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Friday, September 13th, 2013, 6:30-8:30PM
Saturday, September 14th, 2013, 10:30PM-4:30PM
 

 
Richmond Cultural Centre
7700 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, British Columbia V6Y1Z5
 
The Vancouver Tagore Society’s signature event, and the third annual festival celebrating work and life of Nobel-laureate Bengali poet and World cultural icon, Rabindranath Tagore. The Festival is organized by Vancouver Tagore Society and is generously supported by the City of Richmond.

Program:

  • 1. Friday September 13, 2013. 6:30PM – 8:30PM
  1. Slide Presentation of Tagore’s paintings
  2. Presentation of poems on Tagore by World Poetry poets
  3. Presentation of poems by Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast
  4. Presentation of Tagore’s poems and readings from his works.

 

  • 2. Saturday September 14, 2013. 10:30AM – 4:30PM
  1. Inauguration by the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Malcolm Brodie.
  2. Presentation of Tagore’s poems, music and dance by the child artists from the community.
  3. Poetry by Dr. Jan Walls, World Poetry Reading Series, Renee Saklikar, Bernice Lever, Bong Ja Ahn, Anika Mahmud, Deb Mukerji, Sanzida Habib, Alan Hill and others.
  4. Tagore music and songs by Sabuj Mazumder, Shankhanaad Mallick, Amlan Das Gupta, Aparajita Chowdhury, Avik Dey, Avinanda Mukerji, Rafia Mahzabin, Duke Ashrafuzzaman, Monish Chakraborti and others.
  5. Dances by Shaily Gupta, Soumyee Gupta, Keya Ghosh, Fayeza Islam, Maisha Haque, Anuradha Mitra, Selene Bertelsen and others.
  6. Keynote speech by Ashok Bhargava
  7. Punishment, a short play based on Tagore’s story.
  8. Refreshments.