Indialogue Foundation presents Turkish Fest at Select City Walk. The highlights of the event include an Ottoman Turkish military band, whirling Sufi Dervishes, a Turkish bazaar, Turkish cuisine, Ebru art, folk dances, calligraohy and lots more. Also, a lucky draw will be held, the winner of which gets to fly to Turkey with Turkish Airlines.
A variety of Turkish musicians and dancers will perform live during the fest. It will feature hosts of events such as demonstration of Turkish calligraphy and a performance by Mehterans - considered to be the oldest variety of military marching band in the world. There will also be a water marbling demonstration and the two day fest will also include stalls at the Turkish bazaar and local cuisine.
Professional and children Folk dance groups will be show cased performing dances from different regions of Turkey. Music and costumes are the essential parts of the traditional dances. During performances music, instruments and patterns of the region are preserved. Music is performed with traditional folk instruments.
The festival is bringing authentic cuisines including kebabs, donair, vegetarian and olive oil dishes, gozleme (pancake), borek (flaky pastry), mantı (Turkish ravioli), sarma (stuffed vine leaves), drinks such as ayran (buttermilk) and desserts like baklava and popular Turkish tea and coffee. Ebru, the Turkish art of water marbling will demonstrate making of patterns on paper by transferring colour from the surface of a liquid onto paper. The art is known to be practiced in Istanbul for more than five hundred years and is being passed from one generation to another generation.
Turkish Folk Music being performed by Turkish Artists, at the Turkish Fest 2012 that was held at the City select mall in Saket, New Delhi on the 24th and the 25th of March 2012.
Live Turkish Music Performances: A variety of Turkish music groups will be performing on stage throughout the festival. Music will feature contemporary, folk, traditional and popular songs by Indian, international and local performers.
Indialogue Foundation (along with Select City Walk, Turkish Airlines and the Embassy of Turkey in India) presented in New Delhi the most amazing Turkish Fest in India: Turkish Fest 2012 New Delhi.
The Festival was held on Saturday March 24, 2012 and Sunday March 25, 2012 in the heart of New Delhi at Select City Walk Mall, Saket.
Activities at The New Delhi, Turkish Fest 2012:
• Live Turkish Music Performances: A variety of Turkish music groups will be performing on stage throughout the festival. Music will feature contemporary, folk, traditional and popular songs by Indian, international and local performers.
• Turkish Folk Dances: Professional and children Folk dance groups will be show cased performing dances from different regions of Turkey. Music and costumes are the essential parts of the traditional dances. During performances music, instruments and patterns of the region are preserved. Music is performed with traditional folk instruments.
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The visitors will also get to see live demonstration of Turkish calligraphy. The scribes usually display their skills at fairs and exhibitions as they produce works of calligraphy in a few seconds without taking help from any template.
