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Serendipity Arts Festival 2025: Art, Music, and Theatre Celebration
The Serendipity Arts Festival is a 10-day celebration of art, music, and theatre happening in Goa, India.
It features many different types of art shows, music performances, and theatre plays.
There will be art installations around the city, and special exhibitions in buildings like the Directorate of Accounts and the Old GMC Complex.
Musicians like Zakir Hussain will perform, and there will be plays about important topics.
Dancers will also perform, telling stories through movement.
The festival is a great way to experience the rich culture and creativity of India.
The Serendipity Arts Festival 2025 will feature a variety of art exhibitions, music performances, and theatre plays over 10 days in December.
Key venues include the Directorate of Accounts, Old GMC Complex, and various heritage sites in Panjim and Miramar Beach.
Notable exhibitions include 'Multiplay', 'Not a Shore, Neither a Ship, But the Sea Itself', and 'Infinite Drape', showcasing diverse artistic expressions.
Music highlights include the return of River Raga, performances by Zakir Hussain's influences, and a reconstruction of the first Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali concert.
Theatre performances include 'Kavan', 'The Legends of Khasak', and 'Nihsango Ishwar', addressing contemporary and historical themes.
Dance performances like 'Bhagavathy' and 'Deus Nos Acudi' will explore myth, power, and identity through movement.
The festival also includes special projects like the Puppet Folk Arts Lab, celebrating traditional puppetry forms.
- Who
- Artists, musicians, and theatre performers from India and the diaspora
- What
- A multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring art, music, theatre, and dance
- Where
- Old Goa, Panjim, and Miramar Beach in Goa, India
- When
- December 12-21, 2025
- Why
- To celebrate and explore various forms of art, music, and theatre, and to showcase the cultural heritage and contemporary expressions of Goa and India
Key facts
- Festival Duration
- 10 days
- Location
- Old Goa, Panjim, Miramar Beach
- Key Venues
- Directorate of Accounts, Old GMC Complex, Captain of Ports Jetty
- Notable Artists
- Sudarshan Shetty, Aditya Pande, Prashant Panjiar, Zakir Hussain
- Music Highlights
- River Raga, Clay Play, Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali
- Theatre Highlights
- Kavan, The Legends of Khasak, Nihsango Ishwar
- Dance Highlights
- Bhagavathy, Deus Nos Acudi, Double Bill — Nimbus + Pallavi
- Special Exhibitions
- Multiplay, Not a Shore, Neither a Ship, But the Sea Itself, Infinite Drape
Quotes
A note of the work
A descriptive note accompanying Sudarshan Shetty’s video 'A Breath Held Long'
“Each voice adds to a growing chorus that meditates on the act of breathing – both as a basic human necessity and as a metaphor for survival, resilience and the passage of time.”
indianexpress.com
