Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre is organizing a teaching on “Critical Rationality of the Buddhists and the Rationality of Science” by Dr. Sundar Sarukkai on February 7, 2010
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A presentation on The Right to Share and The Promise of Open Video.
What
* Roadshow
* Open Content
* Open Access
When Dec 17, 2009 02:30 PM onwards
Date: 17th December, 2009 from 2.30pm onwards
Venue – National Law School, Bangalore
Contact Name Radha
Contact Phone 080-40926283
CIS in association with different institutions across India invites you to join in the Free Culture Roadshow: A presentation on The Right to Share and The Promise of Open Video.
A Brief Abstract of the two discussions and the profile of the speakers are given below:
The Right to Share: What Does Copying Have to Do with Freedom?
The Internet has unleashed the potential to communicate and collaborate like never before, and the result has been an unprecedented flow of culture and information. Millions of individuals are now sharing and creating culture: copying, cutting, remixing, and participating in new and different ways.
Sometimes this activity is transformative. Sometimes it’s straight copying. In either case, there is a clear connection between this sharing of culture and personal freedom.
This talk will explore how various conceptions of “freedom” have shaped the social movements for free software, free culture, and free knowledge, and how this ideology has manifested itself in real action. It will connect theory with practice, exploring the cultural innovations and political changes that have spawned forth from these movements. Lastly, it will make the case that the broad-based availability, accessibility, and abundance of culture is a good thing for our global society.
Speaker Profile:
Elizabeth Stark is a leader in the global free culture movement. She is a Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project and a Lecturer in Computer Science at Yale University. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Stark founded the Harvard Free Culture Group and served on the board of directors of Students for Free Culture. While at Harvard, she was Editor-at-Large of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, and worked on using new media to promote human rights with the Harvard Advocates for Human Rights. Elizabeth has worked extensively with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and has taught courses in Cyberlaw, Digital Copyright, Technology and Politics, and Electronic Music. She recently produced the inaugural Open Video Conference in NYC, garnering over 8000 viewers across the web. Elizabeth regularly gives talks around the world on free culture, and has collaborated with myriad organizations on promoting shared knowledge and the open web.
Elizabeth Stark
The Revolution Will Be Recorded, Remixed, and Redistributed: The Promise of Open Video
Between news, cinema, television, and documentary film, we find ourselves swimming in a sea of moving images. This has been the story of the 20th century. Yet in this age, the tools for creating and sharing video are becoming widely distributed in the hands of millions of individuals. Desktop video editing software is pervasive; webcams and video-equipped mobile phones abound. Video now belongs to everyone. It is becoming a powerful medium for self-expression, a kind of cultural currency.
How will this phenomenon change the Internet? How will it change society? What questions persist for the architecture of the Internet, and how will public policy address this ultimately political transformation? This talk sets forth a vision of networked video as a truly participatory medium, one that will power the next 10 years of innovation on the web. Dean Jansen and Ben Moskowitz introduce some core technologies for open video, and the obstacles they face on the road to mass adoption.
Speaker Profiles:
Dean Jansen is a Free Culture activist and guerrilla artist based in New York. He attended Harvard University and was a leader in the Harvard Free Culture Group. Dean assisted in teaching media studies and law courses at MIT and Harvard, and has organized numerous academic conferences.
He currently serves as outreach director at the non-profit Participatory Culture Foundation, makers of the Miro internet TV player. His art projects can be viewed at www.notthemessiah.net.
Dean
Ben Moskowitz is general coordinator at the Open Video Alliance, a coalition to democratize the moving image. Ben co-founded the UC Berkeley chapter of Students for Free Culture and taught a seminar on the politics of piracy at Berkeley’s School of Information.
He currently serves on the board of directors of the international organization Students for Free Culture, dedicated to promoting access to knowledge, technological freedom, and participatory culture.
Add comment December 16th, 2009
THE ARTS APPRECIATION SERIES
“No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production”
by Arundhati Raja
Saturday, 5 December, 2009, 6.30 pm
The Bangalore International Centre, as part of its “Arts Appreciation Series” has arranged an illustrated talk, “No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production” by Arundhati Raja on Saturday, 5th December, 2009 at 6.30 p.m. at the Auditorium, Bangalore International Centre, TERI Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage, Bangalore – 560 071
“No Retakes – the magic and the pitfalls of a stage production”
Have you seen plays where you didn’t really think it was good but didn’t know quite why? Did you think a production was really good and then found you were the only one who thought so? Did you notice the lighting or the set or the costume? Did you wonder why one actor caught your attention immediately they stepped on stage where none of the others had?
Translating printed dialogue into a dramatic and dynamic piece of theatre on stage is no easy task. When the piece of theatre is based on physical movement and mime, different skills come into play. But when the dialogue is naturalistic, it takes a great deal of work on character interpretation and motivation to be convincing. When you watch a natural and convincing performance, it often seems easy to present but is in fact the opposite.
