The Park’s New Festival Chennai

Aug. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- The Park’s New Festival in its sixth edition brings to the fore compelling acts by celebrated artists Akram Khan, Shankar Tucker and D’Lo. This year’s festival promises to be the most exciting event as yet. Organized by Prakriti Foundation and hosted by The Park Hotels in Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata, is India’s only contemporary performance arts festival.

This year the festival is launched in Chennai which will kick start the six city tour. Speaking on the occasion Ms. Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd said, “The Park Hotels are globally known as pioneers in promoting contemporary art and culture. With ‘The Park’s New Festival’, we aim to deepen our relationship with the emerging art scenario in the country, revisit our rich heritage that boasts cultural endowments and provide a platform to international and local artists to showcase their talent. All the artists performing at the festival have put together excellent pieces of engaging acts and are looking forward to entertain each one of you. In this edition, the tour will start in Chennai and after travelling through major metros would culminate at New Delhi. We are pleased to partner with Prakriti Foundation and look forward to hosting an unparalleled celebration of culture in its purest form.”

In line with the festival’s ethos to champion new local and global talent, embracing traditional Indian culture with a contemporary twist, the 2012 edition will feature the world renowned dance company of Akram Khan (MBE), presenting ‘Gnosis’.  One of the most acclaimed choreographers of his generation, Khan produces thoughtful, provocative and ambitious dance works for the international stage; Gnosis is sure to impress.


The New Festival will extend far beyond dance pieces featuring a number of breakout stars. Highlights include online sensation Shankar Tucker, a clarinettist/composer, whose YouTube channel has accrued more than 2 million hits and the inimitable stand-up comedian D.Lo’s ‘D.FunQT’, whose comedic storytelling show shares hilarious and poignant snapshots of his world.

Ranvir Shah, Founder Prakriti Foundation and the curator of the festival said “I am thrilled that despite a year of economic slowdown we have been successful to bring world class performers to India. We are able to do this year after year because of the audiences’ faith in this festival which showcases to the India the new and emerging artists and their spectacular work.”

About The Park Hotels:

The Park Hotels is India's only collection of contemporary luxury five-star boutique hotels currently located in Bengaluru, Chennai (2 properties), Kolkata, New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Kerala Backwaters and Hyderabad. The group is launching new properties in Goa, Cochin, Kolkata and Pune. Central downtown locations, luxurious services, signature dining, leading bars and trail blazing entertainment and nightlife options, award winning spa and health club, state-of- the art in-room business aids, edgy art, stylish spaces, all make us a natural choice for the business and leisure traveler.

About Prakriti Foundation:

Prakriti Foundation was founded by Ranvir Shah in Chennai in 1998 to host events enquiring into our cultural heritage and inheritance. The vision behind Prakriti was to host events that would play a catalytic role in changing and enlarging the cultural scene in Chennai. It saw itself as the moving force behind events as diverse as music concerts, seminars and serious scholarly discourse, multi media events, experimental and protest cinema and theatre festivals. In the last nine years, Prakriti Foundation has worked to explore identity through history and heritage, art and cultural expression in the city of Chennai. It has been the space where scholars, researchers, artists, critics, poets and filmmakers have been able to present their work to those who engage with it on serious terms. Our lecture demonstrations, poetry readings, film screenings and intimate performances continue to dot the Chennai calendar

For further details on The Park’s New Festival:
Ankush Ahuja – Radhika Sharda
+91 9811473664 - 9899888172
ankush.ahuja@bm.com / radhika.sharda@bm.com
www.theparksnewfestival.com

Offiicial Park Hotel Website  – www.theparkhotels.com

For details about the Prakriti Foundation:
www.prakritifoundation.com or call 044-66848484

DATES / CITIES:
August 29–September 02, 2012 - Chennai
September 03-05, 2012 - Bangalore
September 06-08, 2012 - Hyderabad
September 09-11, 2012 - Mumbai
September 12-14, 2012 - Kolkata
September 15-17, 2012 - New Delhi