Mumbai/Bombay, New Delhi, Bangalore and Calcutta are not only among the mega-cities of the world, but they also represent increasingly important cultural and intellectual centres. Here, a whole new world of images, sounds and gestures is evolving and gaining in significance outside India as well. Bollywood, Bhangra Beat and Asian Dub are influencing the global pop culture to an increasing extent, a lively contemporary art and theatre scene has developed in the past few decades, and India has become home to a large number of outstanding intellectuals and authors. State-of-the-art technology and ancient forms of culture meet and merge in India. In Autumn 2003, the House of World Cultures will present this new forward-looking India as a culture which is as popular as it is intellectual, and it will make it the center of an aesthetic, cultural-political and post-colonial debate.

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The 1st. NYC Underground Comedy Festival is the only major stand up comedy festival in New York City this year. The festival is a three night affair which is both an industry and consumer event. Headliners include nationally recognized names such as Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Norton and Bill Burr, featuring Chelsea Peretti (VH-1 "Bad Hair Day) and Wendy Spero (Comedy Central) plus up and coming stars such as Carmen Lynch (Last Comic Standing) Also showcasing many New York City's best unknown comedians along with many very special guests.

Thursday October 9th, Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street New York, NY 8:00 pm

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