Wednesday 20 June 2012


PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS are invited by LiteSide festival to present the CHAIKHANA and conduct the following activities on the subject of Silk Road and its cultural legacy:

30.06.2012 location: Toko MC, Kleine Studio, Westergasterrein, Amsterdam

15.00 – 19.00 Chaikhana experience.
'Chaikhana' is the ancient teahouse along the legendary Silk Road that ran between Europe via Central Asia to China.
Stop your caravan, unload your mind from daily obligations and pop in to relax over cup of tea. Immerse in the atmosphere of Central Asian music and imagery and experience the timeless futurism of Central Asian civilization.
...........................free entrance..............................................

19.00 – 20.30 Central Asian cinema. TAKHIR AND ZUKHRA. Uzbekfilm 1946.1 h 24 min. Directed by : Nabi GANIEV (Наби ГАНИЕB) 

Based on the Uzbek story similar to Romeo and Juliet, Takhir and Zukhra are childhood sweethearts brought up together at the royal court, only to be torn apart as teenagers when Takhir is banished from the kingdom. Shot in shimmering black-and-white by Daniil Demutsky, the great cinematographer who also shot Dovzhenko's Arsenal and Earth, with eye-filling sets and costumes, TAKHIR AND ZUKHRA is a feast for the eyes and ears, with the magicaly beautiful Gulyam Aglayev and Yuldus Rysayeva as the enchanted lovers (it's hard to say who's prettier, Takhir or Zukhra) and Bollywood - style musical interludes in the bargain. Voice translation in Dutch.
.............................free entrance......................................



21.30 - 22.30 OMFO live concert with Jamil Al-Assadi, Latif Alobaidi, Fay Lovsky.

..........................entrance 13.50 Euro......................................

22.30 - 03.00 Primitive Equations DJ session with music and video's from Central Asia and Middle East.
.............................free entrance......................................

In the ger (Mongolian tent):

15.30 - 16.30 Chinese Tea tasting with the tea master Amanda Yiu from
Formocha Premium Tea
www.formocha.nl
..........................entrance 13.50 Euro......................................

01.07.2012

In Toko MC
13.00 - 19.00 Primitive Equations DJ session with music and video's from Central Asia and Middle East.
.............................free entrance......................................


In the ger (Mongolian tent):

17.00 - 18.00 Chinese Tea tasting with a tea master Amanda Yiu from
Formocha Premium Tea
www.formocha.nl
..........................entrance 13.50 Euro......................................


See full program and information on the LiteSide Festival at www.liteside.nl