Closely following the lives of three friends – Eli (Swell Ariel Or, Yoav (Yehonatan Vilozny) and Ron (Pfer Grinberg) – Kissufim runs like a mountain road with its undulating ups and downs resembling the youngsters mood swings, love, passion and jealousy.
Kris Kristofferson passed away on 28 September at the age of 88, in Maui, Hawaii, leaving behind not just a void in music and film but an entire legacy that reads like folklore. His death wasn’t just the end of a country music legend; it was the closing chapter of one of pop culture’s most intriguing and multi-dimensional lives. A true master of songwriting, Kristofferson’s genius went far beyond the confines of country music. His songs, embraced by musicians from all walks of life, became timeless anthems that broke through genre lines and spoke directly to the human soul.
Bangalore-based Odissi exponent Madhulita Mohapatra and her school, Nrityantar, held their annual show Naman at Ada Rangamandira Auditorium recently.
Ek Peyala Coffee, a crime thriller by playwright and actor Tarun Roy, under the pseudonym, Dhanjay Bairagi, was a popular theatre play on Bengali stages more than three decades ago.
Payal Kapadia's Malayalam language movie, All We Imagine As Light, has bright prospects of being nominated by India for the coming Oscars. Though it was shortlisted by France (as it has a French producer) the film did not make the cut. But, well, it still has a chance as an Indian contender for the 2025 Academy Awards.
A beautiful interactive session was held the next morning by Dr Padma Subramaniam on Natyashastra and National Unity with a live demonstration by Gayatri Kannan at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity.
Breaking away from the classical format, he liberated the romantic form from Persianized Urdu to convey their pain in a simple verse like Deewaron Se Milkar Rona (1981) and tweaked the plaintive orchestration in Mohe Ayi Na Jag Se Laaj (1988).
Kyogen, a quintessential form of Japanese comedy, serves as a delightful window into the daily lives of ordinary folk during the middle ages.
Finally, the duet between Hindustani and Carnatic music (a popular trend here now) brought Santoor virtuoso Tarun Bhattacharya and celebrated violinist Mysore Manjunath together on stage.
Their first presentation was Guru Vandana, where they professed in the soft language of Manipuri dance the contribution of the guru.
