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ROW Installation by TUNDRA artist collective. Photo: TUNDRA

Bright Ideas: Get A Glimpse Of The Upcoming Mumbai Light Festival

The event launches with an exhibition of new media artist collective TUNDRA's installation 'ROW'

Author: Festivals from India · 15 Sep 2022

Festival Management
Production and Stagecraft
Programming and Curation

Ziro Festival of Music. Photo: Mohit Sharma

The Insider’s Guide: Ziro Festival Of Music

Expert advice on how to best navigate and make the most of the popular music festival

Author: Festivals From India · 07 Sep 2022

Programming and Curation

Eadyth and Mangka perform their song ReRaReHei at St Giles Church, Wrexham

Enter Ziro Focus: A Portal Against All Odds

How the pandemic forced artists and cultural organisations to reimagine festivals and collaborations

Author: Anupam Chakravartty · 30 Aug 2022

Digital Futures
Festival Management

Guitarist Warren Mendonsa and founder Farhad Wadia perform at Independence Rock. Photo: Mahindra Independence Rock

Independence Rock Is Back!

The Mumbai music festival will return with its 28th edition in November 2022

Author: Festivals From India · 24 Aug 2022

Festival Marketing
Programming and Curation

That’s Gold!: These Festivals Have Won the 2022 EEMAX Global Awards and WOW Awards Asia

Festivals won in categories such as Best Intellectual Property and Sustainable Event of the Year

Author: Festivals From India · 16 Aug 2022

Festival Marketing
Programming and Curation

An illustration by The Queer Muslim Project. Artwork: Brohammed

How To: Organise A Queer Festival

From reaching out to the right audiences to dealing with insensitive comments, here are things you need to know when putting together an LGBTQ+ festival

Author: Chahak Agrawal · 16 Aug 2022

Audience Development
Diversity and Inclusion
Festival Management

Apply For The South Asia Festivals Academy’s Beginners’ Course

The 10-week programme is open to entry-level and early-career professionals from the festivals sector

Author: Festivals From India · 11 Aug 2022

Audience Development
Creative Careers
Festival Management

Dance Bridges. Photo: Arunangsho Chatterjee / Dance Bridges

Festival In Focus: Dance Bridges

The director of the contemporary dance festival tells us what to expect at this year's hybrid edition

Author: Aarya Bhavsar · 09 Aug 2022

Digital Futures
Festival Management
Programming and Curation

Q&A: Shubha Mudgal

The singer-composer talks to us about her performance at the Mukta festival, the status of women in the Hindustani classical music eco-system and more

Author: Snehajaya Karanth · 29 Jul 2022