About the Festival
India shares a special connection with the Emirate of Dubai and its people – the two cultures pride themselves on their roots in ancient history, the deep significance that both accord to the arts, and the rapidly growing modern, innovative and cosmopolitan economies that they both possess. Against this backdrop of a growing and close-knit affinity, the Consulate General of India is partnering with Teamwork Arts to present a festival of arts and culture in Dubai, titled 'India by the Creek', presented by Dubai Duty Free, with support from Dubai Economy & Tourism as our official strategic partner and Khaleej Times as our official media partner.
The Festival will be held from March 8-10, 2024. It will be spread over three days at Al Seef Dubai. It will engage artistes from both India and Dubai. The Festival will host a diverse range of activities, including music performances, literary discourse, poetry sessions, and interactive workshops. India by the Creek promises to be an iconic celebration of deeply entrenched cultural ties, and looks to cement enduring friendships to herald a future of hope, fuelled by the arts.
ABOUT TEAMWORK ARTS
Teamwork Arts is a highly versatile production company with roots in the performing arts, social action and the corporate world. For over 30 years, Teamwork Arts has taken India to the world and brought the world to India, presenting the finest of Indian performers, writers, change makers and visual artistes in the knowledge and arts space in India and abroad. Every year, we produce over 33 festivals in 72 cities and 26 countries in the fields of performing & visual arts and literature. We produce the world's largest literary gathering: the annual Jaipur Literature Festival; JLF international now travels to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Maldives, and Europe.
Even amidst the upheaval and unsettling times of 2020 and through 2021, Teamwork Arts successfully launched the digital series, JLF Brave New World and Words Are Bridges, which were viewed by over 4.8 million people in their first season. Through its digital avatar, the Jaipur Literature Festival reached over 27 million viewers in January 2021. Art Matters empowers artistes across India to collaborate by commissioning them to create new works. The digital series Be Inspired was launched in 2021 – a series that crystal gazes into the future with conversations on science, technology, innovation, environment and more. Two on-ground editions of ‘Be Inspired - Festival of Ideas’ were held in 2023 and the first edition of Sikkim Arts & Literature Festival was launched in May 2023.
