Category: News and Events
Masala Chai Meanderings: Online Forum for creative writers
If words are your thing/ if squiggly things/ Dancing on pages/ Make your heart race./ If pauses and silences/ Give you a heartbreak/ Then you need to be/ Here/ Join us for the first edition of Masala Chai Meanderings, a curated forum for creative writers to present their work. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85464039501… Meeting ID: 854 […]
Pondicherry Heritage Festival
From 22nd January to 21 February 2021
All Life is Yoga: Last two weeks
For our last 2 weeks we will focus on ‘Yoga for Health and Immunity’. We will connect with the 5 elements and 7 main chakras in us and learn to balance then. Today’s class at 5 pm will be an overview, and a practice focused on the Earth element and Muladhara chakra. Please message me […]
INTEGRAL INSPIRATIONS OFFERS FREE ONLINE FILM
Watch award-winning documentary film ‘Conscious: Fulfilling our Higher Evolutionary Potential’, inspired by the work of Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Alfassa. Use promo code EVOLVE, valid until Jan 31 for free viewing, on https: integralinspirations.vhx.tv/ If you experience difficulty, please e-mail us at: integralinspirations@yahoo.com ABOUT THE […]
AUROVILLE TIMELINES AND AUROVILLE FILM INSTITUTE ONLINE COURSE
Study Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, shot by shot, with Kamal Swaroop on 23-24 and 30-31 January from 2-6.30pm IST. Voluntary contribution for Aurovilians. For details and registration visit https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2021/01/12/mulholland-drive-with-kamal-swaroop/ David Lynch – the master of uncanny! His film, Mulholland Drive is this noir-narcotic loop of heartbreak in the “dream place” of Hollywood, one can easily see its […]
PAVILLION OF TIBETAN CULTURE EXHIBITION
Points & Lines, Qi Gong on Canvas, by Andres Lokuta. On show until Tuesday the 2nd of February. Opening hours from 9 to 12.30. Afternoon from 2 to 4.30. Closed on Sunday and the national holidays.
AURODHAN ART GALLERY PONDICHERRY PRESENTS
Save The Tiger and maybe also the Rudra Veena…, a talk-interaction with Padmashree Dr. Kiran Seth on blending culture, art, music, and science for a luminous life. Sunday, 24th Jan, 11am, at Krtashraya Gardens. Ph: 2222795/2222449, email manager@aurodhan.com Meet Padmashree Dr Kiran Seth at Krtashraya the aurodhan art Gallery gardens as part of the Dethroning the Corona series […]
CENTRE D’ART OFFERS A FREE WORKSHOP
The Visual Conundrum – an introductory workshop through moving images by Aravindan G P on Feb 5 and 6. Deadline for registration is 30 January. To register and for details, email centredart@auroville.org.in This two-day workshop will seek to layout the basic foundations of moving images. It will draw inspiration from both the Western as well as […]
EXHIBITION AT THE AUROVILLE POTTERS MARKET
Curated by Supriya Menon Meneghetti and Mimi Chakrabarti, Earthbound is a ceramic exhibition with the Auroville International Potters Market 2021 at the Visitors Center on 24-26 January from 11-5pm.
Dharma Swasti Presents: Art Festival, 23 January 2021
Dharma Swasti presents: Cosmic Family Gathering – Jam Session
21st Jan, 6pm onwards, Dharam Swasti vegan restaurant Auroville This Thursday cosmic family gathering welcome by everyone at Dharma Swasti vegan restaurant Auroville
AUROFILM AND AUROVILLE FILM INSTITUTE PRESENT
Free Cine-Master Class coming up on Jan 30th, 5pm, at Kalabhumi. To attend, contact aurofilm@auroville.org.in Time: “CINE-MASTER CLASS” – 5.00 – 7.00/7.30 pm Date: Saturday 30 January Location: Aurofilm, Kalabhoomi (next to CRIPA) “HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR” Directed by Alain Resnais, France, 1959. With: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud Overview: In the embrace of […]
Auroville Radio Presents!
