Bangalore
Around town
IESL DOTA August League
3-5 August
India e-Sports League (IESL), a professional and amateur video gamers’ league, and Xtreme Gaming, a New Delhi-based gaming marketing and e-sports management company, are bringing together the country’s best gamers (across games and platforms) to compete in a series of monthly online league events, apart from the India Tour and a pro circuit segment. Popular game titles such as Defense of the Ancients (Dota) and Fifa 12 will be organized over three days from Friday. Counter Strike 1.6 will be held from 17-19 August and Tekken (fighting games) on 25-26 August. There will be cash prizes.
To participate or watch matches live online, visit iesl.in
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Crustacean @ Szechwan Court
8-19 AugustCrustaceans take centre stage at the Szechwan Court this fortnight as chef Liang Cheng offers patrons the chance to sample delicacies such as stir-fried lobster with ginger zest, scampi in Chongqing sauce, and crab with dried chilli and celery.
7-11.30pm. Szechwan Court, The Oberoi, 37-39, MG Road (25585858). Prices, Rs 975-1,700 per person,
taxes included.
taxes included.
Book launch
4 August
Arthi Anand Navaneeth will share thoughts on her book Have You Seen This? at this launch event. Published by Tulika Books, the children’s book is available in different language combinations such as Malayalam-English and English-Kannada for Rs 85 each, and has wacky illustrations by Roomani Kulkarni. It depicts a mixed-up world where crows cook, chairs jump, doors run, flowers talk and trees fly.
4.30pm. Atta Galatta book store, 75, 2nd Main, Koramangala 1st Block (30181626). The book can be purchased on tulikabooks.com/book_details.php?mid=2&c_id=2&s_id=10&b_id=294
Kitsch Mandi
5 August
At the next edition of Kitsch Mandi, the hub for indie designers and all things kitschy, look out for T-shirts from Bang My Head, handmade soaps from Malai, graphic print clutches from Pink Jalebi, and footwear inspired by trucks and autos from Color Tree. This time around, the flea market will host a Garden Goodies special: There will be painted pots from IndoGreens, colourful watering cans from Green Essence, and kitchen garden herbs, seeds and saplings for sale. Local bands and The Riddler Project will play a live electronic set. Illustrator, animator and visual artiste Shilo Shiv Suleman will conduct a workshop, “Book By Its Cover”, on journalling and bookmaking in Bangalore.
1-11.30pm. Pebble, Princess Riding Academy, Palace Grounds, opposite Hero showroom. Registration fee for the workshop, Rs 1,200 per person. To register email at shilo1221@gmail.com. For details, visit www.facebook.com/Kitsch.Mandi, email at kitschmandi@gmail.com or call 9845026141.
Music
Sharik Hasan Organ Trio
3 August
This jazz performance will feature the Sharik Hasan Organ Trio comprising Sharik Hasan on piano, Adrian D’Souza on drums and Sanjay Divecha on guitar.8.30pm. B-Flat, 776, 100-Feet Road, Indiranagar, 2nd Stage (42414000/25278361). Entry, Rs 300.
A Tribute to Indian Media—80s’ Cinema, Ad Films, Short Films, Serials and Music by Nucleya
4 August
A month-long celebration of music, art and culture, dubbed the “Time Capsule” by CounterCulture, will begin with music by Nucleya ((Udyan Sagar), a co-founder of the band Bandish Projekt, on Saturday. Nucleya’s music has often frequented the playlists of BBC Radio 1. Having worked on high-profile remixes, including a track for Zoya Akhtar’s film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and a remix of the Scottish bhangra group Tigerstyle’s next release, Nucleya will play his signature style drum ’n bass, dub and glitch.
8.30pm. CounterCulture, 2D2, 4th Cross, Dyavasandra Industrial Area, Whitefield (41400793). Entry, Rs 600.
Dance
Bharatanatyam
4 August
Dance academy Srinivasa Kala Nilaya will host an annual day performance in which over 30 students from the 18-year-old academy will present performances in Bharatanatyam as well as folk dances. The programme will also feature a show in which the parents of students will perform folk dances from Kerala.
6pm. ADA Rangamandira, 109, JC Road, opposite Ravindra Kalakshetra (22219388).
Theatre
Star Spangled Girl
5 August
Written by Neil Simon and directed by Syed Inamullah, the play is a love triangle between Andy, Norman and Sophie. Andy and Norman are radicals working hard to make a living at their anti-establishment magazine Fallout, while Sophie is a former Olympian swimmer who moves into an apartment next to theirs. Norman falls in love with her, but his feelings go unreciprocated. Meanwhile, Sophie is hired by Andy to keep Norman happy (and the magazine going). Soon enough, she falls in love with Andy, despite their opposing political views. 1 hour, 40 minutes.
