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East meets West: The traditional Gandrung dance of Banyuwangi meets raptor courtship as the Prehistoric Body Theater reimagines the Acheroraptor’s final days in 'Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda'.
East meets West: The traditional Gandrung dance of Banyuwangi meets raptor courtship as the Prehistoric Body Theater reimagines the Acheroraptor’s final days in 'Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda'.
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‘Ghosts of Hell Creek’: Echoes of mass extinction and a call for harmony

The piece transports audiences into the prehistoric world, just before the Chicxulub asteroid struck earth 66 million years ago. At the heart of the story is the Acheroraptor, one of the last dinosaurs to walk the planet.

6 days ago
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From youth to rhythm, Sarawak’s twin celebrations of sustainability and culture

From rainforest dialogues to global rhythms, Sarawak is hosting two of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic events, the Rainforest Youth Summit 2025 (RAYS) and the Rainforest World Music Festival 2025 (RWMF) this week, charting a bold, intergenerational vision for sustainable tourism, environmental leadership and cultural connection in the heart of Borneo.

1 week ago
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‘The Hidden Treasures of Sudjana Kerton’: Remembering for tomorrow

Amid today’s digital art surge, the exhibition, running from June 11 to 26, invites us to reflect on Indonesia’s history through his powerful, timeless works.

2 weeks ago

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Partially shredded Banksy painting to go back on sale

The artwork -- now called "Love is in the Bin" -- will be offered for sale by the London auction house on October 14, with an estimated selling price of £4-6 million ($6-8 million, 5-7 million euros).

3 years ago
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Looking far ahead: Artist uses robotic insects as mementos for future generations

Using robotic fireflies, an artist portrays the Earth in its most collapsing form.

3 years ago
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Below a pyramid, a treasure trove sheds new light on ancient Mexican rites

Over 100,000 artifacts from the tunnel have been cataloged so far, ranging from finely-carved statues, jewelry, shells, and ceramics as well as thousands of wooden and metallic objects that mostly survived the passage of time intact.

3 years ago
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Final curtain for 'wayang potehi'? Maintaining a unique Chinese-Indonesian art form

As the last puppeteers of the wayang potehi traditional art form enter their twilight years, they worry that the younger generation won’t pick up the torch to carry on the uniquely East Java performing art.

3 years ago
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Colonial-era architectural heritage at risk in Tunis

In the centre of Tunisia's capital, dilapidated colonial-era art deco and art nouveau buildings face demolition as heritage preservation falls prey to a lack of planning and eager developers.

3 years ago
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Balinese artist Andre Yoga’s provocative mindscapes describe a nation in crisis

Contemporary artists' role within society is especially vital during periods of social and political upheaval. Their sensitivity, observation skills and mastery of visual languages inform the public of critical issues demanding attention.

3 years ago
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Ancient vicuna wool shearing tradition lives on in Peruvian Andes

At daybreak on a freezing cold day high in the Andes, dozens of Peruvian peasants clamber up a mountainside to carry out a centuries-old tradition of shearing the highly-prized wool off vicunas, which are relatives of the llama.

3 years ago
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Decrepit Ankara theme park tells tale of Turkey's turmoil

The decaying dinosaur toys outside the abandoned theme park tell the tale of grand ambition, waste and troubles facing the long-ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

3 years ago
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Diving among ancient ruins where Romans used to party

Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples.  

3 years ago
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Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped up whole in Paris art installation

Workers have already erected some of the scaffolding around the 50-meter high, 19th century arch to set it up for the silvery blue, recyclable plastic wrapping, which will be on view between Sept. 18 and Oct. 3.

3 years ago
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Well-preserved skeleton sheds light on culture in ancient Pompeii

The body of the man, believed to be in his 60s, was found in a tomb which dated to the final decades of Pompeii, before it was destroyed by the Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD.

3 years ago
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Latvians take to the water for distanced concerts

Organizers said there were around 1,500 people on the water, and 3,500 more watching from the shore, while the stage was located on the shore and two floating bars in the lake sold beer and cocktails.

3 years ago
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Senegal architects enraged after historic Dakar market is bulldozed

Senegalese architects expressed their anger on Friday after bulldozers razed the famed Sandaga market, a sprawling hub of informal trade in the heart of Senegal's capital Dakar.

3 years ago
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Banksy shows off his British seaside 'spraycation'

In recent years, the Bristol artist, who cleverly maintains the mystery of his identity, has kept the attention of the contemporary art world with his social commentaries and causes -- migrants, opposition to Brexit, denunciation of Islamist radicals -- as well as stirring the excitement of the moneyed art markets.

3 years ago
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Final chord: royal piano restorer sells lifetime's collection

Winston's entire collection is now being sold off at auction, with estimates that some individual instruments could go for up to £60,000 each.

3 years ago
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Berlin festival amplifies underrepresented Indonesian voices

KAUM Festival, organized by Berlin art collective Soydivision, aims to highlight marginalized Indonesian communities in the German capital during the month of August.

3 years ago
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Sixty years ago: when the Berlin Wall went up

In the early hours of Sunday, August 13, 1961, communist East Germany's authorities began building the Berlin Wall, cutting the city in two and plugging the last remaining gap in the Iron Curtain.

3 years ago
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After 60 years of Indian rule, Goa's disappearing Portuguese legacy

Across Goa, a tiny coastal state once administered by Lisbon, there is little appetite for the territory's 450 years of European heritage after a few short generations of Indian rule.

3 years ago
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The dirndl: a dress for past and present

Its folksy appeal has now made the historic dirndl and other traditional outfits a key part of Austria's clothing industry, about 70 percent of which is exported, according to the Chamber of Commerce.

3 years ago
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Sendok Kreatif: Empowering Balinese culinary entrepreneurs during the pandemic

Born as a response to the pandemic Sendok Kreatif (creative spoon) is a new local initiative empowering the Balinese community by encouraging creative thinking to build sustainable micro-businesses.

3 years ago
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Egypt papyrus makers keep tradition alive despite tourism slump

Today, Al-Qaramus has 25 farms trying to make ends meet by selling papyrus, compared to around 500 prior to the revolution, according to farmer and artist Said Tarakhan.

3 years ago
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Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists

The new findings add to increasing evidence that Neanderthals, whose lineage became extinct about 40,000 years ago, were not the unsophisticated relatives of Homo sapiens they been long been portrayed as.

3 years ago
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Amsterdam substitutes 'Pride Walk' for canal parade in 25th anniversary of Gay Pride

Saturday's Pride Walk was billed as chance for Amsterdammers to not just have a party but to actively participate and show their support for LGBT rights under threat in the Netherlands and around the world.

3 years ago
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Egypt's ancient King Khufu's Boat is moved from Giza pyramids to a new home

The 4,600-year-old vessel, also known as the Solar Boat, was moved to the nearby Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), due to be inaugurated later this year.

3 years ago
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Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt's grand new museum

Egypt has transported the Pharaoh Khufu's intact solar boat dating back some 4,600 years to the country's soon to be unveiled grand museum, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday.

3 years ago
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Hip-hop dream thrives in India's largest slum

After India's largest slum defeated the pandemic, some of its young residents pulled out their phones to write, shoot and release a triumphant rap video.

3 years ago
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Djibouti's hidden rock art offers window to the past

From a distance, the black cliffs appear featureless, scorched by a blazing desert sun. But up close, the basalt reveals engravings of giraffe, ostrich and antelope made 7,000 years ago.

3 years ago
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Big screen is back at Locarno Film Festival

Founded in 1946, Locarno is one of the world's longest-running annual film festivals and focuses on auteur cinema.

3 years ago
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Venezuelan refugee orchestra back together after Argentine lockdown

The group -- made up of Venezuelans who fled their country's economic crisis to Argentina -- is preparing for a performance of the Symphonic Little Prince, a symphony they created during the lockdown, and that they released on disc at the end of July.

3 years ago
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Barbie debuts doll in likeness of British COVID-19 vaccine developer

Sarah Gilbert, a 59-year-old professor at Oxford University and co-developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, is one of six women in the COVID-19 fight who have new Barbies modeled after them.

3 years ago