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In collaboration with the National School of DramaTheatre-in-Education Company, New Delhi

NSD, New Delhi

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Friday 11 November

Starting from 4 pm Ikebana Exhibition – Maitri: EU Sanskriti Festival By Delhi Chapter of Ohara School of IkebanaVenue: IIC Annexe Gallery, 40 Max Mueller Marg6 pm – 8 pm EU SANSKRITI FESTIVAL OPENING GALA Khel Tamasha by NSD followed by puppet theatre performance Metamorphosis by Tęcza (Poland)Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road ENTRY BY INVITATIONS ONLYEU Sanskriti Kids' Mela – for students of selected schools

Saturday 12 November

Ikebana Exhibition – Maitri: EU Sanskriti Festival 2011 By Delhi Chapter of Ohara School of Ikebana Venue: IIC Annexe Gallery, 40 Max Mueller Marg10.30 Manolito Four Eyes – fi lm screening for children (Manolito Gafotas, Spain, 1999; 90 min.)Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)11.30 Polish Legends, Abhivyakti – EU literature performance (Poland; 60 min.) Age: 8-12 Venue: IIC, 40 Max Mueller Marg12.30 Nocturna – fi lm screening for children (Nocturna, Spain, 2007; 90 min.)Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)3 pm Pippi Longstocking, Abhivyakti – EU literature performance (Sweden; 30 min.) Age: 8-12 Venue: IIC, 40 Max Mueller Marg6 pm Double Entendre – juggling performance by Intrika (Luxembourg, 45-60 min.) Age: all Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road6.30 pm Pianist Gergely Boganyi (Hungary) performs Western classical music. Age: all Venue: IIC, 40 Max Mueller Marg7.30 pm Fusion music concert by "MASALA" (Poland; 60 min.) Age: 15+ Venue: Garden of Five Senses, Saidul Ajaib village

Sunday 13 November

Ikebana Exhibition – Maitri: EU Sanskriti Festival 2011 By Delhi Chapter of Ohara School of Ikebana Venue: IIC Annexe Gallery, 40 Max Mueller Marg10.30 Nocturna (Nocturna, Spain, 2007; 90 min.) – fi lm screening for childrenVenue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)12.30 Manolito Four Eyes (Manolito Gafotas, Spain, 1999; 90 min.) – fi lm screening for children Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)3 pm Ultra – contemporary dance performance by Theatre Zetetique (Belgium; 30 min.) Age 3-6 Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road 4.30 pm Polish Legends, Abhivyakti – EU literature performance (Poland; 60 min.) Age: 8-12Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road6 pm Ultra – contemporary dance performance by Theatre Zetetique (Belgium; 30 min.) Age 3-6 Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road7.15 pm Double Entendre – juggling performance by Intrika (Luxembourg; 45-60 min.) Age: all Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road

Thursday, 17 November

11 am – 7 pm SQUARE – fi ne arts exhibition (Czech Republic), open until November 21Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozshah Road11 am Dog, The General and The Birds – fi lm screening for children(Le Chien, le général et les oiseaux, France, 2003; 75 min.)Venue: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodhi Estate2 pm Princes and Princesses – fi lm screening for children (Princes et princesses, France, 2000; 60 min.)Venue: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodhi Estate6 pm Step by Step – the course that life takes – poetic theatre performance by theater 3 hasen oben (Germany, 45 min.) Age: 2-90 Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road

Monday, 14 November

10 am Double Entendre – juggling performance by Intrika (Luxembourg; 45-60 min.) Age: all Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road3 pm Lithuanian Folk Dances by Žilvitis (Lithuania; 60 min.) Age: all Venue: NSD open lawns, 1 Bhagwandas Road6 pm Metamorphosis – puppet theatre performance by Tęcza (Poland; 60 min.), Age: 4+ Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road 6.30 pm Acies Quartett (Austria) and Mozart Choir of India perform Western classical music. Age: all Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)7 pm SQUARE – fi ne arts exhibition (Czech Republic) Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozshah Road7.15 pm Honey, Sugar and Salt – puppet theatre performance by Gong (Romania; 45 min.) Age: 10-16 Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road

