Celestial Carillon - An Aerial show by Transe Express held in Delhi as part of Bonjour India

Following the launch of Bonjour India - incubating dreams, ideas and projects which aim to move the partnership between India and France into the future, Institut Fran?ais en Inde / French Institute in India brought to Delhi an event that left audience awestruck on February 24, 2018 at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. It was a spectacular performance, with the French company Transe Express presenting an aerial performance entitled Celestial Carillon, inspired by childhood memories of the carillon, or a music-box with an automatic set of bells. This event was the part of the National School of Drama 8th Theatre Olympics, with the support of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and was produced by Seher.

Bertrand de Hartingh, Curator General, Bonjour India said, ?France has an expertise in Art in public spaces and we are very excited to share this amazing experience with the Indian audience. It was a spectacle for one and all. It took the streets over by storm, and is sure to be remembered for a long time to come!?
Since 1987, French performance company Transe Express has been entering the maze of the cities, playing with their articulations and has been surprising passers-by. To bring art outdoors and turn the city into stage, Bonjour India brings Transe Express to India with Celestial Carillon, an aerial performance inspired by Calder that combines theatre, music and fine arts. This performance will cross childhood memories of a carillon ? a music-box with an automatic set of bells ? with grand outdoor fairground rides. A bewitching orchestra of 17 bell-ringers and aerialists will be lifted 55 meters skywards in this magical concert and performance where audiences face artists and the machinery of the carillon is confronted with the surroundings of the city.

About National School of Drama:

The National School of Drama is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. It was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959. In 1975, it became an independent entity and was registered as an autonomous organization under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, fully financed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Training in the School is highly intensive and is based on a thorough, comprehensive, carefully planned syllabus which covers every aspect of theatre and in which theory is related to practice. As a part of their training, students are required to produce plays which are then performed before the public.
About Bonjour India:
The third edition of Bonjour India 2017-18 is a four-month-long mega voyage across India that will celebrate Indo-French partnership as well as shape the next decade of human exchange between the two countries. From November 2017 to February 2018, Bonjour India covers 100 projects in 33 cities across 20 states & union territories. Bonjour India provides a platform for enduring partnerships across the themes of Smart Citizen, High Mobility, Go Green.
Bonjour India is unprecedented given the ambitious scale of its partnership with India. People at the forefront of their fields will share their inspiring journeys as they change society through their innovation and creativity. At events collaboratively organised across cities and disciplines, amid performances, debates, seminars and exhibitions, all audiences will find something that captures their imagination.

With Bonjour India 2017-18, India and France will come together to create, innovate and partner towards a progressive and sustainable future.

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