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The Queens Museum of Art
to Host Three Programs with
Indo-American Arts Council's Tendulkar Festival
Leading Indian contemporary playwright, screenwriter, and social
commentator, Vijay Tendulkar remains, at age 74, one of India's
most vibrant and controversial playwrights. His piercing insight
into human behavior have resulted in a career spanning over 50
years, in which he has given us 32 full-length plays and seven
collections of one-acts, five collections of plays for children,
four collections of essays, four translations, one novel, and
18 film scripts.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
* All events are free with museum admission.
* Mr. Tendulkar will be present for discussions, reception, and
book signings after each event.
October 10th, 2004
2pm: Screening of Arth / An Ode to Relationships (Mahesh Bhatt,
1982, 138 mins)
Mrs. Pooja Malhotra (Shabana Azmi) is an orphan by birth who finds
financial and emotional stability through her husband Inder (Kulbushan
Kharbanda). When Inder develops an affair with actress Kavita
(Smita Patil) and chooses her over Pooja, it results in Pooja
having to deal once more her own with insecurity and learns what
true freedom means. Followed by
5pm: Reading of "Mitrachi Goshta / A Friend's Story"
performed by RASA Theater
A stark commentary on love, both hetero- and homo-sexual, this
powerful play is set in the world of an Indian college campus.
October 17th, 2004
2pm: Screening of Ardh Satya / The Half-truth (Govind Nihalani,
1983, 130 mins)
Anant Welankar is a sub-inspector and son of a violent cop. Desperate
to arrest the gangster-politician Rama Shetty, Welankar is constantly
frustrated and vents his target on less prominent targets, eventually
killing a petty thief in the lock-up. He is forced to ask Shetty
for protection, but ends up killing him instead. Featuring: Om Puri,
Amirish Puri, Naseerudin Shah, and Smita Patil.
October 24th, 2004
Nishant / Night's End (Shyam Benegal, 1975, 137 mins.)
Shabhana Azmi stars in this winner of India's National Award for
Best Film. A kind of continuation of Ankur/The Seedling, Nishant
again shows how the sexual exploitation of women is used to bring
out the evils of feudal oppression. With Smita Patil, Amrish Puri,
and Naseeruddin Shah.
The Queens Museum of Art was established in 1972
to provide a vital cultural center in Flushing Meadows Corona
Park for the borough's unique, international population. Today
it is home to the Panorama of the City of New York, a 9,335 square
foot scale model of the five boroughs, and features temporary
exhibitions of modern and contemporary art that reflect the cultural
diversity of Queens. The Museum provides valuable educational
outreach through a number of programs geared toward schoolchildren,
teens, families, seniors and individuals with physical and mental
disabilities. A varied slate of public events, including film
screenings, readings, dance and musical performances and open
discussions activate the many communities served by the Museum
and create a venue for cross-cultural interaction.
The Museum's Summer Hours are: Wednesday - Sunday:
1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Admission to the Museum is by suggested
donation: $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, students and children,
and free for member and children under 5.
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