tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81605966073364400812024-03-29T03:40:27.575-07:00KolKata KonnectorAbhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-31442729444639012062019-02-01T20:54:00.002-08:002019-02-06T09:13:29.322-08:00Siraj Huda : Accidental Actor,Natural Talent<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Born in Orissa, India, Siraj Huda considers himself an accidental actor. He took an unconventional path to his acting career, milking cows in Nepal and teaching ice skating in Dubai on the way. After immigrating to the United States to pursue an MBA, Siraj moved to New York City where he has worked in publishing and as a software engineer. When the recession hit in 2008, Siraj discovered acting and never looked back. His varied life experiences contributed to his ability to get under the skin of the characters he portrays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did not entirely grew up in the village but did spend chunk of my life there. I had a had childhood because of my dyslexia which I didn’t know until I was fourth and had moved to America. But growing up in a rural setting got me to find myself and my center. Who I am and what are my strengths and weaknesses. I guess that helped me a lot later in life to become an actor.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Being an older brown actor I usually end up playing typical roles as cab driver or a convenient store clerk. But I have also played door man, a hedge fund manager, NYPD cop, stock broker, doctor or nurse etc. but I usually end up playing father. The most difficult role was playing a Muslim father for a famous long running popular reality show called ‘what would you do’. But it was a show where you are acting but everyone around you are real life regular people and they are reacting to your acting not knowing that you are acting. It was a hidden camera show. We also wear ear pieces where the director is also telling you what to say or do. Really nerve wrecking.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily brown actors are much in demand lately. Also thanks to technology like internet and streaming services there is a lot more demand for new contents and they need more actors. Also it’s easier to produce contents and upload it so a lot more people are producing. My advantage is my age. Since I am an older trained actor I have a lot less competition. I have also started to write and produce short films.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would say acting. Because it needs a lot of training and mental discipline. <br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My second film I have written, produced and acted in is called FREAK. It’s about a desi widowed father and his grown up daughter. And how their relationship is tested when the daughter reveals that is is dating a girl. I have used few techniques like breaking the 4th wall and using voice over which is usually not used in short films. Do I am excited to see the audiences reaction.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It takes a lot of courage, passion and determination to choose acting as a career. Any message that you would like to pass on to the young struggling actors over there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am an accidental actor. Glad you asked me this question. I do life coaching for actors. Because no school or teacher teaches them how to keep their ‘sanity’ as actors. Acting is a mind game. So learn to discipline your mind. Things like how to handle rejection, how to pay your bills, how to handle jealously and envy, how to motivate yourself, how to be joyful and positive being an actor, how to know the business of acting and know the big picture, how to handle success, how to define your definition of success, how to manage expectations,how to help others in the industry, how to push your self to find other options in the industry you might be good at ... etc.</span></div>
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-1296107828624480622018-12-13T10:20:00.000-08:002018-12-18T19:20:34.999-08:00Winning hearts with strings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rebecca Raimondi, born in 1996, is now attending a Baroque Master with MechthildKarkow at the Musikhochschule of Frankfurt am Main. In 2018 she completed the Fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Jacqueline Ross, where she also obtained the Master (CRD) with David Takeno and studied baroque violin with PavloBeznosiuk . She previously studied with Salvatore Accardo (Accademia W. Stauffer of Cremona, Accademia Chigiana) and Marco Fiorini (Music School of Fiesole) and with Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas (Accademia Praeneste). She graduated at the Conservatorio "O. Respighi" in Latina, under the guidance of Antonio De Secondi and obtaining the highest degreecum laude and honors . She has partecipated in masterclasses with: Dora Schwarzberg, Sergey Girshenko, George Mönch, Harald Herzl and Lorenzo Fabiani.As a soloist she has performed Brahms Concerto with the International Orchestra of Rome, Mozart Concerto no. 4 with the Symphonic Orchestra of Latina, BachBrandenburg Concerto No.4 with the Guildhall Baroque Ensemble in Milton Court Concert Hall in London and the Double Concerto with "I SolistiAquilani" and the violinist Gaia Trionfera under the baton of Amaury Du Closel. In 2016 she performed as a soloist "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi with Rest Ensemble in London and in Rome on period instruments.She has founded the Ardorè Duo, devoted toContemporary Music succesfully performing at the Accademia Chigiana of Siena, the Museo del violino in Cremona - playing on theNicolò Amati ex-Collin 1669 -, the Macro Museum in Rome and the Milton Court Concert Hall in London.She is also member of the Avant Piano Trio(Urska Horvat, cello and Alessandro Viale, piano), which is specialized in Romantic and Contemporary repertoire, successfully performing in UK and Italy.She won many National and International competitions such as Anemos, Clivis, Città di Giussano, Marco Dall'Aquila and Riviera Etrusca. She has been awarded the "Excellentissimus" Prize, released by appointment of the President of the Italian Republic, the "Monte deiPaschi di Siena"Scholarship for the best students of Salvatore Accardo's class of the Chigiana International Summer Academy, and the "Scuola di Musica di Fiesole" Scholarship. In 2016 she has been selected for "Chamber Music Festival 2016", and in the same year she has been awarded a Scholarship by the "Guildhall School of Music and Drama". In 2018 she has been invited to take part in the East Neuk Festival retreat. With duo Ardorè she won in 2017 the Scotese festival, as best young ensemble of Nuova Consonanza Festival. She has been selected for Lucerne Festival Academy 2018. Abhijit Ganguly speaks with Rebecca Raimondi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I was very little, my parents have always exposed me to classical music: at home, my father used to listen to Symphonies and Concertos every evening on a good (and very loud!) Hi-Fi Stereo, and from time to time we used to go to the Opera House in Rome to watch ballets. From the age of three I started receiving propedeutic music lessons, and at three and a half I had my first violin lesson.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My mother told me that one day she asked me which instrument I would have liked to play, and I just answered: "The violin"! I must have listened to very good violinists at that time, to be so convinced for such a choice...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Georg Moench, my second violin teacher, who taught me the majority of pieces from the main repertoire, represents the beginning of my passion for music, and I really enjoy going back with my mind to that moment of life. After, I had teachers who inspired me under many differen aspects, such as Antonio De Secondi, Lorenzo Fabiani, Salvatore Accardo, David Takeno and Jacqueline Ross. Last but not least, my partner, Alessandro, with whom I share and create the majority of my projects and concerts, and who especially developed in me the passion for Contemporary music.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You founded the Ardorè Duo,. Please tell us more about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ardorè Duo was born five years ago, as an ensemble committed to Modern and Contemporary Classical music. Today, we have more than ten pieces dedicated and written for us, and we commission at least one piece every year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the past two years, I started to specialize in the Baroque repertoire - now being enrolled at the Master with Prof. Mechthild Karkow at the Musikhochschule of Frankfurt am Main - and in the last months, thanks to Prof. Jacqueline Ross, me and Alessandro developed, as a duo, a filological approach also to Classical and Romantic music. Since then, our repertoire has expanded with no exceptions. This is why I can say that the Duo's purpose is always that to achieve a musical and natural performance style, simultaneously free from dogma - through research on sources such as letters, old recordings, treatises, testimoniances - yet also rigorous, and with a passionate commitment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2017 we recorded a monographic CD of David Collins' Violin sonatas for Sheva Contemporary (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Ardor%C3%A8-Duo/Ensemble/489438-4) receiving excellent reviews on many magazines, among which Gramophone (March 2018), a CD for Cremona Records with sonatas by Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven, and, in February, we will record a monographic CD with the music composed by Marco Quagliarini, for Stradivarius.The name? We chose it on one eveing, while walking on the beach in my hometown... you can read it as A(Alessandro) R(Reecca) DO (the note C in Italian) and RE' (the note D in Italian), but also - more simply! - as the word "ardore", which in Italian means "somthing which burns of passion, enthusiasm, impetus".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For me it certainly was the one when I performed Brahms violin concerto, in 2014, and my final recital in Lonodon in 2017. In both circumstances I had a very strong energy, whcih I always try to recreate in every concert. Every concert I do has its own positive aspects, which will always change, depending on the period of life, people I play with, the venue where I perform, etc... Therefore, if I think about past recent concerts, I will find that each one of them helped me to make a step forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To perform for the Ananta Makhal Tribute Concert, and alongise his former students, was a great honor for me. Already before coming to India I heard so many good things and stories about Ananta as a teacher, and when I met people who knew him, I could really feel a strong respect and love towards him. Moreover, the project that Michael Makhal and Alessandro Viale led this year, and in which me, Urska, and many Indian musicians took part, has been, in a way, a continuation of what Ananta did for almost his entire life. We gave masterclasses in three different places (Hyderabad, Bangalore Greenwood International and Vio Voi music school), we involved the students in the final concert of the Autumn International Music Fest in Hyderabad, we shared our knowledge and insights about western Classical music with the musicians from Calcutta's Oxford Mission Orphanage. And being Ananta a violin player... I felt particularly attached to the stories of those musicians who I performed with in Calcutta, and a particular responsibility as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the moment I am living in Frankfurt, where I just started a Master in Baroque performance. I really wanted to specialise in this repertoire, from which European classical-musical tradition starts, and I am happy to have had the chance to take this path.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alongside this, I am devoting myself to the performance of the Contemporary Classical repertoire, commissioning and performing premieres of new pieces, both in duo with Alessandro, in trio with Urska, and for solo violin. Moreover, this year I also have a couple of "virtuosistic" projects, in which I will perform the six "sonate a quattro" by Rossini, Bottesini "Gran Duo" for violin and double bass, and some Paganini. I have got two recordig projects for the upcoming year, one with the music for violin solo and violin and piano by Maro Quagliarini, for Stradivarius, and the second for Brilliant, with the chamber and solo music by Riccardo Malipiero. I am really excited to follow a road that I am building from my own choices. The most important thing I learnd from the modest amount of experience I have, is that it does not exist only one way of doing things and pursuing aims - although the world seems to want us accept the opposite as right, but there are many that can and will succeed, provided that you really believe in them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jeff Gunn is Juno Award nominated guitarist, songwriter and producer for his work on Emmanuel Jal's The Key (Gatwitch/Universal). He is the author of the Hidden Sounds: Discover Your Own Method on Guitar (Mayfair Music Publications) and a regular guitar tips contributor in print and film with Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar World, Canadian Musician, Overdrive (Thailand), The Guitar Mag (Thailand), and he is a contributor with National Geographic History Magazine. He co-wrote the song "Scars" with Jal and Nelly Furtado for the film The Good Lie (Warner Brothers) soundtrack. Jeff has performed at the United Nations, Glastonbury, Dalai Lama One World Concert, SXSW, John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jimmy Kimmels Annual Italian Festival, Juno Awards Songwriters Circle, and the Grammy Museum concert series in honour of Bob Marley. In Fall 2017, Jeff released his debut solo guitar album All The Roads We Take. All The Roads We Take is a collection of sonic stories base Springsteen fs world travels as a musician, writer and backpacker to more than 100 countries. He aims to capture the emotion and wonder of these journeys while exploring the creative sonic possibilities of the guitar. Recently, he did Hidden Sounds Guitar Workshop and performed songs from All The Roads We Take at the Alliance Française du Bengale organised by the Calcutta Classical Guitar Society. