Festival coordinator Nicole Mody on the highlights of the Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2018
Climate change, dwindling natural resources, the need for clean food and healthy eating and living are everywhere. One can no longer be indifferent to it. The Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2018, too, has taken note of it, weaving it across their various sections including food, heritage walks, cinema, visual arts, literature, theatre, music and others. Says Festival Coordinator Nicole Mody, “We wanted to send a positive message out and decided to make the Kala Ghoda, green and it just struck — hara ghoda! The way it has translated across all sections is fantastic. Each section head has interpreted it differently,” she says. While picking the final events from the various entries has been challenging, Nicole says they had a clear idea about the kind of initiatives they wanted to tie up with and people they wanted to work with. “Everything has come together almost seamlessly,” she smiles. After Hrs asked Nicole to pick some of the highlights of the Festival and here’s what she shared...
Food
A workshop on the Current And Future Waves Of Our Sea: Better Foods, Know Your Fish, Off The Hook, O Pedro. There will be a panel discussion about the variety of seafood in the city, the influences and industrialisation conducted by Shubham Karchaudhuri, Ketki Jog, Junaid Daruwala, Kumud Dadlani, and Chef Hussain Shahzad.
Feb 5 between 3-5 pm, Artisans
Theatre
The Struggler (Hindi/English) by Soul Talk Production is a kaleidoscopic view into the lives of seemingly ordinary people chasing extraordinary dreams.
Feb 4 at 8 pm, MC Ghia
Music
This is a not-to-be-missed solo tabla recital by the one and only maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain who will be accompanied by Sabir Khan on sarangi.
Feb 8 at 8.30 pm, Cross Maidan
Children
The Garbage Games by The Upcycle Co. promises to be a fun-filled, interactive session to teach kids about waste management through play. (5 to 7 yrs)
Feb 3 at 2 pm, Museum Gardens
Heritage Walks
Embracing Modernity will take you through the tree lined avenues of Ballard Estate, laid down to planning guidelines designed by George Wittet. It will be conducted by Sanaeya Vandrewala, Kruti Garg and the Sarmaya Team. The walk ends at Pundole’s, Hamilton House with a visit to the Sarmaya exhibition.
Feb 3 at 1.30 pm at Port Trust War Memorial.
Time of Assembly: 1.15 pm
The Kala Ghoda Art festival 2018 is on from today till February 11.
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