German Festival in India
Cultural Event
13th December, 2000 (Wednesday)
5.00 p.m. at Auditorium
Inauguration of the festival and exhibition on Ornament and figure: Medieval Art from Germany by H.E.Shri Viren J. Shah, Governor of West Bengal.
Guest of honour - Mr. Wolfgang Seiwert, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany in Calcutta.
Presided by Shri Manabendra Mukherjee Minister-in-charge, Youth Services, Environment & Tourism, Government of West Bengal.
Other Programme
15th December, 2000
Friday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Lecture: Socio-political scenario in medieval Germany.
by Prof. Klaus Arnold
University of Hamburg
16th December, 2000
Saturday
10.30a.m. to 4.30p.m.
Architecture Garden
Workshop for children: Build the castle together

Co-ordinator: Mr. Gert. Gschwendtner Frastanz, Austria
17th December, 2000
Sunday
10.30a.m. to 4.30p.m.
Architecture Garden
Workshop for children: Build the castle together

Co-ordinator: Mr. Gert. Gschwendtner Frastanz, Austria

18th December, 2000
Monday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Lecture: Everyday life in medieval Europe
by Prof. Klaus Arnold
University of Hamburg

21st December, 2000
Thursday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Theatre: Folklore that inspired Goethe's Faust
by Dr. Thomas Metz Select scenes from Goethe's Faust
directed by Sri Santanu Basu

23rd December, 2000
Saturday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Kathak dance based on Heine's composition
Presented by Guru Bela Arnab Dance Institute

27th December, 2000
Wednesday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Feature film: In the name of the rose.

29th December, 2000
Friday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Feature film: Passion of Joan of Arc.

30th December, 2000
Saturday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Lecture: Everyday life in Mughal India
by Prof. Dr. Asok Kr. Das
Satyajit Ray Professor of Art, Visva Bharati

2nd January, 2001
Tuesday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Lecture: Medieval factors in art- India & Germany
by Prof. Samir Roychoudhury

3rd January, 2001
Wednesday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Quiz programme
Conducted by Sri S.V. Raman
Programme Officer, Max Mueller Bhavan

4th January, 2001
Thursday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sri Krishna-kirtan by Chandidas: an opera
Presented by Research Institute of Folk Culture.

5th January, 2001
Friday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Music and poetry in medieval Germany
Introduction by Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Script: Dr. Thomas Metz
Programme Co-ordinator: Dr. Shubharanjan Dasgupta

7th January, 2001
Sunday
5.30 p.m.
Auditorium
Creative dance: Flowers from four meadows - based on compositions of four German poets.
Presented by Indian Creative Dance Troupe.

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