Delhi International Arts Festival
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The Delhi International Arts Festival is an annual festival which takes place in Delhi, India. It presents artistic performances from around the world.
History
The Delhi International Arts Festival was founded in 2007 as a private-public partnership venture. The founders were Parvez Dewan, Lalit Mansingh, Chinmay Ghare Khan, S.K. Aggrawal, Prathibha Prahlad, Ram Nivas Mirdha, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Pavan K Varma, Aruna Vasudev and Shanta Serbjeet Singh.
In 2014 the festival presented the Maria Kong dance ensemble.[1]
In 2015 the festival was held at the Purana Quila and directed by Prathibha Prahlad. [2] The focus that year was Indo-African fusion.[3]
References
- ^ "A unique synchronisation". The Hindu, November 5, 2014. Jaideep Deo Bhanj.
- ^ "Delhi International Arts Festival begins". No. 17 Oct 2015. The Hindu. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Musicians perform at the Delhi International Arts Festival, presented by the Times of India". Times of India Entertainment. 20 Oct 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
External links
- "Purana Quila to host the Delhi International Arts Festival". Indiatoday. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "7th Delhi International Arts Festival". whats hot in delhi. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "8th Delhi International Arts Festival". Indian council for cultural relation. 28 Oct 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "Delhi International arts festival to begin on Friday". NDTV. 13 Oct 2015.
- "A Performing Art Pass | The 8th Delhi International Arts Festival". No. 31 Oct 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "The 8th Delhi International Arts Festival begins in New Delhi". Business standard. Press release
- "Delhi-International-Arts-festival". Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2016.