Concert Poets Translating Poets - Concert
November 25: Festival Opening
Conversation, 5-30 pm, Tata Theatre, NCPA
Liederabend, 6.30 pm, Tata Theatre, NCPA
An evening of classical German songs and poetry.
Benjamin Appl, vocals I Simon Lepper, piano
The festival opens with a Liederabend concert by renowned vocalist Benjamin Appl, accompanied by pianist Simon Lepper. Liederabend dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music found high inspiration in poetry and would gather and sing German "art songs" called "Lieder". The programme will feature songs written by Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and composed by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann.
November 26: Poetry of Resistance and Peace
In a constant hegemonic battle between the mainstream and the margins, it's the poetic voices that articulate the dilemma.
New Revolutions: Ulrlke Almut Sandlg + ALiF on scratch tap
8 pm, Edward Theatre, Kalbadevi
An evening of poetry and earthy music in German, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi, and more, set on themes of resistance and peace.
November 27: Poetry and Other Arts
Workshops, conversations and performances on Poetry and other arts, like music, performance poetry, Sound and Rhythm in Poetry, Poetry and Visual Arts; Poetry and Indian Cinema and more.
MELT Trio: Jazz With A Glimpse of Poetry
7.30 pm, First Quadrangle, st. Xavier's COllege
Peter Meyer, guitar I Bernhard Meyer, base I Moritz Baumgartner; drums I Nicolai Kobus. poetry I Rochelle D'silva, poetry
Melt Trio is a Berlin based jazz band. After two highly praised records (Melt, 2011 and Hymnolia 2013), Melt Trio presents their third album Stroy. The brothers Peter and Bernhard Meyer on guitar and bass, and drummer Moritz Baumgartner have invented a sound that overrides established concepts of jazz improvisation, alternative rock, modern classical music and ambient sound.
The concert will feature improvised music to poems by poet Nicolai Kobus and Rochelle D'silva.
November 5 to 23: Poetry across the City
A collaboration with a handful of poetry-centric initiatives, organisations, and institutions on programmes that celebrate themes of multilingualism, translations, and culture.
November 24 to 27: Outreach Program
Creative activities at various schools, colleges, universities, institutions and language communities (not open to the public).