Udupi, February 1: Udupi district administration and 3W Concepts have come together to host a kind of Rave Party, at St Mary's Island from February 3-5.
This party termed as the Island festival `Spring Zouk- 2012' will play host to foreigners and high profile tourists from for the first time at St Mary's Island, in Udupi district from Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and other metros.
This Island festival, aimed to promote the local and tribal art forms such as Yakshagana, Kudubi and various other tribal art forms such as Thalavattam, will also have the Indo-Western Music and arts.
Deputy Commissioner of Udupi MT Reju and Managing Partner of 3W Concepts Girish Shetty in a press release said: This is aimed at highlighting the tribes thereby giving a much needed awareness and boost for their respective art-forms.
With such performances, the local artists are therefore sharing the platform with world famous musicians such as Juno Reactor, Prem Joshua. Some of the best national and international DJs will also participate in the festival. Apart from tourists from all over the world, tourists The event will play host to two music stages, along with the fun and frolic of a market named Zouk Bazaar. Various food and beverage outlets will be available to cater to everybody's needs. The event is well secured with lifeguards throughout the festival and round the clock police security.
This has been conceptualised to create an annual gathering that will boost the popularity of such arts and create a high quality platform for such gatherings across country. It also aims to promote tourism and trade in the region by making people aware of the Island, its geographical importance and also the surrounding areas, which for a large part have been left to be undiscovered, said a press release.
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