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Monday 18 January 2016

Lokotsav 2016, Folk art Festival

Folk Festival at National level (Folk dances of various states of India).
 8th Jan. to 17th Jan 2016, at Kala Academy Complex, Campal Panaji Goa.

Annual event happening this time of the year
Organised by Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa
along with West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Kala Academy of Goa (KA) etc

Dances like Bihu from Assam, Siddhi Dhamal, Mewasi, Kervano Vesh from Gujarat,
Kalbelia, Puppeteers, Bhavai from Rajasthan, Singi Chhan, thangta, Pung Dhol, Cholam, Cherrow, Gotipua Sambalpuri dance from Orissa, Panthi from Chattisgarh, Lawni from Maharastra,  Bharya Bangra from Punjab,  Purulia Chhau from west Bengal, Ghoormar from Haryana and folk dances of Goa like Kunbi, Dekni, Zagor, Gode Modni, Musal Khel, Samai, Goff, Veerbrada, Dhangar, Fugdi, Dhalo, Morulo etc
Folk dances from Sri Lanka were also featured this year

 There were also many stalls from about 500 craftsmen including food stalls

Inaugural day
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Minister for Art and Culture Dayanand Mandrekar,
CCP Mayor Shubham G.Chodankar , Kala Academy Chairman Vishnu Surya Wagh,
Panaji MLA Siddharth Kunkolienkar , Chief Secretary R K Srivastava,
Sudhir Mahajan Sec. Art and Culture, West Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur, Director Mr. Furqan Khan, N. P. Signapurkar Member Secretary Kala Academy,  Rajnish Kumar of SBI,
etc
 

 Host, compere

 Audience, crowd

Dances
Purulia Chhau, West Bengal
Lions, gods and goddesses
 
Dance from Sri Lanka

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/24419429075/in/photostream/

Bhangra dance, Punjab
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/23791204724/in/photostream/


Bhavai of Rajasthan
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/23791201024/in/photostream/


BIHU Dance of Assam

 Mewasi of Gujarat

 
Kalbelia / Kalbelya
Rajasthan


 Pung Dhol Cholam, Manipur 


Baul gayon, West Bengal

 Goan
from Goa


Pong dol Cholam, Manipur

 
Thang Ta, Manipur

 
 Shopping, stalls, crowd etc

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/23886712399/in/photostream/

food

Video 1 - Bhavai 10 pots balancing act


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztsRu-5VIA

Video 2  Purulia Chhau


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac9xtX2jxo0

Video  3  Mewasi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMe_kaBm8NY

Video 4: A ritual dance from Goa
https://youtu.be/6lAY-Y3dfh0

Video 5:  A dance from Sri Lanka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jBjcVzIFFY

updates coming soon..

More from archive:
From Lokotsav 2015
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2015/01/lokotsav-2015-folk-festival-goa.html

From Lokotsav 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqQSiZ14ZiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjOdDuLvFWs

LOKOTSAV 2013
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2013/01/lokotsav-2013-folk-festival.html

Lokotsav 2012

Lokotsav 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkz0BntLIBM

Lokotsav 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o541pFMuhzU