Abhivyakti opens 7th edition with expanded line

AHMEDABAD, Nov 14: Torrent Group’s UNM Foundation opened the seventh edition of Abhivyakti – The City Arts Project, unveiling a larger, expanded programme featuring more than 140 artists from 45 cities across 16 states. The 15-day festival, held across the Gujarat University Campus, ATIRA and the Shreyas Foundation Campus, began on Thursday with the theatrical dance-musical Mumbai Star, produced by Devika Shahani, directed by Nadir Khan and narrated by Rajit Kapur and Srishti Shrivastava. The performance drew a strong and diverse audience, the group said in a statement. With this year’s theme, “Stories waiting to be told,” Abhivyakti will host over 220 shows in dance, music, theatre, literature and visual arts. The visual arts section has been expanded to 62 installations following