The TimeOut Mint Planner, 08 February 2013
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Bangalore
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Bookalore
9 February
Children can get busy reading with Bookalore, a book club that is being launched by a collective of writers and illustrators. At the launch, children will get a chance to meet some of the authors and illustrators and buy their books.
10.30am-1pm. Hippocampus, 525, 16th Main, 3rd Block, Koramangala. For details, call 25630206 or email bookalore@gmail.com.
Early learning pedagogies
8 February
Sutradhar, an educational resource centre, will host an open forum on the different pedagogies in pre-school learning. Speakers will discuss three approaches: the Montessori method that goes back more than 100 years, the Reggio Emilia technique which evolved among working-class families and focuses on learning from the environment, and the Waldorf education system that believes in learning through imitation. Speakers will include Nandini Prakash of the Indian Institute of Montessori Studies and Latha Madhusudhan, founder of a Waldorf-inspired pre-school—both in Bangalore—and Smitha Mallya, co-founder of the Bangalore Steiner School.
4-6.30pm. Ashirwad, St Mark’s Road, the lane opposite State Bank of India. For details, call 25288545.
Art
Till 28 February
A collection of recent works by H.S. Manjunath and Ranjan Paul, who have been named artists of the month by the gallery, is on display.
10.30am-6pm (Sundays by appointment). Galerie Third Eye, F-2, Epsilon Villas, Yemlur Main Road. For details, contact Jasmine Khanna at 9845585235 or visit thirdeye-art.com
Music
Confluence of Zakir Hussain with Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
8/10 February
Tabla legend Zakir Hussain, banjo exponent Bela Fleck and double bassist Edgar Meyer have been navigating the terrain of music with complete ease, shifting between classical, bluegrass and world music. The trio has travelled the world performing, jamming and creating new sounds. At this concert, there will be hints of this experimentation, including their innovative triple concerto for banjo, double bass and tabla.
6.30pm. Shilpa Kala Vedika (8 February) and Bishop Cotton Boys High School (10 February). Tickets available at in.bookmyshow.com; prices vary.
9 February
Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, is an Indian playback and pop singer. At Unmaad 2013, the cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, KK will perform hits from his first album, Pal, and other chart-toppers.
6.30pm. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Bilekahalli, Bannerghatta Road. Tickets, ₹ 549, ₹ 799 and ₹ 1,249, available at in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 26582450.
Fireflies Festival of Music
10 February
This festival has become synonymous with good music and good food. There’s all kinds of music: indigenous, international, established, unheard, and jazz with tribal folk. The artiste line-up includes Bahh Band, Vedanth and Bindu, Spinifex, Sangeet Sadhana, Emam and Friends, Sufi and qawwali artistes from Kutch, Talavattam, Floyd Fernandes and more.
Noon onwards. Fireflies Inter-Cultural Center, Dinnepalya Village, Kanakapura Road, Kaggalipura. For details, call 28432725. Tickets, ₹ 550, available at the venue and at www.indiantstage.in
Trendslaughter Fest III
10 February
This fest brings together old school, extreme, underground metal with a line-up of international and local bands. At the third edition, the headliners will be Singapore’s Blood Division. There will be bands such as Mumbai’s Solar Deity, Necrodeity from Kolkata and three bands from Bangalore—Dying Embrace, Shepherd and Witchgoat.
4-10pm. #8, Second floor, Allied Grande Plaza, Magrath Road, Ashok Nagar. Tickets, ₹ 700 (inclusive of a complimentary beer), available at the venue.
Photography
Magnum ke Tasveer: Magnums Vision of india
9 February-1 March
Magnum and Tasveer come together to present an exhibition of photographs documenting Indian society. The selection offers an introduction to Magnum’s archive and ongoing engagement with India through eight Magnum photographers: Abbas, Werner Bischof, Marilyn Silverstone, Bruno Barbey, Steve McCurry, Olivia Arthur, Ferdinando Scianna and Raghu Rai.
10am-6pm (Sundays closed). Tasveer Gallery, Sua House, 26/1, Kasturba Cross Road. For details, call 40535217.
Dance
Yatra—The River of Life
11 February
At this performance, Chitra Arvind will present her contemporary dance work Yatra—The River of Life. It explores the events in the lives of two friends, Samatha and Laukika, who set off on an adventure with the impetuous idea of “just journeying down the river". The work attempts to question identity and existence through the meandering of these two protagonists.
6.15pm. Unnati Centre, Temple Road, Sadananda Nagar, NGEF East. For details, call 25384642.
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