Invitation: The Bhikshavritti Utsav!
27-28-29 December, 2024
Jeevika Ashram, Indrana, Jabalpur, M.P.
Dear friends,
In India every region has had a world of performing arts. It is said that in our country, ‘har kos pe paani badle aur chaar kos pe vaani.’ Similarly, the style and flavour of dance, song and story also varied with geography, producing thousands of artistic traditions including some widely recognised names like the Manganiyar, Patta-chitra and Behroopiya. And unlike the modern economy, where the artist must struggle for survival, there was also a different kind of economic order in which these traditions thrived.
This is a warm invitation to the Bhikshavritti Utsav at Jeevika Ashram later this month, which will celebrate the performing traditions and the socio-economic order that helped them thrive. Artists from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Bengal and MP will be gathering for this three day festival in the heart of rural MP, half an hour from the city of Jabalpur. Elders who have worked with the artist communities of these traditions will also be present to help us understand the historical and present contexts of the traditions.
To see more information, including the tentative schedule, and register for the festival, please see this link:
https://forms.gle/SqT9PH1MmcRQUFd37
