Community, agency, collaboration and curation are the underlying values of this series, which found its genesis following a call to action from the India Foundation for Arts — as part of its campaign 25 X 25, to celebrate 25 years of both the internet in India and the organisation. The idea is to challenge our own notion of what we think women’s voices could be, says Vishwanath, whose work largely celebrates intersections in classical training and folk forms. She is also known for her soulful rendition of music forms such as Abhang, Kabir, Nath, Vachana and Baul. … [Read more...] about Our Midnight Song: Shruthi Veena Vishwanath’s series highlights women artistes
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China Focus: China to build Beijing into global innovation hub
China will further support national laboratories in Beijing and establish an innovation center for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Efforts will be made to foster basic research and promote key and core technologies in frontier areas including quantum information, artificial intelligence, blockchain and health, according to Li. … [Read more...] about China Focus: China to build Beijing into global innovation hub
Macao City Fringe Festival kicks off
Highlights of the first week include programs of the series "Crème de la Fringe: On Site" which use body language as the domain, allowing audiences to appreciate contemporary dance art from city spaces to a theater, and the series "Crème de la Fringe: Todos Fest!" which brings programs by local dancers, elderly people and people with physical and mental disabilities. … [Read more...] about Macao City Fringe Festival kicks off
Joe Biden leads observance of America’s 400,000 COVID-19 dead on eve of inauguration
“You’re just surrounded by all of this horrible illness that you can’t fix — all the time,” said Dr. Mangala Narasimhan, who oversees ICU teams for Northwell Health hospitals, New York State’s largest healthcare provider. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden leads observance of America’s 400,000 COVID-19 dead on eve of inauguration
BCCI likely to allow 50% crowd attendance for England Tests
"As of now, we are likely to allow 50% spectators for the four Test matches. The BCCI is in talks with both state cricket associations (TNCA and GCA) and also state health authorities," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. … [Read more...] about BCCI likely to allow 50% crowd attendance for England Tests
