DJing, will be presided over by Dakta Dub, a DJ based in Hungary/India and Production, presided over by Shivacult, an underground producer based in Hyderabad, India. Dakta Dub is an international DJ who has played in famous festivals such as Sunburn, NH7 weekender and Shantijatra organic festival. Dakta Dub has played in venues across Europe, and major festivals in the continent. Dakta Dub is famous for his shows in Tilos radio, an underground radio based in Hungary. He is a truly outernational DJ who was crowned as "The Dub Ambassador of India" by his contemporaries in the country recently.

The DJing workshop will be hosted in two sessions of two hours each, where-in various aspects of DJing such as On-console mixing, Cueing, Live sound monitoring, LIVE sets using Ableton and Clubbing culture will be covered.Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/daktadub

The music production workshop will be hosted by Shivacult, an underground music producer signed to Quokka records (Australia). Shivacult is also a carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, writer for Euphoric Magazine, an international clubbing and a fast growing name in the international psychedelic ambient scene who has played DJ sets alongside international artists such as Psykovsky and Temple one.

The production workshop will be hosted in two sessions of two hours each spanning across two days. Various aspects of production such as sequencing, synthesis, sampling, automation, Fx, compression and Mastering will be covered.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shivacultmusic
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/shivacult
Bandcamp - http://Shivacult.bandcamp.com

This workshop is intended to equip aspiring DJs/Producers to get started with the right material in a short span of time with guidance from the right artists in the underground scene. It is also interesting to note that commercial Production and DJing courses in metropolitan cities cost over Rs 1 Lakh. This is a unique opportunity for students to get started with a very small fraction of the price. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/electronicmusicworkshop

Schedule: 8th Feb 2013 - 9th Feb 2013

Registration fee: Rs. 500/-

This workshop will enhance an individual's interactions, performance and career prospects. Soft Skills are behavioural competencies. Also known as Interpersonal Skills, or people skills, they include proficiencies such as communication skills, conflict resolution and negotiation, personal effectiveness, creative problem solving, strategic thinking, team building, influencing skills and selling skills, to name a few.

Competition is rigid with several educational qualifications being made available to greater masses. To get an edge over the competitors we need to add value to hard skills with soft skills. This workshop is designed for those who would like to identify effective ways that one can practice and perfect soft skills to increase overall competency in those areas as per present career phase. This workshop provides the participants an orientation-cum-practice on how to bring to light the unseen talent and strengthen their soft skills. By taking part in practical oriented sessions and exercises throughout the workshop, participants will progressively learn techniques and tips to show their soft skills.

9th February 2013

Registration Fee: 100/-

Channa Reddy Auditorium, Main Building

09.30AM to 01.00PM

Onspot Registrations Available

Participation Certificate will be given to the participants.

Agenda 1: Persuasive Argumentation.

Agenda 2: British Parliamentary Debating for Beginners.

As a part of the Curtain Raiser to Riviera, the Debate Society brings to you an opportunity to learn the art of public speaking, argumentation building and debating from the best across Asia.

The workshop will focus on public speaking, how to conduct yourself while communicating and most importantly how to build arguments. An Overwhelming number of formats of debate are followed internationally; but the yardstick by which a debaters abilities are gauged by the world, is his prowess at Parliamentary Debate (PD). This form of competitive, extemporaneous debate stresses rigorous argumentation, logical analysis, quick thinking, breadth of knowledge, and rhetorical ability.

The workshop shall be conducted by:

Aashay Sahay: He's been in 10 finals in a row and been CA at RVDT-2011, the Xavier's BP-2011, Nalsar IV 2012, CNLU PD 2012, JGLS PD 2012 and ProCon the first. He has the enviable distinction of breaking in every international tournament he has been in - UADC-2010 & 2011, Asian BP-2009, 2010 & 2011. We're delighted to have him back.

