New expressions

In the short three years it has been around, the New Festival at The Park has come to showcase a range of experimentation in the performing arts. This year’s edition, being held at The Park, Delhi, from September 3 to 6, is no different.

Three artists will perform this year. There’ll be Preethi Athreya, a Chennai-based contemporary dancer whose production, “Sweet Sorrows”, combines dance, music, text and film; Vidur Kapur, a popular stand-up comedian from the US; and Yodhakaa, an experimental music band from Chennai that uses a lot of Sanskrit shlokas, layering it with diverse musical styles. “Our aim is to showcase the range of new art happening in India and among the Indian diaspora,” says Ranvir Shah, the founder of Prakriti Foundation who puts together the New Festival.

(The New Festival is being held between September 3 and 26 at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad. Check www.theparksnewfestival.com for more details)