Tuesday, 15 November

11 am – 7 pm SQUARE – fi ne arts exhibition (Czech Republic) Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozshah Road11 am Kirikou and the Sorceress – fi lm screening for children (Kirikou et la sorcière, France, 1998; 70 min.) Venue: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodhi Estate4.30 pm The Getaway, Ed Vere – EU literature workshop with storytelling and illustrtion (United Kingdom; 60 min.) Age: 4-8 Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road 6 pm The Submarine Hen, Abhivyakti – EU literature performance with music (Spain; 50 min.) Age: 4-10 Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road 6 pm Inferno – theatre play by children's theatre group Carpe Diem (Slovenia) Age: 14+ Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road

Wednesday, 16 November

11 am – 7 pm SQUARE – fi ne arts exhibition (Czech Republic) Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozshah Road6 pm Madcap – contemporary dance performance by De Stilte (Netherlands; 50 min.)Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road7.15 pm Honey, Sugar and Salt – puppet theatre performance by Gong (Romania; 45 min.) Age: 10-16 Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road

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The European Union Cultural Week is back in New Delhi, celebrati ng Children's Day with exciti ng performances from all over Europe.

From 11 to 17 November, young Delhiites are invited to enjoy music and theatre performances, exhibiti ons, literature shows and special fi lm screenings, which are brought together under the common cultural umbrella of the EU Sanskriti Festi val.

Come and enjoy Polish and Romanian puppet theatres, contemporary dance from Belgium and Netherlands, Lithuanian folk dances, and juggling from Luxembourg. You are also welcome to att end classical music concerts performed by Austrian or Hungarian musicians – or perhaps a dynamic Masala music mix from Poland. Other dynamic performances include Slovenian and German theatre performances, musical story-telling from Spain and literature stories from Poland, Sweden, and the UK. Don’t miss the stunning Ikebana exhibiti on or the contemporary art show from the Czech Republic.

In this brochure, you will fi nd listi ngs of all public performances and fi lm screenings. As part of the Festi val, an EU Sanskriti Kid’s Mela for students from selected schools in Delhi will host a variety of fun and educati onal acti viti es including competi ti ons, quiz, and treasure hunt. Over 20 children’s fi lms from eleven European countries will also be screened, starti ng in Delhi schools and then travelling, for open screenings to the Guwahati State Central Library Auditorium, followed by shows at the Nandan Theatre in Kolkata and Alliance Française in Chennai. Visit htt p://eeas.europa.eu/delegati ons/india for more informati on on this part of the Festi val.

The Festi val is organised and coordinated by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi, by Embassies of the Member States of the European Union, and by the European Union Delegati on in India, in collaborati on with the Nati onal School of Drama, Theatre-in-Educati on Company, New Delhi.

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METAMORPHOSIS –a complete change of form as part of a natural development.

To become someone else, to change the skin – mankind has been fascinated by this idea for ages. Miraculous transformation of people into animals, plants or the elements of nature has been used in art repeatedly.

The director of the show Krzysztof Rau, together with the actors have explored what causes a bird or a man to become a bird or a man.

The words in this show have been replaced by the music of Robert Łuczak which helps to

uncover the mystery of all the characters and shapes of the cloth.

The State Puppet Theatre “Tęcza” (Rainbow) was started in 1946 in Poland by the actors Elzbieta and Tadeusz Czaplinscy.

Generations of excellent creators of the puppet theatre have contributed to its history; however it was Zofia Miklinska – an Artistic Director over many years – who had the greatest influence on the development of the artistic image. The presentation of traditional tales, legends and plays based on Polish customs and ceremonies distinguished “Tęcza” from other puppet theatres in the entire country for many years.

In 1991, Malgorzata Kaminska-Sobczyk became a Managing Director (Chief Executive) and Artistic Director of the theatre. She is a graduate in acting and directing courses from the former State Theatre School in Warsaw. The theatre started to offer contemporary plays for youth and performances raising important social problems.

The company now holds their own festival "Eurofest" – the International Festival of Puppet Theatres for EU Member States.

