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.
The Pushkar Mela also is known as the Pushkar Camel Fair is a unique celebration of the beauty of the coveted “ship of the desert” – the camel along with some other cattle. It is estimated that more than 2 lakh people from all around the world visit this unique mela, which mainly focuses on trading camels and cattle, camel races which are the main attraction and a variety of other cultural performances and art exhibits. This year the dates of the Mela (Fair) are from 4th to 12th November 2019. The Pushkar Mela is also a holy pilgrimage for Hindus, pilgrims that visit Pushkar come to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake and offer prayer to Lord Brahma, the deity residing in the temple at Pushkar. It is said to be the only temple of the deity in the country, which makes it an important pilgrimage spot for people of faith. The Pushkar Mela creates a grand event cherished with a huge carnival including an array of musicians, magicians, dancers, acrobats, snake charmers ...
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