26 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2013 2011 2010 2012 2009 2011 2010 2012 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. 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 FRIDAY September 27 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 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 FRIDAY September 27 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.