Fontainhas festival begins
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Panaji Nov 26, 2005: The Tourism Minister, Dr Wilfred de Sousa today inaugurated the 3rd Fontainhas Festival of the Arts 2005 at the Geetanjali art gallery in the Latin quarters of the city by releasing the annual issue of Parmal brought out by the Goa Heritage Action Group, the main organiser of the event.
Dr DSousa, in his informal speech said the efforts behind organising the festival should be lauded and such events be held in other parts of the state.
He stressed on opening
up heritage houses in the state for tourists, in a guided tour, in collaboration with the tourism department.
The Chief Secretary, Ms Kiran Dhingra was also present on the occasion. The GHAG honorary secretary, Ms Heta Pandit and the ex-councillor of the ward, Mr Rudresh Chodankar were also present.
Earlier, supporters of the Deshpremi Nagrik Kriti Samiti organised an hour-long dharna at Corte do Oitero, protesting against the efforts of the GHAG to propagate Portuguese culture in the state through the festival which was participated
by 30 to 35 persons.
The noted freedom fighter, Mr Subodh Shetye and the convenor of the Samiti, Mr Datta Palekar spoke on the occasion.
The first day of the festival witnessed music and dance programmes. The event organised in the locality between Corte do Oitero to Precy building will continue till December 3.
A number of heritage houses in the festival area, displaying a fresh coat of paint have been opened up and converted into art galleries displaying works of 42 artists, 39 of whom are Goans.
A number of programmes will be organised during the festival which will be presented at the Ralin Square, Geetanjali and Chapell. They include recorded
music, dances, gazals, Christmas carols, western classical music, besides roadside activities like todd balloon lady, caricature artist, face painters, etc.
There will be bonsai, fruit and vegetable and ice carving demonstrations, matolli and street furniture competitions, etc.
The festival will also witness lectures by Prof Sovon Som, Dr Rajiv Lochan, Prof Baiju Parthan, Mr Ranjitsinhji Gaekwad and Dr Jyoti Sahi, from November 29 to December 3, respectively.
A large number of policemen was deployed at the venue of the festival to prevent any untoward incident.
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Heritage fest to light up Goas Latin quarter
Organisers of the Fontainhas Festival of the Arts hope to revitalise Panjims 200 years old Latin quarter and put spotlight back on Goas neglected architectural legacy.
By DEVIKA SEQUEIRA
DH News Service, PANAJI
Organisers of the Fontainhas Festival of the Arts hope to revitalise Panjims 200 years old Latin quarter and put spotlight back on Goas neglected architectural legacy.
By DEVIKA SEQUEIRA
DH News Service, PANAJI
Part of the bustle of
everyday city life, Panjims quaint Latin quarter at Fontainhas will be under the spotlight once again, when the weeklong Fontainhas Festival of the Arts takes off this Saturday.
Encouraged by the great response it received last year, the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG), the festivals catalyst, is flying in artists like Jehangir Sabavala, Akbar Padamsee, Prafulla Dahanukar and Rekha Rodwittye this year, apart from art historian Saryu Doshi to deliver lectures and workshops at the site.
A settlement on the fringes of the capital, Fontainhas (which derives its name from the fountain at the foot of the hill) began to sprout around 1770, according to local historian Percival Noronha who is also a resident of the area.
It is patterned very much on the lines of Lisbons Bairo Alto, which has a Moorish tone to it, therefore its classification as the Latin quarter. I have seen similar quarters in France as well, says Mr Noronha.
With single-storeyed houses interrupted only by narrow lanes, Fontainhas Iberian ambience makes it an attractive proposition for tourism promotion. A number of houses in the area have already been converted into pousadas (small heritage hotels).
The area has great tourism potential, points out Mr Noronha, whose genteel and gracious house itself is 120 years old.
The area is both delicate and classy. And if we can manage through this festival to revitalise it, then we will have benefited its residents, says GHAG chairman Ralph D Souza. A hotelier, D Souza points out that Goa needs a better class of tourists and events like these, can help draw them in.
Panjim will also host the international Goa Kite Carnival at the Mira Mar beach from January 16. What is unique about the Fontainhas festival, say its promoters, is that artists exhibit their works in the houses within the Latin quarter and Mala. Some 45 artists, including painters and potters, will turn 40 houses in the area into galleries.
While the quality of the art at last years fest was nothing to write home about, the festival will help to highlight Goas most charming, yet neglected architectural legacies. So far though, funds have been a constraint, organisers admit.
The state government recently announced a Rs 5 crore budget to desilt a marshy area at Mala on the outskirts of Panjim, where a large chunk of chief minister Manohar Parrikars voters are concentrated. Fontainhas in comparison, has managed a commitment of only Rs 6 lakh from the city corporation and the states tourism department.
Encouraged by the great response it received last year, the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG), the festivals catalyst, is flying in artists like Jehangir Sabavala, Akbar Padamsee, Prafulla Dahanukar and Rekha Rodwittye this year, apart from art historian Saryu Doshi to deliver lectures and workshops at the site.
A settlement on the fringes of the capital, Fontainhas (which derives its name from the fountain at the foot of the hill) began to sprout around 1770, according to local historian Percival Noronha who is also a resident of the area.
It is patterned very much on the lines of Lisbons Bairo Alto, which has a Moorish tone to it, therefore its classification as the Latin quarter. I have seen similar quarters in France as well, says Mr Noronha.
With single-storeyed houses interrupted only by narrow lanes, Fontainhas Iberian ambience makes it an attractive proposition for tourism promotion. A number of houses in the area have already been converted into pousadas (small heritage hotels).
The area has great tourism potential, points out Mr Noronha, whose genteel and gracious house itself is 120 years old.
The area is both delicate and classy. And if we can manage through this festival to revitalise it, then we will have benefited its residents, says GHAG chairman Ralph D Souza. A hotelier, D Souza points out that Goa needs a better class of tourists and events like these, can help draw them in.
Panjim will also host the international Goa Kite Carnival at the Mira Mar beach from January 16. What is unique about the Fontainhas festival, say its promoters, is that artists exhibit their works in the houses within the Latin quarter and Mala. Some 45 artists, including painters and potters, will turn 40 houses in the area into galleries.
While the quality of the art at last years fest was nothing to write home about, the festival will help to highlight Goas most charming, yet neglected architectural legacies. So far though, funds have been a constraint, organisers admit.
The state government recently announced a Rs 5 crore budget to desilt a marshy area at Mala on the outskirts of Panjim, where a large chunk of chief minister Manohar Parrikars voters are concentrated. Fontainhas in comparison, has managed a commitment of only Rs 6 lakh from the city corporation and the states tourism department.
| FONTAINHAS | ||
| Fontainhas Festival of the Arts, Fontainhas, Panjim Get set for a festival on November 26 which combines art and heritage in the heritage precinct of Fontainhas in Panjim. A Goa Heritage Action Group initiative, this festival uses the heritage houses in the precinct as temporary art galleries, using Goan houses as a backdrop for exhibition and sale of art from private houses. Cultural performances in the evenings with artistes from different parts of Goa, retrospectives of great Indian artists set against the cobbled-pathways and white washed houses of this quaint Latin quarter of the capital makes for an enriching, invigorating experience. Open to the general public and delegates till December 4, 2005. | ||
IFFI 2005 inauguration
Union minister for Culture and Urban Development Mr Jaipal Reddy is seen lighting the traditional lamp to mark the inauguration of IFFI Goa 2005 in Panaji
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