CONFLUENCE: A Festival of India

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Lakhan Sharma

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Aug 9, 2016, 5:00:16 AM8/9/16

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Hi Everyone,

Please refer to the information below for the festival being organised in the various cities of Australia over next few months. Please forward it to others who might be interested.

CONFLUENCE, A Festival of India in Australia, from August to November 2016. India’s Ministry of Culture and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in association with the Australian Department of Communications and the Arts, have chosen some of the finest elements from the rich tapestry of Indian culture and civilization. Over a twelve week period, lovers of culture and entertainment in Adelaide, Alice Springs Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney will have the opportunity to savour an extraordinary range of performances.

You will see the virtuosity of Nrityagram and Kalakshetra deemed as among the best dance companies in the world present the classical Odissi and Bharatanatyam dance forms; get mesmerized by the life sized puppets by contemporary puppeteer Dadi Pudumjee in Transposition; sway to Raghu Dixit’s unique mix of world music; soak in the spell-binding words and music of Sonam Kalra’s Sufi Gospel Project; and join Bollywood flash mobs and dance workshops at some of Australia’s most iconic locations; a rib-tickling Indian take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, seasoned with an exhibition of political cartoons by India Today’s Ajit Ninan. He will converse with David Pope, Mark Knight and other Aussie counterparts about the unusual hazards of political humour; engage with renowned architect Bijoy Jain who will set up the MPavilion in Melbourne. Or reflect on Vibhor Soghani’s installation ‘Mahatma in Me’ ; or indeed attend the conference Yoga: Science of Infinite Possibilities which will juxtapose ancient Indian wisdom with the latest medical research.

From the Opera House in Sydney to Federation Square in Melbourne, from QPAC in Brisbane to the Festival Centre in Adelaide, from the Old Parliament House in Canberra to the Concert Hall in Perth, the Festival of India will enthrall audiences and is expected to foster collaborations between artists and create cultural bonds like never before.

Please visit http://confluencefoi.com for further details of events in each city.