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2 days ago

Audiences in Tiruchi warm up to festivals of classical arts and Tamil drama during winter

Theatre, music, and dance festivals have been entertaining Tiruchi residents for the past few days as the season brings culture aficionados out to different venues in the city. This week, the sixth edition of ‘Margazhi Manghala Utsavam’, a three-day programme dedicated to showcasing Carnatic music and classical dance performances, began on Friday at Tiruvanaikoil, with a concert by nadaswaram exponents …

Festival Drama Tiruchi

2 days, 1 hour ago

AU fine arts fair to continue till December 29

The Hindu

The fine arts fair organised by Department of Fine Arts, Andhra University, was inaugurated by university Vice-Chancellor Prof G. Sasibhushana Rao on Saturday. He emphasised that the cooperation of the Fine Arts Department faculty and students would be crucial for this initiative. AU College of Arts and Commerce principal Prof A. Narasimha Rao said that the Department of Fine Arts …

Arts Fine Arts

2 days, 21 hours ago

The weekend list of concerts

The Hindu

THE MUSIC ACADEMY @ the T.T. December 21, 10 a.m.: Exploring the music compositions of Swati Tirunal, lecdem by Sriram Parasuram; 1 p.m.: V. Lavanya; 2.15 p.m.: Pooja Suresh and Supraja; 4 p.m.: B. Suchithra; 6.30 p.m.: Sanjay Subrahmanyan. December 22, 10 a.m.: ‘Sangita-Sahitya Anubhavam’, lecdem by Radha Bhaskar; 1 p.m.: Malladi Sindhu Rageswari; 2.15 p.m.: Uma Ranganathan; 4 p.m.: …

Fine Arts Mylapore

3 days ago

Scholars advocate for re-orienting arts, media towards peace and ecosophy

The Hindu

Scholars across borders, participating in an International Conference organised by Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education as a part of its decennial celebrations, emphasised the need for re-orienting different arts and media towards peace and ecosophy in Manipal on Friday. Talking about the meeting points between ecosophy and aesthetics, culture critic N. Manu Chakravarthy …

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Sargaalaya arts and crafts festival begins at Iringal

The Hindu

The 12th edition of the Sargaalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival began at the Sargaalaya Arts and Crafts Village at Iringal in Kozhikode on Friday. The 18-day festival features around 300 artisans from 15 countries and 24 Indian States, as well as around 200 craft hubs. A salient feature of the festival this year is the eight theme villages set …

Festival Begins Sargaalaya

3 days, 15 hours ago

Wabanaki basketry and holiday flamenco: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

LA Times

Sure, many of us have had Christmas covers on repeat lately, but I’ve also been playing the soundtrack and score of the still-brilliant 1994 movie “The Lion King”. — Ashley Lee The week ahead: A curated calendar Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci in the 1990 movie “Home Alone,” screening Saturday and Sunday at Walt Disney Concert Hall accompanied by a …

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5 days, 4 hours ago

Chennai Margazhi sabha canteens: A guide

The Hindu

The Music Academy, Sastha Catering Services For RK Venkatesan of Sastha Catering Services, planning the lunch menu for the Margazhi sabha canteen begins two months ahead. “We take pre-bookings, and customers can avail our parcel service this year,” says Venkatesan, who has been catering at sabha canteens for the past eight years.Though his canteen functions from 7am serving filter coffee …

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5 days, 4 hours ago

Wish to know the kutcheri line up for December 19?

The Hindu

THE MUSIC ACADEMY @ 168, TTK Road, Alwarpet. December 19, 9 a.m.: Seetha Narayanan; 11.45 a.m.: R. Sai Vignesh; 1.30 p.m.: Aishwarya Shankar; 4 p.m.: Amritha Murali; 6.45 p.m.: G. Ravikiran. December 19, 7 a.m.: Harinamasankirtanam and Maha Bhakta Vijayam by Vittaldas Jayakrishna Dikshitar; 4 p.m.: Charumathi Raghuraman, J.B. Sruti Sagar and Ramana Balachandran ; 7 p.m.: ‘Katha Nrithyam - …

Nri Mylapore

5 days, 5 hours ago

Medai Coimbatore: The latest go-to venue for arts, theatre, and music

The Hindu

For anyone following the cultural scene in Chennai, the Tamil word medai carries a lot more significance than its literal meaning, platform. About a month ago, Medai opened a new space in Coimbatore, with the inaugural show featuring film critic Baradwaj Rangan. Having leased space at Clusters Media College, Kamaraj Road, Medai’s Coimbatore venue, with a seating capacity of 200, …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

In a first, IIT Madras introduces 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' quota

India Today

In a historic move, the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras has launched the Fine Arts and Culture Excellence admission scheme for its undergraduate programmes. Speaking at the launch, IIT Madras Director Professor V Kamakoti said, “IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to recognise and reward talent in fine arts and culture through FACE admission. A FACE Rank …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

TarraWarra Museum of Art and Arts Project Australia celebrate 50 years of work by artists with intellectual disabilities

ABC

Lush ferns unfurl on a sky-blue wall. This mural is her first and forms part of TarraWarra Museum's exhibition called Intimate Imaginaries — a survey of 50 prolific years at Arts Project Australia, a Northcote-based studio that supports artists with intellectual disabilities. James McDonald is studio manager at APA, part of the team that makes sure the artists have "all …

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1 week ago

In praise of theater for kids: L.A. arts and culture this week

LA Times

I have an admission to make: I recently cried during a matinee of “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” at Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Best bets: On our radar this week Diego Velázquez’s “Queen Mariana of Austria ” is on special loan from the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. ‘Mariana: …

