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This is an archive article published on November 23, 2008
Children146;s Days
When 5,000 children from 25 countries arrive in Delhi for the 9th International Children8217;s Festival of Performing Arts this week...
Written by Dipanitanath
November 23, 2008 12:00 AM IST
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When 5,000 children from 25 countries arrive in Delhi for the 9th International Children8217;s Festival of Performing Arts this week, the Capital8217;s melting pot is going to churn a little thicker with music, dance and theatre from across the globe. 8220;Everything a child knows about the rest of the world is going to change,8221; says festival director Utkarsh Marwah about the four-day extravaganza being held in association with the ICCR and the National Bal Bhavan.
For the last eight years, the festival has been a melange of the arts served with a liberal dose of fun. The inaugural ceremony sets the tone of things to come 8212; with the chief guest flying a paper airplane to declare the festival open. The global village fair on the second day will have stalls from countries like Zambia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Iran, Lithuania and Poland.
Performances include a dance-theatre social commentary by the Brazilian group Teatro Xirecirc; and the German Leipziger Tanztheater. Poland will present a folk dance while the Romanian contingent plans a comic opera. Pakistani rock band Akash will join Ryan International8217;s teenage band called Rock for Peace sing notes of harmony.
The objective of the festival has been to break stereotypes about nations by allowing children to bond in a festive milieu. 8220;The language, culture and music differ but all human beings emote the same way,8221; says Grace Pinto, managing director of the Ryan Group. Not all music will be for the stage, each team is bringing a CD of a hit song that is scorching the disco floors back home. 8220;A DJ will mix all the foot-tapping numbers from discos in various countries to create a dance number,8221; says Marwah.
For once, the sound of peace will be loud and clear.
The festival will be on from November 27 to 30. Contact: ryanicfpa.com
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