Chennai Corporation Hosts Concert in City Parks

The Chennai Corporation, along with UNESCO Creative Cities Network, launched a collective that will curate and present unique collaborative performances in parks across the city.Chennai made it to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for its rich musical tradition in 2017. According to UNESCO, the goal of UCCN is to foster international cooperation among member cities committed to investing in culture and creativity for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy. The Greater Chennai corporation earlier this year in July launched the ‘concerts at the park’ initiative at Anna Tower Park. The civic body has planned to host music concerts in which both professional and amateur artists (singers and dancers) will perform every weekend. About 42 such big parks in the city have been identified that have an open amphitheater to take music closer to the residentsand as a way of encouraging Chennai’s unique art and culture in public spaces. More people will be encouraged to take part in these concerts and the slots will be fixed by an advisory group lead by city’s joint commissioner. The group has representatives from Aanmajothi, the Kalakshetra foundation, The Music Academy, The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Sruti magazine and will enable artists to collaborate with 180 other cities identified under the creative cities network across the globe.