Kolam gathering
Date: Friday, 8th September, 5-6 pm Activity: Learn and practice the art of drawing kolams. Limited seats. Contribution* requested. Register at: 88709 88843
Category: News and Events
Workshops: The Sound Of Bamboo
Beginner: 11am-12pmAdvanced: 12pm-1pm The Sound Of Bamboo: https://www.the-sound-of-bamboo.com/online-bansuri-lessons-classes/ Bansuri (Flute) Group Classes in Kalabhumi Music Studio with Michael Contribution:Aurovilians, NCs, Volunteers & Local Villagers: Donation-basedGuests: 500 INR If you want to join from home, these classes are now streamed LIVE from 11:15 IST:https://youtube.com/@thesoundofbamboo1701 To Donate:https://pay.auroville.org/divine-arts Learn More About Divine Arts:https://auroville.org/page/divine-arts
Workshop: Poetry In Motion
When: 2nd and Sunday 3rd September Where: Cripa, Auroville Join us for ‘Poetry In Motion’ a weekend exploration journey, to find the various ways we can embody our own inner poems whilst also dancing them with the wider collective. Bringing what is inside us in our own authentic expressions of movement, poetry and sound, whilst […]
Auroville Theatre Group Presents
Auroville Theatre Group Presents “Ek rumaal, Ek anguthi, Ek chalni” & “The Mocking Birds” Date: 16th Sep, 6.30 PM Venue: CRIPA, Auroville Actor: Gunjan Jain Director: Shubham Tiwari
Art Break Day: Art for Peace! For our 10th year hosting the global event Art Break Day as a hub site in Tamil Nadu, south India, Sankalpa is collaborating to send messages of love, hope and support to our friends in northeast India. Art Break Day is a worldwide art movement happening in many locations […]
Call for Applications: Arts Platforms
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites applications for Arts Platforms Under its Arts Practice programme Applications can be sent any time during the year The Arts Practice programme seeks to implement projects where artists expand their present range of practices in new directions. These could question accepted conventions, push new frontiers in content, form and medium, explore new modes of engagement with space, […]
Journey into the Heart
A soulful evening of Dhrupad with performers NILOY AHSAN & ROMAN DAS. Tanpura by Gayathri Balachandran and Ask Balachandran. Event on 31st August 2023, starting at 7.30pm (Duration: 90 minutes). Venue: Unity Pavilion, Auroville. For more details, visit: www.artforland.in or artforland.org.in. Kindly arrive by 7.20 pm; bike parking available outside the gate.
AUM TAT SAT – Nritya Yoga in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
“Nritya Yoga in the Light of Sri Aurobindo” – Script & music by Arnab; Choreography by Madhumita, Devasmita & Grace Collaboration featuring 50 artists from Ashram, Auroville, Europe, Russia & US Date & Time: Wednesday 30th August 2023, 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm Venue: Matrimandir Amphitheatre (Please arrive by 6.45 pm) Bike parking available […]
Bharat Nivas presents “Sum” – a Sarangi and Tabla Duet
Bharat Nivas presents “Sum” – a Sarangi and Tabla Duet Featuring artists: Shri Sangeet Mishra and Shri Lalit Kumar Venue: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium Date & Time: Wednesday 30th August 2023, 7 pm Duration: 1 hour Entry: Aurovilians free of charge | Guests & Visitors can book here For enquiries, contact: Krishna at 9787 88021
MANDALAS Workshop Series
MANDALAS Workshop Series with intention Session: Planting seeds of light Offered by VIVECHANA @soulscapes Date & Time: WED 13 SEP, 4:30 – 7pm Contribution requested, hosted by A Sunlit Path – center for art and healing Register at www.asunlitpath.org (limited to 12 people) Contact: 88709 88843, @sunlitpathcommunity A unit of PAPPAMMAL AND MUTHUGOUNDER TRUST (Details: […]
Concert Mukhrivar Ali Live #BeyondSerendipity
When: 2nd September 2023, 7:00 PM Adishakti Theatre, Pondicherry Sri Ratan Tata Koothu Kovil
Open calls
Many new calls for artists
Festival: Literature Festival
With pleasure we invite you to the first ever Auroville Lit Fest being held from Aug 25th to 27th We request you to please visit the website aurovillelitfest.org and do register. Once in Auroville you will need to pick up your tag from the Registration Centre at the SAWCHU building. The website will also give […]
Retreat: Dhrupad Retreat
Webinar: Indian New Wave Cinema Webinar Series
Topic: “Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’” Presented by Debkamal Ganguly Based on a play by Mohan Rakesh; insights on ‘Meghdut’ by Kalidasa Dates: 2nd and 3rd September 2023; 14:30 to 18:30 IST Register: Visit Auroville Film Institute Contact: +91 9969879319 (WhatsApp & Telegram) Based on a […]
Theater: Auroville Theatre Group Presents “I3+ A FIRE”
Spiritual journey of a nomad Dates: Aug 25-27, 2023 Location: CRIPA Time: 7:30 pm Explore the essence of freedom in the nomadic spirit at Auroville’s “I3+ A FIRE” performance.
