Come March 26, artistes and art enthusiasts in the city can immerse themselves in different forms of art for five days as a group of working professionals and artistes are organising a five-day-long ‘Twin City Theatre and Cultural Festival’ from March 26 to 31.
Jugalbandi of poets and musicians, theatre and dance performances, display of paintings, photographs etc. will be organised at six venues at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad and in Secunderabad.
A Flee Market will be organised every day between 5 pm and 6 pm when artists can display their work and sell it too. Close to 40 people, including the organisers, are coordinating the festival. On the final day, a documentary, ‘Kandhamal Unresolved’, will be screened at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU).
The schedule and other details are posted on twincityfestival.blogspot.in.
“There are not many platforms in Hyderabad where artists from different genres can come together and perform. Our attempt is to provide such a platform,” said Sneha Mukherjee (24), an employee and writer who along with Pranab Mukherjee and Krishna Shukla ideated the festival.
One of the initiators of the festival, Krishna Shukla (28), who quit his job to focus on theatre art, said that art festivals in Hyderabad are confined to a few localities and people from other parts of the city have to travel till Banjara Hills or Hitec City to watch a play. “Through this festival we want to take art forms to connoisseurs’ doorstep in various localities of the city so that people can enjoy art in their vicinity and new performing spaces develop,” he said.
The organisers have roped in artists through word of mouth and did not charge them to display or perform. Nor will there be entry fee for people. While most of the artists are from the city, a troupe from Kolkata will also participate. “We are not charged any amount by people who are providing us space like Lamakaan or Sacred Space. Moreover, they helped us in finding artists to participate in the festival,” said Krishna.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / March 15th, 2014