Arts and Entertainment Archives

MUSIC-TRINIDAD/TOBAGO: Indian Rhythm Widens Racial Divide

Racial tension between Blacks and Indians has long defined the pattern of politics, business, education and just about every other facet of life in this two- island nation at the tip of the southern Caribbean.

CULTURE-IRELAND: A Country Loosening Up

By IPS Correspondents

Irish society, which for decades seemed to be obsessed with sexual morality as a proxy for all morality, is becoming more liberal in its view of what people can read and see.

CINEMA-ZIMBABWE: The Flame Is Extinguished

By IPS Correspondents

Last week (Jan. 12), members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police armed with a search warrant invaded the office of Harare's Black and White film company and seized negatives of the still to be completed film 'Flame'.

CINEMA: The Everyday Tensions of Immigrant Life in France

By IPS Correspondents

On the surface, the new film by director Karim Dridi, 'Bye-bye', might seem a companion piece to Matthew Kassovitz' race drama 'La Haine' (hatred).

CULTURE-INDIA: Have Money, Will Marry

By IPS Correspondents

Indians are celebrating weddings in style -- forking out fortunes to make them memorable.

ARTS-JAMAICA: Fresh and Trendy, Art Gains Followers Abroad

By IPS Correspondents

A new trend towards greater diversity in styles and themes is gaining wider esposure and prestige abroad for Jamaica's abstract and intuitive artists.

CINEMA-LATIN AMERICA: Co-productions, the Key to Survival

By Mario Osava

The going has been tough for Latin American film makers in recent years, but the key to survival for the industry may have been found in expanded cooperation, many believe.

CINEMA-USA: Men! Not Just Black Men

By IPS Correspondents

Is it race or is it gender?

CULTURE-JAMAICA: Artists Unite to Create Ultramodern Arts Complex

By IPS Correspondents

The Jamaican government has given its nod of approval for the construction of a world class performance arts complex here which is expected to rake in millions of dollars in much needed foreign exchange.

CULTURE-RWANDA: Boogy the Blues Away

By IPS Correspondents

Sun City Disco, Black and White, Zenith, Cosmos, Turbo, Panafrica and New Cadillac; they are becoming household names for many young citizens in francophone Rwanda, where nightclubs are mushrooming.

CULTURE-CHINA: Ghost City of the Eternal Emperor

By IPS Correspondents

Ever since Qin Shi Huang unified China with the sword and established the Dynasty of Qin more than 2,000 years ago, he became troubled with his own mortality.

ARTS-CZECH REPUBLIC: More Museum than Art

By IPS Correspondents

Entering Prague's new Veletrzni Palac Art Museum, which took 10 years and 38 million dollar to build, visitors wonder whether they have come to the right place.

MUSIC-ERITREA: Using Music to Promote Unity

By IPS Correspondents

Peace in Eritrea, after a 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia, has been a mixed blessing for muscians here.

MUSIC: Mutterings Among the Boys in the Band

By IPS Correspondents

In the complex world of the Jamaican music industry local bands get very few breaks on their own and back-up artists have yet to reap the rich rewards earned by the top stars of reggae and dancehall.

BOOKS-AUSTRIA: New Book on Rightwing Political Leader

By IPS Correspondents

The policies of Austria's leading rightwinger, Joerg Haider are laid bare in a new book published here - intended to spotlight the rising menace of political extremism.

THEATRE: London Goes Continental

By IPS Correspondents

The new trend in London's world of theatre is to seek inspiration from theatre in continental Europe - or simply "Europe" for those Britons who don't consider themselves belonging to that part of the world.

MUSIC-USA: Reverend Green Comes Back to Soul

By Farhan Haq

Few soul singers have been as widely loved and popular as Al Green, but in recent years he has been forgotten by the wider public.

CRAFTS-RWANDA: Craftsmanship Pays

By IPS Correspondents

Desperate to survive while waiting for their war-shattered economy to find its feet again, many Rwandans are eking out a living through the informal sector.

CULTURE-GHANA: Has PANAFEST Heard its Last Drumbeat?

By IPS Correspondents

The cultural event that seemed a perfect vehicle for keeping alive the flame of cultural linkages between black Africa and its Diaspora, is in danger of being doused.