‘The SAS Trio’ along with Garfa Mitrayan stage Tagore’s dance drama ‘Kaalmrigaya’
Aug 16, 2018, at 01:25 pm
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IBNS): It took Subhodip Chakraborty, Ayon Mukhopadhyay and Satabdi Archarya, the three pillars of The SAS Trio, almost two years to bring to stage their first production, Rabindranath Tagore’s dance drama ‘Kaalmrigaya’.
Journey through the frames of India
Jul 31, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Roger Chen, a Canadian diplomat, presented his photographic show titled “Devotion- A Journey through India ” in Delhi recently. Piyush Prakash speaks to the lensman who captured some candid moments of people and their many moods.
Classical vocalist Sohini Roychowdhury enthralls audience with her mellifluous singing
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:33 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS): Classical singer Sohini Roychowdhury entranced the audience with her mellifluous renditions at an evening concert organised recently in Kolkata.
Jun 08, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Fulbright scholar Swarnamalya Ganesh highlights the importance of combining art with education and research for a life of continued learning, finds SPAN writer Paromita Pain
Kolkata: Cultural organisation presents 100th stage enactment of Tagore's dance drama
Jun 05, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Kolkata, Jun 5 (IBNS): Kolkata-based cultural organisation Garfa Mitrayan presented their 100th stage enactment of Rabindranath Tagore’s dance drama ‘Chandalika’ recently.
The Eye of the Needle: An exposition on the Kantha or the quilt embroidery of Bengal
Apr 26, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, April 26 (IBNS): To celebrate their Golden jubilee year, the Crafts Council of West Bengal is holding a special exposition titled 'Eye of the Needle: Kantha, the Quilt Embroidery of Bengal', at the Kolkata-based Birla Academy of Art & Culture.
Majid Majidi visits Kolkata to promote his upcoming film 'Beyond the Clouds'
Apr 16, 2018, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata, April 16 (IBNS): Filmmaker Majid Majidi was in Kolkata, a place he refers to as ” the city of Satyajit Ray”, for the promotion of his upcoming film 'Beyond the Clouds'.
Bimal Mitra novel Shaheb-Bibi-Golaam now in an audio drama format
Mar 30, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Abhibyakti is ready to present Bimal Mitra’s famous novel “Shaheb-Bibi-Golaam” as an audio drama.
Kolkata: Rabindra Bharati University hosts seminar on impact of nature and environment on music
Mar 24, 2018, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): Rabindra Bharati University's vocal music department recently held a two-day international seminar on the impact of nature and environment on music at the Dwarakanath Mancha of Jorasanko Thakurbari, Kolkata, on Thursday.
Mar 20, 2018, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project, under the Union Ministry of Culture, and implemented by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has been certified as the world’s first Trusted Digital Repository.
'Swartarang': Adding new melodies to Indian Classical music
Mar 19, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19 (IBNS): Pandit Sanatan Goswami released his latest music album 'Swartarang', along with GiMA Award winner musician percussionist Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee (who designed the sound of the album), recently, in Kolkata.
Calcutta Heritage Collective's exhibition on built heritage across the world
Mar 17, 2018, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata, Mar 17 (IBNS): Calcutta Heritage Collective, on Friday, hosted “VIVA” (meaning 'alive' in Spanish), an exhibition of 35 photographs taken by journalist and photographer Kounteya Sinha.
Decoding Phalguni, a dance drama composed by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore
Mar 17, 2018, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, March 17 (IBNS): West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University held ‘Phalguni’ Niye, a one-day seminar on Rabindranath Tagore’s dance drama ‘Phalguni’, with talks by experts and the enactment of selected scenes, at Bichitra, Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata, recently.
International Women's Day celebrated at Howrah Sarat Sadan
Mar 11, 2018, at 03:16 am
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): The International Women's Day was celebrated recently at Howrah Sarat Sadan in West Bengal in the presence of eminent personalities from the world of film, music and politics.
