Art Tram - free travel 11am to 5pm daily
Meet performing conductors from Melbourne & Kolkata as they yarn and give away collectable biodiversity and climate tiger cards, and a new range of colourful tram tickets. Conversation, eye contact and the ancient art of oral storytelling while we ponder the Sundarbans present and past. Roberto D’Andrea, Anthony Graham, Sajal Mukerjee and Deep Das.
Enter an art experience aboard a tram transformed by patua Sarna Chitrakar and Kolkata artist Sumantra Mukherjee.
Festival Depot Events
An illuminated temporary sculpture creates a depot for free events and gathering.
‘Tide Time Telling’, Australian artist Mick Douglas with Kolkata architect Manish Chakraborty, Kolkatan pandal makers & Australian lighting designer Philip Lethlean.
4-6pm workshops
Print your own ticket meeting change. (with Melbourne designer Rob Eales) Tools to tell your story of adapting to place and climate. (with Mumbai designer Sangeeth Sankar)
6pm deep listening to the soundscapes of a changing Sundarbans
New acoustic ecology research by Kolkatan sound artist Pratyay Raha.
6.15pm pata chitra performance by Sarna Chitrakar
A folk tale of navigating balance and change in living systems.
6.20pm public forums with renowned speakers
- Life-giving Sundarbans: the mangrove forests’ deep breath for the world (Thurs 27)
- The Vulnerable Power of Kolkata: a megacity meeting climate change & biodiversity challenges (Fri 28)
- The Way of the Tram: citizen journeys toward a climate adaptive carbon-neutral megacity (Sat 29)
- Kolkata with the Sundarbans: a bio-regional arranged marriage (Sun 30th)
7.30pm theatre and musical performances
- Uttam - sundarban folk musician, Sujal and group (Thurs 29)
- musical theatre written by Rejesh Shinde (Fri 28)
- musicians perform tram songs (Sat 29)
- Kolkata musicians (Sun 30th)
Website https://www.sundarbantramjatra.net/
Find out about events, read daily reflections and discussions, listen to Sundarban soundscapes, access resources for further learning. (Bangla + English)