Kerala Tourism’s week-long Nishagandhi Dance Festival will open at the Kanakakunnu Palace grounds here on Thursday. The Tourism department has lined up some of India’s acclaimed classical dancers and upcoming stars to mesmerise the audience at the annual event.
The festival showcases recent trends in Indian classical dance forms and sets a stage for upcoming artistes to present their talents and experiments before an elite audience.
The festival features artistes from different parts of India and diverse traditions of classical dance forms. The public entry to the classical dance festival, which has already gained global attention for its ensemble of diverse Indian traditions, is free.