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CELEBRATING INDIA in ISRAEL

A Festival Celebrating India’s Cultural Dynamism

(27 April – 25 May 2011)

The Embassy of India in Israel and Teamwork Productions India are proud to present Celebrating India in Israel, a festival of visual and performing arts. The Festival is a unique endeavor platforming the wealth of India’s classical and contemporary cultural heritage including dance, theatre, music, food, film and visual arts.

In the Festival’s premier year, we present the following:

ü The Magic of the flute by world renowned flautist Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia

ü The award winning world music band Mrigaya who have performed to audiences across the globe from Wellington to Edinburgh and Singapore to South Africa.

ü Zila Khan - a legend in the world of Sufi music - spiritual poetic verse set to music with a global appeal.

ü The doyen of Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore, who has mesmerized audiences and filmmakers across generations for the past 5 decades. Seen first as a vulnerable teenager in Satayjit Ray’s classic film The world of Apu, a selection of her films will be screened at the Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv Cinemathique’s and Sharmila will be present for an “In Conversations” in select cities.

ü Where the streets have no name - an exhibition of visual art as a collaborative expression between artists and street children which will be presented in Jaffa.

ü Aditi Mangaldas - charismatic Kathak dance performer. Her recent production Uncharted Seas has earned her critical acclaim across continents.

ü The theatrical production Hamlet - the Clown Prince, a modern day satire on Shakespeare’s classic play staged in Gibberish.

ü Words on Water - A Literary Festival of Indian and Israeli writers in Israel. This will include Tarun Tejpal, Namita Gokhale, Urvashi Butalia, Reba Som, and H.E Navtej Sarna, the Indian Ambassador in Israel.

ü Taste of India – Fusion of Indian and other cuisines

The Festival of India provides audiences in Israel an occasion to engage with the cultural diversity of India’s heritage. This ambitious project Co Produced by the Embassy of India in Israel and Teamwork productions will be staged from 27 April – 25 May, 2011.

For further details regarding the festival, please visit www.celebratingindiaisrael.com - the official website of the Festival

SCHEDULE OF THE FESTIVAL

FOOD FESTIVAL
Jerusalem: 27 April- 25 May @ Kohinoor, Crowne Plaza
Tel Aviv: 4 & 5 May @ pacific Grill, Crowne Plaza

BOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP by Gilles Chuyen (Dance)
Tel Aviv: 29 April @ Suzanne Dellal Centre, 12pm
For info: www.suzannedellalcentre.org.il
Free Entry

UNCHARTED SEAS by Aditi Mangaldas (Dance- Kathak)
Tel Aviv: 2 & 3 May @ Suzanne Dellal Centre, 9pm
For info and tickets: www.suzannedellalcentre.org.il

SHARMILA TAGORE - In Conversation (Bollywood)
Tel Aviv: 4 May @ Cinematheque (www.cinema.co.il)
Jerusalem: 5 May @ Cinematheque (www.jer-cin.org.il)

INDIAN FILM PANORAMA (Bollywood)
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem & Haifa: 4-8 May @ Cinematheque
For info:

www.cinema.co.il (Tel Aviv)

www.jer-cin.org.il (Jerusalem)

www.haifacin.co.il (Haifa)

ŚRIYAH by Nrityagram Dance Ensemble (Dance- Odisi)

Tel Aviv: 5 May, 9pm & 6 May, 2pm @ Suzanne Dellal Centre

For info and tickets: www.suzannedellalcentre.org.il

WORDS ON WATER (Literature)
Jerusalem: 12 May @ Mishkenot Sha’ananim
For info: www.mishkenot.org.il

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME (Art Exhibition)
Tel Aviv: 15-25 May @ Jaffa Museum of Antiquities
Free Entry

HAMLET – THE CLOWN PRINCE (Theatre)
Tel Aviv: 16-18 May @ Cameri Theatre, 8:30pm
For info: www.cameri.co.il
For tickets: 1-700-707-990

