10 experiences at Serendipity

Spread over a 1.8 km stretch along river Mandovi in Panaji, the Serendipity Arts Festival will transform the waterfront along the river into a hub of cultural activity from the December 16 – 23.

Here’s a list of top 10 experiences you must not miss!

1. THEATRICAL PRODUCTION DONE IN A CIRCUS FORMAT
The play comprises the entire gamut of circus, magic, illusion techniques, gypsy art, puppetry, martial arts, new media, dance, music and theatre.

The play will reinterpret Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, by adapting it to an Indian context and using circus and other subaltern forms of performance, all set in a circus tent.

2. DANCE & LIVE MUSIC
“Sandhi”, by Sanjeev Bhargava is set to enthrall audiences with four commissioned productions that will be a confluence of dance and live music.

This includes performances by Sudha Raghuraman, Amrita Lahiri, Ayona Bhaduri and Bhuvanesh Komkali, Eshani Agarwal, Ujwal Nagar, Meenakshi Srinivasan, K Hari Prasad.

3. ENJOY MUSIC IN MOTION
Artists and audience will sail down the river Mandovi listening to a concert of classical music. Making the boat the venue for the concert!

4. THE GYPSY TRAIL
This performance will fuse these individually popular and extremely rigorous art forms into a beautiful cohesive ballet where Spanish Flamenco artists (Guitar and percussion) will be met in spirit and skill by the Manganiyarsof Rajasthan (Khartaal & Vocals), infusing the performance with their own unique voice.

5. BIG BAND ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
With mesmerising 10 piece Sunshine Orchestra from the AR Rahman Foundation with young musical protégés from the underprivileged sections of society as its centerpiece; this will showcase the brightest talent from the current Indian mainstream music scene such as Jonita Gandhi, Vijay Prakash, along with an unusual selection of instrumentalists.

6. A DRAMATASISED READING
The Script Lab curated by Lilette Dubey and Anuradha Kapur is an intensive four-day residency programme under the guidance of Mahesh Dattani where 15 aspiring writers will come together. The residency will culminate in a dramatised reading.

7. STREET ARTISTS
Open Site by Riyas Komu invites street artists to experiment with the city as their canvas. Witness the colour and imagination unfold as they dissolve boundaries between nations, states and more importantly between people and art.

8. LET OUT THE ARTISAN IN YOU
Budding artists can register to learn a craft from a master artisan in a series of interactive hands-on sessions. These include the Sanjhi workshop with Mohan Verma and the Terracotta workshop with Dinesh Mohan Lal.

9. GO BACK TO THE 1900’S
Indian couturier Rohit Bal and well-known classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal will come together to present ‘Living Traditions’. Held in an open-air theatre in Panaji, this project will reinterpret Hindustani classical music through the archives.

10. TRACE GOAN HISTORY
Wendell Rodricks will trace the history about Goan mythology, Gods, people, customs, traditions, festivals and folklore. Each has a story to recount.