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WORLD PERFORMING ARTS
Coming back this year as a separate entity, The
World Performing Arts Department brings forth with impeccable grace
and panache six exhilarating events to Tap That Talent!
1.
Super Swivel
With the explosion of exceptional talent, the street dance event gears
itself for a competition slated to excite and invigorate as the
Balle Balles of Bhangra battle it out with the Crunches in the Bronx!!
2.
Neon Supernova
Brace yourself… feel
this fantasy. This visual extravaganza creates surreal illusions with
dances choreographed with the use of UV lights.. Let the illuminated
movements of phenomenal dancers capture your mind!
3.
Malhar Unplugged
This band event truly
synergizes all that musical talent among youngsters across the city.
As the music succeeds to feed our souls, this event promises to turn
into one classy affair!
4.
Twice As Nice
‘Edleweiss’ from the
Sound Of Music to ‘Summer Love’ from Grease,
those legendary duets from the timeless motion
pictures come alive in this duet singing event... This event vows
to strike that special nostalgic chord!
5.
Two to Tango
Jive, Salsa, Tango,
Waltz… let the rhythm get you higher! The duet dancing event
orchestrates a beautiful symphony as man and woman come together,
dancing the night away!
6.
To Be Or Wannabe
Plagiarism is the name
of this game! Ape a music video...try to recreate the
Original and u win!! This event witnesses them all, from the
Backstreet
Wannabes to the hopeful Britney’s… Quite
the entertainer!
INDIAN PERFORMING ARTS
The Indian Performing
Arts Department is back this year with 6 fantastic events that promise
to add to Malhar 2005 that truly traditional feel amidst the Global
backdrop.
1. Shruti Shringar
Are you ready to
experience a tad of classical Hindustani and carnatic vocals, well
this event certainly will give participants and listeners alike
something to look out for at Malhar this year.
2. Nritya
Alankar
A little bit of
Bharat Natyam gracefully mixed with another Odisi will surely be a
colossal attraction at this year’s Indian Performing arts section.
Judges will be looking for co-ordination between contestants dancing
in two entirely different styles on the same piece of Non-filmi music.
3. Geet Paheli
Participants
certainly going to be up and raring to go for this year’s antakshari
with a Global twist.
4. Silsiley
Scheduled to be held
at Malhar’s auspicious Café Vesuvio, this resurrected performing arts
Ghazal event will certainly be quite a treat for the typical classical
music lover.
5. Lokmanch
IPA boasts of its
Flagship event; Lokmanch, with its theme, ‘We the People’.
Participants have to refrain from using Hindi but dialects like
Bhojpuri and Pahadi will be allowed. Teams will certainly be aiming
for top positions here as the event holds a bundle of points up for
grabs.
6. Reel Rhythms
This
event will certainly intrigue audiences as participants are required
to dance in the setting of a villain watching them. However, obscenity
in any form will result in immediate disqualification.
CROSSOVER
1.
Road rage
Simplistic. Capturing
the true essence of the original ‘street play’ is all this event is
all about! True to its objective, the street play serves to educate
the masses in the spectacular form of drama and with the theme,
‘Crimes Against Women’, this event steps into interesting territory.
- Fusion instrumental
Instrumental music
takes an interesting turn… Indian meets Western, Zakir meets
Clapton…Gear up for the merging of universal tunes producing a truly
global hum!
- Silence of the Hams
Short play. Mime, the
title being “On a journey”. The script should be based on that.
- Marionette on the Move
This brand new event
fuses together the Literary Arts Department, Workshops Incorporated
and WPA to bring forth an exceptional Puppetry show! With string and
hand puppets, this event sets out to orchestrate a truly atypical
spectacle!
- Picture Perfect
Coming from the
combinations of the LA and FA departments, this event requires
participants to draw a country from a lot and make postcards with a
tag line on the Elims. Participants will be judged on their
creativity, adaptation to the theme and humour. Truly an event which
participants will appreciate and cherish this Malhar.
FINE ARTS
In tune with the ‘Global’ theme, the Fine Arts
Department is here with its endeavor to break away from the stereo
type of art being an elite concept. Fine Arts is here with a more
genial outlook, while at the same time enhancing its forte through the
exploration of the works of artists the world over. This Malhar,
experience global art through our own culture sensitive construes and
interpretations.
