Gaatha - Mumbai International Storytelling Festival
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Scheduled date |
Event |
Type of event |
Venue |
Audience |
Storyteller/Facilitator |
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Friday, 20th January 2023 |
Sahayog - Workshop with Nareshwadi Warli tribes
An eye-opening workshop that celebrates the diversity of culture and provides a
platform for children to
intermingle with their peers from a completly different lifestyle.
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Workshop |
The Somaiya School Auditorium |
For Children |
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Saturday, 21st January 2023 |
Sacred Women of the Indian Himalayas
Join Usha Venkatraman and Shelly Verma as they take you on a Himalayan expedition to
the "Land of the
Gods;' They will recount known and unknown stories of two Himalayan Goddesses - the
mighty river Ganga
and the majestic Nanda Devi.
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Stories and Discussion Buy Ticket |
Online |
Adult 18+ |
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Saturday, 28th January 2023 |
A Story and A Song
Tall tales of friendships and food that are guaranteed to delight and have you singing
along with their
catchy refrains. A story and a song - because words and music they belong!
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Children's Concert Buy Ticket |
Online |
For Children |
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Saturday, 28th January 2023 |
Corporate Storytelling
Chanakya Neeti for success in life Stories that inspire you to become successful in
your personal and
professional lives.
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Workshop Buy Ticket |
Online |
Adult 18+ |
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Friday, 3rd February 2023 |
Storytelling for Adults
Injected with freshness, mystery, adventure and magic, Geeta Ramanujam retells her
all-time favourite
stories with a song here and a twist there.
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Story concert Buy Ticket |
Online |
Adult 18+ |
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Saturday, 4th February 2023 |
Steam Storytelling
Join Dr A P Jayaraman to learn the four elementary concepts of STEAM storytelling
through the scientific
method of observation, hypothesis, experimentation and validation.
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Workshop Buy Ticket |
Online |
Adult 18+ |
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Friday, 10th February 2023 |
Humorous Tales
Find the truth through three humorous tales of Women. Interspersed with wit and wisdom
with ace
storyteller, and author Jeeva Ragunath.
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Family Concert Buy Ticket |
Online |
Family |
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Saturday, 11th February 2023 |
The Art of Harikatha
Participants will experience and learn the elements of the composite art form of
Harikatha, a rich oral
storytelling tradition of South India, in this interactive workshop.
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Workshop Buy Ticket |
Online |
Adult 18+ |
Friday, 17th February 2023
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Timings |
Event |
Type of Ticket |
Venue |
Audience |
Storyteller/Facilitator |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
Developing your Storytelling Presence workshop
Do people really listen when you tell a story?
Drawing on techniques from Stanislavsky, Philippe Gaulier and Max Stafford-Clark you will learn to be centred and perform with greater precision and authenticity. |
KJSIM Red Auditorium |
Adult 18+ |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
Way of the Medicine Stories
This is a workshop based on a guided visualization or a
group storytelling
activity. This session explores the healing nature of specific stories and the
traditional principles
used in medicine storytelling.
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KJSIM Blue Auditorium |
Adult 18+ |
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
The Red Thread of the Story
Here's a true mystery at the heart of storytelling: What makes your listener want
to know what happens
next? What is the ""red thread"" of the tale as it unfolds in our imaginations?
Explore this mystery
with Dan Yashinsky through a series of exercises, stories and discussions.
Suitable for newcomers and
experienced narrators.
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KJSIM Red Auditorium |
Adult 18+ |
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5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Inauguration Ceremony |
Gargi Plaza |
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6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Opening Showcase
An evening of performance storytelling in English, Marathi and Gujarati
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Gargi Plaza |
Family |
Saturday, 18th February 2023
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Timings |
Event |
Type of Ticket |
Venue |
Audience |
Storyteller/Facilitator |
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10:00am - 11:00am |
The Stream of Stories... and its Changing Course.
Once upon a time, stories flowed free and wild, like water. Humans then channelled
them into structured
storytelling traditions. These traditions charted their own paths, through various
lands, quenching
people’s thirst for knowledge and entertainment along the way. But as older ways
gave way to modernism,
dams of new challenges were erected over the stream of stories, forcing it to
completely change course.
