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Indian culture festival in Uppsala
The
Festival is over...for this time...
Thank you - everyone of nearly 10 000 - for visiting our program
During
the whole month of September we will arrange a festival with a taste
from a very colorful country well worth knowing a bit more about.
The festival will be spread all over the city at various places.
A country where high technology stands side by side with a most living
ancient culture and which has a very fast changing development. |
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The
festival will offer concerts including classical music with some of
India's greatest performers as well as fusion music between east and
west., classical temple dances and modern fashionable Bollywood dance,
a film festival, art exhibitions, photo exhibitions, authors, lectures,
sales market, different work shops, yoga, ayurvedic medicine, food,
etc...
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2
sept
friday |
Pictures
from India – a photo exhibition at Kultur Kaféet
by
Eva Källander and Lisen Johansson
Arr:
Kultur Kafeéet, Studiefrämjandet |
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3
sept
saturday
kl 11-22
kl
14
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The
festival starts with two days filled with programs, 3-4
september, on Kulturoasen
in Håga
Indian
sales market - clothes, jewellery, handicraft,
incense, classic dance costumes, textiles and a lot of other things...
Kultur Köket is open
and are serving Indian food and drinks
FREE ENTRY
Arr: Kulturum, Kultur Köket
Madhus
Dream
- a dance and music theater performance mixing both traditional
temple dance with modern Bollywood dance and accompanied by traditional
instruments. Odissi Dansproduktion: Ulrika Anoukha Larsen - dance,
Moa Danielson - tabla, Stian Grimstad - sitar
TICKETS: 60
kr, with UNT-card 50 kr på Kultur
Kafeet - Walmstedska gården
eller Tantens Gröna
- Håga
Arr: Dans i Länet
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Bob
Hansson
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Author performance, raga music and Indian food.
Bob is reading stories from his latest book - "Vips
så blev det liv"
"On
the airplane from Sweden to India Bob is sitting with his worn out
passport and without any visa...."
"...in
the foothills of Himalaya he finally meets a man that definitely
will change his entire life the guru BabaBaba."
Ganapati
Håkan
Almkvist
and
Debasish
Mukherjee - north
Indian classic raga on sitar and tabla
Håkan
Almkvist - One of few Swedish musicians who's been playing
the sitar for more than 20 years. He played his latest concert on
a Brahmin Wedding in Chennai, India in march 2011.
Debasish Mukherjee - Professional musician from
Calcutta in West Bengal. He has played at the most prestigous music
festivals in India together with many of the country's biggest artists.
Kultur
Köket is serving a ecological Indian buffé and
Indian drinks to buy.
TICKETS:
220 kr with buffé food or 100
kr without food
Lower price with UNT-card: 180 kr with
buffé food or 85 kr
without food
Tickets
at UNT Dragarbrunns Torg 2, at Kultur
Kafeet - Walmstedska gården or Tantens
Gröna - Håga
Arr: Kulturum, ABF |
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4
sunday
kl 11-17 |
Indian
sales market - clothes, jewellery, handicraft,
incense, classic dance costumes, textiles and a lot of other things...
Kultur Köket is open
and are serving Indian food and drinks
FREE ENTRY
Arr: Kulturum, Kultur Köket
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kl
14 |
Lele
Lele
lunch concert at Kulturoasen - Indian and Balkan
Lele
Lele from Stockholm is arranging their Bulgarian Folk based music
(often using different odd meters in the rhythm) with a rather odd
instrumentation using the Indian instruments sitar & tabla along
with clarinet, saxophone, Bulgarian lute, tuba, guitar and vocals.
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Kulturhjältarna |
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5
monday
kl 18.30 |
Sten
Widmalm
- “Politic tolerance in India" - Sten Widmalm professor
in political science at Uppsala Universitet. Lecture at Kultur
Kaféet
Walmstedtska gården, Sysslomansgatan 1
Chai and Indian snacks is served
TICKETS:
60 kr, apply to NBV: 018-69 63 05. Tickets at Kultur
Kafeet
Arr: NBV, Kultur Kaféet |
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6
tuesday
kl
18.30 |
Anders
Östlin
- pictures and stories from journeys in India, at Kultur Kaféet
Walmstedtska
gården,
Sysslomansgatan 1, Indian
snacks and chai will be served
TICKETS:
60 kr, apply to NBV: 018-69 63 05. Tickets at Kultur
Kafeet
Arr: NBV, Kultur Kaféet |
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9
friday
kl
19 |
Shashank
and Shirisha
- classical
south Indian music and dance performance at Uppsala
Konsert & Kongress
Maestro
Shashank: is a musical prodigy breaking all records regards
the south Indian flute. He is now among the most sought after top
artists from India and have by the age of merely 30 years been playing
with all major music masters of India including both south and north
Indian classical musicians. He will play with one of south India's
best Mrdangam player Satishkumar Patri
They will also perform together with Shirisha
Shashank who is dancing a classical dance
called Bharathanatyam. A total experience
for both ears and eyes.
