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

Festival  Schedule

Inauguration of the Festival

By Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Followed by

Thiranottam - Mohiniattam Recital
By Methil Devika and troupe from Palakkad, Kerala

Artists: Sumasandhya, Shobha Madhu, Alex Raphael, Goutham Mahesh and Angitha Pushpajan

Closing Ceremony

Chief Guest: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs, Govt. of India

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Followed by

Peace Notes

Concert presented by South Asian Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Alvin Arumugam

Introduction: Amb. Nirupama Menon Rao, Founder-Trustee, South Asian Symphony Foundation

Hindustani Classical Vocal

By Pt. Ajay Chakravarty

(Collaboration: Rasaja Foundation)

Hindustani Classical Music – Sitar Recital

By Pt. Buddhaditya Mukherjee

Accompanied by S. Nandy on tabla

Carnatic Music – Mandolin and Flute Recital

By U. Rajesh (mandolin); and Dr. B. Vijaygopal (flute)

Accompanists: Natesan on mridangam; and Girdhar on ghatam