{"id":2342,"date":"2020-01-21T11:29:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T11:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalindianstories.com\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2020-01-23T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T10:11:19","slug":"india-by-the-bay-celebrating-indian-culture-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianstories.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/21\/india-by-the-bay-celebrating-indian-culture-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"India by the Bay – celebrating Indian culture in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Co-Presented by Teamwork Arts,\u00a0<\/span>in partnership with Asia Society Hong Kong Center and\u00a0<\/span>supported by the Consulate General of India in Hong Kong,\u00a0<\/span>India by the Bay\u00a0returns for its\u00a0sixth\u00a0edition\u00a0from February 14 to 19, 2020.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The cultural landscape in Hong Kong has developed rapidly in the past decade with new venues, programming, art fairs, music concerts and it was the perfect time to introduce a diverse and extensive mix of Indian culture to the city. On the strength of its rich and diverse\u00a0palette of programming, India by the Bay\u00a0<\/b>has put India firmly on Hong Kong\u2019s cultural landscape through a week-long celebration of the arts that includes the classical and contemporary, across genres of music, theatre, dance, food, wellness, film, and literature.<\/span><\/p>\n

“India by the Bay is different because Hong Kong is a such a unique and special place,”\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0Lakshmi Mahey Laroia, Festival Director, India by the Bay, Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“India by the Bay is curated to ensure the programming is locally relevant and we make sure that it appeals to a cross section of people who are engaged with the arts,” she confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year sees a week of diverse events every evening and a weekend of multiple programming with 15 <\/span>February dedicated to literature and 16\u00a0<\/span><\/span>February dedicated to wellness events that include yoga, meditation, music, food, and inspirational stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event has curated two mini-festivals into India by the Bay’s week-long celebration of the arts. The weekend of literature and wellness with multiple programming is going to be an exciting and vibrant new addition to the line-up.<\/p>\n

The Festival\u00a0reaches out to a much wider audience than just Indians, across a diaspora of communities.\u00a0“I applaud IBB for its dynamic inclusive programming and look forward to another successful collaboration,” said Alice\u00a0Alice S.\u00a0Mong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
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\n\u201cI am grateful for the community support and continued success of India by the Bay in its 6th year. \u00a0It is through building the bridges of understanding that we can truly appreciate each other\u2019s culture and also appreciate where we come from and know who we are.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The festival is an amazing mixed bag of events and it would be difficult to pick a favourite. All the events are carefully chosen, with an impressive line of participants and world-class events.<\/p>\n

That being said, the organisers feel the ones that should not be missed are East-West: The legacy,<\/i>\u00a0our first musical collaboration, with Maestro Ravi Shankar\u2019s renowned disciple Shubhendra Rao on the sitar and Saskia Rao \u2013 de Haas on the cello, Belle Shiu, a local\u00a0pipa<\/i>\u00a0player (with kind permission of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra) and local Jazz guitarist Tjoe man Cheung. We are excited to present this as it reflects our effort to enable and create dialogue through cultural interaction.<\/p>\n

The program highlights are:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Film – SPOTLIGHT:<\/strong>\u00a0A riveting conversation with one of India’s finest film personalities in a tale of grit and success in a conversation with Festival director Sanjoy K. Roy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Literary Saturday: <\/b><\/span>Sessions and interactions with a diverse mix of writers to celebrate books, ideas, creativity, dialogue, diversity, and intellectual discourse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Gala Dinner:<\/strong> Celebrity Chef Picu serves up delicacies from regions across India and Raw Mango\u2019s Sanjay Garg talks to guests about India\u2019s spectacular textile legacy. Models showcase quintessentially Indian Raw Mango attire inspired by different parts of India in synchrony with the cuisine being served.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

AIA Vitality Holistic Sunday:<\/b><\/span> A day of meditation, yoga, music, Ayurveda, mindfulness, and storytelling to celebrate mindful living.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Music:<\/b><\/span> East West – a legacy. Renowned sitar player, Shubendra Rao, disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, celebrates the centenary of his Guru\u2019s birth in a performance that showcases the collaborative elements of his Guru\u2019s legacy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With Saskia Rao-de Haas on the cello, the evening will include the classical and traditional and also have collaborative performances with musicians playing the local pipa <\/i>and the guitar.<\/p>\n

Dance:<\/b><\/span> One of India\u2019s oldest dance forms, Odissi, an ode to the divine, will enthrall audiences at India by the Bay with performances by the country\u2019s premier Odissi dance school SRJAN<\/b>.
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\nTheatre:<\/b><\/span> Nothing like Lear by Vinay Pathak<\/i> will portray Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear<\/i> through the eyes of a clown, played by one of India\u2019s most powerful stage actors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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