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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

DELHI

Music

Ustad Sultan Khan + Begum Parveen Sultana

21 November

Organized by Spic Macay, this edition of the Music in the Park series of concerts features Ustad Sultan Khan, one of the finest sarangi players today, and Begum Parveen Sultana. From the Patiala ‘gharana’, she is one of the finest Hindustani classical vocalists today.

6pm. Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri (23414666).

Jazz Utsav 2009

21-22 November

The Utsav, which has been organized by Capital Jazz off and on since 1984, has become a much-looked-forward-to event in Delhi’s cultural calendar. This year, be prepared for the likes of a jazz supergroup comprising guitarist Wayne Krantz, bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Cliff Almond and saxophonist David Binney; and Beatlejazz, which is the brainchild of drummer Brian Melvin and, as the name implies, performs jazz versions of The Beatles classics.

6.30pm. Ficci Auditorium, Foundation House, Mandi House (23738760). Tickets, Rs500. Click herefor details. Tickets available at Steakhouse (Jor Bagh), Full Circle (N-Block Greater Kailash-I, Khan Market, Nizamuddin East), the Rock Street Journal office (Shahpur Jat) and, on the days of the shows, at the venue. Gates open at 6pm.

Dance

Yet Another Dawn

Positive thoughts: Nikolina Nikoleski in the solo dance drama Yet Another Dawn.

20 November

Nikolina Nikoleski, a dancer-choreographer trained in ballet, contemporary and Bharatanatyam, presents Yet Another Dawn, which symbolizes both a quest and final destination. The performance promises to combine diverse influences, and the different experiences of the artist herself. Her 30-minute presentation is based on a solo piece that she performed in Germany earlier

this year.

6.30pm. The Attic, 36, Regal Building (23746050).

Film

Bilal

24 November

Sourav Sarangi spent 14 months shooting the hardscrabble lives of Bilal, a three-year-old boy, and his blind parents. Then the Kolkata-based film-maker spent nearly two years shaping 160 hours of footage into an 88-minute narrative. The film reveals Bilal’s innocence in the face of grinding poverty and comes up with heart-tugging scenes of joy, frustration, anger and despair. The film won awards at several international and national festivals.

6.30pm. India International Centre auditorium, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

MUMBAI

Music

All jazzed up: Saskia Laroo.

Jazz Utsav

21-22 November

Jazz greats by the sea. The first day’s line-up includes Wayne Krantz, Anthony Jackson, Cliff Almond and David Binney; the Andrea Marcelli Trio and Saskia Laroo. The next day covers Beatlejazz, Eric Vloeimans Quartet, Nils Olav Johansen Quartet and Thaerichens Tentet.

Priyadarshini Park, Napean Sea Road, foot of Vikram Sarabhai Bridge (23637186). Tickets, Rs500 and Rs750. Available at Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda (43222727), Silkworks, Thadani House, Worli (24301127), Blue Frog, Lower Parel (40332300), Bhargava’s Musik, Bandra (26411842). Click here for details

Terra Naomi

26 November

In 2007, American singer-songwriter Terra Naomi was hailed as pop’s next-big-thing, and with good reason. Her home-made videos had made her YouTube’s fifth most subscribed musician of all time, her end-of-the-world-themed tune, Say it’s possible, had led Al Gore to invite her to perform at the London Live Earth concert (she played somewhere between Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica). She plays in Mumbai this fortnight.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Around town

Japanese Food Festival

Until 22 November

Maidoindia has organized Washoku 3, a Japanese food festival. You can taste sushi, sashimi, wasabi, dark soy and other Japanese delights over dinner.

Institute of Hotel Management, Veer Savarkar Marg, Dadar (West). Dinner, Rs1,000 per person. Call 9833451897 or 9769672728 or click here for dinner passes and details.

Bandra Food Festival

24-25 November

Restaurateurs who started out in, and grew from, Bandra will give back to their community by setting up stalls offering food that will be specialities for the festival as well as representative of their outlets.

7pm onwards. Bandra Gymkhana grounds, 42, St Andrew’s Road (26423521).

Theatre

Rhinoceros

20 November

Adishakti performs the famous Eugene Ionesco play in which a small-town everyman, criticized throughout for his drinking and tardiness, watches the other inhabitants of a town turn into rhinos.

6pm and 9.30pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle-West (26149546). Tickets, Rs200.

Film

Words Are Burning Us

23 November

Pascal Tessaud’s documentary is on slam poets in France. The screening will be followed by a slam poetry evening open to professionals and amateurs. Aniruddha Barde will also perform a French rap and a French slam.

9.30pm. Café Goa, Agnelo Building, Khadeshwari Mandir Marg, off St John the Baptist Road, near Mount Mary’s Steps, Bandra-West (9820919199).

Photography

Blue Book

Ongoing

In this new series of photographs, Dayanita Singh capitalizes on the propensity of daylight colour film to enhance blue tones in certain conditions. In the age of digital imaging, one may look at the 40 photographs in Blue Book and think Singh has finally succumbed to the temptations of Photoshop. However, despite the unnatural blue in some of them, none of these images have been tweaked with either filters or computer software. They are traditional prints taken using daylight colour film, selected from a contact sheet and printed from negatives.

From electric- to an almost-white blue, the different shades in the photographs are as real as they are illusory: These sights don’t exist as Singh shows them, except in her photographs.

10am-6.30pm (Monday-Friday), 11am-4pm (Saturday). Galerie Mirchandani+Steinruecke, 2, Sunny House, 16/18, Mereweather Road, behind Taj Mahal hotel, Colaba (22023030).

BANGALORE

Dance

Kathak

22 November

Every November, SurSagar, a Bangalore-based NGO that seeks to promote music though concerts, holds its annual festival, Varshikotsav. This year it features Kathak maestro Birju Maharaj. He will perform pieces that he has choreographed himself and that have now become de rigueur fare in Kathak.

10am-6pm. Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Vyalikaval, Malleswaram (23445810). For free passes, contact Ganjam, 148, Embassy Square, Infantry Road, opposite the police commissioner’s office (22261826).

Around town

Citizen 2.0

23 November

Join media scholar Minna Aslama in a discussion on how online social networks and other modern communication media can be used to facilitate democracy and citizen partnership.

4.30-5.30pm. Centre for Internet and Society, D2, Third Floor, Sheriff Chambers, 14, Cunningham Road (40926283). For details, email radha@cis-india.org

Art

Colours of Goa ’09

Ongoing

In November 2008, Gallery-G hosted the exhibition Neo Goa: Coast to Canvas. That show, held in collaboration with Ruchika Art Gallery in Goa (Miramar, Panaji), presented the work of Chaitali Morajkar, Francis D’Souza, Hitesh Pankar, Jayant Jadhav, Manish Mistry, Prafulli Shevade, Sandeep Kulkarni, Suhas Shilker and Vitesh Naik. The gallery space is following up on that success with a second show centred on artists from Goa. The artists involved include Aadhi Vishal, Nirupa Naik, N. Kanhaiya and Viraj Naik.

6pm. Gallery-G, Vivanta, Taj Premium hotel, ITPL Whitefield (65325093).

Theatre

Art

23 November

Art, Yesmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning script is the tale of three friends—Serge, Marc and Yvan, and how their 15-year friendship is plunged into dire straits after Serge buys an abstract painting for 200,000 francs. Marc thinks the white canvas with three white lines is a “piece of white shit”, while the somewhat less sophisticated Yvan vacillates on whom to take sides with. Written by Reza, the duration of the play is 1 hour 30 minutes.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, Third Floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Call the venue for ticket prices.

Confessions of an Assassin

22 November

The WeMove Foundation for Performing Arts’ latest production was conceived as a part-fiction, part-fact exploration of a famous assassination through the eyes of the perpetrator. The play probes the layers of motivation, the reasoned choices, the compunctions and moral landscape that propel the assassin towards his defining moment. It’s directed by Bharath Kashyap. Cast: Trupthi Manjari, Pushpa Murthy, Navya Akkam, Krithika Narayana and Anoop Shenoy.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, III Floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Call the venue for ticket prices.

CHENNAI

— By Karuna Amarnath

Theatre

Two Basheer plays

21-22 November

Perch, a performance collective, in association with Nalamdana and Aseema Trust, presents two plays by acclaimed Malayalam writer Vaikkim Mohammad Basheer—‘Moonshine & Skytoffee’ and ‘Sangathi Arinhya! (Have you heard!)’—as part of their “fun fund-raiser”, Kutti Karanam. These plays will take you through a gamut of emotions, in true Basheer style.

7.15pm. Koothambalam Auditorium, Kalakshetra, Besant Nagar (9841496723, 9841009927). Tickets, Rs500, Rs300, Rs200 and Rs100; available at Landmark (Nungambakkam), Odyssey (Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur), Eden Restaurant (Besant Nagar) and at the venue on the days of the shows.

