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Latest Events at Goethe-Zentrum
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Summer Camp |
It was time of fantastic activities at the Goethe-Zentrum. Ninety-five children from different parts of the city, even from outside, participated in the Summer Camp this year. They had not only pure fun with lot of activities and workshops, they went back home on the 11th of May with enriched minds and experienced hands. The camp took them through the realms of shadowgraphy, puppetry, creative writing, sculpting, theatre etc….
They presented their newly learned skills at a fabulous and colorful KINDERFEST on the evening of May 11. More than three hundred parents, children and friends of the Zentrum gathered on a rainy evening to witness these programs, which concluded with a sumptuous dinner on our lawns.
See you next year!
Here are some pictures from the action-filled Summer Camp 2012.
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German Jazz Concert |
German Jazz Concert (Lautstark ! 4) was held on Friday 16th of March at Co-Bank Towers, near Mascot hotel, Trivandrum.
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FILM SCREENING |
The screening of the film SOUL KITCHEN was held on,Saturday the 3rd of March 2012 at the Goethe-Zentrum.
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SEMINAR ON VISA FORMALITIES TO GERMANY |
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The German Consulate General in Bangalore had organized a session on "Visa Formalities to Germany" on Friday, the 17th of February at the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum. Ms. Susanne Henseleit, Consul and Head of the Visa Section, had explained the new formalities and answered the questions. This seminar was meant for students and researchers. For the business community, a separate session was organized on the same day at 11.30 AM at the Technopark. It was a free seminar and prior registration was necessary.
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Swiss Chargé d'Affaires visits the Goethe-Zentrum |
We are glad to inform that the Mr. Martin Strub, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi visited the Goethe-Zentrum on the 27th of January and held discussions with the Zentrum Director on future collaborations to promote linguistic and cultural features of Switzerland through the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum. To begin with, the Swiss Embassy would look into the possibilities of supporting the Zentrum to organize a Swiss film festival in the city and also a seminar on Switzerland. Along with French and Italian, German is a widely-spoken official language in Switzerland.
Thank you, dear Mr. Strub for your visit and we look forward to our cooperation.
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FILM SCREENING |
The screening of the film HINTERHOLZ 8 was held on,Saturday the 4th of February 2012 at the Goethe-Zentrum.
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MAGIG SHOW BY MARKUS ZINK |
It was an evening filled in magic at the Goethe-Zentrum. Recently, Markus Zink from Germany mesmerized the audience of kids and the big ones with his magical skills and tricks that led to unending bursts of laughter.
Here are some pictures for you.
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Essay Competition Awards Ceremony & Puppet Theater Show by Kinderkinder from Hamburg |
It was a day of high-tension on 27th of January. On that evening, at a colourful function organized by the Goethe-Zentrum together with BASF at the Co-Bank Towers Hall, some four hundreds children, their parents and teachers witnessed the awards ceremony to celebrate the Year of Chemistry Essay Competition held in December 2011.
The awards in the English category were given away by Shri Prasad Chandran, CMD of BASF Group of Companies Ltd. (India & Asia), whereas those in the Malayalam category were given away by Shri Hans-Guenter Loeffler, Dy. Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The certificates of merit for the individual schools were awarded by Syed Ibrahim, Director of the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum
The award ceremony was followed by a breathtakingly beautiful puppet show by the Kinderkinder Theater from Hamburg under Mr. Stephan von Loewis of Menar.
The beautiful story of "Sanjay and his Master" woven in an Indian setting and presented by Mathias with unbelievable perfection left the audience of both children and adults breathless.
We wish to express our gratitude to both BASF and Kinderkinder for making that evening an unforgettable experience for the hundreds of children!
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FILM SCREENING |
The screening of the film RABBIT WITHOUT EARS was held on,Saturday the 7th of January 2012 at the Goethe-Zentrum.
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DINNER RECEPTION @ IFFK |
Goethe-Institut, together with the Festival Director of IFFK, Shri Priyadarshan, organized a dinner reception on Sunday, the 11th of December to honour the DEFA-Delegation from Germany and also the other guests attending the IFFK-2012. Shri. Vijaya Raghavan, Chairperson of the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum welcomed the dignitaries and the other guests. Known and unknown giants from the world of cinema across the globe painted the evening with a multitude of colours to the evening. Shri Priyadarshan, in his short speech, highlighted the efforts taken by the DEFA Foundation to preserve the tens of thousands of films that were made during the GDR Era. In his speech, Shri Prakash Raj, one of the most popular actors from South India, made a special mention about the cultural diversity thrown open to the world's audience after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Goethe-Zentrum celebrates 3rd Birthday |
We are very happy to inform you that we have now turned the magic number of 3! We celebrated it at a simple function in the presence of our guests from Germany attending the International Film Festival of Kerala, the little participants in our children's German courses, staff members and Robin Mallick, the Director of our program department in New Delhi.
Of course, there was a big black forest cake for all of them to linger the taste of togetherness. We take this opportunity to thank all of you to help us make this Zentrum a cultural landmark of Germany in Kerala. Thank You!
Here are some pictures for you….
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FILM SCREENING |
The screening of the film WOLKE 9 (CLOUD 9) was held on,Saturday the 3rd of Decebmer 2011 at the Goethe-Zentrum.
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Essay Competition together with BASF |
The Goethe-Zentrum organized an Essay Competition on 2nd of December together with the German Chemical Giant, BASF. This was part of the programs BASF has initiated to celebrate the "Year of Chemistry".
The topic of the competition was "Chemistry is NOT Pollution". More than hundred students from several schools in the city participated in this competition. Fabulous prizes are waiting for the winners. The awards will be announced at a colourful function on the 27th of January in Trivandrum, in the presence of the CMD of BASF, Shri Prasad Chandran and H.E. Dr. Ingo Karsten, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION By THOMAS BRENNER |
As part of the German Festival in India, we are offering a different kind of photographic experience to the city dwellers.
Thomas Brenner belongs to the elite group of highly acclaimed contemporary photographers and visual experts in Germany. His main areas of interests are:
- Industry
- Corporate
- Architecture
- People & Politics
- Fashion
- Transportation
- Magazines
Thomas Brenner studied at the prestigious multimedia school in Essen. Today, alongside his professional assignments, he also takes classes at the Technical University in Trier, Germany. Instead of just taking the pictures, Thomas Brenner translates his creative ideas into visual narrations through the medium of photography. Today, he is one of the most sought-after professional photographers in Germany. Thomas Brenner is in Trivandrum as part of a cultural cooperation between his hometown Kaiserslautern and the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum.
An exhibition of Brenner's select photographs will be on display at the Museum lawns from 25th to 28th of November.
Together with Malayala Manorama, the Goethe-Zentrum ran a contest to select 27 participants to attend the workshop on 26th and 27th at Trivandrum and Kottoor.
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FILM SCREENING |
The screening of the film Grill Point (Halbe Treppe) (original title) was held on,Saturday the 5th of November 2011 at the Goethe-Zentrum.
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ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN |
Christoph Mett belongs to one of the finest and most-renowned book illustrators in Germany. We had organized a weekend-workshop by Christoph Mett on 5th and 6th of November at the Goethe-Zentrum. The workshop had focused on the techniques and creativity of the art of illustration, revolving around sketches, photographs and books published by Christoph Mett. He came to India for the first time and ONLY to hold this workshop for the children in the city.
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CONCERT By MINGUET QUARTET |
Europe's one of the most famous classical concert band MINGUET QUARTET had performed in Trivandrum on Sunday, the 20th of November at 7 PM at the Co-Bank Towers.
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DOCEDGE FILM FILM FESTIVAL |
Taking a deviation from the path of feature films, last Saturday and Sunday (15th and 16th October 2011) we had presented DocEdge, a documentary festival with 11 award-winning documentaries, selected entries from the DOK Leipzig Film Festival, as well as other award-winning films from the Baltic states, China and India.
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CONSUL GENERAL VISITS THE GOETHE-ZENTRUM |
We are extremely honoured by the visit of the newly appointed Consul General H.E. Dr. Ingo Karsten together with his wife Mrs. Toshiko Karsten at the Goethe-Zentrum on Monday. They were received by Mr. G. Vijaya Raghavan and the entire team of staff members. Dr. Karsten spent an hour at the Zentrum, interacting with the team and also with the students.
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Dy. Consul General Visits the Goethe-Zentrum |
It was our pride and privilege to welcome the new Dy. Consul General, Mr. Hans-Günter Löffler at the Goethe-Zentrum on the 30th of September. It was his first visit to Kerala, during which Mr. Löffler visited the Department of German at the Kerala University as well as the world-renowned Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) in Valiyamala and held detailed discussions with the Director Dr. Dasgupta and his team of colleagues to establish academic and cultural relationship between the IISST and German institutions of esteem. The Director of the Goethe-Zentrum Mr. Syed Ibrahim was present at this meeting and offered all possible support to the IISST with regard to cultural programs.
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Theatre Workshop at Vithura
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An unusual weekend in an unusual setting. For the 29 children learning German at the Zentrum, it was a completely unusual experience with their counterparts in Vithura, which is hardly 40 km away from Trivandrum; still, completely different in specific means. Organized by the local "Suhruth Nataka Kalari" (Friends Theatre Group), the two-day drama workshop in natural settings near a canal surrounded by lush greenery, presented to the city-kids a wealth of unknown talents hidden in their minds and bodies. Braving the hot days on that weekend, the children enjoyed the camp to the fullest and jointly presented a small piece of drama strung together from whatever they had learned over the two days from the camp director Shri. Sudhakaran. The objective of the Goethe-Zentrum through such activities is to remove the gaps between the city-based and village-based children, bring them together and assist them to work as a team to nurture their artistic talents to produce a completely different theatrical experience. The children from Vithura will soon be invited to visit the Zentrum and continue the practice sessions with our children. The goal is to set-up a combined theatre group, which would later work with a children's group from Germany.
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15-month long Festival of Germany in India |
We are very glad to inform you that the 15-month long Festival of Germany in India was inaugurated in Trivandrum on Friday, the 30th of September by the Honourable Minister for Cultural Affairs, Shri K.C. Joseph together with the Air Marshall Commanding-in-Chief Shri S.P. Singh and the Dy. Consul General Shri Hans-Guenter Loeffler at a very colourful function attended by hundreds of guests. Shri Prasad Chandran, Chairman and Managing Director of BASF India Ltd., Shri Rakesh Gupta, Managing Director of ACIS, Technopark, Shri Vijaya Raghavan, Smt. Dr. Lata Thampi and Syed Ibrahim, Director of the Goethe-Zentrum spoke on the occasion.
The inauguration was followed by a vibrant fusion dance performance titled "Meeting with You and Me" by Dr. Alekhya Punjala and Victoria Hauke.
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Onam Celebrations |
The Onam celebrations at Goethe-Zentrum was held on 06-09-2011.
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