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2009 Supported by Prof. John Hyatt Anupa Mehta Director Festival Director MIRIAD AIAF A Toast to LIFE Celebrating the NOW and We celebrate to mark moments in the continuum of time. There was a time when we used to celebrate the day. We celebrate turning points in life where things change for Celebration resided In the prayers at dawn, in the the better. We celebrate by making occasions where we rangoli at the doorstep, in the foods made for the can come together. In coming together to celebrate, we deities that resided in our temples, in the clothes we harmonize together at a higher level. Please raise a glass of wore, in our adornments, in the flower arrangements water and toast the idea of 'Celebration' itself with us! in our homes and the scented agarbattis wafting in the air...but somewhere, perhaps in the mundane To the Sun that rises in the morning, to the Moon that parts routine and the busyness of life, we appear to have the night, to the rain that nourishes, to the newborn, the forgotten that celebration does not need an occasion graduate and the old, to the shift in seasons and change in or a reason. weather, to the kindness of strangers, to the mother who cares, to the music of the birds, to the worm and the soil, to Now in its fifth year, Ahmedabad International Arts the Fool who would be King, to the cycles of nature, to the Festival explores the idea of celebration in myriad potter and the fired earth, to the weavers at their looms, to ways this year. colour unrestrained, to the grace of the dancer's wrist, to the student in us all, to the great teachers down through Join us in celebrating the city, its culture and its time, to the stone carvers, to the invisible who toil behind creativity. We bring you a bouquet of celebratory the scenes, to the creators, to the appreciative audience, events across the city, in galleries and auditoriums, in to the sharing of gifts, to the unmentioned and the buildings and streets, in images and rhythms... forgotten, to ourselves in the mirror, to love and to wisdom... We place this moment in our minds and will Lets celebrate this moment. Lets celebrate the remember it forever as a plus to tomorrow. Let's celebrate! present, the now.

Festival Management Marketing & Media Relations Supported by Prof. John Hyatt Anupa Mehta Director Festival Director MIRIAD AIAF A Toast to LIFE Celebrating the NOW and We celebrate to mark moments in the continuum of time. There was a time when we used to celebrate the day. We celebrate turning points in life where things change for Celebration resided In the prayers at dawn, in the the better. We celebrate by making occasions where we rangoli at the doorstep, in the foods made for the can come together. In coming together to celebrate, we deities that resided in our temples, in the clothes we harmonize together at a higher level. Please raise a glass of wore, in our adornments, in the flower arrangements water and toast the idea of 'Celebration' itself with us! in our homes and the scented agarbattis wafting in the air...but somewhere, perhaps in the mundane To the Sun that rises in the morning, to the Moon that parts routine and the busyness of life, we appear to have the night, to the rain that nourishes, to the newborn, the forgotten that celebration does not need an occasion graduate and the old, to the shift in seasons and change in or a reason. weather, to the kindness of strangers, to the mother who cares, to the music of the birds, to the worm and the soil, to Now in its fifth year, Ahmedabad International Arts the Fool who would be King, to the cycles of nature, to the Festival explores the idea of celebration in myriad potter and the fired earth, to the weavers at their looms, to ways this year. colour unrestrained, to the grace of the dancer's wrist, to the student in us all, to the great teachers down through Join us in celebrating the city, its culture and its time, to the stone carvers, to the invisible who toil behind creativity. We bring you a bouquet of celebratory the scenes, to the creators, to the appreciative audience, events across the city, in galleries and auditoriums, in to the sharing of gifts, to the unmentioned and the buildings and streets, in images and rhythms... forgotten, to ourselves in the mirror, to love and to wisdom... We place this moment in our minds and will Lets celebrate this moment. Lets celebrate the remember it forever as a plus to tomorrow. Let's celebrate! present, the now.

Festival Management Marketing & Media Relations THURSDAY September 26

Celebrating the City Inaugural Event A public art project by Vyom

Followed by A Performance of Jasma Odan by Dahya Bhai Bhavai Group and Jasma Odan celebrates the journey of a young and fearless woman of the Od community of Gujarat during the 12th century.

6pm: Inauguration 7-8pm: Bhavai performance Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Opp Bata Showroom, Ashram Road, Near Times of India, near Riverfront – Site of International Kite Festival Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425 Free, open to public THURSDAY September 26

Celebrating the City Inaugural Event

A Performance of Jasma Odan by Dahya Bhai Bhavai Group and Jasma Odan celebrates the journey of a young and fearless woman of the Od community of Gujarat during the 12th century.