Art

My Neighbours and Me

Until 26 November

Taking inspiration from the people and objects she photographs, artist Melissa Enderle has created a whole new series of artwork titled My Neighbours and Me. The simple dignity of people’s lives, community, hard work, honesty and respect keep the artist in her fired up, and the choice of colour pencils over bolder oil pastels has helped her enhance this imagery with fine detail. This selection of art is worth a look for its harmonious blend of attention to detail and spontaneity.

11am-6pm. Apparao Galleries, 7, 3rd Street, Wallace Garden, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam (28332226/0726).

Kerala Murals

20-22 November

The mural tradition of Kerala evolved to complement the unique architectural style, characterized by linear accuracy, adherence to colour symbolism, elaborate ornamentation and sensitive portrayal of emotions. Priced at Rs1,800 (inclusive of material, transportation and refreshments), DakshinaChitra is organizing a three-day workshop for adults who want to study the technique of this age-old art. Conveyance, to and from DakshinaChitra, will be provided from the Madras Craft Foundation office in Besant Nagar.

10am-5.30pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (9841777779).

Dance

Mudivil Oru Aarambam

21 November

Kamaal, Guru and Uttaman meet on the first day of college, and as they immerse themselves in their art, they bring diametrically opposite attitudes to it. Choreographed by Shyamjith Kiran and Troupe, this dance recital, though classical, addresses and questions issues that are contemporary, exploring the aspirations of young dancers, their dreams and confrontation with reality.

6.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras auditorium, No. 40/24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28271477).

KOLKATA

— By Indranil Bhoumik

Art

Time’s Whirlwind

Until 5 December

The recent works of Satish Gujral—20 paintings, eight drawings, 21 bronze sculptures and four of his trademark brunt wood pieces—constitute his first showing in Kolkata after a decade, on a playful theme. A book and monograph on Gujral will also be released on the occasion.

Noon-7pm (Sunday closed). Aakriti, 12/3A, Hungerford Street (22893027/5041).

Art

Windmills of the Mind

21 November-2 December

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents the nature-based paintings of Ketakee Roy Choudhury. Her motifs include the elements of earth, fire, air, water and space, but the natural world takes primacy in her works in its own right, rather than becoming a vehicle for ideological discourse, as is so often the case.

10am-7pm (Sunday closed). Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Around town

November Days

Until 24 December

This unusual event—a collage of live TV coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall—is part of a series marking the 20th anniversary of that historic date. This installation revisits original broadcasts from German, French, British and American television, with commentary by the original presenters 20 years later. The installation was originally part of an exhibition presented by the Deutsche Kinemathek—Museum für Film und Fernsehen Berlin.

9am-9pm. Goethe Institut-Max Mueller Bhavan, 8, Ballygunge Circular Road (24866398).

Theatre

Dorjiparar Morjinara

21 November

Contemporary playwright Bratya Basu’s play Dorjiparar Morjinara moves through the narrow lanes of Sonagachi, one of the biggest red-light areas of Asia. Here, unlicensed, unorganized industry provides a livelihood to thousands. Swapnasandhan’s version of the play recalls the history of Sonagachi through interactions among those plying their trade here and the customers who come from various social strata.

7pm. Sujata Sadan, No. 7, Hazra Road (9903185680). Tickets, Rs30 and Rs50.

Ballavpurer Rupkatha

21 November

In Nandipat’s performance of this Badal Sarkar play, Bhupati Roy of Ballavpur is a king only in name: He lives in a dilapidated mansion and is trapped in debt. Together with his manservant Manohar and friend Sanjib, he hits upon a ruse to hold off his creditors. But the plot thickens with the arrival of a ghost called Raghupati.

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 37-AB, Sadananda Road, Kalighat (9830254562). Tickets, Rs20, Rs40 and Rs60.

Music

Songs of Okinawa Island

26 November

In this musical evening presented by ICCR in collaboration with the consulate general of Japan, folk artistes Oshima Yasukatsu, Hatoma Kanako and Nakasome Satoshi will present the music of their homeland.

6.30pm. Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A, Harrington Street (24211970).

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DELHI

Art

Hyphenated Practices

Ongoing

Every year, the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, better known as Fica, holds a group show. This year’s edition features 11 artists—Aditi Kulkarni, Himanshu S., Jayesh Prajapati, Kumar Ranjan, Pratap Modi, Preksha Tater, Rajesh Ram, Sambaran Das, Shreyas Karle, Sujay Mukherjee and Tapati Chowdhury—all of whom were recipients of the Fica Emerging Artist Award for 2008. Hyphenated Practices showcases complex pieces that make use of a variety of different media and are replete with subtexts, social criticism, pop culture references and even cross-references. All the works at Hyphenated Practices are, in one way or another, reactions to a digital era society that is over-saturated with information.

