It would be impossible for the town of Lille to celebrate Bombay without taking a close look at what is going on in London, a focal point and a place of welcome for a large part of the disapora of the Indian sub-continent.
This will take place on 18 and 19 November with ‘Midi Midi Londres’ 24 hours in which to discover the many faces of contemporary India in the capital of the UK.
The Maison Folie de Wazemmes will be the headquarters for this event with the exhibition Rich Mix, the play ‘Behzti’ and the music of Nasha but the whole of Lille will be echoing the rhythm of London with exhibitions, concerts, performing arts and the reading of stories for children..
If you can’t be in Lille for the actual dates of the ‘Midi Midi’ programme you can still catch up: the exhibitions are on show until 17 January, the Théâtre du Nord will continue its series of readings until the end of the year and the performance of ‘Behzti’ is touring in the North of France as well as being shown in Brussels and in Paris.
Download the programme for 18/19 November in pdf format
Download the complete programme in pdf format
DATES AND LOCATION
12 October – 17 December
Londres-Bombay Victoria Terminus
An exhibition created by British film-maker Patrick Keiller
Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
http://www.le-fresnoy.tm.fr/
7 – 8 November
'Behzti' by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti – directed by Virginie Jortay
Les Atalestriers, Mons
9-10 November
La porte de Mons, Mauberge
16 – 18 November
Maisons Folie de Lille - Maison Folie Wazemmes
18 November - 22h00
Nasha (Rich Mix)
Tri postal, Lille
14 October – 14 January 2007
Rich Mix: exhibition and happenings based on Brick Lane one of London’s Indian quarters.
Maisons Folie de Lille - Maison Folie Wazennes – entrance free
16 – 19 November
Othello: A play in black and white
Adapted from Shakespeare’s play by Roysten Abel
Théâtre du Nord, Lille
http://www.theatredunord.fr/Public/spectacles.php?ID=811
17 – 18 November
Anoushka Shankar
Opéra de Lille
http://www.opera-lille.fr/home.php
18 November
Storytales for children – Nathalie Le Boucher
Tri Postal, Lille
25 November and 2 December
'Hijra' by Ash Kotak. According to hindu tradition hijras are eunuchs who have the power to bless or put a curse on weddings.
Théâtre du Nord, Lille
http://www.theatredunord.fr/Public/spectacles.php?ID=811
www.lille3000.com
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