An exciting programme of performing
arts from India, Kala 2002 would be presented at Edinburgh Arts
Festival in London and other venues across the U.K. this year.
This would be first time participation by India in the main Edinburgh
festival. Indian arts and culture will also be featured prominently
in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. The Indian arts presentations
would take forward cultural collaborations between the UK and
India, this was stated by the Minister of Tourism and Culture,
Shri Jagmohan, today while launching Kala – 2002 as curtain raiser
to the festival at British Council, New Delhi.
On the occasion, Shri Jagmohan said
that it would be India’s privilege to participate in Edinburgh
festival, one of the finest arts festival of the world. A festival
of this nature brings out many exciting moments in which artistic
activity gets a fresh creative impulse and also give rise to trends
and attitudes which go to make a better world. He said, ancient
India had a highly original and powerful mind which found expression
in various forms of arts and literature and created vast treasure
of culture.
Kala – 2002 is a presentation
of contemporary and traditional performing arts. Over 150 Indian
artists covering various art forms would participate in the presentation.
