Serendipity Arts to participate in Great Exhibition Road Festival in London

A multidisciplinary film by composer Sneha Khanwalkar and artist Sudarshan Shetty along with a giant puppet procession by veteran puppeteer Dadi Pudumjee will headline Serendipity Arts formal participation in the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London from June 5 to 7The two public art projects will be presented in partnership with the Science Museum and as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival commemorating 175 years since the Great Exhibition of 1851 the Delhibased notforprofit cultural organisation has announcedOn June 5 Eyes Shall Deceive Nainan ki Thaggi commissioned and produced by Serendipity Artswill premiere at Innovation Lates the Science Museums afterhours programmeConceived as an immersive multidisciplinary performance the film brings together Khanwalkar and Shetty in a dynamic interplay of live music sound visual storytelling and performance Inspired by informal musical folklore and street performance traditions across contemporary Indian cities the work explores memory illusion and collective experience through an evocative audiovisual environmentThe film moves through four phases across the museums galleries from the Zaha Hadid Sculpture Alcove to the IMAX Theatre with live musicians performing alongside the filmExtending beyond the museum and into the public Giants on the Move directed by Pudumjee will animate Exhibition Road as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival on June 67Featuring a largescale public procession of giant puppets live percussion and moving sculpture the project draws from Indias rich heritage of artisanal puppetmaking to reimagine the street as a shared civic stageinviting audiences into an immersive celebration of movement participation and public artSmriti Rajgarhia director Serendipity Arts said that through the collaboration with the Science Museum and the Great Exhibition Road Festival the organisation is exploring how artistic experiences can move across formats and spaces from immersive works within the museum to largescale public interventions on the streetThrough projects such as Eyes Shall Deceive and Giants on the Move we hope to show how art can move fluidly between settings shifting from the intimacy of the museum to the openness of the street In doing so these works create participatory layered and accessible moments that invite audiences to engage withcontemporary artistic practices in new and unexpected ways she said in a statementThe Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free annual celebration of science and the arts each summer in South Kensington London with handson workshops talks performances and installations from iconic museums research and culture organisations including Imperial College London the Natural History Museum Science Museum and the Royal ParksJohn Lavery secretary Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 said that the collaboration will bring vibrancy passion and performance to the Great Exhibition Road Festival weekendAs a significant partner and participant of the Great Exhibition Road Festival The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 is delighted that the Science Museum and the Festival are joining forces with Serendipity Arts to add even more wonder spectacle and colour to South Kensington This collaboration between science and artacross 2 nations both with a global audiencewill hopefully be the start of a great cultural alliance Lavery saidWith the London showcase Serendipity Arts expands its international programme further across Europe and the UKAs part of the Indian pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia Serendipity Arts the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre and the Ministry of Culture are showcasing Geographies of Distance Remembering Home curated by Amin Jaffer that explores home not as a fixed physical location but as an emotional space carried within the self a repository of culture personal mythology and emotionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever