We will host a presentation by the art collective Desire Machine comprising of artists, Mriganka Madhukaillya and Sonal Jain, who are based in Guwahati, on September 19, 2008 at 6.30pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. The program is free and open to all.
Chair: Pooja Sood (Director, Khoj International Artists’ Association)
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), will screen short films from the Raymond Rohauer collection titled Avant Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and ’30s on September 4, 2008 at 6.00 pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Free passes are available at the Mohile Parikh Center.
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), will screen a documentary film titled Landmarks of Early Film on August 28, 2008 at 6.00 pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Free passes are available at the Mohile Parikh Center.
We will host a presentation titled Fantasies of History in Indian Painting by art historian, Kavita Singh on August 14, 2008 at 6.30pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. The program is free and open to all.
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), in association with Asia Society India Center, will host two presentations by Harleen Singh on July 29 and 30, 2008 at 5.30pm at the Max Mueller Auditorium, Mumbai. The programs are free and open to all.
Harleen Singh is an Assistant Professor of South Asian Literature and Women’s and Gender Studies at Brandeis University (USA) and has authored a book on the Rani of Jhansi titled “The Rebel Queen,” exploring the role of women and femininity, as well as the Rani’s role as an icon in national history.
July 29: Ethnicity, Religion and Gender in Muslim Women’s Narratives from Pakistan and Bangladesh
Moderator: Sonia Falerio (Author and Journalist)
July 30: Corbusier’s City, Chandigarh: The Space of Citizenship, Culture, and Country
Moderator: Rupali Gupte (Architect)
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), will screen a documentary film titled ZIZEK! directed by Astra Taylor on June 20, 2008 at 6.00 pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Free passes are available at the Mohile Parikh Center.
We will host a three-day workshop The Paper Airplane Project, conducted by artist, Baptist Coelho, from June 16 to 18, 2008 at the Bombay YMCA Seminar Room, Colaba, Mumbai. The project will explore drawing, painting, collage, found-objects, installation and performance with children from seven NGOs from Mumbai.
Participating NGOs: Aangan Trust, Aseema, Doorstep School, Meljol, Mobile Creches, Saalam Balak and Yuvaunstoppable.
We will host a one-day workshop Growing Up – An Art Therapy Developmental Workshop, conducted by art psychotherapist, Oihika Chakrabarti, on June 12 2008 at the Sea View Room of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Children from the NGO, Amchaghar from the suburb of Bhayander, who deal with the rehabilitation and education of girl street children in Mumbai, will participate in this workshop.
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), will screen a documentary film titled SiCKO directed by Michael Moore on May 10, 2008 at 6.00 pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Free passes are available at the Mohile Parikh Center.
The Mohile Parikh Center for the Contemporary (MPCC), will screen a documentary film titled Maya Deren Experimental Films directed by Maya Deren on April 17, 2008 at 6.00 pm at the Little Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Free passes are available at the Mohile Parikh Center.
