Celebrations and festivals

Photo of a concert audience holding up phones to record a performance on stage with bright lights in the background.
TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA

Our need for true connection is giving rise to phone-free spaces

Phone-free events are on the rise: is the tide turning from the false intimacy of screens towards true social interaction?

by Joelle Renstrom

Ancient artefact with gold sun, moon, and stars on a dark blue-green background, likely depicting an early astronomical observation.
WONDER AND THE SUBLIME

Bronze Age people looked to the skyscape to navigate their lives

Long before stargazing helped humans navigate the Earth, the skyscape gave Bronze Age people mystery and wonder

by Kata Karáth

A person in colourful costume with a yellow and blue headdress, blue fluffy accessories and a white feather boa.
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS

Behold the fearsome beauty of Rio’s other carnival, on the outskirts of town

A film by Ben Holman and Neirin Jones

A man with his eyes closed leaning his head against a golden object in a dimly lit setting.
SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Close-ups on the faces of Spanish Holy Week convey the rapture of group ritual

Directed by Menno Otten

Hand touching a detailed wooden totem pole carving with traditional painted designs; clear blue sky in the background.
RITUALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Restored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth

Directed by Christopher Auchter