Awadh fest to bring culture, heritage, dance under one roof

Lucknow: Bringing the rich amalgamation of Uttar Pradesh’s culture, heritage, lifestyle, dance, music and food under one roof, the annual three-day Wajid Ali Shah Awadh Mahotsav is set to give a feel-good time to its visitors from March 19 at Sangeet Natak Akademi.The festival is being organised by UP Tourism, UP State Culture department and Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi. The first evening will begin with classical music and dance performances by some of the well-known artists from the state. The inaugural day will see Sahibe Alam enthralling the audience with ‘shehnai’, followed by a performance by Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj and singer Anup Jalota. Students from Bhatkhande Music Institute, ‘bhajan’ singer Shivani Shukla Acharya, Keval Kumar and Padma Gidwani will also perform on the same day. A qawwali night by Teena Parveen will be organised on the second day. On the third day, visitors will see folk singer Malini Awasthi on the stage.