Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival at Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath > 9am & 5pm on 30th, 31st January & 1st February 2015

Time : 
Morning : 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Add to Calendar 30-01-2015 09:00:00 01-02-2015 12:00:00 68 Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival Event Page : http://goo.gl/jCqQZB Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY - For School Students only
Evening : 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 30-01-2015 17:00:00 01-02-2015 20:00:00 68 Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival Event Page : http://goo.gl/jCqQZB Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY - Open for Everyone

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : Opp. National Archives, adjoining India Gate Lawns

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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Central Sectt.' (Yellow Line and Violet Line) Exit Gate - 2

Event Description : "Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival" in collaboration with Nivesh, an NGO which conceptualised the Annual Travelling Literature Festival, Ghummakkad Narain - in the year 2010 The festival will showcase national and international story tellers from different regions of the world and will feature stories from histories, epics, social themes, folktales, tales from animal kingdoms and much more.

Participating story tellers will be : National - Villupattu (Tamil Nadu), Baithak ni Bhavai (Gujarat), Khongjom Parva (Manipur)
International - Folk Tales from Europe, India and Africa by Emily Parish (U.K.); Stories from Silk Route by Sarah Rundle (U.K.); African folk tales by Godfrey Duncan (TUUP, Africa)

Programme Schedule
Friday, 30 January 2015
4 – 5 pm – Panel Discussion on storytelling preservation and
 techniques
5 – 6 pm – Stories from the Silk Route (Mongolia) by Sarah
 Rundle (U.K.)
6 – 7 pm – Villupattu by Prof. Vettavarayan & troupe (Tamil Nadu,
 India)
7 – 8 pm – The Firebird and other stories from Russia and
Eastern Europe and The Three Swords - a Scandina
vian folktale by Emily Parish (U.K.)
Saturday, 31 January 2015
4 – 5 pm – The One-eyed Lad and the Ugly Little Princess
 by Daniel Hall (Hungary)
5 – 6 pm – Swedish & Norwegian folktales and myths
 by Emily Parish (U.K.)
6 – 7 pm – Baithak ni Bhavai by Nayak Baldevbhai D.
 (Gujarat, India)
7 – 8 pm – Stories from the Silk Route (India) by Sarah
Rundle (U.K.)
Sunday, 01 February 2015
4 – 5 pm – African folktales by Godfrey Duncan (TUUP, U.K.)
5 – 6 pm – Love – a recycling tale by Daniel Hall (Hungary)
6 – 7 pm – Khongjom Parba by Padma Shri Nameirakpam
 Ibemni Devi (Manipur, India)
7 – 8 pm – African folktales by Godfrey Duncan (TUUP, U.K.)

Morning Sessions are being held from 9am to 12:30pm for school students

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