dance and music festivals in india

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Chaitra Parba Chhau FestivalPlace: Baripada (Mayurbanj Dist.), Kakatpur (Puri Dist.), Orissa

Date: April

The 'Chaitra Parba' or 'Chhau Festival' commences from the 10th/11th April every year and

continues for three days concluding on 'Mahabishuba Sankranti Day' at Baripada.Celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva and Surya, the Sun God.

Source:http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/archiveshow.asp

ContactDept. of Tourism

Paryatan Bhawan

Museum CampusBhubaneswr - 751 014

Ph: (674) 2432177

email: [email protected]

Dharani KalotsavPlace: KochiDate: Nov 1st week

Dharani Kalotsav is organised by Society Dharani and held at Kerala Fine Arts Hall.In December 1999 Shayamala Surendran formed the Society Dharani for bringing

eminent artists to perform and give lecture demonstrations in Kochi.

ContactShymala Surendran

"Dharani", XLII /2168

S R M Road, Kochi 682018Ph: (0484) - 2401143 / 2401400

e-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Ekamra UtsavPlace: Mukteswar temple, OrissaDate: January / February

Ekamra Utsav - A lively downtown 15 days festival at Bhubaneswar in early January,Ekamra Utsav is a life time experience for the vacationers. The highlight of the

festivities is Mukteswar Dance Festival held on the courtyards of this famed temple

where the eminent exponents of Odissi dance enliven the stage with their magicalperformances. Besides the dance performances, the visitors to Ekamra Utsav are

treated to an expo of traditional art and craft, a flower show, a multicultural food

court, a heritage walk and the attractive discounts offered by the leading shopping

centres to the tourists complement the festival mood.
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Source:http://www.orissatourism.org/orissa-fairs-festivals/orissa-tourist-festivals.html


Govt. of Orissa

Paryatam BhavanBhubaneshwar 751014

Ph: (0674) - 2432177


Elephanta FestivalPlace: Elephanta island, Maharashtra

Date: mid February

To commemorate the living heritage of Indian dance, sculpture and art, MaharashtraTourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in association with Tata Consultancy

Services (TCS) has organized the Elephanta Festival. The Elephanta Festival is a

tribute to classical performers and an initiative to popularize Indian classical dance

and heritage art forms. A renowned world heritage site, Elephanta forms a stunningbackdrop for India's leading artists as they enthrall you with their music and dance

recitals. TCS in partnership with MTDC is delighted to be associated with the

Elephanta festival.

The festival features eminent artistes, showcasing a traditional welcome with the

catchy tunes of 'Koli' fisher folks, the aesthetically erected stage, bright lights,delicious ethnic food and the marvelously illuminated Maheshmurti cave. The festival

also hosts a number of ethnic food stalls which highlight the traditional foods of the

locality. First started in 1989, this festival is organized by MTDC, in Association withTata Consultancy Services.

ContactMaharashtra Tourism Devt. Corpn. (M T D C)

9th Floor, Express Towers

Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021Ph: (022) - 22024522 / 22024584 / 22023439

Ellora-Ajanta Festival

Place: Soneri Mahal, AurangabadDate: November / December

The Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad festival is organized by Aurangabad FestivalCommittee under the chairmanship of the Divisional Commissioner Aurangabad in

association with MTDC. The Festival is held at the Soneri Mahal, a grand historical

Haveli in Aurangabad. Apart from the cultural entertainment of the highest order - amix of classical and folk dancing, instrumental, vocals and milajula mushaira, there
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are stalls exhibiting the artistry of the craftsmen from across the state, along with

activities like Rangoli, painting, mehendi, cookery, essays, bhajans, games &

competitions.

The venue was shifted from the Kailash temple at Ellora in 2002 & the name changed

from Ellora festival to Ellora-Ajanta festival. Previously held at the enchanting Elloracaves the festival has now shifted its venue to the magnificent Soneri Mahal. Built in

the 17th century, this Mahal was built by Pahadsing a Orchha chieftainis and is an

architectural marvel of Aurangabad. The Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival aimed toput the historical and pictorial sites in and around Aurangabad in the spotlight, some

of them being Ellora, Daulatabad, Bibi-ka-Maqbara, Panchakki (A watermill), Lonar,

Ajanta and Shirdi.

