Planned activities of the Austro Indian Association 2021/2022
2022:
Celebration of 75 years of independence of India. Activities beginning from April 2021 till August 2023 towards this celebration.
Vṛkṣa-The tree, Dance performance at the University Campus Vienna
Radha Anjali and Natya Mandir Dance Company
5th July 2021
Vṛkṣa, the fabled wish fulfilling tree of life is mentioned in Vedic scriptures, in particular the
Samudramanthan, as emerging from the mythical churning of the ocean.
As in the fairy tales of old, Vṛkṣa tells his own story, portrayed here through dance and modern
visuals. This dance project builds a bridge between ancient Indian myths and our modern times
with a strong focus on the current state of the environment, humanity and as well the Covid-19
crisis.
Peace Pagoda Festival
Since many years Radha Anjali and her students are supporting the Peace Pagoda Festival with
classical dance performances.
Date to be fixed.
Classical Dance Performance for the Independence Day of India @75
by Radha Anjali and Natya Mandir Dance Company
15th of August
Classical Sitar Concert by Henning Kirmse and Ashis Paul
Henning Kirmse and Ashis Paul invite the audience to a musical journey. Henning Kirmse has
been studying Sitar intensively since the late 1990s and is a student of Partha Chatterjee. Ashis
Paul is from Calcutta and studied with the well-known tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee and is
traveling around the world as a well-known Indian musician.
Date to be fixed.
Book presentation:
„Ulto sulto - anders betrachtet-Reisevignetten aus Indien und Nepal“
by Linda Kreiss. Draupadi Verlag ISBN 978-3-945191-49-1
Date: November 2021
Vienna Margam - a Bharatanāṭyam performance by dancers and students of Natya Mandir
Vienna celebrating the 75 years of Indias Independence.
The performance shows the special way how Indian culture, especially the art of Bharatanāṭyam
is practised in Vienna. In the last century this dance has undergone a transformation. From
temples and courts to the world stage. The performance will depict aspects of this
transformation.
Date to be fixed.
Exhibition: INDIA Photos and sketches - a retrospective
Photos and (architectural) sketches by Jalil and Jahan Saber Zaimian.
40 frames with pictures which can be put up at the Embassy. Vernissage with introduction
Venue: IndianEmbassy or Natya Mandir Studio.
Time: December 2021 to January 2022
Performance for the Republic Day of India @75
by Radha Anjali and Natya Mandir Dance Company
26th of January
Classical Concert
by artists yet to organise. Date to be fixed.
Lecture about 75 years on the Independence of India
by an expert to be choosen yet. Date to be fixed.
At any time possible:
„Vienna - 2000 years in 2 hours“ a guided tour by 3 architects
Ian Banerjee, Oliver Rosenauer and Jalil Saber Zaimian, for the Indian Ambassador and the staff members of the embassy with their families.
March 2021rasz