Director: Krzysztof RauCast: Izabela Nadobna-Polanek, Ilona Zaremba, Alicja Zimnowłocka, Maciej GierłowskiArtistic Director - Małgorzata Kamińska-SobczykDirector’ S Renewal – Izabela Nadobna-PolanekMusic – Robert ŁuczakChoreography – Tadeusz WiśniewskiChoreography Assistant – Darek JakubaszekStage Assistant – Marek HuczykMusic and Light Manager – Krzysztof FirRunning time: 60 minutesTarget audience: Children

Date: 11 and 14 November

Time: 6 p.m.

Venue: NSD Abhimanch Theatre, 1 Bhagwandas Road

Poland

METAMOPHOSISby Tecza

Actors miraculously transform cloth into various shapes: people, animals, plants and instruments.

About The Performers

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Ikebana exhibition"Maitri: EU Sanskriti Festival"

The flower exhibition is titled, ‘Maitri: EU Sanskriti Festival’, ‘maitri’ meaning ‘Friendship’ in Sanskrit.The exhibition will comprise of arrangements inspired by flags of the EU Countries, the Delegation of the European Union and the host country, India.

The Delhi Chapter of the Ohara School of Ikebana will partner with the Delegation of the European Union in India and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland to present an exhibition of Japanese flower arrangements. The exhibition celebrates the EU–India friendship in a unique and colorful way.

Inauguration Date: 11 November

Inauguration Time: 4 p.m.

Venue: IIC Annexe Gallary, 40 Max Mueller Marg

The exhibition is open from 4 pm to 7 pm on 11 November and 11 am to 7 pm on 12 and 13 November.

Ikebana

The Delhi chapter of the Ohara School of Ikebana was formed on 30 January 1990.

The Headquarters of the School is in Kobe, Japan.The present Head master is Mr.Hiroshi ohara.

For the past twenty-two years the Delhi Chapter has held exhibitions and demonstrations of Ikebana by many eminent experts in this field.

The Chapter holds regular classes and workshops for it's students and members and trains them in the field of Ikebana. The Delhi Chapter has also helped raise money for worthy causes like the Salaam Balak Trust, Blind Relief Association, Helpage (India), World Wide Fund for Nature (India) and several more.

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In the aging orphanage the days pass very uneventfully, but the nights are something quite different; at least for Tim they are. The light reflected from the stars is the only cure for his fear of the dark.

One night this fear leads him to the orphanage rooftop, where he discovers that his

favourite star has disappeared. Unfortunately it’s not going to be the last one.

Tim also discovers a peculiar character that goes by the name of the Cat Shepherd together with his faithful cat Tobermory, the latter to become Tim’s personal guardian.

The Shepherd is in charge of making children sleep peacefully, but Tim is not about to go to bed. He needs his star more than anything in the world, and will do what it takes to see it shine in the night sky once again”.

Manolito Four Eyes

Based on the best selling children’s novel, this adorable film for children and adults alike, has attended numerous international film festivals including The Berlinale where it got Special Mention by the Jury. The film has become one of the hits of 1999 with over 1million admissions at the Spanish box office.

This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old

Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over from Spain to become a family entertainment.

Film Screenings For Children

Nocturna

Director: Adrià García and Víctor MaldonadoCast: Animated filmProducer: Julio Fernández, Philippe Garrell, Filmax AnimationRunning time: 88 minDate of release: 2007

Spain

Date: 12 November 13 November

Time: 10.30 a.m. 12.30 p.m.

Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48, Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)

Date: 12 November 13 November

Time: 12.30 p.m. 10.30 a.m.

Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48, Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)

Director: Miguel AlbaladejoCast: David Sánchez del Rey, Adriana Ozores, Roberto Álvarez, Antonio GameroProducer: Belinda Washington SogedasaRunning time: 86 minDate of release: 1999

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Seema Anand is a Phd. Doctor of Narrative Practice, specializing in story-telling. She is based in the UK and works with renowned museums and institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Museum of London, National Portrait Gallery and

Running time: 60 minutesLanguage: EnglishTarget audience: Age 8-12

In this interactive story-telling session Seema Anand will weave traditional, enchanting Polish legends with Indian myths and stories. Each of the two sessions that are taking place at the EU Sanskriti Festival will be different, so that children can come to hear both sessions. The stories are filled with magical tales about dragons, monsters, heroes and history.

POlISH lEgEndS literatUre Performance

National Health Service. Seema is a story-teller who spends much of her time researching, translating and telling stories that are in danger of being lost. The joy of telling a story and the delight of making it accessible to all who hear it is her motivating passion.