4pm/7pm. Alliance Française, 108, Millers Tank Bund Road, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar (41231345). Tickets,Rs 200, available on www.indianstage.in
and in.bookmyshow.com
Treadmill
5 August
Treadmill explores the personal journeys of people from small towns, and the awkwardness they face while living in a city—through the metaphor of a treadmill. The comedy speaks of the various instances in people’s lives where they seem to be running constantly without getting anywhere. The play dwells on relationships—between a husband and wife, a mother and child, travellers in a train, and several others. This production will also feature as an official selection at the first Festival of Contemporary Theatre in Paris next year. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
3.30pm/7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Children aged 8 and above can watch the play. Tickets, Rs 150, available on www.indianstage.in
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Chennai
Around town
Adiperukku & Ayyanar Festival
Till 10 August
Adiperukku, on the 18th day of the Tamil month Adi (July-August), celebrates the onset of the monsoon, with terracotta figurines and offerings being taken in a procession to an Ayyanar shrine. The festival also features Silambattam folk performances (till 5 August) and an exhibition of Pata scroll painting by Radha Chitrakar (till 10 August).
10am-6pm. DakshinaChitra, Muthukadu, East Coast Road (24462435).
Music
Ranganathan Trio
4 August
The Ranganathan trio, comprising brothers Ajay on violin, Ravi on German cello and Theo on piano, had their initial classical music training at the Conservatory of Tours in France under Xavier Richard and, more recently, under Vincent Lecoq of Trio Wanderer. At this concert, they will present pieces from Western classical music.
7pm. Edouard Michelin Auditorium, Alliance Française de Madras, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).
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Dance
Shobana’s Krishna
9 August
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha will present actor and danseuse Shobana in ‘Shobana’s Krishna’, where classical, folk and film dance come together to create a unique production to spread the teachings of the Hindu god.6.30pm. Narada Gana Sabha, Mowbrays Road, Alwarpet. Tickets, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 (couple), available on www.indianstage.in
By Nandini Reddy
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Delhi
Art
Act and Accomplish
5-11 August
This event featuring installations, performances, discussions and lectures is the culmination of a two-week international residency by six participating artists and curators—artists Abhishek Hazra and Aditya Pande, German artists Julia Prezewowsky and Kym Ward and curators Rattanamol Singh Johal and Barbara J. Scheuermann. The aim was to research the idea of performance as staging and as accomplishment, and how the culture of the art market might have an effect on the artist’s persona and the reception of the work.
10am-6pm, live performances from 3-5pm. Nature Morte, A-1, Neeti Bagh (41740215).
Hiroshima Exhibition: Genbaku no zu
6-19 August
An exhibition of paintings made by the Japanese couple Iri Maruki and Toshi will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.The 15 paintings, known as Genbaku no zu, were made between 1950 and 1982. The animated film On a Paper Crane (Hiroshima Ki Kahani) will be screened too.
11am-7pm. Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV (26442967). For details, visit
www.jfindia.org.in
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Kino Is the Name of a Forest
4-28 August
This show will display the recent works and videos of Paribartana Mohanty, winner of the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (Fica) Emerging Artist Award, 2010. Mohanty taps into popular cultural perceptions to focus on how the lens shapes our vision of the world. He explores this most directly in the video ‘Apparatus’, in which a camera stands in a barren landscape, in an endless loop of clicks and flashes. The centrepiece video, ‘Kino Is the Name of a Forest’, will be screened in both 2D and 3D. Mohanty creates a sense of depth by superimposing images of antique cameras from a museum he visited during his residency, with other images. 11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53, Defence Colony (46103550).
Dance
SBKK Ballet Festival:Krishna
6-11 August
In the run-up to Janmashtami, the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK) will organize the annual performance of its ballet Krishna. The first half of the dance-drama is dedicated to episodes depicting Krishna as a folk hero; in the latter half, we see him as the war strategist. The ballet is directed by SBKK director Shobha Deepak Singh.
6.30pm. Kamani
Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg (43503351). Tickets, Rs 300 and Rs 500, available at the venue.
Music
Adil & Vasundhara + Manzil Mystics
3 August
“Impromptu—Wired for Sound”, the 10th annual celebrations of The YP Foundation (previously the Youth Parliament), feature performances by Adil & Vasundhara and Manzil Mystics. Guitarist Adil Manuel and vocalist Vasundhara Vidalur usually perform R&B, jazz and French songs. Manzil Mystics has been founded by three former students of Manzil, a Delhi-based NGO working for youth empowerment.
