Inauguration of the Festival

By Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Followed by
 

Sampoorna – ‘I travel from Temple to Stage’
Conceptualised, choreographed and designed by Sharmila Biswas

Presented by Sharmila Biswas and artists of Odissi Vision and Movement Centre, Kolkata - Rohini Banerjee; Krishnendu Saha; Koushik Das; Dipjoy Sarkar; Biswajit Mondal; Kunal Pradhan; Raaginni Hindocha; and Shangsaptaka Dey

The choreography traces the evolution of Odissi dance from the traditional practitioners, its revival as part of India’s nationalist movement, to become one of the finest  classical dance forms today

A commemorative festival of theatre as a tribute to Habib Tanvir
 
Organised in collaboration with The Raza Foundation, the festival presents three plays as a tribute to Habib Tanvir would have been 100 years of age last September 2023. Two of the plays follow the same path that Habib Tanvir did and the third play enacts the great master’s life and career.

Conceptualised by Dr. Udayan Vajpeyi
 
Kanupriya

Directed by Ratan Thiyam
Script by Dharamveer Bharati
Presented by Chorus Repertory Theatre, Imphal

Braj ke Lok geet aur Rasiya Gaayan

By Jitendra Parashar and group from Braj region of Bharatpur

Basant Panchami heralds the beginning of the festival of Holi in Braj. A group of 15 folk artists will present traditional folk songs and dances from Braj celebrating Phoolon ki Holi with Mayur Nritya and Charkula nritya.
 
(Collaboration: NCZCC, Prayagraj, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)
 

Rajasthani folk songs and dance.
 

By Gokul Choudhary and group from Barmer, Rajasthan

 A group of 15 artists will present a medley of popular folk songs and dances of Rajasthan such as Bhawai dance, Ghoomar dance, Charai dance and Manganiyar folk songs.

(Collaboration: NCZCC, Ministry of Culture)

 Daklakatha Devikavya

An experimental play drawing from the epic poetry and stories of K.B. Siddaiah’s selected writings
Devised and Directed by Lakshman K.P.

Presented by Jangama Collective, Bengaluru with Bindu Raxidi (Dakla Devi, Kadiramma); Santhosh Dindgur (Dakla, Cheluvaiah)l; Bharath Dingri (K.B. Siddiah & narrator); Narasimharaju B.K. (Narasappa); and Ramika Chaithra (Gangavva, Munivenkatamma)

Accompanists: Poorvi Kalyani & Skanda Ghate (vocal); Bharath Dingri (tamate); and Narasimharaju B.K. (areye)

Chief Guest: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

A Dance Story of Taiwan

Contemporary and traditional dance 

Presented by artists of Dance Forum Taipei, Taiwan

Dancers: Fan Shu-yu, Wang Huai-shen, Shih Pei-chun, Wang Huai-shen, and Cheng Yi-wen

Chief Guest: Smt Manjari Sinha

Kshetra Prema: Stories from Temples of South India

An evening of stories and music from temples of South India narrated by Vinay Varanasi with vocals by Vivek Sadasivam

Accompanists: Aditi Krishnaprakash (violin); and Adamya Ramanand (mridangam)

Chief Guest: Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

To Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Pt. Kumar Gandharva

Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Shashwati Mandal from Delhi

Accompanied by Pt. Vinod Lele (tabla); and Pt. Vinay Mishra (harmonium)

Chief Guest: Shri Navneet Soni, Trustee, IIC

Don Kihote in Kathakali

Presented by Margi Theatre from Thiruvananthapuram
Script and Director: Dr. P. Venugopalan

With Kalamandalam Ratheesan (Kihano); Kalamandalam Pradeep (Kihote); Margi Vijayakumar (Sancho Panza); Kalamadalam Partharasarathy & Sadanam Vishnuprasad (windmills); Margi Sukumaran (Dulcina)l Margi Balasubramanian (Knight); Margi Raveendran Nair (cart driver);and Kalamandalam Athul (lion)

Accompanists: Pathiyoor Sankarankutty & Kalamandalam Baiju (vocals); Kalamandalam Krishnadas (chenda); and Margi Retnakaran (maddalam)

Chief Guest: Shri Suhas Borker, Trustee, IIC

Lanka Dahanam (60 min)

Lankha Dhahanam (The Burning of Lanka/60 min)
Tholu bommalata, traditional puppet theatre 

Presented by Chayanatakabrundram led by Sindhe Chithambara Rao from Dharmavaram

Presented by S. Chithambara Rao - Director and lead male
With Khande Viranjineylu (puppetry); Khande Chinna Anjinamma (female lead); Sindhe Sreenivasulu (puppetry); and Dalavai Kulkayappa (puppetry)

Accompanists: Sindhe Chinna Venkatamma (harmonium); Sindhe Kulkayappa (mridangam); and Sindhe Venkatamma (female chorus)

Chief Guest: Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Life Trustee