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Goa set to rock and roll for IFFI SANJAY BANERJEE http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/931367.cms PANAJI: Goa is all set to rock and roll unleashing a tidal wave of entertainment that promises to set the capital ablaze with a never before musical and show-biz extravaganza for the forthcoming 35th international film festival from November 29 to December 9. The short stretch between the Kala Academy (venue for opening and closing ceremony) and the heritage Old Goa medical college on the riverside boulevard will provide combo musical entertainment from classical, jazz, Goan folk songs and violin performances. The frothy Konkani music and plays will fuse with the jazz concerts in a way that this quaint former Portuguese colony has never been showcased to the world, said chairman of coordination committee of IFFI, Goa and MP, Shripad Naik. The promenade on the Mandovi river and the main road of the capital will be jazzed up with palmists, balloon sculpture, tattoo artist, unicyclist, rice carvers, face painters, African dancers, mehendi artists and ventriloquist shows from festival stages and much more. The state government has declared a half-day work for its employees while on the remaining days of the festival, employees can pack off early at 4.00 pm to partake in the celebrations. The main road along the Mandovi river will be a pedestrian street as traffic would be blocked for the delegates and the tourists to amble down the pathway that would be a riot of colours with the old administrative building and the giant rain trees decorated with fairy lights. The opening day will be a gala presentation of Indian music by A R Rahman who will be present a live show of his latest composition in Kisna (a film by Subhas Ghai) with his orchestra consisting of 60 musicians at the sports authority of Goa ground. The ten-day gala of events would kick off at the opening day at 2.30 pm with a cultural parade from Ribandar circle to Bal Bhavan featuring giant floats of Goan culture, music, dancers, costumed performers and folk groups. Local bands-- `Tidal Wave and `Forefrunt'--- promise to sizzle the crowd showcasing the flavour of Goa. Along the shores of the river, special laser shows and fireworks would lighten the city heralding the festival and the grand festivities. On December 4, the festival would also feature a special vintage car parade. For the children, the Goa entertainment society has created an amusement park with mini train, Columbus boat rides, moon walkers, clowns and jugglers adding to wholesome fun and frolic that surely promises to put the famed Goa carnival behind. Forwarded By Eddie Verdes
