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  Bengal’s Folk Ensemble
   Sunday 22 August 2010 , 7.00 pm , Alliance Française de Bangalore , Auditorium
 
 

Bengal’s Folk Ensemble
A unique musical confluence of Fakiri music of Nadia, music of South
Bengal and the tribal music of Purulia and Bankura
Sunday 22 August 2010 , 7.00 pm
Alliance Française de Bangalore , Auditorium






 
 
  Folk Mela 2010
   Setember ,4th,2010,6PM-9PM, Jalpaiguri,Rabindra Bhavan
 
 

An Evening of Baul Fakiri,Qawali,Jhumur Nach,Patachitra and Chau
Setember ,4th,2010,6PM-9PM
Jalpaiguri,Rabindra Bhavan






 
 
  Dui Banglar Baul Sanga-A Cross Border Exchange
  23-27th,2010 at Rabindranath Tagore Center ICCR
 
 

Workshop with the Baul singers of West  Bengal  and Bangladesh
August 23-26th,2010, 11 AM-5 PM
Lecture Room 2 at Rabindranath Tagore Center ICCR

Concert with the Baul singers ,Tanmoy Bose and Anuseh Anadel
August 27th,2010 , 6:30 PM
Satyajit Ray Auditorium at Rabindranath Tagore Center ICCR






 
 
  Folk Mela 2010
  September 5th,2010 ,6PM -9PM Dinabandhu Manch ,Siliguri
 
 

An Evening of Baul Fakiri,Qawali,Jhumur Nach,Patachitra and Chau
September 5th,2010 ,6PM -9PM
Dinabandhu Manch ,Siliguri






 
 
  Folk Mela
  7th and 8th August,2010 , 7 PM to 9 PM Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir
 
 

An Evening of Baul- Fakiri- Qawali Folk orchestra and Chau performances.
Also on display will be craft items like Madurkathi,
Kantha Stich and Patachitra at the Handicrafts Stalls.
11 AM-9PM






 
 
  Folk Mela
  6th  and 7th August, 7PM, India Habitat Center
 
 

 

An Evening of Fakiri Qawali, Chau Dance and Folk orchestra
Foyer opposite Stein auditorium will display handicraft items from Medinipur (Patachitra and Madurkathi) and from Birbhum (Kantha)






 
 
  Performing The Periphery
  July7th,2010, 6:30-7:30PM , 8,Ho Chi Minh Sarani Suite No.5&25 B,2nd Floor , Kolkata
 
 

 

Performing The Periphery

A cross-media theatre exploration of fragments of Heiner Muller
and Aime Cesaire’s Shakespeare Text
Direction and Design: Parnab Mukherjee

July7th,2010, 6:30-7:30PM
At the Harrington Street Arts Center
8,Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Suite No.5&25 B,2nd Floor






 
 
  POT PLANT
  Workshop June 21-25, 2010, 11AM-6 PM , Hauz Khas , New Delhi
 
 

 

POT PLANT
An Interdisciplinary art workshop & exhibition on Patachitra

Workshop June 21-25, 2010, 11AM-6 PM

Exhibition Opening:June 26,6PM
Continues till June 30, 11 AM-7 PM

Lokayata:Mulk Raj Anand Centre
Hauz Khas Village,New Delhi






 
 
  Folk Orchestra
  June 26th,2010, Allaince Francaise,New Delhi
 
 

 

Folk Orchestra

June 26th,2010

Allaince Francaise, New Delhi







 
 
  Tagore through the Eyes of Folk Artists
  Stein Auditorium,India Habitat Center, June 25th,2010,7 PM
 
 

 

"Tagore through the Eyes of Folk Artists"
An evening of Jhumur Dance,Pater Gaan,Chau Pala-Chitrangada Sanbad and Rabindranather Baul Sanga exploring the influence of Tagore on various Folk Art Forms of Bengal.
June 25th,2010,7 PM
Stein Auditorium,India Habitat Center






 
 
  Robir Aloy
  May 9th ,2010, 6:30 P.M Swabhumi
     
 

Folk artists pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th Birth aniversary  with Jhumur songs,Pater gan,Lokbaddya and the bard inspired folk songs .





 
 
 Earth Day
 at Victoria Memorial, April 22nd 2010, 11 AM to 3 PM
     
 

100 children will voice their views through painting and drama.

 





 
 
 POTential II
 at Hindustan Park, April 23th - April 24th
     
 

 





 
 
 Earth Day
 at Rotary Sadan, April 22nd 2010
     
 

Art For Earth: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of World Day we organize an Art Camp on Environment by Patuas  of Bengal and new media artists from Kolkata and London.
11 AM to 3 PM

Musical Medley: By folk-classical-contemporary musicians from across the Globe, conducted by Sabina Rakcheyeva Ensemble. 6:30PM - 9 PM

 





 
 
 Folk Orchestra
 at GD Birla Sabhaghar, April 19th 2010,7 PM
     
 

An evening of orchestra and music with artists from the West and East blending together for a perfect fusion.

