‘India Week’ at Lincoln Centre celebrates cultural vibrancy

NEW YORK: Indian arts and culture will be front and centre at an iconic New York City landmark that will host week-long festivities showcasing the country’s music, dance, art, cuisine and literary talents.

Lincoln Centre, the city’s hub for global artistic and cultural performances, will host the ‘India Week’ July 10-14, which will “celebrate the beauty and vibrancy of Indian culture” with a week-long “extravaganza of events showcasing the country’s music, dance, art, cuisine, and more”. The “series immerses audiences in a range of festivities that highlight the depth of India’s cultural landscape”, the centre said on its website.

The highlight of the week will include recital by legendary percussionist Padma Bhushan awardee Vidwan T. H. Vinayakram, Grammy-nominated singer Priya Darshini, a comedy night featuring Peabody Award-winning actor and writer

Aasif Mandvi, comedian Hari Kondabolu, Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Nimesh Patel, and Aparna Nancherla, named one of ‘The 50 Funniest People Right Now’ by Rolling Stone. The week will also screen the Oscar-winning action blockbuster ‘RRR’ directed by S.S. Rajamouli.

Music composer

M.M. Keeravani became the first Indian artist to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the film’s chartbuster dance number ‘Naatu Naatu’.

The week will also host silent discos curated by renowned DJ Rekha, a social dance party celebrating Garba, recitals and performances showcasing traditional Indian music and art forms and a literary event.

A highlight of the week-long celebrations will be Rajasthani folk group SAZ featuring Sumitra Das Goswami presenting ‘Rang-e-Thar’, a “journey through the myriad flavours of traditional music from the deserts of western Rajasthan in a unique narrative performance”.