October Jam is an open-to-all festival of arts
October Jam is an open-to-all festival of arts
This month Theatre Jam hosts a whole month of events to inspire the city community to give vent to its creative streak. Theatre Jam is a space for people to assert individual expression. Taking cue from the same, the October Jam Month celebrates a year's anniversary of everything that conjures up art, aiming to draw in more of the community and expand the creative movement. The month aims to unite music, performance, theatre and visual arts for collaboration.
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October Jam opening ritual |
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Workshop on activist theatre by Pandies theatre, at Cubbon Park |
What to expectAll sorts of events have been and will be taking place across Bangalore this month. If anyone has a message they would like to put across to the community or a story to tell, Jam Month is the place to do so. You can bring along anything be it a song, installation, dance, ideas, tricks, and painting for instance. Which ever form of media suites best, Jam Month allows you to establish your own space. Most of the activities are taking place in a variety of different venues and spaces across town such as streets, public parks, terraces, basements and markets.
The week that went byLast Sunday, the jam took place at the Nanda Park. Using this space worked proficiently because people who were not initially part of the group and were relaxing in the green lawns became intrigued by the event and joined in to watch. The day before that on Saturday, a student group from the department of Pondicherry Performing Arts, were at a theatre workshop at the Samuha Gallery. The group came to work with local theatre artists in Bangalore. Together they devised three improvisations, which were then performed later at the Theatre Jam.
More than meets the eyeLast week also saw a workshop from the Pandas, a theatre youth group with average ages of 18 to 19 years who come together to discuss and deal with a range of social issues. Ekta Mittal, co-founder of the media collective Maraa, which hosts Jam Month commented that, Jam Month is, "Challenging but fascinating. It is not easy to have everyone participating because we are working with moving audiences." However, she re-iterates the importance of trying to explore the community outside of the Theatre Jam workspace.
Shutterbugs let looseFuture events will see photographers letting themselves loose at Shivaji Nagar, click what fascinates them and then print out pictures and post them up around the Shivajinagar market for public viewing. Photography continues throughout the week, Mittal tells us, "People might want to take cameras, explore the market, talk to other photographers to figure things out."
What's on todayToday, (Tuesday) a film will be shown at 6.30pm called Arna's Children. This is a documentary about a children's theatre group in Jenin, Palestine who uses acting in schools to beet conflict. The film shares the same meaning that the Jam Month events aim to put across to the public, the significance being that group work and sharing are vital to help fabricate innovative and momentous works. Deepak Srinivasan who also works at Maraa, tells us that on October 17, Jam Month will be celebrating through a different medium, "People will be singing songs all night, rather than in the traditional noisy way on the streets, it's an alternative sort of celebration."
Jam month events calendarInstallation/Exhibition: Nagara ChitraWednesday, Oct 14 u00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0093 Friday Oct 16, 3 PM onwardsPhotography display in market at Shivajinagar market4 by 4Wednesday, Oct 14- Friday Oct 16, 4 PM onwardsSong CrackersSaturday Oct 17, 6 pm onwards Sing, play, share your favourite music and songs at Maraa,u00a0 7, 8th Main, III phase, Domlur 2nd Stage Simplee Pose Maadi Saar Sat Oct 17u00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0093 Sun Oct 18, 12 noon onwardsExplore Johnson Market with your camera at Johnson MarketNagara Chitrau00a0 Monday Oct 19- Fri Oct 23, 12 noon onwardsPhotography display of Simplee Pose Maadi Saar and any other pictures at Johnson MarketPoetry night Mon Oct 19, 5:30 PMRead, recite and perform your poems at Select Book Store, 71, Brigade Road, Cross, Brigade RoadGandhi Class
Tuesday Oct 20, 6 PM Supermen of Malegaon, a community feature film from Malegaon by Faiza Ahmed followed by discussion at Jaaga, Opposite Hockey Stadium (Main Gate), ShantinagarCity specks: Mapping Memories Wednesday Oct 21 at 5:30 PMRamchandran, an antique store dealer's stories at Curiocity. Behind Russel Market, Taj Hotel, Old Poor House (OPH Road)Story of the StorytellerFriday 22 Oct at 6:30 PMTalk by Lawrence Liang followed by stories that you can tell atu00a0 Alternative Law Forum, Infantry Road, Opposite Infantry Wedding HallMusic Jam Saturday Oct 24 at 6:30 PMBring your instruments and songs and jam at Jaaga, Opposite Hockey Stadium (Main Gate), ShantinagarStorytelling on a park bench
Friday Oct 23 at 5:30 PMStories about love, relationships and sexuality at Cubbon ParkTheatre workshop: storytelling
Saturday Oct 24 at 10 AM u00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0093 3 PM at Cubbon Park, Rocks, near Queen Victoria's Statue. Simplee Pose Maadi Saar Saturday Oct 24 u00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0093 Sunday Oct 25 at 12 noon onwardsExplore KR Market with your camera at KR MarketTheatre Jam Sunday Oct 25, 11:00 AM onwards Theatre, Music, Dance, Song and Art at Cubbon Park Nagara chitraMonday Oct 26 u00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0093 Friday Oct 30, 12 noon onwardsPhotography display of Simplee Pose Maadi Saar and any other pictures at KR MarketBagair Ijazat (without permission) on Thursday Oct 29 at 5 pmReading of Sadat Hassan Manto's stories at Jaaga, Opposite Hockey Stadium, (Main Gate), Shanthinagar Short Film Screenings Friday Oct 30 at 6 pmScreening of short films by independent film makers followed by discussion at Jaaga, Opposite Hockey Stadium (Main Gate), ShantinagarClown Theatre Saturday, Oct 31 at 5 pmClown Theatre Performances atu00a0 Stairs opposite Premier Book StoreGhost story night Sunday Oct 31 at 6.30 pmShare all the horrifying ghost stories you grew up with at Stairs opposite (Late) Premier Book Shop, Museum Road