Nalini Ramachandran author and speaker will explore the world of stories and
storytelling traditions and
their adaptation journeys.
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Guest Speaker Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Family |
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10:00am - 11:00am |
Little Things That Matter!
We all are our stories, that we tell others and to ourselves! Telling and
listening to these personal
narratives aid us to love, learn, engage and entertain to live and thrive beyond
borders and
differences!
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Personal Stories |
KJ SIM Red Auditorium |
Adult 16+ |
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11:00am - 11:40am |
Puppet Nani by The Puppetarians
'Puppet Nani' tells a story about the time she lived in a jungle, and about the
cold night on which she
just couldn't sleep! A story filled with animals, a mischievous thief, and
messages of love, compassion,
kindness, sharing and co-existence.
Language: English (with a little mix of Hindi).
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Children's Showcase |
Kitab Khana Fort |
Children 5+ |
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11:45am - 12:30pm |
Resplendent Rasam
Join Janaki Sabesh - author, storyteller and actor, as she shares the story of
'Paati’s Rasam', in
“Resplendent Rasam". Janaki dishes out the most aromatic Rasam with special
ingredients in this Kitchen
Tale.
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Kitchen Tales Day Pass |
Kitab Khana Fort |
Children 5+ |
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11:00am - 11:30am |
Story Trails
As the name suggests, a story always leaves a trail behind and is almost always part of an ongoing trail. We recreate the same for Gaatha with a collection of some known and some little-known stories in different languages and emotions as we walk around the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus trying to unravel and learn the Somaiya Story along the way.
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SVU trail |
Family |
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11:00am - 1:00pm |
Stitching Narratives
Facilitator Nina Sabnani guides participants to work alongside artisans of Somaiya
Kala Vidya Kendra
using scraps of fabric. Adapting odds and ends to create and collage their
stitching narratives.
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Workshop Day Pass |
KJ Somaiya Arts and Commerce College Conference room |
Adult 18+ |
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11:30am - 1:00pm |
The Future of Oral tradition of Storytelling in the Digital Era.
Usha Venkartaman- Festival Director of Gaatha will moderate this discussion on the
future of oral
storytelling in the digital era with curators of storytelling festivals in India
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Panel Discussion Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Adult 16+ |
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11:30am - 12:30pm |
Spotlight Performance Marathi
Marathi storytelling by acclaimed storytellers.
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Marathi Storytelling Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
Family |
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Dayro and Bharud
Bharud, an old poetic form from 16th-century poets. The Bharuds are narrative
songs conveying deeper
spiritual meaning disguised at the surface level. Gujarati Dayro is known for
lively music traditions of
both folk and classical music.
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Traditional Folk Performance Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Family |
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Imagining The Unimaginable - Figurative Sculpting
Join Mandakini Mathur as she explores through the medium of art the stroies that have evolved at Devrai Art Village
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Talk Day Pass |
KJ SIM Red Auditorium |
Adult 18+ |
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Gillo Repertory Theater works
BAAL MITHAI (a short play in Hindi)
This is a play about the famous halwai, Dhan Singh. Every year Dhan Singh invents
a new sweet for the
museum of sweets, mithai ka sangrahalay. One year he invents Baal Mithai, but
things don't turn out so
well for this young sweet. Watch the play to find out whether Baal Mithai survives
and finds a place in
the museum of sweets or not.
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Children's Theatre Day Pass |
Kalidas Auditorium |
Family |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Intercollegiate - Final Storytelling Contest |
Tagore Amphitheatre |
Family |
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Unique Voices- Tales Beyond Indian Peninsula
Storytelling by International artists
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International Showcase Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Family |
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
OLIO Hindi
Hindi Storytelling Performance
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Showcase Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
16+ |
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Puppet Nani By The Puppetarians
'Puppet Nani' tells a story about the time she lived in a jungle, and about the
cold night on which she
just couldn't sleep! A story filled with animals, a mischievous thief, and
messages of love, compassion,
kindness, sharing and co-existence.