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Music is a huge part of my life. It has allowed me to travel the world and connect with people from a range of cultures and all walks of life that I otherwise could not image happening. Music changed my life at the age of 14. I had always loved music as and would often play beats and rhythms on my Grandmothers pots and pans as a 3 year old kid. I still remember my Dad coming home after work and presenting me with my birthday gift which also my first record, Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA album. I knew the lyrics for every song and would spend hours singing along and dancing as if I were on stage when I played the record. I loved music but it was not until I was 13 or 14 and spent a summer listening to all of my Dads records like Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Beatles and The Doors that I was called to play the guitar. I immediately devoted all of my free time to playing guitar, learning guitar and writing songs. I started my first band at 14 years old only knowing 3 or 4 chords. I knew then that I wanted to be a musician as it brought the most joy and happiness I had ever experienced. I went to York University for the Music Program and studied Jazz guitar. I also earned my Bed in Music. However, I did not take the teacher route following graduation. From 24 years old until now, I have made either my entire living or a significant part from live performances, songwriting, delivering workshops and writing for guitar magazines. I have found a lot of joy in having a number of musical outlets, playing a live show, teaching, publishing a guitar tips article with Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar World, Canadian Musician, or scoring an animation or songwriting with an artist. All of these outlets offer a way of sharing music. I love them all. Music has been and will always be a huge part of my life. I never take it for granted and make a promise to give 110% every performance or event I do whether on solo guitar or with a band. One thing that has never changed since I began playing guitar is that I still get excited like a kid running in the ocean when I perform on guitar. Performing for me is the highest state. Its about service and being a vessel for the audience. For their happiness. Overall, music has been a huge source of joy in my life and I am grateful for every opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What would you say was the most cherished moment in your professional career?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Its hard to break it down to one moment. So, Ill give you two. One was opening with Emmanuel Jal for Peter Gabriel at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. I grew up listing to Peter Gabriel and watching his Secret World Live Tour DVD probably one thousand times. I had always been inspired by his collaboration with musicians from a variety of global backgrounds. I remember arriving for our sound check at the Roseland Ballroom and as I entered I heard In Your Eyes and on stage was Peter Gabriel and his band doing their sound check. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and I was consumed by the beauty and power of that song. It was a surreal moment only topped by talking with Peter backstage following our set and he told me something I will never forget; he told me I was a great guitar player. This meant so much to me. The second moment that sticks out was playing the Dalai Lama One World Concert at the Syracuse Dome in NY. It is to date the largest concert I have played, which had a crowd of 26,000. I remember during out soundcheck just looking out at the huge space and thinking how lucky I was to play for all those people that night. After our soundcheck, Dave Matthews came on and did his soundcheck. It was only myself and author Roxana Saberi in the front row seats as I recall and Dave playing his songs on solo guitar. It was very special. That evening I walked onto the stage with Jal and our featured guest Swizz Beatz (Alicia Keys husband) and performed our songs to a huge crowd. I remember the immense joy and love I felt and a connection with the audience. A oneness that was so powerful. I also remember I almost cried I was so happy. Its the level you work for your whole career as a musician and it felt so good to play at that level.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: red;">You've collaborated on projects with a number of musicians over the years. What do you look for when you are collaborating with any musician?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Overall, I try to work with artists who have something to say and whose music makes the world a better place. I find that many collaborations just happen. Sometimes I get invited to record with an artist, while at other times I reach out and pitch an idea. There is no saying which is the best way. In terms of recording collaborations, I have landed songs I co-wrote on two Hollywood soundtracks including The Good Lie (Warner Brothers 2014) and The Black Prince: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture (Rukus Avenue 2017) and both of these were the result of a spontaneous collaboration with Emmanuel Jal and Nelly Furtado. I played guitars, co-wrote and co-produced 5 songs on Emmanuel Jals Juno-nominated album The Key (Gatwitch/Universal 2014), which was such an incredible experience contributing to the album, which also featured Nile Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, DMC, and Nelly Furtado. Other times, I have reached out to artists and it works sometimes while others for a number of reasons beyond your control not so. Still other times, I have been invited to co-write and contribute guitars on a number of albums including my co-arrangement of Annie Lennoxs Why on Dwayne Brittons self-titled album (LML Music 2009), contribute guitars on Rayzaks Water, which was produced by Brian West. I am also involved in a collaborative project with multimedia artist Terrence Jon in which music and art come together in an interactive multi-media performance and experience. Regardless of who I am working with, I am always mindful thatfrom every experience you learn and develop your craft further.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You tour the globe as lead guitarist with singer/activist Emmanuel Jal .What is it about Jal as a person or musician that makes it so easy for you to musically gel or get along with him?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let me say that over the past 8 years, Jal has become family to me. I have been lucky to perform with him in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. Even after 8 years, I am inspired by the power and sincerity of his performance. Ive seen a lot of powerhouse performers, and Id put Jal up there with the best of them. Whether playing to 100 or 26,000, Jal has the ability to hold the audience in the palm of his hand. Its a rare gift. Night after night, he gives 110% of his energy and he inspired me to do the same. Musically, my own performance style has been inspired by everything from Reggae to Rock and Malian guitar music. The cool thing is that Jal writes in a number of musical styles and this is exactly where I feel comfortable playing. One song we rock out and the other is an African inspired ballad. My strength as a guitarist is my versatility and ability to perform and write original music in a number of genres.I think we click on stage musically because we both understand that we are involved in service. We are here for the crowd and are giving everything to the crowd to make sure they have the best time they can. Its our job. Beyond the stage, Jal is one of the most generous individuals I have ever met. He always speaks the truth without fear and I look forward to a lifetime of friendship with him. He will always be a dear friend to me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you describe how a concept of song of yours is born?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I have gotten older I have become more self-aware. That is to say, I am open to musical ideas all of the time whether is walking down the street or when I am sitting with the guitar on my couch. I find myself inspired to write music most of the time. Often, an idea will just come to me; a melody, a progression on guitar, ukulele or piano/keys. I will record it and keep coming back to it until it is ready. Travel is a huge influence on my writing. After going to West Africa I wrote Starlight; after going to a festival on the Mekong in Thailand, I wrote Candle Lanterns and after hanging with Antoine Dufour in his studio I wrote Everything You Ever Wanted, the first two of which appear on my debut fingerstyle album All The Roads We Take (2017). I write instrumental and songs with lyrics. There have been times when I have sat with a singer and we had a few hours to come up with something. There is more pressure here especially if you are in a studio. But it is fun and usually something good comes out of it. I like to write the music and come with a melody and then present it to a singer. However, I had also had the experience of a singer coming to me with a melody and having to come up with the music for it. Both ways are enjoyable and present their own challenges. One of the coolest experiences where a song was jammed into existence was when I performed with Jal at the Warchild Concert 2014 in London, UK. I was working on a riff and Jal went on drums and played a beat. Suddenly, Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons (we were opening the night for Marcus, Ellie Goulding and Emeli Sande) walked in our room sat at the piano and improvised a solo on our new creation. It was spontaneous and an experience I will not forget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I like to be a facilitator. I will show students the basic building blocks of music in order to get a strong foundation but I am careful to not tread on their creativity and force them into a mold. When I teach, I want to inspire my students to find their own creative voice and feel the joy of expressing themselves musically. That is the goal of my Hidden Sounds Guitar Series (Mayfair Music Publications, 2012), to offer guitarists some interesting techniques and approaches that have enriched my own performance in the hope that they will be inspired to make their own discoveries and share them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As someone who has toured far and wide, which places have resonated with you the most and why?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let me start by saying that I am thankful for all of the crowds I have had the privilege of performing to everywhere. As a solo guitarist, the crowds on my latest Hidden Sounds Tour in Asia including here in India have been very receptive and inspiring. In terms of playing with Jal, I enjoyed opening with Jal for Xavier Rudd to huge crowds in Australia. The crowds were really engaged with the music. There are so many great festivals worldwide and I enjoy playing the festival circuit because besides the main set there is usually an interactive set with other musicians in which you play for one hour together. Playing an interactive set with Billy Bragg, Arrested Development and a Gospel set with Serena Ryder have been some festival highlights. The crowds at these sets are so focused on the performance, which usually has some kind of a theme binding the artists together.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-41191120710644505782018-09-01T14:24:00.002-07:002018-09-01T22:14:55.062-07:00Swimming to new shores<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It all started during my conversation with my friend Jose Luis. We were talking about competitions and he asked me if I would be interested in trying the 81km in Ganges. Initially , I thought it was crazy but eventually I started to concerntrate about the competition and prepare myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also I want say, big thanks to my sponsor: rosa mediterranean houses, @fnptrainer77, barberia pepe donoso, boquerones team. Without them, I wouldn’t be here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My friend Jose Luis has been a constant motivation. He encouraged me to go to the swimming pool or sea, almost every day and I want tell him a big THANKS. He is the reason that I started taking swimming professionally and passionately. My family and friends had supported me too.</span></div>
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-1609421489892478422018-08-27T07:12:00.002-07:002018-08-27T22:42:14.655-07:00Sami Shalom Chetrit: A life of reflection and action, literary production for social change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Prof. Sami Shalom Chetrit is a teacher, poet, writer and filmmaker. He was born in Morocco, raised in Israel and have lived there since. He also lived in New York City for many years where he studied (Columbia university) and taught at CUNY. He has been writing and publishing poetry for thirty years. Chetrit was a leading social activist in Israel for many years. He was among the founders of the alternative school Kedma in the southern neighborhood HaTikva in Tel Aviv. Chetrit has also produced and directed three documentary films- “The Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak”, Az’i Ayima (Come Mother), and recently “Shattered Rhymes: the Life and poetry of Erez Bitton”. Recently, Prof. Sami Shalom Chetrit and Rani Blair representatives of Israel’s largest public educational institution, Sapir College, hold a series of lectures, workshops and presentations organised by The Embassy of Isarel in India, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute & Culture Monks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You were born in Morocco, raised in Israel. How do you feel your early childhood experiences and memories play into your work?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My childhood played a significant role in my life as an artist. It was a childhood of immigrants family and community into a country that we considered the promised land, but we found much hostility from our European Jewish brothers whom we followed to the land. My culture and identity which at home we celebrated and were proud of, was considered backward and was therefore absent from the classroom and textbooks. We were erased. I grew up wanting to become European, which was complicating my identity. Much later in my early twenties I’ve learned to embrace my history and culture and became an activist for that cause.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What inspired you to do The Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak?If you could let our readers know the issues which are unique to the Mizrahi Jews?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a child I was watching the reports about the black panthers demonstrations in our family living room, and my father will be commenting saying things like: “they are so courageous! I salut them.” Then later that year of 1971 he himself organized a demonstration in our town Ashdod for the improvement of our community living conditions. Those pictures stayed with me for long. Much later as a student in Jerusalem — the hometown of the panthers — I’ve learned them from close. Visited them and started writing about them. So the film came as I was writing the chapter about the panthers in my PHD dissertation and my friend Eli Hamo, a filmmaker and an activist told me after listening to recorded interviews I made with the panthers, that this should be a documentary that will reach thousands around the world, while a dissertation will remain a reader for few. I finished my dissertation and it came out as a book in Hebrew, Arabic and English. And of course with Eli we made the film that have reached thousands around the world and Israel. My friend Eli past away six years ago and every screening of the panthers since is dedicated to him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you believe Mizrahi Jews can act as a bridge, forging a path of peace and justice for Palestinians and Israelis?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes I believe so. But my generation had better chance to do so. The young generation is now ultra patriotic and is distant from the culture and mentality of mizrahim in their communities in the Aran and Muslim homelands. Of course the European hegemony has been discouraging mizrahim from being such bridge, by recruiting them to serve in intelligence, shin beit, mosad and anti-Arab special unites, abusing their Arab looks and Arabic language. Now openly the leaders of Israel incite the young mizrahim against the Palestinians using methods of politics of fear. So it’s possible for mizrahim to build a bridge but becoming more and more difficult.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That’s a question I ask myself from time to time when I have a good story: should I write a poem or a story, or should I make a documentary? The qualities of a poem and a story are known to us for thousands of years. They prove to be stable and effective. Yet, the temptation to tell it all on screen so direct and creative in one hour reaching thousands of people is always there. I do both. Like the example of the black panthers. Or the film about the poet Erez Bitton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In our interviews of new candidates for the film and television school, we ask the candidate to tell us about the latest in the news as he or she read in the papers or watched on TV or heard on the radio. We want to see that they are engaged in what’s going on around them in the world, in country in their community. That is the context we are making art within. Also I always recommend New comers and graduates to stay away from cynicism. It’s a poison for every artist to be aware of. And don’t confuse that with irony. Irony comes with a smile, an insight, I little laughter. So my advice be engaged in your community, inform yourself, and safeguard your innocence. We need innocence to tell a fresh story.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-78289274386801199382018-03-15T23:07:00.001-07:002018-03-16T14:03:50.630-07:00Composition is the soul of music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marco de Tilla deepens his musical studies under the guidance of numerous teachers, including Rino Zurzolo, Ermanno Calzolari, Furio Di Castri, Piero Leveratto, Dario Deidda. He teaches jazz double bass for many years at the Conservatories of Naples and Potenza and works as a teacher with Ismez (National Institute for Musical Development in Southern Italy). He takes part to several workshops and master classes with internationally renowned musicians such as Dave Holland, Larry Grenadier, Bruno Tommaso, Paul Jeffrey, Scott Colley, Dick Oatts, Antonio Sanchez, Danilo Rea, Franco D'Andrea, Paolo Fresu, Maurizio Giammarco etc. He usually plays in different bands, from the trio to the big band, also collaborating with well-known musicians including Antonio Faraò, Norma Winstone, Paolo Fresu, Sarah Jane Morris, Chuck Findley, Javier Girotto, Emanuele Cisi, David Alan Gross, Andrea Pozza, Roberto Gatto, Adam Rudolph, Gabriele Mirabassi, Don Moye, Nico Gori, Maurizio Giammarco, John Arnold, Flavio Boltro. He recorded about forty jazz albums as sideman and three of his own: "A Little Present", "By the Waves" and "Suoni Italiani". His name is often present in exhibitions and festivals in Italy and abroad. He plays for example in New York (USA), Damascus and Aleppo (SYRIA), Berlin (GERMANY), Calcutta, New Delhi and Bangalore (INDIA), Prishtina (KOSSOVO), Marseilles (FRANCE) and lots of italian cities. Recently he performed at the ICCR, Kolkata as a part of the Giuliana Soscia Indo Jazz Project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started to play piano at age of 8. At 16, I started to play electric bass and to play rock with some school friends. When I was 18, music became the most important thing in my life: together with my teacher Rino Zurzolo (bassist of the great Neapolitan singer Pino Daniele) we decide to let me try the double bass, and I fell in love with the instrument..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My professional life has been always full of many different bands and musicians. I rpredominantly played Jazz from the beginning of my career. I used to play every day with somebody and to know more musicians as possible...and after so many years its still the same for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Composition is the soul of music. A good composition makes everything wonderful...and it can also change the life of a person. A composition is like a landscape and it can be breathless. The improvisation is what you do in front of that landscape. So it can means good things if you, for example, loving a woman in that time. Or means bad things if you are left behind by her. So the improvisation is what do you do with a composition, what it means for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the actual New York jazz scene. All the musicians like Gerald Clayton, Ambrose Akinmusire, Gretchen Parlato (just to name a few) are continuing to evolve that music. I think jazz is still now live more than ever and are growing up strong in the new generations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What would your advice be for double bass students in approaching a new classical piece? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My advice is to look and study to the "less important" things: to work well on every breath, on every single note. The key is to be patients and constants, without being in a hurry to become somebody. Another advice is to find your way to love the study in a musical way, instead to study scales and exercise without sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a project with my wife, a very good singer, in which we play Italian and Neapolitan songs in a jazz-soul way. Her name is Virginia Sorrentino. You can listen something here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">27 year old Simon from London, taught geography for 4 years before setting out to cycle from London to the Philippines. He has cycled 9,000km through 17 countries, pedaling from London to Istanbul before flying on to Mumbai to continue the ride. In 6 weeks he has cycled from Mumbai, to Goa, Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Visakapatham, up through Orissa and into Kolkotta where he met Abhijit for an interview during a week off whilst being visited by a friend from home. Back home in London he goes to church and runs marathons. Both of these interests have shaped aspects of his cycling tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aged 19 ,I was inspired by a book I read called ‘Cycling home from Siberia. A British man quit his job and spent 3 years snaking around the globe experiencing amazing beauty in people and nature. 12 months ago I was teaching geography in the suburbs of London aged 27 and realized that if I didn’t make the decision to do it now then I never would, and I would live to regret it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From camping in the forests of Europe, climbing snowy mountain passes and experiencing celebrity status as a white man in India there are so many stories to choose from! From the 17 countries I’ve cycled through the memories that stick out the most are the ones of love and hospitality from complete strangers. I was 80km south of Zagreb, the Croatian capital and rain was falling hard! My clothes were heavy and my body cold. I took shelter under a well on some farmland as it was the only dry place to eat. A shouting man approached me across the field and seemed angry.. 1 hour later I was sat in his house sipping a warm mug of coffee, tucking into oven fresh homemade cake having being given new dry comfy clothes to change into. The couple, Stephen and Minka, insisted that I should stay the night before making a pulse raising offer! ‘Tonight we will go hunting!’ We quietly walked into the forest, out into a dark field and Stephen, armed with a gun as tall as me, crouched down. BOOM! We ran up to see a squealing, 120kg pig! Back to the farm it was skinned, chopped, cooked and feasted on! The next morning, with a belly full of pig, I said goodbye to this couple who had shown me, a stranger now an adopted son, such love. There was tears in each of our eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the Czech Republic the front rack on my bike smashed into pieces as I rode over a rather large hole in the road. I was around 20km from the town I was aiming for. I used some rope I had to attach my bags to the back of the bike and very slowly made the distance. It was the weekend so on Monday morning I visited all of the 7 bike shops in town before finding a suitable new rack to fit to my bike. We say in the UK, where there’s a will, there’s a way! Desire will overcome difficulties.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you ever feel like giving up, if so why? And what kept you going?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes! Being away from home at Christmas was tough. In the UK everyone gets together with their family to exchange gifts, eat great food and play games together. When I have doubts and feel home sick I return to the purpose of my trip. I’ve realized that If you engage with your purpose you will be far more motivated at what you do. For me it is to visit, learn from and encourage churches along the route. So far I have done just that every Sunday in the 20+ weeks of the journey. I’m also raising awareness for a charity back home which keeps me motivated!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What’s more difficult running a marathon or cycling?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’ve ran the marathon distance of 42km 6 times in the past 4 years! For me the enjoyment is different. In running I’m competitive and run for time, coming 200th out of 40,000 competitors in the London marathon one year in a a PR of 2:38. In cycling it’s more about enjoying the people and places I see and meet along the way. Even after some days of 8 hours in the saddle on this trp I have to say the final km’s at the end of a marathon hurt a lot more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Any Brit wanting to be a celebrity should come on a 2 week trial cycling through India to see if they can survive the crowds, the attention and the seflies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This weekend go on a ride! Visit a friend in a nearby town. In the past 7 years there are few places I haven’t pedaled through in the UK and most of these trips were only 2-3 days in length. Start small today and tomorrow you’ll be cycling from London to the Philippines!</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-48773719448723006842018-02-25T06:31:00.000-08:002018-02-25T06:33:44.535-08:00Hungarian Rhapsody<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Norbert Kael internationally renowned concert pianist, is one of the most influential artists of “crossover” style. His concerts represent an intriguing combination of the two musical styles. His captivating passion, style and colorful repertoire, are widely popular among audiences around the world. Norbert has already performed “sold out” evenings in Madrid, Rome,Copenhagen, Bukarest, Moscow, Delhi, Cairo, USA, and Cancun, Mexico. Mr. Kael received his first degree at the prestigious Ferenc Liszt academy of Music in Budapest. After graduation Norbert received the highest scholarship to Berklee College of Music, in Boston,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">USA, where he had the opportunity to study jazz with such great artists as Laszlo Gardony and Joe Lovano. Boston audience could hear Norbert's playing in such places as Regatta bar, Berklee Performance Center among other concert venues throughout the USA. After moving to New York, Mr. Kael diversified his musical skills by learning from such masters as Seymour Lipkin and Matti Raekallio on the classical side as well as Kenny Barron, and Wynton Marsalis on the jazz side. Norbert has been pursuing the idea of combining classical and jazz styles since his early musical studies. Norbert approaches the selected classical pieces with creativity, taste, and respect, that way he keeps the original melody and character, but yet he puts it into a new dimension. Recently he performed at the The Calcutta School of Music. The event was organized by the Embassy of Hungary and Balassi Institute, Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi and The Calcutta School of Music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started playing the piano at 7 my parents enrolled me to music school. Interestingly I didn’t like it until I was about 12. Then I discovered Keith Jarret, the American pianist, I just loved his music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, on the jazz side, and Andras Schiff, Arthur Rubinstein, Radu Lupu, Evgeny Kissin on the classical side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt Bartok, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin. Actually Bach, Chopin, and Bartok</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Really important. All my compositions have optional improvisational section. If someone doesn’t want to do it, it’s possible just playing the written part, but less fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hard to tell, all of my performances are very memorable, I’m blessed with great audiences</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You had the opportunity to study jazz with great artists such as Laszlo Gardony and Joe Lovano. Is there anything that you retain from your student days at the Berklee College of Music, any particular piece of advice or wisdom that has stayed with you?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes Seymour Lipkin told me at Juilliard, to really believe my playing and just go ahead.I really liked it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’m setting up a recording with my trio. This is going to be our 2nd cd, also I’m creating a project with a Hungarian folk singer who won Grammy. We are going to do a fusion of jazz and Hungarian folk music in a new way.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-27347490954012177612018-02-15T10:20:00.000-08:002018-02-15T10:20:30.601-08:00Adventures in Traveling: Party of Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jess and Tim grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. They first met while studying at Otago University where they became good friends. After graduating, Tim combined his love of the outdoors and his career as a Land Surveyor by working in remote parts of Western Australia. Jess fulfilled her dream of living and working in London, England. It wasn’t until a few years later when Tim was travelling to Europe that he stayed with Jess in London and they became a couple. Since then Jess and Tim have travelled to many places, gotten married and moved to Australia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are very different. There are the same differences as being single or married when not travelling. Travelling together has both advantages and disadvantages. The main disadvantage is the need to compromise on the many aspects of travel including where you go and what you do there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now that we are travelling together we need to compromise on how we travel, where we stay and the activities that we do. On our current trip we have both had to make compromises on the type of restaurants we eat at, the places we sleep and even the countries we’ve chosen to visit. Where we cannot compromise. For example, when Tim hiked for months through the Himalayas. Jess spent time in other places in Nepal that suited her more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We think that while we compromise where we can, sometimes when one of us really wants to do something that the other doesn't, the other person either has to just tolerate doing something that they don’t like or do something else instead. There are always going to be times when we don’t want to do the same thing so we think it’s fine and sometimes even nice to spend some time doing our own thing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Apart from the usual support and companionship of a partner the main benefit of travelling together is that we are able to share the tasks involved in organizing our travels. Throughout our trip Jess has researched all the VISAs and train bookings that we have required and Tim has booked our accommodation and planned our trip route. There can often seem like an overwhelming amount of planning and organizing when traveling around multiple countries so having two people to ‘divide and conquer’ can be very nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are 32 and 33 years old so we had moved out of our family homes and became self reliant long ago. Because of this, our families are used to us being away and making our own decisions and therefore they were not worried and were supportive of our plan to go travelling overseas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Despite our independence it is very nice to have this support and the knowledge that if we somehow got into troubles overseas, our family would be there to help us out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you were much younger than us and less financially independent, it would be much more important to have the support and cooperation of your family. Having someone more mature to talk to and someone able to get you home in the case of an emergency would be very important. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of Jess’s most memorable moments was walking through Dhakmar in Nepal’s Mustang District. Dhakmar is a beautiful traditional village set amongst tall and strikingly red cliffs, dotted with the ruins of ancient cave dwellings and far away from western civilisation. After recovering from a period of sickness and feeling good about her fitness, Jess felt how special it was to visit a place so remote and see something so beautiful. The fact that you can’t easily take a plane or a vehicle to this place means you are one of a ‘small number’ of people to hear the silence and see the untouched beauty. It made Jess feel happy to have been hiking for so many days and lucky to be there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tims most memorable moment was when he was walking the Great Himalaya Trail through the Himalayas of Nepal. At this time, he and his father were completing a section of remote trail, crossing the tops of a forested ridge line. Their day had dragged on and they were looking for a place to camp next to a source of water. In their search, they found a small shelter where a girl was standing nearby so they asked for some water and in turn were offered to stay with the family on the floor of their small home. During their stay they were fed and entertained and given a valuable insight into the lives of these Nepalese people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Beyond seeing tourist sights and National Parks we always try to meet the local people from the places we visit and to get as good an understanding of how these people live. You usually can’t book and pay to have these genuine experiences, so Tim was very happy and honoured to have been given this experience by such generous and kind people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we travelled to Mongolia we booked the cheapest hostel at the last minute and ended up staying at a place called ‘The Garage’ run by a young entrepreneur called Bagi. This was our first stroke of luck as Bagi was a really nice guy and was very helpful in helping us organise a horse trek on a budget. We loved staying at his hostel with likeminded guests, travelling in a similar way to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On returning from our horse trek, Bagi offered us the opportunity to stay with his nomadic uncle out in the middle of the Steppes of Mongolia. We couldn’t say yes to this offer fast enough and a few days later we were off on a bus to the middle of nowhere with a huge bag filled with vegetables as a thank you gift. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over the course of the next week, we helped the nomadic family heard sheep, milk horses and collect dried cow poo and immersed ourselves in their day to day lives. The nomadic life is as far from our usual life as is possible and we loved learning about how the family work, entertain and survive in this inhospitable place. After our week on the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Steppe we were very sad to leave our host family and would love to stay in contact or see them again if possible in the future. This lucky and impromptu experience is something that we often talk about and which we will remember for the rest of our lives.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you could become a local in one of the places you’ve traveled, which place would it be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have loved travelling through France in the past and love the people, culture, food, landscape and weather. Also, in a practical sense, France would allow us to continue our careers, providing we spoke French, and therefore maintain our current standard of living that we are used to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you ignored careers and income, then we would love to live the simple life in a place like on the coast of Greece where there is a slower pace of life, a lot of emphasis on family and socialising, enjoying good food and enjoying yourself. It would be nice to live in a country where the cost of living isn’t so high that your day revolves around making money, keeping your job, rushing around and stressing about our chaotic lives. We can easily imagine growing our own food, trading produce at the local market, socialising with friends at a small restaurant and swimming everyday in the tranquil sea. Its sounds pretty good and we would be less stressed and healthier than we are back in our normal lives.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you believe that travel teaches lessons about the world, about mankind that we wouldn’t have learned otherwise? Can you tell us what your most valuable lesson has been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes. Every time we visit a new place, we are positively surprised by the people that we meet. We are constantly rediscovering that almost all people are inherently good. We have even found that the people from poorer places are often genuinely nicer and more generous than those who have more to give. We travelled to Turkey a few years ago and were overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of the people. In one rural town we found it impossible to pay for anything we tried to purchase. It was clear that with our nice clothes and modern van, we could afford to pay our way but the locals all insisted on showing us what their town had to offer, free of charge. Since then we have been lucky enough to travel to many other countries and over and over again people have been so good to us and really proved that almost everyone is good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is such an important thing to learn and remember in a world that often seems a little out of control and where the media only presents the bad and shocking. A lot of people who can’t or don’t travel overseas, only get to see the world through the lens of the media and therefore, for example, don’t like Muslims and are weary of Africans. Anyone who has traveled and actually met a Muslim or an African will quickly learn that none of the negative stereotypes are true. Despite having travelled a lot before reaching India, we still have learnt that so much of what the media has told us about this country, is simply not true because every person that we have met during our trip here so far has been nice, helpful and friendly. We shouldn’t have been surprised! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you aren't married yet, wait until after you have travelled together for a significant period of time. You will find out so much about each other in the process, as travel can be difficult and stressful so your true self will be exposed and both you and your partner will see who each other really are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While you are travelling, you will have to deal with many challenges and make hard decisions out of your comfort zone and away from your usual support network. You will also have to spend a lot of time together, often just the two of you and without the usual life distractions of work, sport and chores to allow you to hide any tension in your relationship. You will fight and blame each other when you get stuck in the middle of nowhere, in a country where you don’t speak the language and you don’t have a mobile phone. You will have to sort out your issues very quickly and you will soon work out if the person you are travelling with is good for you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have’t yet travelled with your partner then you may already know if this is a good idea or not. For some couples, they may know that despite loving each other, travelling together for a long period of time is just not a good idea. We have met couples who are happy to travel by themselves for the greater good of their relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am basically a realism painter. I try to describe the details of our world by traditional oil and egg tempera painting technique which is very important for me.Yes,"details of the world "! I am Japanese. I am not sure that is reason, but I feel myself I have a sense of view of the world with a kind of "Animism"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I tend to make choice my motif from real fieldwork by traveling foreign countries. Of course I think that for art, imagination and philosophy, stable view of the world, universality is important. And we have to find them on everywhere, in everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why do I look for motifs in traveling? Traveling means "escaping" from ordinary world, ordinary habits to think, act and communicate. I think that we can become free and fight against our problems in our life by escaping sometime from our community or regular habits. I release every objects of the world from their own location, system of meanimgs.This is "simplify”. This process is important for myself.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you consider your greatest artistic challenge? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All earthly things pass away. But artworks can preserve and hand down to the next generation that "emotion" "sense" "thinking" "impression”. Creating artworks goes against the current of the time. But great act of human. Secondly, we can know many different cultures and communicate worldwide. Creating artworks has great power for discovery; each other .We can expand our view of the world and find our own friends beyond the age and location.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have been to India nearly eight times. How does this feels like to be in India?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My first trip to India started from Kolkata in the month of March in the year 2005.The most important purpose of repetitive traveling to India is getting rid of a difference of experience between Japan and India. In Japan, death and other deep human activity are hidden from ordinary space. Major Japanese tend to demand to act, think, be member of his community each other indirectly. Showing one’s personality is not welcomed. Old town and buildings are easily demolished. We Japanese lost direct reality of life instead of clean city space, convenient life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In India everything is vivid, massive, strong texture, visible many different religion and philosophies and of course artworks and architectures. Through my India experience, I want to discover myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was looking for good location for sketching all day. The place was a seaside on the edge of "Izu" peninsula, a big cliff. When it was almost sunset time and thought I wouldn’t find a good motif. But I did not give up. I went down to the cliff; finally I found brilliant big view of cliff. Beyond religions I felt "The Creator".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maybe I do not concern deeply after WW American contemporary art history. But of course we artists living this age should refer those adventure of Western Modern art history. Consistently "How can I complete painting work based on realism update" I do not want to limit my artwork in Japanese art market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the world there are various types of concept, style. To say "what is the most major art style now?" does not have strong effect now, I think. With thinking university, I think every artist should pursue their own critical mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope new generation artists are not too obedient to critics and customers and public decency. People say too much "It is impossible. You can't do it(like us)". But you have to know that our critical ability is usually above than real creative ability. So we should be modest and confident in about our ability in a true meaning.