Source:http://www.aurangabadfestival.in/about-festival.html http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/

ContactThe Ellora-Ajanta Festival, Aurangabad Commitee

Mr.Dilip Shinde.Chief co-coordinator & Dy Secretary (Housing Department)

Mantralaya, Mumbai

Ph:022-22024678 / 22871515e-mail: [email protected]

Ganga MahotsavPlace: Varanasi, UP

Date: November

GANGA MAHOTSAV, a five-day cultural tourism fiesta is organized by the

Government of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi. This

festival is celebrated to promote Varanasi as the cultural capital of India and theGanga as India's vital lifeline. The festival is a crowd puller and both foreign and

Indian tourists make a beeline to the heritage ghats - symbols of eternal India - to

experience music and dance.

Gunghroo FestivalPlace: Different cities in Madhya PradeshDate: November

In order to provide platform to young and talented artists of different styles ofClassical dance Academy has arganised Gunghroo Festival. This festival is on since

1984. This programme since last few years is been arganised every year in one of the

cities successfully. This is a very unusual festival on defferent styles of classicaldances of India.

Ustad Alauddin Khan Music and Art Academy organises various festivals to promotemusic & dance - "Alauddin Khan Vyakhayan mala", "Utteradhikar", "Gunghroo",
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"Durlabh Vadya Vinod", "Dhrupad Festival", "Chakradhar Festival", " Kumar

Gandharva Festival - Dances","Ameer Khan Festival- Indore", "Alauddin Khan

Festival-Mehar".Source:http://www.mpculture.in/html/ustad3.asp

ContactUstad Allaudin Khan Sangeet Academy

Sanskriti Bhavan

Banganga, Bhopal 462003Ph: (0755) - 553058

Hampi UtsavPlace: HampiDate: November

A three-day mega cultural festival of dance, music and drama, folk forms is

celebrated, with stages set at various places in Hampi. Other attractins are the

colourful procession by the folk artistes, dressed in their traditional attire, illumination

of the rocky terrain and the fireworks.

Kalidas festivalPlace: Nagpur

Date:

The Festival endeavors to bring back memories of the golden period of the Vidarbha

region. It was here that Mahakavi Kalidas penned some of his greatest literary works,

Kumaarasambhava, Meghaduuta, Ritusamhaara, etc.

The Kalidas festival is organized in association with the District Collectorate Office of

Nagpur & features some of the greatest exponents of music, dance and drama from all

over the country. It is held to showcase Nagpur, the Orange City, Maharashtra'ssecond capital.

ContactMTDC Regional Office

Ph: 0712 - 2533325

Fax: 0712 - 2560680

Kalinga MahotsavPlace: Peace Pagoda at Dhauli

Date: February

A festival of Martial Dances at Dhauli, this festival commemorates the victory ofPeace over War where renowned dancers perform harmonising the vigour of martial
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arts with sublime dance forms with their swords, spears and shields. This annual

thrilling display of dances and music takes place at the foothill of the famous Peace

Pagoda at Dhauli, where Emperor Ashoka is believed to have fought the last battlebefore his metamorphosis into an apostle of nonviolence and peace.



Paryatan Bhawan


Ph: (674) 2432177


Kathak MahotsavPlace: Khamani Auditoriumm, New DelhiDate: February

Kathak Mahotsav isan annual festival held by Kathak Kendra. (instituted in memoryof Maharaj Kalka and Maharaj Bindadin of Lucknow). Kathak Kendra is a unit of the

autonomous Sangeet Natak Akademi - National Academy of music and dance.

