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Indian schools begin annual youth festival

The Indian high schools in Qatar are all set to compete with one another in an art and culture competition that opened yesterday. The inaugural, six-day Inter Indian School Youth Festival opened with a simple ceremony at the Birla Public Sc [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Glimpses of N-E through festival prism

Tripura’s minister for information and cultural affairs, Anil Sarkar, himself a poet of repute, quietly left his chair in the packed Nazrul Kalakshetra auditorium, stepped up on the dais on which stood colourfully-attired danseuses fr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Reel Asian Film Festival kicks off in Toronto

The world's hottest Asian filmmakers shine at the 12th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. Crime dramas, transformational spiritual quests and the conflict of Asian traditions with North American ideals drive this year's [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

2008 has been a vintage year for the London film festival

The London film festival comes to a close this evening with a showing of Danny Boyle's much-fancied new film Slumdog Millionaire, a drama about an 18-year-old orphan from Mumbai coming heart-stoppingly close to winning the big prize on the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Japanese actors stage Yangtze Valley Drama Festival

An actor of the Japanese Bird Theatre Company performs in a drama of Sword Casting, adapted from a novel by Chinese literati Lu Xun, at the Grand Theatre in Zhangjiagang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 4, 2008. The 3rd Yangtze [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Festival promoters gather for debut UK conference

The UK Festival Conference will be divided in to four sessions, each examining a key element of the festival industry. The two morning sessions will focus on ecological sustainability and how festivals can dramatically reduced their environ [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Art festival livens Beach Games

DENPASAR: Athletes, officials and supporters at the inaugural Asian Beach Games can take a break from the daily competition routine to find something different at the 6th Kuta Carnival, which coincides with the sporting event. The art fest [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Dance drama opens Shanghai Int'l Arts Festival

The 10th China Shanghai International Arts Festival opened Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Theatre with the spectacular dance drama "The Peony Pavilion." The performance kicked off a series of artistic events and concerts will run [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

798 Beijing Arts Festival 2008 Opened

The 2008 Beijing 798 Art Festival began Sept. 28th and will run up until October 18th.The festival organizers invited the famous art critic, Wang Lin to serve as the general curator and will showcase the latest Chinese contemporary art via [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Tamworth to host international film festival

ROLL out the red carpet and polish your Oscar frock – Tamworth is to play host to the UK's largest international film festival. No stranger to the glitz of a movie premiere after the comedy Crust was launched here in 2002 – t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian Art Festival underway

The Asian Art Festival is winding up in central China's Henan province. This year's grand display features stage performances, film and art exhibits from all over Asia. The ancient Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng is the host city for the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

China sends festival greetings, Taiwan songs from moon

China broadcast greetings and two Taiwanese songs from its first moon probe on Sunday, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival when families gather to enjoy the bright autumn moon. The Chang'e-1 satellite, named after a lonely goddess who liv [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Music, culture festival designed to appeal to all

In what its organizers hope will be the first of many such events, a festival of Jewish music, culture, and food will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, in South Brunswick. Rejoice: The Central New Jersey Jewish Music & Culture Festival will fe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Amateur bullfighting festival in Mexico ends with 23 injurie...

More than 20 people were gored or injured by bulls this weekend in Huamantla in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala after taking on one of the 24 bulls let loose into the streets as part of an annual festival. The Huamantlada, which is often comp [...]