Language: English (with a little mix of Hindi)
|
The Puppetarians Day Pass |
Kalidas Auditorium |
Children 5+ |
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Resplendent Rasam
Join Janaki Sabesh - author, storyteller and actor, as she shares the story of
'Paati’s Rasam', in
“Resplendent Rasam". Janaki dishes out the most aromatic Rasam with special
ingredients in this Kitchen
Tale.
|
Kitchen Tales Day Pass |
Kalidas Auditorium |
Children 5+ |
|
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4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Story Trails
As the name suggests, a story always leaves a trail behind and is almost always part of an ongoing trail. We recreate the same for Gaatha with a collection of some known and some little-known stories in different languages and emotions as we walk around the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus trying to unravel and learn the Somaiya Story along the way.
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SVU trail |
Family |
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5:00pm -6:00pm |
Dastan Miyan Azad ki Urdu
Dastan Goi is a 13th-century Urdu oral storytelling art form. In this hugely popular Daastan, a compilation of anecdotes and encounters of its central character- Miyan Azad, will bring alive, the Lucknow of the post-1857 era.
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Spotlight Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Family |
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5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Dastangoi Gujrati
Dastangoi Gujarati means the best stories for Gujarati literature has been
performed according to Urdu
story telling tradition.
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Spotlight Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
Family |
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6:30pm - 8:30pm |
Indian Storytellers - Showcase
A bilingual storytelling concert showcasing acclaimed Indian storytellers in their
inimitable style
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Performance Storytelling Day Pass |
Gargi Plaza |
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8:30pm - 9:00pm |
Nava Rasa- Instrumental Storytelling through the emotions of Ragas.
Sarang Vechalekar, sitarist, weaves stories through the language of music.
Music unlike folklore and scripted stories has a universal language.
Each raga arouses a particular emotion and connects the listeners to it. This
connection will transcend
the listeners to the realm of the story.
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Gargi plaza |
Family |
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9:30pm - 10:30pm |
Ghost Stories
Fright Awaits you in the open air at Katchi Haveli!! Listen to haunting stories by acclaimed storytellers
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Katchi Haveli |
Adults 18+ |
Sunday, 19th February 2023
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Timings |
Event |
Type of Ticket |
Venue |
Audience |
Storyteller/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10:00am - 10:30am |
Story Trails
As the name suggests, a story always leaves a trail behind and is almost always part of an ongoing trail. We recreate the same for Gaatha with a collection of some known and some little-known stories in different languages and emotions as we walk around the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus trying to unravel and learn the Somaiya Story along the way.
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SVU trail |
Family |
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10:30am - 11:30am |
Ragas and Kathas
“Ragas and Kathas”, attempts to make classical music accessible through stories to
a wider audience. Our
featured storytellers will include Carnatic and Hindustani classical music and will
paint visual pictures
through their stories.
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Musical Storytelling Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
12+ |
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10:30am - 11:30am |
Soul of a Gardner - Nurturing self and environment while adapting to change
A workshop with a healing touch where participants learn from nature to accept and
surrender to the
grand change while nurturing self and environment in the process.
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Workshop Day Pass |
KJ SIM Red Auditorium |
Adults 18+ |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
The Laughing Cauldron
Humour Tales for children by Indian and International Storytellers.
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Children's Showcase Day Pass |
Kitab Khana Fort |
For Children |
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11:30am - 12:30pm |
Pratima- Ramayan from Kaikeyi's perspective
प्रतिमा - The Image
Ramayana - the journey of Ram to forest, but through the eyes of Kaikeyi!
Was Kaikeyi responsible for the forest-dwelling of Rama. Or she was the one who
saved the eldest son of
the Raghu dynasty.
Hear the other side of the story as narrated by Kaikeyi herself
A Hindi - Sanskrit adaptation of the 2500 years old Sanskrit play
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Sanskrit Spotlight Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
Family |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Sahayog with Nareshwadi Warli Tribes
Children will showcase and celebrate the diversity of culture that provides a
platform for them to
intermingle with their peers from completely different lifestyles.
