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| Free exhibition opens 07/04/15 at Kala Sangam, Bradford, UK Documentary Screening 18/04/15 (Click here for Free Tickets) | |||
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| Date 18/04/15 |
Time 7pm |
Venue Kala Sangam |
Address Bradford, BD1 4TY |
| There will be a FREE abridged preview screening of the documentary at Kala Sangam, Bradford. The event will start at 6.30 and with the film screening at 7pm. Reserve your FREE tickets here. Click here for More info | |||
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Hola Mahalla - Exhibition 2015 THE FORGOTTEN FESTIVAL April & MAY 2015 Kala Sangam Center, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Gallery Open to the general public (Free Entry).For specialised school visits, please contact us via the link below. A preview Screening of the Documentary 'Hola Mahallah: The Forgotten Festival' 18/04/15. Tickets are free The Hola Mahalla exhibition will be taking place at south asian arts venue; Kala Sangam in Bradford from Wednesday 1 April through to 31 May 2015. The exhibition has been put together by filmmaker and photographer Darshan Singh who travelled to Anandpur, India to capture the vibrant Sikh festival Hola Mahalla. The festival showcases the spiritual and warrior side of the Sikh faith through a series of events. This documentary and exhibition offers an insight into a world rarely experienced. Using prints and original artwork the exhibition illustrates how this colourfully unique festival is celebrated. The accompanying documentary gives the viewer a snapshot of the festival in all its glory, with skilled horseman and swordsman demonstrating ancient warrior techniques. The exhibition will feature commissioned pieces of art created by Sikh artists. | |||
DARSHAN SINGH: (Photography & Documentary Film) The exhibition has been put together by filmmaker and photographer Darshan Singh who travelled to Anandpur, India to capture the vibrant Sikh festival Hola Mahalla. The festival showcases the spiritual and warrior side of the Sikh faith through a series of events.
JAG LALL: (Painting) Jag Lall is a free-spirited artist who illustrates canvas paintings and comic books. Specialising in creating emotive artwork, Jag uses art to bring expression and narrative to the canvas.
J.S. Dhanjal: (Painting) J.S. DHANJAL is an artist specialising in portrait painting, graffiti and airbrush murals.
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PRESS Telegraph & Argus: Filmmaker captures images of centuries old Sikh Festival PRESS RELEASE for Hola Mahalla: The Forgotten Festival |
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VIDEO: Filmmaker captures images of centuries old Sikh Festival A BRADFORD filmmaker is showcasing a documentary and exhibition about a Sikh festival in India in the city.
Hola Mahalla is a week-long festival which takes place annually in India during the country's second day of the lunar month of Chett, which usually falls in March. Dubbed as the Sikh Olympics, it involves sword fights, daring horse stunts, including on person riding on two horses at the same time, and spiritualism. Mr Singh, who is a Sikh, travelled to Anandpur Sahib 'The City of Bliss' and the Holy city of the Sikhs. Running since the 17th century, the festival features the spiritual and warrior side of the Sikh faith through a series of events. The free exhibition, called 'Hola Mahalla: The Forgotten Festival', also held at Kala Sangam, will feature 20 A2-sized prints and original artwork to show how colourful the festival is. It is estimated more than a million people travel from India and all over the world to rural Punjab, to witness the festival. This year's event took place on March 7. A free screening of Mr Singh's 45-minute documentary will also take place at Kala Sangam, St Peter's Square, Forster Square, on Saturday, April 18, from 6.30pm. His project was funded by a Kickstarter project, which raised £3,699 from 52 backers online by February last year. Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects, including film, music, art and photography. Mr Singh said he was amazed by what he witnessed at the festival. He said: "I went to the festival to film it over two years, in 2011 and 2012. "Wow was the word I said frequently while I was there. There were loads of spectacular things going on. "I thought it was amazing to see it. It felt like I was watching a snapshot of history. "I felt like I had stepped back in history to see it. "Very rarely have I seen anything like that. I have never experienced anything like that before. "I was not aware of the festival until a few years ago when I got involved in the project. "It was a good subject to do a documentary about. I have never experienced anything like it. "Over the past couple of weeks, we have carried out a few test screenings of the documentary and received some great feedback." For more information, go to holamahalla.com. To book screening tickets, go to kalasangam.org. |
Darshan Singh, 37, of Wrose, Shipley, will screen his film and show photographs on the Hala Mahalla festival at Kala Sangam Arts Centre in Bradford from April 6 to May 31.