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An Artist of the Digital AgeSubscriber Only
December 7, 2015 19:11 IST
For American poet Rives, art can be found anywhere — in spoken words, emoticons and Snapchat.
I witnessed a lot of anger in Indian girls: Katharina KakarSubscriber Only
December 4, 2015 18:02 IST
Artist Katharina Kakar portrays suppression of women with roses and body imagery.
Theory of dancing: A dance piece that uses concepts of particle physicsSubscriber Only
December 4, 2015 18:08 IST
Gilles Jobin, the first choreographer to participate in an arts residency at nuclear research organisation CERN, unites physics and dance in his piece, Quantum.
Wit flying colours: A look at brilliant graphic designs from PolandSubscriber Only
December 4, 2015 18:25 IST
An exhibition shows how graphic designers in Poland are the new interpreters of ideas
Margi Sathi: Koodiyattam exponent who redefined Sanskrit theatre
December 3, 2015 02:21 IST
Sathi also went beyond traditional texts and even interpreted modern poems in the language of Koodiyattam.
The Festival FiascoSubscriber Only
December 3, 2015 00:15 IST
IFFI suffers from poor programming, low turnout and mismanagement
Message in Texts: Thespian Danish Husain adapts the works of Pakistan writer in his new playSubscriber Only
December 3, 2015 14:00 IST
Theatre artiste Danish Husain's trip to Pakistan a couple of years back introduced him to the works of Ali Akbar Natiq, which he has finally adapted in the play 'Ek Punjab Ye Bhi'
Love and Some RainfallSubscriber Only
December 2, 2015 05:35 IST
A gypsy girl meets a migrant worker and his US Army brother in Cloud Tectonics.
Across the Black WaterSubscriber Only
December 2, 2015 05:30 IST
Andrew Voogel’s exhibition ‘The Middle Passage’ recalls the journey made by jahajees – Indian indentured labourers — in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Pirouettes in pink: In war-torn Gaza, little girls find hope in ballet
December 1, 2015 13:23 IST
Almost half of Gaza's 1.8 million people are aged under 18 and UNICEF estimates that 400,000 of those need some form of psychological care. Ballet is seen as educational and psychologically uplifting for the kids. Some 50 girls have enrolled and hundreds are on the waiting list.
Elephants in the roomSubscriber Only
November 30, 2015 01:27 IST
While the identical elephants are 18x21 inches in size, the highlight of the show is a life-sized elephant installation by Paresh Maity, titled Life’s Journey.
I think men don’t like funny women: Comedian Radhika VazSubscriber Only
November 29, 2015 01:50 IST
An older, hairier, angrier Radhika Vaz is back with her memoir, Unladylike. Here's a tete-a-tete with the comedian.
In the land of my fathers: Here’s how art can help bring nations closerSubscriber Only
November 29, 2015 01:00 IST
For her first solo in Pakistan, an artist retraces her parents’ footsteps in Karachi and comes back enriched with wonderful memories.
In India, people clap when others applaud you outside: K S RadhakrishnanSubscriber Only
November 29, 2015 01:00 IST
He was one of the few Indian artists who helped bring sculptures back to the limelight in the early Eighties. Here's a tete-a-tete with K S Radhakrishnan.
Beauty and the Beast: Disney’s musical to dazzle Delhi in DecemberSubscriber Only
November 28, 2015 18:31 IST
To be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, ticket sales for the 12 shows will start on November 29.
Pak band Noori to perform at NH7 Weekender in DelhiSubscriber Only
November 28, 2015 04:42 IST
One of the songs in Pakistani rock band Noori’s recent album comes with the moniker Begum Gul Bakauli Sarfarosh. Titled 1947 — the year that holds much importance in the subcontinent’s history — the song describes the pain of a woman who comes to Pakistan after losing her family. The song, which talks of new […]
Writing from the MarginsSubscriber Only
November 28, 2015 00:07 IST
Acclaimed Marathi writer Urmila Pawar, one of the leading names in Dalit literature, on her arduously acquired freedom, being a ‘vulgar’ writer and challenging the divisions of a caste-based society
R K Laxman, his iconic ‘Common Man’ and the threat that surrounds cartooning
November 27, 2015 19:15 IST
While the cartooning space is certainly under the threat of being completely wiped out, Laxman's style of cartooning appears to have laid the stones for practicing the art in mediums beyond newspapers.
Chandigarh: Theatre Festival brings plays from across regions on stageSubscriber Only
November 27, 2015 01:24 IST
The second Theatre for Theatre (TFT) Sanskar Bharti Rashtriya Natya Samaroh, which will be held between November 27 and December 2 at Randhawa Auditorium, Punjab Kala Bhawan
Compunction: A new thriller on the Indian stageSubscriber Only
December 2, 2015 14:10 IST
Well-known theatre director Kaushik Bose's new production is a twisty dark thriller that explores the human psyche of guilt or lack of it.
Goa set to enthral with International Jazz FestivalSubscriber Only
November 26, 2015 12:36 IST
In its third edition, the Goa International Jazz Live Festival hopes to revive the state’s long relationship with jazz.
Examining MemorySubscriber Only
November 26, 2015 05:26 IST
Portuguese artist Vasco Araújo examines the nature of memory and heritage.
Mumbai gears up to get its mind read by Ugesh Sarcar’s new showSubscriber Only
November 25, 2015 17:03 IST
Reknowned mystician Ugesh Sarcar talks about the art of magic, and his upcoming magic show in Mumbai.
Free strokes: Expressions of the soulSubscriber Only
November 24, 2015 08:43 IST
Self-taught artist Rashmi Sikand Yadav on her love for acrylics, charcoal, ink and freehand movements.
In Twelfth Night, every character is in love but can’t get what they want: Oliver DimsdaleSubscriber Only
November 24, 2015 04:46 IST
Oliver Dimsdale on a rock ‘n’ roll adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night that is touring India.
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