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Tribal Storytelling Day Pass |
The Somaiya School Auditorium |
Family |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Threads of Time- People , Places and Possessions
Heritage Stories & Performing Arts (HSPA) is an initiative established with the
intent to celebrate
cultural heritage, share and transfer heritage knowledge through stories and
performing arts. HSPA in
collaboration with Gaatha brings to you stories narrated by well-known Indian
storytellers. The stories
of People, places and possessions that have been passed down through the threads
of time. Curated by Sarita Nair and Hema Subramanian
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Heritage Storytelling Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
Family |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Storytelling contest schools
Finals of the School storytelling contest for Children- Aged 10-12 years.
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The Somaiya School Auditorium |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Story Swap
Open call to share stories. On-the-spot registration.
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Katchi Haveli |
Family |
Conducted by
Meher Gehi
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
The Six Yards Story - Saree tales of the Deccan
Join Vrunda Sekhar as she narrates the journey of a specific weave of the Deccan,
'The Ilkal Sarees'.
Traversing 1000 years through history, culture, traditions and customs.
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Workshop Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
Adults 16+ |
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Hindi spotlight
Hindi Storytelling performance by acclaimed storytellers.
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Showcase Day Pass |
Tagore Amphitheater |
Family |
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Powada
Powada is a popular vocal music form of Folk music tradition of Maharashtra. It's a kind of melodious descrption of a heroic act. It is presented by a singer called "Shahir" along with his team. The Powada to be performed in this festival narrates the story of a heroic act of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It will be presented by the students of K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce.
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Folk storytelling performance Day Pass |
Kalidas Auditorium |
Family |
Prasad Bhide
and Team
Mr Vijay Patil
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Cultural collections- India's history under colonial rule
What do cultural "collections" of writing, objects and art in the UK tell us about
India's history under
Colonial British Rule?
History Trunkies will curate a number of objects from the UK [cultural
institutions of museums, art
galleries, libraries] that allow us to re-examine India's public heritage and why
it can be
controversial! Join us for participative storytelling as you become history
detectives looking for
clues... (12 years and above) On the Spot registration
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History Trunkies Day Pass |
The Somaiya School Auditorium |
12+ |
Curated by
Savita Vij
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Kathakshari
Kathakshari is a storytelling game designed on the lines of Antakshari. The
difference between
Antakshari and Kathakshari is that the medium of the game will be stories instead
of songs. On-the-spot
registration
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Storytelling Game Day Pass |
KJ SIM Blue Auditorium |
Family |
Conducted by
Hema Subramanian
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Story Slam: Theme- Memories
Story Slam celebrates storytelling by inviting participants to share brief stories
with an audience.
Participants deliver the stories verbally and stories are limited to 5 minutes.
Stories should be around
the theme - Memories. Registration on the spot. Names will be picked out of the
hat.
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Story Slam Day Pass |
Kalidas Auditorium |
16+ |
Conducted by
Shanty Rose
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
The Laughing Cauldron
Humour Tales for children by Indian and International Storytellers.
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Children's showcase Day Pass |
The Somaiya School Auditorium |
For Children |
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4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Olio English
English Storytelling by acclaimed Indian storytellers
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Showcase Day Pass |
KJSIM Red Auditorium |
Family |
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4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Abhinaya Katha
Dance is an expression, a communication of thoughts and feelings! 'Abhinaya Katha'
amalgamates abhinaya
- dance expressions with oral storytelling.
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Dance and Stories Day Pass |
Sakarben Karamshi Somaiya Sabhagruha |
12+ |
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6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Gajamukha - a Kaleidoscope of Indian storytelling traditions
Gajamukha - One Story…The mystical story of Gajamukha is presented through a kaleidoscope of five art forms - Poetry, Dance, Storytelling, Classical Music and painting.Curated and Ideated by Usha Venkatraman
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Grand Finale Day Pass |
Gargi Plaza |
Family |
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7:00pm - 7:30pm |
Mersha
Mersha - blending an iconic style of classical music and progressive rock with a
unique selection of
sounds to provide a surreal experience.
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Sufi Rock Day Pass |
Gargi Plaza |
Family |
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7:30pm - 8:00pm |
Closing ceremony with Vote of Thanks |
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