Mabroor Wassey: Adj core at Asians BP 2012, chair of the Bangladesh Debating Council, founder member of the debate movement in Bangladesh and two-time national champion who's broken at a bunch of Asians, Australs and other tournaments, Mabroor Wassey is fresh in the Indian debate circuit's fond memory from his stint as adjudication core at NALSAR IV 2012.

Syed Suhaib Hassan: Champion and Overall Best Speaker at World Universities Debating Championship 2007 (ESL) ; Champion-Australasian Inter-varsity Debating Championship 2005 (ESL) ; Chief Adjudicator, Pertandingan Pidato Kemerdekaan Peringkat IPT 2008; Deputy Chief Adjudicator, IIUM Inter-school Debating Championship 2007;Champion,Royal Malaysian Inter-varsity Debating Championship 2007 - this man's colorful debating resume gives whole new meaning to the word "prolific".

Schedule: 1st February 2013. Duration: 01.45 PM - 06:00 PM

Registration Fee Internals: Rs. 100/-.

Registration Fee Externals (Non-Participating): Rs. 200/-.

Venue: Dr. Ambedkar Auditorium

ODs guaranteed for all registered participants.

Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months" said a famous designer. This workshop will teach you how to immortalise styles, capture the essence of fashion from behind the lens.

Rahul Dev is a Chennai based fashion photographer. (https://www.facebook.com/rahuldev). He is a treasure trove of talent. He has a professional full time experience of more than 10 years. Do not miss the chance of being a part of the workshop and learn the tricks of the trade.

Registration Fee: Rs 350/-

Date: 6th February, 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Venue: MB 210

The workshop is intended to hone theatre skills of upcoming dramatists at the college level. This workshop also intends to introduce beginners to the art of theatre. The workshop intends to focus on core areas of acting as well as touch on the finer points of direction and stage management.

Crea Shakthi, a youth based theatre group from Chennai committed to the cause of taking the craft to the next generation with special focus and attention provided to the training & skill development of groups between the age group 8 to 25. They run Chennai's first and biggest Youth Theatre Festival "MY Theatre Festival" and have also funded and associated with several city schools and colleges to take the cause of youth theatre forward. Their mantra: No Drama. Just Theatre.

Schedule: 9th Feb 2013, 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM

Venue: CDMM

There is nothing more fulfilling than creating something with your own hands. Feel the wet clay take shape as your fingers gently direct its motion in this relaxing Pottery workshop. Let the artist in you come out while you participate in Clay moulding and Terracotta jewelry making.

This is a one-on-one experience with our professional potter who will demystify the craft with hands on experience. Mr. Pavan Kumar is a specialist in pottery, murals and sculptures. He runs an institution in Bangalore known as Gopni. The material used for Pottery is Natural Clay and is completely harmless.

Hand building, throwing on the potter's wheel, glazing and fire will be done on the site. Also painting of the pots and jewels will be demonstrated. All materials will be provided by us. Students can take back the things they make in the workshop.

Schedule: 6th February 2013 to 9th February

Session 1: 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM. Session 2: 02:00 PM to 05:30 PM

Registration fee: Rs 150/-

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Maximum of 50 students can be accommodated for each session. There will be Pot making, Clay molding, Jewelry making, Firing the made products and Painting them in that one session. A student can attend only one session.

This workshop is for all those aspiring b-boys and b-girls who haven't yet had the chance to build on their b-boying skills and all those interested in various forms of hip-hop like top-rocking, housing, popping and more!! And the workshop isn't only for dancers. Even people who are putting on their dance shoes for the first time can gel in equally.

We take pleasure in organizing this workshop taken by B-Boy Shane, famous for his expertise in the various styles of hip-hop viz. B-boying , Hip-hop Old school , House , Popping & Locking . He has himself had training from the best of Crews: Storm (Germany),BboyNasty Ray (USA), BboyPelezinho( Brazil) and has been teaching dance for the past 3 yrs. His latest achievements include 1st place at Challenge Cup India 2012 ,1st place Battle of the Year India 2012 , 2nd place UK BBoy championship India 2012.

https://www.facebook.com/shane.b.mendes

The workshop will be held in 2 batches of 2 hours each. The first hour will include basic top-rocking, down-rocking and a few power moves for even the beginners to show off. The second hour will be for styles like housing. But the seats for each session are limited. So hurry up, join us and learn some of the craziest moves in the quickest ways.

