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European Fall through the lens of Fr. Aljo

Clergyman with a camera

Fr. Aljo’s passion for photography began 12 years ago, but it has never stood in the way of his ministerial duties.

23 Mar 2018 12:52 AM

Dance fest enthrals Shimla

The format intelligently designed for a Hindi knowing audience had introductory thrust coming from compere Rajiv Chandran.

22 Mar 2018 3:44 AM

In principle, the LED screen has replaced the old backdrop curtains. Traditionally, a show’s production value used to be measured by the number of changing backdrops it had. Ten years ago, Fali Unwala’s set for The Graduate received rave reviews because of its numerous backdrops.

LED killed the joy of 3D set designing for stage plays

Indian theatre’s LED obsession can be traced back to Zangoora, the show at Kingdom of Dreams (KoD) in Gurgaon.

21 Mar 2018 2:09 AM

Of outer and inner worlds

A strong vein of spirituality runs through the art works of Pratiksha Apurv, an award winning painter and niece of spiritual master Osho.

20 Mar 2018 1:58 AM

These photographs, like many others of his hundreds on generations of classical performing artistes, have been well used in documentaries such as one on Kumar Gandharva and Rita Ganguly’s on noted Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar.

Three incredible journeys

One great advantage of hearing an individual life story is the weaving in and out of the formative years of others whom we regard highly.

20 Mar 2018 1:02 AM

A man looks at the painting "Fillette à la corbeille fleurie" 1905 by late Spanish painter Pablo Picasso at Christie's France, as part of a presentation of the collection Rockefeller in Paris on March 13, 2018, before the sale at Christie's New York. (Photo: AFP)

Rockefeller's Picasso could be part of biggest art collection ever sold

Billionaire banker David Rockefeller and a group of collectors purchased Stein’s art in 1968, drawing lots for the works they would keep.

15 Mar 2018 4:14 PM

Epic tales, the South way

A good mix of song, dance and storytelling, two variants of the Yakshagana folk art form is set to take over the city this weekend.

14 Mar 2018 12:06 AM

With Shubha Mudgal & Kailash Kher, Jahan-e-khusrau a hit

A structured ballet on the theme based on a story of River Yamuna was staged for the first time, clarified Ali.

13 Mar 2018 3:49 AM

I am glad that I was part of a unique show, Sairandhari: The Musical by Neha Banerjee. Neha is a Kathak exponent, having learnt under the guidance of legend Padma Vibhushan Pt Birju Maharaj and Sheila Mehta.

Sairandhari: The modern maid

If you think that it was yet another classical dance show where traditional dances were used to showcase the epic, you are wrong.

13 Mar 2018 3:44 AM

When Mona Lisa meets Ravi Varma

Chennai-based artist, A.P. Shreethar has taken up the challenge of blending the work of two great artists.

10 Mar 2018 5:02 AM

Seriously, architects and designers need to make mandatory visits to art shows and art fairs just to see that thinking out of the box is a possibility.

Time for a swadeshi movement in design?

A country that arguably produces the world’s best hand-tufted carpets had a stall with an amazing carpet priced at a mere Rs 3 lakh.

08 Mar 2018 7:59 AM

The celebrities of the gramophone era: Sundarabai, Jankibai Chhappanchuri, Gauhar Jaan and Zohrabai Agrewali

Celebrities of Gramaphone era

Born in Pune to a poor family, Sundrabai had no formal education but learnt to read and write Marathi.

08 Mar 2018 7:51 AM

As you all know, four dance genres were recognised as classical as India gained Independence: Kathak, Manipuri, Kathakali and Bharatnatyam. This number has doubled with a few others banging at the door.

Time to reclassify Chhau as classical?

What seemed a straightforward way of explaining a few basics of this traditional performing art genre sparked a fair amount of excitement.

07 Mar 2018 2:42 AM

This should not be mistaken for forcing things down their throat. There’s plenty of room for children to let their imaginations fly and keep on experimenting.

Creativity to the fore

With so much of love for art embedded deep inside in her mind, research into this area was the foundation upon which Tanya built TAOS up.

07 Mar 2018 12:30 AM

Classical dance fest at Gaiety Theatre

Every evening will feature only 1 main artist; preceeded by a short piece by local dancers.

06 Mar 2018 1:51 AM

Cuban artist switches Havana's neon lights back on

The city, one of the architectural jewels of Latin America, has been enjoying a tourism boom.

28 Feb 2018 2:32 PM

The painting had belonged to Kojiro Matsukata, a businessman who collected Western art between 1916 and 1927. (Photo: Pixabay)

Missing Monet returns home to Japan

The oil painting, around two metres long and 4.2 metres wide, was unearthed in the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2016.

27 Feb 2018 7:28 PM

The first step of the evening comprised a felicitation honouring Dr Sonal Mansingh followed by solo performances by winner of KKC Elisha Deep Garg followed by runner up Siza Roy.

Celebrating Kathak like never before

On one hand if KKC was an event organised by Maharaj Ji’s then “Vanaotsava” is surely an event organised by all his admirers and fans.

26 Feb 2018 1:20 AM

Bina Ramani clicks the reboot button

The socialite has now turned artist and is exhibiting her works, along with her husband Georges Mailhot, at Art Konsult in Hauz Khas Village.

23 Feb 2018 12:15 AM

The anthem has also come in for some severe flak, given its repetitiveness and an absolute lack of clear thought or mission statement.

Let’s celebrate that theatre has an Olympics too

A cursory glance of the schedule, and one realises that the programming is not as international as one hoped.

21 Feb 2018 3:00 AM

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