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-15177793601043665252018-01-06T10:55:00.000-08:002018-01-06T10:55:36.978-08:00The Kolkata Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />With its intriguing cultures, diversity and history, India has been a captivating land for many. It's not just a destination but an experience! Aida Melo from Philippines who works as a caretaker in a power company has been reading a lot and watching videos about Kolkata. Finally, she decided to explore the unique and fascinating city of Kolkata. It was Aida’s first travel outside The Philippines. First things are always memorable in life as they are thrilling and interesting. When asked -You have been dreaming to come to Kolkata for over a year. When you first landed in Kolkata how was your initial feelings? Aida replies "It was a mixed feeling. I was excited and happy. Though I was a little afraid since it was unknown city, but I knew God was with me. I knew He would guide me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kolkata - the city of joy has a fascinating history that highlights its rich culture and literary flavor. When Aida visited the Victoria memorial she was literally in tears. She couldn’t believe she was present there. She was moved by this white marbled beauty, which can rightly be called the epitome of grace and elegance. Aida says "It was a wonderful experience. Everyone was so nice and friendly. Most people are very kind and nice and very welcoming and helpful. I was fortunate to have my friend Koustav Chatterjee whom I met on Facebook to show me around the city. What I liked most about the city was that the people respected the tourists and welcomed them wholeheartedly"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Talking about her favorite culinary experience in the city, Aida says, " It had to be the mutton Biryani! When a plate of Kolkata Biryani appears on a table, it evokes myriad sensations. People visiting the city should try the Kolkata Biryani. I also cherish the ginger tea made by Koustav’s mother. It was very special for me!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The biggest concern for travelling solo as a female is safety. How did she get over that fear? Aida feels," I knew from the beginning of this trip, it was a gift from God. I knew God will guide me through the journey. The fear has been there since its an unknown place. But my pastor and his wife told me that it's normal to get afraid when you are travelling to an unknown destination. Fear makes you stronger!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aida volunteers for Jesus Our Abundant Life Church, Batangas City, Philippines. Talking about her volunteering experiences she says, "My church is my life! I love volunteering. I want to thank God for every blessing he has given us. He died on the cross to save us from our sins."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is said Kolkata takes documentary street photography to another level; as a photographer, you can become overwhelmed by the intensity of the daily life that you see as you walk around. Aida being a passionate photographer says, "Whether you casually walk down the busy streets of Kolkata or hop into the car to travel around the city, there is an undeniable charm that the city emits. You will find a lot of action! The MAA flyover is so beautiful in the evenings! I took a selfie with the chai seller. I have taken two earthen cups to carry it to Philippines as a souvenir."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They say if you have ever stayed in Kolkata, a part of it always stays with you. Here's what makes this city special, and what you can never forget, no matter how far away you are!</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-21448075727490965992017-12-27T10:40:00.000-08:002017-12-27T22:42:35.216-08:00A magician's moments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started pretty late compared to most magicians! I started when I was around 17 years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My family and I were going down to the south of France, but since we live In Paris (which is around the north),we had to stop midway, in Lyon.There, we went to a restaurant in a little place. Our table was outside, and my little brother (who was 12 years old), saw a magician busking in the other end of the place. Enthusiastically, he asked my mother to see him after eating. My mother said yes, and he just ate his food as fast as possible to see him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While me being a teenager, acted like I didn't care. But there is something entertaining about magic which makes people glued to it, so I thought to visit and bring my brother back. When I reached the magician's stand, Noé (my brother) asked: "Sir, can you do your best magic trick to my brother before we leave?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So he performed to me one trick( a trick when the spectator has a spongeball in his hands, and the magician makes another ball to teleport in my hand, so now I have two), and I was amazed and fooled so badly at the same time, that I kept on watching one trick after the other until my father finally came to bring the both of us back ! While returning back, I was thinking that it would have been so great to learn how to perform magic. It was just a only a thought then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we arrived at our destination. There was 1 room for each other, and my room was a furnitured attic. And among the various stuffs in the room, I found an old magic kit! I told to myself "Well I have no excuses to not start!”. I started to learn some tricks, including the spongeball trick! And when I performed tricks to my family (and friends who were joining us later) tiny miracles, they enjoyed so much that it made me feel so good, like I never was !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later, back home, I ordered my own magic kit, less "chilidish" and started to learn as much as possible. Among all the kind of magic in the kit (ropes, coin,etc.), I oriented myself with cards, which became my specialization (like a lot of beginners), because of his unlimited possibilities of tricks, and it is ease to carry out various tricks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile, I was studying to be a nurse, but the more I learned and performed, the more people wanted to hire me for some events. And even if I love to be a nurse, I feel so happy when, for a moment, I make someone forget everything and make them enjoy the moment and see a world where everything is possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is because I want to share the feeling that that magician gave me, just like your first firework, or when everyone sings for your birthday.. It is when I realized that that I saw my hobby turning into a real passion!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you think magic is something that anyone can learn or do you have to have a certain aptitude or mindset?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everyone thinks that being able to "fool" people is a gift; some may even think that it requires real powers. But in fact, everybody can learn the conjuring art. I didn't even know how to properly shuffle a deck of cards before starting to learn! Depending on the category of magic you want to learn, there might be some difficulties, but there is 3 inherent things that you will need to be better at this art:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Time: because you'll spend hours and hours to understand a technique, timing, the presentation some tricks requires weeks, months, or even a lifetime to master!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Money: because time is money haha! No really, the business of secret is well kept, and the more you'll get specialized, the more hidden secret will be expensive. Of course, you can pay also a mentor to teach you, but I learned by myself, because having a mentor is also expensive. Plus, sometimes, you have to buy some material to build/refill tricks. Doesn’t mean that you can't do good magic for cheap though, a good deck of cards and you can entertain people for hours if you know your tricks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Motivation: the most important thing to have, because it is your motivation that will make you willing to spend time and money to be better. Your motivation is often having a hard time, whether you met bad spectators or you struggle to learn something,etc . But as long as you know your true motivation, and it is strong enough, you can be one of the best!This is how I managed to reach the "professional level" while starting way later: I worked hard to succeed, thanks to my true motivation!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What’s your favorites magic trick?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well first of all, as a close-up magician, I like to involve the spectators as much as possible. As I said earlier, I want them to imagine a world of unlimited possibilities, not to show me and my "magic powers". It creates a win/lose situation, which I don't like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the less I do things, the better it is, and it is even better if THEY do it. I have a lot of tricks like that, but if I had to choose one, it would be the trick where a spectators choose any card he/she likes, place it back in the deck wherever he/she wants, and keeps the deck the whole time. Then he/she would imagine burning his own card (which I don't know). A few seconds later, the spectators feel a bit of heat. He/she spreads the deck, to find one card with a big burnt hole: it is their card!This trick is so strong, and simple to follow, that you can even do it without speaking, I love the reactions I get from people with this trick so much that I do it all the time !</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What has been the most memorable moment for you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you do magic, you meet a lot of different people, from different cultures, countries. So you have a lot of memorable moments created by the meeting of people you wouldn't even talk to without this special event. It is very hard to pick just one. Let me share couple of these special moments. Firstly, it was last year, the day after Christmas. There was an activity center who was keeping kids for parents who had to work on that day. Sad for the kids when you can't play with your presents! But the director hired me to do a 2 hr long show. When you do magic, you enjoy creating amazement and laughs to people, and see it on their face. But from all reactions I could have in my "career", those from these 40 children were so pure and strong, that even now I can't talk about it without having a big smile and telling myself that is the best job ever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another experience was in India. My friend and I planned our trip two months ago, so we can be sure to have every guesthouse, every train ticket on the right time and we wouldn't have to worry about it. Our last night train was from Varanasi to Kolkata. But even two months before, we were the 4th and 5th on the waiting list. On the departure day, we took the night train. The first 45min of the trip was on sleeper class, with the tickets granted. But for the next 12 hours on AC2... still on waiting list! We had to sit on the floor, between to wagons, next to the toilets in the cold with people who wakes you up to cross or to go off the train. It was going to be the worst night of my life. But around 23pm, the Ticket Checker told us to go to the sleeper class. So we went, and there we met another two Indians in the same trouble as us.We talked a bit waiting for him, and when I told them what my job was, they naturally asked to show some tricks. So, I did around 30min of magic tricks, and they enjoyed it so much! That is one of the reasons I love Indian people, they love magic as much as I do! But still, we were without seat, the four of us. The ticket checker came again. So my “new friend” negotiated with the Ticket Checker and got us a seat by paying bribe. The whole negotiation process took 4 hrs!.When I wanted to give my new friend the money, he told me "Don't worry my friend, it is my way to thank you for all the good magic you showed us "On that day I've learnt how people can be generous and kind, and that without magic I would have spent the night on the floor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of centuries ago, people tend to call "magic" anything people would do that was beyond the understanding. Nowadays we know that magic is not real (as far as we know, but the feeling of living something magical is real, it is what we try to create !). People are getting smarter and smarter, and that is when technology has a role in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today you can order a taxi, know the weather for 2 weeks in advance quite precisely, and talk to someone at the other end of the world! So we can use sometimes some subtle devices to do some parts of the trick that we wouldn't be able to with our bare hands, but I think some technologies are too obvious. That is the case with magic applications on Smartphone. If you think about it, if a magician brings out his own phone to do some miracles, people will think that it is just an app. And they are right most of the time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">People are not stupid, they are getting clever as fast as the technology evolves, and one day everyone will know about almost everything about it. So, I think we are in a technological era of magic, with a lot of magicians performing with tablets, Smartphone. But slowly, we are entering in a new era of magic, which involves the biggest computer ever: the brain. There is a psychological subtlety that absolutely no one knows, and there is no magic app for that. What if I told you that for a moment, I could take back your ability to read? Well, it is possible... and with nothing more than words on a cardboard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2015, David Wu walked for 600 km from Kuala Lumpur to Kelantan to raise funds to help repair homes affected by the big flood in Kelantan, Malaysia. The following year, he cycled from his home town of Alor Setar, Malaysia to his ancestral home town in Taishan, China, raising funds to repair more damaged homes and also to search for his grandfather's birthplace. Now, David Wu wants to raise funds for children with cancer, and he wants to ‘take’ these kids to the Seven Modern Wonders of the World. As he cycles worldwide, funds raised will go to The National Cancer Society of Malaysia’s Children’s Home of Hope. This time he flags off with Ving Lee on Merdeka Day to travel to the 7 Modern Wonders of the World, again by bicycle .All they ask is that the public follow their journey and donate ONE Ringgit to help the children.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is the message that you want to convey through this journey of yours-“One Ringgit, One Malaysian?