MANGALORE, INDIA- City-based hobby group of kite flyers ‘Team Mangalore’ has been officially invited to Art Evento International Kite Festival being held at Cervia, Italy, from April 21 to May 2.
This is one of the most prestigious kite festivals in the world and is organised by Claudio Capelli, renowned Italian artist. Sarvesh Rao, Nitin Shetty, Dinesh Holla and Prashanth Upadhyaya will participate in this mega event.
According to a press release, this unique Kite Festival will showcase some of the best kites flown by flyers of international fame around the world.
Apart from Kite Festival, this event will also showcase talents of the Artists of the world. A team of four members- Sarvesh Rao, Nitin Shetty, Dinesh Holla and Prashanth Upadhyaya will participate in this mega event.
Since, this event also provides space for demonstration of creative art talent, Dinesh Holla, artist of Team Mangalore will be participating in the art event and will draw on the spot lineart sketches and paintings for Italians. Prashanth Upadhyaya will perform live Yakshagana show as part of the cultural programme. The best kite teams from 38 countries around the world are invited to participate in this event.
Korean festival
The team has also been officially invited to the Uiseong International Kite Festival to be held from April 11 to 17, at Uiseong, South Korea. This event is being organised by Kitai Rhee , President of Korean Kite Flyers Association. A team of four members viz, Giridhar Kamath, Subhash Pai, Vasanth Kumar Sanil and Janardhan Rao will participate in this event. The kite teams from 21 countries are invited to participate in this event.
Kites of all shapes and sizes will be on display including some massive character and theme based kites. The Kite Festival will have workshops where people can learn basics of making kites and flying them. The team will also present live Yakshagana demonstration at the festival venue.
In the past, Team Mangalore had participated in various International Kite Festivals held at France, Canada, UK, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Qatar, and South Korea and won accolades.
The team is going to showcase their variety of kites which include Kathakkali, the largest kite in India and also various other kites such as yakshagaana, Durga, Charlie, Owl, Gajaraja, Pushpakavimana, Bird, Bat Series, Bharathnatyam, Avatar Bird etc in both the events.
