Avantika Akerker, Renu Roy and Leeza Mangaldas Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: English Breakthrough the Barriers - Teen Kanya" is a multi media testimonial performance of spoken words and songs. It is a powerful piece shedding light on womens issues, drawing from Rabindranath Tagores protagonist women who were agents of change in their eras. The stories of Charu, Bimala and Binodini represent journeys of self- actualisation as Renaissance women who breakthrough the barriers of their milieus and pave new frontiers for a new era of women in Bengal and beyond. POSTCARDS FROM BARDOLI 8:15 pm NGMA Presented By: Working Title Written By: Ramu Ramanathan Directed By: Jaimini Pathak Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: English "Postcards from Bardoli" is an act on the worst-ever recorded wave of farmer suicides in history that captures young Mihir's attention. Taking a cue from the historical Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928 and drawing inspiration from its hero, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mihir embarks on a perilous journey with his hapless and flawed father looking on. The play is a timely reminder that the goals of Swaraj are yet to be attained. For those who learn nothing from History are condemned to repeat it. DRAMATIZED READING OF SHORT STORIES 8:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Mitman Duration: 30 mins Language: Hindi Dramatized Reading are short stories by eminent Indian writers, namely Harishankar Parsais Ghootan Ke Pandrah minute, Bhishma Sahanis Amritsar Aa Gaya and more. OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURES OF THE BADOLAS 8:45 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Saurabh Agarwal Productions Directed By: Saurabh Agarwal Duration: 1 hr Language: English Outrageous Adventures of the Badolas is an exchange of outrageous and hilarious letters between an overbearing mother and her 31 year- old runaway son in this love/hate relationship. Share in the angst, the aggravation, the madness, and the mail of two people, who although thousands of miles apart, are still too close to each other for their own good. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 13 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION DRAUPADI 5:30 pm NGMA Presented By: The Films & Theatre Society (New Delhi) Written & Directed By: Atul Koushik Duration: 1 hr 40 mins Language: Hindi "Draupadi" has always been a celebrated character of the epic of Mahabharata and many myths, conventions and perceptions have been associated with her in various versions of her life story. This plays takes excerpts from the story of Draupadi as known to everybody and adds to it some imaginative sequences to bring out the real essence of association between Draupadi and today's women. The intense story unfolds in an incredibly light and seamless manner and makes the production a literary marvel. This high on folk music presentation is high on visual delight. MUTTON MASALA CHICKEN CHILLI 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Avitoko Presents Written By: Vibha Rani Direction: Sarita Hussain Duration: 1 hr 40 mins Language: Hindi "Mutton Masala Chicken Chilly" is a story of attitude rather than the story of the mother and daughter-in-law duo. Its beyond class and creed. Frustrations, sufferings and traditional attitudes of nature. When under one roof, does their relationship become more bitter or they look for a new dawn in their lives? What happens between the duo when they live under one roof? Do they just get apart or they think for a new dawn in their lives? With great Saas-bahoo fights, the play travels in various aspect of mental, emotional and psychological plateau. DO AUR DO CHAAR 6:30 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Abhiruchi Theatre Group Adaptation & Direction: Pramod Kumar Duration: 1 hr 40 mins Language: Hindi "Do Aur Do Chaar" is a Hindi adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy play The Comedy of Errors. This play tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. When the Gopal & Bajrangi of Suryanagar encounter the friends and families of Gopal & Bajrangi of Pratap Nagar, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near seduction, the arrest of Gopal of Pratapnagar, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness and demonic possession. 3rd FEB, MONDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 14 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION ROSHOMON BLUES 7:30 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Ranga Theatre Writer: Ryunosuke Akutagawa Based on: An adaptation by Rameshchandra Shah Director: Bijon Mondal Cast: Nagesh Bhosle, Kirti Kulhari & more Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi Roshamon Blues is set in present day Mumbai. Rashomon Blues is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa`s 1950 classic. The storyline is pretty complex with many characters adding in their two bits but that's what is supposed to make it more interesting. Essentially, the deal is this: the bandit Tajomaru accosts a samurai and his wife on a lonely stretch; the swordsman is killed and then begins the whodunit. THE CURIOUS CLIMB OF CUTTER CHEE 8:15 pm NGMA Presented By: Theatre Proffessionals Directed By: Benjamin Samuels Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: English The Curious Climb of Cutter Chee: A gangster spectacle Its a story of the entirely avoidable ascension of a buffoon like clown of a man to a terrifying don of dons. Brecht's original play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, was set as a parable that closely mapped the rise of Hitler in a post-war depression ridden economy and was an argument to show how preventable the rise of fascism and Hitler could have been. HOMEGROWN COMEDY PRESENTS SCHITZENGIGGLES IMPROV CREW 8:15 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Homegrown Comedy Duration: 1 hr Language: English Schitz en giggles (Shits and giggles) are a group of comedians who perform stand up comedy, sketch and improvisations. Presenting their own brand of comedy, in their wake, they leave every show with a bloody trail of busted guts and teary eyes. ARZAN KHAMBATTA'S ANECDOTES (AKA) 8:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Arzan Khambatta Duration: 45 mins Language: English A well known architecture turned sculptor - Arzan will tickle the funny bone of audiences with his real life punny stories. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 15 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION HAYVADANA 6:00 pm NGMA Presented By: New Theatre Group Written by: Girish Karnad Directed By: Avadhut Pavaskar Duration: 2 hrs 55 mins Language: Marathi Hayvadana Life is an incredible journey of incompleteness, the true joy of life lies in living and fulfilling its every moment with the pleasure of satisfaction. Beauty lies in the originality and incompleteness of nature. So accepting the world, the people around us, is what life is all about. NAATAK NAHI 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Akbar/Radhey Shyam Written by: Laxmikant Vaishnav Directed by: Akbar khan Duration: 45 mins Language: Hindustani Naatak Nahi is a political satire inspired by the socio-political turbulence based on casts-ism, woman emancipation, elections and overall economical crisis. The play shows real life incidents and does not take any dramatic liberty. It is a poignant play through the eyes of 2 beggars, who also represent the common man, they take you to various rib-tickling situations and at the end leave you with a strong message. UNSELFED 6:30 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Shape Shift And The Theater Company Designed and Directed By: Sujay Saple Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: English Unselfed is a devised performance piece which explores subjective ideas and propositions of parallel/multiple selves, and experiences of being rendered a non-self. The piece has been developed through a collaboration between contemporary dancers and theatre performers in search of hybrid contemporary idiom. Unselfed questions what it means to be whole, what we lose when we lose the ability to create, how we stand witness to the many violences we commit on ourselves and how far we need to journey in order to find a space of integration. 4th FEB, TUESDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 16 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION ANJI 7:30 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Ank Written By: Vijay Tendulkar Directed By: Dinesh Thakur Duration: 2 hrs Language: Hindi Anji a brave young girl smiles through her problems in spite of a society that doesnt care for her. Story of Anji is who holds forth her positive attitude in spite of trying situations and a life going nowhere, but is yet stumped in the face of a pitiless society. HUM AUR HAMARA SHEHAR 8:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Dharavi Diary Designed By: Nawneet Ranjan Duration: 40 mins Language: Hindi Hum Aur Hamara Shehar in this play the children from Dharavi lead us through the labyrinth of their lives. The presentation includes Drama, Dance, Music, Video Projections and addresses issues like Sustainability, Redevelopment, Urban Planning, Recycling/Upcycling. HOMEGROWN COMEDY PRESENTS AMOGH RANADIVE AND KARUNESH TALWAR 8:15 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Homegrown Comedy India Stand-ups By: Amogh Ranadive and Karunesh Talwar Duration: 1 hr Language: English Amogh Ranadive: Amogh Ranadive is a stand up comic and a television writer. Being Maharashtrian, his hobbies include gulping down vada pavs and indulging in violence against innocent North Indian cabbies. Sorry, sorry. Don't want you to get the wrong impression. He actually hates vada pav, it gives him acidity. The Times of India describes him as a 'nobody', and his mother describes him as a 'clean your damn room.' Karunesh Talwar: He is a comedian and therefore, not a fan of gainful employment. Currently based in Mumbai, he performs regularly at venues across the country. He's a writer and performer for Weirdass Comedy, India's foremost comedy consultancy, and has opened multiple times for Vir Das on his recent Resentury tour. He also writes for television because integrity is nice but money is better. Also, he's roughly 1/7 billionth the population of the world. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 17 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION KARL MARX IN KALBADEVI 6:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Ideas Unlimited Written By: Uttam Gada Directed By: Manoj Shah Duration: 1 hr 15 mins Language: Gujarati Karl Marx in Kalbadevi Karl Marx has arrived is Kalbadevi. He wants to speak and waits endlessly for a chance, but Mumbai has neither time nor an inclination to listen to him on his lecture on economics, politics or philosophy. Though, somehow through a comical mix-up he gets a chance and he talks about his family, friends, The DAS KAPITAL and bolls on his butt, as well as the enormous and magnanimous Thali he had at Bhagat Tarachand. THE LOVERS 6:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Preksha Theatre Group Written By: Harold Pinter Directed by: Mr. Shyam Kishore Duration: 1 hr 15 mins Language: English The Lovers present us with an archetypal situation in which an ultra- respectable couple acts out afternoon fantasies as lover and whore. Harold Pinters fascinating writing skill leads us into a triangular jealousy-drama enacted by two people and shows the danger of splitting our sexual lives into watertight compartments. The play makes a serious social point: that whereas the wife adapts easily to her dual role as respectable consort and randy mistress, the husband slowly cracks under the strain of a double identity. The Lovers stands the inevitable test of time pretty well and it goes very well with our opening up social views. NAATAK ACHCHA HAI, ZAROOR DEKHNA 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Rang Nirvana Directed By: Rakesh Sharma Duration: 50 mins Language: Hindi Naatak Achcha Hai, Zaroor Dekhna is a story of two actors who find it difficult to stage a play which is already announced. They dont even have co-actors, set properties, costumes, lights, sounds, etc. due to lack of funds. Now they decide to perform another play in front of the audience. How far will they be able to avoid confusions and entertain the audience with this improvisation is to be seen. THEATRE 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 18 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WHITE LILY AND NIGHT RIDER 7:30 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Sai Sakshi & Sokul Presentation Written & Directed By: Rasika Joshi & Milind Phatak Cast: Sonali Kulkarni & Milind Pathak Duration: 2 hrs 20 mins Language: Marathi White Lily And Night Rider The play revolves around two forty something singletons, Bhakti and Keshav, who chat online using the handles White Lily and Night Rider. Bizarrely fantastical names for two people who lead mundane lives, utterly devoid of romance or adventure. But they do something completely unexpected they decide to meet, to see if the online compatibility works offline too. EAST INDIA COMEDY PRESENTS: SAPAN VERMA, AZEEM BANATWALA, NICK PILLOW AND SONALI THAKKER 8:00 pm NGMA Presented By: East India Comedy Stand Ups by: Sapan Verma & Angad Ranyal, Simran Bir Singh and Nick Pillow & Sonali Thakker Duration: 1 hr Language: English East India Comedy, headed by India's top comedian Sorabh Pant, is your one-stop solution for everything comedy. From stand-up shows to script writing to comedy workshops, we've got it all covered, and there isn't a corner of the country we aren't willing to colonise with our comedy. Provided someone pays for our ship. THE KNIGHT'S TALE 8:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Fenellas Focus on Theatre (FFT) Directed By: Fenella Kelly Duration: 30 mins Language: English The Kights Tale is a play based on the Canterbury Tale of the same name by Geoffrey Chaucer. This a story about prison life, love and what men can be driven to do when they find themselves in a dark place. OPEN MIKE 8:15 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Duration: 1 hr Come on stage to become the next Stand-up comedy Rock Star. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 19 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION A PEASANT OF EL SALVADOR 5:30 pm NGMA Presented By: QTP Written by: Peter Gould & Stephen Stearns Directed By: Q Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: English A Peasant of El Salvador set in the 1980's when El Salvador was under military dictatorship, the play discusses the cost of human life and how most countries undermine it on the path to economic development. ALI J 5:30 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Evam Theatre Productions (Chennai) Written By: Shekinah Jacob Directed By: Karthik Kumar Duration: 1 hr Language: English Ali J Ali is going to die. Blood on his hands. An obstinate passion. Twenty-four hours to live. One final audience. This is the story of Ali J - a stubborn lover, a dreamer - beyond what society allows him. His Islam is fleeting. His love is Bollywood-like. Why would you care? After all, he is Muslim. BADE BHAISAHAB 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Performers Based On: Munshi Premchands short story Bade Bhaisahab Adapted & Directed By: Santosh Tiwari Duration: 50 mins Language: Hindustani Bade Bhaisahab is a humorous short story by Munshi Premchand. Known for the simplicity, proximity to reality and satire, all his stories hold a message of humanity, relationships and brotherhood. Bade Bhaisahab is about two brothers, both very innocent characters and their simple, amusing and entertaining nok-jhonk. The story reflects the witty and humorous side of Premchand. QULI-DILON KA SHEHZADA 7:00 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation (Hyderabad) Conceived & Directed By: Mohammad Ali Baig Duration: 1 hr 05 mins Language: Urdu "Quli-Dilon Ka Shehzada" is based on the love-legend of the founder of Hyderabad, Poet-Prince Quli Qutub Shah and his danseuse beloved Bhagmati. A tale of two artistes; mutually respecting individuals of two diverse origins and cultures and how their feelings for each other transform and give birth to a city with a distinct identity to its people. These characters though historical, could be two individuals of todaytimeless, described as having transcended barriers and boundaries be their geographical, religious or cultural. 