The Park hotel group’s contemporary performance arts festival returns for an 11th edition across the country
Roopa Mahadevan and Anuradha Menon will perform at The Park's New Festival 2017. Photos: Courtesy of the artists
Annual contemporary performance art festival The Park’s New Festival will return for its 11th edition on September 1st. Helmed by The Park hotel group in partnership with Prakriti Foundation, each year the festival holds music, dance and theater performances across several cities in the country; the tour includes stops in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
The Park’s New Festival will feature solo pieces from actor and comedian Anuradha Menon (aka Lola Kutty), Carnatic vocalist Roopa Mahadevan and contemporary dancer Surjit Nongmeikpam. “For many years, [The Park Hotel group] has been propagating compelling performances of celebrated artists,” said Priya Paul, chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, in a statement.
For Ranvir Shah, Prakriti Foundation’s founder and curator of The Park’s New Festival, the goal is to provide a platform for more performance artists and perhaps boost the appreciation for the arts amongst Indian audiences. “It has been an enriching journey for us,” Shah stated. “Over the years, this festival has brought skilled performers from all over the world showcasing engaging art forms on a single platform.”
Kicking off in Chennai on September 1st, The Park’s New Festival will have multiple dates in each city on its itinerary, granting each artist their own solo stage and therefore, the audience’s undivided attention. The nearly month-long festival will draw to a close on September 21st.
Tour dates for The Park’s New Festival:
Chennai
September 1st, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at The Park
September 2nd, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at The Park
September 3rd 2017: Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Spaces
New Delhi
September 5th, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at The Park
September 6th, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at The Park
September 7th, 2017: 7P.M. Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Shri Ram Centre
Kolkata
September 8th, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at The Park
September 9th, 2017: Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Gyan Manch
September 10th, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at The Park
Mumbai
September 12th, 2017: Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Sitara Studio
September 13th, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture
September 14th, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at Sitara Studio
Hyderabad
September 15th, 2017: Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Ravindra Bharati
September 16th, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at The Park
September 17th, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at The Park
Bengaluru
September 19th, 2017: Contemporary dance performance by Surjit Nongmeikpam at Guru Nanak Bhavan
September 20th, 2017: Music performance by Roopa Mahadevan at The Park
September 21st, 2017: Theatre performance by Anuradha Menon at The Park
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