ContactKathak Kendra

Bhawalpur House

Bhagwandas RoadNew Delhi 110001

Ph: (011) - 23388681

Fax: (011) - 23387182

Kathak UtsavPlace: Shri Ram Centre, DelhiDate: December

Organised by Kathak KendraSource:http://delhitourism.nic.in/events.aspx

Khajuraho Dance FestivalPlace: Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Date: February / March

Held every year from 25th February to 2nd March, Khajuraho Dance Festival takesplace at the open-air auditorium in front of the Chitragupta Temple dedicated to the

Sun God and the Vishwanatha Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. They are situated in
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the Western Group of temples, which is the largest, well maintained and most easily

accessible temple group of Khajuraho. Started regularly since 2002, this weeklong

festival has already become legendary with its outlandish classical danceperformances presented in a dreamlike setting of splendidly illuminated temples.

Khajuraho temples present sculptures depicting various skills and arts of courtly love

including dance and music in stone and what venue can be more befitting to hold thecultural festival highlighting the various classical dances of India!

Some of the best artists and performers that have marked themselves in their fieldscome from the various states of India to participate in the festival and the

performances including some of the best known dance styles such as the intricate

footwork of Kathak, highly stylized and sophisticated Bharathanatyam, soft lyrical

temple dance of Odissi, the dance dramas of Kuchipudi, Manipuri, the dance of rareand ancient civilization and Kathakali stage fights with elaborate masks. Recently,

modern Indian dances have also found their place in the Khajuraho Dance festival.

Along with the dance performances one can also see a number of craftsmen trading off

their indigenous arts and crafts to the visitors.Source:http://www.khajuraho.org.uk/khajuraho-dance-festival.html

ContactM P Sahitya Kala Parishad

Banganga Road

Bhopal 462 003Ph / fax: (0755) - 553782


Konark Dance FestivalPlace: Konark Natya Mandap, Arka Vihar, Konark

Date: 19th to 23rd February every year

The Konark dance festival is organized by eminent Odissi guru Gangadhar Pradhan'sOrissa Dance Academy in association with the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkataat Konark Natya Mandap in Konark. As the sun sets, the open air auditorium gains life

in the form of musical beats and rhythmic movements under the star lit sky. With the

poem in stone as the backdrop, the festival proves to be a true cultural feast. Acelebration of Odissi, Bharathnatyam, Manipuri, Kathak and Chau Dances; the festival

truly comes as a lavish feast for the eyes and ears. The sound of Ghungroo bells, flute

and Pakhauj add on to the festive mood.

A crafts mela is also put up during the Konark Dance festival. Serving a wide array of

delectable cuisines and a variety of handicrafts, this mela adds more fun to the festival

thus making it a perfect venue for a family get together on a holiday or a joyousexperience to the tourists.

Source:http://www.orissatourism.org/orissa-fairs-festivals/konark-dance-festival.html
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ContactDept. of Tourism, Govt. of Orissa

Paryatan BhawanMuseum Campus

Bhubaneswar - 751014

Ph: (674) 2432177email: [email protected]

Details of 25th Konark Dance & Music Festival 2010

View exhibits from International Sand art festival, part of the Konark

Festival (1-5 Dec 2011)

Kutiyattam FestivalPlace: Ammanur Chakyar Madhom, Irinjalakuda, Kerala

Date: January

Since 1988, the annual Kutiyattam Mahotsavam (12 days) of Ammannur ChachuChakyar Smaraka Gurukulam is held at Natanakairali and has played an important rolein moulding a new generation of actors in the Kutiyattam Theatre Tradition. The

oldest surviving classical Sanskrit theatre tradition of India, Kutiyattam, has a unique

representation of Sanskrit plays and a highly stylized and complex theatre language.

Recently UNESCO declared Kutiyattam as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible

Heritage of Humanity. Irinjalakuda has been the home of the Ammannur Chakyarssince several centuries.

