Although most of the political power was transferred to the British after 1762 CE, the Marāṭhārulers remained the main power in cultural terms, and were active as patrons of various art forms(Werner Kraus,“Indien als Bilderbuch. Einhundert Company-School-Gouachen aus dem Besitz derKunst...
This time, the masterful Akram Khan and Israel Galván’s Torobaka bring together kathak and flamenco; there’s also EnFlightenment, a physical comedy in which Rupesh Tillu plays 30 characters in 75 minutes; Aditya Prakash and his troupe bring The Colliding Worlds Project, a musical journey; ...
Microtonal tunings and an absence of vibrato create eerie, almost-major, almost-minor tonalities. At times, ominous ascending phrases suggest the sea-level rise that we have provoked. The music is performed by Miller’s Tilted Head Ensemble, conducted by Carl Bettendorf.Kozak’s paintings take...
“methods for future monks” were “activated” in the bhikkhunī debate not just because of the current non-existence of the bhikkhunī-saṅgha, but because of the belief by the Mingun Jetavana and others that by the mid-twentieth century, the sāsana had entered an era of liberation (...