Feb 21, 2018, at 06:11 am
Who would have thought that the vinyl record would make a comeback in this digital age? But it has, surprisingly. In 2016, in a massive reversal of fortune, record sales in the United Kingdom surpassed that of digital downloads. Sudipto Maity explores the Indian vinyl market
44th Karbi Youth Festival showcases ethnic, traditional cultures at Taralangso
Feb 19, 2018, at 06:18 pm
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IBNS): The 44th Karbi Youth Festival (KYF), one of the biggest ethnic festivals of Northeast India, was held at Taralangso in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Feb 03, 2018, at 08:34 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Singer Gouranga Chandra Rudra’s second music album, Shathi Karo Boike Tomar, is a potpourri of modern Bengali songs that talk about the loss of innocence in society, a lost childhood, and the need to restore the dying values of society, including love for books.
Jan 17, 2018, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata, Jan 17, (IBNS): The four-day Rabindra Bharati Sanskriti Utsav 2018 organised by West Bengal's Rabindra Bharati University begins on Wednesday and will continue until Jan 20, 2018.
Jan 15, 2018, at 10:57 pm
The Freer|Sackler galleries in Washington, D.C. showcase an impressive collection of India’s ancient relics and modern-day masterpieces. SPAN writer Carrie Loewenthal Massey reports
EZCC's nine-day Parv Bharatiyan festival entertains Kolkatans
Jan 09, 2018, at 03:11 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): The recently conluded nine-day Parv Bharatiyam festival of music and dance, organised by the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, entertained thousands of music and dance lovers of Kolkata.
Kolkata: Annual art exhibition by students of Rabindra Bharati University at ICCR
Jan 06, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): The seven-day Annual Art Exhibition 2017-18 of the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, was inaugurated at the Kolkata-based Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) by actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty.
Karbi Utsav celebrated in Guwahati Book Fair
Dec 30, 2017, at 04:03 am
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Noted Assamese literaturate and former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha Homen Borgohain on Friday said that, Karbi people are rich in folk-literature and folk-culture.
Sourav Ganguly unveils audito album featuring Dona with Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee
Dec 29, 2017, at 06:33 pm
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS) Wishing luck, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday released 'Rhythm Express-Music For Dance', an audio album featuring Dona Ganguly along with percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee.
Music weds spirituality in Shree Cement Sacred Pushkar 2017
Dec 17, 2017, at 04:24 pm
Pushkar, Dec 17 (IBNS): Music, melody and spirituality competed to capture the sacred ghats of Pushkar as a mood of festivity pervaded the ancient city with people basking in happiness under the December sun on Saturday.
Ari Roland Jazz Quartet of the US and folk musicians of Bengal create magic through music
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:40 pm
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS): As the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet’s music fused with the soulful Baul songs of Bengal, the audience was practically ready to do a 'Dumbledore' (headmaster of Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series), ready to repeat his famous comment, “Ah, music, ... A magic beyond all we do here!”
Workshop focuses on preservation of traditional mask-making art of north Bengal
Nov 30, 2017, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): To encourage the traditional mask makers of north Bengal and to pave the way for research and documentation of this art form, an eight-day workshop was recently organised under the aegis of West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, and the Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, Kolkata.
Exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy from Rampur Raza Library opens in Brunei Darussalam
Nov 10, 2017, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/Brunei, Nov 10 (IBNS): An exhibition of photographs of Islamic Calligraphy from the Rampur Raza Library of India's Ministry of Culture was inaugurated on Thursday in Brunei Darussalam.
Nov 04, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Get floored, literally, by the beauty and craftsmanship of the traditional alpana art of Bengal, which is getting a new life during public festivities like puja, and even during the recent U-17 FIFA World Cup, writes Uttara Gangopadhyay
Puppets Unite Neighbours is the theme of the International Puppet Festival in Kolkata
Oct 26, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): Kolkata saw the unveiling of an international puppet festival on Thursday at Mohor Kunj, with a procession of puppeteers from across the globe, a host of school children and performing artists.
Sourav Ganguly wishes luck to Dona Ganguly-Prodyut Mukherjee Rhythm Express fusion project
Oct 10, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): Former Indian skipper of the national cricket team and the current President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Sourav Ganguly extended his greetings to his wife Dona Ganguly and tabla exponent Pt Prodyut Mukherjee for their upcoming fusion project.