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think the message speaks for itself. The rally call of “A Ringgit A Malaysian” simply means that as a collective, we can do so much by giving the absolute minimum. Every individual can only do so much but coming together as a society, we can certainly do a lot more provided we participate. Participation is key in the realization of any dream or ambition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I did think that India was going to be a tough challenge, but on a more serious note, I think the leg from New Delhi to Jordan will probably be the most challenging logistically. There will be barren land and deserts to cross. The geopolitical scenario in the Middle East is also looking rather prohibitive as far as easy passage is concerned. Jordan is surrounded by countries that are either at conflict or just unsafe to go through. We haven’t quite pinned down the exact route as yet since situations can change by the day in that region. We have an idea, but I think it will only reveal itself further as we get closer. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You did a 4,000km cycling expedition from Kedah to China. Have you had any major setbacks in that trip, or sketchy situations you had to get yourself out of?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ride to China was pretty much smooth sailing throughout. It was my first attempt at solo long distance cycling so I guess the challenge was very much a mental one. The fear of the unknown, so to speak. However, my security was never at any risk, looking back, although it didn’t feel like it at the time when I was stranded up in the mountains of Laos till very late at night. That episode was quite hairy, being all alone in pitch darkness in the middle of nowhere familiar. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you ever feel like giving up, if so why? And what kept you going?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, there hasn’t been a day that I felt like giving up. It will be a long journey nevertheless and I think coming to terms with that fact is key to keep moving forward. Of course there will be times when one will feel homesick or food sick, but in undertaking such a journey, you’ll just need to keep reminding yourself that you weren’t going to start something you don’t intend to finish. If you say it, do it. Getting to the finish line is in itself a huge motivation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess it’s the human encounters that provide the biggest rewards. The kindness and generosity shown by total strangers is quite a treat and goes a long way to provide the optimism that deep down, the human nature is still good. We have had some amazing encounters with the people in India, especially in the more rural areas. The sights along our journey are also great feasts to the eyes and make it all worth the while. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What did this journey teach you about yourself and adventure?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think we’ll really only know the answer to that when the journey concludes, but at this point in time, I think the journey thus far has made us realize the depth of our own strengths. It is not an easy expedition by any means but I’m glad to say we have shown some incredible resolve up till now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn’t realise this was trending? I think it’s a good thing to associate an effort with a cause or charity. I mean, wouldn’t it be such a great waste of all that energy, focus and effort if none of it went towards helping those who could use a leg up? </span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com403tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-79494405867689955232017-12-17T09:46:00.000-08:002017-12-17T09:46:23.373-08:00"Our vision is to bring the amazing beauties of classical music everywhere around the world"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recently, the Victoria Memorial Hall,Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata presented a western classical concert by Quartetto di Cremona featuring works by A. Webern, F. J. Haydn and F. Schubert. Since its formation in 2000, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. Regularly invited to perform at the most important festivals and concert seasons across Europe, South America, the United States and the Far East, the quartet has garnered universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike for its high level of interpretive artistry. They are a regular feature on radio and television broadcasts around the world (RAI, WDR, BBC, VRT, SDR, ABC) performing their extensive repertoire which ranges from early Haydn to contemporary music. 2017 will mark the release of the final volume in their complete recording of the Beethoven quartets, on the German label Audite. Simone Gramaglia who is considered one of the best Italian violist and also the manager of the group shares his thoughts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Would you share a bit about Quartetto di Cremona’s vision and mission?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To have a vision is very important if you have a project. If you have a project without a vision it like to have a flower without water. It won’t grow. Our vision is to bring the amazing beauties of classical music everywhere around the world. Our mission is to realize it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The quartet has collaborated with numerous artists of international renown. What are some of the most rewarding experiences?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can for sure mention the amazing collaboration with our friend Lawrence Dutton, violist of the Emerson String Quartet. We played many concerts with him and it was always fantastic. Or with my great friend the cellist Jamie Walton. He is just fantastic. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The quartet frequently conducts master classes. Could you describe the master class experience and the value of working with young musicians?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Teaching at a certain point of life becomes essential. You physically need to pass your experience to others and working with young musicians it’s always very stimulating. And it help to learn many things too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The effect of a piece doesn't merely depend on the performance of the musicians, but also on the place it is performed at. How do you see the relationship between location and sound?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a very clever question. I think if many artistic directors around the world would think a bit more to this matter we would have a much easier life...The location and its acoustic are fundamental for the sound. Specially talking about strings. If it’s too dry or too resonant or too big audience will loose most of the quality of the interpretation and many details of the piece. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Quartetto di Cremona is an Ambassador for the International ‘Friends of Stradivari’. How important is to promote and develop stringed instrument making from a cultural standpoint?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is extremely important. We are very proud to bring around the world the great value of what Italy and Italian artists where able to produce and it means the best fine string instruments in the world. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Increasingly, performers, orchestras and record labels are thinking beyond the traditional concert in an attempt to get classical music heard by new audiences. Can classical music reach a new audience through unlikely venues?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don’t think it’s a matter of venues. It’s more a matter of education. If you don’t bring music to young children you can’t pretend they will attend a classical concert even if you propose it in a cave on Mars. It always and just a matter of education. If you know something you can decide what to do. You can accept it or not. But if you don’t know something</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are some of your goals and aspirations as a quartet as you look towards the future? Are there any recordings on the horizon for you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As artists we have many goals, the main one is to play all the most beautiful music written for string quartet. We already played a lot but still we have a lot to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recording? Yes! Our beloved Franz Schubert with his quartet op. 161 and String quintet op. 163 with two cellos. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since you manage the group, how challenging is your role? What would you say your top priorities?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s not easy being a musician nowadays. Specially a classical musician. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lot of my colleagues and students still spend the all time of their time practicing in their room and waiting for a “phone call” that will change their life. Maybe this was possible years ago. Not anymore. A musician today of course has to be gifted, super well prepared but then he needs a clear vision and a very focused strategy. I started the quartet when I was 25 yrs. After 5 years of pure studying and competitions I took our career in my hands. And since then I had two works. Violist and manager. I’m almost 43 now. I brought the quartet everywhere around the world. I built a super-network of contacts. I planned and realized all our recording projects. It has been a super hard work. Lot of nights spent to create projects, ideas, possibilities. Challenging. But essential for our career. At the end I can say my top priorities are beauty, a clear vision and enthusiasm. </span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-22502355440486398792017-12-14T08:01:00.001-08:002017-12-14T08:01:30.425-08:00To be in love with God<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Semida David is a trained economist, after working for some years as a financial inspector, she quit her job and chose a humanist path.Together with her husband, she owns and manages a guesthouse in the mountains. There, she has created a spiritual center, Shanti Spiritual Centre. She is a Bowen, Reiki, Bach and Yoga therapist. She conducts ‘Yoga for Health’ class at her hometown’s Culture House, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. There, she has hosted conferences on Indian culture. She also hosts different spiritual courses such as: Happiness Course, Guiding Souls beyond Death Course and Youth Elixir – Immortality Elixir.She is currently writing spirituality books, both for kids (a series of tales with Angels) and for adults. She has taught Romanian Language at an Indian University.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She coordinates a theatre group, putting on stage mainly spiritual plays written and directed by her. She has been on tour in India several times. Loving spiritual travels, she has visited special places in Europe, Israel, Egypt and India, and written about them.Her greatest joy is to be of help to others, in every possible way. Her latest book- “Always Be Happy” traces the spiritual journey of the author. A deeply moving book, it is written straight from the heart. From being an atheist brought up in Communist Romania, the author gradually turns to God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God is accessible to everyone and loves us equally.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who or what inspires you the most?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Infinite love of God.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems like more people are searching for inner peace and meaning in their life. This is especially true in the western world. Many westerners are drawn to India. Why do you think this is happening?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is because in India there are many saints. They have touched the inner peace, they have touched God.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What motivated you to found the Shanti Spiritual Center?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our aim is to bring Indian spirituality to Romania. To open a gateway to spirituality for the Romanian people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In your opinion, why is yoga so important for the times we’re living in?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">YOGA brings balance to mind, body and soul.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What would you advise if someone wants to be happy and have peace of mind in his/her life?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To be in love with God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thora Kraft was born in Hoya in 1967. She lives and works in Calberlah, between Hannover and Berlin. From 1987 to 1996 she studied Fine Arts at Universities of Arts in Braunschweig / Germany and in Barcelona /Spain with Prof. John Armleder and others. From 1996 to 1997 she had masterclasses. In 2014 she won the art prize of the Kunstverein Wolfsburg and in the same year received a residence scholarship for the Künstlerhaus Salzwedel. In 2015 and 2017 she was nominated for the art prize of the artfederation "Lüneburgische Landschaft". Her artwork is a show of investigations about pictures and their perceptions. Therefore she puts light upon the public and verbatim/ literally the backgrounds of presentations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you share a bit about how you got started in photography?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Originally I am a painter. In the course of this I consider significant the sphere around the actual picture. Because I refuse producing a detached something just thrown undirected into the crowd. Hence I studied from the beginning the conditions for paintings,, subsequent artworks in general. For this purpose I use the photo camera. These explorations with the camera set up / built up some ongoing series:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- light on pictures “spot on the unexposed”</span><div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Describe what you are trying to communicate with your photos to your viewers?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I make use of photography in order to explore what is between pictures and people and people. About discoveries, disguises and camouflages in general. All findings are essential and they flow in my next piece. If you see into a picture like on a stage, my photos show you the space behind, above, beyond, in front of. I like to tell about the hidden space behind the curtain, the unseen area backstage without spotting them on stage. To let under-cover sometimes means to show respect. There are some worlds; they have to be preserved invisible. I want to tell about these worlds like the astronomers tell about planet nine.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Where do you find inspiration for your photography?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The inspiration for my photos I find among people. The fathomless and at the same time vanishingly small worlds in between. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have done some interesting photographic series. Which one would you say have been the most significant for you in your career so far?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My pieces of art are like pieces of puzzle about the seen and the unseen, the seeking and the hiding. My work is about sharing my way of researches to the public.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you have any advice for a new photographer starting out?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My advice for a new photographer: Be surprised. Do not take anything for granted. The most is invisible. The invisible deserves your attentiveness and your respect.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What would be your dream creative project?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dream creative project would be having a studio inside the huge space of a jungle. Maybe I would explore the space between two leaves. Maybe I would paint doorways to the greens.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-72019187740752508542017-12-09T23:40:00.002-08:002017-12-10T08:01:38.054-08:00Positive spirit and conscious songs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Germany’s Raggabund (aka Caramelo Criminal) consists of artists who came together to lift the local reggae and dancehall music onto the next level. The group’s most striking personalities are the South-American brothers Paco Mendoza & Don Caramelo. The band is multilingual and sings in German, Spanish and English. Whether critical of society or entertaining, Raggabund is always absolutely authentic: a successful mixture of punchline, poetry and positive message.Upon invitation of the initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future" (PASCH), the band is on a tour of South Asia together with Hermanos Mikey Board and De Luca of the Swiss band The Dubby Conquerors. They recently performed at the at Vidya Mandir, Kolkata.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How would you describe Raggabund as a band?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are a German based band who is specialized in Caribbean beats like dancehall, reggae, cumbia or reggaeton. We provide danceable music with lots of good vibes and try to reflect our views of a conscious and helpful society within this world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How does the band’s association with “The Dubby Conquerors” have influenced your music?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our actual album “Buena Medicina” was very inspired by our partners and backing band “the dubby conquerors”. They are protagonists of the Swiss reggae movement which is well known for roots reggae with a classic / analog spirit of the 70ies reggae. It was the first album we worked on with one producer and one band and we love the sound. It got groovy classic reggae beats with a conscious and spiritual essence like our idols used to have back in the days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What kind of message you want to tell with your songs?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We don't have specific topics in our songs; we talk about everything that inspires us. This might be love, misunderstandings or the incredibly good Indian food. But we keep an eye on a positive spirit in our music and sometimes we love to write conscious songs which might encourage the people to think about habits or things that happen in this world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What’s it been like traveling and being able to play in international venues and not just a band that just plays within the in a specific region?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our entire career we have played in several countries and on several continents, so we don't know how it is to be a local band. We are very grateful of the big gift to get in touch with so many cultures through our music. It is incredible seeing how music can cross boundaries such as language, borders and cultures. We think Caribbean rhythms can work all over the world, cause anywhere we go the people love to dance to our music. Playing international venues really is a big chance for us, because people who haven’t known our band yet might get interested if they hear our name and come to our concerts and that is the best way to get your music well known.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you have any favorite moments that stand out during your SOUTH ASIAN TOUR 2017 that were just special to you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, every city, every venue and every concert have their own energy. Generally, it is very hard to pick your favorite moment, if a tour is full of incredible moments like the tour we did. We got to know so many people who inspired us with their hospitality, their kindness and their beauty. India offered us so many great experiences we will never forget. But if we have to choose, surely Kolkata with all her beauty and flavors was special. We have known this city for so many years because of its history and stories, and it was very special walking through these historic streets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The good thing about concerts is that you get in touch with your fans instantly. You interact with them or figure out how new songs work on a big stage. We love to alternate songs and their sound on stage. Some songs we play faster than on our album, some we play slower. We even change the chords and enrich a song with different feelings than the original one. But our main target is to offer a perfect show to our audience, so when they love a song only in its original mood, we will play it like that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are your thoughts on where reggae is heading as a genre?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we don't consider ourselves a reggae band only, I can't answer your question in a proper way. But I know that reggae, like a lot of genres, got mixed up with a lot of different styles just like electronic, hip hop, global bass or dubstep. We love this fusion, which helps us to get new ideas and is a great inspiration.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-62317835258854038042017-12-05T09:35:00.000-08:002017-12-05T09:43:05.969-08:00The interaction of line, surface, space and colour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Karin Schuff is a painter, in the old meaning. She's working with traditional materials, like oil on canvas or ink and gouache on paper. But her interest is not narrative, she isn't trying to tell you a story or try to show you something you know or have seen. All that matters is the interaction of line, surface, Space and colour. Karin was one of the participants of at the Indo German Art Festival held at the Arts Acre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find Inspiration almost everywhere, in nature or in the city, everywhere where I can find forms and colours- but I never paint exactly what I see, just remembering or reminiscences of the real world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think that we are only in the beginnings of the era of digitalisation- and of course it will change art as well as almost everything else. The development of computer Games shows how fast things happen. The kids of today are already feeling at home in virtual parallel universes. And they will have a totally new approach to art when they grow up. But I also think that there always will be room for traditional painting as well. </span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-19014484012176115362017-12-03T10:49:00.001-08:002017-12-04T10:43:11.167-08:00About time, form and space<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recently the The Indo-German Art Forum 2017 which is jointly planned and managed by the Arts Acre Foundation, Kolkata, and GDIZ Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Indische Zusammenarbeit e.V. (German-Indian Association), based in Munich / Germany was held. Uwe Jonas was one of the participating artist.He is a painter, who uses the instruments and methods of a sculptor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Was art a part of your life when you were growing up? Can you remember your first introduction to art?</span><br />Art has become part of my life since I was 15. I started creating little sculptures made of brass + wood and drawing political cartoons. At the age of seventeen I got influenced by the Russian painter W. Kandinsky and turned myself to abstract painting.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">What is your goal with each sculpture you make?</span><br /><br />The concentration of reaching the only form full of tension and passion. It is the coincidence of lightness and density, gravity and transparence.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Describe your creative process. How long does it take for a piece to go from idea to final product?</span><br /><br />I am following my series (e.g. squares, colored items) for a long time, they are ongoing projects. Ideas appear and vanish, so is the process building and destroying. A final result may appear after a period between a month, a year or a decade.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-29958751205317755812017-12-02T08:15:00.001-08:002017-12-02T09:05:15.783-08:00Musical ‘CHEF’ fun-packed with rich sounds and vivid visualizations! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />‘BIBAP’ was shown tremendous love for the past 6 years since its premiere in 2011. Now 'BIBAP' is beginning a new chapter with a new name, ‘CHEF’. Not only has the name changed, but the music and choreography are also enhanced with more musical elements and upgraded scenes to showcase a truly dynamic performance. The upgraded musical ‘CHEF’fun-packed with rich sounds and vivid visualizations! It’s an explosive stage where a world-class level of b-boying and beatbox are deliberately combined. Every facial expression and movement of the performers is thoroughly calculated, naturally incorporating slapstick comedy in the show. The raw comedy and the element of surprise brings vivacious laughter in the audience. Also, ‘Chef’ is an interactive performance that encourages participation from different audience members, which in turn generates unexpected laughter! The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi supported by the Korean Consulate in Kolkata hosted “Tasty Korea-a Korean Musical night”. Miok Kim the PR Team Manager of musical CHEF talks about the BIBAP CHEF.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are 3 factors why musical CHEF can be loved in all over the world.Firstly, musical CHEF is non-verbal performance. So regardless of audience’s language, they can understand our storyline and what our performers are doing. Secondly, musical CHEF has explosive energy. It has well-made comedy and dynamic performance of our actors. Finally, our performance has a connotation of the charm of Korea. That’s why our show is one of the famous Korean wave performance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Korean food is well-being and variety; moreover it is good for health. Korean share food together and exchange feeling. Bibimbap is one of the famous Korea traditional food. It is well-being food because of being made with fresh ingredients. There is bibimbap scene in the musical CHEF. We would like to share the Korea’s food culture with global audience through our show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have performed various countries during 7 years. We were impressed each external performances. Every external performance, we met new local audiences. The audiences move us every moment. That’s why each external performance is meaningful for us. Especially this performance in Kolkata, we were very impressed with the audiences. There were many young audiences and they were interested in Korean culture. Also we got a big round of applause. It was the first performance in India, so it has been very pleasant memories for a long time to our team.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Kolkata people brought smile and it will remain in our memory. We can feel the new future of India through passionate young people of Kolkata. We thought that if we could perform for a long time in Kolkata, it would be really great. So, we hope that we can go to Kolkata again for performance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hertha Miessner focuses in her works the different layers of transparency and the simultaneous use of form to look at the inside and outside. She is developing in both of a painting and computer aided process a transformation in her work. Her art pieces name the contrast between reality and virtuality in her very own way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Cardinal red, draperies of shiny velvet and creased silk, changeovers from light to shadow – Hertha Miessner creates pieces of work which resemble paintings from the old masters, f.e. Remprandt, Caravaggio. But the baroque opulence is only a photographic product, a perfect virtual illusion. The starting point for Hertha Miessner’s digital artwork is - almost deeply symbolic – waste products of painting: randomly painted tapes which are normally used to cover parts of the painting. Scanned and digitally arranged tapes disclose a preciousness which renders the images a character of valuable, historic paintings with their illusionistic effect. They simulate an enigmatic surface which is hiding something unexpected. " In this way, the deceptive aesthetics of the digital world is the subject of Hertha Miessner’s artwork. What remains from the painting process as a by- product turns to a basic product of a new working process which remains true to painting. Quality of colour, materiality or motives’ suggestions are digitally arranged, emphasised and systematically accented. Hertha was one of the artists who participated in the The Indo-German Art Forum 2017 which was held at the Arts Acre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my "first life" I studied to be teacher, was occupied to have children and less time to work in art medium. Then grow up the chance to study drawing, painting, lithography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany from 1990 - 1996 . I finished as master scholar with the diploma. Since then I work as professional, freelance artist. At that time I began to include digital methods and video into special art projects I need for installations. Successively I developed different methods to find a new expression in my paining works - computer generated - learning by doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mainly I make my art for myself, to find a language to express me, my feelings, ideas and thoughts. I cannot expect that all people understand me, but I am happy when my works evoke interest in some spectators. I guess these spectators have a feeling for to look into things / pictures / structures deeper, are fascinated of light, shadows, transparency, form and color dialogues and especially like to be irritated and curious.