The Mint Planner, 05 September 2014
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
OTHERS :
Bangalore
Theatre
Revolution 2020
11 September
Written by Chetan Bhagat, and directed for stage by Prithvi Aradhya, Revolution 2020 is the story of three childhood friends who struggle to find success, love and happiness in Varanasi. They find it difficult to achieve their goals in a society that favours the rich and corrupt. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, ₹ 200, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
Touching And Moving
11 September
Directed by Vinod Ravindran, Touching And Moving is about Anand Narayan, a writer whose stories begin to come to life. While this might be a writer’s dream come true, it can get fairly confusing when the stories begin to control reality.
8pm. Jagriti Theatre, Ramagondanahalli, Whitefield (41242879). Tickets, ₹ 250, available on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 9964571957.
Music
As We Keep Searching and Space Behind The Yellow Room
6 September
As We Keep Searching is a post-rock/ambient band from Gujarat, headed by vocalist Uddipan Sarmah. Bangalore-based group Space Behind The Yellow Room will open the concert.
9pm. The BFlat Bar, 776, Indiranagar. Tickets, ₹ 300, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 25278361/41739250.
Film
Hungry For Change
5 September
Directed by James Colquhoun and Laurentine Ten Bosch, Hungry For Change is an exploration into the weight-loss industry. The film-makers interview health writers and medical experts, along with presenting real life stories of people who are ill or overweight. Polish raw food specialist and practitioner of natural hygiene Maciek Kolbusz, and his wife Kriti Sachdev, a certificate holder in nutrition from University of Virginia, will be present for a Q & A session after the screening.
6pm. Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur. For more details, call 9886599675.
Theatre
Stand-up comedy
7 September
Comics Richa and Sumukhi will perform sketches based on politics, hushed up fantasies, and even on the affair next door. It’s easy to relate to these two ladies as they bring to the fore everyday incidents in their Bollywood style.
7.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar (41231340). Tickets, ₹ 300, available on www.bookmyshow.com.
Music
Rayal Sequeira
10 September
Rayal Sequeira began studying classical guitar at the Bangalore School of Music when he was 10. He had already started learning the block flute from the time he was 6. He continued for 10 years and has been graded in both the instruments. A finalist of the National Fingerstyle Competition hosted by Konark Reddy, Sequeira is one guitarist you can’t ignore.
9pm. Opus, 4, 1st Main, Chakravarthy Layout, Palace Cross Road. Tickets, Rs110. For details, call 9844030198.
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Art
Manifested Ratios
Till 4 October
Astha Butail’s solo exhibition includes wall installations, sculptures, a video and an interactive project. The artist uses the square as a focal point, and compresses lines into various polygonal shapes.
11am-7pm (Tuesdays closed). GallerySKE, 2, Berlie Street, Langford Town (41120873).
By Priyadarshini Nandy
Chennai
Around town
Rock Stock
6 September
The beach rock festival will see seven bands, including Avial, Junkyard Groove, Thermal And A Quarter, Skrat, Franks Got The Funk, Between Recess, and Girish and the Chronicles. There will be activities like adventure sports, food and beverage counters, memorabilia and a flea market.
Noon. Chariot Beach Resort, East Coast Road, near Mamallapuram. Tickets, ₹ 500, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 3,000, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
Theatre
Four Rooms
6-7 September
Four Rooms is an over-the-top comedy that takes viewers through the adventures of a bellboy who happens to be the only employee present in a hotel on New Year’s Eve. Written by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino for a feature film, it has been adapted for stage by director Michael Muthu. Entry for those aged 18 and above. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
7.15pm. Museum Theatre, Pantheon Road, Egmore (28193238). Tickets, ₹ 200, ₹ 300 and ₹ 500, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
Art
Karuppu Art Collective exhibition
Till 30 September
10am-6pm (Tuesdays closed). Varija Art Gallery, DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu, East Coast Road (24462435). Prices, ₹ 50,000 onwards.
Around town
Nappa Dori
6-13 September
Nappa Dori’s range of handcrafted leather luggage and accessories will be presented in Chennai for the first time. The range showcases Nappa Dori’s laptop bags, iPad covers, document sleeves, handbags, satchels, overnight bags and trays in leather.
11am-8pm. The Amethyst Room, Chamiers, Chamiers Road.
Art
Sounds of Silence
Till 28 September
An exhibition of 44 works by Yusuf, Sounds of Silence presents the artist’s explorations into the origins of the various facets that make up Indian thought. Yusuf’s paintings are linear, with a complex use of lines in space to represent infinite variations.
11am-8pm. Apparao Galleries, Wallace Garden, Nungambakkam (28332226). Price ranges from Rs15,000 to Rs7.2 lakh.
By Nandini Reddy
Delhi
Theatre
Wizwits
5-7 September
Wizwits is a stage adaptation of The Witches by celebrated children’s writer Roald Dahl. Scripted and directed by Lushin Dubey and Bubbles Sabharwal, the show brings to life the fantasy world with its magic potions, sorcerers and evil designs, using LED lights to create 3D effects.
6pm; also 12.30pm (Saturday and Sunday). ShowShaa Theatre, Kingdom of Dreams, Sector 29, Gurgaon (0124-4528000/0124-66770000). Tickets, ₹ 850 and ₹ 1,100, available at the venue.
Pakistan Aur Alzheimer’s
6 September
This play takes a satirical look at Partition, the historical event that changed so many lives. Written and directed by M. Sayeed Alam, Pakistan Aur Alzheimer’s is about a 90-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer’s who recalls Partition and its effects in a humorous and factually incorrect manner. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
7pm. Alliance Française, 72, Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Estate (43500200). Tickets, ₹ 300, ₹ 400, and ₹ 500, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
Art
Flâneur In Old Delhi
Till 8 September
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is hosting a mixed-media exhibition by Ravinder Dutt. The artist revisits the lanes and by-lanes of Old Delhi as a flâneur to discover stories that have long been forgotten. The show includes archival prints on canvas, installations, old photographs, and perfume bottles from the Mughal era.
10.30am-6.30pm. Matighar, IGNCA, 11, Man Singh Road (23388341). Click here for details.
Music
Arijit Singh—Live in concert
6 September
Playback singer Arijit Singh emerged on the music scene as one of the top six contestants on the television reality show Fame Gurukul. He gained popularity with his songs in Aashiqui 2 last year. Singh has since lent his voice to popular Hindi films like Barfi!and Chennai Express.
7pm. Talkatora Stadium, Talkatora Gardens, President’s Estate. Tickets, ₹ 1,500, ₹ 2,500 and ₹ 3,500, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
Art
Amour Fou
Till 5 October
Artist Deepjyoti Kalita showcases his first solo show titled Amour Fou, which means “uncontrollable passion" in French. His works are reflective of the mundane reality of human relationships in this age of unapologetic individualism, reckless consumerism, and overbearing technology.
11am-7pm. Art Gallery Latitude 28, F-208 G/F, Lado Sarai (46791111).
Theatre
The Virtuous Burglar
5-6 September
A burglar breaks into a house but is interrupted by two couples, both of whom are accompanied by someone else’s spouses. Dario Fo’s famous one-act play The Virtuous Burglar comes alive on the Indian stage. Directed by Avijit Dutt, the play is a satire on bourgeois hypocrisy.
7.30pm. The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road. Tickets, ₹ 100, ₹ 250 and ₹ 350, available on www.bookmyshow.com.
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Around town
Parallel Nippon—Contemporary Japanese Architecture (1996-2006)
Till 30 September
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