Category: News and Events

Call for Artists: Auroville ItiSoma – Advaita Festival

“A dimension where all kinds of frequencies unify in a universal vibration.” Presenting the grassroots and cultural heritage of Auroville’s pagan community – The Auroville ItiSoma – Advaita Festival is an experimental fusion space to converge vibrational and bodily experiences through performing and visual art, along with the freshness of organic as well as electronic frequencies. At […]

AuroFilm Screening: “Dreams (“Yume”)” – 22 October

Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents Friday 22 October 2021, 7:30 PMDreams (“Yume”)Directed By Akira Kurosawa – Japan, 1990 With: Akira Terao as “I” in The Tunnel, Chishu Ryu as “Old Man” in Water mills, Martin Scorsese as “Vincent van Gogh” in Crows, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi Synopsis: A collection of 8 tales based upon the […]

Webinar: Discovering Sri Aurobindo – 6 November

In Search of Musical and Artistic Expression for Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry Presentation by Shakti Balu, Varun Rao, Antoine Colombani, Jyoti Khare Composing musical and artistic visual impressions on the spiritual Poetry of Sri Aurobindo is a creative and illuminating experience.In this session we shall share them with the audience. When: 7:30-8:30pm IST, 10:00-11:00am EST, 6 […]

Classes: Indian Bansuri (bamboo flute) by Michael Winkler

Learn to play the Indian Bansuri (bamboo flute) – Open Classes in Auroville & Private Lessons (online) Hindustani Classical, Jazz Music and other Styles Flute classes in Auroville When: Saturdays afternoon14:00-15:00 on the E-Flute (little advanced level)15:00-16:00 on the A-Flute (for totally beginners, Kanti flutes available) Where:TLC Basecamp, Aurovillelinks to the destination … on OpenStreetMaps, … on GoogleMaps Contributionfree contribution for Aurovillians, Newcomers and […]

Course: Vedic Astrology, Online

Here’s a new one-year online course in Vedic Astrology, starting with the basics. The idea is to make the program as holistic as possible, and make you confident in reading a birth chart. Topics include Indian philosophy and mythology, Astronomy & Mathematical Astrology, Planets, Signs & Houses, Chart Delineations using Nakshatras, Yogas, Aspects, Dasha & […]

Call for Sharing: Photographs/Images on theme “Staying Alive”

Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival this year starts on the 27th oct and ends on 31st oct. The theme is “STAYING ALIVE” Celebrating different responses to the extraordinary experiences each one of us went through. An invitation to share two (2) photographs /images that encapsulate your “staying alive” moments or someone else’s . Please email images […]

Auroville Radio Presents

A lot of new podcasts last week. Enjoy and stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channel (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Audible Weed Walk – ep.60 “Sharing abundance with care” (Food education) Aarohan-ep.33 “Swaradhiraaj ….The Emperor of the Note!” (Music) The best of what’s still around – […]

Theatre: What Happened, 23 October

Film/Theatre Actor TM Karthik is performing in a play this Saturday, 23 October, at Indianostrum in Pondicherry. “What Happened”, based on a true story is an autobiographical performance that takes you from the moment his son was born and through the year that follows … but not in that order. An honest, horrible, and even […]

Webinar: Italian Art History Lecture Series – October 22, 2021 – March 04, 2022

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai in collaboration with Italian Cultural Centre, Mumbai presents: Italian Art History Lecture SeriesRenaissance Masterpieces by Dr. Reshma Nayyar Hosted by Anupam SahHead of Art Conservation, Research, and Training, CSMVS When: 5 – 6 PM IST, Alternate Fridays, October 22, 2021 – March 04, 2022 Where: Online Registration: 2021 Schedule […]

Video: Dance on Film – Episode 3

Untact Impro Dance on Film is a specially curated series of contemporary dance projects developed by the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company. The series, co-presented by InKo Centre and the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, will comprise a total of 5 films, varied in theme and technique, to present some of the most exciting choreographers and […]

Webinar: A series of conversations on Creativity, Culture and Context – 26 October

Strategic Management in the Art of Theatre (SMART)in partnership with India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), supported by Goethe-Institut / Max-Mueller Bhavan New Delhi Presents: In The Round #5: Experiment, a series of conversations on creativity, culture and context Lapdiang Syiem, Mallika Taneja, Mohit Takalkar & Vivek Madanin conversation with Neel Chaudhuri When: 7pm, 26 October, 2021 Where: Online. Registration: For Zoom […]

Exhibition: “A New Life” by Eva, 8 – 23 October

Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition “A New Life” Collages et peintures by Eva of Citadines When: Exhibition opening on Friday 8 October 2021 at 10.00am. Exhibition date’s 8 to 23 October 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 12.00pm – 3:00pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the […]

Workshop: Analogue Darkroom by Sasikanth Somu – 22, 23, 29 and 30 October

When: 22, 23 and 29 and 30 October 2021  Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville Registration Contact:  centredart@auroville.org.in  Fees: Workshop is free for the Aurovilian and SAVI registered Volunteers For the Non Aurovilian and Non Savi Volunteers fees is INR: 2500.00. Sasi May Charge RS.500.00 for the camera and film roll.  Kindly make the payment before 15 October 2021 Banking Details: Centre […]

Workshop: Shadow casting: Study as a Poetics of Absence – 18 – 24 October

The Chennai Photo Biennale invites performers, artists and other creative practitioners, interested in interrogating study, to a performance shadow casting workshop with artist and educator Sanchayan Ghosh. A workshop on study as a dialogic and reciprocal process of collective reflection/performance by Sanchayan Ghosh The ‘Presence as Absence’ workshop is part of a long-term set of […]

Music Video: A Performance from United Nations TV. Uplifting

Rhythm is at the center of humanity. One who knows rhythm knows the world. Summary:KING CLAVE is a Playing For Change and Planet Drum global musical performance supported by UNFPA to mark the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Description:This 2.5-minute special performance and video […]

Film: Ever Slow Green Touring the Americas

In the month of October Ever Slow Green will participate in two different film festivals in the Americas: October 17 – 31: Nature Track Film Festival, Los Olivos, CA, USA (online worldwide)https://naturetrackfilmfestival.org/ October 28 – November 3: Filmambiente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (online in Brazil only)https://filmambiente.com/en/ Rent or Buy Unfortunately Cinemapreneur had to stop their services due […]