Comedian Aseem Banatwalla with his quirky, observational humour and semi-sharpened wit is lined up to be the opening act at a festival showcasing contemporary dance music and theatre here.
Banatwalla is among those performing at the Park's New Festival, which is scheduled to begin here on November 8.
An engineer-turned-writer-turned comedian, Banatwalla is a regular at Mumbai's Canvas Laugh Factory (previously The Comedy Store) as well as dozens of clubs across the country.
"In his first 45-minute special, Azeem uses quirky, observational humour to give his views on topics encompassing sports, Bollywood, religion, politics and travel, in addition to personal anecdotes that have taught him that life is a lot more tolerable if you take everything with a pinch of salt," organisers said.
Filter Coffee, an ethnotronic collaborative project brought to life by tabla player Swarupa Ananth and flautist Shriram Sampath are scheduled to perform at the festival on November 9.
The duo who also double up as music producers are set top perform with Jahnvi Shrimankar and VJ Shreya Naik for the performance.
"While Jahnvi brings in her inimitable vocal style with Bandishes and Alaaps, Shreya Naik also known as 'Plan B' will take the audience through a spectacular visual journey," organisers said.
Filter Coffee's music is a blend of Indian Classical or folk instruments and voices with electronic grooves.
London based hip-hop dance company Avant Garde Dance, brings a group of dancers who explores unusual, abstract and artistic ideas away from the mainstream.
The dance group is set to present four distinct productions -- The Black Album, Omega, A Classical Break and Dark Matter.
Their performance is slated for November 10.
An exhibition titled "Between The Web and The Loom" a collaboration between (tapestry artist Joan Baxter, moving image artist John McGeoch choreographer Claire Pencak, dancer Shamita Ray and composer James Wyness (composer) is scheduled between November 10-13 at the Experimental Art Gallery.
The collection of finely crafted moving image works, explore themes around weaving through textiles, sound and dance.
The context for the work is the Orkney land and seascape, a short story "The Weaver" by the Scottish writer George Mackay Brown and the sounds of the remaining Scottish Borders textile mills.
"It is a fusion and interplay between dance, sound, and weaving," the organisers said.
Apart from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai are also venues of the New Festival, which is currently in its eighth edition.
