For those who miss attending festivals and local events, popular, multicultural festivals are coming to Brampton soon!
Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia festivals focus on South Asian arts, culture, and heritage through performances, workshops, Bollywood dance lessons and much more. South Asian culture encompasses India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and residents are invited to watch dance groups, classical musicians, and popular singers as well as participate in many workshops.
“The festival promotes local talent and includes an exciting line-up of emerging artists and well-known names in the entertainment industry that appeals to all ages,” said Festival Co-Art Director Arpan Banerjee.
The virtual festivals begin with VibrantBrampton, a heritage festival featuring performances from renowned and emerging artists including Bhoomi Trivedi, Navraj Hans, Sreerama Chandra, Parichay, Sarabjit Cheema and Aaman Trikha. Artists will be taking the virtual stage every Tuesday and Wednesday from July 21 to August 5, 2020.
Next, the VibrantStar finales will showcase six finalists battling to win the top prize in three categories- vocal, instrumental and dance beginning the week of July 20.
Stemming from the demand for a classical music and dance platform, VibrantClassical is a new segment launched this year that includes local artists from around the GTA. Running every Thursday, artists will show off their skills starting August 20 for three consecutive weeks until September 3, 2020.
According to Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia, classical music and dance has always aimed for the “classes” and not the “masses” But their goal is to let the masses experience and listen to the language of the soul.
Don’t worry, they also have a unique festival for art lovers. META, a digital and modern art festival will live-stream exciting content every Tuesday and Thursday for the entire month of August. Tuesdays will be devoted to workshops and panels featuring local creators and partners, while Thursdays will feature live-streamed performances from global and local artists. Specifically, the first two weeks will celebrate local culture by focusing on Brampton creators and performers.
“META aims to capture variations of digital and modern art all in one place and bring an experience unlike any other to Peel Region. It also hopes to engage the youth and young adults by providing an inter-cultural understanding of diverse cultures, arts and heritage,” writes Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia.
The last festival, the Visual Arts of South Asia festival, is an arts festival that provides artists with the opportunity to connect and create and promotes the visual arts through educational workshops and performances every Thursday starting July 23 until August 12.
“More than ever now is when arts and music and culture have the power to not only uplift spirits but also to bring people together in these unprecedented times. Our festivals endeavour to do just that” says Ricky Bajaj, co-founder and president of the Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia.
Residents can watch all live streams at https://www.facebook.com/vibrantbramptonfest.
The Bramptonian 