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New York’s live arts institutions have sat dark since the pandemic hamstringed the city NEW YORK: New York’s Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday announced the “painful” cancelation of its entire 2020-21 season over the still-spreading coronavirus, a major blow for the city’s decimated arts and culture industry. The announcement is a dire signal for live arts […]
Here’s a rundown of all the historical inaccuries in classics like ‘Gladiator’, ‘Spartacus’, etc. Anyone who has seen films like Mervyn LeRoy’s Quo Vadis, Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus or Gladiator by Ridley Scott is familiar with the images of the Roman fighters destined for either glory or death as they entertained crowds with violent combats. Maria Weiss, the director of the Archaeological Museum Hamburg where a new exhibition titled […]
ISLAMABAD: Theatre happens to be one of the oldest traditions known to South Asia, dating back to as early as third century BC. In the subcontinent, as a culture growing on the banks of River Indus, theatre was heavily influenced by Hinduism at the time. Feeding from immersive Sanskrit literatures, it continued to evolve as […]
The 18-day event will mark the revival of cultural activities at the Arts Council Karachi The Karachi Arts Council is gearing up to revive its cultural activities with the Awami Theatre Festival 2020. Commencing from today, the festival will last till October 4, marking the first major event since the lifting of the lockdown. The […]
The 18-day event will mark the revival of cultural activities at the Arts Council Karachi The Karachi Arts Council is gearing up to revive its cultural activities with the Awami Theatre Festival 2020. Commencing from tomorrow, the festival will last till October 4, marking the first major event since the lifting of the lockdown. The […]
LAHORE: The Covid-19 health crisis has disrupted all aspects of life and even as the situation shows some signs of improvement, several sectors still face an uphill battle for their survival. Shuttered by the pandemic since March, theatres across Punjab are now dealing with the indelible impact of Covid-19. According to details gathered by the […]
Post lockdown, performing art activities have now halted in the observance of Muharram LAHORE: The coronavirus pandemic jammed the wheels of economy around the world and it may take a long time for several sectors to bounce back globally. However, during the last six months, certain areas of work were allowed to operate with precautionary […]