Poland

Date: 12 November

Time: 11.30 a.m.

Venue: IIC, 40 Max Mueller Marg

Date: 13 November

Time: 4.30 p.m.

Venue: NSD Sammukh Auditorium, 1 Bhagwandas Road

About The Performer

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Running time: 30 minutesLanguage: EnglishTarget audience: Age 8 – 12

PIPPI lOngSTOCkIng literatUre Performance

Sweden

Date: 12 November

Time: 3 p.m.


Dr. Devika Rangachari has been actively involved in promoting Swedish children’s literature in India since 2008, including the launch of Pippi Longstocking books in English.

She has won 20 National Awards for her children’s writing. Her book, Growing Up (Children’s Book Trust) was on the Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young People in 2002. Her other books include Harsha Vardhana (Scholastic), The Merry Mischief of

Gopal Bhand (Scholastic), The Wit of Tenali Raman (Scholastic), Company for Manisha (CBT), When Amma Went Away (CBT), Stories from Rajatarangini—Tales of Kashmir (CBT) and Stories from Kathasaritsagara (CBT). Devika helps to run the Children’s Book Forum at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. She is currently engaged in post-doctoral research in Indian history at the University of Delhi.

Interactive story-telling session of Pippi Longstocking, the girl who lives alone in her house with her horse and her monkey – by Dr. Devika Rangachari. Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) is, without doubt, Sweden’s most famous and influential author of children’s literature. A rare combination of high literary quality, great popular appeal and a propensity for innovation propelled her to that position. She has fired the imagination of generations with her famous characters like Pippi Longstocking, Emil, Ronja, Brothers Lionheart and their adventures.

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dOUblE EnTEndrE by Intrika

Intrika was founded in 2007 by Miss Frix (Luxemburg) and Anactapus (Australia), a continuation of their creative collaborations in Aya Co. Both performers have trained extensively in a great range of artistic disciplines from theatre and dance to visual design and circus arts. These skills, combined with their shared sense of play and aesthetics, give their performances an eclectic and unique touch. Their careers as international artists has led them to perform and teachin over 30 countries including Japan, Europe, Australia, USA, Taiwan and Korea.

Luxembourg

INTRIKA presents:

DOUBLE ENTENDRE, mesmerising and delighting audiences around the globe – where bodies in movement become poetry in motion.

Enter a space of visual intrigues, mysterious

mathematics of Movement where solids seem liquid, and Gravity becomes a game, not a law.An exquisite performance of intertwined bodies,intriguing hands in motion, manipulating and levitating crystal spheres.

Date: 13 November

Time: 7.15 p.m.


Date: 14 November

Time: 10 a.m.


Date: 12 November

Time: 6 p.m.


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Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi has become one of the most sought-after and cherished pianists of his generation. His brilliant technique, coupled with a deeply expressed, artistic interpretation has made him an outstanding international performer.

Piano recitalby gErgEly bOgányI

Hungary

Date: 12 November

Time: 6.30 p.m.


Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Target age of audience: 14 years onwards

Born in Vác into a family of musicians, Gergely Bogányi began playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his studies at the Liszt Academy in Budapest with Zsuzsa Esztó and László Baranyay. He also studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Professor Matti Raekallio, and at the University of Indiana in Bloomington with Professor György Sebök. He participated in several master classes of Annie Fischer and Ferenc Rados. Gergely Bogányi is a constant guest for recitals in the best halls in Europe and worldwide, and is invited to perform as a soloist by the best orchestras in the world, for example the London Philharmonics in 2004.

He is regularly making radio, TV and CD recordings and giving master classes. Besides the complete Chopin oeuvre and a wide repertoire of solo pieces (for example Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Bartok), there are more than 30 piano concertos on his extremely broad repertoire.

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About the performersIn late 2002 famous Polish journalist, writer

and traveler Max Cegielski gathered a group of friends to form an ‘oriental’ DJ collective named Masala Soundsystem (Masala = mixture). Their main idea in terms of music was to present a thrilling selection of folk-soaked party tracks from various parts of the world, totally omitted by the ‘mainstream’ media. Their main idea in terms of philosophy was to show that cultural differences between nations and races don't have to be a source of conflict - they can form the basis for a fascinating musical dialogue led in the area of music and common joy instead.

