Six years ago Capucine left her home in Paris to work for an NGO in India. After she finished her work she went to Jaisalmer–a desert city enclosed by a sandstone fort in western Rajasthan. There she met Pabu, a camel guide from the Bilu people of the Thar Desert. When they met she had… Read more »
There are some cultural differences to be expected when traveling in India: waste disposal and working sewers are not a priority, cows are an integral part of street traffic, it takes more than one person to book a train ticket and motorcycles are an adequate mode of transport for the whole family (at one time)…. Read more »
Our first stop in India: the Pushkar Camel Fair. Pushkar is a holy town by Lake Pichola, in the northern state of Rajasthan. Thousands travel to the fair to buy, sell and trade camels, horses and cattle in tents lining the desert dunes behind the town. The animals are decorated to look their best with… Read more »
For the costumes of The Australian Ballet’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, principal choreographer Graeme Murphy commissioned the creative force of Akira Isogawa. Known for his soft fluid designs and strong print concepts Akira’s aesthetic was the perfect choice to bring alive this story burning love and ill-fated destiny.