New Spirits - Reading Deleuze in India
Consciousness only exists in connection with other consciousness
The snake in paradise seduced Eve to eat a fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge that holds the distinction between good and evil. Why was the tree of knowledge a forbidden tree? Why did the snake seduce Eve? What did the fruit taste like? When I asked myself why I want to talk about […]
Manifest Dance-film festival July 28, 2023 to July 30, 2023 https://auroapaar.org/festival/ What actually manifested there? The moving images, which arose from latent images and are brought to ‚life‘ in their sequence of at least 24 images per second, these images of dancers, who were already at the beginning of cinematography according to their genre, these [...]
Why do we need a biennial? I have often asked myself this question. Before COVID-19, I visited many places with international cultural events. During lockdown, I co-organized an artist residency program to reflect on the impact, threats and opportunities of COVID-19 for cultural workers. Everything went differently than expected. Now everyone is trying to get back to normal. Have we thoughtlessly spent trillions of euros and dollars to maintain a system that desperately needs a change?
CADALfest took place in Adishakti from December 16-20, 2022. I hadn't planned to go, but I was very surprised by the four days of round-table discussions, poetry and film screenings, concerts and theater performances by a fascinating group of artists, activists and academics. I cherry-picked a little bit and ended up [...]
It was a magical four days. The Auroville Film Institute organized a residency with Ustad Bahauddin Dagar from 7 to 10 November 2022. It took place at Bhumika Hall, Bharat Niva's Auroville. Dhrupad - the movie (1983) Ustad Bahauddin Dagar is a Rudraveena player. His family has been playing the instrument for 20 generations! His father and [...]
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