Kala Ghoda Festival, once more in Mumbai, Wow!

We had one Kala Ghoda festival in February 2008 and I had enjoyed every bit of it I had even blogged on the events on my other blog during that time. you can visit my blog to get the gist of my adventure.

It is here once again from the 9th to the 12th October 2008, every evening, at the Amphitheatre.

This year, you will see some of the regulars from the February festival as well as a lot of new and upcoming names.

There will be exhibition cum sale of article where rural artisans will display their talents and sell their wares. Among the varied and unique articles on exhibit and sale —

• Rare Thought (wrought iron furniture, interior accessories, home décor products)
• Rangoli Art (designer home accessories)
• Paper quiling
• Hand-painted stoles, dupattas, saris
• Ethnic and Western wear
• Books
• Tribal art
• Miniature paintings
• Durries
• Hand-embroidered kurtas
• Mojris
• Woodwork
• Handmade paper
• Traditional Kutch handicrafts and accessories

Then there are variety of programs lined up for the evenings and if you are interested in the culture and art you can watch the various performance:


Thursday, 9 October, 2008
* Shom Shukla
Vocal music
Amphitheatre • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

* Anup Jalota and Raavi More
Vocal music
Amphitheatre • 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Friday, 10 October, 2008
* Rahul Sharma
Santoor
Amphitheatre • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

* Quawalli Munnawar Masoom
Quawalli
Amphitheatre • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday, 11 October, 2008
* Samir Date
70s Retro Bollywood Melodies.
Amphitheatre • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

* Stop Gaps
Jazz and Pop
Amphitheatre • 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

* Kavita Seth - Sufiana
Sufi Music
Amphitheatre • 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Sunday, 12 October, 2008
* Anand Lehari and Rajshri Shirke
Dance
Amphitheatre • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

* Aditi Yadav - Natawari - Fusion
Kathak and Belly Dancing
Amphitheatre • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

* Ranguphar - Nrityanjali
Folk Dances of India
Amphitheatre • 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm

* Terence Lewis - Out of the Box
Contemporary Dance
Amphitheatre • 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

What a perfect way to spend a week end in Mumbai. Will you be there?