The immersive Malayalam language play is set to enthral audiences at the festival from December 17-20.
This December, the riverfront city of Panjim, Goa will pulse with sound, light, and creativity as Serendipity Arts Festival (12–21 December 2025) celebrates its 10th milestone edition—a decade of bringing together the finest in visual arts, theatre, dance, music, craft, design, photography, and culinary innovation. Over ten days and across more than 300,000 square feet of heritage spaces, the festival will present a rich tapestry from across India and beyond, creating a vivid portrait of contemporary South Asian culture across festival venues like The Old GMC Complex, Art Park, Directorate of Accounts, Kala Academy, and beyond. Kala Academy opens into distinct spaces—The Foundry, The Quad, and Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir—while The Old GMC Complex unfolds through The Theatre, Access Village, the Old GMC Building, the Food Lab, and the Talks Corner.
An immersive theatrical experience awaits theatre lovers at the upcoming Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF), one of South Asia’s largest multi-disciplinary arts festivals that draws art aficionados from across the country and beyond to Goa.
Curated by Anuradha Kapur, the performing arts section of the festival will stage a theatrical spectacle with The Legends of Khasak, a Malayalam play based on an adaptation of the legendary writer OV Vijayan’s iconic fiction novel, Khasakkinte Itihasam. The play will debut in Goa for the first time at the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) ground in the state capital, with shows running from December 17 through December 20, 2025, at 6.30 pm.
The Malayalam play, running for a showtime of approximately 200 minutes, is considered a landmark work of magical realism. This immersive theatrical performance follows the life of a young man who, burdened by a troubled past, arrives in a remote Kerala village to teach at a single-teacher village school. The premise traces his journey, as he is drawn inexorably into the rich tapestry of the land — its people, its myths and the haunting whispers of its legends. As the boundaries between the real and the imagined begin to dissolve in this tale, the main character and the audience alike are ushered into a realm of philosophical introspection.
“Set in a riverside playground, The Legends of Khasak unfolds like a dream, supported by a rich sensory experience. Staged in an open-air arena, it uses fire, water, soil, scent, fog and the open sky as part of the narrative. The production draws on Kerala folk traditions like Theyyam, puppetry and masks. The result is an immersive performance that evokes wonder while exploring magical realism, cultural coexistence and philosophical reflection,” according to the Festival Director, Smriti Rajgarhia.
The ambitious, eco-theatrical production features theatre artistes PC Gopala Krishnan, KV Krishnan Mash, P. Baskaran Master, Kumar Pariyacheri, CK Sudheer, among others in major roles, directed by Kerala-based theatre director Deepan Sivarman, who is also in charge of the dramaturgy and scenography; aided by the musical genius of Chandran Veyyattummal, the presentation is set to be a complete soul-stirrer.
Disclaimer: Some scenes feature ritualistic content that may be intense for very young children. Viewer discretion is advised.
It is a ticketed performance open to all age groups. Book your tickets now!
Registrations Are Now Open!
Registrations for Serendipity Arts Festival 2025 are now live! Visit the official festival website to secure your Art Pass, book your tickets, and stay updated on workshops, performances, exhibitions, and more. More programmes will be announced soon so keep checking back for updates.
Link: https://www.serendipityartsfestival.com/register
Join us in Panaji, Goa, from 12–21 December 2025, to celebrate the 10th edition of Serendipity Arts Festival.
About Serendipity Arts Festival
Serendipity Arts Festival transforms 300,000 square feet of iconic buildings and alternative spaces into South Asia’s premier multi-disciplinary cultural platform. Spanning visual, performing, and culinary arts alongside film, live arts, and literature, the Festival challenges status quo relationships—between art and viewer, city and citizen, proscenium and audience. Working within these dialectics, we foster conversations that strengthen cultural ecosystems and create human channels spreading impact across regions and generations. Having proven that cultural placemaking can transform cities, the Festival operates as a nomadic structure designed to adapt to any city and any stage. This cultural experiment supports artistic practice while demonstrating how culture cultivates empathetic leadership, teaches kindness, and builds the foundation for a safe, healthy, and progressive society.
Serendipity Arts
Serendipity Arts is a not-for-profit collaborative platform based in Delhi, fostering empathy, curiosity and cross-cultural dialogue by supporting emerging artists across South Asia. The Foundation’s aim is to nurture artistic practice, promote research, and provide sustainability and education in the field of the arts. Over the past decade, Serendipity Arts has encouraged cultural heritage projects alongside contemporary art practices with extensive residencies, grants, collaborative projects, art writing initiatives and a multi-disciplinary arts festival.
The tenth edition of Serendipity Arts Festival is set to take place in Panjim, Goa, from 12th-21st December, 2025.
