Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance is an annual classical dance festival organised by renowned Kathak exponent Uma Dogra's SamVed Society for Performing Arts. Established in 1991, the festival provides a platform for emerging and established practitioners of Indian classical dance, with a particular focus on supporting new talent. Over the years, more than 200 dancers have performed at the festival.
The programme features performances across multiple classical dance traditions, including Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, and Mohiniyattam. Past editions of the festival have been graced by performances by accomplished artists as kathak dancer Shama Bhate, Vishal Krishna, Trina Roy and Varsha Dasgupta, mohiniattam dancers Mandakini Trivedi, Sunanda Nair and Dimple Nair, kuchipudi dancers Ruchi Krishna and T. Reddi Lakshmi, Odissi dancers Sujata Mohapatra, Arushi Mudgal and Swapnokalpa Dasgupta, and Bharatanatyam dancers Sandhya Purecha, Vaibhav Arekar, Harshini T, Meera Shree Dhandapani, Bhairavi Venkatesan and Harini Jeevitha.
Following two online editions in 2020 and 2021, the festival returned to an in-person format in 2022 and continues to present performances by artists representing diverse classical dance traditions. Through its programming, Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance creates opportunities for audiences to engage with both emerging performers and established exponents while contributing to the continued practice and appreciation of Indian classical dance.
See more dance festivals here.
How to Reach Mumbai
1. By Air: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, formerly known as Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area. It is situated about 30 km from CST Station. The domestic airport is in Vile Parle East. Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji has two terminals. Terminal 1 or the domestic terminal used to be the old airport called Santacruz Airport, and some locals still refer to it by this name. Terminal 2 or the international terminal replaced the old terminal 2, formerly known as the Sahar Airport. The Santa Cruz Domestic Airport is about 4.5 km from the international airport. There are regular direct flights to Mumbai easily available from other airports. Buses and cabs are easily available from the airport to reach desired destinations.
2. By Rail: Mumbai is very well connected to rest of India by train. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is the most popular station in Mumbai. Trains to Mumbai are available from all major railway stations in India. Some important Mumbai trains to note are the Mumbai Rajdhani, Mumbai Duronto and the Konkan-Kanya Express.
3. By Road: Mumbai is well-connected with national highways and expressways. Getting to Mumbai by bus is the most economical for individual tourists. Government-run, as well as private buses, operate daily services. Travelling to Mumbai by car is a common choice made by travellers, and hailing a cab or hiring a private car is an efficient way of exploring the city.
Source: Mumbaicity.gov.in
1. An umbrella and rainwear. Be prepared for the Mumbai monsoon.
2. A sturdy water bottle, if the festival has refillable water stations and the venue allows bottles to be taken inside.
3. COVID packs: Hand sanitiser, extra masks and a copy of your vaccination certificate are things you should keep handy.
- Festivals From India is not associated with ticketing, merchandising and refund matters of any Festival organised by Festival Organisers. Festivals From India shall not be responsible for any conflict between a User and Festival Organiser in matters related to ticketing, merchandising and refund matters of any Festival.
- The date / timings / artist line-up of any Festival may change as per the Festival Organiser’s discretion and Festivals From India has no control over such changes.
- For the registration of a Festival, the Users will be redirected to the website of such Festival or to any third party website under the discretion / arrangement of Festival Organisers. Once a User has completed their registration for a Festival, they will receive their registration confirmation by email from the Festival Organisers or the third party websites where the event registration is hosted. Users are advised to enter their valid email correctly on the registration form. Users may also check their junk / spam email box in case any of their Festival email(s) are caught by spam filters.
- Events are marked COVID safe based on self-declarations made by the festival organiser regarding compliance with government/local authority COVID-19 protocols. Festivals From India shall have no liability as to the actual compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
- Users may face interruptions during the course of the live stream due to internet connectivity issues. Neither Festivals From India nor the Festival Organiser is responsible for such interruptions.
- The Digital Festival / Event may have interactive elements and will involve participation from the Users.
newsletter!
||||
Get in touch on hello@festivalsfromindia.com