Known for her unique dark pop style and musical influences from icons like Billie Eilish and Dove Cameron, Holly Riva, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Hollywood, bewitched Kolkata with a special performance on 8 November at a city store.
Learn how Ayushmann Khurrana's Vicky Donor not only is evolving as a classic but brought with it several lessons too
ADA Rangamandira in Bengaluru witnessed an evening of Odissi performances by three groups.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is all set to enchant the audience with its unique storyline comprising the star cast woven in the nostalgic song of Ami je Tomar by Shreya Ghosal. Overall, it’s a good, entertaining movie with a surprising climax at the end.
Chandrabindoo has been persistent in producing unique words under known tunes. They have consistently done social commentaries, focusing on contemporary love and changing mainstream politics. The band has played on words to depict the narratives of philosophy and history in songs like Tatin, Mongol Groho and Tobo Mukut. The relevance and the popularity of the band came from tapping into the conformist mentality of an essentially intellectual sub-culture of the Bengali community.
Bharatanatyam, a 2,000-year-old dance form, is believed to have been revealed by Lord Brahma to Bharata in a Sanskrit text called the Natya Shastra, eventually experiencing a gradual resurgence throughout the globe.
Interestingly, today Venice is not so much known for its Rialto Bridge, Saint Marks Square, or the gondolas as it is for its film festival, which runs every autumn. This year, the 81st edition will begin rolling on 28 August.
In the theatre arena of Girish Manch, organised by Baguiati Sahajiya Natyasanstha and written and directed by Prasanta Sen, the play Naraseehagatha was seen and applauded by the audience.
A recent exhibition of paintings organised by Surnandan Bharati, a recognised organisation promoting the performing arts, was showcased at the Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshasala Kolkata from 7–10 July 2024.
The Angikam Foundation presented their Mahotsav at Gyan Manch on 15 June 2024. Financially, the Mahotsav was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
