Category: News and Events

The Golden Rain Bells Symphony, 26th Feb

A Concert of the Russian Singing Bells and Presentation of the new Music Album by Vera Joshi “I am happy to share with you the result of my ten-year research into Sound-Music-Consciousness with the unique instrument from Russia in Auroville. The Golden Rain Bells Symphony is a two-hour meditative composition reflective of the journey of a spiritual seeker […]

Undercover Indian: performance by Ankita Kumar-Ratta 3rd March

Undercover Indian is a hilariously witty one-woman show about a young Indo-Canadian woman who goes to live in India to learn about her identity. She takes on a job in waste management, lives with her 87-year old grandparents, and meets a charming Indian boy. What could go wrong? This autobiographical story asks: what do you […]

Body Drawing workshop at CREEVA, 24th and 25th Feb

We all have our Body’s unique way of Drawing! Come and find your own with Audrey. In the drawing workshop we explore abstract and figurative drawing. On 24th and 25th February From 9am to 12pm & 2pm to 5pm At The Atelier, Creativity Community Centre for Research, Education, and Experience in the Visual Arts (CREEVA) […]

DAS Graduate School (Amsterdam) is seeking a new colleague to serve as Artistic Director of its theatre master’s programme as of July 2018

Application deadline: 5th of March, 2018 more informations Young Boy Dancing Group/Vincent Riebeek, ‘Trapped in the Closet’ (2017). Photo: Thomas Lenden/DAS Theatre DAS Graduate School is seeking a new colleague to serve as Artistic Director (0.8 fte) of the DAS Theatre master’s programme as of July 2018. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2018. DAS […]

Grant to Photographers

The Gene Smith grant by the W. Eugene Smith fund offers $35,000 to photographers who document the human spirit through photograph series or visual essays. The project should be ongoing and the images submitted for consideration must be from the collective body of work. Deadline: 31st May 2018 For more information visit http://smithfund.org/eugene-smith-grant

Opportunities for film makers

YES! i am the CHANGE is a nationwide mindset transformation program to inculcate the spirit of responsible youth citizenship and drive positive social action through the impactful medium of films. YES FOUNDATION provides Youth and NGOs with a platform to use films as a storytelling medium to drive social impact. Towards this, we invite Youth, […]

SEAS: ‘Soul Encounters for the Auroville Soul’, Feb 17th

a 80-minute multi-disciplinary performing event at the AMPHITHEATER of MATRIMANDIR on February 17th 2018 19:00 pm up to 21:00 pm On Saturday the 17th of February Between 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm the Matrimandir ‘Visitors’ Gate’ or also called the ‘Second Banyan Gate’ will lead you to the Amphitheater for a Shared event called SEAS. To […]

Remembering Veenapani Festival – Final Weekend

Dear Friends, Here we are at the final week of Remembering Veenapani 2018. It has be a wonderful to watch a varied selection of shows right from comedies to magic realism to eye openers. We have four more shows coming up. Please set aside your evenings from the 15th to the 18th of February this […]

Open House at the Auroville Earth Institute, 19 & 20 Feb

We’ll have hands-on earth building demonstrations, soil science demos, display of earth machinery, block-making, exhibitions and a bake sale! 19th to 20th February from 10am to 3pm, at the Earth Institute campus in Auroville, India. Read also: Universal Earthen Wall – opening ceremony, 22nd Feb.

Grand Mahashivaratri Celebration at Kalarigram, Feb 13th: a special night of Dance and Spirituality

Tonight, starting at 6pm until late: – Baul singing 7 til 830 approx – Mohinyattam – classical dance from Kerala, closely related form to Bharatanatyam – Chhau dance – muscular semi-classical martial dance form from Eastern India – Butoh – post-war Japanese-originated movement performance 830 til late Theyyam. – an incredible ritual, spiritual music, dance and mime form from Kerala. One of the most powerful […]

Review: Francesca on the Bahuroopi National Theater Festival

Mysuru. City of history, beauty, culture. “The cleanest city in India”, points out the auto driver who is transporting us to the Bahuroopi Theater Festival held at Kalamandira. The festival was born 30 years ago and which continues today to host important artists and companies from all over India. The Kalamandir is a marvelous structure […]