11am-7pm. Vadehra Art Gallery, D-178, Phase-I, Okhla (65474005).

Music

FROGfest 2009

Music mantra: Members of the Shillong-based band Soulmate.

14-15 November

FROGfest 2009 in Delhi marks the launch of a nationwide series of blueFROG music festivals. Acts will include veteran fusion band Indian Ocean, Midival Punditz, the best blues band in the country, Soulmate (from Shillong), and Delhi band Menwhopause.

5pm. Magique Amphitheatre, The Garden of Five Senses, Said-ul-Ajaib, near Saket (26534401).

Tickets, Rs750 (for one day) and Rs1,200 (for both days).

SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan 2009

14-15 November

This annual festival is organized by the Sopori Academy of Music and Performing Arts, run by noted santoor player Pandit Bhajan Sopori. This year’s edition will feature performances in Hindustani vocal and instrumental music, a Carnatic instrumental recital and santoor, of course.

The highlights from the festival include a Carnatic violin duet by the renowned L. Subramaniam and his son Ambi Subramaniam, accompanied by Ustad Akram Khan (tabla) and V.V. Ramanamurthy (mridangam), as well as a Hindustani vocal recital by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan.

6pm (14 November); 11am and 6pm (15 November). Kamani Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House. For passes and details, call 23388084.

The Supersonics

19 November

One of the bright hopes from Kolkata, this young pop punk band has an energetic stage presence. Drawing on influences from the Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, Joy Division and other renowned bands, they have recently released their debut album, Maby Baking.

10pm. Hard Rock Café, M-110, Multiplex Building, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888). Entry charges, Rs250.

Theatre

Antigone

19 November

A “linguistic adaptation” of French playwright Jean Anouilh’s version of Sophocles’ Antigone. With girls making rangoli designs in the wings, a boy playing the violin and a woman screaming at the top of her voice, the group constructs its own version of this classic play. This play is part of the Atelier Youth Theatre Week 2009, which kicks off on 15 November. Apart from the amateur college theatre groups, which will be battling for the Atelier title, there will be performances by professional theatre groups as well.

Director: Kuljeet Singh. Cast: Atelier Theatre group and Ankur’s Theatre group.

7.30pm. Shri Ram Centre, 4, Safdar Hashmi Marg (9810565151). Tickets, Rs100, Rs150 and Rs200, available at the venue.

Hello Dolly!

14-15 November

Dramatech, the amateur theatre group set up in 1984 by a group of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, students, is back with another play. Their presentation this fortnight is based on a musical based on Thornton Wilder’s 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers. He revised the script in 1955 and renamed it The Matchmaker. In 1969, it made it to the big screen with Barbara Streisand in the lead role of Dolly Levi in the film Hello, Dolly! Ravi Raj Sagar, founder and director of Dramatech, has produced this play entirely in Hindi, but without Indianizing the script in any other way. Sagar has translated the script himself and written the lyrics.

7pm (14 November) and 6pm (15 November). Shri Ram Centre, 4, Safdar Hashmi Marg (9810565151). Tickets, Rs50, Rs100, Rs200, Rs300 and Rs500 (buy three, get one free), available at the venue. Call (9810977174, 9312476765) or click herefor details.

Film

German Film Festival

13-19 November

This is the first film festival that Max Mueller Bhavan is organizing outside its Delhi premises. At the core of the festival is a retrospective of Caroline Link’s films that will include her debut feature Beyond Silence (1996), which was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Nowhere in Africa (2001), which won the Best Foreign Film Oscar, and the two other feature films: Annaluise & Anton and A Year Ago In Winter.

Timings vary. PVR Select CityWalk, District Centre, Saket. Call 23329506, extension 292 for information and timings or click herefor details. Free entry through passes.

BANGALORE

Dance

Disposable Heroes

17 November

Martial art is based entirely on a system of postures and positions. For Tumkur-born, Bangalore-based choreographer-dancer Abhilash Ningappa, martial arts also have a lot to do with the manner in which certain “signals” get exchanged between people: almost as though one fighter were a transponder and the other, a receptor.

These principles form the basis of Disposable Heroes, which he will present along with members of the Bangalore Dance Collective. Tickets include a glass of wine and cheese.