1. Mind of an Artist (Flagship Event)
The participant must
step into the ‘mind’ of the artist, embracing the artist’s style and
reflecting it in his own image, painting in the colours of the
artist’s abstraction... And hence the challenge lies in reflecting the
theme allotted, tinted with the hues and undertones of the artist’s
persona.
2. Lenscape
Photographers must
put on their thinking caps, and click a model /prop of their choice
and bring about the theme in the most original and innovative way.
3. Ensemble
Here is your chance
to design that outlandish outfit you always wanted to, and on the
final days transform that sketch into a real one!
4. Instant Cinema
Did cinema always
fascinate you? Was making your own video always on your wish list?
Well here is your chance to make that happen. After providing you with
an appropriate knowledge base through a workshop on One-Minute Video .
. . you make your own short film! And that is not all; the winner gets
to screen his/her work at the LA short film festival- Bombay Dreams.
5. To The Rescue
Create your very own
super-hero with the wackiest and craziest powers. And show us how
he/she averts a mishap through a multiple frame comic strip on the
final days!
6. Toy Story
Let your imagination
go berserk, play around with absolutely ANY material… be it cloth,
POP, clay or anything and make that wonder toy.
7. Shape Shifters
Get your spatial
skills into shape because we want you to transform an object of daily
use with into one with an entirely atypical function and look!
8. Etch-a-sketch
We are giving you a
passport to move around our sprawling college campus …so go on, and
etch out the spirit and zest of Malhar with charcoal and paper!
9. Exhibition
The finest
installation of art at Malhar, the FA Exhibition, assures to captivate
you in the snares of its myriad canvases, the focus on blending the
viewer with the artscape. The art is anything but one-dimensional,
coming to life through installations and 3D art works.
LITERARY
ARTS
1. A Fine Balance
This Malhar we intend
to deal with contemporary issues with a global touch at the Great
Debate organized by the Literary department. So get your act together
to fight it out in this battle of wits, UN style at this flagship
event.
2. Halke Phulke
Fed up with penning
down those humorous idealistic poems in your little diary??! Well
this event is just for you as it showcases all that poetic and
hilarious talent in Hindi and Marathi.
3. Scenes from an executive’s life
As India advances on
the global-biz scene, Malhar brings you into the boardroom for a truly
corporate challenge. Trivia, Reasoning, Case studies etc, this event
gets you on par with India’s Global economic presence!
4. Bombay Dreams
Get set all you
budding student film makers and live up your ‘Bombay Dreams’! Malhar
2005 provides you with ‘the’ break to showcase your film-making
talents which will be assessed by Gurus of this line of work at the LA
Lounge.
5. Midnight’s Children
Get to know inside
out, all those movers and shakers, relate their stories and wonder
about their eccentricities! We want to know all at this Personalities
quiz organized by the department.
6. The Umpire strikes back
Are you game?? At
this quintessential sports quiz organized by the Literary Arts, get
set with all your sports facts n figures and prove your mettle all the
way to the chequered flag…!
7. The Circle of Reason
‘HET RICCLE FO ASONER’…Anagrams,
cryptograms, crosswords and more...Word games at Malhar are all geared
up to thrill and intrigue you this year with this mind boggling event!
8. The God Of Small Talk
JAM along as topics
get enigmatic…buzzers go wild and that mic-whipping jam-master permits
you to react in Just A Minute! Literary Arts at brings to you the side
splitting, completely engaging JAM event at Malhar 2005!
9. The Mimic Men
Think you’re
hilarious? Are u that original joke-master?! Well stand up and get
your act together! With the emphasis on current affairs and their
adaptation, this new Stand Up Comedy event is designed with the simple
blueprint for fun!
WORKSHOPS INCORPORATED
Wanna get Wild??! Think you’re Innovative??!
Itching to get really Noisy?? Are you Creative??! Well then...get to
W.Inc!!! Workshops Incorporated is back this year whackier then ever
before!
1. Keep On Vrooming
As Malhar goes
global, workshops incorporated are taking a hike with a bike and
gearing up all those motor heads with bike enhancing tips and
performing enhancing techniques! A horse is only as good as its rider,
so to make that connection with the stead; we present this workshop
where bikers are honed for the ride of their lives!!