The interactive presentation seeks to go through the basic elements of stage production, giving you an insight into the intricacies of rehearsal and show. With the Bangalore Habba on very soon, perhaps you’ll be able to watch some of the plays on offer and give a more informed critique.
Arundhati Raja
Arundhati Raja is Artistic Director of Artistes’ Repertory Theatre, an English Language theatre group, founded, with her husband Jagdish, in 1982. And of JAGRITI, a performing arts centre due to be launched mid 2010.
With thirty years experience in the teaching of subjects as varied as science, language arts and drama, she conducts training workshops in drama for groups of all ages and background.
As an actor, she made her debut on the Bangalore stage in 1977 and has since played a wide variety of roles, including the role of Martha in ART’s award winning production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. In 2005, she premiered the English version of Girish Karnad’s new one-woman play, A Heap of Broken Images performing over thirty shows in Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi.
As director she has designed and directed over forty productions and has participated in a British Council seminar in the UK, on Advanced Theatre Direction in July 1994, being sponsored by the British Council and the Charles Wallace India Trust for the Arts.
In 2006 Arundhati, was festival coordinator for Kannada Rangabhoomi Namaskara. This was a six-day festival in association with the Karnataka Nataka Academy, of six plays by eminent Kannada playwrights in English translation.
Bangalore International Centre
The Bangalore International Centre, founded in 2005, is a premier non-governmental organisation that is being developed as a hub of cultural and intellectual activities in the city. It provides an opportunity and a platform for interaction across professions to collectively foster intellectual activity, cultural enterprise and innovation in development.
In its continuing efforts to promote the arts, the Bangalore International Centre, under the banner of the Arts Appreciation Series, hosts a number of illustrated talks on several aspects of the visual, heritage and performing arts, bringing maestros in the field closer to audiences. In demystifying certain nuances of the arts, the Series endeavours to appeal to both audiences and artistes and foster critical and aesthetic appreciation of the arts.
Entry is free. Attendees must register with the BIC for the performance at 080-25359680.
For further information please contact:
Bangalore International Centre,
TERI Complex,4th Main, 2nd Cross,
Domlur II Stage,
Bangalore – 560 071
Tel: 080-25359680
Email: bic@teri.res.in
Website: www.bicentre.org
Add comment November 30th, 2009
Title: Talk by LEWIS ALLAN
Location: British Library
Start Time: 17:00 hrs
Date: 2009-02-25
Talk at British Library on 25 February at 5.00 P.M. by yoga instructor and Trinity College examiner
LEWIS ALLAN BA(Hons.) LGSM LRAM PGCE MSTSD
Examiner for Trinity College, London Speech & Drama
organised by British Library and JAGRITI
Lewis Allan has been a professional concert singer for over twenty-five years, and a teacher of speech, drama and musical theatre since 1990. He has examined and adjudicated in the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Malta, Australia, India, Hong Kong and California and continues to perform, and to teach both at his home and at his studio near Edinburgh.
Lewis is a qualified yoga instructor, which he finds invaluable in his teaching and performing.
Following a term with the Scottish Opera, Lewis became a freelance professional singer/actor and performed with The Scottish Theatre Company at The Edinburgh International Festival and in Warsaw with The Tyne and Wear Theatre Company; with Music Theatre (Scotland), The Scottish Singers’ Company in “Fiddler on the Roof” and in the World War I epic (later shown on BBC 2), “The Big Picnic”. His portrayal of Noye in Benjamin Britten’s opera, “Noye’s Fludde” received excellent press comments.
Lewis was bass-baritone soloist at The Seychelles International Festival of Classical Music in Nairobi and The Seychelles in May-June, 2004, where he was involved in Verdi’s ”Requiem” and Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria”.
Add comment February 16th, 2009
Meta-Culture Dialogics announces its 4th community dialogue session at a new venue
Bengaluru Speaks: an evening of uncommon conversation
This month’s theme: Violence in Urban India – Why?
Date: Friday, October 24th
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue (new location): Ashirvad, 30 St. Mark’s Road, across from the State Bank of India
Last month’s Dialogue on /Violence in Urban India/ was groundbreaking.
Participants were challenged to reflect on how communal violence and terrorism impacts their lives. Meta-Culture’s Conflict Resolution professionals facilitated the discussion, posing questions and ensuring certain ground rules.
Because of the response and the wealth of issues uncovered in last month’s Dialogue, we at Meta-Culture felt we’d barely scratched the surface of a topic which is becoming increasingly relevant to the lives of everyday Indians in Bangalore and beyond. Public violence — whether it be communal violence or terrorism — demands a lot of public deliberation. So we decided we’d talk about it again, and this time go even deeper.
*This month, MCD will challenge participants to explore the topic:
/”Violence in Urban India — Why?”/*
Participants will explore in greater depth the question of /why/ violence happens. What and who causes violence? What motivates someone to commit acts of violence? Is violence ever justified? What is the media’s role in creating conditions for violence? What is /our own /role in allowing violence to happen?
