IAAF 2012

International Ancient Arts Festival 2012


Theme: The Meditative Aspects Traditional Music, Dance and Allied Arts.

The 3rd edition of IAAF was inaugurated on May 16 by Lt. Governor, H. E Tejendra Khanna.

The performance began with a collaborative performance of various Indian traditional dances forms, highlighting the spiritual significance of Rabindranath Tagore’s poems, led by Reela Hota.

The second performance of the evening was a soul-stirring Sufi music performance by Pakistan’s Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, a Pakistani classical singer.

Day 2 had a meditative musical performance by Wang Fei from China and Bahman Panahi from Iran interspersed with talks on movement therapy by Dr Marcow Vivien Speiser from Lesley University, USA.

Testimonials

  • "I congratulate you and your group of dancers for this amazing performance, Sanskrit - The Mantra Bhasha"

    Mrs Valerie Epure/ Ambassador of Romania to India

  • "What makes the Ramleela interesting for us Europeans is the coming together of Gods, humans, and animals in one story"

    Federico Beniti/ Opera Artist, Italy

  • "Vibrations can heal and restore harmony- Reela Hota demystifies sensory perceptions at the International Ancient Arts Festival 2013"

    Utpal K Banerjee/ Dance Critic