Festival to bring north-eastern culture to Surat
For the first time in Gujarat, Surat will be host to a unique cultural festival, Octave-09 which will be organised in November.
For the first time in Gujarat, Surat will be host to a unique cultural festival, Octave-09 which will be organised in November.
The festival will showcase the culture and traditions of eight north-eastern states of India in Surat as part of cultural exchange programme. Octave -09 which will be organised by Western Zone Culture Center (WECC) in Udaipur with other government bodies will be held from November 7-11.
The festival which aims to build cultural bonding among citizens of different states will showcase art, music, tapestry, craft, music and food of eight north-eastern states. The states which will take part in the festival are Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim.
"Octave is a move to educate people about various cultures existing in India. The festival will include folk dances, rock band performance, costume shows, exhibition of musical instruments, theatre shows, exhibition of paintings, seminars and many more. A group of 600 people consisting artists, craftsmen, theater personalities, chefs, choral groups will take part in the event," LN Mantri, in-charge director of WECC, said.
Mantri added that WECC selected Surat for the festival as it has better infrastructure, good audience and suitable ambience. The festival is mostly organised out of state's capital and after opinions, the city was finalised.
Municipal commissioner S Aparna said that festival will help in enjoying the diversity of two extreme points of the country -east and west. Special initiatives (hoardings, banners and advertising campaigns) have been made by civic body to
create awareness.
"All programmes will start after 9 pm, so that citizens can enjoy the festival with their family. Theatre activities will be held at Gandhismruti Bhavan, while remaining ones will be held at Indoor stadium. Entry is kept free so that every citizen can enjoy the festival," Aparna added.
The festival will showcase the culture and traditions of eight north-eastern states of India in Surat as part of cultural exchange programme. Octave -09 which will be organised by Western Zone Culture Center (WECC) in Udaipur with other government bodies will be held from November 7-11.
The festival which aims to build cultural bonding among citizens of different states will showcase art, music, tapestry, craft, music and food of eight north-eastern states. The states which will take part in the festival are Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim.
"Octave is a move to educate people about various cultures existing in India. The festival will include folk dances, rock band performance, costume shows, exhibition of musical instruments, theatre shows, exhibition of paintings, seminars and many more. A group of 600 people consisting artists, craftsmen, theater personalities, chefs, choral groups will take part in the event," LN Mantri, in-charge director of WECC, said.
Mantri added that WECC selected Surat for the festival as it has better infrastructure, good audience and suitable ambience. The festival is mostly organised out of state's capital and after opinions, the city was finalised.
Municipal commissioner S Aparna said that festival will help in enjoying the diversity of two extreme points of the country -east and west. Special initiatives (hoardings, banners and advertising campaigns) have been made by civic body to
create awareness.
"All programmes will start after 9 pm, so that citizens can enjoy the festival with their family. Theatre activities will be held at Gandhismruti Bhavan, while remaining ones will be held at Indoor stadium. Entry is kept free so that every citizen can enjoy the festival," Aparna added.