Tag: online

Video: Non-verbal Play, ‘Junk Clown’, Online

A play that rings out a universal message about the cyclical nature of existence, of balancing the ups and downs and of the power of positive thinking, empathy and laughter as a panacea, especially in difficult times. The production particularly resonates in the context of the pandemic, where mental and physical well-being has been challenged […]

Video: Conversation with film director Godfrey Reggio

The Aurofilm team is happy to share with our regular audience the recording we made during the very interesting conversation with film director Godfrey Reggio, online at MMC after the screening of his film “POWAQQATSI” on April 23rd, 10 min. Engl./Engl. subtitles), on our new YouTube channel. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/sMZPxTddqeY

Call for Application: Emerging Artist Awards- South Asia 2021 – Last date 31 July

The Arts Family (TAF) presents its first edition of TAF EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS- SOUTH ASIA 2021. The award is open to artists under 35 years from South Asia- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Our aim is to support talented emerging artists from these regions and assist them in building their careers.  How To Apply- Submit images of […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

Your favourite radio is always working for you. Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Soul Tracks – The Mayfly Sessions, ep.9(Music) Audible Weed Walk – ep.48 “Culinary confidence w/ weedy greens Part 2: get set cook “ (Food education) Marlenka’s Weekly […]

Documentary Film: Mambéty and Mbaye and Ouaga, capitale du cinéma

African Film Festival New York is streaming two documentaries on pioneers of African cinema available from now upto 8 July 2021 1. “Mambéty”by Papa Madièye Mbaye In this behind-the-scenes documentary, shot during the making of his final work, The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, Mambéty speaks with his technicians, prepares the actors, talks with his […]

Exhibition: Stories on a Banana Leaf

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents Online Exhibition: MAP’s latest exhibition brings together artworks from the collection as an inspiration for our team to interpret ingredients that bring them comfort. It looks at food as a marker of identity but also as the social glue of a community. The team at MAP loves to […]

Webinars: MAP Talks – 10 & 16 July

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: 1. Utterly, Butterly, Relevant The makers of the iconic Amul girl advertisements share their creative journey When: 6:00 PM (IST), 10 July 2021 Where: Online Register Meet the creative team who created the iconic Amul girl advertisements which have been part of the brand’s campaign since 1966, and […]

Films: India under colonial rule

Watch films of Jean Renoir and Roberto Rossellini documenting India under colonial rule. This collection of newly digitised films is part of the BFI’s contribution to the UK-India Year of Culture 2017, in partnership with the British Council. View more films on BFI Player (UK only) http://player.bfi.org.uk/collections/…

Workshop: Structural Possibilities in Short Films

A weekend workshop analysing short films by some master film makers. When: 2:30 to 6:30pm 3-4 July 2021 Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTbg7U0EhjNZzDq2DZ45_tSJ7hheFw2XoBOB7wHRUixo3HEw/viewform To know more please visit: https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2021/06/27/structural-possibilities-in-short-films/ Queries: For queries, if any, please write to: filminstitute@auroville.org.in or call / message on +91 9969879319. Overview: Short films, one of the most exciting expressions of cinema, generally […]

Article: The World Game in Auroville

To See a World in a Tray of Sand If you can build any world you can imagine, what would it look like? The World Game – also known as ‘sand play’ – gives children and adults the space to create this world. With the help of a box of sand and a large variety […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

Your favourite radio is going to open again, more programmes this week! Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Savitri, B. X, C. II, Part 1 (Integral Yoga) Marlenka’s Weekly Offering – ep.25 (Integral Yoga) Soul Tracks – The Mayfly Sessions, ep. […]

Call for Applications:K3 Residency Programme 2022/2023

K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg provides three paid eight-month residencies per season to choreographers who are currently at the beginning of their career and have produced some choreographic work of their own. The residency begins in August and runs until April of the following year. The residency includes mentoring and dramaturgical, technical, and production related support. It […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

your favourite radio is going to open again, more programmes this week! Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Soul Tracks – The Mayfly Sessions, ep.7 “Steely Dan, Back & Forth, In & Out!”  (Music) Audible Weed Walk – ep. 46 “Get […]

Video: A talk by Dr. Vidya Dehijia on Chola Bronzes

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: Padma Bhushan awardee Vidya Dehejia explores the material life of Chola bronzes from South India Sacred bronzes, dressed, adorned, and taken in procession through temple and town are a familiar sight throughout Tamil Nadu and its surrounding areas. But did we know that the practice of parading sacred […]

Presentation: Art as a Storyteller – 25 June

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: An exclusive director-led walkthrough of highlights from the MAP collection Objects tell us stories we may never have imagined. Join MAP Director, Kamini Sawhney, on an exploration of some highlights from the MAP collection, as we together unlock the stories that these objects can tell. When: 6:00 PM (IST), 25 June […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

A few programmes are still active, your favourite radio is alive! Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Suryamayi’s PhD on Auroville – chapt.9 “Conclusion (part 1)”  (Research) Soul Tracks – The Mayfly Sessions, ep. 6 “Pick Up Sticks” (Music) Edible Weed […]

Play: ‘Abhijnana Sakuntalam’ – Available Online – 11-17 June

“View from the 4th Row” – Streaming of Plays from Ranga Shankara’s Archives Natanakairali presents ‘Abhijnana Sakuntalam’ Natanakairali’s presentation of Kalidasa’s Sanskrit epic in the richness of India’s oldest extant theatre form was a super-hit in the 2010 Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival, meeting with rave reviews and quite a few standing ovations! Kerala’s traditional art […]

Talk: Conceptual Frames Of The Two Important Modern Art Practitioners of India

This online interaction between artists A. Ramachandran, V. Viswanadhan, Bose Krishnamachari and moderated by Premjish Achari, explores the conceptual frames of the two important modern art practitioners of India. Both A. Ramachandran and V. Viswanadhan recollects their early days of art learning, their encounter with abstraction, the pedagogic structures in Santiniketan and Madras, and their […]