Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dress Circle welcomes you to this week's screening (Friday, July 30, 2004; 8.15pm; IIMB Auditorium). We invite you with your family and friends to a French movie this week. The details are given below. The synopsis of the movie will be available at http://spidi by evening.

Movie: The 400 Blows (Also known as 'Les quatre cents coups') (1959)
Awards: Best Director (Cannes, 1959); Best European Film (Bodil, 1960); Best Foriegn Language Film (NYFCC, 1959); Nominated for OSCAR & BAFTA
Genre: Crime/Drama
Direction and Writing credits: François Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud (as Antoine Doinel), Claire Maurier (as Gilberte Doinel, the Mother), Albert Rémy (as Julien Doinel), Guy Decomble (as 'Petite Feuille', the French teacher), Georges Flamant (as Mr. Bigey) and Patrick Auffray (as Rene)
Date: Friday, July 30, 2004
Timing: 8.15 pm
Venue: IIMB Auditorium
Runtime: 94 minutes (Approx.)
Language: French
Subtitles: Yes, English
Colour: No (B&W)
Sound Mix: Mono
Rating: Children below the age of 13 yrs must be accompanied by an adult.

Regards,
Dress-Circle
"Keep Watching"

enough is enough !!

A 'live band' today signifies a prostitution racket to the police and journalist fraternity and the efforts of musicians to share the joy of music with their audiences are treated with the attitude reserved for law breakers by our policemen To musicians who devote the best part of their lives to cultivating and playing music in a band, it is the ultimate insult .

The FREEDOM JAM, free music festival, an expression of Bangalore's musical traditions - an open stage where musicians of various genre's perform original music through the night to a receptive cosmopolitan audience of thousands on the eve of Independence day was stopped and the instruments of crime - music equipment - jailed on Independence day.

enough is enough.!!

it's time for music lovers to make their presence felt in this democracy we live in.

So if you believe in the freedom and the power of music please come over at 6 pm on Friday the 6th of Aug to the music strip rock behind Queen Vicky's statue in Cubbon park - the place where it all started back in the eighties and join in a protest parade down MG's promenade and represent our views to the members of the press and police - and if you have a message please feel free to express it anyway you would like-

We need to make a scene, to stop being taken for granted, so please forward this to any of your friends who might be sympathetic to the cause.

P.S. The venue and timing of the 8th annual FREEDOM JAM 2004, free music festival, will also be announced there. One of the important issues is to rally for official permission to play music through the night of Independence.

The Zebediah Plush concert is to be held on the 17th of July, 2004.
Athol Fugard's Playland will be held on the 18th of July, 2004.

Venue
The venue for the production will be the Chanakya Hall of the Grand Ashok.

Tickets
Tickets will be priced at Rs 50 for the concert and Rs.100 for Playland.
Tickets will be sold at the venue on show day. They can also be booked in advance by calling 98455 30562.

Cause
Proceeds of this production will be in support of an alternate learning centre for children of prisoners currently run by Visthar, a non profit organisation.

For any further details or inquiries please contact:Siddarth Selvaraj 98455 30562 .

The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation announces an All-India Piano Competition to be held in Mumbai in October 2004 for students of piano in the age groups 8 to 13 years 14 to 19 years, and 20 to 25 years. The preliminary elimination rounds will be held in Mumbai around October 8. The Semi-finals will be held at the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Flat 2, Banoo Mansions, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400 026, and the Finals at the Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The dates are:

Age Group 8 to 13 years
Fri Oct 22 Semi-finals
Sun Oct 24 Finals
Age Group 14 to 19 years and 20 to 25 years
Sat Oct 23 Semi-finals
Mon Oct 25 Finals

Competition Rules
Duration of programme to be performed:
For age groups 8 to 13 years and 14 to 19 years: maximum fifteen minutes.
For age group 20 to 25 years: maximum twenty minutes.

The programme must begin with one compulsory work by Johann Sebastian Bach (e.g. Two part or Three part Invention, Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Klavier, etc) This must be followed by the competitor's choice of one or two works or movements from the Classical/ Romantic / post-Romantic / Impressionist/ Modern or Contemporary period of Piano literature.

Prizes will be awarded in each age group as follows:
8 to 13 years: 1st Prize Rs.10,000 , 2nd Prize Rs. 7,500, 3rd Prize Rs. 5,000
14 to 19 years:1st Prize Rs.15,000, 2nd Prize Rs.10,000, 3rd Prize Rs 7,500
20 to 25 years:1st Prize Rs.20,000, 2nd Prize Rs.15,000, 3rd Prize Rs.10,000

Four finalists in each age group will be judged by a panel of three judges from abroad. There will be an invited audience for the Finals.

Notes:
*Consideration will be given to students for choosing a well-balanced programme which does not exceed the prescribed time limit and is performed from memory. Competitors are advised to choose works that are comfortably within their technical capabilities. The jury will award points to competitors who not only possess technical competence and accuracy, but also display a feeling for phrasing, style, touch and dynamics.
*All competitors must submit their entry forms no later than August 1, 2004. Please clearly state the works to be performed, viz. the name of the composer, the composition and the correct title. Please carry the music scores to the preliminary, semi-final and final rounds for the jury.
*Should the competitors fail to measure up to the required standard, the prizes may not be awarded. The jury will decide if a composition is to be heard fully or in part and the competitor may be interrupted during his/her performance if necessary. The decision of the judges is final and irrevocable and no appeals will be entertained.
*Out-of-station candidates must make their own arrangements for accommodation throughout their stay in Mumbai.
A non-refundable registration fee of Rs.100 may please be sent to The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation by Cheque or Money Order along with the entry form. *Candidates must also send a valid document as proof of age.

For further inquiries please use the Foundation's email address: mmmf AT vsnl.net under the heading "Piano Competition."

The three members of the jury will perform, in recital, at a three-day Piano Festival to be held at the Experimental Theatre, NCPA, on October 26, 27 and 29.

June 2004
Mehli Mehta Music Foundation
All-India Piano Competition, Mumbai, October 2004
ENTRY FORM
(Please complete this form in block letters)
Name:
Age, and Proof of Age:
Postal Address:
Email Address/Fax:
Telephone:
Mobile Phone:
Name of Teacher and/or Institution:
Works to be played:
Title Composer

The Canara School of Business Management, Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore will host a Business Quiz for Corporate teams in partnership with the KQA as part of their annual festival Esperanto 2004.

The details:
Teams of two members. Unlimited entries per corporate entity. Registration fee Rs.l 000 per team. Written Prelims followed by Finals for 8 teams

Schedule
SATURDAY lOth JULY 2004. Prelims: 1030hrs. Finals: 1200hrs

Venue
JNANA JYOTHI AUDITORlUM. Central College Campus (Near Kaveri Bhavan/ Off KG Road). BANGALORE-560 001

The Prizes
Ist prize Rs.l0,000. 2nd Prize Rs.5,000. 3rd Prize Rs.3,000

QM: Arul Mani, KQA

For further details, call Yoganand - 98862 16912, Sandeep - 98860 64336

Please note that Cheques/ DDs are to be drawn in favour of "ESPERANTO 2004" payable at Bangalore.