Nightingales, or “Bulbuls”, hold a special place in Persian culture, with their song representing a spiritual seeker, yearning for union with the divine. Their passionate songs are often directed towards the rose, symbolising both earthly beauty and the divine beloved and highlighting the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. GemArts launches Masala Festival 2025 with Songs of ...
Set in the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Nima, a schoolteacher, faces scandal when an explicit video featuring another woman who looks exactly like her surfaces online. In an effort to clear her name, she travels to the south of the country in order to find her doppelgänger, Meto, only to learn that Meto has disappeared. Locals soon start believing that Nima is in fact Meto’s ghost...
Baadal Dvaar se Nazar (A Glimpse Through the Cloud Door), is an original experimental work by William Rees Hofmann featuring Benedict Taylor, where sarod meets viola. It explores both tradition and solitude through the dhrupad idiom on the sarod, and openness and experimentation through explorations of consonance, dissonance, harmony, timbre, and resonance on the viola. Inspired by the soundtracks...
An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship. Film Director, Prasanna Vithanage, winner of over 35 international and national awards, is regarded as one of the most talented and influential filmma...
At a time when discussions around migration have become especially critical, this curated programme takes a closer look at displacement and diasporic experiences, from rural communities in South Asia to urban centres in the Western world.