[The Social Innovation Blog] Children's Art, Music and Film Festival 2009 - C...
Are you in Chennai, India this November?
If you are in Chennai between 1st and 20th of November then you should participate in the second edition of "Art, Arattai, Aarpattam - Children's Art, Music and Film Festival 2009". It's a season for children, their families and teachers – to experience and experiment with art, to express, to challenge, to inspire and have fun together. The theme for this year is "Girls are Super Stars". This festival is organised by NalandaWay Foundation in partnership with UNICEF, Tata Indicom, US Consulate, The Hindu Young World, Star Vijay TV, Radio One, Growing Opportunity, Goethe-Institut, Hand in Hand, Indo Korea Centre, Satyam Cinemas and Sangam Cinemas. Festival Highlights: * 20 days of street theatre, story telling, dance, films, arts for children, youth and adults * 7 major concerts/musical by international troupes from South Africa, India and USA * Over 320 performances in 100 locations across the 5 cities in the state * 12 part TV serial depicting six real stories that capture the story of a girl who have won against odds directed by famous Tamil Film directors on Star Vijay TV * Competitions for children in over 2700 villages, towns and towns across 32 districts of Tamil Nadu * Over 50,000 children directly participating in the festival * International Children Films and Documentary Festival - Films from India, US, Germany, and Korea. * Grand Finale to mark the 20th anniversary of the "Child rights convention" – 20th November All the children performing at the festival are from situations where they have been trafficked, forced into child labour, abused, or have been vulnerable to these evils. Through this festival we provide an opportunity for children we work with to raise their voice and express their ideas through music, theatre and art. For detailed events schedule visit http://www.nalandaway.org/aaa. For all queries please email shrutidas@nalandaway.org.