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Would you say that contemporary art has undergone a complete overhaul with the arrival of a new technological age? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my opinion our age with the new possibilities in New Media represent a bigger step then the invention of photography in the last decades. But it will be an extension- for sure extreme- to the mediums used until now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are art galleries the best place for presenting new media works? What would be the ideal space for presenting new media?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is one of the advantages of new media that now art can be easily transferred into open spaces, streets, walls outside etc. So art will be recognized from much more people than before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you see as the future of new media art? Where is it headed?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It will be fascinating to observe the new combinations of ancient methods, like painting, drawing, constructing, with the digital methods in all areas. I see it as an enrichment of variety and possibilities which were not possible before. At the other side the speed of digital development is sometimes overwhelming and makes anxious. But I trust, especially into artist`s power and individuality to resist an overwhelming system.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-81772609220902091062017-11-21T09:39:00.002-08:002017-11-21T09:48:05.432-08:00“I'm mainly interested in space, light, body and perspective”<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year ArtsAcre organized Indo-German Art Forum wherein 10 well known artist from Germany will take part in a collaborative workshop with the artists from India.German Artist Christin Lutze’s goal is to bring together functional, constructive and spiritual moments of art. Foremost, it is about the surface and space shaping application of colour. Christin Lutze studied at the University of Arts in Berlin six years of visual arts and has received numerous distinctions and awards.Since 1997 she has done regular solo and group exhibitions, participated at art fairs participation and works in public and private collections at Germany and abroad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since always, passion for painting has already been with my grandmother and with my mother. Both have always encouraged and supported me to become a painter. I am grateful that I was able to study liberal arts right after graduation from UdK Berlin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My Ideas and my inspiration are coming by myself. They are all things that influence me, that move me, things that I see and see, experiences, conversations, etc., all of which I incorporate in my pictures of myself.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you have a concept before?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, they are all conceived spatial structures that I first build, partly through coincidences, blurrings, superimpositions, into my own picture worlds. The picture builds up over the long sessions and days in the studio. I start with coarse and arbitrary strokes, which gradually give rise to a motif, a theme. I am also looking forward to the new with each new picture, what it eventually becomes. And that's the beauty of painting, it always creates a great passion for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Edward Hopper (his special spatial conception) and Caravaggio (his special lighting concept).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Representation of conceived spatial structures, own pictorial worlds, a very idiosyncratic color. I'm mainly interested in space, light, body and perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How do you come to your palette, or to your headstrong and special colorfulness?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Due to the superpositions of my color layers, the direct mixing of the color only on the canvas, whereby I also use the semi-dry states, of course also about coincidences. But I do not want to reveal too much, it's also my little secret.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-45715170947401526842017-11-18T04:45:00.000-08:002017-11-18T04:45:36.823-08:00Puppetry as a medium of communication, entertainment &education <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Frankie Malachi (pronounced mair-ler-kai) is an award-winning professional puppeteer, and the founder and creative director of Mascots and Puppets Specialists and Puppet Party Magic.A sought-after international puppeteer, Frankie has received international recognition for his work, having performed in places as diverse as Vietnam, South Africa, Turkey, Taiwan, Indonesia, Palestine and Israel. Recently, he performed at the PUN International Puppet Festival .</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How did you discover your love for puppetry?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While growing up I enjoyed watching Sesame Street and muppet show on TV.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What prompted you to form Mascots and Puppets Specialists?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s a great way to reach out to children and adults alike. Generally, people like puppets and it’s a wonderful and powerful medium to use to in education.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How does puppetry differ from other types of art form?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s a combination of many fine arts which includes: sculpting, make up, costuming, the theatrics, props making and many other factors that makes this art comes alive </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How can puppetry help in developing the communication and social skills of a child?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A puppet in the hands of a shy child usual comes alive and the child tends to forget their shyness as their imagination is fired within them and they come out of their shell in the guise of play.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are some memorable reactions you have had from audiences who attend your shows?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An organizer once told me that a teenager student who watched our show was going through depression and was suicidal. However the antics of the puppets made such a deep impact on him that it drew him out of his depression and the thoughts of dying left him completely!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What advice would you offer someone just starting out or looking to break into the field of puppetry?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With the information highway, one can easily Google “puppets” or “puppetry” and there’s a lot of information on how to construct all kinds of puppets n manipulating them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wish I had those information when I was younger.</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-55915749596586927102017-11-13T02:18:00.000-08:002017-11-13T02:54:27.318-08:00Healthy lifestyle, Happy Life!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many Indians have started to believe leading a healthy lifestyle will have a knock-off effect on their personal happiness. There has been quite a bit of publicity regarding the rise in lifestyle diseases among Indians, and, thus, growing awareness of the importance of being healthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We know that as the Indian middle-class has expanded, so has its girth, the result of self-indulgent, sedentary and undisciplined living. We also know that India is the centre of the world’s unfolding epidemic of so-called lifestyle diseases, specifically diabetes and cardiovascular ailments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr Agnes Electra Chlebinska, Physician, author, international speaker and the founder of Lifestyle & Preventive Medicine said, “According to WHO, four out of five chronic disease deaths today are in low and middle income countries, like India. We also know that people in these countries (including India) tend to develop diseases at younger ages, and therefore suffer longer with complications. We estimate now that more than 60% of all deaths related to chronic diseases are preventable. And according to available research, it is estimated that 60 - 80 % of all chronic diseases (dependent on diseases) is related to lifestyle, rather than to genetic factors. The rapid increase in the number of overweight and obese people is one of the factors contributing towards developing chronic diseases.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She added, “For the past twenty years doctors and researchers around the world have been looking for solutions to the rising problem of chronic diseases. And there is a consensus that there are four areas of our life that affects our health and which are responsible for development of chronic diseases and premature deaths; nutrition, physical activity, stress, relationship and social life.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nirmaan B.D. Bangur Endowment of Kolkata, the charitable trust, addressing various social causes has organised this Happy Bootcamp for the first time in India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The workshop took place in Crow Field of Jungle Crows Foundation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is a global health, fitness and social initiative and it is one of the projects of nonprofit organization Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine by this couple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">David W Evans, Lifestyle Medicine specialist,an author, and an international speaker said, “We started Happy Bootcamps over seven years ago. When we first started in London we only had few people turning up. Within 6 months we saw that the numbers started to increase. We decided to reach one billion people worldwide and spread a message of health and happiness through activity, connectivity and education. We went to 12 different countries (Philippines, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden, US etc.). Because of the health crises, the General Sports authority of Saudi Arabia invited Happy Bootcamps to launch a pilot project across the kingdom. Within only a few weeks, we mobilised Saudi’s largest fitness providers, universities and hospitals, involving thousands of people and turning Happy Bootcamps into a national phenomena.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we asked why Nirmaan thought of hosting such an event in the city, Mrs Manju Bangur, the organiser said “The Happy Bootcamp is free for everyone and will be an ongoing activity every Sunday 7am to 8am. The goal is to spread awareness about the benefits of exercise and active lifestyle and make the society healthy.”</span><br />
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Abhijit Gangulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03036531618179004949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160596607336440081.post-20288397568329550952017-11-11T09:51:00.001-08:002017-11-11T09:51:57.506-08:00"We hope to raise standards in family entertainment"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Noisy Oyster is a company from Frome, Somerset (United Kingdom) formed by: Sarah Rowland-Barker, dancer and circus actress (No Fit State Circus) Nik Palmer, puppeteer, creator of puppets and musician (DaSilva Puppets, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Parachute Theatre). Recently they participated in the PUN International Puppet Festival.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why the name Noisy Oyster?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Nik and I started working together and were trying to find a name, we spent two days only being able to say two words to each other - like Green Wellies, Ohkams Razor, etc. It became quite frustrating. Nik eventually texted me with Noisy Oyster. I liked it, so said 'Yes'. We were very relieved, and could talk normally to each other again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a rhyme, and a song -What noise annoys a noisy oyster? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Noisy Oyster was established in 2006. What inspired you to form this company? What contribution do you hope to make to the puppet theatre community?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nik's previous company had disbanded. We met and he needed someone to perform a show Dangerous Dave with him. As I'm from a performing back ground I offered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hope to raise standards in family entertainment. And we hope to find innovative ways to make and control puppets. We also want to make people happy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What kinds of stories do you like to tell with your shows?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All our shows are very different, but we feel it's important to entertain the whole audience not just the children. We want to entertain the adults too, especially as they are the ones paying for the tickets. So we often put in a few jokes for the adults.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you find are the similarities and differences between British puppet shows and those from other countries?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Similarities - We all suffer from low wages. Differences - Some countries use a lot of words with little action. Some countries have the backing of the government and are able to put on very big shows with very big scenery and effects. Some countries revere their puppeteers. In England we don't have government backing, and we are not revered. People always think of Punch and Judy with regards to English puppeteers. And English people see puppets only being for children.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Given the ever-more digital performance scene, what do you think is the role of puppetry today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is important to see live performance. As an art form it encompasses a wide range of skills. Puppets can say and do things which live actors cannot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you think that art has the potential to bring people together in a way that other diplomatic tools can not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Absolutely - you only have to see all us puppeteers sitting together. We have a whole world-wide family because of puppets.</span><br />
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