Culture and Arts Notebook

Guwahati: The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024 at Madhavdev International Auditorium of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra premises in the prehistoric city of northeast India. The venue… The closing ceremony also witnessed the presentation of Pragjyotishpur LitFest…

December 9, 2024. A veritable who’s who in Philippine art and art lovers came to the opening of Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr.’s exhibition in the Altro Mondo Creative Space Gallery. It was the second installment of Altro Mondo’s ICONS* Series…

                         Manila Symphony Orchestra and MSO Chorale presented the Majesty of Christmas December 5, 2024. An evening of yuletide music that resonated, reverberated, and enchanted the audience with the…

In times of confusion and uncertainty unfolding globally, we all may seek solace and positive vibes with the flow of our lives. Music is important for deep healing within our core being. We have been invited to Play with K…

Imahica Art is pleased to announce “Ruminations,” an exhibition that explores inner landscapes through visual art and meditations. The art show opened last Saturday, November 9, 2024, and will be running until November 24, 2024. This exhibition features two contemporary…

  We are the thread that binds that mends wounds, making bodies stronger with kind, beautiful souls.   We nurture and develop limbs that protects and soothes, that opens and extends without limit or measure.   We touch and enter…

by Beberly T. Calugan   A place’s identity is defined by its cultures and traditions. In Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines, cultural traditions are rooted in the beliefs, customs, knowledge, practices, and skills of its indigenous people. One of…

  She flies, intoxicated, high so high Lifting me up from the mire   She flies, ecstatic, high, and ever so high Urging me onwards   There were no words could capture The rapture that erupts…   When you leave…

by Christina B. Dano There is a place in the Cordillera Administrative Region, particularly in Ifugao’s Hungduan, where three communities—Hapao, Baang, and Nungulunan—participate in a series of post-harvest rituals collectively known as “ huowah .” The final ritual, “ punnuk…

Guwahati: The eighth edition of  Chalachitram National Film Festival – 2024  kick starts at Jyoti Chitraban premises in  Kahilipara locality of the prehistoric city on Saturday, which was inaugurated by Cotton University vice-chancellor Dr. Ramesh Ch Deka in the presence…