Source:http://home.planet.nl/~pesch082/IEaceA/html/indoart_KutiyattamFestival06.html

ContactAmmannur Chachu Chakyar SmarakaGurukulam

Ammannur Chakyar Madhom

Irinjalakuda, ThrissurKerala 680 121


Lai Haroba

Lai Haroba is the most important pre-Hindu ritual festival of Manipur. Lai Harobameans entertainment of the gods. There are nearly 400 shrines of different animistic

deities and this festival, held in their honor, lasts from a week to a fortnight each

spring with the advent of monsoons. The rituals of the Lai Haroba are conducted by
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the Maibis, priestess-oracles. Maibis are chosen by fate when they exhibit certain

psychic signs and fall into trances. Though they may be men or women, they dress as

women when they become Maibis. They are then trained in the dances and rituals ofthe Lai Haroba Festival and learn to prophesy the future through trances. Each evening

of this festival begins with several hours of ritual dances by the Maibis, followed by

dances offered by other members of the Meitei or Manipuri community.Source:http://www.sharonlowen.com/manipuri.htm

Mamallapuram Dance FestivalPlace: Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), near Chennai, Tamilnadu

Date: Dec, Jan, Feb - Every Saturday

This festival is held every year during Dec-Jan in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu,organised by Department of Tourism, Govt. of Tamilnadu. Mamallapuram, once the

ancient port of the Pallavas is renowned for Pallava culture and art. Exponents of

Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi, Mohini Attam and Kathakali performagainst the magnificent backdrop of the Pallava rock sculptures. Apart from the

classical performances, one can also see artists performing numerous folk dances.

ContactDept. of Tourism, Govt. of Tamilnadu

Tourism Complex, Wallajah Road

Near Kalaivanar ArangamChennai 600002

Ph: (044) - 25383333 / 25389857 / 25360294

Fax: (044) - 25381567e-mail: [email protected]

Modhera Dance FestivalPlace: Sun Temple, Modhera, Gujarat

Date: January

The Sun Temple is the site of an annual festival of Indian classical dances organizedby the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat.

ContactDept. of Youth Services & Cultural Activities

Govt. of Gujarat, Block No.113rd Floor, Old SachivalayGandhinagar 382010

Ph: (02712) - 21897 / 23078 / 21372

Natyanjali Dance FestivalPlace: Chidambaram, Tamilnadu
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Date: February 4th week - March 1st week

Starts from the day of Mahashivaratri, for 5 days. Chidambaram is situated along thecoast of the Bay of Bengal, 75 kms south of Pondicherry. Lord Nataraja, according to

the Hindu mythology is a cosmic dancer. He is called the Lord of dances. This is an

opportunity for all dancers, from all India, to perform and to pay their tribute to LordNataraja.The Natyanjali festival, which brings all the prominent dancers of India,

together on the same platform, opens on the auspicious occasion of Mahasivaratri, in

the month of February. It is performed at the 'Prakara' of the temple, and the dancers,full of intense bliss and devotion, with their evocative abhinaya, offer their dance to

the great divinity, Lord Nataraja.

The festival is jointly organised by The Department of Tourism, Government of TamilNadu, The Ministry Of Tourism, Government of India and The Natyanjali Trust,

Chidambaram. It is designed to promote a universal message of 'Unity in Diversity'

conveyed in the universal language of music and dance.

Source:http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-festivals/natyanjali-dance-festival.html

ContactNatyanjali Trust

Sambandam A, Nagasamy R57, Car St., Chidambaram

Tamilnadu 608001

Ph: (04144) - 22534

Fax: (04144) - 22265

New FestivalPlace: ChennaiDate: December

The Park's New Festival is hosted by Prakriti Foundation (started in 2007). A five day

festival held in the first week of December in Chennai, showcases new and emerging

work in the field of dance, music and theatre for Chennai audience. Earlier PrakritiFoundation & Arngham Trust co-hosted the Other Festival. This festival was held for

9 years from 1998- 2006.

www.prakritifoundation.com;www.theparksnewfestival.com

Nishagandhi FestivalPlace: Nishagandhi Open Air Auditorium, Kanakakunnu Palace grounds,

Thiruvananthapuram, KeralaDate: January

It includes a food festival and craft mela on the adjoining Sooryakanthi grounds.In 2005, the festival was held in April
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In 2007 & 2008, it was held from Jan 20-26


Govt. of Kerala, Parkview

Thiruvananthapuram 695033Ph: (0471) - 2321132e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Pachmarhi FestivalPlace: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Date: November / December

The annual six-day Pachmarhi Festival is organized at Pachmarhi, the Verdant Queenof Satpura featuring cultural programmes, art performances and quisine. Stalls are put

up for display and sale of the products of skilled artisans sponsored by the Handloomand Handicrafts Development Corporation and food stalls offer a variety of delicacies

including Indori Chat, ice creams, cold drinks, South Indian dishes and Chinese food.