6th FEB, THURSDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 20 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION EK BAAKI EK AAKI 8:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Astitva Written By: Sanket Tandel Direction: Sanket Tandel, Pralhad Kudtarkar, Parag Krunal Sushil and Mahesh Keskar Duration: 1 hr 05 mins Language: Marathi Ek Baaki Ek Aaki" 4 different genres and 4 different stories that start with different note and yet get overlaped during its journey. The stories revolve around one of the most bitter truths of human society, the loneliness and being alone. It's an attempt to overcome this loneliness through different shades of emotion. DUS DIN KA ANSHAN 8:15 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Vivechna Group (Jabalpur) Written & Directed By: Vasant Kashikar Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi "Dus Din ka Anshan" is a play where satire has touched its heights. It pinches and compels the audience to rethink about its role in the society. The play exposes the Babas, the politicians, behind the scene activities of day to day politics. To all this and much more WE the society are silent spectators and these double faced individuals slyly play their dirty games. The play is a must watch in todays time. PANCH KANYA 8:30 pm NGMA Presented By: The Pheonix Players Writer: Mahasweta Devi Director: Salim Ghouse Duration: 30 mins Language: English Panch Kanya As the funeral pyres of kurukshetra rage, a group of wailing women huddle in grief. The Pancha Kanya five dalit women, await the scorched & ravaged earth to cool down, before they trudge back to their hovels, the communion with their rajavrita counterparts invites a reflection of the past and a preparation for the futurethe indomitable human spirit triumphs yet again.as life affirms itself. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 21 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION MANBODH BABU 5:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Vivechna Group (Jabalpur) Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi "Manbodh Babu" is a story of two passengers traveling from Bombay to Kolkata in one coach. Maanbodh Babu lives in Kolkata while the other passenger Mohanlal lives in a Bihar village and is thinking of shifting to Bombay to live with his son. Maanbodh Babu is very talkative and a lovable character. He teaches Mohanlal how to enjoy life, read books, how to behave with his son and suggest him to live in Kolkata. This play has emotions, light moments, tragedy and finally a suspense at the end of the play. HIJADA 5:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Akanksha Balrangbhoomi (Pune) Written & Directed By: Saggherr Lodhii Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins Language: Marathi Hijada tells the story of Kiran and Dimple. Both are searching their sexual identity, Kiran has sexual and emotional feelings for his male friend Bunty whereas Dimple nurtures a womans soul trapped in a male body. They meet at a cruising spot of homosexuals and become best friends, and thus start accepting their sexuality and self exploration through various incidents and emotions. DO BAANKE 6:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Mitman Based On: Bhgwati Charan Vermas short story "Do Baanke" Directed By: Ankur Parekh Duration: 35 mins Language: Hindi Do Baanke is a one act play based on Bhagwati Charan Vermas short story. It is about two of Lucknows Baanke-Gang Leaders (Self Proclaimed not so rich Nawabs) who have Shodas (Loyal Followers/Chamchas) who flatter them and are forever at war with the opposite gang shodas. The play is a satire on the lucknowi Tameez and Ada and the fake heroism and Nawabiyat that the Baankas & Shodas exuberate. 7th FEB, FRIDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 22 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION CHINTA CHHOD CHINTAMANI 7:30 pm Horniman Circle Presented By: Yatri Written By: Vasant Kanetkar Directed By: Om Katare Duration: 2 hrs Language: Hindi Chinta Chhod Chintamani is the story of a family where the father thinks his progenies are standing at the threshold of total ruination. They are wallowing in self-indulgence and their destiny is leading them to their inevitable fall. On the other hand the children think this is nothing but generation gap and the old man is unable to understand the situation. CHITRANGADA 7:30 pm NGMA Presented By: Samanvay (Bangalore) Director: Veena Murthy Vijay Duration: 1 hr Language: English/Kannada Chitrangadha is an interesting production with an amalgamation of Kuchipudi style of dance, Burrkatha a folk theatre form and English theatre form. This highlights the theme of women emancipation through the mystic story of Chitrangadha. TRIVIAL DISASTERS (DRAMATIZED READING) 7:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Mantramugdh Duration: 45 mins Language: Hindi Dramatized Reading-Trivial Disasters is a series of 8 comedy sketches of 5 mins each which feature serial killers, nervous lovers, inept kidnappers, hot headed poets and many such odd characters. Reading By Mantra and his group of talented actors, this is a series of 8 short scripts adapted from stories by the playwright Ajay Krishnan. EAST INDIA COMEDY PRESENTS: SAHIL SHAH, ANGAD RANYAL, SIMRAN BIR SINGH, ADITYA DESAI, JAIDEEP JUNEJA 8:15 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: East India Comedy Duration: 1 hr Language: English East India Comedy, headed by India's top comedian Sorabh Pant, is your one-stop solution for everything comedy. From stand-up shows to script writing to comedy workshops, we've got it all covered, and there isn't a corner of the country we aren't willing to colonise with our comedy. Provided someone pays for our ship. PARIKRAMA 9:15 pm NGMA Presented By: Seema Kohli (New Delhi) Duration: 20 mins Language: English Parikrama A contemporary artist Seema Kohli will be engaging the audience with an interactive, multi-media work of performing art. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 23 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION THE EQ 11:30 am NGMA Presented By: Amygo Productions Written & Directed By: AmatyaGoradia Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: Hindi The EQ is a play that unravels the amazingly eventful life of one the most eminent personalities - Albert Einstein. What lay beneath his image; that of a jolly, absent-minded scientist is a question that the world has been trying to find an answer to for decades. On a similar journey, Einsteins contemporary scientist Thomson Harvey decides to split open Einsteins brain expecting to find something distinctive in it. Whats in the brain? What exactly is the E.Q.? DOOBDHAN 5:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Kilol Kala Akademy Written By: Dr. Usha Kiran Khan Directed By: Kanupriya Pandit Duration: 1 hr Language: Hindi Doobdhan is an adaptation from the story of the same name written by Sahitya Academy winner writer Usha Kiran Khan deals with the simple emotions. It is a journey of Ketki to her roots with an expectation of warmth from her near ones which gets fulfilled by an old muslim helper. It was she who touches her soul for ever. A story which also hints that our culture is preserved by the elders no matter what religion they belong to. PISHI MAVSHI (CHILDREN'S PLAY) 5:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Akanksha Balrangbhoomi (Pune) Directed By: Saggherr Lodhii Duration: 1 hr 10 mins Language: Marathi PishiMavshi (Childrens Play) is a unique transformation of collection of Vinda Karandikars poems into theatrical presentation as a Musical Play. The musical explores explores various levels of poems using theatrical techniques admired by one and all, a visual treat for children. PANDORA'S BOX 5:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Metamorphosis Written & Directed By: Omkar Bhatkar Duration: 1 hr 15 mins Language: English Pandoras Box The play examines the randomness of life. Nothing is under our control and at times we should just let go just let it be what it will. The protagonist spends a particular night contemplating and reminiscing about days long gone by. Letters, calendars, pictures, posters all come to life as Amol looks back into his past remembering the good and the bad. 8th FEB, SATURDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 24 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION JI, JAISI AAPKI MARZI 8:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Ekjute Theatre Group Directed By: Nadira Zaheer Babbar Cast: Juhi Babbar Soni, Sangeeta Mody and Deeksha Duration: 1hr 20 mins Language: Hindi Ji, Jaisi Aap Ki Marzi This play consists of monologues by four women living very different lives. They represent the typical roles that a woman plays in our society, namely mother, wife, daughter, and sister, among others. This play is also about the men who have an equal and sometimes the dominant role in defining a womans life! In todays, supposedly modern times, the liberation of woman still remains an ambiguous issue for our country. As the four women in our play take you through their lives and struggles, they make you laugh and think, like never before. ASMANJAS BABU 8:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Frontier Theatre Directed By: Saattvic Duration: 1 hr 30 mins Language: Hindi Asmanjas Babu Ki Atmakatha" is based on Satyajit Ray's short story. It is a modern day fable of an unknown club musician with a beautiful soul and an immense curiosity about life, especially the way it has been treating him. The performance is embellished with music and poetry and forces a great deal of introspection. MUSEUMOF SPECIES IN DANGER 8:30 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Being Association Written By: Sumedh Directed By: Rasika Agashe Duration: 1 hr 05 mins Language: English MuseumOf Species in Danger It is a compilation of monologues of women characters from mythology, todays India and some characters from literary works as well. Most of the monologues are written and improvised by the actors themselves. Two of them are suitable translations of literary works aaye kuch abr and blasphemy. Selected poems are also a part of this interesting script format. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 25 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION GAME BOY (CHILDREN'S PLAY) 11:30 am NGMA Presented By: Theatrewaalas Written & Directed By: Akshay Anand Kohli Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi/English Game Boy is a story of each and every kid out there. Our protagonist Neev is one of those kids who is trapped by the addiction of video games, he lives in the digital gaming world and can even see his game characters coming alive. His friends often tried to pull him out of this mess. The story has an exciting climax, where in Neev learns a lesson thanks to his friends. CLASSICS REDUX 5:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Arpana Theatre Group Written By: Sapan Saran Directed By: Sunil Shanbag Duration: 1 hr 20 mins Language: Hindi/Marathi Classics Redux trawls through some of Indian theatre's greatest contemporary classics seeking out female protagonists who confront love, longing, dignity and loneliness. MEGHDOOT 5:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Astitva Marathi Adaptation & Directed By: Vipul Mahagaonkar Duration: 55 mins Language: Marathi Meghdoot A short poem of 111 stanzas, it is one of Kalidas's most famous works ever. It recounts how a yak?a, a subject of King Kubera (the god of wealth), after being exiled for a year to Central India for neglecting his duties, convinces a passing cloud to take a message to his wife at Alakaon Mount Kailasa in the Himalayan Mountains. This Marathi adaptation is based on the original piece of literature but depicted in modern era with background of soldiers, martyrs and war. K.T. ANNA 6:00 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Swangvale Written & Directed By: Dhanendra Kawade Duration: 1 hr 15 mins Language: Hindi K.T. Anna is inspired together from Sharad Joshis Yathasambhav and Agyeyas Khiteen Babu. It is a story of a physically challenged person whose approach to life remains strongly positive despite the fact that he is gradually losing parts of his body and eventually will die. He embodies the strength of human spirit that shines through the hardest of challenges of life. 9th FEB, SUNDAY THEATRE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 26 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION UNTOLD STORIES 8:00 pm NGMA Presented By: Bharati Kapadia Written & Enacted By: Bharati Kapadia Duration: 1 hr Language: English Untold Stories is a kind of a story, non-linear in structure and layered in narrative style, a collage of implicitly connected memories, episodes, ideas, observations, references and comments, ranging from personal to social and political, from topical to historical, fact to fiction and other such. RE:PLAY 8:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Presented By: Visual Respiration (Chennai) Directed By: Aruna Ganesh Ram Duration: 1 hr 10 mins Language: English Re: play A performance inspired by traditional Indian Games - chance, skill, strategy, strength and a combination of these.With the Indian dice lending structure to the performance, games such as Parcheesi (Ancient Ludo), Snakes and Ladders, Kabaddi, Lagori (7 Stones), Chess (Chaturanga), Pallanguzi (Mancala), Hopscotch (Pandi) and Marbles (Goli) have been used to construct performance. This original concepts ask the audience to be present in unique ways. MR. MISFIT, MS. CLOWN TRAVELER 8:30 pm Artist's Center Presented By: Theatre Garage Project Written & Directed By: Natraj, Hasrat & Malvika Vazalwar Duration: 30 mins Language: English/Hindi Mr Misfit, Ms. Clown Traveler A Clown, trained as a soldier, finds himself in an entertainment show. He is shocked, numb and confused and that makes him both dumb and dangerous! But now he is trapped and has to entertain the audience! How he does it, makes him Mr. Misfit! A clown backpacker travels the world. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 27 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PLAY CATCH THAT CROCODILE 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm David Sassoon Library Who will catch that crocodile that's terrifying everyone in town? Probin policeman with his stick? Can Doctor Dutta do the trick Find out in this delightful theatre adaptation of Anushka Ravishankar's book by Gillo Theatre repertory (5+ to Adults) MUSIC LANGUAGE AND THE CITY 6;15 pm - 7:15 pm David Sassoon Library A look at the interactions between music and language with Amit Chaudhury and Sid Bhatia, moderated by Naresh Fernandes AN EVENING OF URDU AND HINDI READINGS 7:45 pm - 9:45 pm David Sassoon Library Readings from works by Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi and Bheesham Sahni. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: LONGFORM WRITING WITH DILIP D'SOUZA PART ONE OF TWO 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Dilip D'Souza conducts a workshop in two parts about long-form writing. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Longform Writing Workshop" as the subject. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH BITTU SAGHAL 10:30 am - 12 noon Kitab Khana Explore the basics of wildlife photography with Bittu Saghal and award-winning photographers from Sanctuary Asia (10+ to Teenagers). WORKSHOP: LONGFORM WRITING WITH DILIP D'SOUZA PART TWO OF TWO 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Arbour Dilip D'Souza conducts a workshop in two parts about long-form writing. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Longform Writing Workshop" as the subject. MASTER OF ARTS: A LIFE IN DANCE 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm David Sassoon Library Tulsi Badrinath, author of Master of Arts: A Life in Dance in conversation with Daksha Mashruwala about the world of Indian classical dance, and writing about it. BOOK LAUNCH 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Kitab Khana "My Gandhi Story", by Nina Sabnani and Ankit Chadha A Warli artist, a storyteller and an animation filmmaker come together in a unique collaboration to a very visual story of Gandhi (5 years and above) . TARQ SALON: WRITER'S MENU 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq Vikram Doctor and Samar Halarnkar in conversation on food and writing. LITERATURE 1st FEB, SATURDAY 2nd FEB, SUNDAY LITERATURE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 28 www.WonderfulMumbai.com WRITING AS SURVIVAL: VOICES FROM THE NORTH EAST 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm David Sassoon Library Moderator: Samrat Choudhury in conversation with Adam Halliday, Mizoram, Mitra Phukan, Cherrie Changte and Preeti Gill. In collaboration with 'Cultures of Peace - Festival of the Northeast' . This Festival was started in 2011- initiated by Zubaan and supported by the Heinrich Boell Foundation. PHUSS PHUSS BOOM 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Kitab Khana Can a fart change a life? Award-winning author Jerry Pinto gets the wind up on this hilarious collection of fart stories by Jerry, Anushka Ravishankar and Sayoni Basu. (8 years and above). TARQ SALON: MYTH AND THE GRAPHIC NOVEL 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq Focus on the Graphic novel as a growing form of literature with Amruta Patil, Samhita Arni and moderated by Imran Ali Khan. EMERGING VOICES FROM THE NORTH EAST 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm David Sassoon Library Begins with Rap session by Borkung Hrangkhawl followed by discussion moderated by Samrat Choudhury, including: Prajwal Paranjape, Ankush Saikia, Avinuo Kire. In collaboration with 'Cultures of Peace - Festival of the Northeast' . This Festival was started in 2011- initiated by Zubaan and supported by the Heinrich Boell Foundation. GUJARATI PANEL: MEET THE POET 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm David Sassoon Library Sitanshu Yashshchandra will read and talk with the audience about his Gujarati Poetry. MARATHI PANEL: BIRTH CENTENARY OF INDIRA SANT 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm David Sassoon Library Join participants Pradnya Daya Pawar, Neeraja and Saumitra in celebrating the birth centenary of Marathi poet, Indira Sant. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: WRITING THROUGH MOVEMENT 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Workshop with Yuki Ellias. Limited spaces available. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Movement Workshop" as the subject. MAKE YOUR OWN AUDIO BOOK WITH KARADI TALES 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Kitab Khana Make up a story add the sound, mix in some music and voila you have yourself and audio book (age 8+). ABOUT TIMMI IN TANGLES AND MONSTER HUNTS 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Kitab Khana Two funny and fun authors Shals Mahajan (Timmi with Tangles) and Parinita Shetty (The Monster Hunters) provide a Hole lot of fun introducing you to a host of cool characters like Idli-amma and Juju the giant and encouraging you create your own. (age 7+). TARQ SALON: ARUN KHOPKAR 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq Arun Khopkar in conversation with Ranjit Hoskote. LITERATURE 3rd FEB, MONDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 29 www.WonderfulMumbai.com CHOCOLATE INVENTIONS 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Kitab Khana Step into the world of Charlie and his chocolates with Mumbai's best loved chocolatier Zeba Kholi in this unique book reading of Roald Dhal's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (age 7+). TARQ SALON: "BOMBAY: APOCALYPSE SOON?" 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq Naresh Fernandes and Mustansir Dalvi in conversation. MARATHI PANEL: INTERVIEW 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm David Sassoon Library An interview with Kiran Nagarkar. SPORTS AND LITERATURE 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm David Sassoon Library What do they know of cricket writing who only cricket know? Soumya Bhattacharya in conversation Sambit Bal and Palash Mehrotra on writing about cricket. ART OF RESEARCH 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm David Sassoon Library A look at the role research plays in fiction and non fiction writing, with Sanjay Bahadur and Jerry Pinto moderated by Indira Chandrasekhar. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP : MEMOIR WRITING 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour A workshop with Hindustan Times' Editor Soumya Bhattacharya. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Memoir Workshop" as the subject. WORKSHOP: CULTURAL JOURNALISM 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour Cultural Journalism Workshop with Jerry Pinto. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Cultural Journalism Workshop" as the subject. BOOK LAUNCH THE HONEY HUNTER (FROM FRANCE) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Kitab Khana Indian Poet, Kartika Nair and French illustrator Joelle Jolivet come together to present their spectacular picture book on an unforgettable journey to the heart of the Sundarbans. (presented courtesy of the French Book Office in India) (age 7+). MARATHI PANEL: INTERVIEW 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm David Sassoon Library An interview with Sunil Barve. TARQ SALON: WRITING FOR ARCHITECTURE 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq Kapil Gupta and Shilpa Ranade in conversation moderated by Kaiwan Mehta. 4th FEB, TUESDAY LITERATURE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 30 www.WonderfulMumbai.com MEET OSSIE. HES GOT IMAGINATION. HES ALSO GOT PROBLEMS. FROM AUSTRALIA) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Kitab Khana Much loved Australian author Ken Spillman launches his delightful coming of age novel I am Oscar - the story of Oscar Updike's Incredibly Intelligent Observations On Life, Death and Other Freaky Phenomena (12+). Ken will also read from his book The Strange Story of Felicity Frown for his younger audience. (age 8+) TARQ SALON WITH ATUL DODIYA 6;15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq Atul Dodiya in conversation with Ranjit Hoskote. GUJARATI PANEL: KANJI PATEL 6;15 pm - 7:15 pm David Sassoon Library Creativity and Orature Iderived from oral literature of Nomadic tribes. ITALY. ANOTHER VIEW 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm David Sassoon Library Launching Gallerie's 33rd volume is dedicated to the contemporary art and culture of Italy. With a fascinating history since the Roman Empire, Gallerie travels beyond the prescribed tourists' trail, to feature Italy's new generation art, theatre, music, dance, photography and cinema unfolding insights into its people and places. This special Gallerie volume on Italy is a document of the current times. BOMBAY BOOKS 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm David Sassoon Library This panel is centered on new books written on the city of Mumbai by Murali Ranganathan, Sifra Lentin and Priya Sarukkai Chabria moderated by Kaiwan Mehta. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: TEXT TO PERFORMANCE 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Arbour With Avaan Patel. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Performance Workshop" as the subject. WORKSHOP: MYSTERY WRITING 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour With Zac O'Yeah. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Mystery Workshop" as the subject. NEVER TOO YOUNG TO READ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Kitab Khana Timeless tales - Ali Baba by Gulzar: Poet, lyricist and author Gulzar casts his spell as he reads from his book Ali Baba (Hindi) (age 4+). BOOK LAUNCH - "A PAIR OF TWINS". 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Kitab Khana Lakshmi and Sundari, an unusual pair of twins with an unusual connection. But not everyone knows how special they are until...find out at this lively session with author Kavitha Mandana and illustrator Nayantara Surendranath (age 6+). TARQ SALON: SURESH CHABRIA 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq Suresh Chabria in conversation with Aspi Mistry. LITERATURE 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 31 www.WonderfulMumbai.com HOPE STREET POETS 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm David Sassoon Library An evening of poetry with Adil Jussawalla, Anupama Raju, Gerson da Cunha, Gieve Patel, K. Srilata, Anju Makhija, Sampurna Chatterjee, Meena Kandasamy, Ranjit Hoskote, Menka Shivdasani, Mustansir Dalvi, Dominic Alapat, Anand Thakore and Sridala Swami. WRITING WORKSHOP: PUNCTUATION FUN WITH NATASHA AND SQUIGGLE 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Kitab Khana Is a comma important?- 'Shall we eat, children?' or 'Shall we eat children?' are two quite different things! Learn to make your writing sparkle at this interactive creative writing workshop much- loved children's author, Natasha Sharma from her soon to release book Squiggle Takes a Walk." (age 6+). TARQ SALON: DISQUIETS OF THE CITY 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq Focus on the city with Pankaj Joshi, Subuhi Jiwani and Vishwajyoti Ghosh moderated by Siddharth Bhatia. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Ann Whitford Paul, author of nineteen picture books and author of WRITING PICTURE BOOKS: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication travels all the way from California to offer a workshop on the unique plotting, pacing and structure of a picture book. If you have a manuscript to work on, that's great, but not necessary. Bring pen/paper or laptop as we'll do several writing exercises. WORKSHOP: POETRY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour With Arundhathi Subramaniam. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Poetry Workshop" as the subject. EXPLORE THE UNUSUAL: DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AND FRIENDS FOREVER 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Kitab Khana Do boys have to behave a certain way? and what happens if a third person breaks up a pair of chaddi buddies? Film-maker and artist Gautam Benegal does a unique illustrated story-telling of two charming picture books SuSu pals and the Unboy boy. (age 4+). DREAM UP A CEPHALOPOD 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Kitab Khana Shalini Srinivasan, author of Vanamala and the Cephalopod. Who is the Cephalopod? Join author Shalini Srinivasan as she reads the weird and wonderful fables from her. Help her give voices to the characters, and draw and make up a story about your own Cephalopod. (age 10+). TARQ SALON: TRANSLATION 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq A panel on translation in literature with Arshia Sattar, Zac O'Yeah and Anju Makhija moderated by Sampurna Chatterjee. LITERATURE 6th FEB, THURSDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 32 www.WonderfulMumbai.com GUJARATI PANEL: KITCHEN POEMS 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm David Sassoon Library Poems by Dhiruben Patel. Same poems in English, Marathi and Gujarati will be presented. DESTINATION MARS 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Kitab Khana Can you actually travel to Mars? Scientists from ISRO tell you all about it. ROLE OF THE JOURNAL 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm David Sassoon Library Exploring the role of the journal with Hemant Divate, Chandrahas Choudhury, Ram Manohar Reddy, moderated by Ranjit Hoskote. TARQ SALON: TRANSLATION 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq A panel on translation in literature with R. Sivapriya, K. Srilata and Arunava Sinha,moderated by Sridala Swami. SHARDA DWIVEDI COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm David Sassoon Library A lecture by Aneesh Pradhan. FORMS OF BELONGING 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm David Sassoon Library Authors who come from differet points of view with Gautam Bhan, Anjum Hassan, Meena Kandasamy moderated by Ranjit Hoskote. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: CITY BIOGRAPHIES 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour A writing workshop with Kaiwan Mehta This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Biographies Workshop" as the subject. WORKSHOP: ART WRITING 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour A writing workshop with Nancy Adajania. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Art Writing Workshop" as the subject. INDIA:A TO Z ACTIVITY 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Kitab Khana Join Vidya and Greystroke as they take you on a rollercoaster ride through the wonders of incredible India. Take a Special Chabbis quiz, crack a super-duper puzzle and draw cool cartoons on your magical alphabetical tour! (age 8+). TARQ SALON WITH ARSHIA SATTAR 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tarq Arshia Sattar in conversation with Aspi Mistry about her work and practice. GUJARATI PANEL: TALK BY PRABODH PARIKH 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm David Sassoon Library Modern Indian Poetry is jazzing and kicking. 7th FEB, FRIDAY LITERATURE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 33 www.WonderfulMumbai.com WHAT'S YOUR STORY? WITH BALAJI VENKATARAMAN 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Kitab Khana A five step formula that will turn you into a writer. If I can, so can you, says Ravi, the narrator of Flat-track Bullies! (age 12+). TARQ SALON WITH SHANTA GOKHALE 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Tarq In conversation with Sunil Shanbhag. PUBLISHER'S PANEL 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm David Sassoon Library A conversation between prominent publishers from all over the country, Harsha Bhatkal, Arpita Das, Asad Zaidi, moderated by Manjula Narayan. BIOGRAPHY AS DISCOVERY 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm David Sassoon Library Focus on authors and the biographies they write, with Aurora Couto and Vrinda Nabar moderated by Chandrahas Chaudhury. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION LIONS ON THE PROWL 10:30 am - 11: 15 am KitabKhana What kind of mischief can 3 cubs get up to when their mama is away? Find out with Shamim Padamsee and her book, "Watch Out" (age 4+). HOW CAN YOU MAKE A "C" INTO A "D"? 11:15 am - 12:15 pm KitabKhana Asks author Jerry Pinto. And a B into an E? These and even more brain-tickling questions does author Jerry Pinto ask in his zany alphabet book "HEY! Thats an A" (age 4+). CHILDREN OF CONFLICT 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm KitabKhana How does a child get involved in a war thats bigger than him? How doeshe get trapped into terrorism? Journalist Swati Sengupta talks about her book, "Guns on red earth" that addresses this difficult subject (age 12+). MARATHI PANEL: KAVISAMMELAN 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm David Sassoon Library Participants: Dasu Vaidya , Shridhar Nandedkar, Dinkar Manwar, Prafulla Shiledar. BOOK LAUNCH ELA BY SAMPURNA CHATTARJI 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm KitabKhana 14 year-old Ela has a secret and its going to turn her world upside down. Join Sampurna Chattarji in exploring the dark world of teenager Ela (age 13+) GR BHATKAL MEMORIAL LECTURE 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm David Sassoon Library A lecture by reknowned author, William Dalrymple. NASREEN KABIR 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm David Sassoon Library A dialogue on Indian Cinema with Nandini Ramnath. VANISHING HOMES OF INDIA 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm David Sassoon Library In conversation about author TS Nagrajan's new book, Vanishing Homes of India with architect Brinda Somaiya and photographer Ketaki Sheth, Moderated by Kaiwan Mehta. LITERATURE 8th FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 34 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION BOOK LAUNCH - "HYSTERICALLY, HISTORICALLY MYSTERIOUS" 11:00 am - 11:45 am KitabKhana Book launch of Natasha Sharma's new History-Mystery series, "Akbar and the Tricky Traitor" and "Ashoka and the Muddled Messages". Befuddle your brain to crack codes written in Ashokan Brahmi. Test your tongue with some hysterically historical tongue- twisters and be a fastidious historical fact-finder (age 8+). MARATHI PANEL: RANGSANGATI 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm David Sassoon Library A program about book covers. Participants : Ratnakar Matkari, Nitin Dadrawala, Satish Bhavsar. DASTANGOI 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm David Sassoon Library An Urdu Performance by Dastangoi. LITERATURE 9th FEB, SUNDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 35 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SHAHID 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) An account of slain Human Rights lawyer Shahid Basheer, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice. Director: Hansal Mehta Cast: Raj Kumar Yadav, Prabhleen Sandhu, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS On Christmas night at the North pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission Director: Sarah Smith and Barry Cook Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Ashley Jenson ANDAZ APNA APNA 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) 2 conmen competing for the hand of a heiress get drawn into love try to save her from an evil criminal. Director: Rajkumar Santoshi Cast: Aamir khan, Salman Khan, RaveenaTandon, Karisma, Kapoor, Paresh Rawal. AJEYO 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Set during the freedom movement in India, Ajeyo (Invincible) is an adaptation from ArunSarmas novel, "The Hues of Blessings". Director: Jahnu Barua Cast: Rupam Riyan Deka, Jupitora Bhuyan, Bishnu Khargoria PIRATES 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year award. The quest takes Captain and his Crew from shores of Blood Island to streets of Victorian London. Director: Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and Salma Hayek FEARLESS: THE HUNTERWALI STORY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali. Director: Riyad Vinci Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Sharifa, Gulsham. MICKEY VIRUS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) When Delhi Police comes across an unusual case revolving around hacking they seek help of an expert who thinks like them only to come across a lazy hacker Mickey Arora. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Director Saurabh Verma. Cast: Manish Paul, Dean Alexandrou, Elli Avram CINEMA 1st FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 36 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PAANI 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Jitu the dumb lad finds Lila unloading pipes from the departmental tractor in front of the local library. News spreads fast that it is only a matter of time before piped water finds its way to the houses of Ratanpur. Director: JadumoniDutta Cast: Bishnu Kharghoria, Aimee Barua, Himanshu Prasad Das, Asha Bordoloi, AtulPachoni, Pabitra Baruah SECRETS OF WILD INDIA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS Hidden away in the shadow of the Himalayas, roam the last great herds of Indias giant grazers; one-horned rhinoceroses, wild buffalo and Asian elephants. Through the eyes of a newborn elephant calf, visit a land of unexpected contrasts and variety. Director: Duncan Chard Narration: David Attenborough MISS FRONTIER MAIL 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond Savita, aka Miss 1936, is an amateur hunter. Her father, Maganlal, arrested for the murder of a station-master, is defended by their uncle Shyamlal, who is in fact the mysterious Signal X. Director: Homi Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Gulshan, Sardar Mansur. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION RAANJHANAA 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals. Director: Anand L. Rai Cast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Swara Bhaskar SMURFS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City. Director: Raja Gosnell Cast:Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters THE GOOD ROAD 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) This is a life affirming journey, across a local highway, and into the heart of an unseen India, where acts of great compassion are shown to strangers. Director: Gyan Correa Cast: Ajay Gehi, Rinkle Karelia, Keval Katrodia, Shamji Dhana Kerasia, Sonali Kulkarni 2nd FEB, SUNDAY CINEMA Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 37 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SRINGKHAL 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan A life journey of a young widow Ambika and her kids. Her two kids and an infant are no small a burden for her frail shoulders. She earns her livelihood doing odd, menial work in the village households. Director: Prabin Hazarika. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teen-aged daughter. Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg. MAGROOR 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond Magroor is Hindi Social film released in 1949 Starring Nigar Sultana, Rehman, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote, Jairaj Director: R D Mathur Cast: Nigar Sultana, Rehman, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote D-DAY 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A team of experts dispatched to bring in The Most Wanted Man in India almost achieves the unthinkable ... until something goes horribly wrong. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Director Nikhil Advani. Director: Nikhil Advani Cast: Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, and Shruti Haasan ADOMYA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan The film narrates the story of Juri, a single mother of a girl child. The film is an introspection of mother-daughter relation against hostile and selfish turnaround of events in the life of a young AIDS survivor in an urban milieu Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah Cast: Pranami Bora, Sulakshana Baruah, Runu Devi, Pranjal Saikia, Purnima Saikia, Jyoti Narayan Nath. CRIMSON WINGS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS The mysterious lives of flamingos are captured on film with a birds-eye view of the animals living in Africa. Director: Matthew Aeberhard, Leander Ward DIAMOND QUEEN 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond Diamond Queen is a 1940 comedy adventure film starring Fearless Nadia, John Cawas. Director: Homi Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansoor, Radharani, Sayani, Dalpat. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 38 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION MICKEY VIRUS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) When Delhi Police comes across an unusual case revolving around hacking they seek help of an expert who thinks like them only to come across a lazy hacker Mickey Arora. Director Saurabh Verma. Cast: Manish Paul, Dean Alexandrou, Elli Avram PANGAA GANG 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Pangaa Gang traces the action-packed journey of 6 kids as they battle evil forces to protect their beautiful homeland from deforestation and also save their animal friends from extinction. Director: Pankaj Sharma Cast: Archana Puran Singh, Sudesh Bhosle, Purbi Joshi, Swini Khara. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Mr Sanjay Narayan, Sr. GM Marketing - Home Entertainment Services, Sony DADC. Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi and Max Martini. AJEYO 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Set during the freedom movement in India, Ajeyo (Invincible) is an adaptation from ArunSarmas novel, "The Hues of Blessings". Director: Jahnu Barua Cast: Rupam Riyan Deka, Jupitora Bhuyan, Bishnu Khargoria PANDAVAS - THE FIVE WARRIORS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Animated film based on the Mahabharata. Fight between good and evil through the five Pandavas and their struggles with their cousins, the Kauravas. Director: Usha Ganesarajah MELA 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond Mela is a 1948 Hindi film produced and directed by S U Sunny starring Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan Director: S U Sunny Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan SHAHID 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) An account of slain Human Rights lawyer Shahid Basheer, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice. Director: Hansal Mehta Cast: Raj Kumar Yadav, Prabhleen Sandhu, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub CINEMA 3rd FEB, MONDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 39 www.WonderfulMumbai.com RAAG 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Raag deals with the contemporary subject of modern day relationships expressed through music and art. Director: Rajni Basumatary Cast: Adil Hussain. AFRICAN CATS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their cubs the ways of the wild. Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey. JUNGLE PRINCESS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond Jungle Princess a 1942 action film starring Fearless Nadia, Radharani, SardarMansoor, John Cawas Director: HomiWadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Radharani, Sardar Mansoor, John Cawas. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION GO GOA GONE 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A group of friends and members of the Russian mafia get stuck on a remote island off the coast of Goa, when new drugs at a rave party are consumed by the guests, turning them into zombies. Directors: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Puja Gupta, Anand Tiwari. GHATOTHKACH 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Ghatothkach is based on the life of the Mahabharata character Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hidimba. Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. D-DAY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A team of experts dispatched to bring in The Most Wanted Man in India almost achieves the unthinkable ... until something goes horribly wrong. Director: Nikhil Advani Cast: Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, and Shruti Haasan PAANI 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Jitu the dumb lad finds Lila unloading pipes from the departmental tractor in front of the local library. News spreads fast that it is only a matter of time before piped water finds its way to the houses of Ratanpur. Director: JadumoniDutta Cast: Bishnu Kharghoria, Aimee Barua, Himanshu Prasad Das, Asha Bordoloi, AtulPachoni, Pabitra Baruah PIRATES 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year award. The quest takes Captain and his Crew from shores of Blood Island to streets of Victorian London. Director: Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and Salma Hayek CINEMA 4th FEB, TUESDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 40 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION THE COURT DANCER 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond In Manipur, graceful court dancer Indrani has captured the heart of Prince Chandrakirti. Indrani is looked down upon because of her low social standing. Meanwhile, Prince Chandra comes under pressure to marry the princess of a neighboring land. Director: Modhu Bose Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Sadhona Bose, Jal Khambata, Nayampally RAANJHANAA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals. Director: Anand L. Rai Cast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Swara Bhaskar AJEYO 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Set during the freedom movement in India, Ajeyo (Invincible) is an adaptation from ArunSarmas novel, "The Hues of Blessings". Director: Jahnu Barua Cast: Rupam Riyan Deka, Jupitora Bhuyan, Bishnu Khargoria CHIMPANZEE 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS A 3-months-old chimpanzee is separated from his troop and is then adopted by a fully-grown male. Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield. AANKH KI SHARAM 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond 1943 family drama, directed by Balwant Bhatt and starring PrithvirajKapoor. Directed: Balwant Bhatt Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Agha, Kaushalya, Nalini Gupta EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION BAJATEY RAHO 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Surviving family members and friends of a man who was conned by the cunning businessman Sabbarwahl string together a series of their own cons in an attempt to bring him down. Director: Shashant Shah Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Vishakha Singh. PANDAVAS - THE FIVE WARRIORS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Animated film based on the Mahabharata. Fight between good and evil through the five Pandavas and their struggles with their cousins, the Kauravas. Director: Usha Ganesarajah CINEMA 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 41 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION DEOOL 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with one of the talented casts of the film. Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Cast: Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillaai, Sonali Kulkarni. ADOMYA 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan The film narrates the story of Juri, a single mother of a girl child. The film is an introspection of mother-daughter relation against hostile and selfish turnaround of events in the life of a young AIDS survivor in an urban milieu Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah Cast: Pranami Bora, Sulakshana Baruah, Runu Devi, Pranjal Saikia, Purnima Saikia, Jyoti Narayan Nath ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS On Christmas night at the North pole, Santa's son looks to use his father's set-up for an urgent mission. Director: Sarah Smith and Barry Cook Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Ashley Jenson MISS FRONTIER MAIL 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond Savita, aka Miss 1936, is an amateur hunter. Her father, Maganlal, arrested for the murder of a station-master, is defended by their uncle Shyamlal, who is in fact the mysterious Signal X. Director: Homi Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Gulshan, Sardar Mansur. R RAJKUMAR 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) An aimless youth starts working for drug baron and his mission is to kill his rival. Director: Prabhu Deva Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood. SRINGKHAL 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan A life journey of a young widow Ambika and her kids. Her two kids and an infant are no small a burden for her frail shoulders. She earns her livelihood doing odd, menial work in the village households. Director: Prabin Hazarika. SECRETS OF WILD INDIA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS Hidden away in the shadow of the Himalayas, roam the last great herds of Indias giant grazers; one-horned rhinoceroses, wild buffalo and Asian elephants. See through the eyes of a newborn elephant calf. Director: Duncan Chard Narration: David Attenborough. THE COURT DANCER 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond In Manipur, court dancer Indrani has captured the heart of Prince Chandrakirti. Indrani is looked down upon because of her low social standing. Meanwhile, Prince is pressured to marry a neighboring princess. Director: Modhu Bose Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor Sadhona Bose Jal Khambata Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 42 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION GO GOA GONE 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A group of friends and members of the Russian mafia get stuck on a remote island off the coast of Goa, when new drugs at a rave party are consumed by the guests, turning them into zombies. Directors: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Puja Gupta, Anand Tiwari. SMURFS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City. Director: Raja Gosnell Cast:Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters R RAJKUMAR 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) A youth works for drug baron & he kills his rival. Director: Prabhu Deva Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood. RAAG 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Raag deals with the contemporary subject of modern day relationships expressed through music and art. Director: Rajni Basumatary Cast: Adil Hussain. GHATOTHKACH 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Ghatothkach is based on the life of the Mahabharata character Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hidimba. Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. AANKH KI SHARAM 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond 1943 family drama, directed by Balwant Bhatt and starring PrithvirajKapoor. Directed: Balwant Bhatt Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Agha, Kaushalya, Nalini Gupta GOLIYON KI RAAS LEELA RAM-LEELA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Ram and Leela, their love, lust and drama. Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet". Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Krishna Singh Bisht, Richa Chadda. IN SEARCH OF GURU DUTT 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Documentary on life & work of actor, writer, director, producer, Guru Dutt to mark his 25th death anniversary. Director: Nasreen Munni Kabir. CRIMSON WINGS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS The mysterious lives of flamingos are captured on film with a birds-eye view of the animals living in Africa. Director: Matthew Aeberhard, Leander Ward. MELA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond Mela is a 1948 Hindi film produced and directed by S U Sunny starring Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan Director: S U Sunny Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan 6th FEB, THURSDAY CINEMA Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 43 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION DEOOL 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change. Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Cast: Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillaai, Sonali Kulkarni. PANDAVAS - THE FIVE WARRIORS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Animated film based on the Mahabharata. Fight between good and evil through the five Pandavas and their struggles with their cousins, the Kauravas. Director: Usha Ganesarajah GOLIYON KI RAAS LEELA RAM-LEELA 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Ram and Leela, their love, lust and drama. Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet". Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Krishna Singh Bisht, Richa Chadda. IN SEARCH OF GURU DUTT 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan A documentary on the life and work of Indian actor, writer, director and producer of Hindi films Guru Dutt to mark his 25th death anniversary. Director: Nasreen Munni Kabir. PANGAA GANG 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Pangaa Gang traces the action-packed journey of 6 kids as they battle evil forces to protect their beautiful homeland from deforestation and also save their animal friends from extinction. Director: Pankaj Sharma Cast: Archana Puran Singh, Sudesh Bhosle, Purbi Joshi, Swini Khara. JUNGLE PRINCESS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond Jungle Princess a 1942 action film starring Fearless Nadia, Radharani, SardarMansoor, John Cawas Director: HomiWadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Radharani, Sardar Mansoor, John Cawas. THE LUNCHBOX 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) The film revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between an about to retire, Saajan and a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, Ila. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Director Ritesh Batra. Director: Ritesh Batra Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. CINEMA 7th FEB, FRIDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 44 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION RAAG 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Raag deals with the contemporary subject of modern day relationships expressed through music and art. Director: Rajni Basumatary Cast: Adil Hussain. AFRICAN CATS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their cubs the ways of the wild. Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey. MAGROOR 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond A Hindi Social film released in 1949 Starring Nigar Sultana, Rehman, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote, Jairaj Director: R D Mathur Cast: Nigar Sultana, Rehman, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PIRATES 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year award. The quest takes Captain and his Crew from shores of Blood Island to streets of Victorian London. Director: Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and Salma Hayek JAIDEEP SAHNI INTERVIEW FOLLOWED BY SHORT FILM SCREENINGS 12 noon - 5:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Chief Guest Rajat Kakkar, Business Head, Home entertainment services, Sony DADC. Interview with acclaimed writer Jaideep Sahni(Chak De, Khosla Ka Ghosla). Short film screenings. Rajat Kakkar in a Q&A with the short film participants. ADOMYA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan The film narrates the story of Juri, a single mother of a girl child. The film is an introspection of mother-daughter relation against hostile and selfish turnaround of events in the life of a young AIDS survivor in an urban milieu. Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah Cast: Pranami Bora, Sulakshana Baruah, Runu Devi, Pranjal Saikia, Purnima Saikia, Jyoti Narayan Nath. SMURFS 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City. Director: Raja Gosnell Cast:Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters CINEMA 8th FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 45 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION DIAMOND QUEEN 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond Diamond Queen is a 1940 comedy adventure film starring Fearless Nadia, John Cawas. Director: Homi Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansoor, Radharani, Sayani, Dalpat. KABIR KHAN INTERVIEW 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) Interview with acclaimed director Kabir Khan (Ek Tha Tiger, New York, Kabul Express). SRINGKHAL 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan A life journey of a young widow Ambika and her kids. Her two kids and an infant are no small a burden for her frail shoulders. She earns her livelihood doing odd, menial work in the village households. Director: Prabin Hazarika. CHIMPANZEE 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS A 3-months-old chimpanzee is separated from his troop and is then adopted by a fully-grown male. Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield. DUNIYA JHUKTI HAI 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gallery Beyond 1960 hindi film directed ny JBH Wadia and starring Sunil Dutt, Shyama, Daisy Irani. Director: JBH Wadia Cast: Sunil Dutt, Shyama, Daisy Irani, Kumkum, Agha, B.M. Vyas. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION CAPTAIN PHILLIPS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) True story of Captain Richard Phillips and the hijacking by Somali pirates of US flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years. Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi and Max Martini. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 11:00 am - 1:00 pm BNHS Dracula operates a high-end resort. He goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teen-aged daughter. Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg. THE LUNCHBOX 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) The film revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between an about to retire, Saajan and a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, Ila. Director: Ritesh Batra Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. 9th FEB, SUNDAY CINEMA Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 46 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PAANI 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Jitu the dumb lad finds Lila unloading pipes from the departmental tractor in front of the local library. News spreads fast that it is only a matter of time before piped water finds its way to the houses of Ratanpur. Director: JadumoniDutta Cast: Bishnu Kharghoria, Aimee Barua, Himanshu Prasad Das, Asha Bordoloi, AtulPachoni, Pabitra Baruah GHATOTHKACH 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BNHS Ghatothkach is based on the life of the Mahabharata character Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hidimba. Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. SAAZ AUR SANAM 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond 1971 Bollywood romance film directed by JBH Wadia. Director: JBH Wadia Cast: Rekha and Premendra. ANDAZ APNA APNA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Coomaraswamy Hall (Museum) 2 conmen competing for the hand of a heiress get drawn into love try to save her from an evil criminal. Director: Rajkumar Santoshi. Cast: Aamir khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal. AJEYO 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Max Mueller Bhavan Set during the freedom movement in India, Ajeyo (Invincible) is an adaptation from ArunSarmas novel, "The Hues of Blessings". Director: Jahnu Barua Cast: Rupam Riyan Deka, Jupitora Bhuyan, Bishnu Khargoria SECRETS OF WILD INDIA 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BNHS Hidden away in the shadow of the Himalayas, roam the last great herds of Indias giant grazers; one-horned rhinoceroses, wild buffalo and Asian elephants. See through the eyes of a newborn elephant calf. Director: Duncan Chard Narration: David Attenborough. FEARLESS: THE HUNTERWALI STORY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gallery Beyond A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali. Director: Riyad Vinci Wadia Cast: Fearless Nadia, Sharifa, Gulsham. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 47 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION TAKE AWAY CHEF - TAKE ME TO MEXICO 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Westside Take Away Chef is a home based catering company and the brainchild of three friends who love food. Head chef Maya Dastoor will showcase her Mexican cooking skills with Enchiladas from scratch, Guacamole and a Salsa and refried bean salad. LET'S GET SASSY 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Chefs Irfan Pabaney and Rachel Goenka are co-owners for The Sassy Spoon, a European fine dining restaurant that has taken Mumbai by storm. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION THE ICING ON TOP 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Dessert gourmet Ayushi Shah, aims to deliver a fully vegetarian gourmet experience for sweet-toothed enthusiasts. Learn to make delicious, eggless desserts that will delight the senses and impress your guests. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SINGING KONG 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Bandra's SingKong and Chef Vikas Seth teach you to make Pandan Leaf Wrapped Spiced Cottage Cheese with Coriander Chilli Soy, Steamed Open Buns with Textured Soya Wheat Black Pepper and Lamb Rendang with Steamed rice. 4th FEB, TUESDAY FOOD 2nd FEB, SUNDAY 3rd FEB, MONDAY FOOD FOOD Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 48 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION TEA TASTING WITH RADHIKA 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Westside Radhikas Fine Teas, is a premium signature Tea brand that has been tantalizing many a palate in urban Indian households. Radhika's Tea Etiquette training, Tea Master classes, Tea Appreciations and Tea Ceremonies showcase her love for tea and at the same time adding to her credibility of that of an expert. BETWEEN BREADS 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Between Breads is an American fast food joint that specializes in gourmet burgers, sandwiches and hot dogs and possibly all things between breads, including desserts. Learn to make their awesome Beef Cheeseburgers, Bacon Fries and their version of the Philly Sandwiches. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SUCH A TART 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Westside TART Cafe, the brainchild of Aashiyana Shroff in Bandra has quickly become of the go to places for cupcakes & themed desserts. Learn about making themed cakes and goodies with this mouthwatering workshop. VICKY GOES VEG 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Chef Vicky Ratnani, head chef of one of Mumbai's favorite fine dining restaurants Nido, demonstrates recipes from his new book Vicky goes Veg. and teaches you how to bring even the most everyday cooking experience to life - dinner parties will take on an epic grandeur and picnic brunches can become terrifically fun events. 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY 6th FEB, THURSDAY FOOD FOOD Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 49 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION LIFE KI RECIPE 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Westside Amrita Rana, owner of Life Ki Recipe, makes artisan spreads and sells happiness in jars. Working out of a home based pantry in Versova, she is known as the Bacon Jam lady among food lovers. Learn the secrets to home made jam and confectionaries with her. CAF ZOE 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside With a focus on exceptional food, Chef Viraf Patel has put together a simple menu, where you get to eat authentic European cuisine at Caf Zoe. The menu ranges from wholesome, healthy food to the more decadent variety. Indulge your senses in breakfast and brunch food at this workshop. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION BAWI BRIDE 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Westside Perzen Patel is the @BawiBride. Bawi by birth and foodie by life, Perzen believes that great moments are born out of great opportunities. Learn to make parsi food at home with no fuss. SALT WATER TAILS 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Westside Chef Gresham Fernandes has worked in international kitchens including a 6 month stint at Noma, which was voted Best Restaurant in the World 3 times in a row. 8th FEB, SATURDAY 9th FEB, SUNDAY FOOD FOOD Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 50 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Brass aChaar (Fusion Brass Quartet) - Saxophone, Trombone, Clarinet and Flute. NSPA - PROGRESSIVE POETRY ACCOMPANIED BY A STREET PLAY 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater The National Streets for Performing Arts (NSPA) is a non-profit initiative to revive a culture of public performances and support the livelihoods of artists. Launched in October 2012, the NSPA performs 7 days a week, across 7 railway stations, 2 public gardens, and the City Museum with a collective of 30 musician performing diverse genres from Indian and Western Classical to Folk, Fusion and Alternative Music. HALF WISE BEING - STREET PLAY 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Karle Koi Jugaad. Written and Directed: Dakshin Adyanthaya Cast: Harsh, Osama, Yogesh, Saumil, Amit, Priyanka, Vallari, Maya, Yama, Akansha and Dakshin. Synopsis: Corruption has been and is always a part of our lives. Some live with it and some get scarred for a lifetime! The play Karle Koi Jugaad depicts the unobvious with the obvious and enlightens various issues which need to be given a thought. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. NSPA 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Kabir Poetry and Rock and Reggae accompanied by reading of Kabir Dohas. STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW 1st FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 51 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Hindustani Classical Vocals accompanied by Live Paintings. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Percussion Jam with Audience Interactions (Mridangam, Tabla, Djembe). THIRD FACE - STREET PLAY 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Street Play by Paresh Gosar. It is years old debate that, who is best between men and women. We are either accepting or suffering or debating and if we cant find any way out then we have last option to blame system. But here, we are saying "Love n Respect is the only solution" and it is just a step away till you take out your mask. DHARAVI DIARY 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Dharavi Diary is a Slum Innovation Project fusing entrepreneurship and storytelling to empower the girls and women from Dharavi community. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. NSPA 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Carnatic Classical Instrumental with a dance demonstration. 2nd FEB, SUNDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 52 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Choir and Goan Folk Music accompanied by Hip hop Dancers. THIRD FACE - STREET PLAY 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Street Play by Paresh Gosar. It is years old debate that, who is best between men and women. We are either accepting or suffering or debating and if we cant find any way out then we have last option to blame system. But here, we are saying "Love n Respect is the only solution" and it is just a step away till you take out your mask. NSPA 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Marathi Pop with Djembe making demonstration. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Uttar Bharatiya Folk with Live demonstration of flute making. NSPA 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Classical Rock with Audience conducting Music. 3rd FEB, MONDAY 4th FEB, TUESDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 53 www.WonderfulMumbai.com HALF WISE BEING - STREET PLAY 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Karle Koi Jugaad. Written and Directed: Dakshin Adyanthaya Cast: Harsh, Osama, Yogesh, Saumil, Amit, Priyanka, Vallari, Maya, Yama, Akansha and Dakshin. Synopsis: Corruption has been and is always a part of our lives. Some live with it and some get scarred for a lifetime! The play Karle Koi Jugaad depicts the unobvious with the obvious and enlightens various issues which need to be given a thought. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. THE DUAL CORE BAND BY AMEYA NAIK 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater The genre would be Fusion, western country , jazz, hindi pop, accoustic bollywood versions, Funk, Spanish, etc. MURRAY MOLLOY 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater A Show that defies death, pain and reason! Watch this crazy Irishman do things that you never thought were possible before his amazing and unforgettable, one of a kind grand finale! A joyous, spontaneous and positive performance celebrating diversity by Murray Molloy Sword swallower extraordinaire. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Pop Rock with Audience Jams. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Uttaranchali Folk with a background of the Uttaranchali Culture. 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 54 www.WonderfulMumbai.com ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE'S JAGROOK PARTY - STREET PLAY 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Street play "Ugta Suraj". Main theme of this street play is to create awareness on Women empowerment and how the role of women in our society is important through this act of Chess played during the mahabharata when 'Drupatee' was molested by "Duryodhana", but even though Krishan Bhagwan was present there he dint do anything. Through this scene we will be bring out the message that Krishna is present in everyone of us, but yet we dont step ahead and fight for women in our societies. There will be a lot of highlights on how woman are being treated in our society. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. THE MERASI SINGERS 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater For 38 generations, the Merasi have composed, performed and maintained a vibrant, distinct folk music legacy that is on the verge of extinction due to India's rapid modernization. They are essentially known as the keepers of stories which flow from generation to generation. The group has one of the most enthusiastic singers of all age groups and dancers and play a variety of instruments that completely enthrall the audience. They are artists who can perform for hours together with songs that weave the magic of the Rajasthani traditions and culture and keep the audience asking for more. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Alternative Rock with brief history of African Music in India. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Progressive Poetry accompanied by a Street Play. STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW 6th FEB, THURSDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 55 www.WonderfulMumbai.com ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE'S JAGROOK PARTY - STREET PLAY 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater The next focus is on the "Chalta Hai" attitude of the people which is still present in our society. we will be drawing parallel between the Sepoy Mutiny of 1847 and comparing it with the contemporary issues, as in how people where trapped in the hands of the British rule at that time and because of their "Chalta Hai" attitude they took advantage of us and lotted our country. Now, the parallel to this is event is the present scenario of the "Neta's" and the Aam Admi (NOT THE AA PARTY, but Aam Admi in general), how the Neta's are lotting the comman man through various policies which we arent even aware about. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. GONDHAL 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Folk Dance from Maharashtra. VEDIC CHANTS 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater By the students of Shri Muktananda Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, based in Swami Nityananda's Shanti Mandir ashram in Magod (Gujurat). Our soul aim is to create positive vibrations in all who are present. Its our most humble effort in creating awareness and respect for our Ved Shastra and let the modern world know how it has answers to most of our problems today. