CULTURE HIGH

It’s a busy time when it comes to the cultural calendar. We list some events not to be missed

LEISURE

KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE

This edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale will have artist Sudarshan Shetty as its artistic director and curator. The biennale will see many performances, collateral events and interactive projects. The artists taking part this year include Raúl Zurita, Orijit Sen, Achraf Touloub, Avinash Veeraraghavan, Camille Nor ment, Caroline Duchatelet, Charles Avery, Valerie Mejer Caso, Sophie Dejode, Bertrand Lacombe, Daniele Galliano, Shar mistha Mohanty, Gary Hill, Desmond Lazaro, Naiza Khan, Praneet Soi, Erik van Lieshout, Pedro Gómez-Egaña, Dana Awartani, among many others. Where: Multiple venues in Kochi, Kerala When: December 12-March 29

SERENDIPITY ARTS FESTIVAL

To be held for the first time, this interdisciplinary arts festival aims to encourage the evolving arts community, promote a culture of patronage and create value for the arts in India. Serendipity Arts Festival will celebrate diversity in art with a special focus on music, dance, theatre, crafts, visual and culinary arts. The programming will be dispersed across a mix of indoor and outdoor locations along the Panaji waterfront in Goa. The curatorial body of the festival includes names like Riyas Komu, Ranjit Hoskote, Shubha Mudgal, Lillete Dubey, Manu Chandra, among others. Workshops, lectures, conclaves and a host of pedagogical platfor ms will be led by leading artistes and educators. Where: Panaji, Goa When: December 16-23

JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL

The Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan has gained a reputation as the literary calendar event of the year, not least because it’s set in the stunning pink city. From Nobel laureates and local language writers to Man Booker-winners and debut novelists, every January, the most remarkable and brilliant authors from south Asia and across the world come together for five days of readings, debates and discussions at the beautiful Diggi Palace in the Rajasthani capital. The event is free to participate, with online registration. Where: Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan When: January 19-23, 2017