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.
Japanese war film shocks, thrills Venice film fest
Japanese war film "Fires on the Plain" has both thrilled and shocked Venice film festival.
ArbatFest-2014: From public art to visual library
For the fifth year artists, musicians and actors from Kazakhstan and abroad transform Almaty into a magical and mysterious realm of art and wonder.
Ballet dancer of Bordeaux National Opera to perform in Astana
Astana residents and guests will have a great opportunity to enjoy Romeo and Juliet ballet by Sergei Prokofiev directed by French choreographer Charles Jude.
Madonna clothing, lyrics to hit auction block
Madonna memorabilia including nude photographs of the Queen of Pop will go on sale in November at an auction.
Disquieting times for Malaysia's 'fish listener'
Harun is one of Malaysia's last "fish listeners," and he and his apprentice son are believed to be the only active practitioners of this art.
Italian-American opera star Licia Albanese dead at 105
Licia Albanese, an Italian-American soprano who for more than a quarter century starred at the Metropolitan Opera in NY, has died at age 105.
'Turtles' outmuscle Stallone, Schwarzenegger at box office
The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained in top spot at the North American box office this weekend.
Film on 1597 victory against Japan breaks Korean records
A film depicting a famous 16th century naval victory against Japanese invaders has set records at the South Korean box office.
Sarajevo Film Festival marks 20th anniversary
The Sarajevo Film Festival opens to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Kazakh The Owners film enters Toronto Film Festival program
Kazakhstani movie The Owners directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov is in the lineup of the Contemporary World Cinema program of the Toronto Film Festival.
Jasmine and smoke: the allure of Greek summer cinemas
A whiff of jasmine, cigarette smoke and the shadow of a cat darting across the silver screen -summertime in Greece means open-air cinema
China enlists film prostitute for cultural battle
"Ninja Turtles" in box office romp
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" romped to the top of the US box office, dethroning "Guardians of the Galaxy" in their first weekend in theaters.
'Hamlet' hits Havana on global Shakespeare birthday tour
A tour of "Hamlet" aiming to celebrate William Shakespeare's 450th birthday brought the legendary bard to thousands gathered in Havana.
Giant public artwork divides opinion in Sydney
A giant Japanese-designed public artwork that will straddle Sydney's main street was unveiled, dividing opinion with supporters saying it will boost the city's reputation and critics calling it "stupid".
Maillot brings sexy 'Shrew' to scandal-hit Bolshoi
Shakespeare's 16th-century Padua is a far cry from Jean-Christophe Maillot's scintillating new "Taming of the Shrew" at the Moscow Bolshoi.
Central Asia's biggest Choreography Academy to open in Astana
Kazakhstan National Academy of Choreography will open in April 2016 in Astana.
Van Dyck discovered by British TV programme fails to sell
A lost Van Dyck painting spotted on a British television programme failed to find a buyer at a Tuesday auction despite estimates it would fetch 1,000 times its original price.
Art superstar Koons unveils life work in New York
Jeff Koons, one of world's highest paid artists, unveils his life work in New York on Friday, a chance to understand why his art is so celebrated, so loathed and so expensive.
