When thinking about mobility, people have come to “imagine that mobility is border crossing, as though borders came first, and mobility, second. The truth is more the other way around.” In the area of arts & culture, we refer to cultural mobility as “the temporary cross border movement of artists and other cultural professionals. Certain forms of […]
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 […]
I am writing to you from Film Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of India’s cinematic heritage. This is with regard to our major training initiative — the Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2017 (FPRWI 2017). FPRWI 2017 that is to take place from October 7 – 14, 2017 […]
If you love cinema, theatre, poetry, music, photography, lyricism, beauty… please do not miss these films of Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Bengali poet/filmmaker. Buddhadeb is now 72, and over the past 4 decades has produced an oevre of films that have put him in the Masters of Cinema category. His films have won countless awards both internationally […]
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 […]
AVAG ANNUAL WOMEN’S FESTIVAL – Pre-events – Pattimandram Cultural program / Aug 19, 2017 / 10:00 AM / AVAG office , Irumbai village Pattimandram – Saturday August 19th, 10m-3pm for traditional debating, speeches, and games. AVAG ANNUAL WOMEN’S FESTIVAL is an annual collaboration between the Udhayam Women’s Federation and Auroville Village Action Group. 5,000 men […]
Melting Spot is an international visual communication studio created by Dominique Jacques and Marco Saroldi In a perfect blend of art and photography, Melting Spot creatively transforms reality by inventing images that grab your attention. From timeless traditional images to innovative out of the box visual communication, Melting Spot brings you unparalleled International quality that places […]
Dear Friends, Have you always wanted to learn the nuances of filmmaking from those who have mastered the art? Here is the chance to be a part of something special. Welcome to Auroville’s first Kino Kabaret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino_(movement)). We invite individuals of the community to a special event by offering a chance to be involved in […]
WHO SUBMITTED FILMS TO THE AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2017: We noticed that some of you are under the impression that you have successfully submitted your film(s) to AVFF 2017 via filmfreeway.com while in fact you have not. The submission via filmfreeway.com involves two steps: 1. register at filmfreeway.com as filmmaker and create a project for […]
Ritam (Auroville, India) & Kalarigram (Tamil Nadu, India) in coproduction with Water Carriers/Porteurs d’eau (Réunion, France) presents
“Some glimpses of his life” Monday, 14 August 2017, Time: 7.30 pm Venue: Bhavishyate Hall Bharat Nivas
Aug 14th to 28th , 2017 Open daily except Sunday 8 am to 12 pm and 2 pm – 6 pm Pitanga Cultural Center
Photo exhibition from the Walk of Hope and Srinagar. Photos Franz Fassbender. at Aurelec 8am to 5pm Pari Mahal or Fairies Abode, located on a hillock overlooking beautiful Dal Lake in Srinagar. This terraced arched garden was built by Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in the mid-seventeenth century. It was […]
Celebrating life Saturday the 19/08/2017 Please start preparing your costume! Looking forward to see you all! Love, Well Cafe team
We are happy to inform the community that on Mon 14th Aug 4-5 pm We will have the inauguration of our new Sound Garden at the Svaram grounds. Come and see and play and listen to the instrument installations which are an outcome of our work for the India Music Experience Center – Sound Garden […]
YouthLink is a service for youth integration in Auroville, in the spirit for community building and integral unending education. Our primary focus is to help integrate NC and AV youth into Auroville – by helping link them to workshops, internships, apprenticeships, jobs, exchange programs, skills training, career counseling etc. to ensure that their individual passion […]
CHITRASUTRA, the ancient Indian treatise on painting, began in the oral tradition before it was recorded on paper sometime in the fifth century C.E. The renowned art historian Benoy K Behl set out to study this treatise in the process of documenting Indian art, beginning in 1991 with the exquisite paintings of Ajanta. He soon […]
Padampur, a drought-prone region, was so far removed from modern development that it seemed to belong to another planet. Yet it was serene, peaceful and yes, free of plastics and garbage dumps. There was positive energy in the people and you could see the impact of eight years of sustained work in energizing people through […]
This is to invite you to a night of food, fun and music at The Learning Community’s upcoming fundraising event! WHEN: 6 pm Monday, Aug 14 WHERE: The Learning Community Base Camp next to Baraka. WHAT: The event promises a night of fun and food to raise funds for TLC’s new multi-purpose classroom.
India through Archeology Excavating History By Devika Chopra “Superhero action carved on rocks . . .A headless statue . . .Royal inscriptions on pillars and copper plates . . .Glass fragments from a lost city . . .These may sound like clips from a fantasy thriller, but are in fact objects unearthed at archaeological sites […]
Events focusing on the culture of Bengal From Aug 12 – Aug 22
By: Nikhil
Opening on Thursday August From August 3rd to Sept 10th Kalinka Art Gallery
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 […]
Spanish cuiltural night at Well Cafe Sve Dame 7pm – 12 am
