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Jaisalmer Fort and Palace, and Patwa Haveli were two of the architectural stages for live events that were a part of SANDSCAPE 2020, made with support from the Rajasthan Tourism Department and GSDT and the Jaisalmer Desert Festival.

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AFTERMOVIE

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AFTERMOVIE

Sandscape 2019 started with an Event at KB Lodge on 13th Feb with Visuals on the Patwa Haveli by Viktor Furiani (France), Samvida Nanda (Delhi) and Param Virdee (Delhi) of the Mosquito Massala. Featuring a narration by Vijay Ballani. Followed by music-and-visual arts by Marta Del Grandi and Cecilia Valagussa of Fossick Project (Italy), and music by Clicks and Errors (Germany), Diana Lovrin (New York), Lucid Raaga AKA Nelson OJ (Mumbai), and Mashter (Delhi).

Other events included a Conference at the Royal Palace on the 14th Feb (discussions around new forms of Tourism, Gender Empowerment, Preservation of Heritage and more), a Royal Dune Party in Khuri on 15th and 16th Feb, and a Music and Lights Show at the Jaisalmer Fort on 18th Feb. Other prominent artists featured in those events, were Queen Harish (Jaisalmer), Ma Faiza (Pune), Cosmic Compass (Delhi), Ind Ra (Mumbai), and all star folk artists Kutle Khan and Band and Gafoor Khan.

Additional pre and post parties were celebrated on 9th Feb at Lush in Jodhpur, and Boxout Wednesdays in Summerhouse Cafe on 20th Feb and Raasta, New Delhi on 22nd Feb.

With Special thanks to Sandscape 2019 main supports: HH Maharani Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi and Yuvraj Chaitanya Raj Singh of the Royal Family of Jaisalmer, and to Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum - GSDT, Luca Borella, Killa Bhawan and KB Lodge, Instituto Italiano Di Cultura, Embassy of France in India and French Institute in India and Intermod.

Sandscape is made possible thanks to Sir Gajendra Singh Sodha from Mamas Resort & Camps in Khuri; the Indo-European art collective Mosquito Massala, and Mr Nitesh Mathur from Universal Selective, as well as all the Partners of Sandscape.

20th Feb 2019 saw Sandscape Artists at Boxout Wednesdays!

At Summer House Cafe in New Delhi.

Listen to the Lineup:

Fossick Project

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.1

Lucid Raaga & Diana Lovrin

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.2

Clicks and Errors

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.3

Featuring Visuals by Samvida Nanda, Viktor Furiani and Param Virdee of the Mosquito Massala!

Opening up the night was Mumbai's Lucid Raaga aka Nelson OJ, an electronic producer who is fascinated by India's treasure trove of ethnic and folk sounds. He has worked extensively with musicians who play instruments such as the Sarangi, Sitar, Sarod, Flute and Veena . He was joined with live vocals from New York's Diana Lovrin.

Italian duo Fossick Project comprising illustrator Cecilia Valagussa and singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi. Theirs is a creative collaboration where music and graphic compositions inspire one another and each performance is unique and site specific.

Closing out the night was live modular electronica act from Germany, ClicksandErrors . Christoph Dahlberg is a one-man band and his sets are based on broken beats and melancholic harmonies with syncopated and compulsive use of synths and drum machines .

Thanks to Wild City for their support!

Read more at Wild City's website.

Boxout.fm is an online radio station borne of a need for a community-run platform focusing on alternative music and culture in India.

Have a listen and Learn more at https://boxout.fm

Moments from a site-specific performance task, created by students during the first part of the training

at The DUENDE School of Ensemble Physical Theatre in India 2018.

It took place at The Company Theatre's (FB) Training space in Kamshet. 

Video Shot and Edited by Samvida Nanda of the Mosquito Massala.

The DUENDE School India 2018: A Performance Task from John Britton