Roots
Subhra Guha- Indian under spotlight
As one of the finest women vocalists of the Hindustani classical musical comes to Paris for her concert, we put Subhra Guha under spotlight.
photo courtesy: Théatre de la Ville Paris
Subhra is considered as an exponent par excellence in her rendition of thumri of poorab ang as well as her toneful and powerpacked khayal. As has been marked by many, she combines the three virtues of Hindustani classical singing- vidya, raagdari and gayaki*- into one.
Pavakathakali- Puppet theatre from Kerala
Glove puppet theatre, as a way of recounting stories, exists almost everywhere in the world since a long time. In India too, various forms of puppet theatres exist- gloves, shadow and string puppets telling the folklores and local legends- from Rajasthan's Kathputli to Kerala's Pavakathakali.
courtesy: Jean-Luc Larguier
'Pava' literally stands for puppets, 'katha' for story and 'kali' for play. Thus Pavakathakali becomes the puppet play of a story.
The Art of Adivasi India
With a population that is as strong as 60 million, it was only a matter of time before the artists from the so called tribal India came to the mainstream art world. There have been exhibitions showcasing their works from crafts to terracotta, paintings to sculptures, weaved clothes to masks, the forms of expression and ritual objects that have outgrown their utility.
photo Michel Urtado, Thiery Ollivier
The last major exhibitions that treated indigenous and folk art of India in its theme were 'Magiciens de la terre' in 1989 at Centre Pompidou in Paris and 'Other Masters' in 1998 in Delhi. The ongoing Exhibition 'Other Masters of India' at quai Branly Museum brings to forefront the art of adivasi and folk India.
When YSL meets the Maharajas- The models
Exhibition 'The Last Maharajas' is bringing together 60 models of Royal costumes from the 'Deepak et Daksha Hutheesing Collection' to showcase darbar* costumes from 1911-1947.
Abha. Silk with incrusted gold/ Abha. Soie, incrustations d’or
The exhibition is a collaborative effort of the Pierre Bergé- Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and The Hutheesing Heritage Foundation with Jérôme Neutres and Umang Hutheesing as the commissioners.
When YSL meets the Maharajas
The ongoing exhibition 'The Last Maharajas' at the Yves Saint Laurent- Pierre Bergé Foundation puts the focus on the costumes worn by the Maharajas during the last few decades of the British Raj and on Indian traditional clothing on a wider front.
India has a rich repertory of textile and traditions that dates back to thousands of years. Because of lack of much documentation on clothing from the Indus valley civilisation, the seeker has to rely on sculptures and scriptures from ancient times, travelogues of foreigners, some surviving models from various eras and works of some dedicated researchers etc.
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