The world of entertainment

Published June 8, 2013
Martin Short and dancers perform a musical tribute to honoree Mel Brooks during the American Film Institute's 41st Lifetime Achievement Award Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles. — AP Photo
Martin Short and dancers perform a musical tribute to honoree Mel Brooks during the American Film Institute's 41st Lifetime Achievement Award Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles. — AP Photo
Honoree Mel Brooks, right, shakes hands with presenter Martin Scorsese. — AP Photo
Honoree Mel Brooks, right, shakes hands with presenter Martin Scorsese. — AP Photo
David Lynch and his wife Emily Stofle pose on arrival. — AFP Photo
David Lynch and his wife Emily Stofle pose on arrival. — AFP Photo
Producer and honoree Mel Brooks, right, greets actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. — Reuters
Producer and honoree Mel Brooks, right, greets actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. — Reuters
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform during the 7th edition of the International Ballet Festival in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on June 6, 2013. — AFP Photo
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform during the 7th edition of the International Ballet Festival in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on June 6, 2013. — AFP Photo
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform. — AFP Photo
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform. — AFP Photo
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform. — AFP Photo
Dancers of the Dominican National Ballet Company perform. — AFP Photo
Kenny Rogers performs at the 2013 CMA Music Festival at the LP Field on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Nashville,Tennessee. — AP Photo
Kenny Rogers performs at the 2013 CMA Music Festival at the LP Field on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Nashville,Tennessee. — AP Photo
Taylor Swift and Keith Urban perform. — AFP Photo
Taylor Swift and Keith Urban perform. — AFP Photo
A visitor walks as a pattern is projected onto the floor during the world premiere of a new work by the Paris based Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Sydney on June 7, 2013, as part of VIVID Sydney festival. — AFP Photo
A visitor walks as a pattern is projected onto the floor during the world premiere of a new work by the Paris based Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Sydney on June 7, 2013, as part of VIVID Sydney festival. — AFP Photo
Visitors gather on a pattern that is projected onto the floor during the world premiere of a new work by the Paris based Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Sydney. — AFP Photo
Visitors gather on a pattern that is projected onto the floor during the world premiere of a new work by the Paris based Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Sydney. — AFP Photo

From the celebration of ballet in Colombia to the showcasing of Japanese art in Sydney, here is a glimpse of the happenings in the world of entertainment.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...