MKM

MKM, a Swiss electronic music group, was formed by Günter Müller (iPods, electronics), Jason Kahn (modular synthesizer) and Norbert Möslang (cracked everyday-electronics) in 2006.

In India for a three-city tour, “MKM has always sought to play in situations where this music might not be well-known or even ever heard before. This not only provides an impetus to push the music further by being open to the influence of other cultures or collaborating with local artists, but also creates an important bridge between experimental arts practices in Switzerland and other cultures around the world.”

February 2019

Yves Theiler Trio

Switzerland based piano trio – Yves Theiler on piano, Luca Sisera on bass and Lukas Mantel on drums – were in India for a three city tour. Their “deeply rooted and vibrating rhythms come to live through the distinguished sound of ecstatic improvisations that characterises the strong musical language of the these three musicians.”

February 2019

Still in Paradise

Yan Duyvendak (Switzerland) and Omar Ghayatt (Egypt) were in India to present ‘Still in Paradise’, a play that begins with a series of scenes that touch upon the encounters, and the ensuing doubts and differences of the two protagonists, following which “the spectators then choose which ones are to be played out in full. This means the show is different every night.”

January 2018

There are no homosexuals in Iran

An exhibition of photographs by Laurence Rasti wherein “she explores the concepts of identity and beauty. Based on her dual cultural background, she views Swiss and Iranian cultural codes and conventions in a new light with a view to understanding the sway of gender roles in society.”

November 2018

Rangoato Hlasane

A cultural worker, DJ, educator and co-founder of Keleketla! Library in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rangoato Hlasane was in India to give a talk at the School of Arts & Aesthetics (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in Delhi on the pitfalls of one text and the need to read and write beyond that formal text to allow for multiple stories and multiple narratives.

September 2018

Kaavya Sanje / An Evening of Poetry

Ariane von Graffenried, a spoken word poet from Switzerland, participated in Kaavya Sanje, a community poetry event that brings together poets who write in various languages from across India and the world.

October 2018

From Baroque to Future Rock

Swiss musicians Lucien Dubuis (on bass clarinet) and Regula Schwab (on baroque violin), also known as “Krond – Flast”, were in India to present their music to audiences in three cities. Their performance, titled “From Baroque to Future Rock”, comprised of Baroque tunes and personal compositions by the duo.

September 2018

Gauthier Toux Trio

The Gauthier Toux Trio comprising of Gauthier Toux, Maxence Sibille and Rémi Bouyssiere were on a four-city tour in India.

Formed in 2013 in Switzerland and a “rising figure on the French, Swiss and European jazz scene, the trio has developed a unique jazz sound, complex and lyrical, blended with many influences ranging from pop to hip hop.”

December 2018

DAI – Dancing Artificial Intelligence

Created by a sculptor, an engineer and a visual artist and performed in two cities in India, “DAI is an Artificial Intelligence artist. What this means is that it thinks; it doesn’t follow a script or act randomly. Here, in its first physical form, DAI is a performer and is inviting you to view the second part of its movement creation process. In the first part of the process DAI had to explore its body and its environment. In this part of the process we’re expecting DAI to search for ways to overcome some of the limitations that the physical world has imposed upon its virtual aspirations.”

November 2018