The Parks New Festival was hosted by Prakriti Foundation for the first time 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 the Chennai audience. In 2007, we had curated work by leading performers like Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, play by the Vayu Naidu company U.K, a solo performance by Preethi Athreya, Dance performance by Dance Routes Bhubaneshwar showcasing the Raghurajpur Lila Project by Dr. Rekha Tandon, Play – ‘Jazz’ reminiscing on the blue and Jazz players/singers in the 50 & 60’s of Bollywood by Ramu Ramanathan. This year we have an entirely new package for the discerning Chennai audience. The schedule is as follows:
PARK NEW FESTIVAL Edition II 2nd to 6th Dec’08
2nd Dec’08
ABOUT RAM: Anurupa Roy - Museum Theatre About Ram is based on Balinese Ramayan - the Uttararamacharita by Bhavabhuti. The play uses animation, puppetry and live actors with audio visual effects.
3rd Dec’08
PUSHED: Padmini Chettur - Kalakshetra A modern dance choreography of six dancers interpreting anger, pain, pleasure, happiness, sorrow and love
4th Dec’08
BUDDHA CHARITAM: Probal Gupta – Museum Theatre An experimental Kathakali rendering on the life of Lord Buddha
5th Dec’08
ON SEEING: Zuleikha Allana - Lalit Kala Academy An installation art – mapping the landscape of memory, through light installations as well as the physicality of the performer, where the performer is negotiated to become an extension of the visual language of that space.
6th Dec’08
60 SECONDS DEEP by Jaimini Pathak – Museum Theatre A play of wit, fun and modern life - the story of 4 standard sized lives and 4 larger than life dreams
2nd to 6th Dec ’08 Spirit of the City by Pascal Monteil – Park Hotel -: Exhibition of portraits of musicians, dancers and other cultural personalities from Chennai and India by French photographer Pascal Monteil. This year the Park’s New Festival will have a workshop conducted by Padmini Chettur on 4th Dec on contemporary dance with dancer Probal Gupta and local, traditional and contemporary practitioners. The intention is to engage in discussing the new in contemporary and traditional dance. Plans are also afoot to hold out reach programmes at various colleges and institutes. TICKETS Season Passes: Rs1000/- Daily passes: Rs 500/- Rs300/- For tickets, call Media Mix : 24527941 / 9884663342 The Park : 42676000 Tickets also available at Landmark Nungambakham, Amethyst, Chamiers, Bombay General Stores, Annanagar, Gangotree (Cathedral Rd), Shilpi, Cedras (Koturpuram) Book online at www.bookmyshow.com
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