Sessions
Arts for Juniors

An initiative for children and young people with ThinkArts

October
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata is delighted to be back with the sixth edition of Arts For Juniors. In a series of different and exciting activities, children and teenagers (9-12 as well as 13+ years old) can get in touch with, discover and explore the world of art, music and books. These sessions are not designed to ‘teach an art form’. Rather, they introduce children and young people to various artists and authors, let them share their ideas, spark their imagination, and encourage participants to explore their own creativity.

Sign-up for the session by sending an e-mail to info@thinkarts.co.in. 

We also welcome parents who would like to participate in the session.

Number of participants is limited.

Details of the Sessions:
 

OFFLINE SESSIONS – at The Birla High School and The Don Bosco School
11-13 April as part of the PASCH Karneval
For the age group 8-10 years

Ludwig van Beethoven (Music)
Franz Marc (Painting)

Ludwig van Beethoven has composed some of the most recognisable piano music of all time - from Symphony no. 5 to Fur Elise, most people have heard at least a few notes composed by him without realising it! This session explores Beethoven's life and work, while encouraging participants to respond creatively to the music.

Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), one of the most significant art journals of that time period. He is known for his experiments with colour - why did he paint a blue horse? Or a yellow cow? This session explores his life, works and some of his thoughts about art.
  OFFLINE SESSION – at The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata Library
5 May from 4 pm
For the age group 13-16 years

Jazz from Germany (Music)

The session will take the young participants on a journey of the last 100 years of Jazz in Germany, from its beginnings to the present. They will also listen to a selection of jazz music by various artists from Germany like Weintraub's Syncopators, Peter Kreuder, Erwin Lehn, Julia Hulsmann, Ingrid Laubrock, etc.

This is an open session, and all are welcome. For registration, please write to info@thinkarts.co.in  

ONLINE SESSION
20 May from 3 pm
For the age group 9-12 years

Emil Nolde (Painting)

Emil Nolde, a German-Danish painter and printmaker, is known for his brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his paintings. His watercolours include brooding storm-scapes and brilliant floral patterns. Nolde was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color.

This is an open session, and all are welcome. For registration, please write to info@thinkarts.co.in
  OFFLINE SESSION – for students of The Loreto Rainbow House
16 June
For the age group 13-16 years

Georg Frederick Handel (Music)
Wassily Kandinsky (Painting)

Georg Frederick Handel was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Even though Handel was very interested in music, his father (who was a barber and surgeon) was not. There's a story that Handel smuggled a clavichord -- a VERY quiet instrument -- into the house so that he could practice in secret. Handel's father insisted that his son become a lawyer, until the day that Handel sat down at the keyboard and dazzled a duke. The duke convinced Handel's father to let his son study music.

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist. He was one of the most important 20th-century artists and a major figure in modern art. He was interested in geometry in art and philosophy. The creative aspect of the form is expressed by a descending series of circles, triangles and squares. Kandinsky described his paintings as "visual music," with colors being like sounds. He often painted to music, using color and line to express how the music made him feel.

ONLINE SESSION
9 June from 4 pm
For the age group 9-12 years

Johann Sebastian Bach (Music)

One of the most recognisable figures in Western Classical music, often cited as the 'father of harmony', Johann Sebastian Bach's music changed the way music was composed forever. However, his works were largely restricted to private study until Felix Mendelsohn revived his work and brought it back to concert halls in 1841, conducting the Passion of St. Matthew.

This is an open session, and all are welcome. For registration, please write to info@thinkarts.co.in 
  OFFLINE SESSIONS – at The JNV Mawphlang School
19-20 July
For the age groups 9-12 and 13-16 years

Momo by Michael Ende (Literature)
Clara Schumann (Music)

Through Momo's adventures with her friends, fighting against the grey men who have taken over the city, Michael Ende weaves a beautiful story about time and friendship in this timeless classic.

Clara Schumann was one of the most distinguished performers of the Romantic era, with a career that spanned 61 years. A performer, composer, and teacher, she was not remembered as a composer until years after her death. However, she was noted for her skill and influence as a pianist. She made it popular to perform serious works in concerts, rather than displays of virtuosity.
  OFFLINE SESSIONS – at The DPS Bokaro School
24-25 August
For the age groups 9-12 and 13-16 years

Andreas Gursky (Photography)
Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner (Literature)

In his work, Andreas Gursky focuses on photography of architecture and large landscapes -- recently, he has also worked on an exhibition exploring the nature and history of photography as an artform itself.

Emil, one of Germany's most beloved children's characters, has to put his thinking cap to work in this classic detective story as he travels to a new city all alone and is met with strangers and dangers at every step along the way! The session also speaks about Erich Kastner's life and thoughts on writing.
  OFFLINE SESSIONS – at The JNV Nadia School
For the age groups 13-16 years

Ludwig van Beethoven (Music)
Paul Klee (Painting)

Ludwig van Beethoven has composed some of the most recognisable piano music of all time - from Symphony no. 5 to Fur Elise, most people have heard at least a few notes composed by him without realising it! This session explores Beethoven's life and work, while encouraging participants to respond creatively to the music.

Paul Klee was a German painter who had a very distinct art style that was influenced by several movements in art including expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. A groundbreaking 20th century artist, he worked with other artists including Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc to bring new perspectives to art.
  OFFLINE SESSION – at the Heritage School
6 October from 2 pm
For the age group 9-12 years

Female composers from Germany (Music)

Tracing female composers including Clara Schumann, Hildegard of Bingen, Fanny Mendelsohn, and others. Many of these women were related to better known male composers, but failed to receive the same opportunities, and some even had to publish their work under their father, husband, or brother's name!

Clara Schumann was a pianist, composer, and piano teacher. She is regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She had a successful concert career for over 60 years. She also composed solo piano pieces, a piano concerto, chamber music, choral pieces, and songs.

Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard, was active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She was an Benedictine abbess and one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony.

Fanny Mendelssohn was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era. Her compositions include a piano trio, a piano quartet, an orchestral overture, four cantatas, more than 125 pieces for the piano, and over 250 lieder, most of which went unpublished in her lifetime.

This is an open session, and all are welcome. For registration, please write to info@thinkarts.co.in

ONLINE SESSION
13 October from 3 pm
For the age group 13-16 years

Tino Sehgal (Visual arts)

Tino Sehgal is a visual and spatial artist - he is sometimes described as a choreographer within the museum setting. His work is performed through people, or 'interpreters' in museum spaces, and they perform through a variety of sound, language, movement, and references to art history.

This is an open session, and all are welcome. For registration, please write to info@thinkarts.co.in