The display and sale of carpets, saris, dress material, durries, bamboo crafts andwoolens produced by self help groups besides bari, papad, pickles, sauces etc would

be added attraction. Cultural evenings are organized every day during the festival

featuring artists of national and international repute.

ContactM P State Tourism Devt. Corpn. Ltd.

Gangotri, 4th FloorT T Nagar, Bhopal 462003

Ph: (0755) - 554340 / 554341 / 554342g

Pattadakal Dance Festival - Chalukya Utsav

Place: Pattadakal, North Karnataka

Date: January / February

Every year during the first quarter (January or February) Pattadakal celebrates theannual dance festival also called the Chalukya Utsava. Apart from Pattadakal thevenues includes the nearby ancient sites Badami and Aihole too. This three days

extravaganza of dance and music attracts hordes of art lovers. The majestic temple

backdrops and the performance by renowned artists brings alive the magic of thebygone era.Source:http://www.pattadakal.com


Govt. of Karnataka

F Block, 1st Floor
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K G Road

Bangalore 560009

Ph: (080) - 2211186 / 2215489

Puri Beach FestivalPlace: Puri, OrissaDate: November

The Puri Beach Festival is organised by Hotel & Restaurant Association of Orissa(HRAO) in November. The Festival showcases a number of attractive events to attract

large number of tourists from far and near.

The 2004 festival (the 10th year) took place from 23rd to 27th November 2004.

Source:http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/archiveshow.asp


Paryatan Bhawan


Ph: (674) 2432177


Rajgir MahotsavPlace: Rajgir, BiharDate: October

Department of Tourism, Bihar holds a colourful festival of dance and music, RajgirMahotsav at Rajgir in Bihar.

ContactDept.of Tourism

Govt. of Bihar

Ph: (0612) - 224531Fax: (0612) - 236218

SharadotsavPlace: Bangalore (Ravindra Kalakshetra)Date:

Sharadotsav, the annual Bharatanatyam festival is conducted by Sri Guruvayurappan

Bhajan Samaj Trust featuring various artistes of national and international repute.

Dancer Ranjani Ganesan organizes the festival.
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Contact"Padam Dance Company"

# 101, The Ranes, 195, 7th RoadKhar (W), Mumbai 400052

Ph: (022) - 26482329 / 65765431


Shreekshetra Utsav (The Puri Festival)Place: Puri, OrissaDate:

Puri represents the rich traditions and culture of its people manifested in its variousfestivals celebrated throughout the year. The two weeks long extravaganza of art andculture Shreekshetra Utsav is an authentic showcase of everything that's Orissa,

offering handloom, cuisine, dance, music and its famed sand art.


ContactDept. of TourismParyatan Bhawan

Museum Campus

Bhubaneswr - 751 014

Ph: (674) 2432177email: [email protected]

Soorya classical music and dance festival

Place: ThiruvananthapuramDate: 1st to 10th of October

The Soorya classical music and dance festival is conducted for ten days every year inThiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.It starts from 1st October and concludes on

the 10th of October. The festival is organized by Soorya Stage and Film Society, oneof the largest cultural societies in Asia. Founded by Soorya Krishnamoorthy, the

society organises many programs including Dance and Music festivals, film festivals,

theatre, painting, photography, lectures and talks, sound and light shows etc.

The Dance and Music festival presents different forms of dance like Kathak, Odissi,

Manipuri, Bharathanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam as well asclassical music renditions, instrumental music, jugal bandhis, etc by popular artists.

Renowned dancers and musicians from all over India participate in this festival.

