Category: Arts & Entertainment News

Pervasive presence of nature

Pervasive presence of nature

| March 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Talented artists of the Gond tribe showcased their artwork at an art exhibition titled Tribal Beauty at Muse Art Gallery. It is their intimate connection with nature that reflects in the decorations that they do in their houses and floors. For the Gond tribe, painting their houses comes from the inherent belief that “viewing a [...]

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Exploring reality

Exploring reality

| March 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Doc.Splash was launched in the year 2010 in a bid to inspire youngsters to take up documentaries as opposed to feature films. Adocumentary that creatively explores the reality and stimulates social and aesthetic impulses has very few takers in the city. Doc.Splash was launched in the year 2010 in a bid to inspire youngsters to [...]

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Of gods and actors

| March 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Swarat Ghosh of the city has won the second prize at an international competition Alliance Française of Hyderabad is proud to announce that Mr Swarat Ghosh of this city has won 2nd prize at the international competition organised by Fondation Alliance Française. He was the final winner of the local competition held in Hyderabad in [...]

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Increasing art’s boundaries

Increasing art’s boundaries

| February 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Fluxus not only wanted art to be available to the masses, they also wanted everyone to produce art all the time. Fluxus was an avant-garde art movement that emerged in the late 1950s as a group of artists who had become disenchanted with the elitist attitude they perceived in the art world at the time. [...]

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Youth on centre stage

Youth on centre stage

| February 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

The dearth of platforms for young talent has prompted three youngsters to take up the project Art Collective.

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Bringing the past back to life

Bringing the past back to life

| February 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

Kochi-based artist Reghunathan K creates quirky sculptures that pull out objects from all our collective pasts.

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The Korean conundrum: How much do you know about North Korea?

The Korean conundrum: How much do you know about North Korea?

| February 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

North Korea is in the news for its missile and nuclear tests and its eccentric leaders. Here’s more about the mysterious nation.

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How much do you know about the dying art of Kabuki?

How much do you know about the dying art of Kabuki?

| February 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Japanese kabuki star Ichikawa Danjuro died after a long battle with leukaemia. His death comes only two months after the traditional world lost Kabuki veteran Nakamura Kanzaburo, at 57. This dance form is slowly dying out. We tell you more about the art.

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Archive of personal memories

Archive of personal memories

| February 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Through Indian Memory Project, an initiative that takes you back across decades, Anusha Yadav documents the country’s personal history.

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An India abroad

An India abroad

| January 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

When he is on stage, he leaves you speechless. Kathak dancer Pt Chitresh Das is an Indian artiste, who remains close to his roots despite living abroad. Carrying his treasure of Indian culture around the globe, he tells us more about his work. You have dedicated most of your life to dance and you don’t [...]

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