DELHI
Around town
Papa CJ and Friends with Paul Zerdin
7 October
Master ventriloquist Paul Zerdin’s artistry in portraying a trio of very different co-stars, who are as contrary and unmanageable as they can possibly get, is amazing. His India tour has been organized by comic Papa CJ, who will also be performing in the show. This is the first of a series called Papa CJ and Friends, which will continue into next year.
NCUI auditorium, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon, Siri Fort Road. For details, visit www.papacj.com
Art
Rites of Passage
Till 20 October
Sovan Kumar’s show about transition and transformation is dedicated to trucks. The inspiration for this series, as the exhibition note says, was the lines of trucks that Kumar saw pass through his village in Orissa. For him, a truck isn’t just a cumbersome, noisy machine that takes up too much space on the road, it’s a metaphor for change or, more specifically, something that heralds change.
11am-7pm, daily. Art Konsult, 23, Hauz Khas Village (26531819).
Photography
Illustration of Life and Flatland—A Landscape of Punjab
Till 20 November
Back to the roots: A picture of Punjab by Max Kandhola.
The first two parts of a trilogy of works by British-Asian artist Max Kandhola. The first is a documentation of his father’s fight against a terminal disease, while the second series comprises unpeopled pictures of Punjab, the place where Kandhola’s family originates from.
11am-7pm. Photoink, MGF Hyundai Building, 1, Jhandewalan, Faiz Road (28755940); (Metro) Jhandewalan.
Music
Hindustani instrumental:
Anindya Banerjee
6 October
A sarod and sursringar recital by Banerjee, who is a disciple of Dhyanesh Khan, Aashish Khan, Bahadur Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. It is part of the HCL Concert Series.
7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43662026).
Crimson Rock
8 October
Z3 Shirts and Rolling Stone magazine present a salute to Deep Purple, one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. Hosted by Luke Kenny, the tribute tour’s gig features Crimson, which comprises Gaurav Balani and Aditi Singh Sharma.
They will be joined by Parikrama percussionist Dilip Ramachandran, Prabir Sekhri (of Blue Breakfast and Drift) on the keyboard, Vasav Vashisht (vocalist of Prestorika), Robin Mathew (vocalist of Five8) and guitarist Bhaskar Gurung of True Colours.
F Bar and Lounge, The Ashok hotel, Chanakyapuri, entrance from Niti Marg (26111066). For entry charges and timings, call the venue.
Theatre
Cut…Cut…Cut
4 October