Explore the Cultural Heritage of Maldives With Dusit Thani Maldives

Maldives is a group of islands scattered in the Indian Ocean. It is a dream every holiday-maker

imagines to have at least once in his lifetime. The Maldives is known as a tropical paradise with

vibrant colors and natural settings spread all around there. However, amidst all these magical

landscapes created by turquoise blue waters and untouched beaches, there is a lot more. People

who think about Maldives generally generate pictures of blue waters, palms and white sands

spread across a large area. They are unaware of the vibrant Maldivian culture prevailing on all

the islands spread across the waters of the Indian Ocean.

To share a glimpse of this vibrant, robust Maldivian culture with the people from all over the

world, Dusit Thani Maldives in association of Narinari are organizing a huge cultural festival by

including popular Maldivian performing arts, handicraft talent and a lot more. In this cultural

feast, you can get a glimpse of the Maldivian culture and traditions in various forms like visual,

performing arts by combining the fading as well as flourishing traditions of the ancient and

modern Maldives.

The event will take place from 20-22 April 2014 at Dusit Thani Maldives Mudhdhoo Island in

baa atoll. You can book your section over there to explore the beauty of the island culture with a

touch of modernism. Some of the popular attractions of this cultural event are:

- Sand art: shedding light on the cultures and traditions of Maldives, popular sand artist

Afu, also known as Afzal Shaafiu will demonstrate his talent by narrating stories with

sand art. If you love this live contemporary art displaying popular ancient stories, you

must come over here. This artist has displayed his art in various locations including the

National Art Gallery of Maldives.

- Workshops for visitors: to help the visitors in understanding Maldivian art and culture

deeply, several painting workshops will be organized for adults and children. You can

book one for you by contacting the team.

- DJ: conducted by popular DJ in Maldives DJ Manal, this DJ night will take you on the

ride to take a glimpse of the Maldivian pop culture. He is quite popular in Maldives with

his ecstatic dance music mixes. You will be compelled to grove on numbers created by

this talented DJ.

- Handicraft show: using the available resources on the islands and creating beautiful art

pieces from them has been a part of the ancient Maldivian culture. Not just for one, they

create handicraft pieces for others as well. Wood, shells, pearls, and wool are used to

create exquisite pieces of art. You can ask the artists to create beautiful handicrafts in

front of you if you wish to see their talent.

Apart from this, performances by groups like The Maldivians with their contemporary yet

traditional music, live interactive painting performances by popular artists and a lot more are

held together over here. You can come over to Maldives for a vacation and be a part of this

creative and fun cultural festival. Book your travel now with capital travel.