Category: CULTURE
KOREA RISES
TIn “KOREA RISES,” Beverly Andrews explores South Korea’s remarkable cultural ascent, spotlighting the K-Music Festival and the Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” exhibition in London. The review highlights Jaram Lee’s innovative Pansori adaptation of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, symbolizing the nation’s resilience. Through vivid imagery and personal reflections, the piece underscores South Korea’s transformation into a global cultural powerhouse.
Austin’s SXSW festival 2022
The festival which shows the gentler and more progressive side of Texas returns. SXSW, after a two-year hiatus, mounts its first in-person event and is bigger and better than ever before.
Korea’s Musical Moment
London once again plays host to the annual K music festival. It is a festival which presents some of the most innovative musicians playing anywhere in the world today.
Shubbak 2021 – A Journey Through the Arab World
The Shubbak Festival in London, a biannual arts festival which highlights the work of artists from throughout the region seeks to challenge misconception aobut the Middle East.
L’histoire des Ossètes
Peuple ancien héritier des Alains, les Ossètes ont traversé conquêtes, déportations et divisions territoriales sans jamais parvenir à se libérer de la tutelle de leurs puissants voisins. Entre une Ossétie du Nord intégrée à la Russie, une Ossétie du Sud rattachée à la Géorgie et une diaspora vaste et dispersée, leur histoire est celle d’une fragmentation politique, linguistique et religieuse au cœur du Caucase.
SXSW the World’s most unique festival
Ultimately the 2021 edition of SXSW festival was a roaring success and in many ways showcased the fact that this festival is a great opportunity to instigate cultural conversations across the boundaries of artistic disciplines.
The Phusiris women: Bolivian musicians challenging social mores
The Mujeres Phusiris challenge ancestral prohibitions by reclaiming Andean wind instruments traditionally reserved for men. Through their music, they re-signify Aymara-Quechua tradition, confront patriarchal norms, and become protagonists of a cultural revival rooted in memory, identity, and feminine resistance
Femmes Phusiris : Résonances d’une mémoire andine
Les Mujeres Phusiris brisent les interdits ancestraux en s’appropriant les instruments à vent andins, traditionnellement réservés aux hommes. À travers leur musique, elles re-signifient la tradition aymara-quechua, défient le patriarcat et deviennent les protagonistes d’un renouveau culturel qui relie mémoire, identité et résistance féminine.