This week you can listen to the first episode of Lunaria, a new program held by Nadia for promoting women’s health & vitality and sharing in-depth information about women’s cyclical wisdom and women’s rites of passage, Enjoy and stay tuned! Live Streaming channel (playing 24/7) Explore on-air schedules Last published podcasts: Lunaria – ep.1 (Women’s […]
Auroville International Potters Market – Call for Volunteers, Saturday 23 to Wednesday 27 of January
Auroville International Potters Market Needs 30 volunteers who can help with setting up, running and taking down the potters market on Saturday 23 to Wednesday 27 of January. Please do email aurovillepottersmarket@gmail.com with CC to ange@auroville.org.in and avartservice.auroville@gmail.com with “I want to help with AVIPM” in the subject line. In the email please let us know the dates and times you […]
Ever Slow Green – Review by Rod Hemsell
Rod Hemsell, educator, author and former long-time resident of Auroville, was inspired to write this beautiful review of EVER SLOW GREEN:https://www.brainfever.in/ever-slow-green-press-reviews/
Bharat Nivas Talks presents: “Staging Sri Aurobindo Plays and Savitri” by Aryamani, Jan 20th, 4pm IST
Bharat Nivas is happy to announce its next webinar by Aryamani under the series “Performing Arts”. The Topic for Aryamani’s Webinar is Staging Sri Aurobindo’s Plays and SavitriIn The Renaissance in India. Sri Aurobindo mentions the importance of giving new forms to the ancient Indian spirituality. This thought is an inspiration to us to continue our research. As a theater […]
Fundraising for Subtitles & online release – EVER SLOW GREEN
I would like to release EVER SLOW GREEN later this year on prominent online platforms like iTunes and Google Play. As this requires some funds I’m currently reaching out for fundraising. Before I release the film online I would like to create subtitles in as many languages as possible in order to give it the maximum […]
CENTRE D’ART: OPEN CALL
Centre D’art is pleased to accept submissions of cohesive art projects, and we carefully go over all submitted portfolios. However, we hope you understand that due to a high number of applications, we cannot unfortunately reply in person to each submission. If we are interested in your work for exhibition, we will be sure to […]
Auroville Theatre: Young Expectations
Adaptation of Red Bike, a play by American playwright Caridad Svich.
Free Short Films on MyFrenchFilmFestival, January 15 through February 15, 2021
FREE SHORT FILMS ON MYFRENCHFILMFESTIVAL.COM Jan 15 – Feb 15 Watch 10 short French films for free on myfrenchfilmfestival.com There is a fee for feature length films.
CREEVA Offers: Art Classes Schedule for January and February 2021
CREEVA OFFERS Mondays 5-7pm: water colour painting with Sathya, 9486145072 Fridays 9.30-11.30am: drawing with Audrey, 9786411419 Saturdays 9-11am: figurative life drawing with Lakshay, 9810052574 Monday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm and 2-4.30, open studio, 9786411419 Please call and confirm your presence before turning up.
Auroville Theatre Group Presents: Red Bike, 7:30pm, Jan 7th, 8th and 9th, 2021
Auroville Theatre Group presents premier of Red Bike by Caridad Svich. Date: January 7th, 8th, 9th, 2021 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville. Set in the present in the mid-west of the U.S., this is a one man show, written by award winning American Playwright Caridad Svich. The story of a […]
ART FOR LAND INVITES PARTICIPATION
Dear Artists, This year the Art for Land exhibition ‘Liminal Space’ will focus exclusively on artists from Pondicherry and Auroville.If you would like to donate a work for Art for Land you may bring your artwork this week to Unity Pavilion or we can visit you and have it picked up. Msg Gopika at 9323595228. […]
Edible Weeds Exploration w/ the Coloring Book – 16 January 2021
Edible Weeds Exploration w/ the Coloring Book It is important that as a basic skill for climate change adaptation, we start recognizing the naturally growing weedy herbs around us and their usage Come and join Nina to discover and learn to recognize the fresh, edible weedy herbs that are featured in the coloring book “Edible […]