"The rhythm of leadership, the space of leadership" is a corporate workshop-lecture for senior management, the space of leadership” will be lead by George Thomas Kuriyan, a martial artist, meditation teacher and holistic healer based in chennai, with a primary focus in the martial art of tai chi. It is a warrior approach to problem solving, using strategic thinking by harnessing the principles of sword, mind and body

The dance show explores the universal and the diverse elements between Kuchipudi and Western Classical Dance. The common passion for Dance brought French contemporary dancer Maia Bouthors and Kuchipudi dancers Vijay and Haleem, and made them share their art. This innovative experiment lead them to think differently with new movements and styles... This opened a window towards wider possibilities which will never close again.

For this fusion, the music composer Mr. DSV Shastry has specially created an original music, mixing the western sound of violins and Indian ragas

"Narikurava" (In Tamil ' Fox hunters ') are well known gypsies in Tamilnadu they also called as "kuruvikarar"(sparrow hunters). There are about 364 indigenous communities are identified in Tamil nadu by the Anthropological survey of India. Tamil is a mother tongue for almost 209 ethnic groups, rest of them are migrated from Northern states of India such as Aravalli hill ranges, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Mewar etc. “Here they are identified as sparrow hunters, beads sellers by their profession for the long period of time. But now there are significant changes happening in the lives of “Narikuravas” in terms of education and the standard of living.
The Photographer SIVA CHITHIRAI invites us to a photographical journey with the Narikuravas.

Substance, Blind Image and Public Issue perform one after the other at The Top Storey of the Alliance Francaise. They were part of the day - long music festival ‘Fete de la Musique’ and they promise to rock you once more.

Substance play alternative, grunge rock and prefer to play their own compositions, three of them are still in school and don’t get to play much of shows. The rock bands of Chennai have a strong influence on them.

Blind Image is known for their crazy stage antics and high energy performances. They can work up a riot anywhere they play and are known to have interactive sessions with the crowd

Public Issue have affinity for "twisting the simple stuff", "groovifying the time signatures", and "Funkifying it in its entirety", they hit a gold mine with their ridiculously unexplainable genre!

A dazzling display of the musical world of the Roma, juxtaposed to the real world they live in. This rich feature documentary celebrates the luscious music of top international Gypsy performers and interweaves stirring real life tales of their home life and social background. Shot by documentary icon, the film takes place on location in Spain, Macedonia, Romania and India, as well as in Europe and in the USA during the Gypsy Caravan concert tour created by World Music Institute. The movie is directed by Jasmine Dellal

Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty