This was a song that was immensely popular when I was very young. But I never really knew what it was about. The incredibly catchy and memorable chorus had me convinced that it was just another song about partying and having a good time. It was only years later that I heard it all the […]
The third edition of the Auroville Art Camp is happening.It will take place from Saturday March 12th till March 19th at the Pavilion of Tibetan culture. For the opening of the Auroville Art Camp on Saturday March 12th at 9:15 am, Deepti will give a talk on the theme of this year’s edition, the title […]
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 […]
It may not get any betterBut I’ma make a home right here in the bad weatherStaying real light like a featherTake a weight off but I’m still tough like leatherThere’s thunder and rain and whateverBut I’m silver lining foreverThe pain of the chain is to show me my limitsSo up in this jail I’ma give […]
Love in the Time of Corona To experience a piece of art in its ideal setting is an occurrence that can warp time and space with an almost offhanded ease; when the wills of directors and performers appear to flow in utter synchronicity with the world around them, the effect can transform even the simplest […]
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition When: Exhibition opening on Friday 18 February 2022 at 04.00pm. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 12.00pm & 03.00pm to 05.00pm (Sunday is closed). Exhibition Date’s 18 February to 05 March 2022 Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville. Please Park at the town hall. […]
Throughout history, theatre-makers have negotiated societal censure and state action when staging the political – from their content being controlled, their form and aesthetic choices being policed, their bodies in performance being monitored, and more. And yet – or may be in part because of this – theatre has always been a site of active resistance. […]
Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville invites you for an exhibition When: Exhibition opening on Friday 10 Dec 2021 at 04.00pm. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 14.00 to 17.00 (Sunday is closed). Exhibition Date’s 10 Dec to 24 December 2021. Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville. Please Park at the town hall. Like so many more […]
Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band that writes songs about military history. Their newest single, Christmas Truce, tells the story of the Christmas truce of 1914. It was a series of unofficial ceasefires all along the western front during the Christmas of 1914, just 5 months after the beginning of WWI. During the truce, […]
At the 26th edition of the European Union Film Festival, we are proud to bring to the audience over a dozen unique speakers, through a series of special events focused on different facets of filmmaking including direction, production, scriptwriting and acting. Renowned artists from member states, partner countries and India will feature in eight sessions. The […]
Beast in Black is a Finnish-Greek-Hungarian heavy metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by guitarist and song-writer Anton Kabanen. The band’s name is a tribute to the Japanese manga and anime series ‘Berserk’. The track DARK NEW WORLD released on the 29th of October, 2021, as part of the album ‘DARK CONNECTION’, and […]
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: […]
Artist in residency, Harsha Durugadda from November 1st at Centre D’art was interviewed by Dhani Muniz Like so many more interesting artists, Harsha Durugadda’s work comes from a place of intense focus. This focus on the world around him does not lead him to conservatism; rather, it sharpens his view of his surroundings. With an […]
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 […]
Gender Equity is a photographic exhibition and an ongoing project. Gender Equity is about Women and Men being treated fairly according to their needs, compensating, proportionally, for the historical and social disadvantages Women have been for ever enduring. This project is an invitation to act together in Equal Harmony, we believe in an inclusive society, […]
Centre d’Art artist residency in Auroville Centre d’Art residency is an opportunity for artistic exchange and experimentation, focusing on process-based and artist-led research. Centre d’Art encourages artists to pursue new research and widen their networks to support the development of their practice. Centre d’Art residency guidelines: Centre d’Art advises the artists to prepare the following […]
Aurobindo’s dream of a World Union has also not been fulfilled. It could be argued that the world has become more united over the last 74 years, but, at this time, the need for greater unity is particularly obvious. Aurobindo’s dream of a World Union has also not been fulfilled. It could be argued that […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites applications forExplorationsUnder its Arts Practice programme Application deadline extended to Tuesday, August 31, 2021 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, audience […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites applications forExplorationsUnder its Arts Practice programme Application deadline extended to Tuesday, August 31, 2021 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, audience […]
Of reflection, refraction and transformation, memory and identity – a virtual exhibition at Prism by Myoung Nam Kim. Myoung-Nam Kim’s Writing in white, is a deeply meditative experience that examines multiple layers in the process of creation, from careful overall observation to the type of material chosen and the inclusion of tacit records like lines and […]
What is the Kodaikanal Gandhi Prize? The Kodaikanal Gandhi Prize was founded in October 2019 by the Gandhi Peace Foundation, the Kodaikanal Fellowship Library, and Out of Print magazine, with Radha Kumar as donor, to revive Gandhi’s ideals in the 150th year of his birth. Last year, Ishita Pandey (KIS) took first place, and Mansoor Ali Jurabi […]
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata Presents A film by Andres Veiel107 minutes, 2017, German and English with English Subtitles Beuys, the man with a hat, some felt, and the Fettecke. Thirty years after his death he still seems to be a visionary, way ahead of his time. Back then he was trying to patently […]
India Foundation for the Arts, in association with The Culture Worker Support Trust, presents Urdu – e – Mohalla: A Journey Through Urdu’s Popular Culture with Yousuf Saeed. When: 6:00 PM – May 27, 2021 Registration: Click here to register for the presentation on Zoom.The discussion will also be streamed live on our Facebook page […]
Auroville Film Institute presents – Precursor course to Screenplay and Writing Mystery, Surprise, Suspense, Irony, Uncanny, Epiphany, Point Of View, Interior Monologue, Introducing A Character, Showing & Telling, Telling In Different Voices and Coincidence – How does the narrative construction happen in literature and in cinema? What are the building blocks? Sudipto Acharyya will analyze […]
India NoseLove – Happiness Matters: Join the Happiness Movement www.noselove.org “India NoseLove-Happiness Matters”, initiated in Auroville, is a tribute to Sri Aurobindo and HH the Dalai Lama for India’s 75th birthday. We are requesting and inviting you to contribute to a special book which include archival photos of Sri Aurobindo and Mother, visits His Holiness made […]