Arts Theater Kids Museum Jewish Los Angeles

1 week, 1 day ago

Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter

NPR

Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. ADAM BURKE, BYLINE: Before they became tools of artistic liberation, needle and thread were sources of pain and suffering for Susan Hudson and her family, …

Children Indian Navajo Npr Hudson Sewing Quilts

1 week, 2 days ago

Love of song bonds chorus and community

China Daily

Marking its 15th birthday, China NCPA Chorus, the resident chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, gives a concert at the venue last Sunday, featuring a selection of the chorus' finest works. Fifteen years ago, a group of passionate voices came together to found the China NCPA Chorus, with a mission to meet the demand for opera productions …

China Concert Ncpa Chorus

1 week, 2 days ago

Love of song bonds chorus and community

China Daily

By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 10:20 Marking its 15th birthday, China NCPA Chorus, the resident chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, gives a concert at the venue last Sunday, featuring a selection of the chorus' finest works. Fifteen years ago, a group of passionate voices came together to found the China NCPA Chorus, …

China China Daily Concert Ncpa Chorus

1 week, 2 days ago

Love of song bonds chorus and community

China Daily

By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 10:20 Marking its 15th birthday, China NCPA Chorus, the resident chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, gives a concert at the venue last Sunday, featuring a selection of the chorus' finest works. Fifteen years ago, a group of passionate voices came together to found the China NCPA Chorus, …

China China Daily Concert Ncpa Chorus

1 week, 2 days ago

Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences to hold event to mark completion of decennial celebrations

The Hindu

The Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, MAHE, Manipal, will hold an international conference on Saturday, alumni meet on Sunday, and Kendra Sahitya Akademi book release on Monday to mark the completion of its decennial celebration. Centre Director Varadesh Hiregange told reporters in Manipal on Thursday that the programmes will be held in the Sarvodaya Hall of the GCPAS, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Serendipity Arts Festival 2024: A future-forward event that is rooted in Goa

Live Mint

Culture as a tool to shape the future—that is the premise underlying the ninth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival, all set to take place in Panjim, Goa. “In the face of the uncertainties that we are facing as a society, a cultural festival such as this brings us together as a community, shows ways of coexisting, and makes us …

Food Arts Space Theatre Goa Performance Indian

1 week, 3 days ago

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

China Daily

Delicate items reflecting China's arts and crafts development over the past 70 years are on display in Beijing until Feb 12. Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years. The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical …

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1 week, 5 days ago

India's first National Law University ventures into liberal arts with BA (Hons)

India Today

The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India's first National Law University established in 1986, is all set to launch a three-year BA programme in 2025, marking its expansion into liberal arts. Known for revolutionising legal education with its integrated five-year BA LLB course in 1987, the institution is now taking a bold step towards becoming a multidisciplinary university. …

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Memories of a master

China Daily

Exhibition sheds light on late artist paying tribute to the man who guided him on the odyssey, Lin Qi reports. Lin had been Wu's headmaster at the Hangzhou National College of Art, today's China Academy of Art, in Zhejiang province. Xu Hong, a co-curator of the exhibition, says whether it is Chinese ink paintings or oils, Lin's work reveals the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Memories of a master

China Daily

Pipa and Fair Lady, also by Lin. Currently part of the collection of Shanghai's China Art Museum, the painting depicts jiashan, or a faux mountain, an important part of classical Chinese gardens that are piled with hollow rocks of varying sizes, shapes and textures. In a departure from the traditional way of depicting gardens, Wu used ink lines and colored …

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Nikki Giovanni, poet of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81

India Today

Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday, December 9. “We will forever feel blessed to have shared a legacy and love with our dear cousin,” said Allison Ragan, Giovanni’s cousin, in a statement on behalf of the family. At Fisk, Giovanni met several writers who became prominent figures in Black literature, including Dudley Randall, Margaret Walker, and Amiri Baraka. …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Canberra Youth Theatre suspends its artistic program due to funding issues but will still offer workshops

ABC

During her teenage years, actor Nathalie Morris spent most afternoons after school, weekends and school holidays at Canberra Youth Theatre. Ms Morris said Canberra Youth Theatre was the equal of similar companies in Sydney and Melbourne and she had been saddened to hear it was suspending its artistic program in 2025, due to funding pressures. Playwright and screenwriter Tasnim Hossain …

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Audiences in Tiruchi warm up to festivals of classical arts and Tamil drama during winter

AU fine arts fair to continue till December 29

The weekend list of concerts

Scholars advocate for re-orienting arts, media towards peace and ecosophy

Sargaalaya arts and crafts festival begins at Iringal

Wabanaki basketry and holiday flamenco: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

Chennai Margazhi sabha canteens: A guide

Wish to know the kutcheri line up for December 19?

Medai Coimbatore: The latest go-to venue for arts, theatre, and music

In a first, IIT Madras introduces 'Fine Arts and Culture Excellence' quota

TarraWarra Museum of Art and Arts Project Australia celebrate 50 years of work by artists with intellectual disabilities

In praise of theater for kids: L.A. arts and culture this week

Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter

Love of song bonds chorus and community

Love of song bonds chorus and community

Love of song bonds chorus and community

Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences to hold event to mark completion of decennial celebrations

Serendipity Arts Festival 2024: A future-forward event that is rooted in Goa

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

India's first National Law University ventures into liberal arts with BA (Hons)

Memories of a master

Memories of a master

Nikki Giovanni, poet of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81

Canberra Youth Theatre suspends its artistic program due to funding issues but will still offer workshops