Beyond Names Exploring the essence of our wisdom traditions Odissi Dance by Nayantara Nanda Kumar & C. Nanda Kumar time: Sat. 7th Feb. 2015, 8 pm place: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas Nayantara Nanda Kumar an environmental engineer and Odissi dancer is the founder of Our Sacred Space – a center for environmental work, […]
We welcome you to ‘Ras Barse’ – An evening to spend listening, to the words of poets, saints and believers, in the voice of Swati Srinivas singing for us, Ghazal & Bhajan in Hindi, Urdu, Bhoj Puri and Marwadi on Sat. 31st Jan ’15, 8PM at Unity Pavilion :: Harmonium: Kanam Shameem Babu :: Tabla: […]
01.06 – 06.06.2015 Tuscany, Italy summer residential program “Arts Oasis” for performers of various genres and techniques The event is inviting artists from all over the world. The workshop will take place at the XII century monastery famous as the place of seclusion for the outstanding Dante Alighieri. Room, full board & local transportation are […]
Tugay plays the Ney, Sufî wind instrument at the Savitri Bhavan Saturday 31 January 2015 at 5 PM All are Welcome! The Turkish Ney is an old end-blown reed flute. Ney, Turkish tanbur, oud (lute) and Turkish kemençe (fiddle) are considered to be the most typical instruments of Classical Turkish music. The Ney also plays […]
Libertas A dance performance from Korea Directed by Sin Cha Hong Performed by Sin Cha Hong and Young Ah Choi time: Friday, January 23, 2015, 7 p.m. No entry for latecomers. Admission Free – all are welcome! Donations would be appreciated. place: Adishakti, Sir Ratan Tata Koothukovil, Edyanchavadi Road, diagonally opposite to Hope About […]
The Auroville Theatre Group invites you to our exciting new production of “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare, January 21, 22 and 23, 2015, 8:00 p.m. at the Visitor’s Centre. The cast includes: Savithri Maya as Portia, Jeremy as Bassanio, Swar as Antonio, Rachel as Nerissa, Jerry as Gratiano, Nitish as Lorenzo, Ramesh as […]
Yatra uses a blend of agile and lyrical dance movements drawing from the Odissi, Gotipua and Sahiyatra traditions. It interprets the idea of a puja or ritual celebration of the Lord on stage, presenting a meditative view of the vocabularies of these traditions. Artistic Direction by Rekha Tandon Musical Arrangements by Michael Weston Lights by […]
Article in AurovilleToday‘s latest issue: Passing: Veenapani Chawla Theatre artist Veenapani Chawla, one of Auroville’s most dynamic neighbours, passed away on November 30 after suffering a heart attack following a pulmonary embolism. She was only 67 years old. Veenapani was the founder, artistic director and managing trustee of the Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts & […]
Tribute to Mr. Soli Daruwala Aurodhan art gallery will pay a tribute to Soli Daruwala, regarded as the founder of the contemporary art movement in South India, by holding a concert by Anil Srinivasan at 8.30pm on January 14 at Krtashraya Aurodhan Gardens on Papammal Koil Street.
A note from Moghan: As a theater director, I’m working on the adaptation of “My Burning Heart”, an interview of Satprem in 1988 by French journalist F. de Towarnicki. Readings are planned in Auroville, Chennai and Paris for March and April 2015. The idea is to present the piece in different Auroville International Centres in […]
Namashkar Friends, We hope to see you all, on the 17th of Jan, Saturday and enjoy an evening of Flamenco with Shehzeen and Chris at the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium in Bharat Nivas. Shehzeen Cassum has been dancing since the age of 5, she has trained at the Classical School of Ballet and Western Dancers, under […]
I n v i t a t i o n Auroville Radio and Genius Brothers, along with other Auroville artists, actors, humorists and those interested in communication, come together for an artistic cultural event & open mike session at the Visitors’ Center, Saturday 10th @ 8.00pm If you’re participating, please come to the Visitors’ Center […]
Nangiar Koothu Traditional Sanskrit Theatre Story: “Raaghavasamvaadam” Performer: Dr. Indu G Mizhavu: Kalamandalam Ratheeshbhas and Kalamandalam Manikandan Edakka: Kalanilayam Rajan Thalam: Kalamandalam Sangeetha Greenroom Assistant: Nepathya Srehari Chakyar Guru: Margi Madhi Chakyar At Adishakti, Sir Ratan Tata Koothu Kovil Edyanchavadi Road, Diagonally opposite Hope Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 7 p.m. Entry Free; Donations would […]
IGNITE! Festival of Contemporary Dance was started in 2010, the 3rd Edition is set to take place in January 2015. It is organised by the GATI Dance Forum, which works to create a vibrant engagement with contemporary dance through interrogation, experimentation, innovation and reflection. This year the biennial is back with a much larger and […]
Ko Kona Lam dance performance by Grace time: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 at 6.30 pm place: Pitanga Cultural Centre, Samasti PLUS opening of Grace’s Kolam exhibtion Through Kolam Eyes time: January 3rd – 25th, 2015 place: Pitanga Cultural Centre, Samasti
Contemporary dance performance with students of Alice’s classes time: Saturday, 3rd of January, 2015 at 7.30 pm place: CRIPA, Kalabhumi
INTACH Pondicherry and Urban Design Collective are planning an International Workshop titled ‘People’s Puppet Project (PPP)’ in Pondicherry from 15th to 24th December 2014. This will be followed by public performances on 26th and 27th December 2014 at prominent, public locations around Pondicherry’s Boulevard Town, and a performance at Dakshinachitra Cultural Centre for a Chennai […]
Vocal Music workshop by Prince Rama Varma in Pondicherry date: 13th and 14th Dec. 2014 (Saturday and Sunday) time: 9.30 – 11.30 am venue: Anandha Inn, Pondicherry Carnatic musician and veena player Prince Rama Varma, who gave a vocal performance at Bharat Nivas several years ago, will be offering a practical music workshop on the […]
a play by Neil Simon Two suddenly single pals — a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious news writer — strain their friendship by turning roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. time: 12th, 13th and 14th of December at 8 pm sharp! place: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat […]
Auroville musicians Matt Littlewood, Suresh Bascara and Mishko M’ba perform the opening act at the Goa International Jazz Live Festival 2014. See more photos here.
Graceful Odissi Dance by AuroTejas Hemsell & Ashwini Raghupathi Powerful Bharathanatyam Dance by Krithiga Ravichandran Saturday, November 29th at Unity Pavilion, 8:30 pm (doors open at 8)
Invitation to the Korean evening time: Thursday, 27th of November, at 6pm places: 6.00 pm Unity Pavilion 7.30 pm Sri Aurobindo Auditorium Dear friends, We, the Korean Pavilion team, are happy to invite the Community to the Korean evening on coming Thursday (27th of November) in Unity Pavilion. We will offer Bibimbap, a representative Korean […]
