Shri G.Kishan Reddy to inaugurate JYOTIRGAMAYA-A festival showcasing the talent of unsung performer

Shri G.Kishan Reddy to inaugurate Jyotirgamaya-A festival showcasing the talent of unsung performers from 21st to 25th June

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As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence and on the occasion of World Music Day, Sangeet Natak Akademi is presenting Jyotirgamaya- a festival to showcase the talent of rare musical instruments from across the country, including street performers, train entertainers, performers attached to temples, etc. Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER , Shri G.Kishan Reddy will inaugurate the festival.

The festival is being envisaged with the noble aim of sensitising people about the need to safeguard the craft of making as well as the skill of playing rare musical instruments, and to give a voice to ‘unheard’ artistes who hardly ever see the limelight. This is a unique endeavour of Sangeet Natak Akademi to salvage the dying performing arts of India and the initiative will persist beyond the festivities of World Music Day.

Music flows in every street and corner of India. It is not uncommon to find wayfarers playing their flute and clappers under the open sky, come rain or shine, who are seldom thanked for the momentary escape they provide from the humdrum of everyday life. We also have a plethora of rare musical instruments that are slowly fading away from the public domain owing to their shrinking popularity and diminishing tutelage.

A hunt for ‘unheard’ talents was organised for the festival through a call to action. Entrants were requested to send a small clip of their performance along with their details. Prominent institutions of music, cultural centers, SNA awardees and eminent musicians were also requested to locate and identify such rare talent. After reviewing all the entries and considering the recommendations sent, a total of 75 performances were selected for the 5-day festival from 21-25 June 2022.

A 5-day workshop on the making of rare musical instruments is being conducted which will prove to be both educational as well as interactive. Artistes from all corners of the country will participate in this festival.

The Akademi has a gallery of musical instruments, masks and puppets in Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. A live exhibition displaying the making of musical instruments by craftsmen will be open for each day of the festival. Entry is free for all.

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Tribeca Festival to launch podcast network this July

New York [United States], June 20: Tribeca Festival is set to launch a new podcast network dedicated to curating audio content year-round named Tribeca Audio, this July. Jane Rosenthal made the announcement at the Tribeca Festival on Saturday during a special presentation of the upcoming Radiotopia podcast 'My Mother Made Me.'

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Tribeca Audio will launch its flagship series, and Tribeca Enterprises' first podcast, July 13. Titled 'Tribeca Audio Premieres,' the series will be hosted by Davy Gardner, head of Tribeca Audio and the curator of audio storytelling at Tribeca Festival. The podcast will air every other week and feature the full first episode of a new podcast series followed by interviews with the creators, hosts, performers and musicians behind the program, as per Variety.

"As Tribeca expands its slate of year-round programming, Tribeca Audio will further extend our curatorial footprint into the world of audio storytelling, one of the fastest-growing storytelling mediums today. Through its flagship series, 'Tribeca Audio Premieres,' the network will champion the work of today's greatest audio artists while connecting their work to new and expansive audiences," Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, said in a statement.

The first episode of 'Tribeca Audio Premieres' will spotlight 'My Mother Made Me,' with an interview from host and author, Jason Reynolds. The second episode spotlights Crooked Media and Audacy's 'Mother Country Radicals,' which was created by playwright and screenwriter Zayd Dohrn and documents his experience growing up with his mother Bernandine Dohn, who was on the FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for years, Variety reports. Further episodes will spotlight podcasts from independent creators and companies such as Campside Media, QCode, USG Audio and Atypical Artists. Each season of the podcast ends with a live episode from the Tribeca Festival.

Other than Tribeca Audio Premieres, Tribeca Audio is also developing five new series: a scripted mini-series, an audio documentary series, an experimental short microcast, and an episodic podcast featuring New York theater artists. All work created online is accompanied by a transcript for maximum accessibility. The Tribeca Festival is scheduled to end on Sunday. 'Tribeca Audio Premieres' will be available from July 13 on Tribeca Audio's Apple Podcast channel, and on all podcast apps.

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