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Capturing reality What: After the tragedy of a mining dam collapse in Brumadinho (Brazil), a documentary crew captured the daily lives of local residents. Train of Tears depicts the perplexity of a community that had their history wiped out by the toxic mud. Through the impressions of women who live in the area, the narrative […]
[…]Best of Ecuador What: Believing that military experience will make him stronger and respectable, Jorge, a young Ecuadorian, joins the armed forces in the midst of his country’s 1941 border war with Peru. Captured and imprisoned by enemy forces, Jorge will soon have to choose between escaping with fellow prisoner Hugo and staying at the […]
[…]Spiritual connect What: An abstract expressionist who discovers herself through her work, artist Dilraj Kaur paints her emotions on the canvas with childlike playfulness, while listening to spiritual songs. This is portrayed in the works of her upcoming solo exhibition, Anant ki Aur. The colours and textures reveal themselves to her according to her emotions. […]
[…]Tap to the rhythm What: To celebrate World Dance Day, here is the 15th edition of the festival, organised by Natya Vriksha. It will be marked by talks, lectures, discussion, film screening, workshops and performances by exceptionally talented young dancers over two days. The first day of this edition will see workshops by Santosh Nair […]
[…]Gond art What: India’s pioneering second-generation artist from the Pardhan Gond tradition — Venkat Raman Singh Shyam — is showcasing a body of new works in a solo exhibition titled, Clouds of Wings. The exhibition articulates his ideas of the world around him, once peopled with beloved gods, familiar flora and fauna with trees, birds […]
[…]Tunes from Benaras What: Born to a musical family in a hill town in Himachal, Vidushi Sunanda Sharma embraced music under the guidance of her father Pandit Sudarshan Sharma. A renowned vocalist of Banaras gharana, Sunanda is set to perform the Purab Ang Gayaki, along with kathak recital by Neelakshi Raiv. Her performance will take […]
[…]Art for a cause What: ‘Women’ – as the title suggests, the solo work of paintings by Shivani Soni, portrays the positive aspects and beautiful moments in the life of a woman. As an artist, Soni feels it is her social responsibility to show the feelings of a positive and confident woman to the world. […]
[…]Veteran strokes What: Responding to his immediate surroundings, noted artist Devraj Dakoji’s artworks from his ongoing series — ‘The Wheel of Life’ — are on display at the exhibition ‘Heartbeat of the Void’. Thematically the paintings explore the cycle of life that continues despite man’s destructive interaction with nature. They are energetic, at times chaotic, […]
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