Anita Desai
04.03.2006 | 16:30 | Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Pordenone
Inauguration
Alessandra Orsi talks with Anita Desai
10.03.2006 | 10:30 | Palazzo Montereale Mantica, Pordenone
Conversations
Passage between East and West. Looking both ways.
Day of Study on post-colonial literature
17.03.2006 | 11:00 | Municipal Town Hall, Pordenone
The city seal
PRESENTATION OF THE CITY SEAL TO ANITA DESAI
with the participation of the Mayor of Pordenone, Sergio Bolzonello,
the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Rajiv Dogra, and Anita Desai
WORDS AND IMAGES FOR ANITA DESAI
awards ceremony for the students winning the competition
10.03.2006 | 21:00 | Foyer, Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Pordenone
Cinema
Film based on the novel by Anita Desai
Director: Ismail Merchant
Screenplay: Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain
Photography: Larry Pizer
Costumes: Lovleen Baines
Music: Zahir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Sushma Seth, Ajay Sahani, Tinnu Anand, Yusef Khurram, Riju Bajaj, Nayeem Hafizka, Veerendra Saxena, Munawwar Naqwi, Sanjay Mohan Sagar, Nafisa Sharma, Sagar Arya, Prayag Raj, Sameer Mitha, Shahid Masood, Maza Bi, Alakh Nandan, Prashant Khirwadkar, Manxoor Ahtesham, Razzak Siddiqui
Producer: Wahid Chowhan
Lenght: 126 minutes
Year: 1993/India
Language: Subtitles in Italian
11.03.2006 | 18:00 | Palazzo Ricchieri, Pordenone
Exhibitions
Carlo Levi 1935-1936
Exhibition of painting by Carlo Levi
Inauguration of the exhibition
Presentation by Anita Desai, Stefano Levi della Torre and Giancarlo Pauletto
11.03.2006 | 21:00 | Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Pordenone
Music
Traditional dance and music from India with the group Dhoad
Rahis Bharti, tabla, voice
Amrit Hussain, tabla, voice
Kutle Khan, castanets, bhapang, jews harp, voice
Barkat, dholak, voice
Gulam Ali, harmonium, voice
Mohammed Bilal, castanets, voice
Munshi, fakir, acrobat
Leela, sapera dancer
13.03.2006 | 20:45 | San Francesco Convent, Pordenone
Theatre
A theatrical reading based on the novel by Anita Desai
created and performed by Licia Maglietta
a Thesis production for Dedica
17.03.2006 | 20:45 | San Francesco Convent, Pordenone
Conversations
Presentation by Anna Nadotti of the Italian edition of Anita Desai’s book A Fire on the Mountain
with the participation of the author.
18.03.2006 | 20:45 | Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Pordenone
Music
Susheela Raman in concert
Susheela Raman, voice
Sam Mills, guitar
Aref Durvesh, tabla
22.03.2006 | 20:45 | San Francesco Convent, Pordenone
Theatre
Theatrical reading based on Anita Desai’s novel Baumgartner’s Bombay
with Omero Antonutti
directed by Daniele Salvo
original music performed live by Diego Tettamandi, sitar, and
Peppe Fiore, table
video Giandomenico Musu
a Thesis production for Dedica