[Reader-list] Invitation : Nigah Queerfest '09

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THE NIGAH QUEERFEST '09
 
23 October to 1st November
Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
 
Nigah is a queer collective that works on issues of gender and 
sexuality. Based in Delhi, the group tries to create inclusive and safe 
queer spaces using media, training, and conversations.
 
The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan  and Nigah would like to 
welcome you to the varied program of the Nigah Queerfest 2009.
                 
The schedule includes:
 
Opening Night
Friday, October 23, 7.00 pm
 
Photography Exhibition "Fantasy"
Curated by Sunil Gupta
October 24 to November 1, 10am to 6pm
                                                    
“Queer subcultures the world over have been the repository of 
fantastical other lives. In the face of oppressive realities they have 
famously responded by honing     their powers of expressive 
imagination; be it in language or dress codes. Images have played a 
very significant role in this.  At times like now, post Article 377, 
there is a shift in societal norms that empower us to make visible our 
desires. How would you visualize your queer fantasies? “ -  Nigah
 
 
An Evening of Queer Performances                               
October 28, 7pm to 9 pm 
 
The Nigah Queerfest presents an entertaining evening of varied queer 
performances. Performing artists will be: Sukesh Arora (Theatre), 
Gautam Bhan (Stand Up Comedy), Mandeep Raikhy (Dance), Pramada Menon 
(Stand Up Comedy), Sumathy (Music)
 
 
Presentation by Ins A Komminga
Followed by Panel Discussion - Ins A Komminga, Shivaji Pannikar & Sunil 
Gupta
October 29, 7 pm to 9 pm
 
Shivaji Pannikar speaks on the Need to create a Queer Discourse on 
Indian Art; Ins A Komminga speaks of his_her experience as an intersex 
artist and Sunil Gupta presents the work of Queering the Lens. The 
three panelists bring together a range of meditations on how they 
think, speak and express desire, and battle against both internal and 
external hesitations and confinements while doing so.
 
Ins A Komminga is an German artist and intersex-activist. 1998 Ins got 
the diploma in free visual arts of the university for arts in Bremen, 
one year later a scholarship at the “Werkstatt Altena”. Since 2002 
he_she attend at postgraduate study of the Tulane university Orleans. 
2004 he_she was cofounder of the group 1-0-1 intersex.
 
 
For details on the above programs please visit website: 
http://www.thequeerfest.com/
 
Or contact: 011-23329506/011-23329890 Extension: 110/112