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Hindustani Classical Vocals accompanied by Live Paintings. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Pop Fusion with the Journey of Reality Shows. 7th FEB, FRIDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 56 www.WonderfulMumbai.com BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. GONDHAL 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Folk Dance from Maharashtra. THE MERASI SINGERS 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater For 38 generations, the Merasi have composed, performed and maintained a vibrant, distinct folk music legacy that is on the verge of extinction due to India's rapid modernization. They are essentially known as the keepers of stories which flow from generation to generation. The group has one of the most enthusiastic singers of all age groups and dancers and play a variety of instruments that completely enthrall the audience. They are artists who can perform for hours together with songs that weave the magic of the Rajasthani traditions and culture and keep the audience asking for more. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Choir and Goan Folk Music accompanied by Hip hop Dancers. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Uttaranchali Folk with a background of the Uttaranchali Culture. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. 8th FEB, SATURDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 57 www.WonderfulMumbai.com KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. GONDHAL 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Folk Dance from Maharashtra. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STRING PUPPETS FROM WZCC 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Max Mullar Bhavan They present their performances accompanied with Pipari and beats of Dholak. Puppet characters include Dholkiwala, Saamp- Sapera, Gendh Wali (Round Ball), Bahurupia (Imitator), Pattebaz (Card player), Anarkali (Dancer) and Jadugar (Magician) etc.. NSPA 12 noon - 1:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Carnatic Classical Instrumental with a Dance demonstration. NSPA 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rampart Row Amphitheater Kabir Poetry and Rock and Reggae accompanied by reading of Kabir Dohas. BAHURUPIA FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Bahurupias are the street performers who wear different characters every day and move door to door to entertain a small group of spectators. KACHHI GHODI FROM WZCC 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row The Kachhi Ghodi Dance is one of the most popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan. This folk dance originated from the bandit regions of Shekhawati and is generally performed for the entertainment of the bridegrooms party.This dance is performed by mens on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes - red turbans and dhotis and kurtas, embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. GONDHAL 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rampart Row Folk Dance from Maharashtra. 9th FEB, SUNDAY STREET EVENTS - RAMPART ROW Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 58 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION "SANSKRUTIK MAHARASHTRA" BY YUVAK BIRADARI (BHARAT) 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Cross Maidan Folk flavors highlighting the spirit of Maharashtra. By 'Yuvak Biradari ' team of Mumbai. KATHAK NRITYASANDHYA - MARATHI ACTRESS MS SHARVARI JAMENIS 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Cross Maidan Kathak Nrityasandhya by noted Kathak exponent and National Award winning Marathi actress Ms Sharvari Jamenis. "WAQT", KATHAK DANCE BY GAURI SHARMA TRIPATHI 7:10 pm - 7:40 pm Cross Maidan 'Waqt', a kathak dance interpretation through a contemporary lens. The piece bridges traditional and modern propulsive sounds by composers Niraj Chag and Taufiq Qureshi. By Gauri Sharma Tripathi, Artist in Residence at The Southbank Centre, London and dancers from Mumbai. "YUDH", BHARATA NATYAM BY MS SAVITHA SASTRY 7:50 pm - 8:50 pm Cross Maidan Many a time in our life we see perfectly good innocent people face hardships beyond belief. "Yudh" focuses on this and looks into it through three perspectives of Humans, God and Satan. By renown Bharat Natyam dancer, Ms Savitha Sastry. TERENCE LEWIS CONTEMPORARY DANCE 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Cross Maidan An electric, powerful and 'Chummeshwari' performance. By dance maestro Terence Lewis's dance company. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION "VADYA VRINDA PRAVAH", INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE BY SHRI K.N.P NAMBISAN 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Cross Maidan A musical ensemble of the percussion instruments of Kerala, South India, embracing varying gati patterns. By Kalashree K. N. Nambisn KATHAK BY DIVA AGARWAL, ANANDYA DUDANI, MITALI, PURVA KOTHARI 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Cross Maidan Group choreography in Kathak highlighting Paramparik Kathak, Holi, Chaturan, Thumri. By Diva Agarwal, Anandya Dudani, Mitali, Purva Kothari. NARTAKI ACADEMY OF BHARATHA NATYAM 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm Cross Maidan Nartaki presents a unique show which enhances the knowledge of the artistes and audience of the rich mythological and cultural heritage of ancient Indian literature and traditions. DANCE 1st FEB, SATURDAY 3rd FEB, MONDAY DANCE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 59 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION KUCHIPUDI DANCE BY GURU SMITA SHASTRI & HER 'NARTAN NRITYA VRUND' 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Cross Maidan Renown exponent, teacher & Choreographer Guru Smita Shastri & her disciples of the Narthan School of Classical Dances, showcase the subtle nuances of the dance style culminating in Alaya Nrithyam wherein the feet of the dancer paints on canvas whilst yet embracing the syntax & aesthetics of the dance. NALACHARITHAM BY SHRI BALASUBRAMANIAN 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Cross Maidan A visual mirroring of the love between Nala and Damayanti as vital then as it is today. By veteran Kalamandalam Shri Balasubramanian. FICTITIOUS GROUP 9:15 pm - 9:35 pm Cross Maidan Recognized under World's Top 8 dance teams and winners of India's Got Talent. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION "LASYA PRAVAHAM" 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Cross Maidan A fusion of rhythm, grace, gati assimilating classical styles of Mohini Attam, Odissi, Bharata Natyam and Kathak by little children. By disciples of Guru Jayashree Nair, Guru Debi Basu, Kalashri Guru Lata Surendra. "SHARANAGATI", MOHINI ATTAM BY KALASHRI AYSWARIA WARIAR AND TROUPE 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm Cross Maidan The transformational journey towards the Lord which culminates in unconditional and complete surrender. By Ayswaria Wariar and Troupe. "WONKOT", CONTEMPORARY DANCE 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Cross Maidan Wonkot is a Contemporary Dance Theatre piece based on a parable 'Elephant in a Dark Room' by the Persian poet Rumi. Telling the story from the perspectives of the storyteller, the elephant, the man and the room. "CAPOEIRA", BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ARTS 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Cross Maidan Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed and leverage for a wide variety of kicks, spins and highly mobile techniques. KATHAK BY PADMASHREE SHOVANA NARAYAN 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cross Maidan Kathak by Padmashri & 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Guru Smt Shovana Narayan' a living legend who seeks to make visual her redefining of the ethos and vocabulary of kathak with a deeper and wider canvas of expressions and dimensions. 4th FEB, TUESDAY DANCE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 60 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION HARI BHAKTHI PARAYAN BY VARKARIS SHIKSHAN SAMELAN 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Cross Maidan A heart-wrenching performance that seeks a heart to compliment and to mirror devotion defined by little warkari boys. By Varkaris Shikshan Samelan, guided by Ambarishi Patil Maharaj ODISSI DANCE DRAMA 'SAGGY BAGGY ELEPHANT' 6:30 pm - 6:45 pm Cross Maidan Choreographed by Guru Ratikant Mohapatra. Story of the clumsy elephant who is isolated and lonely but realizes his attributes on meeting other elephants. Nature is beautifully explored in the dance format of the exquisite style of Odissi. ODISSI BY MS SWAPNOKALPA DASGUPTA AND SATTRIYA BY MS PRATEESHA SURESH 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Cross Maidan Two diverse styles through diverse roads of awareness, seek sharanagati in the one Truth of Providence. BHARATHNATYAM BY SRI RAMA NATAKA NIKETAN 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cross Maidan Sri Rama Nataka Niketan (Secunderabad) presents a unique Bharata Natyam Recital by disciples of Guru V.S. Ramamoorthy & Guru Smt Manjula Ramaswamy with the dancers dancing on Inverted Mud Pots with 3 small brass pots on their head and lit candles on their two hands & head and reaching out with 'Deepa Tarangini'. TARANTISMO CREATIVE DANCE COMPANY 9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Cross Maidan Believe' is a dance theatre production by the Tarantismo Creative Dance Company, Bangalore, directed by Arati Punwani Sunawala. Aim is to keep the audience enthralled and guessing. Based on belief systems of India, 'Believe' is a heady mix of contemporary dance, belly dance, kathak, jazz, hip hop and martial arts, interlaced together with the theme that binds them all. DANCE 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 61 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SALAAM BOMBAY FOUNDATION ARTS ACADEMY 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Cross Maidan An entralling multi-genre performance of Ghoomar, Kathak on Bollywood and Gurbani. One of the most soothing forms of singing, Performance by children from the Salaam Bombay Arts Academy. A TOUCH OF GUJARAT IN MUMBAI BY MS BHAVIKA BADARSHAHEE 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm Cross Maidan Vibrant colors of Gujarat gather the spirit of the Raas in an exquisite wooing of aesthetics and kinetics. By Choreographer Ms Bhavika Badarshahee. SPLITSOLE DANCE ACADEMY 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Cross Maidan SSDA, founded by Dhiraj Bakshi of Dance India Dance season 4 fame, pioneers in its ace style Jazz Funk which is an intricate combination of Jazz and Hip Hop. Elements of strong technique in Jazz, in depth musicality of hip hop and quirky contemporary movement through all its choreographies. ODISSI BY DR ARUNA MOHANTY AND MOHINI ATTAM BY DR DEEPTI OMCHERY BHALLA 7:45 pm - 8:30 pm Cross Maidan A unique creative production by renowned Sangeeth Natak Academy Awardees Dr Deepti Omchery Bhalla (Mohini Attam) and Dr Aruna Mohanty (Odissi) highlighting their respective dance styles and using it as a didactic medium to reach out to the audience. RITU-GATIM CONCEPTUALIZED BY LATA SURENDRA 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm Cross Maidan The orchestrated momentum of the seasons through the syntax of varying classical styles. Ritu-Gatim conceptualized by Lata Surendra - Sanjukta Wagh (Kathak), Kalashri Lata Surendra (Bharata Natyam), Daksha Mashruwala (Odissi), Shubhada Varadkar (Odissi), Latasana Devi (Manipuri), Sailaja Desai (Kuchipudi), Suman Badami (Bharata Natyam), Sujatha Nair (Mohini Attam), and disciples of Smt Jayshri Nair 6th FEB, THURSDAY DANCE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 62 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION MOMENTUM: A CONTEMPORARY DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY BY RICHARD D'COSTA 6:10 pm - 6:40 pm Cross Maidan "Momentum" choreographed by Richard D'Costa is the struggle of an individual in the wheel of life and moving through odds to encapsulate his goal. URBAN AGE CREW 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm Cross Maidan With an aim to put India on the Dance World Map, UAC presents a dance production on the new and growing style of Urban Dance. KINEAESTHETICS IN ODISSI, BY GURU SMT JHELUM PARANJAPE WITH DISCIPLE ANKUR BALLAL 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Cross Maidan A creativity that gathers the visual splendor of Odissi and also its intriguing kinetics through rhythmic variations. By Guru Jhellum Paranjape with Ankur Ballal. NATYA MANJARI BY DISCIPLES OF GURU SMT CHHAYA KHANVATE 8:10 pm - 8:40 pm Cross Maidan Showcases the potency of the dance style to blend with semi classical elements and endorse the didactic folds of compositions to a larger audience. By disciples of Guru Chhaya Khanvate. PUNG CHOLOM, MAHA RAAS BY ARTISTES OF MANIPURI JAGOI MARUP 8:50 pm - 10:00 pm Cross Maidan "Pung" is an unique drum that is the soul of Manipur's Vaishnavite Sankritana music. Usually performed by a group of male drummers. It defines gati through a combination of dance, rhythm, acrobatics and skillful co- ordination between the performing group members. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION "HUDO", ST LAWRENCE SCHOOL 5:30 pm - 5:50 pm Cross Maidan Presenting a folk dance called "Hudo". Tribal youth visit to Tarnetar Mela to find them a suitable bride. The idea of the dance is originated from sheep fight. The movements of two sheep ramming their heads are duplicated in this dance form. 13.13 CREW 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Cross Maidan 13.13 Crew, specialized in various Hip Hop/Street styles is all set to please the audience with their unique dance performance. The overall performance will consist of songs and choreography of different genres, fun elements & a special dance piece based on the theme "Momentum". 9th FEB, SUNDAY DANCE 8th FEB, SATURDAY DANCE Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 63 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION COLLEANA SHAKTI 6:40 pm - 6:55 pm Cross Maidan Colleana Shakti, a dancer of great depth, presents a contemporary fusion piece with Arabic, Persian and Mughal strokes of detailing. SAMPRADAYAM BY MALLIKA SARABHAI 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cross Maidan Indias Bhakti movement of the medieval period has close resemblance to Islamic Sufism, which appeared around the same time. The emotional momentum of Bhakti yoga is considered to be the surest bet to enlightenment. Bhajans always played a vital role in generating a great spiritual force towards salvation. Sampradayam, choreographed by Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, stresses the change in pace and momentum that the music highlights, the frenzy of the tempo of bhajans and kirtans. THE DANCEWORX PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm Cross Maidan Ashley Lobo's 'The Danceworx Performing Arts Academy' aims to create a world of dancers with an awareness of self and international dance. Taking India's dancers to the world stage is his dream. At the Danceworx you can learn dance styles like Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary. COLLEANA SHAKTI 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm Cross Maidan Bringing out "Gati" through an enchanting contemporary performance with Indian touches. A TOUCH OF PUNJAB IN MUMBAI BY AMARDEEP PANESAR 9:15 pm - 9:45 pm Cross Maidan An absolute vibrant frenzy of rhythms giving momentum to movements. By Amardeep Panesar. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 64 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION ANURADHA PAL 6:00 pm Cross Maidan Anuradha Pal is a world-renowned tabla virtuoso who has been hailed as the first professional female tabla player by the Encyclopedia Britannica and Limca Book of Records. Being a disciple of tabla legends Late Ustad Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain, her music encompasses multiple genres ranging from Hindustani classical to World Fusion. LAURA CORTESE AND THE ACOUSTIC PROJECT 7:00 pm Cross Maidan Laura Cortese&The Acoustic Project is an all-female string group comprising of Laura Cortese (Fiddle, Vocals), Mariel Vandersteel (Fiddle, Vocals) & Valerie Thompson (Cello, Vocals). The trio play a plenty of original compositions, arrangements and interpretations of Old-Time, Bluegrass, Country and Celtic music. POORVI KOUTISH, SHRADDHA SHARMA AND COSHISH 8:00 pm Cross Maidan "Poorvi Koutish is the runner-up from the popular singing reality show, Indian Idol. She has just cleared her 12th boards and is already on her way to becoming a successful playback singer. Shraddha Sharma is India's biggest Youtube Sensation. She has over a million hits on her channel & has taken the Internet by storm with her voice. Coshish is a band from Mumbai. Their songs carry strong social messages, delivered beautifully through Hindi lyrics. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SANJAY MAROO 6:00 pm Cross Maidan Sanjay Maroo is a self-taught drum artist, composer, lyricist, producer and vocalist. He holds the Limca Record for Fastest Foot Drumming and was one of the members of legendary Mumbai bands Les Boys and Rock Machine. SPUD IN THE BOX 6:30 pm Cross Maidan Spud In The Box is a six piece Alternative band based out of Mumbai. They mostly play originals, and their music is fresh, fun & feel - good. They were one of the bands that opened for Norah Jones in Mumbai last year. ROCK VEDA 7:00 pm Cross Maidan Rock Veda are a progressive-fusion band hailing from Delhi. Their creative compositions are a perfect mix of Sufi, classical and contemporary music. MUSIC 2nd FEB, SUNDAY 7th FEB, FRIDAY MUSIC Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 65 www.WonderfulMumbai.com FILTER COFFEE 8:00 pm Cross Maidan Filter Coffee is an Indian Ethnotropic Collaborative Project brought to life by tabla player/percussionist Swarupa Ananth & flautist Shriram Sampath, both who also double up as music producers. The live performances include a unique blend of Indian Classical/Folk, instruments and vocals with electronic grooves. GEORGIA RUTH 9:00 pm Cross Maidan Georgia Ruth is a singer-songwriter and harpist from Wales. Although classically trained, her unique finger-picking style is inspired by guitarists like Bert Jansch andMeic Stevens, with a blend of folk from the late 60s. Shes played numerous music festivals like Glastonbury, Wales own Swn Festival, etc. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION AMAAN ALI KHAN AND AYAAN ALI KHAN 6:00 pm Asiatic Steps Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan are sons of the legendary Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan. Having trained under the master since childhood, theyve carved a niche of their own in the field Hindustani classical and world fusion music. Guest Artist Milind Deora will join for a fusion jugalbandi. RAKESH AND FRIENDS 8:00 pm Asiatic Steps Rakesh and Friends is a young group of talented musicians namely, Rakesh Chaurasia, Gino Banks, Satyajeet Talwalkar, Sheldon DSilva, Sanjoy Das & Sangeet Haldipur.The nephew and disciple of Flute Maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Rakesh Chaurasia, along with the talented musicians, effectively blend Indian Classical Music with Global Music. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NIKHIL D'SOUZA 6:00 pm Asiatic Steps Nikhil D'Souza is an Indian playback singer, song writer and guitarist. He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09 He made his playback singing debut in Rajshree Ojha's Aisha and since then has sung for many popular Bollywood films. FARHAN AKHTAR LIVE 8:00 pm Asiatic Steps "Farhan Live" is the music project of renowned film director, producer and actor, Farhan Akhtar. A man of many skills, Farhan Akhtar has taken over the music circuit with his band performing all his famous hits and their original tracks as well. Farhan also founded MARD - Men Against Rape and Disrimination which aims to raise social awareness against rape & discrimination of women. 8th FEB, SATURDAY 9th FEB, SUNDAY MUSIC MUSIC Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 66 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WALK IN THE PREMISES OF THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT 11:00 am - 11:30 am 12:45 PM 1:00 PM Entrance Gate no. 4 at Bombay High Court The second largest building after the CST, constructed in the late 19th century designed by Col. J. Fuller of the Royal Engineers, with the imposing turrets, massive central court room, towers surmounted by statues representing Mercy and Justice..... Indulge yourself in the story of the building of stone and mortar that stands testimony to historic events that have shaped a nation. Conducted By: Kruti Garg. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 5.30 pm 5.45 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE WALKS 1st FEB, SATURDAY NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 67 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WALK FROM CST TO CRAWFORD MARKET 10:00 am - 10:30 am 11:15 AM 11:30 AM Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, in front of Gate No.2 of BMC Building Witness the transition of Architectural myriad styles on 19th century Bombay ranging from public buildings and institutions to community Market spaces and the native town interwoven to socially connect and function as the most dynamic and multi cultural city. Conducted by: Shraddha Bhatawadekar HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 5.30 pm 5.45 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION JEWISH HISTORY WALK 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm David Sassoon Library Come witness the legacy of the Jewish community in the city through its landmarks. Visit the blue jewel in the heart of the city in the turquoise facade of the colonial Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue. Listen to the history of their migration, their establishment as a prominent community of businessmen and international traders and how they built their heritage in the city. Conducted by: Sanaeya Vandrewala HERITAGE WALKS 2nd FEB, SUNDAY HERITAGE WALKS 3rd FEB, MONDAY NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 68 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION STAINED GLASS: A COLOURING BOOK ST. THOMAS CATHEDRAL TO CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY NAME (WODEHOUSE CHURCH, COLABA) 12 noon - 12:30 pm 12 noon (workshop & talk) 2:15 pm (walk) 12 noon - 1:30 pm (Worksho p) & Talk) 2:30 pm (walk) Artists' Centre (workshop & talk) St. Thomas Cathedral (walk) From 12:00 - 1:30 pm Workshop and Talk Venue : Artists' Centre Talk and demonstration by : Asad Hajeebhoy
Come witness the finest stained glass in Mumbai narrating story of the citys history and growth through vivid array of coloured panels. Stroll through some magnificent interiors coming to life with stained glass windows accompanied with a narrative on the making, use, display and conservation of stained glass in the structures. Conducted by: Sanaeya Vandrewala EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 5.30 pm 5.45 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE WALKS 4th FEB, TUESDAY 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). HERITAGE WALKS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 69 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PUBLIC DINING HISTORY AND EMERGENCE OF IRANI CAF'S IN MUMBAI 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm 3.45 pm 4.00 pm Artisans' (Talk) Rhythm House (Walk) From 2:00 - 3:30 Presentation and Talk Venue : Artisans' Talk by : Kalyan Karmarkar and Kruti Garg Walk through the historic fort area of Bombay and visualise the change in fabric with changes of social strata incorporating the function of public dining and emergence of cafs and restaurants. Visit the few surviving Irani Caf's dotting the fort area . Walk by: Kalyan Karmarkar and Kruti Garg EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION EVOLUTION OF A MODERN MUMBAI - ART DECO 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 4:00 PM 4:30 PM Eros Cinema Witness the transition of a Victorian Gothic City emerge into a conglomeration of architectural treasures of twentieth century India paving its way to make Bombay the only city to have the largest concentration of Art Deco Buildings in Asia. Conducted by: Shraddha Bhatawadekar NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). 6th FEB, THURSDAY 7th FEB, FRIDAY HERITAGE WALKS HERITAGE WALKS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 70 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PORT AND HARBOUR TOUR (IN ALLIANCE WITH THE MBPT) 8:00 am - 8:30 am 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Evelyn House, at junction of K Ramchandani Margand Henry Road crossing on the sea face at Apollo Bundar. Take a boat ride along the harbour of Mumbai, which the Britishers had developed as a naval and trading base from 1750's which further went on to the development of dry docks and wet docks and helped establish Mumbai as the multi functional city of the region with a concentration of commercial, industrial, administrative and educational functions. Boat Tour in the Harbour covering Sun Rock Light House, Prongs Light House, Naval Dockyard, Indira Docks, Princess Docks, Ferry Wharf etc. This is a 3 hour boat tour, snacks would be provided. Kids below 18 years have to be accompanied with parents. Conducted by: Dilip VIshwanathan of the Port of Mumbai. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 5.30 pm 5.45 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. 8th FEB, SATURDAY HERITAGE WALKS NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 71 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT PASSES / TOKEN GATHER TIME START TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION PARSI HERITAGE WALK 10:30 am - 11:00 am 11:15 AM 11:30 AM Bhika Behram Well (Parsi Well on Veer Airman Road) witness a chapter in the history of a 3500 year old world religion still practiced today amongst one of the most prominent minority communities in the country the Parsi Zoroastrians. Learn about their origins, Diaspora and advent to India. Contribution of famous parsi personalities that helped mould the city as the financial capital of the country as it stands today. Witness the built heritage around the city forming the cultural fabric of Mumbai's heritage precinct. Conducted by: Sanaeya Vandrewala HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE BUS TOUR 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 5.30 pm 5.45 pm Bus Stop Opposite Regal Cinema 1 hour Open Bus tour of South Mumbai Heritage sites. Witness landmarks like the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai University, High Court, Victoria Terminus, Asiatic Society and more. Tour starts and ends at Bus Stop opposite Regal Cinema. (Max 75 people). Conducted by: Parveen Mistry. HERITAGE WALKS 9th FEB, SUNDAY NOTE: Token/ Passes available at the "HELP DESK" located in the middle of K Dubash Marg (Kala Ghoda Road). Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 72 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION AVID BRINGS THE ART OF THE LYRIC 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Urdu Poetry and Indian Cinema Panel Discussion 1.Akshay Manwani 2.Kausar Munir 3.Nasreen Munni Kabir EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: LONGFORM WRITING WITH DILIP D'SOUZA PART ONE OF TWO 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Dilip D'Souza conducts a workshop in two parts about long-form writing. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Longform Writing Workshop" as the subject. SHRADDHA - CLAY CROSSING 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Shraddha comes with a bunch of eco friendly and creative ideas with clay modelling and pottery. RAJENDRA GOLE - PAPER SCULPTURE 12 noon - 2:30 pm ARTISANS' Rajendra Gole is a fusion artist who works with paper, glue and dentist's tools to create three dimensional sculptures and paintings, complete to the minutest detail of form and expression. WORKSHOP: LONGFORM WRITING WITH DILIP D'SOUZA PART TWO OF TWO 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Arbour Dilip D'Souza conducts a workshop in two parts about long-form writing. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Longform Writing Workshop" as the subject. SUMAN BASU - SELF DEFENCE 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Suman is a Black Belt from Mumbai and conducts self defence workshops for children and adults to deal with the dangers of life in a metro. The workshop will outline certain basic but effective self defence moves and will be inter active giving the audience a chance to learn these simple techniques. ANAMI ROY, SAUMYA ROY, NIKITA KETKAR - CREATING SOCIAL PROFIT - NOTES ON HOW TO BECOME SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ARTISANS' Anami Roy is co-founder and chariperson of Vandana Foundation. He was in the IPS for 38 years. Saumya Roy is the co-founder of Vandana Foundation and a trained journalist. Nikita Ketkar is co-founder and CEO of MASOOM, a non-profit that supports education at Mumbai's night schools. AVID BRINGS THE CROSSOVER ARTIST (PERFORMING ARTS) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Unnati Das Gupta Cross cultural music lecture & demo. WORKSHOPS 2nd FEB, SUNDAY 1st FEB, SATURDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 73 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: WRITING THROUGH MOVEMENT 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Workshop with Yuki Ellias. Limited spaces available. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Movement Workshop" as the subject. VAIBHAV KUMARESH, CHETAN SHARMA & VAIBHAV MORE - SKETCHING & CARTOONING FOR EVERYONE, EVEN THOSE WHO CAN'T DRAW 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Featuring live demos,clips and mass sketching session by India's finest animation gurus. The workshop will enable participants to discover joys of drawing... their own unique ways of 'seeing' and 'expressing' along with tips and tricks for animated cartooning. ZIA HAJEEBHOY - WINDS OF CHANGE IN LEISURE BOATING 12 noon - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' Zia will walk you through how this island city was once a sailing hub where the first boat that sailed around the world was built. Learn about leisure boating and a harbor that has grown changed significantly and yet stayed so much the same as the city has grown. DILIP YANDE - PORTFOLIOS FOR MODELLING AND ACTING 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE The workshop is an interactive one where wardrobe, make up, expressions, and so on needed for a perfect portfolio for aspiring actors and models will be demonstrated. Participants attending the workshop can bring their DSLR Camera. VISUAL MUSINGS BY FURQAN KHAN. LADAKH- THE PRISTINE BEAUTY TALK AND SLIDE-SHOW ON LADAKH 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm ARTISANS' This book will take you on a journey from snowclad Ladakh to the melting glaciers, a new colour to the landscape and its people. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP : MEMOIR WRITING 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour A workshop with Hindustan Times' Editor Soumya Bhattacharya. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Memoir Workshop" as the subject. STAINED GLASS WITH ASAD HAJEEBHOY 12 noon - 1:30 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Asad Hajeebhoy has built Glasscrafters on his experience of working in the art of stained glass in Mumbai. Followed by a Heritage Walk with Sanaeya Vandrewala at 2.30 pm. From St. Thomas Cathedral to Cathedral of the Holy Name (Wodehouse Church, Colaba). Registration required (please see Heritage Walk). WORKSHOPS 3rd FEB, MONDAY 4th FEB, TUESDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 74 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION VIJAYALAKSHMI NACHIAR - BEHIND THE LABEL ABOUT COTTON - FARM TO FASHION 12 noon - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' Vijayalakshmi is an M.A. in Textiles and is co-owner of 'Ethicus', one of India's first organic and ethical fashion brands. She is involved in reviving handlooms and travels all over the globe to spread awareness about ethical consumerism. The workshop will focus on 'cotton' as the one fiber which is so much part of our lives, culture and politics, and its trail from the farm to the consumer. WORKSHOP: CULTURAL JOURNALISM 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour Cultural Journalism Workshop with Jerry Pinto. This event has limited seating. To register, please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Cultural Journalism Workshop" as the subject. PRACHEEN - VEGETABLE DYES 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE The fine art of hand block printing and dyeing in vegetable colors. Do the earth a favour, don't pollute the environment. Use natural dyes. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: TEXT TO PERFORMANCE 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Arbour With Avaan Patel. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Performance Workshop" as the subject. MANGESH GHOGRE BETWEEN THE LINES CROSSWORDS 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Mangesh is an international crossword designer with crosswords published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. Editorial writer with many columns published in leading dailies including the Speaking Tree column in Times of India. Investment banker by profession. High school mentor by heart. Exploring the journey of making a crossword unravel, how different creations are actually linked to each other. FX SCHOOL - DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 12 noon - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' Sachin Kabir, Head of Department of Cinematography at FX School will conduct a workshop on DSLR cinematography for documentary films. The core area of the workshop would be to understand how to film for documentary with minimum gear and lights. Participants attending the workshop please get their DSLR Camera. WORKSHOP: MYSTERY WRITING 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour With Zac O'Yeah. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Mystery Workshop" as the subject. 