Hidden and Real Colors of life were shown by DAAR

Hidden and Real Colors of life were shown by DAAR

A Great Art Exhibition and Cultural Evening 2023 

Chandigarh: 28th August 2023: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen Desk)::

Colors of life, Colors of love, Colors of poverty, Colors of fear, colors of wisdom, colors of spiritual practice and colors of loneliness--all colors were presented in the the art exhibition.

This years event was dedicated to Late S. Harinder Pal Singh an international folk dance artist. event was organized by DAAR with the blessings and active cooperation of Punjab Arts Council at Kala Bhawan Chandigarh.

DAAR which stands for Dance And Art Researchers, is a unique society founded by artists who have been contributing in the field of performing and visual arts for the past several years. 

Dr. Surjit Patar, along with Lakhwinder Johal and Dr. Yograj paid a visit to the Exhibition. It was a moment drenched in inspiration and butterflies in stomach for the artists to show off their pieces to the dignitaries. One art piece was also got selected for the Magazine KaavLok. 

Gurmeet Kaur Goldie, a sculpture, show casts her talent in the exhibition as well. She had been into art besides being a Principal of a Govt School in the city beautiful. Her designed and crafted sculptures had been put up on the Sukhna Lake as well. She is not just creating but living her life in Art. 

This year’s event began with a collective exhibition which inaugurated on 25th August 2023, Friday, at 04:00 pm; Venue - Sobha Singh Art Gallery, Panjab Kala Bhawan, Sector-16 Chandigarh. Sh. Anurag Aggarwal, IAS-Chief Electoral Officer & Secretary to Government (Labour Deparment),Haryana was the Chief Guest of the evening.

The exhibition features more than 78 artists working with various media such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, drawings, mix media, digital art and photography.

Adding to its uniqueness, DAAR announced various awards for students of visual and performing arts for which entries were called without any entry fees from all around the tricity. We received an overwhelming response form around 80 students of visual arts.

The exhibition was followed by the award ceremony. A total of 6 awards including 4 cash awards and 2 merit certificates in the category of visual art were presented to the winners. 

Senior eminent artists of tricity Mr. Madan Lal and Mrs. Jaskanwaljit Kaur were presented with the Award of Honour for their contribution in the field of Visual Arts and Prof. Dr.Tirthankar Bhattacharya, famous Art Historian from Panjab University for his contribution in the field  of Art History.

The next day, 26th August 2024, was followed by Live Art Demonstrations by artists Mandeep Singh, Kukwinder Singh and Nakshdeep Singh.

Cultural Evening was organised at Tagore Theatre, Sec-16, Chandigarh,  on 28th August 2023. Various Folk Dance performances such as dandas, gidhaa and luddi were performed at the event to promote the culture of Punjab. Various awards in the field of Folk dances were also presented to honour Artists, Dhol players and coaches.

The closing ceremony was held on 28th August 2023. Padamshree Sh. Surjit Pattar ji was present at the closing ceremony. He appreciated the achievements of DAAR Society and wished us best for our future endeavours.

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About the World Theatre Day

First Message was written by Jean Cocteau in 1962

Courtesy: www.world-theatre-day.org

World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute ITI. It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organized to mark this occasion. One of the most important of these is the circulation of the World Theatre Day Message through which at the invitation of ITI, a figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a Culture of Peace. The first World Theatre Day Message was written by Jean Cocteau in 1962. 

Ever since, each year on the 27th March (date of the opening of the 1962 "Theatre of Nations" season in Paris), World Theatre Day has been celebrated in many and varied ways by ITI Centres - of which there are now more than 90 throughout the world. Moreover theatres, theatre professionals, theatre lovers, theatre universities, academies and schools celebrate it as well. 

Each year an outstanding figure in theatre or a person outstanding in heart and spirit from another field is invited to share his or her reflections on theatre and international harmony. What is known as the International Message is translated into more than 50 languages, read for tens of thousands of spectators before performances in theatres throughout the world, and printed in hundreds of daily newspapers. Colleagues in the audio-visual field lend a fraternal hand, with more than a hundred radio and television stations transmitting the Message to listeners in all corners of the five continents.