Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts celebrated the vibrant Indian culture with a week-long events showcasing the country’s music, dance, art, cuisine and more. In an exclusive conversation with Deccan Chronicle, Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, talks all about the event. Excerpts We are always excited to celebrate the cultures that are present in New York City, and of course, there are so many Indians living here.
This is a chance for us to celebrate the many, many facets of Indian culture, which of course is so vast, and it’s been very exciting for us as curators to highlight dance, contemporary music, and everything in between. Picture Courtesy : By arrangement We are always travelling and seeing work across the world— looking for incredible talent and to bring the best back to New York and Lincoln Center. We bring a wide array of curators into the space and start to think about how we can explore all these forms of Indian art-making.
Our team was very excited to partner this year with the Jodhpur RIFF, which is an incredible festival in Rajasthan focusing on folk traditions in that region. We partnered with them to bring some traditional Rajasthani artists here to Lincoln Center, and we also work with NYLaughs to offer some comedy nights. DJ Rekha also curated a series of DJ silent discos for us.
We program Indian artists year-round. Last year we did a Korean Week, so we celebrated Korean culture in the same way that .
