'Life is a lot like jazz...its best when you improvise.’ (George Gershwin) For this month, Pune Jazz & Blues Club have planned an interactive, audio-visual presentation on the evolution of Jazz piano styles from the early days of rag time, through stride, swing and bebop jazz to the modernists of today. The presentation will include a brief along with […]
Gyaan Adab invites you to listen to an evening of recorded music to remember the King of Rock and Roll! While Elvis is famous for his Rock n Roll and soft romantic ballads, he sang a lot of blues, in the studio, rehearsals, and also at home. He was deeply influenced by the blues, right […]
“I want to make poetry more visible and more accessible, working with groups that don’t normally get the chance to express themselves. Sharing my own journey and providing them with an effective way to articulate their experiences.” – Aisling Fahey (young poet laureate) Enjoy an hour long performance of Poetry by Aisling with an introduction […]
“Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.” - Art Blakey. After covering different genres through the medium of jazz piano last month, the Pune Jazz & Blues Club will discuss the Swing Era this time around. The Swing Era was a major event in the evolution of jazz history. The highlight of the era […]
From the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Brought to you by British Council, Pune. Gyaan Adab invites you to the screening of this film, which marks the continuation of a series of films presented by the British Council that will showcase an exciting range of British cinema. London, 1802: Born to poor parents, Becky Sharp […]
Gyaan Adab presents FOUR- an eclectic collection of four new artists. The Centre’s walls will be adorned by four talented artists, who have been indulging in one form of painting or another since the past few years. The works of Geeta Rajput, Samarin Sayed, Shriparna Sarkar and Sneha Potdar will be put on display from: […]
Pune Poetry Slam and Gyaan Adab presents Open Mic Fridays @ Gyaan Adab! Open Mic Fridays are a wonderful platform for people to come together to share their poetry, stories, comedy skits and anything else that they feel like sharing. They will continue to happen every second Friday of the month in the evenings at Gyaan Adab. It promises to be a great […]
"I was really charmed by the new attempt made by storytellers to narrate traditional tales from another part of the world. This is an intangible heritage which the world has lost - inevitably." - Latika Padgaonkar, film editor and writer GYAAN ADAB presents […]
Gyaan Adab & Kalinga Kala Kendra (Institute of Music, Dance and Art) present SARITA MISHRA An Odissi dance performance A graded artist of Doordarshan, Sarita Mishra started learning Odissi dance formally at the age of four. In addition to being a dancer, she is actively involved in teaching dance and conducting various workshops & lecture […]
Gyaan Adab celebrates the Spirit of Mumbai (our sister city) with art and poetry. Featuring the painter-poet Anjali Purohit with her exhibition: FROM THE CITY OF THE EARTHMOVERS - Some Retrievals, Some Remainders, Some Reminders. The present show, From the City of the Earthmovers - Some Retrievals, Some Remainders, Some Reminders tries to record […]
