Friday, May 14 |
8 p.m. Classical vocal performanceUCSC Recital Hall, Music Center |
Features Pandit Mukesh Desai (Khayal, Baroda) and Purnima Chaudhuri (Thumri, Banaras). Tickets: (831) 459-2159 | |
Saturday, May 15 |
5:30 p.m. Reception and gourmet Indian banquetHoliday Inn, Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. |
A performance of classical Indian dance by Kirti Srivastava is also planned. Distinguished guests include: Naresh Chandra, Indian Ambassador to the U.S.; Kapila Vatsyayan, Academic Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre of the Arts in New Delhi; Frederick Asher, President of the American Institute of Indian Studies; Himachal Som, Director General, Indian Council on Cultural Relations, New Delhi; Barbara Metcalf, recent President, Association of Asian Studies, and current Vice President, American Historical Association; and Chancellor Greenwood. Tickets ($25 per person): (831) 459-2696. | |
Sunday, May 16 |
4 p.m. Film screening of Target--a highly acclaimed new film by Sandip RayUCSC Media Theater |
Based on Satyajit Ray's last screenplay, the film is in Hindi with subtitles. It features actors Om Puri and Mohan Agashe. Sandip Ray, son of Satyajit, will introduce the film; a discussion will follow the screening and will be led by distinguished film scholar Professor William Nichols. Tickets: (831) 459-2159. | |
Thursday, May 13--Sunday, May 16 |
ExhibitionsPorter College galleries |
Photography by Kalpana Bardhan; art by Zarina Hashmi; Ramayana puppetry in India and Indonesia, curated by UCSC Professor Kathy Foley. For gallery hours, call: (831) 459-2857. |