5th FEB, WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 75 www.WonderfulMumbai.com AVID BRINGS THE FUTURE OF THEATRE (THEATRE) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Panel Discussion 1. Sanjay Goradia 2. Shaili Sathyu 3. Jehan Manekshaw 4. Deepa Gahlot 5. Purva Naresh 6. Quasar Thakore Padamsee ACHLA SACHDEV - FASHION SHOWS - A 360 DEGREE PERSPECTIVE 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm ARTISANS' Celebrating 25 years in the fashion industry. Journey from being an aspiring model to a supermodel to an award winning fashion choreographer. Come explore the world of fashion and careers in fashion shows besides being a model. AVID BRINGS THE NEW INDIAN STORYTELLER (LITERATURE) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Writing: From Screenplays to Novels 1. Kanika Dhillon 2. Harsh Wardhan WRITING WORKSHOP: PUNCTUATION FUN WITH NATASHA AND SQUIGGLE 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Kitab Khana Is a comma important?- 'Shall we eat, children?' or 'Shall we eat children?' are two quite different things! Learn to make your writing sparkle at this interactive creative writing workshop much-loved children's author, Natasha Sharma from her soon to release book Squiggle Takes a Walk." (age 6+). EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour Ann Whitford Paul, author of nineteen picture books and author of WRITING PICTURE BOOKS: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication travels all the way from California to offer a workshop on the unique plotting, pacing and structure of a picture book. If you have a manuscript to work on, that's great, but not necessary. Bring pen/paper or laptop as we'll do several writing exercises. KAVITHA RAO/ CHARUKESI RAMADURAI - JOURNALISM 10:30 am - 4:30 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Kavita is a Bangalore based Journalist who writes for The New York Times, Vogue. Charukeshi writes on travel, art, culture and writes for National Geographic Treaveller, Conde Nast, South China Morning Post among others. This workshop is for anyone who wants to break into freelance journalism and takes them through the whole process from finding stories to approaching editors. WORKSHOP: POETRY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour With Arundhathi Subramaniam. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Poetry Workshop" as the subject. 6th FEB, THURSDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 76 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION FOOD HISTORY WITH KALYAN KARMAKAR 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ARTISANS' Kalyan is a well-travelled and well-connected food writer and consumer insights specialists. Experience a Heritage Walk: Irani caf's in Mumbai with Kalyan Karmakar and Kruti Garg. (Registration required; please see Heritage Walk schedule.) SHIRESH KARRALE - PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ARTISANS' To create a photograph, it is not enough just to take an image of something. In this workshop you will learn to visualize and composition of the picture. Participants attending the workshop please get their DSLR Camera. EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WORKSHOP: CITY BIOGRAPHIES 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Arbour A writing workshop with Kaiwan Mehta This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Biographies Workshop" as the subject. DR. DEEPTI OMCHERY BHALLA - MOHINI ATTAM, DR. ARUNA MOHANTY - ODISSI 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE A workshop throwing light on the subtle nuances of Mohini Attam dance. A workshop throwing light on the subtle nuances of Odissi dance. CHETAN SHARMA - VISUAL NARRATIVES AND THE ART OF THE ANIMATED FILM 11:30 am - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' National Award winning Animator and filmmaker, Chetan Sharma reflects on the processes of animation- the ultimate amalgamation of all arts- visual and narrative. WORKSHOP: ART WRITING 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Arbour A writing workshop with Nancy Adajania. This event has limited seating. To register please email litkgaf14@gmail.com with "Art Writing Workshop" as the subject. PRAKASH JOSHI - MINIATURE PAINTING, PHAD PAINTING 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Prakash hails from a family of paramparik artists of this art form, teaches and practices it in using traditional ways and a blend of contemporary and old subjects. The workshop will be participative, where along with a demonstration, the participants will also make a Phad painting. MICHAEL FRANCOIS JACQUES - SECTION PRESIDENT MIAMI, USA (UNESCO DANCE COUNCIL) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ARTISANS' A workshop on Haiti Kompa dancing and Latin and Ballroom dances. AVID BRINGS DOCUMENTING CHANGE - FILMS WITH A SOCIAL VOICE 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Culture: Master class - Elisa Paloschi 7th FEB, FRIDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 77 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SONIE THAKKAR - I SKETCH YOURS YOU SKETCH MINE - COLOUR WORDS 11:30 am - 1:30 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Sonie is a practicing art therapist and visual artist conducting workshops for over twenty years at Crossword, Prithvi Theatre amongst others. It is a fun workshop, tracing a partner and creating a projected self and story, inspired by one's own artwork. RAJESH JAUHARI - HANDWRITING ANALYST 12 noon - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' A workshop on Graphology. Small changes in handwriting can shape your future in better direction. Learn some handwriting tricks and achieve your personal, financial and academic goals effectively. OJAS BHATT - SVKM'S CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS HAND DRUMMING 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Ojas Bhatt is a Mumbai based composer, teacher and percussionist training hundreds of students of different age groups in various performing arts at SVKM's Centre for Performing Arts, Vile Parle. AMY BILLIMORIA - WEDDING TROUSSEAU 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ARTISANS' Amy Billimoria is a couturier and bridal specialist with two decades of experience in her field. She will be conducting an interactive session on an ideal 'wedding trousseau', incorporating current trends and innovative designs. AVID BRINGS THE MASTERS (PERFORMING ARTS) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Theatre Panel Discussion 1.Deepa Punjani 2.Mahesh Dattani 3.Shernaz Patel 4.Salim Arif 5.Vijay Kenkre 6.Kumud Mishra 7. Juhi Babbar 8th FEB, SATURDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 78 www.WonderfulMumbai.com EVENT TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION SHERRY MERCHANT - FENG SHUI 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ARTISTS' CENTRE Sherry Merchant is a Bombay based feng Shui consultant, fully qualified in classical feng shui and BAZI (Chinese Astrology). She has lent her expertise to residences, offices and schools and is internationally known for teaching Chinese Metaphysics. NINA SABNANI-ANKIT CHADHA, NARRATIVE ART - INTERACTIVE TALK 12 noon - 2:00 pm ARTISANS' Nina Sabnani is a story teller who uses film, illustration and writing to inform and enlighten her audience. She has graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts Vadodara, and her doctoral research focused on Rajasthan's Kaavad story telling tradition. Ankit Chadha is a writer, storyteller and Gandhi-lover who brings together literature, history and performance. AVID BRINGS ADVANCED FLAMENCO (PERFORMING ARTS) 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Lecture and Demo by 1. Shehzeen Cassum 2. Nicte Mendoza 3. Joshua Sierles AVID BRINGS ME AND MY PLAYS (PERFORMING ARTS) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ICIA GALLERY Book Reading Recent Works by Mahesh Dattani Speakers-Mahesh Dattani and Jehan Manekshaw. 9th FEB, SUNDAY WORKSHOPS Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 79 www.WonderfulMumbai.com VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS AT KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2014 RAMPART ROW (K DUBASH MARG) # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 HT PHOTO WALL Hindustan Times Photographers 21 JUNK CYCLE WISH TREE Sonal Jadhav 2 UNCLOG MUMBAI All Day KalaGhoda Arts Festival Team for Hindustan Times 22 TWISTED MOVEMENTS OF TRIANGULAR FORMS Shreyas Khanvelkar 3 URBINO Khyati Parmar, Jinali Sheth, Devansh Chandak & Kevin Chhadva 23 LADKA YA LADKI Ankur Rajput and Sachin Chaskar 4 SONGS OF THE SEA Huzaifa Panvelwala, Neha Dedhia, Mohit Puri, H Sachdev, K Chintala 24 TREE OF LIFE Sachin Soni 5 MOMENTUM IN MOTION Saudamini Shah & Stuti Sampat 25 AMOEBA IN MOTION Avi Gandhi, Amaya D'Souza, Nirvi Kothari, Sapna Rohra, Arushi Jain & Dishita Shah. Students of NMIMS BSSA 6 FADING IMPRESSIONS by Khush Jain, Rachit Lunkad, Karan Chhibber, Harshil Visrodia, Niha Sheikh, Tithi Sanyal & Akshat Mehta 26 CHOREOGRAPHED SHADOWS Gursimran Maini, Khevna Shah, Drishti Haria, Aarushi Bafna, Srishti Agarwal students of NMIMS BSSA 7 DREAM WEAVERS OF MUMBAI Gunjan Arya for Design of Information 27 TAPAL DHADAK Reha Shishodia and Nayanjeet Nikam 8 ART TRISOMY Nayanjeet Nikam (Om Creation Trust) 28 MITHYA Shrishti Agarwal, Aarushi Bafna, Neel Buddhadev, Aditi Choudhary and others. Students NMIMS BSSA 9 CAPTURING REFLECTIONS Shreeya Bagadia, Karan Chibber, and others. Students of NMIMS BSSA 29 EVER CHANGING LIFE Dhwani Gogri, Tanvi Kundliwal, Pooja Shah, Deeksha Somaiya, Anuradha Soman students NMIMS BSSA 10 THE NIRANTARA Neel Buddhadev, Karan Chibber, Tithi Sanyal, Vagisha Singh & Harshil Visrodia 30 MOVING THE CRICKET IMAGES Jagdish Wangde 11 PROVOKE/PROTECT SAREES Artists from Dharavi and Santacruz for NGO Sneha 31 SPIN THE TOP Anupam Singh & Jinal M Sangoi for Child Rights and You (CRY) 12 PLASTIC BOTTLE MOUNTAIN Natasha D'costa 32 STRANGERS IN THE LIGHT Purnima Sampat & Students from Art4All 13 TANGLED Shanay Mazumdar 33 MECHANICAL TO DIGITAL Amit Bembalkar 14 MOVING GRIDS Nitant Hirlekar 34 BAT FOR EDUCATION Vinit J 15 WAVE YOU Priyam Mehta 35 ME - WE by Maitri Sahasrabuddhe 16 FRICTIONAL ORIGAMI Arjun Rathi 36 BOBBY Artist for Chumbak 17 TOUCH AND IT'S LOST FOREVER Artists for NGO Arpan 37 RISING HOPES, MOVING ASPIRATION Alok Bal, Jaganath Mohapatra & Students of Bhavishya Yaan, from Rotary Club of Bombay and Priyasri Art Gallery 18 KYA POPAT BANAYA Rajesh Nakar 38 STORIES FROM OUR PAST Gautam Shewakramani for Audio Compass 19 KINETIC BENCH Astha Kothari 39 IMBALANCED JUSTICE Saviya Lopes and Shriya Nair 20 IRIDESCENCE Mithuna Murugesh, Mansi Mehta & Khyati Sheth, Students NMIMS BSSA 40 GIBSON GUITART FOR GOOD PROWL, MARD, Akanksha, PASSAGES, MTV Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 80 www.WonderfulMumbai.com VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS AT KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2014 NGMA # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 UNTOLD STORIES Performance Art by Bharati Kapadia 3 NO PARSI IS AN ISLAND curated by Nancy Adajania and Ranjit Hoskote 2 IS DEATH POSSIBLE Performance Art by Seema Kohli TRAFFI C I SLAND - I NSTALLATI ON # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 THE MAGIC BUS FOR MARD Magic Bus India Foundation 6 SAPNO KI SAWARI Artist Varshah Pandit 2 TRANSIT Valay Shende, Sakshi Art Gallery 7 TORTOISE Abhinav Kafare 3 ACRES OF DIAMONDS Hetal Shukla 8 LIFE'S A JOURNEY Chandini Pahuja, Shilpa Salvi, Shweta Naik 4 UNTITLED All Students from ITE Singapore presented by DFP Singapore, Mentored by Sunil Padwal 9 MOBILE PHOTO BOOTH 2nd to 5th Feb Photographer Anay Mann for Alliance Franaise de Bombay 5 BOLLYWOOD KA JALWA 9X Media 10 CITY OF DREAMS Divya Chintapalli, Lohita Turlapatia, Saumya Jain COOMARASWAMY & MUSEUM GARDEN - I NSTALLATI ON, PHOTO-ESSAY # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 GIBSON GUITART FOR GOOD Brinda Miller, Sunil Padwal, Arzan Khambatta, Jaideep Mehrotra, Seema Kohli, Paresh Maity 5 GREED OF LIFE Chayn Kohli 2 PROJECT CINEMA CITY All Day Madhusree Dutta, Project Cinema City/Majlis 6 MOTION IN WATER Karl Hansotia 3 GARDEN OF MOMENTUM Students of Fazlani L'Academie Globale 7 LIFE'S A JOURNEY Vihaan Sanjay Kohli 4 UNAWARE - EVE OF DESTRUCTION Chayn Kohli 8 REMEMBER ME Students of Cathedral School - Lonavala MAX MUELLER - I NSTALLATI ON, PANEL DI SCUSSI ON # TITLE 1 PIX: THE IRAN ISSUE ARTIST Azadeh Akhlaghi, Kaveh Baghdadchi, Arash Fesharaki, Babak Kazemi, Dariush Kiani, Mahdieh Mirhabibi, Ata Mohammadi, Reza Nadji, Ali Nadjian & Ramyar Manouchehrzadeh, Majid Saeedi, Mehrdad Asgari Tari, Nikoo Tarkhani and Gholam Reza Yazdan. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 81 www.WonderfulMumbai.com VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS AT KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2014 DAVI D SASSOON LI BRARY - I NSTALLATI ON, EXHI BI T # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 BULL & HORSE Ilyas Ahmed for Allstate. 2 EXHIBITION ON DAVID SASSOON Bene Israel Heritage Museum & Geological Research Center ARTI STS' CENTRE - PHOTO-ESSAY # TITLE ARTIST # TITLE ARTIST 1 PAUSE Nakul Vengsarkar 2 CROSSWORDS Mangesh Ghogre WESTSI DE - I NSTALLATI ON # TITLE ARTIST 1 TRADITIONAL ART Baaya Design ART ENTRANCE - PHOTO-ESSAY # TITLE ARTIST 1 LIQUID CANVAS Mayur Davda DELHI ART GALLERY # TITLE ARTIST 1 ART OF BENGAL Various Artists FI LTER # TITLE ARTIST 1 VINTAGE ROCK POSTERS Filter GALLERY 7 # TITLE 1 SILENT WINDOWS TANK # TITLE 1 MONSTER FAMILY ARTIST Vyom Mehta, Siddhartha Kararwal and Mrugen Rathod, for Diesel + Art ARTIST Manish Pushkale, Pandit Khairnar, Akhilesh, Vijay Shinde, Prakash Waghmare, Rajendra Patil, Amrish Malvankar, Pradeep Nerurkar, Rajwant Kaur Mann Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 82 www.WonderfulMumbai.com INSTALLATION / EXHIBITION LOCATION DESCRIPTION MOMENTUM MUMBAI Rampart Row An installation that captures the mobility of the city. It invites visitors to mark the distance that they have traveled to make it to the Kala Ghoda Art Festival making it the epicentre of movement for the nine days. MUMBAI ON THE MOVE Rampart Row Pavement Gallery Architecture/ Planning practices and institutes of Mumbai readdress the growth path of the city and evaluate the points of contention in making it a better place for its inhabitants. The exhibition of these ideation panels throw light on hurdles, possibilities and answers to what makes up a new-age city? PANEL DISCUSSION LOCATION DESCRIPTION UNCLOG MUMBAI - I DATE: 8th February (Sat) TIME: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Visitors Centre Auditorium - CSMVS (Museum) Infrastructure Panel Discussions A Development Plan for Constant Growth? Is the demand for planning Mumbai and a discussion on it asks the necessary questions on the co-related infrastructure projects. It addresses the question of "Solutions or Disillusions" in fast Tracking Mumbai and the impact of Metros, Monorails, Skywalksall pushing Mumbai to keep up to its desired pace. Participants: Ashok Datar - Economist & Chairman MESN (Mumbai Environmental Social Network;) Citizen Representative, High Court Committee for traffic congestion and mega projects issues. Pankaj Joshi - Executive Director, UDRI; Board of Governor , Heritage Conservation Society,(MMRDA). Prasad Shetty - Urbanist ; Founder Member CRIT; MMRDA. Shailesh Gaikwad - Political Bureau Chief, Hindustan Times URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE - PANEL DISCUSSION 1st FEB, SATURDAY Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 83 www.WonderfulMumbai.com PANEL DISCUSSION LOCATION DESCRIPTION UNCLOG MUMBAI - II DATE: 8th February (Sat) TIME: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Visitors Centre Auditorium - CSMVS (Museum) Ideas for Rejuvenation This discussion panel switches to a celebratory gear for the city as it becomes an happy hour of rich ideas to engage with the momentum of Mumbai. Architects, and planners showcase transformatory ideas for the citys future genesis. Participants: Sameep Padora - SP+A, Architect & Planner. Jayashree Bhalla - SEARCH, Architect. Alan Abraham - Abraham John Architects. Rahul Kadri - Architect & Planner. Nuru Karim - Architect & Planner WOMEN ON THE MOVE DATE: 9th February (Sun) TIME: 11:00 am - 12 noon Visitors Centre Auditorium - CSMVS (Museum) A dialogue that invites designers to address mobility of women in the city of Mumbai. The issues discussed will invite ideas and opinions on issues such as safety, comfort and services for women as they navigate the island city considered by many as the foremost in its forward movement. UNCLOG MUMBAI - III DATE: 9th February (Sun) TIME: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Visitors Centre Auditorium - CSMVS (Museum) Open Spaces This session puts together thoughts on slowing down the lifestyle with a better use of its open spaces. An attempt at detoxing the city Slowdown Mumbai invites designers who have attempted to add the green mile to the citys teeming concrete jungle to come and discuss on one platform the hurdles and potentials to make Mumbai a greener city. Participants: P.K. Das - Architect Activist. Chairperson of the Mumbai Waterfronts Centre, Steering Committee Member Vision Plan for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Ratan J Batliboi - Architect, Marine Drive Makeover & Bandra-Worli Sea-link. Trupti Amritwar Vaitla - Director of MESN Associates, Founder and ex- member Urban Design Cell (RSUDC) at Rachna Sansad. URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE - PANEL DISCUSSION Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - 2014 84 www.WonderfulMumbai.com