The collective has played well over 500 parties and concerts, including gigs at the largest and most prestigious Polish festivals as well as successful foreign gigs.

How can Masala’s sound be described? It’s a clash of traditional, oriental string

instruments with the modern sounds of turntablism and synths. A confrontation of

Musicians: Rafał 'Praczas' Kołaciński (composition, synths, drum machines, leadership)Marcin 'Duże Pe' Matuszewski (MC'ing, vocals, lyrics), Bartłomiej 'Bart' Pałyga (throat singing, sarangi, kemanche, electric saz, jew harp), Daniel 'Danielsen' Moński (throat singing, darabuka, tabla, dhol) or Mikołaj 'Miki' Wielecki (cajon, timbal, pandeiro, caxixi, etc.)withMenada Dance Collective (live oriental dance performance), Janoo (live video performance)

FrOM WArSAW TO dElHIby Masala

the oriental drums like darabuka or dhol with drum synths or beatbox. A meeting of throat singing from Tuva with contemporary conscious urban poetry rhymed or sung by an MC. Masala gathers masters of various musical genres and techniques, however the final result seemed very unlikely to come together. However the final result proves that they are more than able to co-operate in a perfect harmony to create something extraordinary. From dub melancholy to the crazy energy of electro, dancehall, breakbeat and drum’n’bass, from East to West, from the past to the future, from Tarnobrzeg to Bangladesh. Total Masala!

Poland

Date: 12 November

Time: 7.30 p.m.

Venue: Garden of Five Senses, Said-ul-Ajaib Village

Running time: 60 minutesLanguage: variousTarget audience: 15+

Pranshu Chatur Lal is from a great musical family including his grandfather tabla wizard, Pandit Chatur Lal, who introduced Indian percussion to the West with Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saheb. He learnt tabla from his father and guru Pandit Charanjit Chatur Lal since the age of four.

From his first public performance at the age of seven, he has enthralled audiences in India and abroad. He has performed with musicians from different countries contributing his style to numerous collaborations, which demonstrate the universality of music.

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Director: Justine DuchesneConception: Justine Duchesne and Mélody WillameDance: Mélody WillameLights: Fred LimbréeStage design: Emilie CapelleCostume: Coline VergezLight and sound technician : Ornella VenicaMusical Arrangement: Stéphane KaufelerChoreography adviser: Claire LesbrosProduction: Zététique ThéâtreGraphic arts: Thierry AdamRunning time: 30 minutesTarget audience: 3 to 6 year olds

UlTrA by ZététiqUe Theatre

Belgium

Date: 13 November

Time: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.


There is a big white book suspended in the air. A curious dancer accepts the game it proposes to her: turn the situation round: she will be the one who imagines stories and writes them stepby step on its pages. “You were reading? Then dance now!”

A dancing show for children

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Date: 15 to 21 November, Inaugration at 7 p.m. on 14 November

Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozshah Road

SqUArE - Fine Arts Exhibition

Czech Republic

Square - Exhibition of paintings of students and professors of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic - Atelier of Prof. Milan Knizak

Authors:Klára Pernicová Sáva Spirová Tomáš Mitura Šimon Vahala Tereza Trynerová Marie Ladrová Birgitt Fischer Kateřina Tichá

Kateřina Tichá Vilma Brzezinová Vladan Kolář Štefan Tóth Jan Vlček Matouš Marek Tomáš Vavříček Kateřina Samková Richard Nestler

Martina Štochlová Magdalena Šlajchová Marie Krajplová Alexandra Atlasová Milan Perič Milan Knížák Klára Vystrčilová

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Through our dances with different costumes, songs and melodies, performed with different national instruments – zither, pan pipes, reed pipes, bagpipes; we always try to tell all about archaic Lithuanian life. Our program "Lithuanian golden heritage" is composed of scenic Lithuanian folk dances, live songs and melodies, created or inspired by the folk and adapted by the best Lithuanian choreographers and composers.

“Žilvitis” of Vytautas Magnus University started in 1957 as a small folk dance group. During more than 50 years of history they created over 250 artistic programs and performed over 1500 concerts all over the world.

