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Artistes pay homage to a phenomenon called Balasaraswati: The great dancer

The singing, the Nattuvanar’s Jati recitation with the dancer’s rendition through movement, all in simultaneity, have to find perfect synchronisation.

12 Jun 2019 1:08 AM

Multimedia art to Jataka opera, a splurge of world premieres

The Dasjati or Ten Great Lives are an iconic part of the Buddhist scriptures, and each one tells the colourful life of a previous life of the Buddha.

10 Jun 2019 3:18 AM

Representing global tone and free-spirited aspirations in her films, Modhura’s idea of cinematography has no rules. (Photo: File)

Making waves at Cannes Film Festival

Modhura Palit from Kolkata becomes the first Indian to receive Angenieux Encouragement Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2019.

07 Jun 2019 7:43 PM

The massive skeleton is the culmination of a decades long quest by the National Museum of Natural History to acquire a rare and coveted T. rex skeleton. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Museum of Natural History acquires Tyrannosaurus rex

Meet the Museum of Natural History’s newest guest: A T. rex.

05 Jun 2019 10:49 AM

The tradition of private art collectors in Russia precedes even the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution when magnates like Sergei Shchukin and Pavel Tretyakov amassed priceless troves, now in the country’s top museums. (Photo: AP)

Russia’s art market gets an impetus

Private collectors key to boosting Russia’s art market.

03 Jun 2019 11:04 AM

Naigaon-based dancer Om Prakash Chauhan and his 28-member crew have made it to America’s Got Talent – an international dance reality show.

India’s Got Talent Too

Mumbai-based hip-hop group V Unbeatable talk about their journey to America’s Got Talent.

02 Jun 2019 12:12 AM

Life’s Queer

Eminent playwright Vijay Tendulkar’s play Meeta Ki Kahani brilliantly brings out complexities in our lives when dealing with queer facts.

31 May 2019 1:18 AM

Banksy, who keeps his identity secret, is known for his politically charged street art that has adorned walls in various cities. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Banksy mural to be displayed at a Welsh museum

Banksy ash mural moved from garage to gallery in Welsh town.

30 May 2019 12:36 PM

Sonal Mansingh with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Sonalscape: Celebrating a great artiste’s eventful life

The forms did not matter, she was at ease with each one of them.

28 May 2019 12:58 AM

Sharan Rani, popularly known as ‘Sarod Rani’: A modern-day Mira

Though she could easily afford to travel first class, she accepted second class tickets from organisers without a murmur and never asked for a car.

28 May 2019 12:55 AM

The author has written the book in a very clever manner which makes the reader speculate the person behind Cohen’s miseries but by finishing each page, the suspect keeps changing.

Book Review: The Billionaire's Funeral, the dark world of financial crime

The Billionaire’s Funeral is an apt name when the mastermind and its motive are exposed.

27 May 2019 1:08 PM

The show’s title comes from Warhol’s 1975 memoir in which he touches on key themes from his work, such as celebrity, money and love. (Photo: AP)

Retrospective of Warhol’s art using social media

California show explores Warhol's social, tech foreshadowing.

26 May 2019 3:32 PM

Nitya Narasimhan a Bharatanatyam dancer visited Kauai Islands in Hawaii for about two weeks and shares her experience.

Aloha Hawaii!!

Highly recommend the Kauai hindu monastery for its serenity, the Kayak & hike to secret falls.

26 May 2019 1:41 AM

ADHD is a behavioural disorder characterised by continuous procrastination, the inability to complete tasks, mind-wandering, and restlessness of the body and mind. (Photo: ANI)

ADHD hampered Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork

Leonardo da Vinci could not complete his iconic works because he had ADHD.

25 May 2019 1:48 PM

Marking 500 years since his death, “Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing”, which opens at The Queen’s Gallery on Friday, boasts more than 200 drawings by the Renaissance artist. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Buckingham Palace to hold exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s rare drawings

Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings and sketches to go on display at Buckingham Palace.

24 May 2019 11:28 AM

In an August 2018 proposal for historical preservation from the UNLV Downtown Design Center to the city, proponents detailed break-ins and the threat of losing the building to fire. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Neon Museum to expand across Las Vegas Boulevard

Neon Museum gets OK to expand to unused Vegas cultural site.

20 May 2019 9:15 AM

Touching one’s soul

The five days show touches upon the thought of art as a ‘Soulmate’ as well as reflects an artist's very being.

20 May 2019 1:10 AM

Several playwrights, filmmakers, musicians, and comedians complain their work has been censored or cancelled following pressure, sometimes backed up by physical threats, from the right wing.

Art at risk?

However, it’s also true that whenever any form of art has breached the so-called ideologies of the governance, it has faced the axe of censorship.

17 May 2019 12:00 AM

This is a new triumph for the controversial visual artist, who has sparked endless conversations since his emergence in the 1980s over the artistic and commercial value of a work. (Photo: AFP)

‘The Rabbit’ sold at $91.1 million

A rabbit by Jeff Koons sold $ 91.1 million, record for a living artist.

16 May 2019 10:36 AM

Monet's Muele painting fetching $110.7 million was the first time an Impressionist painting fetched more than $100 million. (Photo: AFP)

Monet painting fetches millions in Sotheby’s auction

Painting from Haystacks series sets auction record for Monet.

15 May 2019 1:19 PM

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