Schedule: 8th Feb

We welcome everyone to this workshop for Basic HipHop and Partnering dance forms. We aim at providing you with a platform for learning the best there is in HipHop and Ballroom dance forms, under one of the best in the field.

This workshop will be taken by Mr.Anjan Sivakumar, the dancer responsible for bringing the Hip Hop Championship to India. He set up Choreo Culture, a complete dance academy in the UK a few years back with the help of Omar Paloma, the director of Hip Hop International, United Kingdom

http://www.choreoculture.com/home.html

The workshop will be held in 1 batch of 2 hours. The first hour will include basic Hip-hop styles. The second hour will be for styles defining chivalry and grace i.e. Ballroom salsa. But the seats for each session are limited. Waste no time; join us to become the master of the dance floor.

Schedule: 8th Feb, 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Venue: Anna Auditorium

The workshop is to impart a learning of two different and new forms of painting namely metal art and coffee painting. Metal art is a carved and emboss form of art where the engraving on the metal is the key prospect in the painting. The look of the painting is basically through the shine and paint contrasts. Coffee Painting is something that uses the simple coffee and its different shade in darkness to make a painting like no other.

Metal art is a carved and emboss form of art where the engraving on the metal is the key prospect in the painting. The look of the painting is through the shine and paint contrasts.

Coffee Painting is something that uses the simple coffee and its different shade in darkness to make a painting like no other.

Registrations for either 6th or 7th Feb 2013

Trainers:

Ms.Kabita Agrawal: She is the director - principal of Kidzee Pearly Gates and Mount Litra Zee School, Jamshedpur. Her achievements in the field in art are something that can do just simple justice for her liking and passion for the subject. She loves to experiment with art as a scientist on a research.

Ms. Divya Murarka: She is presently working in Accenture. She loves to explore and learn on a daily basis. Her passion for art led her towards something more than a daily corporate life and turned her into an expert . She has the concept of expressing emotions through art which she proudly depicts in her painting.

Registration Fee: Rs 350/-

Schedule: 6th & 7th Feb

Venue: TT434 and TT434A

Heard of the ancient writing on a capsule before papyrus was invented? Secret messages delivered on rice grains? Does this ring a bell? If you want to learn this brilliant ancient art, then you've come to the right place! Join us on a 2-day workshop and write a codex of your own script on a rice grain! Or maybe just your name! Bedazzle your friends with your tiny art!

Ramesh Shah of Siliguri (West Bengal) a self-made left-handed artisthas mastered the realms of micro art but how do you know we aren't exaggerating? Because he has written the word "Ram" 2,58,378 times on a single postcard, 115 maps of India on a grain of rice and is planning to build the very first micro art museum. Check out his web page for more details.
rameshmicroartist.in

Registration Fee: Rs 200/-

Schedule: 6th & 7th Feb

Venue: TT Gallery 1

Ever seen one of those beautiful and intricately done lampshades and exquisite wall decorations and wondered if they could be yours? Well, not only you can have it, but you can make one as well! For the first time in Riviera, Apical Crafts brings to you an exclusive and fun-filled workshop 'Craft Bizarre' on paper quilling and paper lamp making. Apical Crafts is the world’s largest specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall décor, and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. Starting right from the scratch with the basics of paper cutting to basic quilling shapes to going on to making beautiful embellishments, this workshop has it all.

Registration Fee: Rs 1000/-. Team of two people.

Schedule: 3rd & 4th Feb. Duration: 1 day

So bring out the artist in you and get ready to create dazzling paper products of your own!