bharat gupt: A seminar offered by me in Kokata Aug 20 to 22, 2009

aug 9th, 2009

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From: Bharat Gupt

 

Dear Friends,

I am forwarding an announcement from the St Xaviers College, Kolkata,  for those living in Kolkata.

Please pass this information to your friends in Kolkata. 

 

 

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"Performing Arts in India

and Global Culture"

 

a three day interactive seminar

with

Prof. BHARAT  GUPT

Theatre Theorist and Cultural Analyst

Associate Professor of English,

 College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi

Founder, International Forum for India's Heritage

 Program:

Five interactive sessions and a concluding lecture  

Dates:

August 2009, 20, 21, 22, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, (5 sessions)

Saturday 22 6pm, (Concluding Lecture)

Venues:

five sessions

at

St. Xavier's College (SXC), Kolkata

 

lecture:

"Music, dramas and movies in India"

at

Rabindranath Tagore Centre (RTC)

Indian Council for Cultural Relations   

9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata

   

The five interactive sessions will admit 60 participants each.

Each of the five sessions will deal with an aspect of the theme of the seminar and

each will have a different title. 

The participants will be invited to choose topics from a 'menu' of some

ten topics proposed by

Prof. Gupt for each of the five sessions.

These session will prepare the participants to the concluding lecture.

 

 

Day one:    Thursday 20	Day two:  Friday 21	Day three:  Saturday 22
Session 1     SXC	Session 3     SXC	Session 5 SXC
11am – 1pm	11am – 1pm	11am – 1pm
Session 2     SXC	Session 4     SXC
3 – 5pm	3 – 5pm	Concluding lecture RTC * 6 – 8pm

 

*RTC (Rabindranath Tagore Centre), 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata

 

Each of the five sessions will be offered to different groups of participants, like

 

Session 1 :  Persons interested in dance

Session 2,3 : Students interested in Natya Shastra and  Poetics

Session 4 :  Seagull Foundation for the Arts

Session 5  : Film societies

 

This seminar is not a commercial venture.

Prof. Gupt was kind enough to offer his services free of charge.

However, to cover the expenses of his travel and hospitality, a fee of Rs. 50 for each session

 and for the concluding lecture will be taken from the participants.

 

Tickets will be available from a special counter next to the

Reception Desk, St. Xavier's College, 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata. Phone: 2255 1101

 

Contacts: Prof. Tridib Poddar, HOD, Mass Comm.& Videography,SXC. Tel: 98310 52441,

Prof.Gaston Roberge, Mass Comm. and Film, SXC.

Tel: 94335 34531; 2255 1165 .

While in Kolkata – 19-24 August 2009 – Prof. Gupt will stay at St. Xavier's College  mobile: +91-98100 77914

 

 

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