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

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)