Singapore Gifts Show (SGS) is Singapore’s dedicated gifts trade event showcasing top gifts, premiums, lifestyle products and services from around the region and beyond. Attended by ready local and international trade buyers and corporate visitors, SGS b
Some 100 respected dealers from around the globe converge on the Palm Beach County Convention Center for the American International Fine Art Fair. The exquisite works on display range from Egyptian antiquities to Old Master paintings to jewellery, armour,
Ten individual titles and one team title are up for grabs at the Alpine World Ski Championships, organised biannually by the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS). Around 350 participants from 60 nations take part in the competition, which moves in 201
Founded in 2003, the annual Madrid Fusión fair celebrates the latest trends, developments and innovations in the culinary world. The groaning board of events includes lectures, competitions, wine tastings and master classes led by top chefs from around t
“The question for dancers is always: Can we fly?” observed choreographer Jean-Christopher Maillot. Fledgling dancers competing for the Prix de Lausanne certainly hope their careers will take off here. Open to non-professionals between the ages of 15 a
Shiva, the Destroyer, was the original Lord of the Dance. In his most familiar incarnation, as the graceful Nataraja, his steps represent the creation and destruction of the cosmos. The exquisitely carved statue in one of Elephanta Island’s sixth-centur
Some 80,000 tourists converge on Kuwait to attend the annual Hala February festival. The month-long event features cultural activities, such as a series of parades, entertainment and organised functions, and also provides a paradise for shoppers, with sho
“Que c’est triste, Venise, aux temps des amours mortes!” Chansonnier Charles Aznavour’s melancholy reflection on love and death in Venice captures the morbid beauty of La Serenissima in winter. When grey skies hang like a pall of lead above the Ca
Québec brightens the shortest days of the year with a fortnight of revelry in its annual Carnival. Presided over by Bonhomme, a snowman mascot, this stately city becomes a snowy wonderland with ice sculptures, torchlight parades, winter sports, and parti
Even the Grimm Brothers’ Brave Little Tailor might have been daunted by the gigantic dimensions of Dusseldorf's premier fashion event. Formerly known as CPD Signatures, The Gallery takes place twice a year in the Areal Böhler, 12,500 square metres of n