TICKETS:
140 kr Uppsala Konsert & Kongress or at
Ticknet
Arr: UKK |
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10
saturday
kl
13.00
kl 19.00
kl
19.45
kl
20.30
kl
21.00
kl
20.30 |
KULTURNATTEN
at Walmstedtska gården:
Puja
och Ganesha Aarati
cermoni is starting the "Incredible sculptures" exhibition
-Bo Wahlström from Samba
Sadashiva Dham
Speach
of the India ambassador H.E. Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar.
Art
exhibition with ”Global
Stone Workshop” from Mahabalipuram i Tamil
Nadu and with works of guest artist M.A.
SREEKANDAN who is a stone sculptore and a painter India,
together with Anna
Löwdin och Sergio
Perea Jerez from
Uppsala, and others who have been participating in this international
project.
Å-HUSET, Uppsala Konstnärsklubb, Sysslomansgatan 1
Ganapati
Håkan
Almkvist
and
Debasish
Mukherjee - Indian
classical raga on sitar and tabla
Bilder
från Indien
- a
photo exhibition at Kultur Kaféet by
Eva Källander and Lisen Johansson
Indian sales market
- clothes, jewellery, handicraft, incense,
Indian
snacks and small dishes will be served at Kultur
Kaféet and in the garden.
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Uppsala Konstnärsklubb,Kulturum, Kultur
Kaféet,Studiefrämjandet, Indcen Resor
KULTURNATTEN
at Uppsala Konstmuseum:
Indian
classisc Khatak dance - Veronika
Tjerned & Debashish
Mukherjee
Indian
classisc music
- raga with Poorva Express
Indian Bollywood dance - Nritya
Darpan
Indian - western crossover music
- Orient Squeezers
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Uppsala Konstmuseum, Kulturum
KULTURNATTEN
at
Fyrisbiografen:
Kabhi
Kush Kahbi Gham, indisk Bollywood
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Fyrisbiografens vänner, Indiska ambassaden, SIFA,
Kulturum, ABF |
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12
monday
kl
18.30
OBS!
New
program |
"Vild
gud and crusty ascetic" Religion
philosopher
Willy Pfändtner och indologist Anna-Pya
Sjödin Lecture
at Kultur Kaféet
Walmstedtska
gården,
Sysslomansgatan 1
Indian
snacks and chai will be served
TICKETS:
60 kr, apply to NBV: 018-69 63 05. Tickets at Kultur
Kafeet
Arr: NBV, Kultur Kaféet |
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14
wednesday
kl
19
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“Ongoing
conversations” – M.A. SREEKANDAN
is talking about his creative work and about the artists status
in the Indian Society
at Å-HUSET -
Uppsala
Konstnärsklubb, Sysslomansgatan 1
FREE ENTRY
Arr: Uppsala Konstnärsklubb, Studiefrämjandet
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15
thursday
kl
18.30
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Janesh
Vaidya - Literature
evening- Indian author at Drottninggatans
Bokhandel
Janesh
Vaidya from Kerala in India is an international
wellknown Ayurvedic doctor and writer, often active in Sweden. 2010
debuted he as author with " I det sista regnet". 2011
came the book "Ayurveda för ditt sinne".
TICKETS:
60 kr, Drottninggatans Bokhandel:
018-14 17 17 or Kultur Kafeet
Arr: Drottninggatans Bokhandel, ABF |
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16
friday
kl
17.30
- 22.45
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Film
festival at Fyrisbiografen,
friday - sunday 16 -18 september
Indian Filmfestival with new film, Bollywood, drama, dance, thriller,
comedy and a lot of love.
See films like 3 Idiots, Mr & Mrs Iyer, Jodhaa Akbar and Once
Upon a Time in Mumbai.
