Dear all, well it’s that time of the year again! Lights, camera, ACTION, and welcome to the 5th Auroville Film Festival 2017! The aim of the Auroville Film Festival is to connect with people and cultures within and beyond Auroville and to further the aspiration of human unity by showcasing films that develop this theme. […]
I am a photographer and am traveling India in 12 months 12 places. Auroville happens to be my 11th location. I capture art, culture, nature and anything that mesmerises. I have had the opportunity to do the same here at Auroville and I would like to share my work with you if you may be […]
Sidharth Pathak is an artist in residence, in Kalakendra, for a month. From 10th November – 10th December. And he will also be exhibiting his work in Kalakendra in December, from 11- 22. SIDDHARTH PATHAK – RESIDENT ARTIST, KALA KENDRA, BHARAT NIVAS I […]
Model city: Today, Auroville is home to over 2,500 volunteers. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar City has become a model for settlement planning since its creation on February 28, 1968 to promote international understanding. “Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and […]
Mind and matter…they have been one of the important topics of study in the sciences and the humanities for centuries. Through his dictum “Je pense donc je suis” (“I think therefore I am”), Descartes declared that mind and matter are distinct and of a different nature to each other. Other philosophers and visionaries were of the view that […]
Kalinka Art Residency (Pondicherry) is inviting visual artists and authors from around the globe for a time and space away from their usual environment and obligations, providing a time of reflection, research, presentation and immersion in a new culture. Kalinka wishes to emphasize the importance of meaningful cultural exchange and immersion into Indian culture and more specifically, Tamil culture. Artists are […]
Unwind into Kalarippayattu, Yoga and Panchakarma this December at Kalarigram, and begin the new year with awareness, health and happiness!!! Please see the Posters attached! Nestled in the ancient ambience of a Gurukul, is the sanctum of Kalarigram, where the oldest martial art in the world Kalarippayattu is practiced in its originality and authenticity. […]
“Calligraphy is the art of writing beautifully. It is the written letter, molded by one’s concept of ultimate grace and perfect balance, a personal artistic expression as unique as the lines on the fingertips with which one holds the pen. It places one’s soul at the tip of the pen for all to see.” (M. […]
Rip: A Devised solo theatre perfoormance by Savita Rani, presented 23rd September at Cripa. Director’s Note: RIP is an abbreviation used to wish well for the soul that no more occupies a human body. Interestingly, other meanings of the word are tear, split, shred, break, scratch, cleave. I stick to RIP as ‘restlessness in pieces’, […]
Since 2013, Helsinki International Curatorial Programme has offered annually up to four one-month residencies in Helsinki for curators of contemporary art. The programme is co-organised by HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme and Frame Contemporary Art Finland. The HICP curators-in-residence will live and work at HIAP’s international residency centre on the island of Suomenlinna, a […]
play by: Didier Galas Drawing: Jean-François Guillon Production: Les Hauts Parleurs Tuesday 19th September 2017 at 5pm Citadines – Centre d’Art In French only, length: 60min What is a virtuous World? The answer lies in this free adaptation of texts by François Rabelais. But, beware, when Rabelais becomes a philosopher, it is withhumor. He enjoys […]
India Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) invites applications for Two Archival Fellowships Application deadline: September 20, 2017 This initiative is supported by TATA TRUSTS India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with the Centre for Community Knowledge (CCK), Ambedkar University Delhi invites applications […]
Company Wayne McGregor will tour their production FAR across India, during November – December 2017. To compliment this tour, the British Council is hosting a 3-day workshop in Lighting Design and Operation Skills, hosted at the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts in Bengaluru. The workshop will be delivered by UK lighting design expert Michael Mannion […]
Dear all, We, at Auroville Film Festival, have launched a crowd funding campaign for our 5th Biennial Auroville Film Festival, and we would love it if you could contribute with a donation or sharing our campaign. https://igg.me/at/8XtnpmT3CV0 This time, in return for your generosity, we are giving you the opportunity to fight global warming! For […]
Anything can change your life, and in that sense, art is a powerful tool, as it is everywhere these days. In Auroville, Southern India, 15-year old Aloe watches a movie about world famous photographer Sebastao Salgado at Cinema Paradiso with her parents and younger brother. Although the individual portrayed in the movie is from a […]
U.S. Mission to India The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (PAS Mumbai) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Videos for Empowerment.” This project aims to use the power of online videos and social media to raise awareness and call for action on issues that are important to the U.S. government […]
application period: June 15th to August 14th online application formcontact: tanzplan@kampnagel.de +49 (0) 40 / 270 949 – 45 K3 – Zentrum für Choreographie | Tanzplan Hamburg, Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik GmbH, Jarrestr, 20, 22303 Hamburg, Germany As part of its residency programme, the choreographic centre K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg at Kampnagel provides three eight-month residencies […]
The United Nations have declared this as a special event internationally, and it is very relevant for India and Auroville in light of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga. You are warmly invited to a community gathering for a collective meditation and sun salutation as an invocation for the day, followed by a series of events at […]
Are you an amateur or professional photographer? Use your skills to capture pictures that not only show but tell amazing stories and submit your photos to the #SkillsInAction Photo Competition! This competition is organized as part of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre’s activities in celebrating World Youth Skills Day this July 2017. What should my photo show? […]
THE SPONSORSHIP IS MEANT FOR – grants for a temporary residence at renowned institutions for dance and choreography abroad – a non-paid participation in an ensemble or a placement with a choreographer at home or abroad – the studies of dance techniques with renowned personalities at home or abroad The scholarship holders are getting the […]
YouthLink wants to invite you to our new event called “COMM4UNITY” (Come For Unity) is an event designed to connect people in Auroville and the region with each other to display the amazing variety of opportunities. This is also complimenting YouthLink’s ProSkills initiative – as a platform to display the wide array of skills oriented […]
Indianostrum Théâtre is delighted to present MUSICALITY IN A BODY A theatre workshop by Jean-Jacques Lemêtre of the Théâtre du Soleil, Paris Dates: 25th, 26th March 2017 Time: 9am to 2pm Venue: Indianostrum Théâtre, Pondicherry. Fees: INR 2000 About the workshop: The workshop is open for all. You can be an actor, dancer, singer, musician, […]
StartUpcycling Marc, Ok and Ribhu Berlin We (Ok, Ribhu and Marc) just came back from freezing Berlin where we participated in the first meeting of a two-year international project on waste called StartUpcycling. It’s a project focused on upcycling – the process of converting waste into something useful and more valuable. The first meeting was […]
INDIA LAND OF LIGHT Photographs by Olivier Barot Kala Kendra 15 Feb – 15 Mar You love India or you don’t. There is no in-between and definitely no indifference. As with every extreme, especially with love and hate, passion will rule, and for the artist the feeling can express itself through extreme beauty. The Aurovilian […]
A Unique Opportunity to buy exquisite art and at the same time contribute towards purchase of land for Auroville which is of utmost importance intoday’s context. Exhibition: 1 February 2017 to 28 February 2017 Auction: 25 February 2017 Venue: Unity Pavilion
