Workshop – Monsoon Magic: A peek into Sawan ki Duniya
Venue
Genda Mahal, Lado Sarai
New Delhi 110030
(Address details upon registration)
Date / Time
Saturday 14 August, 2011
11 am – 6 pm
Dress Code
Monsoon colours – green, blue, purple
Registration Details
Contribution for workshop: Rs. 1,500
Contact Himanshu Verma / Himanshu@redearthindia.com / 011-41671100 for details, registration and complete address.
Workshop also available for schools / groups / organisations.
About
Monsoon is a universe in itself, encompassing a celebration of nature, the human spirit, artistic expression, and many aspects of lived culture like food and festivals. This workshops aims to take a peek at this richly layered universe of the king of all seasons. The workshop is conducted by and dwells on the research of Monsoon Man Himanshu Verma, who has been curating The Monsoon Festival for 6 years now.
The workshop will cover the following themes:
The monsoon – an introduction, the meteorological context, a season unique to the Indian subcontinent
Decoding the universe of the monsoon – flora, fauna, landscapes, mythologies, traditional monsoon festivals, monsoon food, monsoon in the city…
The monsoon – a complex cultural idea, life breath of Indian creative expression
Monsoon and visual art – Ragamalas, Barahmasas, miniature and folk paintings; contemporary art inspired by the season
Monsoon music – manifestations of monsoon in a range of musical genres from classical (Malhars), folk and semi-classical (Kajris and allied forms), Sufi-Nirgun-Bhakti music to Bollywood and western forms of music.
Literature and poetry on the monsoon – from the classical romance of Kalidas’ Meghdootam to medieval and contemporart texts celebrating the rain
Discussing monsoon inspired works in dance, cinema, theatre and other art forms.
Monsoon muse – let the monsoon inspire the artist in you, write sawani poetry and sing along with us…
Images – click to enlarge
Learn about the onset of the monsoon! Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Saravask
Flora of the Monsoon Through Visual Art: Grasshopper by Tanuja Rane
Krishna on a swing, Ragamala monsoon miniature, circa 1750-60
Monsoon in the city – An interpretation by Jehangir Jani, TMF 2007
Music of the Monsoon!
Music of the Monsoon!
Monsoon Inspired Literature – Classical
Monsoon Inspired Literature – Modern
Monsoon in Bollywood / The Blue Umbrella by Vishal Bhardwaj
Monsoon in Bollywood / Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair
Monsoon Architecture: The Monsoon Palace in Udaipur Wikimedia Commons / Soylentgreen