World Theatre Day Celebrations @ Kala Soudha | Sunday, March 27, 2011

Theme - 'For Japan with Love'

Itinerary

1030 Antharanga team presents Theatre tunes & scenes

1100 Antharanga and Rangasneha Balaga state the Theatre Day message.  The programme will be presided over by Dr. B V Rajaram, President of Karnataka Nataka Academy and Narendrababu, Secretary of Roopanthara.

1130 Antharanga presents play Dharmasthambha, a play in Kannada (Tickets priced at Rs. 70)

1600 Opening of John Devaraj's exhibition of photographs "I'm Homeless" and paintings on the same theme will be sold to aid Japanese tsunami victims. This would be inaugurated by 11 member Japanese's Group THE PEACE TEAM CHALLENGER

1800 Kannada songs of world classics by children of Born Free Art School

1810 "Shiroi Hana" a 26 minute peace ballet by John Devaraj & Children of Born Free Art School written and directed by John Devaraj, Choreographed by Mioi Nakayama, Reshma Ravikanth and Anand D , performed by the Bornfree Art School.

1840 Thanksgiving speech by John Devaraj

1900 Learn to do the "Tatte Dance"

1930 Hosabelaku, a play in Kannada

Dharmasthambha

I'm Homeless Exhibition

I’m HOMELESS so said society that I have no papers to say that this small piece of land belongs to me. I belong to this Earth, the earth doesn’t belong to me!

My will is easy to decide; for I have nothing to divide

Sticks and stones may break my bones; Rolling stones gather no moss!

So said Joe Hill the great American song writer~ labour activist member of the Wobblies who was killed by the firing squad at the age of 36 for being a voice of Justice and Rights of people to live.

As I traversed the different parts of the earth I saw people just being on this earth in the street under the sky in their home…called homeless. Poverty, unemployment, rejected by an uncaring society they were rendered homeless.

I’m HOMELESS is my photographic exhibition of Homeless across

Japan, Cambodia, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic and India.

Art for Japan: My paintings as a response to the Japan Tsunami to raise hope, relief and reconstruction.

Opening; Sunday, 27th March 2011, at 4pm on World Theater Day at my Gallery in Kala Soudha.