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BE THERE, DO THAT
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Jazz
it up!
Jazz music lovers make a beeline for the last two days of
the Jazz Fest India -- 2001! To be held at Sophia Bhabha Auditorium
on March 12 and 13, the fest will showcase jazz groups from
Lithuania, Australia and Japan. The groups include The Hoodangers
who will regale the audiences with the ever popular old, traditional
jazz and Dainius Pulauskas Sextet who have come to India after
tasting great success all over Europe. Along with them are
Fay Victor and Yuki Saga. While Fay Victor will be accompanied
by the Louis Banks Trio, Yuki Saga will present popular standard
jazz repertoire.
An equal music
An accomplished musician Ariane Gray-Hubert explores and
reveals through original programmes the correspondence between
various musical traditions. On Monday, March 12, she will
present Moods By Twilight in a programme that includes works
by Brahms, Chopin, Schriabine, Satie and Debussy. In an effort
to stimulate new cultural exchanges, Gray-Hubert has initiated
a series of musical events concerning different themes in
France and abroad. In 1997 and 1998 she was invited to take
part in major festivals in India and innovated music exchange
programmes in Occidental and Oriental traditions.
Branded
literature
Jagdeep Kapoor's new book 24 Brand Mantras has hit the stands.
Aimed at helping marketeers to develop winning brand strategies,
it presents 24 action-oriented mantras which can help to launch,
build, rejuvenate and grow successful brands. Culled from
the author's vast experience as a marketing professional,
the mantras are formulated to provide satisfaction to the
consumer as also to create wealth for the marketeer. Well
illustrated with real-life examples of brands, the book makes
for the successful articulation of a winning brand strategy.
Matching
steps
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Max Mueller
Bhavan present Uber Kreuz (Crosswise) by Reinhild Hoffman
and Suzanne Linke. It has been 20 years since these two great
women of the German dance scene have been seen together on
stage. However, they have had many professional meeting-points
over the years. Both trained at the famed Folkwang School
at Essen, which they co-directed later. The title Crosswise
suggests horizontal and vertical meeting points in space,
but allows each of the two characters to retain their own
identities.
The
list
Make your way to Crossword, Mahalaxmi, and take more than
a look at the list of nominations drawn up for the Crossword
Book Awards-200. A list of 24 authors throng the nominations
for English Fiction including Anurag Mathur, Amitav Ghosh,
Amit Chaudhuri, Ruskin Bond and Mrinal Pande. There are nine
nominations for regional languages -- including Mahashweta
Devi and V V Madhavan Kutty. Launched in 1998, the award has
since expanded its scope to cover two prizes of Rs 3 lakhs
each for fiction: one for Indian language fiction translations
into English by Indian authors and the other for original
works in English by Indian authors. This year's awards will
be announced next month in New Delhi.
Campfire
Reach, The Outdoor People, an organisation working in the
field of environment education, environment-related research
projects, and Eco-Tourism, has organised outdoor activities
specifically designed for youngsters. The five to six-day
camps to Karnala, Panchgani, Dandeli, Kanha and Kolad to be
held between March 18 to April 18 have different focus areas
like environment awareness, adventure, tribal life-awareness,
wildlife ecology education and self-development. Aimed at
10 to 18-year-olds, the camps will be characterised by interactive
sessions which will include adventure sports, amateur astronomy,
wildlife films.
Cruise
control
For an enjoyable time not so far away, try the cruises organised
by Maldar Catamaran. The open-air Arabian Sea cruise sets
off from the Gateway of India every Saturday and Sunday and
holidays. The cruise offers exotic and romantic musical nights
on a floating dance-floor with mouth-watering food. For details,
contact 3866128, 3819736.
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