10 Heads Festival ushers in Delhi - NCR’s festive season

by  Rakhi Jerly Entertainment | October 30, 2015 | News

10 Heads Festival Trifecta Entertainment

The 10 Heads Festival organized by Trifecta Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., is a unique experience of 10 key interest areas created by 10 handpicked curators. The 10 mini festivals rolled into one, ranged from music to shopping, fashion to food, and arts to technology. Over 30,000 people from Delhi-NCR enjoyed the 4-day festivities held at the Dhanchiri Camping Resort on NH-8. The multi-dimensional event was aimed at reviving the concept of the great family outing and was presented at the right time (Oct 22 - 25) to usher in the festive season.

The 10 Heads included a music festival, Band Baja Bass, headlined by Daddy G of the British trip-hop group - Massive Attack. Lucky Ali, Indian Ocean and the Midival Pundits also performed. Rapper Badshah was also featured on the line-up with a special set. Adding spice to the music was Foodistan - the gastronomical experience at 10 Heads Festival, featuring 30 varieties of culinary practices from every nook and corner of the country and the world. Street Food and farmer’s market products were served alongside gourmet from top ranking restaurants. The food fest saw participation from India’s leading names in the food and hospitality industry, as well as pop-up restaurants/bars like Ibiza’s Bar Barlovento and London’s Mavericks Pizzeria.

What really made the fiesta unique are elements like India’s first Magic and Illusion fest - Jaadunagari curated by Karan Singh - which showcased 10 disciplines of magic with participation from street magicians, illusionists and mind-readers. Another mini-fest, Dramarama celebrated excellence in theatre and was succeeded by the Laserman's show - a manipulation of laser light, creating illusion and interacting with the audience.

Compow was the head dedicated to pop-culture and e-creativity, along with technology. Alongside a series of speakers and exhibitors, this mini-fest played host to the best comics, graphic novels, anime, video games, toys, movies and merchandise. Highlights include a special tete-a-tete with Aditya Chari, a well-known name in the world of animation and advertising, who has recently worked on the storyboards and character sketches of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali.

The other 8 heads included a Toddyfest - an arena dedicated to cocktails, beers and mixology;  Fete De Luxe featured high-fashion luxury products across categories; The Great Indian Bazaar was a flea festival, where visitors experienced a customized boutique brand showcase, curated by Cosmopolitan magazine. Bazaar participants included Below the Belt, Hats Off Accessories, Pataaka, All Mine bags, Loupe and many others.

There was something for the kids too. Bachcha Party featured games and entertainment for children. The Unburning – Cirque D Ivoire, the pièce de résistance of the 10 Heads festival was the world's first green effigy minus fire or environmental pollutants to encourage environmental-friendly living.