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ART AND CULTURE - June 2019

Jun 2019

Dec 18, 2019

Playhouse Theatre to Reopen After 20 Years

A historic Manchester theatre that has stood empty for decades is set to stage its first production in 20 years.
The Playhouse Theatre in Hulme was named last year in the Theatres Trust's list of venues "at risk" of demolition or redevelopment.
But the Grade II-listed building will reopen with a Christmas production after the space was taken over by community co-operative NIAMOS.
Dating back to 1902, it hosted shows by Nina Simone during its heyday.
Originally named the Hippodrome, the theatre became the Grand Junction Theatre in 1905, and finally the Playhouse in 1950.

Dec 17, 2019

Hiroshima Buildings to be Razed

Authorities in the Japanese city of Hiroshima have planned to demolish two buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bomb, but some locals want them preserved as landmarks.
The two buildings, built in 1913, were first used as a military clothing factory, and later as a university student accommodation, reports the BBC. They were also used as a makeshift hospital after the Second World War bombing.
In 2017, authorities found the structures - now publicly-owned - were highly likely to collapse in a strong earthquake. As the buildings are not in use and not open to the public, the local government decided they should be demolished by 2022. A third building at the site will be preserved, and its walls and roof will be repaired and reinforced to protect it from earthquakes.

Dec 13, 2019

Financial Aid for Holding Art, Cultural Events

Delhi is likely to witness more numbers of poetry, literature and art events in the days to come, with the city government rolling out a new scheme under which financial assistance will be offered to eligible non-government organisations for organising such cultural events.
Under the scheme, non-government bodies would get opportunity to avail financial assistance up to Rs. 25 lakh for an event, depending on its merit, or for a planned set of cultural events spread across one full year.
Each grant will be sanctioned after evaluation by a five-member committee chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the arts and culture portfolio in Delhi. The amount sanctioned will depend on factors such as type of event, scale of the programme, artistes, location and tenure of event.

Nagaland Hornbill Festival Attracts 2.69 Lakh Visitors

The Hornbill Festival, an annual function showcasing the culture, arts, handicrafts and food of Nagaland, attracted a record 2,69,811 visitors this year, a significant rise in footfalls, compared to the previous year. The 10-day event was organised to showcase the tradition and culture of the 27 tribes of Nagaland.
Organised by the state government, the annual showpiece tourism event provides a platform for promoting cultural heritage and inter-tribal interactions. The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of Nagaland and display its extravaganza and traditions.

Dec 10, 2019

Netflix Leads Pack as Apple Lands First Nod

Apple Inc's TV news drama The Morning Show scored three Golden Globe nominations, putting it in the running for its first major Hollywood awards as a new player in the crowded streaming market.
Digital video pioneer Netflix Inc dominated the field, landing 17 nominations in TV categories plus 17 more for movies, including leading contenders Marriage Story and The Irishman.
The Golden Globe winners, determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will be announced at a red-carpet ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2020.

Dec 08, 2019

Vienna Opera House Stages First Opera by Woman

In a historic moment, Olga Neuwirth's Orlando is all set to become the first Opera to be opened by a woman. Staged at the Vienna opera house was Olga's adaption of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.
The piece reportedly deals with duality and trans identity. Over its 150 years of existence, the Vienna State Opera has seen several star performers and has also experienced unique historic moments in its incredible musical journey.
However, the one significant accomplishment it was yet to fulfil is staging an opera that was written by a woman.

Ancient Site Older than Göbeklitepe Unearthed

The latest archeologic excavations in southeastern Turkey discovered an ancient site older than Göbeklitepe, known as the oldest temple in the world.
İbrahim Özcoşar, the rector of Mardin Artuklu University, said that the discoveries at Boncuklu Tarla (Beaded Field) in the southeastern province of Mardin resemble those unearthed in Göbeklitepe, an archeological site located in the southeastern Şanlıurfa province, and even 1,000 years older.
The excavation work began in 2012 at the Boncuklu Tarla in Dargeçit district that dates back to the Neolithic period.
The area is known to have been home throughout history to the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Romans, Seljuks, and Ottomans, among others.
This area is important in terms of being one of the first settled areas of humanity and shows that the first people to have settled here were believers.

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