Shekhar Kapur has joined with fashion stalwart Manish Arora to direct a fusion show of cinema, fashion and Broadway-style theatre that they are calling Circus of Life.

Kapur, who directed films like Masoom and Bandit Queen as well as the Oscar-nominated Hollywood period drama Elizabeth, is set to use his storytelling skills to create a Broadway style theatre show to present Arora’s avant garde designer clothes.

The show will be staged at Garden of Five Senses in the capital

Apart from the fashion-show the 3 day event which will feature from today onwards starting as the contemporary art installation with swaroski and photography by Bose Krishnamachari and Bharat Sikka, a music concert headlined by Karsh Kale and a fashion show by designer Nadita Mahtani.

The show is programmed to conclude with a honor to Alexander McQueen by Kitch and will platform the Spring Summer 2011 trends for worldwide fashion labels like Stella McCartney, Elise Overland, Alice & Olivia and Herve Leger.