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Yerzhanov's The Owners wins Grand Prix at International Film Festival in Lebanon
Yerzhanov's The Owners has won the Grand Prix at Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon.
03 December 2014
Taylor Swift ditches Spotify after blockbuster release
Taylor Swift, whose new album may be one of the top-selling works in years, has pulled her music from Spotify in a blow to the streaming service.
04 November 2014
Kazakhstan native named best young German actor
A native of Kazakhstan conquers German theater stage.
25 October 2014
Artist in southern Kazakhstan draws healing paintings
An artist from Kazakhstan’s Shymkent Bakhytbek Talkambayev claims that his paintings can heal.
24 October 2014
Che photographer Burri dies aged 81
Swiss photographer Rene Burri, celebrated for his portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso, died Monday in Zurich aged 81.
21 October 2014
'Glass ship' Vuitton museum kicks off art-rich week in Paris
Emerging from the woods at the edge of Paris like a glass ship, the hyper-modern Louis Vuitton art museum was inaugurated on Monday.
21 October 2014
Kazakhstan's Maria Mudryak stars in Donizetti's Elixir of Love in Italy
Maria Mudryak from Pavlodar, northern Kazakhstan will perform the leading role in famous Gaetano Donizetti’s opera The Elixir of Love.
12 October 2014
Kazakh star violinist with no violin
What is the price of art? Who is to support this promising Kazakh violinist?
11 October 2014
Zadok Ben-David presents breathtaking The Other Side of Moon exhibition in Astana
An Israeli artist based in London Zadok Ben-David has introduced his unique exhibition The Other Side of Midnight at the National Museum in Astana.
27 September 2014
Кazakh piano virtuoso Oleg Pereverzev plays in air
Kazakhstan’s virtuoso pianist Oleg Pereverzev has played Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee suspended in the air.
26 September 2014
Leading soloists of Astana Opera to train in La Scala Academy
Leading soloists of Astana Opera Zhupar Gabdullina and Dina Khamzina have gone to training courses to the Vocal School of world-renowned La Scala theatre.
26 September 2014
Iran photographer pays price for artistic freedom
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian was over the moon when she won a 50,000-euro prize from a French foundation.
24 September 2014
Italy celebrates 80 years of national treasure Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren turned 80- a landmark birthday feted across Italy with celebrations of the beauty and talent of the country's revered cinema icon.
20 September 2014
Unseen Picasso letter -- with doodles -- on display in France
A previously unseen letter written by Pablo Picasso, complete with sketches, has gone on display in western France.
15 September 2014
Bone carvings exhibited in Kazakhstan
A Kazakh master has shown his artworks, including original bone carvings.
14 September 2014
Principal dancers of Bolshoi Theatre to perform in Astana Opera House
The principal dancers of Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow will perform in Astana Opera House for the first time ever on September 23.
12 September 2014
Stromae sees years before next album
Belgian singer Stromae says that he may need years to "heal" himself before recording a third album.
06 September 2014
Clooney to make film about British phone hacking scandal
George Clooney is to direct a film about the British phone hacking scandal, the studio behind the project announced Wednesday.
04 September 2014
Japanese Autumn Art Festival to be held in Almaty
The 4th International Art Festival Japanese Autumn will be held in Almaty on September 8-9, 2014.
04 September 2014
Japanese war film shocks, thrills Venice film fest
Japanese war film "Fires on the Plain" has both thrilled and shocked Venice film festival.
03 September 2014