*All are welcome. Invite your neighbors, colleagues and friends.*
Subsequent */Bengaluru Speaks /*will take place on the 4^th Friday of each month, 7-9:30pm. The December session will take place on the 3^rd Friday, December 19^th .
For more information, please contact Kaori Tel:080 4152 4785 / 4117 2421 / 4175 9134 or email at dialogics@meta-culture.org
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Kaori Suzuki
Meta-Culture Dialogics
No.12, 2nd Floor, Lazar Layout
Frazer Town, Bangalore – 560 005, India
Ph: +91 80 4152 4785 / 4117 2421
Cell: +91 9916665017
Email: dialogics@meta-culture.org
Add comment October 17th, 2008
HUBTEN LEKSHEY LING (dharma-subhashita) An Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Study Group Under the Guidance of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche
www.dharmasubhashita.org
Program Announcement for Next Saturday. All are invited.
Teaching on
ԉNTRODUCTION TO THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISMԍ
By
Lopon Sonam Tsewang
from Namdroling Monastery (Golden Temple)
Date & Time: 14th June 2008,
3:00pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Arrupe Hall, ASHIRVAD,
#30, St Marks Road Cross,
Opposite SBI, St Marks Road, Bangalore
Description
This will be an introductory talk on the ancient school (Nyingma tradition) of Tibetan Buddhism that started with the advent of Guru Padmasambhava in Tibet. This talk would explore the basic structure of Buddhism and present how the levels of teachings of the Nyingma tradition connect to it. Concepts like the teachings of the three kayas will also be touched upon.
About the Teacher
Lopon Sonam Tsewang is a teacher of Buddhism at Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the higher institute of philosophical study at Namdroling Monastery, Bylakkuppe. He finished his graduation in Buddhism from Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi and also from Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, Namdroling. He has translated for His Holiness Penor Rinpoche on many occasions and published books such as Ԉow to Follow a Spiritual MasterԠand Ԅrops of NectarԮ
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Art of Living Basic (Part-I) course is scheduled at Madiwala, Maruthi Nagar (March 25 to March 30, 2008)
Venue :
SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE
No.1/18, 9th Cross
Maruthi Nagar, Madiwala
Bangalore – 560 068
Time :
Morning Batch : 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Evening Batch : 6.30 PM – 9.00 PM
Contact Nos for Registration :
98806 44152, 99803 29803, 94495 51678
Intro talk: 23-Mar-2008 and 24-Mar-2008 , 7:00 PM
We have regular follow up sessions (Satsang followed by Sudharshan Kriya ) happening at the same venue every Saturday evening 6:30 PM
Please spread this information to your friends and relatives who are in and around BTM,
Madiwala, Maruti Nagar, Kormangala, Foram mall
Add comment March 12th, 2008
Logos Theatre invites you to “What Magic Drum?” – a performance in spoken word and unword, featuring poems by Yeats, Eliot, Neruda, Dylan Thomas, original poetry, and unword. The performance will be presented by Arka Mukhopadhyay on voice and Anindita Gupta on guitar. Combining performance poetry, spoken word improvizations and soundscapes, the performance captures the quintessence of timeless works of poetry, and transports them to happenings that are intensely local, in time as well as space, speaking powerfully through the poetic voice on our truths, our falsities, and our fragile beauty.
Date: Saturday, 30th September
Time: 12:30 P.M
Venue: Elements Eatery, Nandidurga Road.
Entry fee: 500/-
The performance will be followed by a continental lunch, the cost of which is covered in the entry fee.
Programme:
Entry: 12:30 P.M
Welcome drinks
and orders: 12:30 P.M – 01: 10 P.M
Performance: 01:15 P.M – 02:15 P.M
Lunch: 02:15 P.M – 03: 30 P.M
no alcoholic beverages are allowed
Passes are available at the venue from Monday, 25th September. Contact 9880966313 for more details.
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Add comment September 25th, 2006
Reminder for two day Asian Womenӳ Film Festival Reimaging the World Reimagining Women on the 23rd and 24th September 2006 from 10.00am to 8.00 pm at the Alliance Francaise.
The festival has been curated by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television and is being organised by Vimochana and Bangalore Film Society in collaboration with the Alliance Francaise.
The screenings of the films will be followed by discussions. See the complete listing here.
We look forward very much to seeing you at the festival.
The festival is open to all those interested. However, since admission is on a first come first served basis, please make sure that you are there well on time.
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Add comment September 22nd, 2006
Public Lecture on the topic Who We Are. This will be accompanied with relaxation and slide show.
Where:
The Indian Institute of World Culture
6, Shri B.P. Wadia road,
Basvanagudi
Bangalore, Karnataka
India
When:
Sep 24 2006 11:00AM to Sep 24 2006 1:00PM
No. of Admission : This event is free of charge
Contact : Mukul
Phone : 9845896708
Add comment September 22nd, 2006
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