WHAT?

8 days of immersive arts experience

8 venues across Panaji, Goa

14 curators facilitating dialogues

40 commissioned projects

A festival of unparalleled scope and scale empowering the arts

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WHO?

A curatorial panel of experts from the arts have been assembled to represent all disciplines that will be a part of this festival. From each field, two curators with distinct backgrounds have been selected in order to start conversations and exchange across artistic styles, generations, and geographies.

Anuradha Kapur

For six years Anuradha Kapur was at the helm of the National School of Drama..

Dinesh Khanna

The co-founder of the Delhi Photo Festival is a man who has done it all,..

Jyotindra Jain

A scholar on folk and ritual arts of India, cultural historian and museologist, Jyotindra Jain..

Lillete Dubey

A well known film, television and stage actress as well as a theatre director, Lillete..

Manjari Nirula

Manjari Nirula has been instrumental in reviving languishing crafts, the marketing of craft products and ..

Manu Chandra

Manu Chandra is the chef partner, responsible for the hugely fun and first of its..

Odette Mascarenhas

A food historian, author, television host and a critic, Odette Mascarenhas wears many hats with..

Prashant Panjiar

A photojournalist and a self-taught photographer, Prashant Panjiar works independently focussing on reportage, editorial and..

Ranjit Barot

A drummer, singer, music composer, music director and music arranger, Ranjit Barot is a sensory..

Ranjit Hoskote

A man who dons many hats – a poet, cultural theorist and curator. A seminal..

Riyas Komu

The co-founder and secretary of the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF), Riyas Komu is a multi-media..

Sanjeev Bhargava

He is the reason Delhi has seen a change in its cultural profile. Sanjeev Bhargava..

Shubha Mudgal

Born into a musically-dedicated family, Shubha Mudgal has been trained by some of the finest..

Tanusree Shankar

Tanusree Shankar is the choreographer and the chief inspiration of the academy and troupe bearing..

WHERE and WHY?

PANAJI, GOA

LET’S GET YOU THERE> Goa embodies an amalgamation of cultures, rendering it perfect for a new platform that seeks to lay out contemporary expressions in the arts. Its way of life, supplemented by the ideal weather, provides us with the perfect backdrop for cultural engagement.