The group has participated and won laurels in many festivals and different competitions at home and abroad – in Italy, Spain, Greece,

Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Turkey and Poland.

“Žilvitis” is the leading ensemble in Lithuanian song and dance celebration which is held every four years.

In 1995 “Žilvitis” attained its first big evaluation – it became laureate of the first Lithuanian folk dance competition.

In 1999 the Centre of Lithuanian folk culture awarded “Žilvitis” for its creative activity. The ensemble was awarded by Golden bird nomination which is the top evaluation for folk art groups in Lithuania.

In 2001 “Žilvitis” became the minor laureate of national folk dance competition “Kadagys”.

In 2005 at the same competition “Žilvitis” was nominated as the best folk dance ensemble and won the grand prix.

But the prizes are not the biggest thing… we think, that the main point is to be together, the most beautiful music is the applause, the biggest prize – a warm and smiling audience.

Since the name of the ensemble has two meanings: osier tree or a particular element of a dance “weave”, we always say, that “Žilvitis” is young and verdurous, weaved of the songs and melodies, swaying in the wind, and raised by the dancers.

Performers: Folk dance ensemble “Žilvitis” of Vytautas Magnus UniversityDirector: Edgaras ŠnipaitisRunning Time: 60 minutesTarget Audience: All ages

lithUanian golden Heritage Folk dances

Lithuania

Date: 14 November

Time: 3 p.m.

Venue: NSD Open Lawns, 1 Bhagwandas Road

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About the performersThe “Acies Quartett” was founded in 2000

by four musicians having studied at the Music Conservatory in Carinthia, Austria. Ever since, it has enthralled audiences and ciritics alike in Austria and beyond. The four young musicians have been awarded many prestigious music awards including the “Austrian Classic Award – Gradus Ad Parnassum” and the “Mozart Award” and has twice won “Artist of the Year” in the category of string ensemble. Most recently, in July 2011, the “Acies Quartett” participated in

the prestigious Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, as one of only 16 young ensembles selected in worldwide auditions.

Musicians: Benjamin ZIERVOGEL: 1 Violin Raphael KASPRIAN: 2 Violin Manfred PLESSL: Viola Thomas WIESFLECKER: VioloncelloRunning time: 2 hoursTarget audience: All ages

After the great success of their India-Bangladesh tour in 2010, the “Acies Quartett” is back

to share more highlights of Western classical music, including works of Mozart, Haydn,

Mendelssohn and Beethoven. The concert on 14th November 2011 will be introduced by

a performance of the “Mozart Choir of India” children’s choir of the Austrian Embassy.

ACIES qUArTETTWestern Classical MUsic

Austria

Date: 14 November

Time: 6.30 p.m.

Venue: Instituto Cervantes Auditorium, 48 Hanuman Marg (Connaught Place)

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Inspired by the moral and popular wisdom, the performance “Sarea-n Bucate” (Honey, Sugar and Salt) is addressed mainly to the children, who love the stories where the conflict between good and bad is alive on the field of moral value and where all wishes and aspirations come true.

During the show, the real and unreal worlds interwine with the help of the Minstrel.

Children will learn about the true sentiments and how to distinguish between the true love and the false and flattery one.

Running time: 45 minutesLanguage: EnglishTarget audience: 8-16

HOnEy, SUgAr And SAlT by gong Theatre

Romania

Date: 14 and 16 November

Time: 7.15 p.m.


Author: Petre Ispirescu

Music and lyrics: Florin Grigoras

Artistic directionand scenography: Mihaela Grigoras

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Film screenings for Children

France

Date: 15 November

Time: 11 a.m.

Venue: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodhi Estate

Date: 17 November

Time: 11 a.m.


Date: 17 November

Time: 2 p.m.


Kirikou is born in an African village where a witch, Karaba, has cast a terrible spell: water has dried up, villagers are fleeced, and men are kidnapped, mysteriously disappearing. “She eats them,” the frightened villagers say…Karaba is a cruel, magnificent woman, surrounded by submissive, but formidable mascots. As soon as Kirikou has both feet on the ground, he wants to free the village from her evil spell and uncover the reason for her nastiness.His fantastic adventures take him to the Forbidden Mountain. Here the Wise Man is waiting, he who knows Karaba the Witch’s secrets.

