The Mint Planner, 29 January 2016
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
NEW DELHI :
DELHI
Around town
The Weirdass Pajama Fest
31 January
Vir Das, Papa CJ, Neeti Palta, Jonathan Atherton, Sunil Pal and Raju Srivastava are scheduled to perform in the third edition of this stand-up comedy festival that is held across cities. The Capital will see two shows: Kings And Rajas Of Comedy and On The Pot With Vir Das.
6pm/8pm. Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg. Tickets, ₹ 700, ₹ 900, ₹ 1,500, ₹ 1,750, ₹ 2,000 and ₹ 2,500, available on in.bookmyshow.com
Smritiyaan
2-3 February
The Pandit Chaturlal Memorial Society is organizing its annual series, Smritiyaan. On 2 February, there will be a jugalbandi between Abhijit Pohankar (keyboard) and Pranshu Chatur Lal (percussion), followed by a mohan veena recital by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. On 3 February, Pandit Shubhendra Rao (sitar) and Saskia Rao De Haas (cello) will share the stage for a jugalbandi. This will be followed by a Kathak recital by Pandit Deepak Maharaj.
7pm. India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43662024).
Art
Ganesh Pyne & Lalu Prasad Shaw: Two Faces Of Bengal Modernism
The Kolkata-based CIMA Gallery will celebrate the divergent expressions of two stalwarts of Bengal modernism: Ganesh Pyne and Lalu Prasad Shaw. The show will have 33 works by Pyne and 23 by Shaw.
10am-8pm. Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre.
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Theatre
Derriere La Porte (Behind The Door)
31 January
In this silent performance by drama troupe Cie Tour de Cirque, an ordinary day for a waiter at the Petit Café turns magical when he falls in love with a passer-by. What follows is seduction and a case of mistaken identity. Will this love story have a happy ending?
2.30pm. Alliance Française, KK Birla Lane, 72, Lodhi Estate.
By Chanpreet Khurana
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Art
Embodiment Of The Sublime
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