Short stories reprise in age of Internet, attention deficit (Literature Trends)
byNew Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The magic of a story told in 2,000 words in returning to the bookshelf in this age of reality…
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Opera director collapses during performance
byVienna, April 2 (IANS) Vienna state opera musical director Franz Weiser-Moest collapsed while conducting a Wagner opera in the Vienna State Opera, according to…
Opera director collapses during performance
byVienna, April 2 (IANS) Vienna state opera musical director Franz Weiser-Moest collapsed while conducting a Wagner opera in the Vienna State Opera, according to…
Hundreds denied entry to French circus
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A large number of people were denied entry to the French trapeze theatre “Flying Angels” here after police said…
Delhi Police now face ire over French circus
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) More than 2,000 people, including children, from the capital and the National Capital Region (NCR) were denied entry at…
Now, communalism and counter-insurgency ops on stage
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Counter-terrorism is a layered game that takes into stride several nuances of the contemporary world’s single largest threat –…
Circus is back – as trapeze theatre from France
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The circus is reinventing itself to keep its human feats alive the world over with more stylised contemporary acts….
Indian cinema back to adapting classic writings: Abhishek Kapoor (Interview)
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Indian cinema had always enjoyed linkages with literature, says Abhishek Kapoor, citing the “Apu Trilogy” and “Guide”. The “glorification…
Leech therapy makes a comeback in India
byNew Delhi: A few years ago when Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she let leeches suck her blood as part of a therapy to look…
Collectors pitch for South Asian artists at global auctions
byNew Delhi: An oil painting by Syed Haider Raza, “Village en Fete”, surpassed price estimates fetching $1,859,750 at Christie’s Spring Asian Art Week last…