An old Russian general's nightmares are replaced by magical, fun-filled dreams when he adopts a playful dog, to whom he gives the name: Bonaparte as a token to his former enemy. To end a long lasting war grudge of the birds against the General, clever Bonaparte organizes a dog mutiny demanding that all caged birds be freed immediately. Hundreds of dogs sitting on the frozen river are soon in danger as the ice starts to break. The General takes on the challenge to save them, in a touching, poetic tale the history books seem to have forgotten.

A series of six stories told by means of a shadow theatre…A couple of creative and curious kids get together each night in an abandoned movie theatre. With the help of an old projectionist, they create a whole other universe, becoming the heroes of the stories they’ve invented.

Director: Michel Ocelot

Dog, The General and The Birds

Director: Francis Nielsen

Princes and Princesses

Director: Michel Ocelot

Kirikou and the Sorceress

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English title: The GetawayDirector: Ed VereCast/Performers: Ed VereRunning time: 60 minutesLanguage: EnglishTarget audience: children 4 to 8-year olds

Ed Vere is one of the UK’s most exciting writers and illustrators for children. His bold, modern picture books are funny, cheeky and slightly subversive: in The Getaway, his mouse Fingers McGraw commits serial cheese robbery, with some help from the reader… In this event, he combines reading with live drawing, with everyone taking part.

THE gETAWAyliteratUre Workshop

United Kingdom

Date: 15 November

Time: 4.30 p.m.


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About the performersMarina Bollain was born in Madrid, where

she studied Singing and German Philology.In 1993 she moved to Berlin where she

finished her singing studies and also opera stage directing. She sang in different German theaters and has given many concerts in Spain, Germany and in various Spanish embassies all over the world. She has experience as an actress in some films and TV Series and won the Best Actress

Award at the Gijon´s Film Festival. Over the last few years she has also developed a career as dramatist and stage director in the shows “La Verbena de la Paloma”, “La opera de 3 Peniques”, “Adios Julian”,“Cuerpos deshabitados”, “Harragas”, “Historia de Yuco” and “La gallina submarina”.

Teresa Folgueira was born in Madrid and started studying music in her childhood at the Art and Music Academy with Carlos Perón. Later Teresa went to the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música ofMadrid where she took her postgraduate qualification tutored by Miguel Angel Jiménez. She has given concerts at the Cultural Centre of the Village of Madrid, Centro Cultural Conde Duque of Madrid, IFEMA, the Railway Museum, The Juan March Foundation, The Polish Embassy in Spain, French Institute in Madrid, Ateneo of Madrid and in different theatres of Spain. Abroad, she has performed in several Polish cities, in China, Nigeria, Gabon, Venezuela, Morocco, Ghana, Portugal... either as part of groups or as soloist. Folgueira has combined her studies with teaching at some conservatories of music in Madrid. In 2002 she was awarded the second prize at the 15th Guitar Competition of Cantabria (Comillas). She teaches classical guitar at some conservatories of music in Madrid. In 2002 she was awarded the second prize at the 15th Guitar Competition of Cantabria (Comillas).

Original title: La gallina submarinaDirector: Marina BollaínCast/Performers: Marina Bollaín, Teresa Folgueira Crew: Marina Bollaín, Teresa Folgueira and Agnethe Tellefsen (technician) Running time: 50 minutesLanguage: English but songs in SpanishTarget audience: 4 - 10 years old

The Submarine Hen, created by Marina Bollaín Theatre Company, is a musical story for children. Enhanced with enchanting illustrations, Marina Bollaín tells the story of Henrietta the hen, accompanied by Teresa Folgueira on guitar, and percussion. Join Henrietta the Hen, Freddy the Frog and friends as they embark on a magical, musical journey searching for Grandad, the Crusty the Crab who has gone missing! Expect a few adventures and lots of songs along the way. Henrietta’s fantastic journey will be highlighted by popular Spanish nursery rhymes such as “El señor Don gato”, “Pimpon” and “Cu cu, cantaba la rana”.

THE SUbMArInE HEnA MUsical Story

Spain

Date: 15 November

Time: 6 p.m.