2. Global Garb
Is your wardrobe
crying out for that requisite change?! Nothing like getting in that
international appeal to your daily attire! Workshops Incorporated
brings to you a workshop on Universal Attire…right from the Kilts of
the Scottish, the Kimonos of the Orientals to the Ghagras of
India...Its all about the Haute Couture!
3. Ace Venturer
Money Money Money…
Money!! Do u wanna have that Trump in your hand of cards?! This
Entrepreneurship Management Workshop makes that look simple! Workshops
Incorporated shows you how to start up your own business and work your
way up to the high life!
4. Just For Kicks
When in trouble, aim
high and strike low! Kick Box your way through all your troubles and
do it in style! Our Kick Boxing workshop shows you how to do it best!
Get yourself to this workshop for your own good as W.Inc promises to
keep you safe, alive and kicking!
5. Head Over
Feet
Are u searching for
that serenity, for that real peace of mind?! Amidst the bustle and
mayhem at Malhar 2005, Workshops Incorporated brings to you the
workshop on Power Yoga. Get into your most relaxed avatar, head over
feet and see the world in a truly tranquil light!
6. The Wright Way
Propellers, Turbines,
Wings etc. are all you see and think of, then, our aero-modelling
workshop is ‘The Wright Approach”. Learn how to make your very
own flying machine from the very best in the business.
7. Taal Tantra
Dreaming of becoming
the next Shivamani? Or just make a wacky beat out of a tin-can, then
come over and get your mantras right at ‘Taal Tantra’ our
percussion workshop.
8. Hocus Pocus
Are you numinous,
full of secrets and would like to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Always
dreamt of that world where there are no cars and the magic carpet is
the way to go? Then think no more, just whisper ‘Hocus Pocus’
and teleport yourself to our magic workshop.
9. Do the Brew
Nothing like coffee
to get your day started, do you make that same old coffee just cause u
don’t know how to make another variety of it, then ‘do the brew’
and learn how to make diff styles of coffee made around the world
for a truly global morning.
ENTERTAINMENT~THEATRICALS~CONTESTS
E-T-C the dept. reputed to have the audience
friendly events is back this year with a ‘global’ feel.
1. Un, Dos, Race
Keeping with the
theme, the department has, ‘Un, Dos, Race’ their Treasure Hunt Event,
where the participants are required to complete a series of tasks in
order to acquire the final ‘treasure’. Slightly different from
the conventional hunts, here the clock starts only after you have
started a task. So the transit time is not counted for, eliminating
any advantage to the home team. This exciting hunt is based on the all
famous “The Amazing Race”, giving you the same adrenalin rush, but
with a different flavour.
2. Mr. & Miss. Malhar
The Malhar
extravaganza would not be complete without ‘Mr. & Miss. Malhar, the
all round personality contest where we test the contestants
performing and literary skills. This crowd-puller never ceases to
captivate the audience with its mesmerizing showcase of talent. At the
end when Mr. & Miss. Malhar leave the campus, they are the most famous
people with the best prizes. To top it all, the judges invited to
crown the winners are entities from various sections of the
intellectual and performing worlds.
3. Limelight
This year, Malhar
presents a dynamic platform for latent talent to reveal itself.
Individuals can step up to enthrall the audience with their
performances, a stellar opportunity to step into the ‘Limelight’.
With all those celebrities around, you never know where your next big
break lies!
4. NGO’s
Malhar persists to
address Social Issues by providing space for budding NGOs to
consolidate themselves and their ideals. Stalls of NGOs will go up in
the First Quadrangle where, they’ll generate awareness concerning
their respective causes. The stage will be set alive by street plays
and performances by ten NGOs. Also we hope to serve as a platform to
help them find a firmer footing through public recognition and
appreciation.
RAGA
Welcome to the
Raga-lution…what you see is what we write. The Official Malhar
Newspaper, we at The Raga put our money where our pen is and bring to
you a collection of carefully chosen, well written articles. Right
from World Cultures and Arts to Fun Pages and Fiction, we cater to
varied interests of Malharites. Including the event schedule and map
along with our very own ‘Raga Recommends’ we make your visit so much
simpler. So buy your copy and let us introduce you to the wonder of
words.
1. Area 51
Ever since Dan Brown exploded on the popular
reading scene, conspiracy theories have returned to the public
consciousness in a big way. Raga takes this further by making
participants play on the paranoia that surrounds these theories,
encouraging them to write funny interpretations of a concocted
conspiracy theory (as almost all of them are).
2. Politically Incorrect
Humour is a keen
weapon, and few things are more powerful than a good political
cartoonist. A minor roll-call will reveal luminaries like R.K. Laxman,
Abu, Morparia and Bal Thackeray. Raga launches a citywide hunt for the
next visionary in the field.
GRAFFIX
As the
Malhar brush is waved to paint 2005’s college extravaganza, we come to
a department which adds a plethora of hues to this auspicious college
festival year after year. That’s right; we are talking about Malhar’s
‘Graffix’ department. This year, Graffix is straying away from
restricting its creativity to just posters but is exploring new facets
of art and culture to design, complimenting backdrops for all the
events this Malhar. Hosting an abundance of 40 steady artistic hands,
this department handles the Malhar Certificates for the entire
workforce along with providing the eye-catching décor in the judge’s
room and the events’ backdrops. 2005’s Graffix Department has provided
a platform for model art lovers and 3D art designers through the
inauguration of its newest sub-department namely College Décor. The
college campus will be filled with manifestations of art and cultures
coming mainly from this sub-department. From the Coliseum of Rome to
the Pyramids of Egypt, from the quaint streets of miniature London to
the onion domes of the Kremlin, you’ll find them all , as Malhar
prepares to embark on its ever promising voyage; ‘Around the World in
48 Hours’.
LOGISTICS
They handle
the setting up of the stages, stalls, backdrops and other Logistical
aspects. They form the crucial and primary link between the Campus
Administration and the festival with regard to its infrastructure. The
dept. also prides itself in setting up the highly awaited and talks
about Fine Arts exhibition. To conclude the Logistics dept. literally
“sets up the podium for Malhar”
SECURITY
They have the brains
and they have the brawn, they have checks more stringent than the
customs do at international airports, hey but they are loved
nonetheless. That’s right we’re talking about our ever enduring and
rock solid Security Department. From the gates to the woods, movement
and traffic to the first quad, these Suave Sentinels will ensure u
have a safe and comfortable Malhar.
SOUVENIRS
Committed
to Creativity- That’s Souvenirs!! Paper Lanterns, Hanging Mirrors,
Leather Belts to Anklets… Souvenirs do ‘em all! It’s that brilliant
ability to transform mundane pieces into the most aesthetically
designed articles that make the Souvenirs Department at Malhar2005
truly one of its kind. The vibrant stall that is home to all the
handicrafts primed, inspired by the theme, will have an intriguing
Global twist. Do stop by and pick up that one special piece of Malhar
memorabilia that fascinates you the most to complete that Malhar
experience!
COMPUTERS
You will see this department working furiously
‘behind the screens’ in the Moffis. They provide complete
technological support and are responsible for the networking,
programming and database creation and maintenance. They are the grey
cells behind our Malhar website and those fabulous Malhar posters.
When the chips are down you can always count on
‘em!
Malhar promises to be an astounding experience
for participants and audiences alike. The Malhar mosaic this year will
be enhanced by the hues of the Fine Art’s Exhibition and Café Vesuvio.
Café Vesuvio promises to be the Mecca of lit
enthusiasts. This intellectual space offers you those mellifluous
Ghazals as a part of ‘Silsilay’, experimental short films as a part of
‘Bombay Dreams’ and that heady mix of poetry n humor in ‘Halke Phulke’
. Don’t forget to check out the Second Hand Book Exhibition at
Café Vesuvio which promises Rolling Stones Magazines for Rs. 10/- !!!
Connoisseurs of art, artists and art lovers can
unwind and unite with art in the ‘Art village’.
The Fine Arts department in its endeavor to make art genial
and accessible will have clay, plaster of Paris, paints, canvases and
other media available for anybody and everybody to use in the form of
mini workshops. Besides, this village will be home to the tradition of
the Fine Arts Exhibition which will showcase ‘global art’ in multiple
dimensions and facilitate the unison of the viewer with the art
experience.
So hurry and come get your passports to this
grand event on the. . . .
DATE: 10th, 11th, 12th
August
TIME: 1400 hrs to 1800 hrs
VENUE: St Xavier’s College
Contact us at: 22657584/22657155
pr.malhar2005@gmail.com
Visit us at:
www.malharfest.org |
