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SUMMARY:Cartes Blanches
DESCRIPTION:Cartes BlanchesPerforming ArtCartes BlanchesBy the renowned choreographer Mourad MerzoukiIndian performers reinterpreting the best of French contemporary dance!Novmber 6 to 27\, 2024 | India TourProgrammeSneak Peek                    \n\n                                     \n            \n        \n        We are thrilled to present the highly anticipated India tour of the unique dance collaboration CARTES BLANCHES\, set to captivate audiences across India with its diverse influences from contemporary repertoires\, including hip-hop. \nFollowing the breakdance competition at the Paris Olympics 2024 — where this sport made its Olympic debut — and the immense success of the contemporary dance production Pixel in India last December\, renowned French choreographer Mourad Merzouki returns with a groundbreaking project that bridges cultures and showcases exceptional local talent. \nProgrammeKolkataNew DelhiMumbaiChennaiKolkata\n\nNovember 6\, 2024\nTime: 6:30 pm\nVenue: Birla Sabhagar Auditorium\nEntry: Free show\, open to all. \nNew Delhi\n\nNovember 12\, 2024\nTime: 8 pm\nVenue: Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts\, Mandi House\nEntry: Free show\, open to all. \nTo attend RSVP to prakritifoundation@gmail.com \nMumbai\n\nNovember 20\, 2024\nTime: 6:30 pm\nVenue: National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA)\, Mumbai\nEntry: Free show\, open to all. \nTo attend RSVP to prakritifoundation@gmail.com \nChennai\n\nNovember 27\, 2024\nTime: 7:30 pm\nVenue: Lady Andal auditorium\, Chennai\nEntry: Free show\, open to all. \nTo attend RSVP to prakritifoundation@gmail.com \nThe CollaborationIn 2023\, with the support of the French Institute in India\, Compagnie Käfig\, in partnership with the Prakriti Foundation\, conducted a series of dance auditions in Bangalore\, Mumbai\, and Delhi. This rigorous search culminated in the selection of six exceptional Indian dancers\, each chosen for their unique skills and extraordinary talent. By implementing such projects\, the French Institute is looking at creating a real creative dialogue between French and Indian professionals. Long-term collaborations like this one are perfect platforms for people to learn about each other. \nThis year\, Compagnie Käfig is set to present one of their acclaimed productions\, Cartes Blanches\, featuring the selected Indian dancers from the public auditions. The dancers have been rehearsing under the expert guidance of Mourad Merzouki and his team to bring this French production to life. The premiere is scheduled for September 7th\, 2024\, and promises to be a mesmerizing showcase with a never-seen cross-cultural approach. The show is to tour later on\, during the 2nd semester of 2024\, across the country\, in different cities\, more information to come. \nAbout Cartes Blanches \n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nCartes Blanches was created initially in 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Compagnie Käfig and the production served as a heartfelt tribute to the dancers who have significantly contributed to the company’s illustrious history. Mourad Merzouki has crafted this performance to reflect on his journey and honor those who have shared it with him. Having this piece performed by Indian dancers for the first time definitely means opening a new chapter and sharing the very DNA of the company with the Indian audience. The show is set in a cozy living room with period furniture and the artists join one another on stage to relate an extraordinary adventure\, through the memory of bodies and in total simplicity. \nAbout Mourad Merzouki & Compagnie Käfig\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nA major figure on the hip-hop scene since the early 1990s\, Compagnie Käfig’s Artistic Director Mourad Merzouki works at the crossroads of many different disciplines: he adds circus\, martial arts\, fine arts\, video and live music to his exploration of hip-hop dance. Without losing sight of the roots of hip-hop movement\, of its social and geographical origins\, this multidisciplinary approach opens new horizons and reveals original outlooks. \nSince 1996\, 31 creations have been performed in 700 cities and 65 countries. Compagnie Käfig has given more than 4\,000 performances to over 2 million spectators. Each year the company delivers a hundred or so performances around the world pushing the boundaries of dance. \nAbout Prakriti Foundation\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nPrakriti Foundation was founded in Chennai in 1998 to host events enquiring into cultural heritage and inheritance in order to change and enlarge the cultural scene of Chennai. Since its creation\, Prakriti has been a free space where scholars\, researchers\, artists\, critics\, poets and filmmakers could present their work to those who engage with it on serious terms. The Foundation organizes four festivals and events across various performing and non-performing art forms\, among which are lecture demonstrations\, poetry readings\, film screenings\, and intimate performances. \nThe French Institute in India is one of the major supporters of the Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards (PECDA)\, a national-level biennial award for contemporary dance (one-of-a-kind in South Asia). PECDA is a platform for Indian contemporary dance forms\, exposing artists to a wider audience and network. \nRecently\, with Villa Swagatam\, a network of artistic residencies initiated by IFI\, Prakriti Foundation welcomes French practitioners to experience this vivid scene\, and discover and engage with new\, emerging forms of expression.
