BackThe TimeOut Mint Planner, 29 November 2012
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Bangalore
Theatre
Between the Lines
1 December
Nandita Das tries her hand at stage direction with this play set in contemporary India. The performance dwells on the flux between modernity and tradition, as viewed in the tensions that exist between “typical" married couples. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Nothing Like Lear
Till 2 December
Directed by Rajat Kapoor, Nothing Like Lear concerns itself with the life of a clown and the hazards that come with the job. An old clown has not stopped crying for days because his beloved has left him. But he still has to don the garb of good cheer and perform before his king and the royal family.
3.30pm/7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, II Phase, JP Nagar. Tickets, ₹ 200, available on www.indianstage.in and in.bookmyshow.com. For details call, 9886334291.
Around town
Project Cinema City: Research Art and Documentary Practices
1-2 December
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup And a Premier Show
Gallery walks
Madhusree Dutta, curator, the Project Cinema City: Research Art and Documentary Practices, will conduct a a gallery tour on Sunday. On Saturday, there will be a walk with cultural studies scholar Lawrence Liang.
Timings vary. National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49, Palace Road. For details and the schedule, visit www.projectcinemacity.com
Art in the Open Source Age
30 November
The Centre for Internet and Society is hosting a talk and show by American artist and programmer Gene Kogan. The talk will be about the open source movement and how it has challenged longstanding assumptions about art practice. Kogan’s talk will examine this outlook and attempt to resolve some practical issues.
5-7pm. The Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, IInd Stage. For details, call 40926283.
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Music
Tidal Wave
1 December
Opus, Bangalore’s little patch of Goa, is inviting ‘patraos’ and wannabe ‘patraos’ to party with the Goa-based band, Tidal Wave. They’ll play pop, rock, reggae, Goan and club hits.
9pm. Entry and cover charge, ₹ 720. Opus, 4, 1st Main, Chakravarthy Layout, Palace Cross Road. For reservations, call 9844030198.
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Chennai
Around town
Art Therapy Retreat
2/9/16 December
Tia Pleiman is an art therapist living in Auroville, Puducherry. Her therapy focuses on self-expression, creative exploration, interpersonal communication, building community, and individual and group empowerment. The workshops being organized are open to counsellors, psychologists, social workers, educators, therapists, trainers and NGO staff.
10am–4pm. Apparao Galleries, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd street, Nungambakkam. Fee, ₹ 3,750 for three days (inclusive of lunch and tea). For details, call 9840774659 or 9790779872.
Dance
5 December
Na Maargam represents pure Bharatanatyam but also exemplifies the contemporary classicism of Sree Bharatalaya, a centre for learning Bharatanatyam. The dance will be performed by Priya Murle, Krithika Subrahmaniam, Priya S. Dixit and Prabha S. Dixit, and choreographed by Sudharani Raghupathy.
6.30pm. Music Academy, 168, TTK Road. For details, call 8754502185.
Theatre
Water
30 November– 2 December
Water is the official English translation of the Tamil play Thanneer Thanneer. Written by the late Komal Swaminathan, it is the story of the arrival of a stranger in the water-starved village of Athipatti, and how he stirs things up.
7.15 pm. Museum Theatre, Pantheon Road, Egmore. Tickets, ₹ 150, ₹ 250 and ₹ 400, available on www.indianstage.in
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Lots of Love
4 December
The Protein dance company takes everyday issues and analyses them through idiosyncratic and distinctive dance theatre. ‘Lots of Love’ is about love, wanting and connectedness in the Internet age. The production is a razor-sharp commentary on our Facebook society.
7.30pm. Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, 7, Shenstone Park, 13/1 Harrington Road, Chetpet. Tickets, ₹ 50 (for students), ₹ 100, ₹ 200 and ₹ 300, available on www.in.bookmyshow.com and and www.indiastage.in
By Nandini Reddy
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Art
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