6.30pm. Bacchus, F&B, Papanna Street, off St Marks Road (40333888). Tickets, Rs300.

Art

Canvas

Until 15 November

This is the inaugural exhibition of the art gallery Canvas. It aims to be a centre primarily for students of art, and for upcoming artists.

The show includes the work of Manisha Dey, Padma Prasad, Raji Chako, Senthil Kumar J. and Zakir Shaikh.

9am-7.30pm. Alliance Française de Bangalore, 108, Vasanth Nagar, Thimmaiah Road. For details, call Rakhi Janardhanan at 9945316405.

Music

Steely Dan Tribute Band

18 November

This tribute to Steely Dan will see Rahul Gopal on drums, Vijji Cheyyur and Joshua Raj on the guitar, Jim Sathya on the keyboards, Keith Peters on bass, Matthew Littlewood on the saxophone and Brian Paiva, with vocalists Anu Cheyyur and Sunitha Sarathy.

8.30pm. B-Flat, 776, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar. Call 42414000 for entry charges.

Theatre

Aao Saathi Sapne Dekhen

15 November

Bollywood lyricist Swanand Kirkire has every intention of staging his play as many times as he can. That’s good news because the play makes for exhilarating theatre. The energy of the artists, mostly National School of Drama (New Delhi) graduates, ensures that this simple love story set in Chandni Chowk is hugely entertaining. The twists and turns injected in the story by the ‘sutradhar’ (Harsh Khurana, also the playwright) give rise to some incredible moments.

Loosely based on Tom Jones’ ‘The Fantasticks’, the drama fits the template of your average Bollywood romance.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs150.

MUMBAI

Around town

PEN@Prithvi

14 November

Mumbai will join Tbilisi, Geneva, St Andrews, Stavanger, London, Venice, Skye, New York, Amsterdam, Ghent and Sacramento as one of the cities taking part in StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival’s one-day virtual poetry festival, Distant Voices. Using the latest digital technology to link up satellite readings from venues all around the world, via Skype, the poetry readings at Prithvi House will be screened live at The Byre Theatre in St Andrews, Scotland.

9.50pm. Prithvi House, First Floor, opposite Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, near Hotel Tulip Star (26149546).

Dance

Sharira: Fire/Desire

19 November

Mumbai last saw a production by the legendary choreographer Chandralekha back in 2001. This fortnight, it is time for dance enthusiasts to rejoice as the Dashrath Patel Foundation for Creativity presents Sharira: Fire/Desire, the last production in Chandralekha’s oeuvre. Yoga expert Tishani Doshi and Kalaripayattu artist Shaji John come together to celebrate “the living body in which sexuality, sensuality and spirituality coexist”. The performance is to announce the inauguration of the Dashrath Patel Museum in Alibag.

6.30pm. Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs100 and Rs200, available at the venue.

Music

Jaume Vilaseca Quartet

17 November

The band from Barcelona, which last performed in the city in April, is backed with an eclectic brand of jazz that takes in influences as varied as “the pop music of the 1970s, Brazilian popular music, Spanish flamenco, Latin jazz, African and Arabian music”.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co, Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs300.

Nightlife

Shiva Soundsystem

19 November

Shiva Soundsystem combines the talents of DJs and producers Nerm and D-Code (real names Nirmesh Chauhan and Dharmindar Dhanjal). The London-based artistes have been playing around the world for close to a decade. They are touring India to promote the video Outlaw, part of their latest LP Phasmatis in Machina (Ghost in the machine, in Latin).

10pm. Zenzi, opposite ICICI Bank, Waterfield Road, off Linking Road, Bandra (West) (66430670). Tickets, Rs500.

Film

Harishchandrachi Factory

16 November

‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year. It is the story of the making of Dadasaheb Phalke’s—and India’s—first movie. Director Paresh Mokashi got the idea for the movie after reading a biography of Phalke in Marathi by Babu Atwe. The 90-minute film briskly narrates how Phalke, a still photographer and a magician, fell in love with cinema after watching ‘Life of Christ’ in 1911, how he galvanized his family and friends into supporting his experiment, how he managed to get training in cinematography in London, how he rustled up finances and how he cast and directed his inexperienced actors.

6.30pm. Dance Theatre Godrej, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point (66223737).

CHENNAI

— By Karuna Amarnath

Photography

Drops of Reality

Up close and personal: An exhibit from Drops of Reality.