Dancers such as Padma Subramaniam, Alarmel Valli, Chitra Viswesvaran, LakshmiGopalaswami, Rajendra-Nirupama and musicians such as Ustads Allah Rakha, Amjad

Ali Khan, Bismillah Khan, Zakir Husain, Balamuralikrishna, Bhimsen Joshi are a few

among the famous artistes who have performed here.
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Another dance and music festival 'Parampara' is also held by Soorya in November

every year to spot young talents. This festival is also held in Thiruvananthapuram,

where artists pay tribute to their Gurus.Source:http://www.malayalammusic.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=61&linkid=4

ContactSoorya Stage and Film Society

Chaitanya, Thycaud

Thiruvananthapuram 695014Ph: (0471) - 2323536

Fax: (0471) - 2323558

e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

VasantahabbaPlace: Hessaraghatta, Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka

Date: first Saturday of February, from dusk to dawn

Vasantahabba (Spring Festival) is an all-night festival of dance and music organized

by Nrityagram every year.

Thirteen years after the first Vasantahabba, it is now considered the 'Woodstock' ofclassical dance and music in India. Living legends and leading artists congregate

together, under one sky, to make Vasantahabba what it is - an unmissable treat!

The history of Vasantahabba is remarkable. From an audience of 3,000 in 1990, there

were over 40,000 in 2003! The festival has been covered on the web and on television

networks from around the world. And millions have witnessed the event LIVE on

Doordarshan, the public broadcasting station of India.Entry to Vasantahabba is FREE.

Past performers include Dr. Chitti Babu, Louis Banks, Beliappa & Dollu Kunita, Dr.

B. Bhanumati, Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Shri Kadri

Gopalnath, Gundecha Brothers, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr. Doraiswamy Iyengar, Pt.

Jasraj, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ganesh Kumaresh, ShankarMahadevan, Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, , Pt. Birju Maharaj, Aditi Mangaldas, Rajan

Sajan Misra, Shubha Mudgal, Taufiq Qureshi, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Guru Jayaram &

Vanashree Rao, Raja-Radha Reddy, Smt. Veena Sahasrebuddhe, Leela Samson,

Malavika Sarukkai, Aruna Sayeeram, Shashank, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, DakshaSheth, Smt. Bharati Shivaji, Talvin Singh, Ranjabati Sircar, Sivamani, Dr. L.

Subramaniam, Begum Parveen Sultana, Alarmel Valli, Pt. Vikku Vinayakram, Nasir

& Nazir Warsi, amongst others.Source:http://www.nrityagram.org/passion/habba/habba.htm

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Hessaraghatta

Bangalore Rural District

Karnataka 5600088Ph: (080) - 8466313 / 8466314


I am not sure if the festivals mentioned below are held on an annual basis

Bharatendu Natya Utsav (Sahitya Kala Parishad)

Place: Shri Ram Centre, DelhiDate: February

Source:http://delhitourism.nic.in/events.aspx

Daman Festival

The West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur and District Administration Daman

organized the festival from December 19 to 21, 2007 at Daman. The NEZCC

participated in the festival by sending a Manipuri Raas team consisting of 16 members

from Manipur.Source:http://www.nezccindia.org/Annual%20Report.asp

Bhagyachandra National Festival

A four day Bhagyachandra National Festival was organized by North East Zone

Cultural Centre, Dimapur, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata and Department ofArt & Culture, Government of Manipur from November 27 to 30, 2007 at Imphal

Manipur.

Source:http://www.nezccindia.org/Annual%20Report.asp

Folk Dance & Music FestivalPlace: Shakuntala Theatre, Pragti MaidanDate: November

Organised byIndian Trade Promotion Organisation

Source:http://delhitourism.nic.in/events.aspx

Folk dance FestivalPlace: Sambalpur, Orisssa

Date: January

Contact
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Dept. of Tourism

Paryatan Bhawan


Ph: (674) 2432177


Folk songs and dance festival of Sikkim

A one day Folk Songs & Dance Festival was organized by North East Zone CulturalCentre, Dimapur and Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department, Government of Sikkim

at Pakyong, Sikkim on July 7, 2007. Altogether 195 artistes from different parts of the

State representing different communities/tribes of Sikkim participated in the festival.The presentation of folk songs and dances by the artistes in full traditional attire

during the programme was a composite display of the beautiful culture of Sikkim.


