Arts and Culture
-
News
The school Nollywood built: How new Nigerian filmmakers got their groove on | Arts and Culture
In November 2020 while the COVID-19 pandemic was strangling creative endeavours across the planet, veteran Nigerian filmmaker Steve Gukas announced…
Read More » -
News
How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Andrey…
Read More » -
News
Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza.…
Read More » -
News
Palestinian singer running to represent Iceland at Eurovision contest | Music News
Bashar Murad said he wants to use his song to ‘illustrate’ the difficulties Palestinians face in order to be heard.…
Read More » -
News
Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival | Arts and Culture News
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe’s return of looted antiquities to Africa,…
Read More » -
News
How Kagiso Lediga became the most sought-after filmmaker in South Africa | Arts and Culture
As a teenager in drama school in Cape Town in the 1990s, Kagiso Lediga was bored by the heavy focus…
Read More » -
News
Old ways survive in Bali despite mass tourism, but for how long? | Arts and Culture News
Bali, Indonesia – At dawn, as the first shards of light dance over the rice fields in the seaside village…
Read More » -
News
Lunar New Year 2024 explained in five emblematic dishes | Arts and Culture News
It’s the year of the dragon, and celebrations are about to begin. Starting on Saturday, hundreds of millions of people…
Read More » -
News
Women sweep the Grammys; Taylor Swift wins best album for record 4th time | Music News
Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Victoria Monet also took home top prizes at the 66th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.…
Read More » -
News
A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture
Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi’s spiritual poems and perpetual wisdom have transcended time and cultures. Seven hundred and fifty years after his…
Read More »