The 41st edition of annual Saptak music festival will be held in a virtual format online from 1 January to 13th January 2021. The festival this year is titled “Vishwa-mangal” means global well being. Every year we start the new year with beautiful music. It fosters social bonding and collective spiritual homage. The pandemic has […]
Three films coming out of Auroville’s Citizens Assembly, a research project to experiment with new models for community explorations and discussions. The aim of the pilot is to produce a water vision for Auroville and develop recommendations for its implementation. As in many places in the world Auroville faces a water shortage in coming years, so […]
Organised by the South Zone Cultural Centre Thanjavur and the School of Performing Arts Pondicherry. Watch now at: https://www.facebook.com/szcc1986/videos/442660900094009/
Great delight for film watchers, the Living Lightly Film Festival from Srishti Films is coming up! Explore details at https://pastoralism.org.in/film-festival/
Join us on Christmas Eve for BARABBAS by Richard France at the Dankuni International Virtual Theatre Festival! Visist au at : https://www.facebook.com/THEATRE-SHINE-142951079143319/
Date: Saturday, 19 December 2020 | Time : 6.00 p.m. IST learn more at: https://www.inkocentre.org/Amazing_Arirang.php >
Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo passed away in Mumbai on December 10. Born in 1947, Deboo was trained in Kathak and Kathakali and went on to marry the two classical forms to create a fusion dance form. With a career spanning over 50 years, Deboo — a recipient of Padma Shri in 2007 — also […]
August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story. Click here to see the photo stories >
Deboo employed his training in Indian classical dance forms of kathak as well as kathakali to create a unique fusion dance form. Mumbai, December 10 Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died here on Thursday, his family said. He was 73. Deboo employed his training in Indian classical […]
Artists have a lofty and demanding calling, especially at a time when the pandemic has made shadows grow deeper, Pope Francis said on Saturday morning as he met with artists taking part in this year’s Christmas concert. The beauty of art, he told them, can inspire hope, harmony, and peace. Read this article online > […]
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Artist Ivana`s new project “Child Portrait’ from Roof Studio is now ready for exhibition at Auroville library. Ivana has been drawing portraits of children in pencil and sending jpg files of the drawings for free to the parents. The portraits are displayed to the public to bring awareness to children. Ivana believes that children are […]
Register HereThe link for the poetry reading is given below. Kindly register and support by spreading the word around.https://insider.in/poetry-readings-with-ranjit-hoskote-dec12-2020/event
A lot of new episodes this week! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts The Aura Network, a Presentation (Alternatives values) Aarohan – ep.11 “The Melody of Romance” (Music) Savitri, B. VII, C. VI, Part 2 (Integral yoga) Happiness, Love and Laughter – ep.66 (Laughter yoga) The Academik Genius Brothers […]
Searching for creative thoughtful gifts this holiday season? Order our 12 handmade art kits to share!Each handmade art kit in this set of 12 can be a separate gift to encourage someone you love to be expressive this holiday season! Many hands & hearts collaborated on these unique kits, each one including: • A colorful, […]
Rivers of Memory is the first in a series of performance pieces addressing the climate crisis as a complex of environmental, socio-political, economic and lifestyle issues. Exploring our various relationships to water, land and all they stand for, the piece moves fluidly between the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests in the vast South Bengal delta and the […]
A new entry last week: Raghu proposes his programme on sacred music. Every Thursday at 11am. Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts Audible Weed Walk – “Let there be lights…and greens in healthy soil!” (Edible weeds) Neo Urban Chronik – ep.24 […]
This grant is for artists who would have art projects that support animals, and includes performances as well as the visual arts. https://www.cultureandanimals.org/grants/grant-application/ The Culture & Animals Foundation (CAF) provides annual grants to scholars and artists using their intellect, creativity, and compassion to build a deeper understanding of human–animal relationships and a greater respect for animal rights. […]
Join the next batch of Savitri Painting here: https://aci.auroville.org/savitripain… To know what is Savitri Painting, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxfm2… About Savitri: Savitri is Sri Aurobindo’s major poetic work, an epic in blank verse. Based on a legend from the Mahabharata, Savitri is a revelation, a meditation, a quest of the Infinite, the Eternal. Each verse […]
Explore festival: https://www.ciqff.org The eighth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held online over two weekends – Dec 5-6 and 12-13 of December 2020. Reel Desires features films, shorts and documentaries showcasing sexuality and gender diversity issues. This year’s line-up consists of 25 films from 12 countries, selected via a […]
Aurofilm / AV Film institute present“CINE-master class” – 5.00 – 7.30 pm at Aurofilm, Kalabhoomi (next to CRIPA) If you like to discuss, share and learn more about films and Cinema, we invite you to our Cine-Master classes! Welcome to the 4th chapter on Saturday 26th December : “A fistful of sand from utopia” Overview: As a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Rrivu will […]
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Dancer/choreographer Chandralekha’s original essay on the iconography of the female, its deep subconscious power and its potential feminist charge. Why are they called ‘mothers’ instead of women or females, I asked the late Professor H.D. Sankalia – who was then [1981] Director, Institute of Archaeology, Pune – while we were looking at the newfound terracotta […]
The Art for Land Team warmly invites Artists to participate once again for the upcoming Art for Land Exhibition 2021 by submitting and offering your beautiful artworks. This year due to the covid situation and reduced visitors to Unity Pavilion, we will have an online exhibition and feature your artwork/s online on an updated AFL […]
we will follow the evidence of the sun through the last dark crevice, in voices that rise beyond fire till no lies haunt the night. we will reach that distance where the smallest deceit will ache with no more thresholds to stand on… Read full >
