Terrific Terrence
In town to promote a reality show on dance, choreographer Terrence talks of foot work, films and foreign projects
His hands, eyes and even expressions say, naach naach ke duniya hila de. A dancer at heart, it seems his body moves in trance with the music. Better known as a choreographer and now a name synonymous with Dance India Dance, he is Terrence Lewis—the man behind those breathtaking and sensuous moves of Antara Mali in the movie Naach. Though the movie bombed at the BO, it sure left a dancer’s mark on 70 mm.

                                                                  Terrence Lewis

Rhythm & Rock
He finds energy in the melted form and then solidifies it through his sculptures. Chiselled with his sensitive hands, each piece captures the raw energy of life and a rhythm which is universal. Parminder Singh, the homegrown artist who has been part of almost all major exhibitions of the city and whose creations find a place at most happening art venues like Hotel Mountview, Kalagram and the Fine Arts Museum, Panjab University, is taking 15 of his new works to the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Madhuri, an exhibition of goldpatra jewellery, opens at Hotel Sunbeam on Thursday. Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Rising Star
Taal se taal mila
While her childhood chums indulged in filmy gossips about their favourite film stars, the suave, sober and sweet Sangeeta used to voice her admiration for classical dance icons like Birju Maharaj. Unlike many of them who dreamt to become a doctor or engineer, Sangeeta found her calling in classical music and dance. And now she  is all set to carve a niche for herself in this realm.

Object D' art
Paintings on the wall
Bhitti chitra artist Atma Das acquaints us with the tribal art form of Chhattisgarh
Chances are that we wouldn’t even have heard the name of Sona Bai had we not seen an invitation card from Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California at Government Museum and Art Gallery-10. It reads: The exhibition titled Sona Bai: Another Way of Seeing and curated by anthropologist and social scientist Stephen P. Huyler will begin on July 2 and continue till February 2010.

Atma Das and his work at the Govt Museum and Art Gallery

Christie’s latest craze
Auction house Christie’s will scale back its spring sales of Asian art in Hong Kong, yet the tighter, more cheaply-priced lots are expected to bring fresh confidence to a fragile market, its COO said on Thursday. The upcoming spring sales in Hong Kong, often seen as a weather vane for the Chinese art market, are expected to fetch $97 million in total sales this year — roughly a third of the tally last spring when a record $310 million of artwork was sold.

Road... to Cannes
Road Movie first Indian film to be picked up at Cannes market
With Bollywood heavyweights like, Kites, My Name is Khan and Kambakkht Ishq vying for attention at the Cannes market this year, Dev Benegal's Road Movie stole the thunder as the leading global sales agent Fortissimo Films has picked up its distribution rights.

Life jhinga la la
Aamir Khan, Kate Winslet may work together in Partition film
Superstar Aamir Khan is all set to team up with Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet in an international film based on Saadat Hasan Manto's famous partition story Toba Tek Singh, Femalefirst reported.

Echo friendly
Bollywood actor Hurman S. Baweja-starrer Echo of Eco, a documentary on global warming, was screened at the ongoing 62nd Cannes Film Festival. The actor says such films give creative satisfaction. Critically acclaimed director Pan Nalin has made the documentary and it was screened on Tuesday for select guests at Hotel Carlton.