Workshop: DIRECTING & PERFORMING WORKSHOP
Led by Anupam Barve 18-29 September 2023, Auroville Focusing on Actors & Camera Techniques Hosted by Auroville Film Institute Featured Image: Federico Fellini directs Giulietta Masina in “La Strada” (1954)
Join an Evening of Drawing Kolams
Date: Friday, September 8th Time: 5-6pm Location: A Sunlit Path Activity: Hands-on exploration of kolam artistry Kolam, a traditional South Indian art form, involves creating intricate, geometric patterns on the ground using rice flour or colored powders. It’s not just an art but a meditation in motion, a reflection of our connection with the Earth, […]
Workshop: KOLAM Workshop by K. Satya
Date & Time: August 23rd, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Venue: TASMAI Centre for Art & Culture, Kuruchikuppam, Pondy. Features: Learn traditional Indian art forms like Sikku, Padi, and Flower Kolam. About: Led by K. Satya, with 5 years at TASMAI, inspired by Bharathiya traditions. Contact: tasmaipondy@gmail.com | www.tasmaipondy.com | 0413 2221052.
Workshop: The Embodied Voice Workshop
Aug 26: “Allowing”, 9.30am-12.30pm at Pavilion of Tibetan Culture. Sep 2,9,16: “Deepening”, 4pm-6.30pm, intimate group. Perfect blend of voice & body connection. Details & 1-on-1 sessions: shalini.voicework@gmail.com.
Capoeira with Ginga Saroba
Capoeira with Ginga Saroba Afro-Brazilian martial art: music & dance fusion Every Tue & Thu, 6:00pm Deepanam School, Auroville Call: +91 7598446327 Visit: www.ginga-saroba.com
An Eternal Artist: Audrey Wallace Taylor
An Eternal Artist: Audrey Wallace Taylor A Tribute to a fellow artist & curator by Dharmesh Vikramsinh Jadeja, Auroville Audrey’s presence in Auroville over the last several years has been very inspiring and rejuvenating for many of us who have been struggling with our artistic instincts and peripheral engagement with arts. Especially for me, who […]
Contact Improvisation and Butoh Intensive – Auroville
Date: September 10 – 14 Venue: CRIPA, Auroville Instructors: Guru, Hari & Dilshan Contact: +91 99282 06589, +91 8075 771901, incontactcollective@gmail.com Website: www.incontact.co.inContact Improvisation and Butoh Intensive – Auroville (for Beginners & Intermediate Dancers) From: 10 – 14 SEPTEMBER Timing: 9am – 12pm 2.30pm – 5pm * Facilitators:* Guru Suraj and Hari Choudhary (Contact […]
Watercolor Class by Sathya
Watercolor Class by Sathya: Every Monday at 5:7 PM Life Drawing Session: Every Tuesday at 5:7 PM Contact for Details: Call/WhatsApp: +919486145072
Exhibition: Whispering Soul Art Exhibition
Event: Whispering Soul Art Exhibition Artist: Hufreesh Dumasia Date: August 5 – August 31, 2023 Opening Reception: August 5, 2023, 5:00pm – 6:30pm Exhibition Hours: Mon-Sat, 8:30am – 12:30pm, 2:30pm – 5:00pm Venue: Pitanga Cultural Centre, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India Contact: +91-413-2622403, WhatsApp: +91-9443902403 Website: www.hufreesh.com