Kritya2011
International Poetry Festival
Realisations of GendKritya2011er through Poetry
Nagpur, INDIA 19-21 January, 2011
THE THEME: Expressions/ (Manifestations) and Realizations of Gender in/through Poetry
Kritya's mode noveau since Kritya2010 is to anchor its Festivals to a theme for better impact. Kritya2010 focussed on the poetry of Exile, Trauma and Survival. Kritya2011 will focus on the manifestations and realisations of gender through poetry. Every language brings with it its own baggage of gender codes. The heavy genderisation of words like 'embroidery' 'hunting', 'vanity', 'ambition', to name just a few of the very obvious, is not casual, yet its subtle usage can create scintillating dimensions in poetry. Expressions of gender transcend pronouns to cross over beyond love and beauty to patriotism, homelands, justice, ideals and ideas, sound and silence, nature, life/birth and death/murder, light and shadow, art, animate and inanimate objects to typhoons and cyclones and other natural and unnatural disasters. For the poet, gender associations and metaphors fulfil a wide range of innovative possibilities. The excesses are disguised under aesthetic veil often even hiding the gender of the poet through a deliberate and contrived stance. Even the portrayal of Gods through an excess of devotion spills over in deciding finalities of gender. Often absolute neutrality of a subject demands a carefully laid out foil for gender. Interestingly also the use of personal pronouns by numerous poets explores several possibilities of gendered readings. Gender is closely related to the question of identity and superscriptions of gender defines an abiding pleasure principle through poetry.
With this theme in focus we invite the poets, artists, critics and enthusiasts to participate in the creative fiesta of Kritya2011.
Patrons:
Prof. Mahesh Elkunchwar is an Indian playwright with more than 15 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Parallel Cinema as actor and screenwriter. Elkunchwar's plays have gained national and international critical attention, and his growing body of work has become part of India's post-colonial theatrical canon. He has been honored in India with the Homi Bhabha Fellowship (1976-78), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, annual award for best playwright (given by the National Academy of the Performing Arts, 1989), Nandika (1989), Maharashta Gaurav (1990), the Maharashtra Foundation Award (1997), the Sahitya Akademi Award (given by the National Academy of Letters, 2002), and the Saraswathi Samman, one of India's highest literary awards (2003), and internationally with the Brittingham Fellowship (2005).
Prof. K. Satchidanandan is former Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi (the National Academy of Letters, India), and an internationally recognised poet, critic, translator and editor. He has 22 collections of poetry, 16 collections of translations of poetry, 20 works of literary criticism including two in English, 4 plays and 3 travelogues to his credit. He has received 21 awards at regional, national and international levels. His collections of poetry have appeared in 16 languages including English, French, Italian and German
H.S. Shivaprakash is a leading poet and playwright writing in Kannada. He is professor at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, currently serving as the dean of the school.
About Kritya Foundation
• Mission - Kritya is a foundation established to widen the scope and reach of global literature, arts and culture. It seeks to be accessible through translation, publication, performance, interaction and exchange of literary ideas among various languages and cultures
• Objectives= To Promote the aesthetic experience through poetry and the allied art forms and Provide a common forum for poetry-lovers all over the world to come together, show case their talent and exchange views. And also to allow free expression through poetry and the allied arts regardless of class, creed, colour or country.
• Activities- art and poetry workshope, poetry festivals, discussions and two poetry journals
More information here.
International Poetry Festival
Realisations of GendKritya2011er through Poetry
Nagpur, INDIA 19-21 January, 2011
THE THEME: Expressions/ (Manifestations) and Realizations of Gender in/through Poetry
Kritya's mode noveau since Kritya2010 is to anchor its Festivals to a theme for better impact. Kritya2010 focussed on the poetry of Exile, Trauma and Survival. Kritya2011 will focus on the manifestations and realisations of gender through poetry. Every language brings with it its own baggage of gender codes. The heavy genderisation of words like 'embroidery' 'hunting', 'vanity', 'ambition', to name just a few of the very obvious, is not casual, yet its subtle usage can create scintillating dimensions in poetry. Expressions of gender transcend pronouns to cross over beyond love and beauty to patriotism, homelands, justice, ideals and ideas, sound and silence, nature, life/birth and death/murder, light and shadow, art, animate and inanimate objects to typhoons and cyclones and other natural and unnatural disasters. For the poet, gender associations and metaphors fulfil a wide range of innovative possibilities. The excesses are disguised under aesthetic veil often even hiding the gender of the poet through a deliberate and contrived stance. Even the portrayal of Gods through an excess of devotion spills over in deciding finalities of gender. Often absolute neutrality of a subject demands a carefully laid out foil for gender. Interestingly also the use of personal pronouns by numerous poets explores several possibilities of gendered readings. Gender is closely related to the question of identity and superscriptions of gender defines an abiding pleasure principle through poetry.
With this theme in focus we invite the poets, artists, critics and enthusiasts to participate in the creative fiesta of Kritya2011.
Patrons:
Prof. Mahesh Elkunchwar is an Indian playwright with more than 15 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Parallel Cinema as actor and screenwriter. Elkunchwar's plays have gained national and international critical attention, and his growing body of work has become part of India's post-colonial theatrical canon. He has been honored in India with the Homi Bhabha Fellowship (1976-78), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, annual award for best playwright (given by the National Academy of the Performing Arts, 1989), Nandika (1989), Maharashta Gaurav (1990), the Maharashtra Foundation Award (1997), the Sahitya Akademi Award (given by the National Academy of Letters, 2002), and the Saraswathi Samman, one of India's highest literary awards (2003), and internationally with the Brittingham Fellowship (2005).
Prof. K. Satchidanandan is former Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi (the National Academy of Letters, India), and an internationally recognised poet, critic, translator and editor. He has 22 collections of poetry, 16 collections of translations of poetry, 20 works of literary criticism including two in English, 4 plays and 3 travelogues to his credit. He has received 21 awards at regional, national and international levels. His collections of poetry have appeared in 16 languages including English, French, Italian and German
H.S. Shivaprakash is a leading poet and playwright writing in Kannada. He is professor at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, currently serving as the dean of the school.
About Kritya Foundation
• Mission - Kritya is a foundation established to widen the scope and reach of global literature, arts and culture. It seeks to be accessible through translation, publication, performance, interaction and exchange of literary ideas among various languages and cultures
• Objectives= To Promote the aesthetic experience through poetry and the allied art forms and Provide a common forum for poetry-lovers all over the world to come together, show case their talent and exchange views. And also to allow free expression through poetry and the allied arts regardless of class, creed, colour or country.
• Activities- art and poetry workshope, poetry festivals, discussions and two poetry journals
More information here.
