KCC Arts Lab 5.0 2021

LOVE, TRAGEDY, ETERNITY was a Creative Laboratory organized by Kolkata Centre for Creativity supported by the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata. La Divina Comedia or The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is considered as one of the treasures of world literature coming from Italy’s remarkable cultural heritage. The epic has been translated and appreciated by people from all cultures across the world. Written between 1308 to 1320, this Italian epic still mesmerizes us with its grandeur, philosophical negotiation and art of literature. It also opens up the world about the eternal curiosities of human beings, about the mystery of love, life and death and the afterlife as a representation of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church in the 14th century. Through time, the epic has inspired some of the greatest artists of various countries and different periods, such as Sandro Botticelli, William Blake, Gustave Doré and Salvador Dalí. On the commemoration of 700 years of the epic, Kolkata Centre for Creativity announced a laboratory named “Love,Tragedy, Eternity” for musicians supported by the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, dedicated to La Divina Comedia. This laboratory aimed to inspire, explore and create “music and movement” performances responding to the selected portions of the epic looking through the lenses of artistic sensitivity of today’s time. The chosen excerpt was taken from the ‘Inferno’ part of the epic, where Dante meets with Paolo and Francesca from Rimini. Kolkata Centre for Creativity invited artistic proposals intending a confluence between musicians (of all genres) and contemporary dances/ movement artists inspired by the chosen tragedy from the epic.

KCC offered the selected project —
• A grant of INR 70,000 for the creation of the project. The final creation(s) was hosted at KCC space in Kolkata (physical performance and video screening). The technical cost of the product was covered by the grant provided by the selected artists.
• Mention of the project on KCC’s website. 
The laboratory came to its culmination on 24th December, 2021 by the showcasing of “Agama-Ananta-Parabare”.

Date: 24th December, 2021
Time: 18:00 Hrs (IST)
Venue: KCC 1st Floor, Amphitheater

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