18.00 Opening cermony
18.30 Jodhaa Akbar - drama från 2008 av Ashutosh Gowariker
18.30 The Japanes Wife - Bengaliskt drama från 2010 av Aparna
Sen
20.45 Mr & Mrs Iyer - klassiskt drama från 2002 av Aparna
Sen
Program och tider: www.fyrisbiografen.com
BILJETTER: FRI ENTRÉ
Arr: Fyrisbiografens vänner, Indiska ambassaden, SIFA,
Kulturum, ABF |
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17
saturday
kl 12.30 - 15.30
kl
14.30
- 22.45
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BOLLYWOOD
- Indian film dance - workshop at Portens Dance studio Leader:
Forough Zeraati
Bollywood
is the nickname for the huge movie making industry in Mumbai. Bollywood
is the commercial name for all the different kind of dance scenes
included in every Indian movie.
The characteristics for the dance style are expressive gestures
and mimics performed to fancy and rhythmic modern Indian music.
The workshop will focus on the hips movements, different twists
and turns etc. leading to two short choreographic dance pieces.
No need for any previous dance experience to participate.
Saturday 17 september and 1 october kl 12.30 - 15.30
Course fee : 250kr - Portens Dansstudio, Portalgatan 2 F
Arr: Studiefrämjandet
Film
festival at Fyrisbiografen,
friday - sunday 16 -18 september
15.00
Mr & Mrs Iyer - klassiskt drama från 2002 av Aparna Sen
15.00 Hum Tum - Thriller från 2004 av Kunal Kohli
17.30 The Japanes Wife - Bengaliskt drama från 2010 av Aparna
Sen
17.30 Udaan - Drama från 2010 av Vikramaditya Motwane
20.00 3 Idiots - Komedy från 2010 av Rajkumar Hirani
20.00 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaii - Thriller från 2010 av Milan
Luthria
Program and time: www.fyrisbiografen.com
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Fyrisbiografens vänner, Indiska ambassaden, SIFA, Kulturum,
ABF |
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18
sunday
kl
14.30
- 21.45 |
Film
festival at Fyrisbiografen,
friday - sunday 16 -18 september
15.00
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Blockbuster drama från 2001 av
Karan Johar
15.00 Jodhaa - Akbar drama från 2008 av Ashutosh Gowariker
19.00 Udaan - Drama från 2010 av Vikramaditya Motwane
19.00 3 Idiots - Komedi
från 2010 av Rajkumar Hirani
Program
and time: www.fyrisbiografen.com
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Fyrisbiografens vänner, Indiska ambassaden, SIFA,
Kulturum, ABF |
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20
tuesday
kl
19
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Turid
Apelgård
- "Sari as clothing and metaphor" - lecture by Turid Apelgårdh
deakon and Shyamali Chakraborty literary scholar and tutor, both
from Ting & Kaka
Kultur
Kaféet - Walmstedtska
gården,
Sysslomansgatan
Indian
snacks and chai will be served
TICKETS:
60 kr, apply to NBV: 018-69 63 05. Tickets at Kultur
Kafeet
Arr: NBV, Kultur Kaféet
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24
saturday
kl
9 - 18
kl 18 -21
21 -03
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Full
day with Kundaliniyoga
and Ayurveda
at ShenDao Hälsocenter
Vretgränd 16
09.00 - 10.30 Kundaliniyoga with Roland Nahringbauer. A
yoga pass for your back
11.00 - 14.00 Lecture about Ayurveda, by Dr Sangeeta, Indian doctor
14.30 - 16.00 Kundaliniyoga. A yoga pass for your stomach
16.30 - 17.00 Ask questions about yoga och meditation. Free entry
17.00 - 18.00 Meditation. Try different types of meditation from
kundaliniyoga
TICKETS,
questions and application:
Kundaliniyoga & Meditation - try
once 50 kr/pers:
nbauer@telia.com eller 073-8078317
Lecture about Ayurveda, 250 kr/pers: info@rasayana.se
eller 073-9034218
Arr: ShenDao
Shantala
Subramanyam , Linné on a visit and Indian Buffet Dinner
- First Hotel Linnés festvåning
Shantala
– is one of very few female professional flute players from
south India who is currently making a breakthought in both Europe
and USA. She will play with an equally talented female violinist
Akkarai Sornalatha, who has won many prestigious awards and competitions
around south India. On the south Indian hand-drum Mrdangam plays
K. Sai Giridhar who has accompanied many of south Indians most famous
and well known musicians. LISTEN
Linné
-
Hans Odöö
comes on a visit and will talk about Carl von Linné and his
interest in Asia and India
Indian
buffet dinner
by Indian guest chef
TICKETS:
265
kr indian buffé, concert och Linné
225 kr with UNT-card
Kultur
Kaféet, Walmstedska gården
UNT
kontoret Dragarbrunnstorg 2
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GOATRANCE
- Club
BASEMENT,
clubevening on Orange ,
Svartbäcksgatan 29
ENTRY: 80 kr, 18 years
Arr: Orange, Smultron, First Bistro & Festvåning, Kulturum,
ABF |
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25
sunday
kl
14
kl
11-16 |
Orient
Squeezers
- lunch-concert at Kulturoasen in Håga KULTUROASEN
Oriental
influenced “Crossover” music composed by Håkan
Almkvist where traditional Indian instruments and sounds are blended
with western instruments. The music is chosen from 3 CD's “Sadhu”,
“Nagas” & “Nubia” distributed worldwide
and highly acclaimed in many countries.