PT. HARI PRASAD CHAURASIA (Classical Music)
Jerusalem: 19 May @ Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theatre, 9pm
For info: www.confederationhouse.org
For tickets: Bimot 02-6237000, www.bimot.co.il

Herzliya: 22 May @ Herzliya Performing Arts Centre, 8:30pm
For info: www.hoh-herzliya.co.il
For tickets: 1-700-70-29-29

ZILA KHAN (Sufi Music)
Tel Aviv: 20 May @ Enav Cultural Centre, 1pm
For tickets: Castel: 972-3-6045000/ TKTS.CO.IL
Jerusalem: 23 May @ Beit Shmuel Hall, 9pm
For info: www.confederationhouse.org
For tickets: Bimot 02-6237000, www.bimot.co.il

MRIGYA (World Music)

Jerusalem: 22 May @ Beit Shmuel Hall, 9pm
For info: www.confederationhouse.org
For tickets: Bimot 02-6237000, www.bimot.co.il

Tel Aviv: 23 May @ Reading 3, Tel Aviv Port, 10pm
For info: www.reading3.co.il
For tickets: www.tickets.reading3.co.il

GALLERY

Indian Ambassador in Israel H.E Navtej Sarna and Mr. Sanjoy Roy inaugurating the FESTIVAL	Press Conference
Indian Ambassador in Israel H.E Navtej Sarna addressing the media during the press conference	Mr. Sanjoy Roy addressing the media during the press conference
Indian Ambassador to Israel with the Mr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance of the State of Israel during the opening ceremony of the festival	Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel during the opening ceremony of the festival
Gilles Chuyen at the Bollywod dance workshop @ Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv on 29 April (Courtesy : midnighteast.com)	Hundreds of Israeli participate in the Bollywod dance workshop @ Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv on 29 April (Courtesy : Suzanne Dellal Centre)
Indian Ambassador to Israel H.E Navtej Sarna welcomes Minster of Science and Technology of the State of Israel Daniel Hershkowitz during the Indian classical Kathak performance by Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company on May 2, 2011	Minister of Science and Technology H.E Daniel Hershkowitz addressing the gathering
Aditi Mangaldas thanking the audience after her performance at the Suzanne Dellal Centre on May 2, 2011	Indian Ambassador with the artists of Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company
Indian Ambassador with Ms. Sharmila Tagore	Indian ambassador addressing the audience at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Sharmila Tagore in conversation with Mr. Sanjoy Roi	Bollywood enthusiasts at the opening of the Film Festival
Indian ambassador Addressing the gathering at Suzanne Dellal	Sriyah – an Odissi classical dance performance by Nrityagram Dance Ensemble at the Suzanne Dellal Center on May 5, 2011
Hamlet – the clown prince	Hamlet – the clown prince
Indian Ambassador with the Indian theater group during the performance of “Hamlet – the Clown prince”	Officials from the Embassy lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Art Exhibition “Where the streets have no name”
Indian ambassador addressing the audience during the opening of the art exhibition	Visual arts exhibition – Where streets have no name
Literature Festival @ Mishkenot Sh'ananim (Panel Discussion)	In conversation _ Indian Ambassador and Eli Amir at the Literature Festival
In conversation _ Urvashi Butalia & Meir Shalev at the Literature Festival	Reba Som on Tagore
Book reading by Namita Gokhale	In conversation - Tarun Tejpal & A.B.Yehoshua

MEDIA COVERAGE

Ambassador’s interview – Channel 1

SS (HOC)’s interview – Channel 1

Galei Tzahal

Haaretz

Haaretz Online

YNET

Globes

Mefik

Lemetayel

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble at Suzanne Dellal - Midnight East

Tel Aviv City.com

Bollywood and beyond - JPost

Three week fest to commemorate Indo-Israel diplomatic ties – PTI

Festival to commemorate Indo-Israel ties kicks off – The Hindu

In Conversation : Sharmila Tagore – Indian Express

Chaurasia's music a big hit among expecting women – The Pioneer

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