Vipasha Aloukik Pai

In Satish Alekar's latest play, Thakishi Samvaad, an elderly man living by himself finds fellowship in his last days. The acclaimed playwright wrestles—and makes the audience wrestle—with this simple premise in the most remarkable ways.

Female orchestral conductors take equality into their own hands. In conversation with Marin Alsop, Sian Edwards, Claire Gibault, Jeri Lynne Johnson and Rebecca Tong.

October 2021 will mark 50 years since John Lennon released ‘Imagine.’ We take a look at what inspired him and the cyclonic drifts that surrounded him before and after he wrote what would become a universal anthem for peace.

Shyam Benegal’s composer for most of his films, Vanraj Bhatia’s music has the unusual quality of being both loved and ignored at the same time.

As Chemould, the landmark contemporary art gallery in Mumbai, turns 60, we speak to Shireen Gandhy and Shaleen Wadhwana to understand how its rich archive is serving as the lodestar for curation and creation.

Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable plays are being screened at the NCPA and we're taking a look at the smarts and the sins of the man behind the words.

It is possible that Annapurna Devi was one of the greatest Indian classical musicians of our times, and yet only a handful of people have ever heard her perform.

As the Indian People’s Theatre Association turns 80, we explore the past and future of what began as a potent weapon in the fight for India’s independence.

For most of his career, British painter Lucian Freud was obsessed with the human form. Heavily impastoed and exceptionally realist, his paintings are polemical studies of the human condition.

Gastown, the oldest neighbourhood of Vancouver, is somehow also the youngest, and the merriest way to experience its schizophrenic charm is by exploring its numerous watering holes.

A conversation with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur—founder of the Film Heritage Foundation—about Buster Keaton and, among other things, the magic and madness of cinema.

A play about imperfect love in an imperfect world, Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs, with its searing honesty and slice-of-life humour, challenges one to think out of the box.

Preparation for the musical theatre gala at the NCPA, featuring excerpts from beloved musicals, is in full swing. We talk to the three stars from the West End – Daniel Bowling, John Owen-Jones and Lucie Jones – who are slated to have their maiden performance in India as part of the SOI Spring 2020 Season.

Catwoman and cabaret star, Helen of Troy and hell raiser, singer, actress and more, Eartha Mae Kitt was nothing if not an unbridled firecracker.

In 17th century Rome, Caravaggio was renowned for his spectacular paintings and notorious for his murderous mistake.