Octave 2023 — Festival of North East

The Brief

Produced the Chennai leg of Octave, Ministry of Culture's flagship festival showcasing the arts and crafts of India's North East. The brief covered a multi-day cultural showcase with performer hospitality, stage design and audience management across traditional and contemporary programming.

Scope

• ●Multi-day stage design and build
• ●Lighting and AV for cultural performances
• ●Hospitality for 150+ performers and delegates
• ●Audience management and guest flow
• ●Media and documentation coordination
• ●Government protocol liaison

How We Did It

Octave is where cultural accuracy meets production polish. We built the stage around traditional North Eastern architectural motifs — bamboo accents, warm uplighting, lantern-style installations — while running concert-grade sound and lighting underneath so classical and contemporary acts could switch without a technical hiccup. The group photo (shown above) was the closing-night family shot: performers from eight states and our Chennai team.

The Outcome

The festival ran across its full programming schedule without a single technical disruption. Ministry of Culture retained Aerollerz for subsequent cultural programming in Chennai.