ArohaFest Navaratri Edition

Name: ArohaFest Navaratri Edition
Start: 2023-10-09T18:00:00
End: 2023-10-13T19:00:00
Location: Peter A. Herrndorf Place

In-person

Dance History & heritage Intercultural Music Performance

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Date and time

Mon, Oct 9, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Oct 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Oct 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Oct 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Fri, Oct 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location

Peter A. Herrndorf Place

1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1

Ottawa, ON

Access

Free.

Offered in English and French.

Has gender-neutral washrooms and wheelchair accessible.

https://nac-cna.ca/en/visit/accessibility

About

ArohaFest Navaratri Edition is the only fully bilingual festival showcasing the arts and culture of India in Canada while highlighting the rich tradition of Navaratri, a celebration of feminine power and energy.

On October 9, 10, 12 & 13, this festival will bring to NAC public spaces, and outdoor settings, a variety of pop-up performances and workshops which will showcase the classical, folk, and popular (Bollywood) dances as well as the semi-classical music of India. Additionally, the festival will feature henna painting, a Rangoli community mural, a visual arts exhibit, as well as a Garba dance party! Come enjoy Navaratri festivities with us!

Organizer

National Arts Centre

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada.

The NAC is located in the National Capital Region on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation.