FEST : Kathakar: International storytellers Festival at IGNCA, 1, CV Mess, Janpath > 5th, 6th & 7th February 2016

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5th and 6th February : 9.00 am to 11.45 am (for school children)    Add to Calendar 05/02/2016 09:00 06/02/2016 11:45 Asia/Kolkata FEST : Kathakar: International storytellers Festival for Kids Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/fest-kathakar-international.html Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY
5th to 7th February : 4.30 pm to 8.00 pm (for open audience) Add to Calendar 05/02/2016 16:30 07/02/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata FEST : Kathakar: International storytellers Festival for open audience Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/fest-kathakar-international.html Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free 

Venue : Amphitheatre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : Opp. National Archives, adjoining India Gate Lawns

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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Central Sectt.' (Yellow Line and Violet Line)

Event Description : IGNCA is hosting a storytelling festival, Kathakar: International storytellers Festival.in collaboration with Nivesh, an NGO. This is the third year of the festival at IGNCA.
Like in the previous years, this year also, we would be presenting storytellers from India and abroad. Both contemporary stories and tales from legend, history and oral traditions will be presented by professional and passionate storytellers. We get students from government schools to attend the sessions in the morning. This year, we are hosting a session for children with special needs.

Participating story tellers will be: 

National - Puran Bhat (Rajasthan), Gangacharn Singh, Kalicharan and group (Swang, Meerut), Usha Venkataramen (Mumbai)

International - Emily Hennessey (U.K.), Giles Abbott (U.K.), Tim Ralphs (U.K.)

on Sunday, 7th February 2016, a session will be organized for children with different ability from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 4:30pm to 8:00pm for open audience.

Schedule : Click here to view the complete schedule

Background : Kathakar -International Storytellers Festival aims to generate awareness on the traditional methods of storytelling in different parts of the world. Traditionally, folk tales, epics and community history were communicated orally with gestures and expressions to leave a lasting imprint on listener’s mind. It was also a method to inculcate moral well being in humans. Earlier, the storyteller would sit under a tree and entertain the audience with his legendary tales. 

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