Kala Ghoda Arts Fest 2012

 MUSIC:

This year’s highlights include performances by music directors Vishal and Shekhar, Indian classical musician and sitarist Niladri Kumar, acclaimed British Tamil musician Susheela Raman, Sufi-Baul singer from West Bengal Parvathy Baul, Marimba artist Lukas Ligeti among others. 

DANCE: 

The festival promises a variety of splendid dance experiences- from classical to contemporary, from local Marathi flavours to the gypsy Flamenco of Spain. 
Some of the highlights include 

Sannidhi- an amalgamation of seven Indian Classical Dance styles – Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, and Mohiniattam choreographed by Parwati Dutta; 
the unique masked dance form of Seraikella Chhau performed by Shashidhar Acharya’s group; 
Alarmel Valli’s collaboration with poet Arundhati Subhramaniam, 
Only until the light fades and Shama Bhate’s Nishabhda Bheda. 
The festival concludes with Astad Deboo newest production, Interpreting Tagore, a larger than life exploration of some of Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry.