Panaji, Dec 14: Serendipity Arts Festival Goa, a multidisciplinary arts festival on the banks
of the river Mandovi in this capital city, begins from Friday.
A cultural experience in itself, the festival will bring
together visual, performing and culinary arts.
Curated by a panel of artists and institutional figures, the second edition is to feature over 70 art projects, including 40 projects that are commissioned specifically for the festival.
In an interview to UNI, Smriti Rajgarhia, Director, Serendipity Arts Festival Goa 2017, said,'We need to start addressing a space where arts and culture would find a way to grow. It became a very passionate project for us.'
'It wasn’t about just putting something together. It was about what can we put together that will make a difference in Goa. Because Goa has such rich culture and heritage and I am not one of those people who has ever been to Goa for holidays. For me, Goa is Panjim. When we saw Panjim, we were so excited because it is such a beautiful space. It’s got such beautiful cultural heritage that people often forget. When people come to Goa they go to the beach stretch but Panjim is beautiful, it holds such layers of history,' Ms Rajgarhia added.
'And that’s when we decided that we have to do something here. And then there was this entire mandate of how do you support artists, how do you bring artists from the entire country to one space where they can not only show their works and perform but can also interact with each other. Everyone works in their own little space. They never come together in these numbers. So the endeavour was to get a numbers of artists together. The capabilities, creativity and innovation in our country is so large we never kind of see it holistically.'
'The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art,' she said.
When asked how was the second addition different from the first one, she said,' The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art. We have a couple of different projects this year. We have a project called Dhamaal which Subha Mudgal and Anish Pradhan are doing. It has 75 percussion artists from all over the country on one stage. It shows the diversity of the country. It shows how music brings people together. I think just the thought behind it is so fantastic that I’m very excited about that. They all come together in sync and I’m looking forward to seeing that on stage.'
On what made her finalise Goa as the venue for SAF, she said,'It was about what can we put together that will make a difference in Goa. Because Goa has such rich culture and heritage. When we saw Panjim, we were so excited because it is such a beautiful space. It’s got such beautiful cultural heritage that people often forget. When people come to Goa they go to the beach stretch but Panjim is beautiful, it holds such layers of history. And that’s when we decided that we have to do something here.'
And then there was this entire mandate of how do you support artists, how do you bring artists from the entire country to one space where they can not only show their works and perform but can also interact with each other. Everyone works in their own little space. They never come together in these numbers. So the endeavour was to get a numbers of artists together. The capabilities, creativity and innovation in our country is so large we never kind of see it holistically. The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art.'
'From the responses to the festival, what have been the most encouraging aspects and where do you see the biggest challenges?
'Last year we got a very good response. I always set very high standards for myself and our team. My team is the best group of people you will find because they are so passionate. I am nothing without my team for making this happen. And we together, will keep raising the bar for ourselves. This year we want it to be an experience that people take back with them. If even 10 per cent of the people after attending the festival start going to galleries or performances, I think we will have achieved our goal of impacting people via the arts,' she said.
When asked what was there in store for Goa at the SAF, she said, 'All I would like to add is that the festival is a very genuine passionate initiative. We are not a corporate trust so this is not a business model for us. It’s something we have been passionate about. All the patrons, all the people involved and the team is passionate about art. Hope to see everyone at the festival later this year in Goa.'
On support from Goa government to the festival, she said,'When you have a really good cause and when your intentions are very good everybody supports you. And I believe in that. When we approached the government and said we want to do this they were very welcoming and they had always supported us.' UNI
Curated by a panel of artists and institutional figures, the second edition is to feature over 70 art projects, including 40 projects that are commissioned specifically for the festival.
In an interview to UNI, Smriti Rajgarhia, Director, Serendipity Arts Festival Goa 2017, said,'We need to start addressing a space where arts and culture would find a way to grow. It became a very passionate project for us.'
'It wasn’t about just putting something together. It was about what can we put together that will make a difference in Goa. Because Goa has such rich culture and heritage and I am not one of those people who has ever been to Goa for holidays. For me, Goa is Panjim. When we saw Panjim, we were so excited because it is such a beautiful space. It’s got such beautiful cultural heritage that people often forget. When people come to Goa they go to the beach stretch but Panjim is beautiful, it holds such layers of history,' Ms Rajgarhia added.
'And that’s when we decided that we have to do something here. And then there was this entire mandate of how do you support artists, how do you bring artists from the entire country to one space where they can not only show their works and perform but can also interact with each other. Everyone works in their own little space. They never come together in these numbers. So the endeavour was to get a numbers of artists together. The capabilities, creativity and innovation in our country is so large we never kind of see it holistically.'
'The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art,' she said.
When asked how was the second addition different from the first one, she said,' The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art. We have a couple of different projects this year. We have a project called Dhamaal which Subha Mudgal and Anish Pradhan are doing. It has 75 percussion artists from all over the country on one stage. It shows the diversity of the country. It shows how music brings people together. I think just the thought behind it is so fantastic that I’m very excited about that. They all come together in sync and I’m looking forward to seeing that on stage.'
On what made her finalise Goa as the venue for SAF, she said,'It was about what can we put together that will make a difference in Goa. Because Goa has such rich culture and heritage. When we saw Panjim, we were so excited because it is such a beautiful space. It’s got such beautiful cultural heritage that people often forget. When people come to Goa they go to the beach stretch but Panjim is beautiful, it holds such layers of history. And that’s when we decided that we have to do something here.'
And then there was this entire mandate of how do you support artists, how do you bring artists from the entire country to one space where they can not only show their works and perform but can also interact with each other. Everyone works in their own little space. They never come together in these numbers. So the endeavour was to get a numbers of artists together. The capabilities, creativity and innovation in our country is so large we never kind of see it holistically. The festival last year had 53 projects and over 350 artists who came. This year we have expanded. We have 1000 artists coming, we have 70 projects and many performances of famous and emerging artists. This time there will be a lot of visual art.'
'From the responses to the festival, what have been the most encouraging aspects and where do you see the biggest challenges?
'Last year we got a very good response. I always set very high standards for myself and our team. My team is the best group of people you will find because they are so passionate. I am nothing without my team for making this happen. And we together, will keep raising the bar for ourselves. This year we want it to be an experience that people take back with them. If even 10 per cent of the people after attending the festival start going to galleries or performances, I think we will have achieved our goal of impacting people via the arts,' she said.
When asked what was there in store for Goa at the SAF, she said, 'All I would like to add is that the festival is a very genuine passionate initiative. We are not a corporate trust so this is not a business model for us. It’s something we have been passionate about. All the patrons, all the people involved and the team is passionate about art. Hope to see everyone at the festival later this year in Goa.'
On support from Goa government to the festival, she said,'When you have a really good cause and when your intentions are very good everybody supports you. And I believe in that. When we approached the government and said we want to do this they were very welcoming and they had always supported us.' UNI
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