A solo violin recital by Swiss musician and composer Paul Giger. He will perform his composition ‘Chartres’, which is inspired by the secrets and magic of the famous cathedral of Chartres in France. The seven-part composition will describe the pilgrim’s path through the cathedral: from the crypt through the labyrinth and the crossing into the sanctum sanctorum. The programme is being presented by the Swiss Arts Council in association with The Cathedral Church of the Redemption, Delhi Music Society and Spic Macay.
6.30pm. The Cathedral Church of the Redemption, 1, Church Road, North Avenue (23094229).
Suhas Vyas
20 November
A Hindustani vocal recital by Vyas, who is a renowned artist in his own right, and is the son and disciple of Padma Bhushan Pandit C.R. Vyas.
7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333).
Art
Shadow Boxing
Until 23 November
A collection of 60 black and white photographs by Shahid Datawala that focus on the blend of various architectural spaces in the city of Mumbai.
Daily 11am-7pm. Gallery Art Motif, F-213C, Lado Sarai (42664343).
MUMBAI
Art
Within the Walls
Ongoing
Abir Karmakar paints his canvases with a technique that would make the old masters of oil painting proud. What might unsettle them (and his viewers) are the self-portraits Karmakar paints of himself—playing male and female roles in intimate settings. This exploration of alternative sexuality, deviance and gender roles is not meant for the easily offended, particularly since Karmakar is a gifted painter who knows how to paint startlingly life-like figures and scenes.
10am-6.30pm, Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm, Saturday. Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, 2, Sunny House, 16/18 Mereweather Road, behind Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba (22023030).
Around town
Japanese food festival
14 November
In its second year, the organizers of the Indo-Japanese festival want Mumbaikars to get familiar with sake, sushi and plenty of other Japanese food. The Sake Dinner has Sake Master and president of Akashi Sake Brewery Kimio Yonezawa talking about the rice liquor.
7pm-midnight. San:Qi, Four Seasons, 114, E Moses Road, Worli (24818000). Rs3,200 per head.
Theatre
The Laboratory
15 November
Joy Fernandes is on a mission to avenge her mother’s death. Her enemy is a multinational pharmaceutical company that used her mother as a guinea pig for a drug trial without warning her about the probable side effect, heart failure. Shivani Tibrewala’s ‘The Laboratory’ looks at how Fernandes, a young doctor, must contend with a scheming uncle, an abusive father, a mentor who, as it turns out, was the mastermind behind the drug trial, and a pharmaceutical company with too much pull to be taken through the motions of a court trial.
6.30pm. NGMA, Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Colaba (22881969). Tickets, Rs100.
Music
Rakesh Chaurasia
16 November
The front-ranking flautist performs Hindustani classical morning ragas at Pancham Nishad’s monthly sunrise concert series, ‘Prathaswar’.
6.30am. Ravindra Natya Mandir Open Foyer, Sayani Road, Prabhadevi (24312956).
Film
Grin Without a Cat
19 November