Participating Artists: Sabina Rakcheyeva (Violin),London
Katheleen Celia Tagg (Piano), New York
Aftab Haddad (Oud) from London
Kendraka (Contemporary Jazz -fusion trio, Kolkata)
Folk Instrumentalists from Bankura,Purulia,Nadia and Malda

 





 
 
  Golf Green Utsav, 2nd April 2010,7 pm
  Venue:Golf Green , Central Park
     
 

Loker chokhe Rabindranath : Folk artists celebrate Rabinranath Tagore’s 150th Birth Anniversary -

Enjoy a musical evening of Jhumur Dance,Pater Gan,Chau Play-Chitrangada Sambad

Baul songs and Rabindrasangeet

 





 
 
 Cap The Gap
     
 

Keeping Copenhagen Conference, COP-15, on Climate Change in mind, we are organising  a week-long campaign Cap The Gap between  9th and  14th Nov 2009 in Kolkata. Diverse stakeholders from Government, media,NGO, CBO, school, college, corporate and Consulates are participating in the campaign.



 
 
 Different Strokes at Delhi, August,2009
     
 
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 Changemakers Geotourism Innovation Competition
     
 
Please view and comment on our entry in Changemakers Geotourism Innovation Competition
Community led initiative to promote heritage tourism.

http://geotourism.changemakers.com/en-us/node/23780


 
 
 Back to Roots : Workshop with School Children
     
 
A three day workshop was held between 17th and 19th April at the Oxford Bookdtore at Park Street to orient school children on our folk heritage. Children watched a documentary on Jhumur, heard Fakiri songs, interacted with Chau dancers. Theatre activities were used to build their communication skills. On the third day the children staged their own productions.

Media coverage : Telegraph , Statesman ( Click to Download )


 
 



 
 
 
   
     
 
 Palash Parban at Purulia
 Folk artists tried their hand at heritage tourism at Deulghata during Holi


 Dakini Mangal
 The production was premiered at the lecture program Art & Social Change


 An evening of Baul & Fakiri songs


 Potential an effort to explore

Aakash Bangla


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 Celebrating Holi at Palas Parban
     
 
We welcome you to join a community festivity at Holi this year (March 10th to 12th). Palas Parvan is celebrated every year for three days at Deulghata at Joypur in Purulia. Palas and Simul trees in the banks of Kasai burst into a fiery red. Throughout the moonlit evening and night of Dol Purnima folk dancers and singers dance and sing for three days.     more.....


 
 
Music and Fun
Holi at Palas Parban
Deul
Jhumur dance
Tents beside Kasai
 
 
 
   
 
 Baul Fakiri programme
     
     
 
 
 
 
   
 
 Art & Social Change
     
     
 
 
 
 
   
 
POTential , An effort to explore
     
     
 

“POTential , An effort to explore” is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary art project by banglanatak dot com with support of the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and in collaboration with ICCR. POTential is creating a platform for exchange, assimilation and innovation. East meets West. Contemporary meets Folk traditions. The medium of work of the six artists who presently live and practice at London is video, photography, installation and performance. They specialize in creating visual imageries using new media art practices. POTential promises to be a unique cultural confluence where eighteen Patuas from Bengal with their scroll paintings and songs (Paer Gaan) will work with the installation artists

 

 
 
 
   
     
 
Sanskriti Parichay, 2008
     
     
 

We are organizing a one day unique folk festival at ten district towns of West Bengal. Performing folk art forms being showcased are Chau, Jhumur, Baul, Domni, Patchitra and Gambhira. Patachitra products and Chau masks will be sold in the festival.

Malda 6th August Malda Durgakinkar Sadan
Baharampur 17th August Rabindra Bhawan
Durgapur 23rd August Srijani Mancha
Ashansol 24th August Sarat Mancha
Santiniketan 30th August Gitanjali Mamcha
Arambag 31st August Rabindra Bhawan
Jalpaiguri 6th September Rabindra Bhawan
Silliguri 7th September Dinabandhu Mancha
Haldia 13th September Subarna Jayanti Bhawan
Barasat 14th September Rabindra Bhawan


New Chau productions will be showcased :. Chitrangada Sanbad, Lakshaner Saktishel, Kal Mrigaya Katha, Ghatotkach Sambhab, Khamar Murar Amar Gatha


 
 
 
 
Awards and Recognitions
     
     
 

• In April,2008 we received the UNFPA – LAADLI media award for Gender Sensitivity,2007 for Best Community Theatre Project in Eastern India.

• Our Director Amitava participated in Times of India’s Lead India contest in 2007 and was declared First Runners-up of the Kolkata Chapter. Amitava is also awarded with Chevening Gurukul scholarship 2008 for leadership and excellence from London School of Economics.

• We received Civil Society Award 2006 for outstanding contribution in HIV/AIDS communication using Art & Culture by UNAIDS, NACO and SAATHI.

Release of Sahaj Geeti
Amitava receiving award from UNFPA Country Representative
Laadli
EZCC Director releasing the CDs
Children displaying masks
they have made


 
 
 
   
 
 2008
  Water and Sanitation
     
 


• Study to assess utilization of Twelfth Finance Commission Grants to Panchayats in West Bengal, Orissa, Chhatisgarh with special focus on improvement in sanitation and drinking water supply (supported by MoPR).

• Advocacy campaign and developing ground communication mechanism for achieving TSC goals at Rajasthan (funded by Dungarpur District Water and Sanitation Committee).



 
 
 
   
     
     

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