The Mint Planner, 25 August 2017
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
Delhi
Around town
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30 August
You’ll only find out who the performers are at this comedy show once you get there.
8.30pm. Monkey Bar. Pocket C 6 & 7, Vasant Kunj (41095155).
Theatre
Dark Borders
26-27 August
The play explores the devastation that families suffer during times of political and social disruption. Mapping the lives of people who exist on the margins of society, Dark Borders has been inspired by Saadat Hasan Manto’s essays. Hindi. 1 hour, 15 minutes.
7pm (Saturday)/4pm (Sunday). Stein auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road. Tickets, Rs200, Rs350 and Rs500, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com
Art
Swadeshi Art
28 August-15 September
The exhibition will showcase 35 rare oil paintings, lithographs and oleographs from the 19th century. Among these are oleographs of Bamapada Bandyopadhyay, litho prints of the Calcutta Art Studio and Kansaripara Art Studio.
11am-7pm. 29, Block D Hauz Khas Road (26868558). Price, Rs65,000 to Rs15 lakh.
By Sohini Sen
Mumbai
Art
The Surface Of Things: Photography In Process
Till 19 September
The Bhau Daji Lad Museum is hosting a show on the birth of analogue photography, featuring 50 works of contemporary artists Uzma Mohsin, Srinivas Kuruganti, Sukanya Ghosh and Edson Dias.
10am-5.30pm (Wednesdays closed). Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Ambedkar Road, Byculla East (23731234).
Theatre
Angels In America
26/27/29/30 August
Grappling with the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers are caught between life and death. This NCPA-National Theatre live screening from London is in two parts. The first part, on 26 and 29 August, is 3 hours, 45 minutes. The second part, 4 hours, is on 27 and 30 August.
5pm. National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point (66323737). Tickets, Rs512, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com
Around Town
The Ice and Fire Festival
Till 31 August
Inspired by the hit series Game Of Thrones, Irish House has introduced cocktails like The Iron Throne, Flame & Shadow, Whitewalker, Cersei’s Sangria and Seven Kingdoms.
Noon-1am. Across all Irish House outlets. Prices, starting from Rs395.
By Shweta Upadhyay
Bengaluru
Art
Layers
26-27 August
Padmaja Chandrasekhar’s 21 monoprints reflect the human inclination to constantly add or shed layers. Part of the proceeds will go to the non-profit Deutsche Cleft ABMSS, which works for children with cleft lips and palates.
5.30-8pm (Saturday) and 11am-7pm (Sunday). Gallery Manora, 100 Feet Road, 1st Stage, Indiranagar. Price, starting from Rs19,000. For details, call 9148365444.
Around Town
Swartaal Classical Music and Dance Festival
31 August-3 September
Organized in collaboration with Whitefield Rising, this four-day cultural festival will showcase performances by artists such as singer-actor M.D. Pallavi, Bharatanatyam exponent Praveen Kumar and Kathak dancer Ipsita Misra.
3pm/6pm. Jagriti Theatre, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield. Tickets, Rs250 and Rs400, available on in.bookmyshow.com
By Shivani Kagti
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