The sixth edition of Chandigarh Arts and Heritage festival will take off from September 10 at Tagore Theatre here. The five day festival is aimed at showcasing the best of performances in genres like music, theatre, literature, by the nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. It is a festival committed to establish Chandigarh as a global destination for arts and driving cultural tourism.
The festival will have a gamut of activities like dance theatre, Classical vocal recital, Art Competitions, contemporary Kathak dance performances, Author interactions, Art workshops among others. Entering in its sixth year, the Chandigarh Arts and Heritage festival will be held from September 10 to 14.
Secretary, UT Cultural Affairs, Bhavna Garg said, “This festival will be emphasising on classicism and the purpose is to promote and put forth best of classical art in front of art inclined people. The intellectual component of the Festival is that there will be a collusion of minds with lot of interactions by artists.”
The festival would spread its aura all over the city. UT Director Cultural Affairs, Amandeep Kaur said, “ It is expected that there will be a lot of attractions for the public to witness every activity and event during 6th Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival 2014 “.
The events during the festival included staging of Hindi Play — Tuglaq written by Girish Karnard and directed by K Madavane, vocal recital performance by Padmavibhushan Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, Vilasini Natyam – A Dance Recital performance by Purvadhanashree from Hyderabad, Kathak Pravaha consisting of three pieces — Ni-ra-tata-dhang, Pandhant & Tarana and Nrityarupa : A mosaic of Indian Dance
Interface Dance Festival with performances by Robert Moses Dance Company (USA) and Sapphire creations Dance company (India) with a mix of dances and music will also be held. Among other activities, painting competition, poster making competition, heritage walk, an evening with Waseem Barelvi, a renowned poet will be organised.