Lamakaan

After 3 immensely successful editions of Pecha Kucha Nights Hyderabad, here comes vol 4 bringing you very interesting people with amazing presentations.

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young creatives to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace. See more details at http://facebook.com/pechakuchahyderabad

On 15th Jan at 7:30pm at Lamakaan

Internationally acclaimed theatre director and trainer Dr. David Zinder will talk on the subject IMAGE WORK & MICHAEL CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE
followed by an interactive session.
Open to all.

At Lamakaan on 20th January at 7pm we have Open Show

Open Show is a free monthly event that provides photographers, filmmakers and multimedia producers the chance to present their work in high-profile spaces.

OPEN SHOW FORMAT
Up to five curated presenters have 10 minutes each to introduce one project. Both ongoing and completed work is accepted. We welcome diverse topics ranging from documentary to fine art.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
www.openshow.org/submissions/

If you have any questions drop us an email at openshowhyd@gmail.com

08th Jan , 2011
Saturday, 7.30pm

Internationally acclaimed theatre director and trainer Dr. David Zinder will talk on the subject BODY VOICE IMAGINATION
followed by an interactive session.
Open to all.

The Binayak Sen Imprisonment
The End of Dissent? or a New Beginning?

6:30 pm on 2nd January 2011 (Sunday) @ Lamakaan

…Necropolis a 50 minutes solo performance by P. Mukherjee
followed by a open discussion on Binayak Sen’s imprisonment

Necropolis : Two men meet on a street. By the time they have finished they have transacted a series of images: Nellie-Morichjhaanpi, Malom, Mokokchung, Arrest of Binayak Sen in Chattisgarh. What are they selling? Or rather who is buying? Are technology, displacement, memories of a genocide the new road-map of the new universe. Profiling, exclusion, stereotypes, Cliches, globalised companies, suppressed local needs, building dams and more dams …

P. Mukherjee, a well known authority on badal sircar. His plays have dealt with gujarat genocide, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Anti Uranium Projects and HIV. Four of his major workshop modules: Freedomspeak, The Otherness of the Body, Conflict as a Text and The Elastic Body have been conducted with major theatre groups and campuses all over the country.

The Discussion will be open format with civil rights and legal activists (TBA) present to anchor it.

The Bhopal gas tragedy: A continuing health crisis

Talk-cum-discussion on Thursday, 21 October at 6 pm at La Makaan, lane opp GVK Mall, adjacent to C Bay, Banjara Hills

When nations begin to industrialize, they garner resources for production technologies, but are loathe to spending money in rendering their toxic wastes harmless.  They are instead dumped on the environment as this entails no cost.  The impacts of such dumping show up as increased illnesses in humans and injury to vital life support systems, ie, air, water, land and biodiversity quality.   A 1,000 MW coal-based power plant requires 17,000 km² to sequester its CO₂ emissions.  To raise plantations on this area would cost Rs 3,500 cr in just the first year, a sum that exceeds half the plant cost. Existing forests do this job for free.

As countries progress, they accumulate sufficient surpluses and invest in minimizing impacts of toxic wastes at the local level, thus protecting their populations.  However, they continue to dump wastes that have global impacts.  Newly industrializing nations, eg, India, find themselves in the same position today that North nations were in 100 years ago.  They do not have the money to invest in pollution control and risk abatement.  A glaring case of dumping on the environment that had tragic consequence to people’s health is that of Bhopal gas leak.  Government of India today admits that more than 20,000 people have died due the 1984 MIC gas leak. Yet, little has been done to restore their health.

The agenda for the evening is as follows:

Introduction to dumping on the environment, 10 mins.

Ramana Dhara, Adjunct Professor, Emory University:  The need for community partnership in participatory epidemiology in the Bhopal disaster, 40 mins.

On Saturday, 23rd October and Sunday, 24th October at 3 pm at Prof Swaminathan is speaking at Lamakaan.

On Saturday the 23rd he speaks on Oral Traditions of Sanskrit (Orality, Alphabets, Grammar, Verse & Syllable Structure, Scientific Notations, Number Systems, Ornamentation)

On Sunday the 24th he speaks on Indian Musical Heritage (with some comparisons to ancient & modern western classical music)

The program schedule is as follows

3-4 pm: Session 1

4-4:30 Snack Break

4:30-5:30: Session 2

About Prof Swaminathan:

Alok Rai, Professor in English, Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi, once said the following:

S. Swaminathan is something of a legend at IIT Delhi: over nearly three decades, hundreds of students and colleagues have partaken of the fruits of his avid, wide-ranging curiosity. Some, no doubt, will have benefited also from his professional, technical expertise – gears, to be precise. But for lesser mortals, it is his other, ‘lay’ interests that hold greater fascination. Because Swaminathan is, essentially, an enthusiast, and he has the true teacher’s gift of being able to communicate enthusiasm. Whether it be the glories of Sanskrit – barely discernible behind the fog of religious obscurantism – or the technical intricacies of the musical system as it evolved from the Sama-veda to now – or, as in the present instance, the many-splendoured delights of Ajanta, Swaminathan is an excellent companion. Of course there are greater experts, whom one reads with respect. But if one is looking for a knowledgeable companion, someone who will hold one’s hand and lead one gently into the wonders – the details, the quirks and oddities, the humour and the humanity – that still survive in those dark caves then, quite simply – he’s the man!

The program is free and open for all

Bringing you the second edition of Pecha Kucha Nights Hyderabad on thursday 30th September at 7pm in Lamakaan . The event is a celebration of creativity and passion.

Pecha Kucha is a platform for creative people to showcase things they have done, share ideas etc in an innovative format which keeps the audience engrossed.

PechaKucha ( “Peh-cha kuh-cha”) rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

‘Easing local transport in Hyderabad: Is Metro Rail the way to go? ‘

The presentation will be made by C. Ramachandraiah, Professor, Centre for Economic Social Studies, Hyderabad.
He has been working on issues related to urban spaces and in particular, urban issues in and around Hyderabad city. He is the author of several articles and books on this topic. One of his recent co-edited volumes is titled: “Hi Tech Urban Spaces: Asian and European Perspectives”

The event is free and open to all