Yakshagana Kendra ~ Hidimbe’s Wedding

Mela

FREE EVENT

Yakshagana Kendra is a twelve-member cultural troupe lead by Guru Sanjeeva Suvarana.

Founded in 1971 Yakshagana Kendra is the State of Karnataka’s leading training and performance centre for this 400 year old popular folk theatre of the region. An ensemble of veteran artistes and musicians, this award-winning troupe has amazed audiences all over the world with their vibrant and vigorous form of dance drama.

For the dlr Festival of World Cultures they will present two of their classic Episodes from the epic verses of the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha: Jatayu Salvation on Saturday at 1.30pm and Sunday at 2pm and Hidimbe’s Wedding on Saturday at 4.30pm.

Free seating, early arrival is highly recommended.

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded on 9th April 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.

The objectives of the Council are to participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes relating to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people; to establish and develop relations with national and international organizations in the field of culture; and to take such measures as may be required to further these objectives.

The ICCR is about a communion of cultures, a creative dialogue with other nations. To facilitate this interaction with world cultures, the Council strives to articulate and demonstrate the diversity and richness of the cultures of India, both in and with other countries of the world.

The Council prides itself on being a pre-eminent institution engaged in cultural diplomacy and the sponsor of intellectual exchanges between India and partner countries. It is the Council’s resolve to continue to symbolize India’s great cultural and educational efflorescence in the years to come.

Funded by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations & Supported by the Embassy of India, Ireland

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