Every year the people of Mumbai eagerly await the ' Kalaghoda festival'. This one festival encompasses a lot of different visual and performing arts.
The festival is held every year during the month of February in the area known as Kalaghoda.
If you are wondering what in heavens name is kalaghoda, well translated it means Kala= Black, and ghoda= horse. So there you have it 'black horse', the term actually comes from an equestrian statue of King Edward VII
which stood in the middle of the square. The statue has now been moved to the Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Byculla.
The area of Kalaghoda is now our very own art district, art lovers from all over the country descend here to partake of their ' arty' needs ! With the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalya formerly know as the Prince of Wales Museum on one side and the famous Jehangir art gallery on the almost nestled against the museum, opposite is the Cowasji Jehangir art gallery for modern art know popularly as NGMA ( National Gallery of Modern Art) ,the David Sasoon Library and many art gallery's, a church and of course all the heritage buildings ( for all the architecture buffs), it is the perfect spot to hold the festival each year.
Every year for one week the people of Mumbai and indeed all that arrive in Mumbai especially for this show can enjoy all of the events that happen . Right in the middle of the street a stage is built and the association has a mini amphitheater built on one side of the pavement and that is where all the artists be they folk, traditional or modern have their performances. There is dance, music and of course plays . You have to really be early to get seats at the amphitheater or else well simply stand with the rest of the enthusiasts and enjoy the show!
Thought the week, films and documentaries are shown, book and poetry readings take place, eminent people from various fields of art, literature, acting give lectures.
The festival is held every year during the month of February in the area known as Kalaghoda.
If you are wondering what in heavens name is kalaghoda, well translated it means Kala= Black, and ghoda= horse. So there you have it 'black horse', the term actually comes from an equestrian statue of King Edward VII
which stood in the middle of the square. The statue has now been moved to the Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Byculla.
The area of Kalaghoda is now our very own art district, art lovers from all over the country descend here to partake of their ' arty' needs ! With the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalya formerly know as the Prince of Wales Museum on one side and the famous Jehangir art gallery on the almost nestled against the museum, opposite is the Cowasji Jehangir art gallery for modern art know popularly as NGMA ( National Gallery of Modern Art) ,the David Sasoon Library and many art gallery's, a church and of course all the heritage buildings ( for all the architecture buffs), it is the perfect spot to hold the festival each year.
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| Mini amphitheater with art installation above |
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| The stage @ Kalaghoda for the performances |
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| Paintings being exhibited @ Kalaghoda |
Thought the week, films and documentaries are shown, book and poetry readings take place, eminent people from various fields of art, literature, acting give lectures.
Not to mention photographic, painting and sculptural exhibitions that take place. Surely it is the one time when artists cannot complain of low footfall !!
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