MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) presentsFRIDAY 11 March, 8:00 PM“Dead Poets Society”Director: Peter WEIR, US, 1989With: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke Overview: Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy, the film tells the story of an English teacher (played memorably by brilliant Robin Williams) who […]
2nd International Analogio Playwriting Competition 2022 «CROSSING BORDERS» OPEN CALL FOR PLAY SUBMISSIONS *ATHENS, GREECE **2nd International Analogio Playwriting Competition 2022* *«CROSSING BORDERS» OPEN CALL FOR PLAY SUBMISSIONS* *Deadline: Monday, 28 March 2022 at 23:59 **analogiofestival@gmail.com*<analogiofestival@gmail.com> The International Analogio Institute announces its Second International Playwriting Competition. Applicants are invited to write a play of approximately 45 […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 4 February 2022, 7:30 PM “Monsoon Wedding” Directed by: Mira Nair, India, 2001 With: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz, Rajat Kapoor Overview: An Indian family, the Vermas, is preparing to celebrate the wedding of their daughter Aditi according to tradition. From all over the world, hundreds of […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD WINNERS OF THE AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2022! International category of “films that develop the theme of human unity” Wisdom Award: A Letter From India by Naveed Mulki & Shaktiraj Singh Jadeja A small diverse village of 30000 in southwest India demonstrates its ability to live a harmonious existence. The film is shot […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 28 JANUARY 2022, 7:30 PM “BABETTE´S FEAST” (Original title: BABETTES GÆSTEBUD) Directed by: Gabriel AXEL, Denmark, 1987 With: Stephane Audran, Birgitte Federspie, Bodil Kjer Synopsis: The film is set on a remote Danish island in the 18th century and it explores the puritanical world of a self-righteous group […]
Article by M.Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu The NZ-based platform will help conduct the AVFF online Auroville has teamed up with a New Zealand-based video streaming service for hosting the 2022 edition of the Auroville Film Festival(AVFF), as an online event from Tuesday. The global flavour of the seventh AVFF (January 18-23) will manifest […]
MAP TALK: Art in the Public Eye Exploring the role art collectives play in transforming cities and its residents When: Saturday, 15th January, 6 pm (IST) A mural by Aravani Art Collective outside the MAP construction siteMurals, sculptures, installations – public art in all its diverse forms is deeply rooted in visualising the invisible by […]
Gojira is a French heavy metal band. Founded as Godzilla in 1996, they changed their name in 2001. Gojira is knows for their progressive and technical death metal styles and their spiritual and environmentally-themed lyrics. Amazonia, their second single from the album Fortitude, was released on the 26th of March 2021. The song and its […]
Padmashri Bharathi Shivaji, whose name stands as a synonym for Mohiniyattam, is performing LASYA TARANGINI along with her senior students Performance: When: 8pm, 18 December 2021 Where: Shri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville Workshop: Introducing the theory and the basics of Mohiniyattam by Bharathi Shivaji, to which all dancers are invited. When: 10 am to 1pm, […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) Friday 3 December 2021, 7:30 Pm “Tess” Directed by Roman POLANSKI, France – UK, 1979 With: Nastassja Kinski Peter Firth Leigh Lawson Synopsis: Tess is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel “Tess of the d’Urberville”. Wessex County, England during the Victorian era in the Great Depression (1873-1896). A clergyman and local […]
MeDiClown Academy is an integral approach to healing, well-being and life-long learning; bringing joy, love and laughter into daily living, in healthcare, education or corporate environments. They recently won an award for the best short film from THE ACPN : Association of Counselors and Psychotherapists Nagpur.
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an Artist talk by Harsha Durugadda When: 4.00pm, Friday 3 December 2021 Where: Centre d’Art multimedia room. Centre d’Art, Citadines Auroville Artist Residency 2021 recipient Harsha Durugadda is a multidisciplinary artist working on sculpture and performance art. He is the winner of the Rio Tinto Sculpture Award […]
Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER – 7:30 pm “BOYHOOD”, Directed by Richard LINKLATER, USA,2014 Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke Synopsis: Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, “Boyhood” is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason who literally grows up […]
Suhasini Ayer’s Humanscapes Habitat project won her the honours Article by M.Dinesh Varma, published in The Hindu, PUDUCHERRY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 READ ONLINE In a rare honour, Suhasini Ayer, architect from Auroville, was presented with the Green Solutions Award during the ongoing COP26 summit, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, for the Humanscapes Habitat […]
In 2020, the first year of lockdowns and Covid, the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, in partnership with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, announced a ‘Film Challenge’. Amateur and professional filmmakers were invited to send in their creative interpretations of one of the most challenging moments we have collectively faced […]
Lese-Literati celebrates Childrens Day with a workshop for budding writers! Young people aged 13 -16 years get an opportunity to consider and create ‚‘From Memory to Memoir‘ stories. FROM MEMORY TO MEMOIR – Building Relationships through Pictures and Stories Everyone has a story but not everyone narrates their stories. When: 4:00 – 6:00PM , Sat, 13 November Where: […]
At the CPB Foundation, we strongly believe in and stand by the power and value of good visual journalism and are excited to bring back the CPB Photo Awards – which will be a yearly opportunity going forward. Visual journalism is significant for us not just because it brings the news and keeps us informed, […]
Finding Joy in the Unknown an interview with Dara McAnulty “I don’t know what the future will be, but I absolutely know that things that give us joy in this world, especially the natural world, are essential for everything.” Dara McAnulty is a teenage autistic author, naturalist, and conservationist from Northern Ireland. After several years […]
Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: ArtCare- Tips For Family Heritage When: 6:00 PM (IST), 06 November 2021 Where: Online Register Over a lifetime we collect many keepsakes, which when passed down over generations become treasured artefacts that help us reconnect with stories from our past. Taking measures to care for these objects ensure […]
What does catastrophe sound like? Can we hear the past in the present? What might it mean to score the contemporary as future perfect? The artist and forensic investigator Lawrence Abu Hamdan has been researching and exhibiting the distinct capacity of sound to articulate presence and absence at once. For instance, in his work on […]
The European Union Film Festival is an annual event celebrating the diversity and creativity of European cinema, heritage, and culture. It is organized jointly by the Delegation of the European Union to India, Member States, and regional partners. Currently, in its 26th edition, the Festival will be held virtually, and all films in the line-up […]
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition “Origins” Pradeep Kumar D.M, When: Exhibition opening on Friday 29 October 2021 at 4:00pm. Exhibition date’s 29 October to 13 November 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 12.30pm – 2:30pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the town hall. Where: Centre d’Art […]
When: 6.00 p.m. IST, Thursday, 28 October 2021 Where: Online. HERE. Click on https://www.inkocentre.org/Virtual_Connect_Infotainment.html to view this exhibition at Prism – InKo Centre’s virtual gallery. The exhibition will be on view until Sunday, 28 November 2021. About the artist: Eunhee Lee: Sublime beauty is what comes to mind when viewing the ottchil artefacts of Eunhee Lee. Cups, boxes, small […]
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition “Origins” Pradeep Kumar D.M, When: Exhibition opening on Friday 29 October 2021 at 4:00pm. Exhibition date’s 29 October to 13 November 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 12.0pm – 2:30pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the town hall. Where: Centre d’Art […]
#ImaginingtheNationState is the resultant exhibition of an Open Call grant, awarded to resident photographers and lens-based artists from India and Wales. At a time when individuals are more globally connected than ever before, the idea of ‘nationhood’ remains a powerful unifying force. There is often one nation state, but there are many imaginations of the nation […]