Silent Dialogue Gavin Parry working in collaboration with Vijay Ramchandani, a youth group, and local residents will develop a series of site specific photographic works. Presented in the streets, doorways and public areas of the pol this exhibition will channel the voice and energy of Dhal ni Pol participants and will form part of the ongoing celebratory dialogue between the photographer and the community. Presented by: Arts Reverie, MIRIAD, Manchester School of Art & Manchester Metropolitan University. 10am to 6pm Site specific exhibition, 26th to 29th September Arts Reverie, 1824, Khijda Sheri, Opp Jain Derasar, Dhal ni Pol, Astodia, Ahmedabad 380001 Devi Singh: +91 079 32521926 Free, open to public

Above the Skies: Celebrating Kites and 27 Stories of the Everyday FRIDAY September

Jacqueline Butler in collaboration with Vijay Ramchandani and community groups will develop a series of kite designs created through the creative dialogue. This exhibition of kite designs in Dhal ni Pol will celebrate the everyday qualities of life from the perspectives of Bas Jalsa young people whose families work and live in the area. A photography exhibition featuring works by Presented by Arts Reverie, MIRIAD, Manchester School of Art & Alexander K. Silva and Palak Gajrawala Manchester Metropolitan University. 11am to 8pm, September 27 to 30 10am to 6pm Tvak Residential Art Studios Site specific exhibition, 27th to 29th September 12 & 13 Garden City, near Greenwoods Lake Resorts, Arts Reverie, 1824, Khijda Sheri, Opp Jain Derasar, Dhal ni Pol, Astodia, Ahmedabad 380001 Greenwoods, Vaishnodevi Circle, S.P. Ring Road, Ahmedabad Devi Singh: +91 079 32521926 Deviba Wala: +91 9898164336 Free, open to public Free, open to public FRIDAY September 27

Above the Skies: Celebrating Kites and 27 Stories of the Everyday FRIDAY September

No Lesser God Celebrating the Self: The Art of Portraiture An installation that celebrates Saraswati in a society that worships only Laxmi Exhibition of self-portraits created by young, 12pm onwards, till September 29 talented and upcoming artists of Ahmedabad The House of Mangaldas Giridhardas, opp Sidi Saiyad Jali, Lal Darwaja, Ahmedabad 380001 ARCHER Abhay Mangaldas: +91 079 25506946 Opening 6pm September 27; Free, open to public till September 29, 4 to 8pm daily The Gallery, Amdavad ni Gufa, University road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009 Manan Relia: +91 9687609034 Free, open to public Let's Celebrate! An interactive installation celebrating the impulses of art and creativity Chief Guest: Anjolie Ela Menon Presented by Sheth C.N. College of Fine Arts 10am to 7pm, till September 29 Art Chronicles: Amit Ambalal Sheth C.N. College of Fine Arts, Ambavadi, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380006 Documentary film celebrating the oeuvre of artist Amit Ambalal Ratilal Kansodaria: +91 9879795107 Art Hub Free, open to public Produced by Smart Art Hub Presented by Visha Siddheshwar Kanuga Directed by Jigar Kapdi Premier: Between 5 to 6pm, September 27 At Wide Angle Multiplex, Near ISKCON cross roads, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad 380015 Rang Rez Jalsa And on September 28 & 29, A celebration of weaves and craft two shows 5 to 6pm & 6.30 to 7.30pm 11am to 7.30pm, till September 28 at Amdavad ni Gufa Elan - The Fashion Store Ronak Sopariwala: +91 9898331212 2/A, Hill Plaza, Opposite Sears Towers, Siddheshwar Kanuga: +91 9727768564 Opposite Gulbai Tekra, Ahmedabad Free, open to public against passes from +91 079 26569699 venue with reserved seating FRIDAY September 27 FRIDAY September 27

She of the Four Names Panna Lalbhai Foundation Film screening I Hindi/Kashmiri/English I 52mins I DVD format Presented by Meeta Vasisht Supported by Alliance Francaise d'Ahmedabad 2.30pm onwards Alliance Francaise d'Ahmedabad, B/s Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425 Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating

Being Lal Ded: Celebrating the Oeuvre of the Mystic-Poet Panna Lalbhai Foundation Mallika Sarabhai in conversation with Meeta Vasisht Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad 4 to 5pm Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad, B/s Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425 Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating

Lal Ded Panna Lalbhai Foundation A theatrical performance starring Meeta Vashist. Panna Lalbhai Foundation 8.30pm onwards, gates open at 8pm Natarani, Darpana, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad 380013 Free, open to public on first-come Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating FRIDAY September 27

Celebrating the Human Spirit Fanaa A screening of Sonam Kalra & The Sufi Gospel Project Char Adhyay| Drama | Hindi | 110 minutes | DVD Format Sponsored by AlphaOne Mirch Masala | Drama | Hindi | 120 Minutes | DVD Format 8.30pm onwards Presented by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Courtyard, AlphaOne, Plot no.216, TP Scheme-1, Supported by Alliance Francaise d'Ahmedabad Nr Vastrapur lake, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380054 [11.00am to 12.50pm: Char Adhyay | 2.00 to 4.00pm Mirch Masala] Customer Relations number: +91 85111 11401 Alliance Francaise d'Ahmedabad, B/s Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Operations team number: +91 85111 11201 Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad Free, open to public against passes from venue Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425 with reserved seating Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating

Celebrating The City A public art project by Vyom Site as Celebration: The Poetics of Space Monument one (koka vikoko) Canna Patel speaks about the creative impetus and the philosophy behind the functionality CEPT campus and joie de vivre of the new premises of the Alliance Francaise CEPT University 5pm Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, University Road, Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad, B/s Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Navrangapura, Ahmedabad - 380009 Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad 10am, till September 29th Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425 Chintan Pandya : + 91 9 72345 425 Free, open to public Free, open to public SATURDAY September 28 SATURDAY September 28

Prithvivallabh Vachikam (dramatic reading) Celebrating the Divine Directed by Bhargav Purohit Devotional music by Ami Mathur 11am 4pm onwards Presented by Matrubhasha Abhiyan, Gujarat University Convention Center, 132 Ring Road, TransIndus Foundation and Fanatika Memnagar, Near Helmet Circle Roads Ahmedabad Venue: Samuday Shikshan Sankul, Opp. Navjivan Press, +91 079 26930988 Nr. Gujarat Vidyapith, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380014 Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating Free, open to public

Chinu Modi On Camera and Off Camera

Celebrating Cultures A curated film program that takes a witty, humorous yet intense look at the multiplicity of cultural interaction based in Germany/Europe. Presented by Goethe-Zentrum Ahmedabad and Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai Almanya-Welcome to Germany I English I 95minutes I DVD Format Director: Yasemin Samdereli Europa Lacht I English I 52minutes I DVD Format Exhibition celebrating Dr. Chinu Modi's 75th Birthday, Director: div {Just Get Married, Die Sprachschule hosted by Mrs. Urmila Kanoria and inauguration by Shri B.V. Doshi (Language School), Schwarzfahrer (Black Rider)} Exhibition features portraits, photographs, poems and stories of Dr. Chinu Modi by Amit One Day in Europe I English I 93minutes I DVD Format Ambalal, Vrindavan Solanki, Rajesh Sagara Mahendra Kadia, Natu Mistry, Hindol Director: HannesStöhr Brahmbhatt, Jayesh Shukla, V Ramanuj, Kanu Patel, Ashish Sarkar, Anil Majmudar, Vivek 12pm to 5pm Desai, Sanjay Vaid, Zaverilal Mehta, Jogan Mehta, Girish Khatri. Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad, B/s Food Corporation of India, 4pm to 8pm Himali Tower Lane, Manekbaug-Shyamal Rd, Satellite, Ahmedabad Kanoria Gallery for Arts KCA, KL Campus, Chintan Pandya: +91 9723452425, Opp Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009 Jayashree Joshi, Goethe Centrum: +91 9869080073 Niharika Shah +91 9925031454, Pulkit Prajapati +91 9898197754 Free, open to public Free, open to public SUNDAY September 29 SUNDAY September 29

Chinu Modi On Camera and Off Camera

Jain Katha: A celebration of Jain stories and stavans Supporting Partners through Kathak A riveting performance by Seema Mehta and Rina Mehta featuring the story of Chandanbala and Panna Lalbhai Foundation Chhandam Nritya Bharati 7pm onwards Gujarat University Convention Center, 132 Ring Road, Memnagar, Near Helmet Circle Roads Ahmedabad Free, open to public against passes from venue with reserved seating

Hospitality & Venue Partners Knowledge & Outreach Partners SUNDAY September 29

Hospitality & Venue Partners Knowledge & Outreach Partners PARTNERS

Courtesy: Anand Patel & Associates

FESTIVAL CAFES FESTIVAL BOOK STORE ZEN CAFE ART BOOK CENTER Adjoining Amdavad Ni Gufa, University Road, Madalpur, Near Jain Temple Near CEPT Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-380006 Ahmedabad-380015 | www.zencafe.in Tel: 079-26582130 GREEN HOUSE House of Mangaldas Girdhardas, Relief Road, Ahmedabad-380001 | www.houseofmg.com (from l to r). Philippe Martin, Barney Hare Duke, Anil Relia, Roopal Soodhan, Jayashree Joshi, Chintan Pandya Abhay Mangaldas, Urmila Kanoria, Mallika Sarabhai, Jayashree Lalbhai, Ratilal Kansodaria, Deviba Wala PARTNERS

Courtesy: Anand Patel & Associates

Festival Director : Anupa Mehta Advisor : Pankaj Mudholkar Festival Coordinators : Rajlaxmi Naik, Chintan Pandya, Hemang Dave Visual Identity Design : Gina Lobo Design Coordination : Ajay Shah, Rajeev Chauhan Media Relations : Jaydeep Shah Official Photographer : Vinay Panjwani

AIAF CONTACT DETAILS Cell: +919892331257 [email protected] | www.aiaf.in

Festival calendars and invitations available at all partner venues and festival cafes (l to r) Anupa, Pankaj, Rajlaxmi, Chintan, Hemang, Gina, Ajay, Rajeev, Jaydeep and Vinay

AIAF CONTACT DETAILS Cell: +919892331257 [email protected] | www.aiaf.in

Festival calendars and invitations available at all partner venues and festival cafes