Team Mangalore to Conquer the Skies in Italy, South Korea

Media Release

Mangalore, Apr 8: Team Mangalore, a city-based hobby group of kite flyers with their unique creations depicting folk art forms of India have coloured the skies across the world. The Team has also given four prestigious international kite festivals to the people of Mangalore.

Now, the Team has been officially invited to the 'Art Evento' International Kite Festival being held at Cervia, Italy from April 21 to May 2. This festival is one of the most prestigious kite festivals in the world. This event is organised by Claudio Capelli, a renowned artist of Italy.

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 4 members viz, 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 this art event and will draw on the spot lineart sketches and paintings for the Italians. Prashanth Upadhyaya will perform live Yakshagana show as part of cultural programme. The best kite Teams from 38 countries around the world are invited to participate in this event. Team Mangalore will be special invitee to this festival and has the honour to represent India in this prestigious event.

The Team has also been officially invited to the Uiseong International kite festival to be held from April 11 to April 17 at Uiseong, South Korea. This event is being organised by Kitai Rhee , President of Korean kite Flyers Association. A Team of 4 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. Team Mangalore has the honour of representing India in this prestigious event for the second time.

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, South Korea and won accolades in these International events.

The Team will 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.

Now the Team is all set to fly to Italy and South Korea to showcase cultural heritage of India through the medium of kites.