1st German Cultural Days
12, 13, 14 December 2008, Goa
Organized by Indo German Friendship Society, Goa (IGSG)
www.igsg.org
Programme
12 December (Friday)
Presentation: "Humboldt's Ideal at the German Universities – in the past and at
the present"
Dr. Michael Klepsch – Düsseldorf, Germany
12th December 2008 (Friday), 10:00 a.m., Clube Vasco da Gama, Opp. Municipal
Garden, Panjim
Free entrance.
Presentation: "Practical Applications of Robotics"
with short video projections
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.h.c. Guenter Hommel – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Technical University of Berlin – Berlin, Germany
12th December 2008 (Friday), 10:30 a.m., Clube Vasco da Gama, Opp. Municipal
Garden, Panjim
Free entrance.
Information about oportunities of Study & Research in Germany
Mrs. Niketa Dedhia - Representative German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD-Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) - Mumbai
12th December 2008 (Friday), 11:15 a.m., Clube Vasco da Gama, Opp. Municipal
Garden, Panjim
Free entrance.
Music Concert: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Schiller's “Ode an die Freude”
("Ode to Joy"), performed at "Aula Paolo VI" of Vatican to the honour of Pope
Benedict XVI in October 2007 by the Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra.
conducted by Mariss Jansons. Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Lioba Braun
(mezzo-soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Michael Volle (bass). (DVD Projection
on a giant screen)
12th December 2008 (Friday), 8:30 p.m., Ravindra Bhavan, Margao
Free entrance.
The concert opens with the Holy Father entering the Paul VI Performance Hall.
International press comments: "Jansons keeps the orchestra upright and with
the tension of such a high-wire performance produces a superb work of art."….
"The DVD show that Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" is as much an event to be
experienced as a piece of music heard."…. "The picture is sharp and the sound
is close and powerful."
13 December (Saturday)
Traditional German Home Pastry Class
By German ladies
13th December 2008 (Saturday), 9 a.m.
Baywatch Resort Goa, Sernabatim, Colva
Previous registration required. Limited number of participants.
Please contact.
A morning class that allows you to learn how to make some of the greatest
German cakes, such as "Prinzregententorte" - Prinzregenten cake, a cake found
mainly in Bavaria or the "Engadiner Wallnusskuchen" - Engadin walnut pie. Try
it at a high-end non-professional pastry class.
Roundtable: Germans in Goa / Goans in Germany - Towards a Better Cross-Cultural
Understanding
13th December (Saturday): 5:00 p.m. - Clube Vasco da Gama, Opp. Municipal
Garden, Panjim.
Chief Guest: Mr. Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs; Guest of
Honour: Ambassador V.K. Grover, Honorary Advisor to the Indo-German Chamber of
Commerce and Member of the National Security Advisory Board.
Free entrance.
Three Goans, residents in Germany, and three Germans, residents in Goa, discuss
the goals to promote understanding between Goans and Germans.
14 December (Sunday)
"German Alumni Meeting" and "TUM Alumni India Meeting" (Technische Universität
München)
14th December 2008 (Sunday) - The International Centre, Dona Paula
11:00 a.m. (Internal Presentation for the Alumni): A brief historical account
of the german influence in Goa – Percival Noronha, Secretary Indian Heritage
Society (Goa)
1:00 p.m., Alumni lunch
An opportunity to wiedersehen and exchange views.
Open for all alumni of German Universities and Fachhochschulen.
Previous registration required. Please contact.
Beer & more
Celebrating German popular music and snacks
Come on and party
14th December (Sunday), 7:30 p.m.
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Miramar, Panjim
Entrance fee 50 Rs. (Snacks and refreshments will be available at reasonable
rates at the venue.)
Taste the delicious Frankfurter Wuerstchen (Frankfurt sausage) served with
mustard and bread or other German delicacies like Frikadelle (also called
Boulette), made with ground meat and a variety of complementary ingredients.
The very traditional German Kartoffelsalat (Potato Salad) or the Gemüseeintopf
(vegetable soup) with or without bacon will be also available at the event in
Gaspar Dias.
Try the tasty and superb German pastry specialities Streuselkuchen (Crumbs
Cake), Bienenstich (Bee Sting Cake) and Butterkuchen (Butter Cake) made
specially for this event by the German Pastry Chef Klaus Bredt.
Authentic German bread will also be available. This will as well be an
opportunity to pick up a little package of assorted traditional German
Christmas cookies.
For information and contacts:
email: [email protected]
or phone 9881718792.
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