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The director takes an interesting approach to the play, where the story is not a linear story in the classical way, but much more like a puzzle. Bits and pieces of actual news footage from daily evening news, connected by the tv anchor, make the frame for the whole performance.

The play “INFERNO” by the children’s group “Carpe Diem” touches on the current problems of Western civilization and the role of mass media in people’s everyday lives. The play deals with the miscommunication between parents and their children, with the problems of child abuse, rage and the basic human need to resolve these problems.

Director: Attila MessActors: Matija Toth, Vida Dorian, Tot Simon, Erik Koša, Nick Oberstar, Peter Šooš, Gal Patrik, Sep Noemi, Gönc Laura, Norbet GöncTarget Audience: 14+

The theater group “Carpe Diem” comes from Lendava, a small city at the Northeast of Slovenia, where the bilingual heritage of Slovenian and Hungarian language is still very much alive. They received many children’s festival awards in Slovenia and Hungary.

InFErnO by Carpe diem

Slovenia

Date: 15 November

Time: 6 p.m.


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About the performersDe Stilte is the only professional dance

company in the Southern region of The Netherlands, which focuses entirely on developing and producing performances for children. Established in 1994, De Stilte has thus far launched 24 performances and 12 special projects. Over a period of sixteen years (1994-2010) there have been 2,600 performances, attended by over 330,000 visitors.

On a yearly basis De Stilte’s educational activities (i.e. workshops, introductions and lessons) add up to 500. January 2009 De Stilte (being the only newcomer in the field of performing arts) was admitted to the Basic Infrastructure of the Dutch Ministry of Culture, Education and Science, guaranteeing structural funding for a four year period.

Based in Breda, De Stilte has two studios, one of which is fully equipped as a theatre. In 2008 alone 184 shows were realized, with a total of 26,581 youthful visitors. Education is an integrated part of De Stilte’s approach. Under Jack Timmermans’s artistic direction De Stilte creates multi-layered performances featuring academically trained modern dancers. These different layers guarantee accessibility to all ages. Every step from imitation to imagination means a leap towards the great unknown.

Running time: 50 minutesTarget audience: children and youth

In MADCAP three dancers enter the stage to conquer their places in the game, to share their imagination and to confirm their friendship

MAdCAP by de Stilte

Netherlands

Date: 16 November

Time: 6 p.m.


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Theatre performance “Step by Step - the course that life takes” by the group “theater 3 hasen oben”

“Step by Step” is a poetic theatre about movement and development. It is a piece full of poetry but almost without words. The artists, Silvia Klaus and Wilmanns Pahl evoke curiosity and through experimentation create experiences, giving wings to the imagination of young and old alike. Simple steps in this piece transition into plays, dances and miniature stories, absolutely alive and magical.

Performer: theater 3 hasen oben (Germany)Author/story-teller: Klaus Wilmanns and Silvia PahlRunning Time: 45 minutes (followed by audience participation for ca. 15 minutes)Target age of audience: 2-90

STEP by STEP -the course that life takes - poetic theatre

Germany

Date: 17 November

Time: (10 a.m. &) 6 p.m.


Silvia Pahl and Klaus Wilmanns first met in 1988 and have worked together in various stage-projects ever since. A decade later, in 1998, the artists established theater 3 hasen oben. They play pieces from the existing dramatic literature and their own productions for children and adults. Silvia and Klaus draw inspiration from the abundance of possibilities

and create connections between theater and various art forms. They are interested in artistic simplification and room for imagination, love and poetry. Music and rhythm as well as text, object, material, image and motion – each in their own special way are at work in their plays. They create theatre, richly flavored with pure images and sounds, an experience for all senses.

About the performers

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EU SAnSkrITI FESTIVAl 2011

MAIN PARTNER

The National School of Drama, Theatre-in-Education Company, New Delhi

Coordinated by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New DelhiDelegation of the European Union

Embassies ofthe Member States ofthe European Union

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Federation of Film Societies of India

Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage

Gauhati Cine Club

Cine Central, Calcutta

Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation

NSD, New Delhi

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Delegation of the European Union to India65 Golf Links, New Delhi - 110003

Phone: +91-11-49496565Fax: +91-11-24629206

Website: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/india

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