Håkan
Almkvist - sitar, Debasish Mukherjee -
tabla, Bobo Andersson - electric guitar,
Pal Johnson - double bass, Hasse Bruniusson
- electronic percussion, sound effects
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Kulturum, Kulturhjältarna, ABF
Indian
sales market - clothes from women cooperatives
in India, t-shirt, jewellery, handicraft, incense, classic dance
costumes, textiles and a lot of other things...
Arr:
Kulturum, ABF |
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27
tuesday
kl
19 |
Bengt
Karlsson
- anthropologist and university lector - speaks about different
tribe populations in India and shows the awarded movie “MAIN”
- from 2010
(10 min) at Kultur Kaféet
Walmstedtska
gården,
Sysslomansgatan 1
Indian
snacks and chai will be served
TICKETS:
60 kr, apply to NBV: 018-69 63 05. Tickets at Kultur
Kafeet
Arr: NBV, Kultur Kaféet
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29
thursday
kl
19
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Ragulabuggla
at Teater Blanca - This
one man performance has toured at festivals in Sweden and at schools
and theaters in India and will continue his tour to USA by the autumn.
NOW he is in Uppsala!
”What
do you mean my passport is not valid? My country exists!”
In corporation with the Rangeelay T from Mumbai has the
Swedish “B put together an act about a subject not much spoken
of in media or by politicians. It's a mixture of acrobatics, singing
and dancing, storytelling, clown and circus acts from the the climate
refugee Mauri through a world undergoing a rapid change.
TICKETS: 100 kr vuxen, 60 kr student , unemplyed,
pensioner
Contact: 0708-689 724, Adress: Teater
Blanca, Österplan 1
Arr: Bananteatern, Kulturum
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1
okt
saturday
kl
14
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BOLLYWOOD
- Indian film dance - workshop at Portens Dance studio
Leader:
Forough Zeraati
see
information 17 september
Saturday17
september och 1 oktober kl 12.30 - 15.30
Course fee : 250kr - Portens Dansstudio, Portalgatan 2 F
Arr: Studiefrämjandet
Per
J Andersson
- author, Indian traveler, journalist, manager of “Vagabond”
a traveler magazine and in 2010 he won the prize”The Years
best Journalist” in Sweden.
Speaks about different journeys
and experiences from all around the Indian subcontinent.
At Uppsala City Liberary Svartbäcksgatan
TICKETS:
40 kr
Arr: Uppsala Stadsbibliotek
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2
okt
söndag
kl
16 - 21
OBS!
new
program
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"Earth
Etics " Dr.P.Kamala Willey.
Dr. P. Kamala Willey, author of Earth Ethics of M.K. Gandhi with
teachings from Holy Mother Amma will be giving a free talk on the
basic ideals behind Earth Ethics, with questions and answers on
Gandhi's Birthday. The discussion will be followed by a showing
of the 30 minute film, Embracing the World, about the Holy Mother,
and the 190 minute movie ''Gandhi.
Dr. Willey, an American brings scholarship and experience of community
life in India together in an ongoing effort to assist society in
arriving at consensus of what our ideals are for living life by.
Kultur
Kaféet, Walmstedska gården, Sysslomansgatan 1
Kl 16.00 Talks and discussion
kl 16.45 "Embracing
The World"
kl 17.30 "Gandhi"
FREE
ENTRY
Arr: Kulturum, Kultur Kafeet |
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13
nov
sunday
kl
14 |
Thomas
di Leva - Mantra Miracles Sunday lunch-concert
at Kulturoasen in Hågaby
He
will take us on a musical journey through the magical mantras into
the eternity of Love.
“Mantra miracles” is a unique musical experience through
beauty and enriched state of mind.
ENTRY: 60 kr
Arr: Kulturum, Kulturhjältarna, ABF |
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