Dancer Mythili Prakash comes to Singapore in November to participate in Kalaa Utsavam 2024 — as one of the artistes in GIGENIS – the generation of the Earth, directed by Akram Khan; and to conduct a masterclass in choreography in Bharatanatyam.
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Living Ancestor is heavily influenced by my relationship with Mahavidya goddess Matangi, says Singapore poet-performer ArunDitha
A unique show in Kalaa Utsavam 2024 in Singapore is Living Ancestor நம்முள் வாழும் முன்ேனார் by ArunDitha, SISTRUM & Beatroot Ensemble featuring Mohamed Noor and Munir Alsagoff.
Kalaa Utsavam set to enthral Singapore in November, with Akram Khan’s GIGENIS as highlight show
Alongside Akram Khan, GIGENIS brings together different Indian dance forms and some of their finest performers from three continents. The show makes its exclusive Asian stop in Singapore during Kalaa Utsavam, following its world premiere in France in August 2024. It will also tour London and New York.
Indian culture in Singapore: SIFAS Festival of Arts 2024 has highlight events on April 21, 27, and 28
Themed ‘Virasata: Celebrating a Timeless Legacy of Arts’, this year’s festival also serves as a curtain-raiser to SIFAS’ 75th-year anniversary celebrations that will extend throughout the year.
Thriving cultures contribute to the steel of Singapore, says R Rajaram, academic and IHC Advisory Board chairman
With only seven letters and two syllables, “culture” is not one of the longest words in the English dictionary, but it’s perhaps one of the weightiest, and also the one with the most hidden depth. “Culture” encompasses the history of entire civilisations, holds the present together, and paves the road to the future. Yet, culture […]
Skilled in 7 Indian dance forms, Aparna Satheesan uses performing arts to create cohesive communities
Aparna Satheesan, Artistic Director of Samyoga School of Dance, Carmel, Indiana, is the founder of the US-based non-profit Samyoga Performing Arts and a renowned exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.
When Chai Met Toast returns to Singapore for Kalaa Utsavam 2023 with brand new songs and a Bollywood touch
The band’s new set list is built around the album Love You the Same, and it also includes a “couple of songs” that showcase the band’s nascent collaboration with Bollywood.
Diwali special Singapore events: Decked up Indian Heritage Centre welcomes all to Deepavali Open House 2023
Like each year, the Indian Heritage Centre is ready to welcome Singaporeans and tourists to the island nation, to the Deepavali Open House 2023, spread across the weekends from October 14 to November 12, 2023.
Durga Puja in Singapore: SIPA gets a hearty shoutout from quiz guru Siddhartha Basu as festive fervour rises
Durga Puja 2023 (October 20-24), as celebrated by the Singapore Indian Puja Association, has the themes of ‘sustainability’, ‘equality’, and ‘inclusivity’. Basu commends SIPA for its “efforts in organising and bringing together the community to celebrate this significant event”.
From singer Armaan Malik’s stage debut in Singapore to ‘killarious’ Tamil comedy, Kalaa Utsavam 2023 brings the full range of Indian performance arts
Kalaa Utsavam, the famed annual Indian festival of arts in Singapore, returns this November for its 2023 edition, with a vibrant bouquet of artistic and cultural performances, and a series of workshops and masterclasses.