7.30pm. Amaltas hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333). Limited passes available at the programme desk.
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Hyderabad
Around town
Iftar buffet
Till 20 August
Arena, the all-day dining restaurant at Taj Deccan, is offering an Iftar buffet during Ramzan. Guests can break their fast with honey-dipped dates and watermelon, followed by traditional Hyderabadi dishes such as haleem (both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian varieties), paya shorba, biryani and the dessert qubani ka meetha.
7-11pm. Arena, Taj Deccan, Road No.1, Banjara Hills (30512844). Buffet price, Rs 650 per person, plus taxes.
Dance
Sri Venkatadri Vaibhavam
4 August
Chennai group Abinaya Natyalaya’s latest production, Sri Venkatadri Vaibhavam, is a multilingual, multimedia dance ballet feature on Lord Venkateswara. The ballet is a blend of religion, music, dance and visuals chronicling the greatness of the Tirumala hills in Tirupati.
7pm. Hari Hara Kala Bhavan, SD Road, Secunderabad.
For passes, contact 66335533.
By Yogendra Kalavalapalli
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Kolkata
Music
Revisit: The Bards of Bengal
4 August
Singer Monomoy Bhattacharya and sarod player Debojyoti Bose will come together in this musical collaboration to present their rendering of Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti. They will be accompanied by Pintu Ghatak on guitar, Rishi Chatterjee on tabla and Rohon Bose on percussion.
7.30-9pm. Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani. Tickets, Rs 100 and Rs 200, available at the venue.
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Theatre
Kolkata Utsav
Till 22 AugustThe group Natadha is presenting the 38th edition of this annual festival. On 5 August, there will be a seminar by actor Koushik Sen and the staging of plays ‘Bhitorer Mukh’ and ‘Ebong Socrates’. On 8 August, the book ‘Ghor Bahir’, a compilation of Tagore’s plays staged in India and abroad, will be released. A discussion with theatre personalities Bibhas Chakraborty and Suman Mukhopadhyay will follow. The finale: the play ‘Ceasar o Cleopatra’.
Timings and venues vary. Tickets, Rs 20, Rs 40 and Rs 60, available at the venues. For details, call 9433767806.
By Indranil Bhoumik
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Mumbai
Around town
Potions and Poisons: Chai and Why
5 August
Venom is not just a killer of prey, it might also be a painkiller. K.S. Krishnan, a professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, will give a presentation on the different kinds of venom and, specifically, on how cone snail venom contains bioactive compounds that could help manage pain.
11am-1pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu (26149546).
Bay Beat Collective
3 August
DJs Kris Correya, Sohail Arora and Raffael Kably return with an incredibly fun dance set that will feature everything from drum ’n bass, glitch hop and dubstep to funk and minimal sounds.
10.30pm-1.30am. blueFROG, New Mahalaxmi Mills Compound, opposite Empire Mills,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs 500.
Art
Flora and Fauna
Till 13 August
Animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi and gallerist Tarana Khubchandani are presenting an exhibition of around 2,000 lithographs of birds, butterflies and plants dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries by English ornithologist John Gould, painter and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Vishnu Prasad, Samuel Benjamin Warner, and others. 10am-7pm. Till 4 August at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, Colaba (22844484). From 6-13 August at Gallery Art and Soul, 1, Shiv Sagar Estate, Madhuli, opposite Nehru Tarangan, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli (24965798).
Theatre
The Price (Everything Must Go)
7-8 August
The play, based on Arthur Miller’s The Price, is about two brothers who have been estranged for more than 15 years and meet for the first time in order to sell off common property—a loft full of old furniture in a Bandra house where they grew up. The two men have had contrasting careers—Walter is a highly successful surgeon, Victor a poorly paid policeman with the Brihanmumbai police department. There is a great deal of resentment between the brothers because of the choices they have made in the past. 2 hours.
9pm (on Tuesday) and 6pm/9pm (on Wednesday). Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle—West (26149546). Tickets, Rs 125, available at the box office (26149546) and on in.bookmyshow.com
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Music
Hipnotribe + Shkabang
4 August
It’s all about electro, pop, rock and disco with alternative rock band Hipnotribe. The band, formed in January 2008 by brothers Naresh and Paresh Kamath, comprises Kurt Peters, Abhijit Nalani, Sankarshan Kini, Sanket Athale and Tejasvi Rao. At this gig, Hipnotribe will team up with Bollywood singer and former Viva girl Anushka Manchanda and her band Shkabang.
10.30pm-1.30am. blueFROG, New Mahalaxmi Mills Compound, opposite Empire Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs500.
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