Lokrang - National folk dance festival

2007

The festival was organized by WZCC, Udaipur & Jawahar Kala Kendra at Jawahar

Kala Kendra, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur on October 27 & 28, 2007. TheNEZCC participated in the festival by sending Lai Haraoba, Pung Cholom & Dhol

Cholom and Hazagiri consisting of 20 and 15 member respectively from Manipur and

Tripura.

2008The NEZCC participated in this prestigious festival by organizing folk dance troupesfrom the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

The troupes from Northeastern States presented colourful and vibrant traditional art

forms of the region at different venues. The Khampti tribe from Arunachal Pradesh

presented the Kaa - Kong Tokai (Cock fight) dance, and the Hajong tribe ofMeghalaya presented a folk song and dance, the Mizoram troupe presents the

Sarlamkai/Solakia warrior dance and the Mungyanta (Harvest dance) was

performed by the women folk from Nagaland. The Maruni dance the oldest and mostpopular dance of the Nepalese from Sikkimwas also performed. Altogether 75 artistes

participated in the event.


Manipur Raas Festival

The festival was organized by Sree Sree Radha Madab Sanskriti SamanwayaCommittee, Agartala from November 21 to 25, 2007 at Agartala, Tripura. The

NEZCC (The North East Zone Cultural Centre) Co-sponsored the programme.
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National Classical Dance festival

A two day National Classical Dance festival was organized by the North East ZoneCultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur in collaboration with Department of Information,

Cultural Affairs & Tourism, Government of Tripura on August 27 & 28, 2007 at

Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan, Agartala. The Classical dance festival was organized

with the view to promote the Classical art forms in North East States and to provideopportunity to the artistes from the region. The remarkable classical dance participated

from EZCC, Kokata, SCZCC, Nagur, Manipur, Assam and Tripura.


North East Folk dance festival

2007A one day North East Folk dance festival was organized by NEZCC in collaboration

with the Department of Art & Culture, Government of Meghalaya on December 06,2007 at New Nongstoin, Meghalaya. The following folk troupes from Manipur,

Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya performed in the festival viz: Pungcholom, Lai

Haraoba and Thang - ta from Manipur, Hozagiri dance from Tripura, Chicken dancewas presented by Chakhesang Zuve Cultural Troupe, Dimapur, Nagaland and Lepcha

dance, Sikkim besides other local troupes from Meghalaya who presented the Drum

and Lahoo dance.

2008

A two day North East Folk Dance Festival was organized by North East Zone CulturalCentre in collaboration with Department of Art & Culture, Government of ArunachalPradesh on January 14 & 15, 2008 at Parasuram Kund, Arunachal Pradesh.


Prakriti - A festival of tribal arts

The NEZCC participated in the threeday Festival of Tribal Arts, PRAKRITI,organized by the Ministries of Culture and Tribal Affairs in association with the Zonal

Cultural Centres and Sangeet Natak Akademi from December 5 to 7, 2007 at New

Delhi. The NEZCC participated in the festival alongwith three cultural troupes fromthe Northeastern States consisting of 18 members each from the State of Arunachal

Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland and presented the Lion & Peacock dance, Lahoo

dance and Khupielili dance.Source:http://www.nezccindia.org/Annual%20Report.asp

Shipgram Utsav
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The Shilpgram Utsav was organized by West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur from

December 21 to 30, 2007 at Shilpgram, Udaipur. The NEZCC participated in theUtsav by sending the following 5 folk dance troupes - Maibi Laichung Jagoi, Manipur,

Singhi Chham, Dimasa Kachari, Nagaland, Bagrumba & Bordoishikla, Assam, Dhol

Dholok Cholom, Manipur.Source:http://www.nezccindia.org/Annual%20Report.asp
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