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Tango night in the Victoria and Albert museum

In the Gamble room, which is part of the cafe, the Fugata quintet played the music of Astor Piazolla. It was a fitting program for Tango that was...

by melpressmen melpressmen in United Kingdom on 07/10/2011

Thai actors performed a Li-Kay opera in Bangkok this morning with a rich display of comedy and traditional story-telling. Li-Kay includes singing, comedy and often ham acting with costumes usually made of heavy brocade. Bangkok, Thailand. 27/08/2010

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Li-Kay folk opera performance in Bangkok

Thai actors performed a Li-Kay opera in Bangkok this morning with a rich display of comedy and traditional story-telling. Li-Kay includes singing,...

by Matthew Richards in Thailand on 27/08/2010

A celebration of Thai Arts and Traditional Dance attended by various groups of youngsters with dance routines, colourful costumes and plenty of smiles. Bangkok, Thailand. 26/08/2010

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Traditional Arts and Dance Festival in Bangkok

A celebration of Thai Arts and Traditional Dance attended by various groups of youngsters with dance routines, colourful costumes and plenty of...

by Matthew Richards in Thailand on 26/08/2010

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Kathakali, a classical Indian dance drama is performed
Kathakali artists perform on stage at the Sri Vallbha temple in Kerala. Thiruvalla. 5th November 2010
Commemorating Indian poet  Rabindranath Tagore - Madrid
Sohini Roychowdhury, and her international company, Sohinimoksha, commemorated the birth of Literature Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) from Calcutta. Sohini, is a reno...
'Mustafa Kurds' performs in Jerusalem for the Arab Nights Festival
Arab Nights Festival in Jerusalem, organized by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, hosts singer Maqdisi with his band 'Mustafa Kurds'. Israel. 1st December 2011
Cape Dance Company in Cape Town
Cape Dance Company under the direction of Debbie Turner presents 5 neo classical performances at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. South Africa. November 2011
International Superstar Andre Rieu performs live in Newark
Andre Rieu, one of the world's most popular classical artist who is renowned for his energetic and festive live concerts, performed during 'An Evening with Andre Rieu' ...
42nd International Film Festival 2011 begins in Goa
The curtains on the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) begins, as actor Shah Rukh Khan starts the film extravaganza at Ravindra Bhavan, in Margaon, Goa, Ind...
'India Unites Us' show in Madrid
The 'India Unites Us' show ended at the Teatro Calderón Häagen-Dazs following three days of workshops on Indian and Bollywood dance. The initiative is to help Jaipur Vimukti j...
The 'India Unites Us' initiative brings dance to schools – Madrid
The India Unites Us is organized by the Asociación Baladna and the initiative of the Spanish Dancers, Nahid and Amura, to bring Indian and European dancers to help the junior school in ...
Argentinians enjoy free admission during Museum Night in Buenos Aires
The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires presents the 8th Edition of Night of the Museums, where all cultural events are free of charge. More than 650,000 people took to the ...
Celebrations as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Resigns
As Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Italian premier, ending a tumultuous 17-year political era, hundreds of people came out to celebrate in the streets of the capital. Rome, Italy. 12th No...
Ananthapuri Dance Festival
Russian dancers perform Indian traditional dance at the Ananthapuri Dance Festival. Trivandrum, India. 29th October 2011
Deep Purple perform live in Greece during tour - Patra
Deep Purple performs live. The group is an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy...
Gala Show at Sonika Bollywood Festival - Madrid
The two day Sonika Bollywood festival ended each day with a gala performance of classical Indian dance and Bollywood routines directed by Mistri. During the day, workshops were held for...
Sonika Bollywood 2011 - Madrid
Lovers of Classical Indian dance or modern Bollywood dance genre participated in workshops during the Sonika Bollywood 2011. A gala show, directed by Mistri, concluded the day’s session...
Dance performance by Anusha Subramanyam
A dance performance by Anusha Subramanyam, within the framework of Sampad ExchangeLab, an event where four British-Indian artsits present their work. Madrid, Spain. 11th October 2011
Tango night in the Victoria and Albert museum
In the Gamble room, which is part of the cafe, the Fugata quintet played the music of Astor Piazolla. It was a fitting program for Tango that was provided by the Victoria and Albert mu...
Sattriya Dance
Sattriya Dance, the 8th classical form of India being performed by Meenakshi Medhi in the Indradhanush festival at ICCR Auditorium, New Delhi, India. 17th January 2011
WDC European Professional Ballroom Championship 2011 - Stockholm
Mirko Gozzoli and Edita Daniute of Italy won the WDC European Professional Ballroom Championships Stockholm, Sweden. 17th Septmeber 2011
Indra Jatra festival concludes in Kathmandu
The great Indra Jatra Festival concludes for this year after the long wooden pole, erected on the first day, is lowered with religious ceremonies, animal sacrifices and ritual gestures....
Pro-Israeli counter protest against boycott at BBC Proms - London
As anti-Zionist protesters picketed outside the Royal Albert Hall, groups sympathetic to the booking of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra held a demonstration saying that it was counte...