The Origami Wizard is in Kolkata!

"Japanese Cultural Workshop in Kolkata" this year brings the direct opportunity to learn from the Origami Wizard Mr. Kazuo Kobayashi (小林 一�? (Director, International Origami Center & Chief Director, International Origami Society).

It's a rare and unique opportunity to meet him and learn the techniques of Origami from him, coming to Kolkata all the way from Japan for us!

What is Origami?

Origami is a traditional Japanese art of constructing three dimensional sculptures from a piece of paper. The term "Origami" literary means "Paper Folding". In recent year this ancient art has become the focus of many academic research.

The findings prove the effects of performing Origami to be very reinforcing for overall development of human brain. It also has many therapeutic use in the field of developmental psychology.

Workshop Venue & Addresses

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Venue Addresses:

• Modern Academy of Continuing Education (MACE)
  4th Floor, Modern High School for Girls
  78 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Kolkata-700019
  
  
• Visva-Bharati University campus, Bolpur
  
  
• Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM)
  19A Gurusaday Road, Kolkata 700019

Event Dates:

• 2nd & 3rd November 2012 @ MACE Hall (4th Floor)
• 4th November 2012 @ BITM Reception Hall & Lawn
• 6th November 2012 @ Visva Bharati, Bolpur
• 8th November 2012 @ BITM Auditorium

Event Schedule

2nd November, 2012 (3:30pm to 7pm) [Open to All]:

• 1530~1600: Registration
• 1600~1630: Inauguration Ceremony
• 1630~1830: Origami demonstration - Session-I
• 1830~: Opening of the “Origami and Paper Crafts�?exhibition
• 1830~1900: Screening related to Origami Art, Japanese Life and Culture

3rd November, 2012 (10am to 4pm) [Open to All]:

• 1000~: Origami and Paper Crafts Exhibition
• 1100~1300: Origami demonstration - Session-II
• 1300~1400: Screening related to Origami Art, Japanese Life and Culture
• 1400~1600: Origami demonstration - Session-III

4th November, 2012 (11am to 8pm): [Open to All]

• 1000~: Origami and Paper Crafts Exhibition
• 1100~1300: Origami demonstration - Session-IV
• 1300~1400: Screening related to Origami Art, Japanese Life and Culture
• 1400~1600: Origami demonstration - Special Session for Mentally Challenged Students
• 1600~1800: Display of Origami Workshop outcomes

6th November,2012 [Mainly to University Students]

• 1000~1200: Origami demonstration
• 1300~1500: the same above and Q & A

8th November,2012 Seminar [Mainly to School Teachers and Parents]

• 1400~1530: Presentation on Developmental & Therapeutic Aspects of Origami
• 1530~1600: Discussion and Q & A
• 1600~1630: Inauguration of Kolkata Origami Center
• 1630~1700: Closing Ceremony

Collaborators

Organized & Produced by:

Kriyetic is a Kolkata based Visual Art and Graphics studio, which is the main organiser of JCWK and different other Art and Culture related events in Kolkata.


Modern Academy of Continuing Education (MACE) is based on the principle of lifelong learning, offers a range of courses and activities through a collaborative approach, in the fields of education, urban living, economic development, the arts.


Supported by:

Origami Kaiken is recognized as one of the "Six Cultural Treasures" of the Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo. It was established during the Ansei Period in 1858.

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japan's national public broadcasting organization.

Hoso Bunka Foundation (HBF) is an independent NPO that aims to promote the cultural and technological development of broadcasting.


Sponsored by:

Japan India Consortium for Promotion of Technological Development (JICT) is an Indo-Japan cultural & technological developement promotion group.

The major activity area of Kriyetic-japan is in the field of information technology, and also plays different roles in organizing various events related to cultural exchange between India and Japan.