Rendezvous (festival)

Rendezvous, IITD
Type Student Run, Non-Profit Organization
Genre Cultural
Founded 1976
Place Delhi, India
Institute Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Website http://www.rdv-iitd.com/

Rendezvous, famously known as RDV is the annual Cultural Festival of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. It is a four-day-long event held at the end of October every year. On the Ruby Anniversary in 2016, Rdv hosted 225 events, and had a footfall of over 70,000, 13,000+ participants and 170+ artists from more than 20 countries.[1][2]

Festival

Open Air Theater Event in Rendezvous 2010

Rendezvous is the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The four-day-long annual festival is held towards the end of October.

Pro-Shows

Spectrum, the Group Dance Competition

Pro-nites have brought out artists from different cultures together. It has been the main star attraction of the festival with performing artists ranging from the famous Indian musical trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy[3] to the famous American Rock Band, Hoobastank,[4] having performed here. Dhoom, in the past has staged popular performances like Javed Akhtar,[5] Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Medonsa, Javed Ali[6] in 2015, Falak Shabir and Arjit Singh[2] in 2014, Farhan Akhtar,[7] Hoobastank in 2013, Coke Studio@MTV (Papon, Shilpa Rao and Advaita Band)[8] in 2012; Rabbi Shergill,[9] Rohit Deshmukh, Kailash Kher, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, Mohit Chauhan, KK[10] in 2010. The Pro-Show Spectrum has maintained the legacy of hosting star casts of popular Bollywood movies like Chakravyuh (Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpai, Esha Gupta) in 2012, Band Baaja Baaraat (Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh)[8] and Break Ke Baad (Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan)[11] in 2010. Blitzkrieg has staged several international headliner bands like Cypher16 in 2012, Textures in 2010, Malefice[12] in 2009, and Mindsnare in 2008; and Indian Rock Bands like Parikrama,[10] Thermal and a Quarter, Prestorika, Decibel, Faridkot and Vayu.

Apart from competitions, some of the Indian top bands are also invited to perform. 2016 witnessed the presence of the Junkyard Groove and Spud in the Box.[13] These have been judged by prominent judges like Shiamak Davar[8] (Choreography Competition 2012) and Shahnaz Husain(Fashion Show 2015).

Informals

The Stunt Mania in 2010

These events are held throughout the four days of the festival. Informal stage has seen the presence of Bollywood personalities including Anushka Sharma, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Piyush Mishra.[14]

The commencement of the "RDV’s Got talent" has given students a platform to showcase their skills.[15]

Duo Dance Competition

References

  1. ↑ "Counting Down to IIT Delhi's Rendezvous | ATKT.in". ATKT.in. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  2. 1 2 "Rendezvous 2016_cultural fest of IIT Delhi October 2016-IIT Delhi-Delhi-Delhi-21-October-2016-24-Oct-2016". Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. ↑ "IIT Delhi's Annual Fest Rendezvous Celebrates 40 Years -". rollingstoneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Big buck fests: Hoobastank at IIT Delhi". hindustantimes.com/. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Javed Akhtar at IIT Delhi Rendezvous 2016 | ATKT.in". ATKT.in. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  6. ↑ "What IIT D's Rendezvous have in store this year - University Express". University Express. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Rendezvous 2013 | Farhan Akhtar, Jasleen Royal, Bandish Band in IIT Delhi". wetleafphotography.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  8. 1 2 3 "IIT fest to get bigger". hindustantimes.com/. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  9. ↑ "Delhi's Most Awaited Fest Is Here! Get Ready For IIT-Delhi's Rendezvous!". www.postpickle.com/. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  10. 1 2 "Rendezvous'14 - IIT Delhi's Cultural Fest is Back!". OnlyGizmos. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  11. ↑ "IITians tech to filmi glamour Think IITs are the land of geeks? Then what's Bollywood doing here?". Times of India.
  12. ↑ "Rockers at IIT! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  13. ↑ "Blitzkrieg at Delhi - Events High". Events High. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  14. ↑ "The Times Group". epaperbeta.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  15. ↑ "RDV, IIT Delhi- Join and Have a blast". The Fine Arts Society, SRCC. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
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