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CATEGORIES:Artistic
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SUMMARY:URAMADO
DESCRIPTION:Uramado is a treasure hunt route in augmented reality which tells the story of Tanukis which are spirits of the forest waking up in the city. Up to 48 animals are placed in different places of the appointed area\, outside and inside\, more or less hidden\, in different sizes. The participants are invited to download the free app Uramado AR\, Tanukis awake to start this treasure hunt. As the stickers are discovered one by one\, the spirits come to life\, bewildered\, and ask questions to the participant. According to the reply given\, the participant will discover at the end of the route that he himself is a Totem Animal and will get to leave the game with his own mask and paper toy in augmented reality. Uramado invites the audience to question our differences and our own reality in a poetic and playful way. Workshops\, a live VJ set and a book accompany the treasure hunt. \nDownload the AppHow to experience?ScheduleUdaipur8 - 10 Nov\, 2024\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 12pm to 10pm\nVenue: The Third Space\, on the occasion of Artmosfair\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nNew Delhi9 - 10 Nov\, 2024\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 12pm to 10pm\nVenue: Sunder Nursery\, at Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nPune14 - 15 Dec\, 2024\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 12pm to 10pm\nVenue: At Pune International Literary Festival\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nCALICUT23 - 26 Jan\, 2025\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 10am to 8pm\nVenue: The French Pavilion\, Kerala Literature Festival\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nCHENNAI27 Jan - 1 Mar\, 2025\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 10am to 6pm\nVenue: Alliance Française of Madras\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nPONDICHERRY15 - 30 Jan\, 2025\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 10am to 6pm\nVenue: Alliance Française of Pondicherry\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nAHMEDABAD16 Jan - 1 Feb\, 2025\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime: 10am to 6pm\nVenue: Alliance Française of Ahmedabad\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all \nDELHI28 Jan - 9 Feb\, 2025\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n\nTime:  10am to 6pm\nVenue: Alliance Française of Delhi\nEntry: Free Event. Open to all\nArtist behind the exhibitionJulie Stephen Chheng is a Paris-based designer. A graduate from the “Arts décoratifs of Paris” school\, she is engaged in projects in the field of publishing and visual arts that blend state-of-the-art technology and paper. She is the author of several books and applications: Poems in Pieces\, ’The Adventures of a Village’\, ‘Rain at noon’\, ‘The Postal train’. In 2014\, she did an Art Residency with the Hong Kong Arts Center. In 2016\, she was also artist-in-residence at the Villa Kujoyama in Digital Arts in Kyoto. In 2017\, she presented Uramado at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature\, “Folded\, Cut and Off the Wall “\, a touring exhibition organized by Le Salon du livre jeunesse de Montreuil and 18 windows’ displays for Hermes Tokyo flagship store. She is now working on Uramado AR\, a story with augmented reality stickers.
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CATEGORIES:Books,Books & Ideas
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SUMMARY:Novembre Numérique 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Française Network in India is thrilled to present the Novembre Numérique 2024 festival\, an immersive celebration of digital art and technology. This global event\, now in its 8th year\, brings together contemporary art\, cutting-edge technology\, and innovative discussions\, offering audiences a unique journey into the digital realm. \nHIGHLIGHT EVENTSLooki Look: An Augmented Reality Exhibition by Aurélien JeanneyLooki Look\, an innovative augmented reality exhibition by internationally renowned French artist Aurélien Jeanney\, will be showcased across all 15 Alliance Française branches in India. This larger-than-life interactive look-and-find game seamlessly combines beauty\, poetry\, and technology\, creating a playful universe rich with vibrant colors and soundscapes. Using the Maison Tangible App\, visitors can hover over the artworks with their devices\, bringing each image to life as it narrates a unique story. Audiences can immerse themselves in captivating scenes\, from an Indian flower market to a Hindu temple. \nThe artist behind Looki Look\, Aurélien Jeanney\, will also tour several Indian cities\, including Udaipur\, Ahmedabad\, Pune\, Mumbai\, Trivandrum\, Bangalore\, and Bhopal. \nDuring his tour\, Jeanney will lead a series of workshops and conferences\, introducing audiences to the world of augmented reality and his creative process. “I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to India for this year’s Digital November festival to present my Looki Look project for the first time. The response to augmented reality during my previous visit was incredibly rewarding\, and I look forward to continuing the conversation with the Indian audience.”\, expressed the artist. \nFrancophonie in All Its Forms: An Augmented Reality Artistic and Sound MuralAnother exciting event for Novembre Numérique 2024 is the Francophonie in All Its Forms exhibition\, presented at all 15 Alliance Française branches across India. This artistic and sound mural in augmented reality\, created by Elsa Mroziewicz\, Cécile Palusinski\, and Amélie Weigel\, celebrates the richness and diversity of the Francophone world. The project invites participants to explore five artistic panels\, each representing a Francophone region\, brought to life through augmented reality. The first chapter will feature voices from the Indian Ocean Francophonie\, highlighting the diversity and shared challenges of Francophone territories. \nImmersive Virtual Reality ExperiencesThis year’s festival features an exceptional lineup of Virtual Reality (VR) experiences\, offering audiences a chance to immerse themselves in the realms of art\, heritage\, and history. \nPresenting the exhibition\, Nicolas Facino\, Director of Alliance Française du Bengale\, said: “The 2024 Novembre Numérique Festival’s VR selection takes audiences on an extraordinary journey through the world of art and heritage. From the timeless beauty of Monet’s Water Lilies to the architectural brilliance of Villa Savoye\, these immersive experiences breathe life into history and creativity like never before. Get ready to encounter the Mona Lisa beyond the glass and explore the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in a way that transcends time and space.” \nThese immersive VR experiences allow audiences to engage with masterpieces and historical landmarks in ways that transcend traditional art viewing. Some of the must-see VR exhibitions include: \n● 1\, 2\, 3 Bruegel! – A playful hide-and-seek adventure inside Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s “Children’s Games.”\n● The Water Lilies – Experience Claude Monet’s obsession with his water lily garden in Giverny.\n● Éternelle Notre-Dame – Explore Paris’ iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral through time\, from medieval construction to modern-day restoration.\n● Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass – Step into the Louvre’s first-ever VR experience to see Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa like never before.
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