Until 19 November

Trikaya Photos, a platform for photojournalists, is organizing an exhibition that deals with the social, political, cultural and environmental state of modern India. Through their pictures, the participating photographers try to capture the stark contrast between cities, with their consumerist aspirations, and villages, where the traditional culture lives on.

10am-6pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras gallery, No. 40/24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28271477).

Art

Allamaram (Like the Banyan)

Until 15 November

DakshinaChitra is hosting an exhibition of paintings—Allamaram—by P. Panju, who has worked with mixed media and digital art for this collection. Comparing his thoughts and expressions to the branched roots of the allamaram (banyan tree), his work explores the transformation and discovery of the inherent qualities of objects and situations. These elements are clarified and displayed by the juxtaposition of role and context brought about by the working process.

10am-6pm. DakshinaChitra Art Gallery, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (27472603).

Texturous Journey

Until 15 November

Many of us have objects associated with our dreams, desires and aspirations. Making these objects real through expression and thought that go beyond vocal descriptions, sculptor/artist S. Hemalatha presents her latest works in an exhibition of contemporary sculptures, metal reliefs and paintings. Delving deeper into her own style as well as pattra work, this artist draws inspiration from concepts found in food, nature, birds and other elements related to Hindu mythology. A must-see.

10am-6pm. Prakrit Art Gallery, No. 9/4, Dhandayudhapani Nagar, 2nd Street, Kotturpuram (42188989).

Around town

Arty facts

Until 22 November

Damini—Artisans of India is an organization that promotes traditional art forms, and it is back with its year-end exhibition and sale. The highlight of this year’s display is the amazing range of minakari jhumkas (earrings), pachi kundan malas (necklaces) and silver earrings. You can also choose from a wide range of bags, including those made of jute by self-help groups in Madurai. Trays, vases, wall hangings…the what-to-buy list is endless.

10am-6pm. No. 20, Arunachalam Road, Kotturpuram (42188774).

Music

Sing Along

15 November

“We all live in a yellow submarine,” crooned The Beatles. And if you can sing along with these hot-selling oldies, then why would you miss an opportunity? Head to Museum Theatre for a fun-filled retro evening, jam-packed with tunes that are sure to take you down memory lane. Now, here’s a playlist you don’t want to skip.

6.30pm. Museum Theatre, Government Museum premises, Egmore (24914374/9884216789).

Dance

Dances of India

14 November

City-based NGO NalandaWay’s fund-raiser children’s festival—Art, Aratai, Aarpatam— will showcase a classical dance performance by the prestigious dance school, Kalakshetra. Enjoy this visual treat as the dancers enthral you with their artistic skills and precision.

7pm. Kalakshetra, Dr Muthulakshmi Road, Thiruvanmiyur (24524057, 24520836).

KOLKATA

— By Indranil Bhoumik

Art

Astonishment of Being

Until 29 November

Seventeen artists from across India—including Gauri Gill, Susanta Mandal and others— examine the contemporary national space through their paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphic novellas, audio and video installations. Their examinations reveal a preoccupation with socio-political violations and challenges of urban space, with a chasm between idealism and reality. An illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition.

3-8pm (Mondays closed). Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 108, Southern Avenue. For details, call 22650209.

Music

Chamber Music Concert

13 November

This is a concert by violinist Jagdish Mistry and cellist Michael Kasper, both members of Ensemble Modern, a chamber orchestra for contemporary music. The compositions range from baroque to contemporary, and include the works of Bach, Zimmermann, S. Bhagwati, I. Xenakis and M. Ravel.

6.30pm. St John’s Church, 2/2, Council House Street. For details, call 24866398/6424.

The Congo Square Jazzfest 2009

19 November

This year, the Jazzfest opens with German band Thärichens Tentett. The band, celebrating its 10th anniversary, will play numbers from its fourth album, Farewell Songs, among other compositions.

6pm. Dalhousie Institute, 42, Jhowtolla Road (24866398/6424).

Around town

T(HERE) and the Space Between…

Until 28 November

Artist Kiran Chandra explores themes such as development and ecology, through audio and video installations, paintings and drawings. She finds symbols that speak to her of these themes: The grandeur of the Victoria Memorial, the endearing cottage industry symbol of the Bankura horse, the delicate elegance of a tatting or crochet doily. But the symbols are subverted: The Victoria Memorial is also a symbol of dead aspirations, the symbol itself drowning in the blare of traffic. The Bankura horse, painted in Wedgwood blue, recalls the contrivance of pastoral idyll that never reflects reality.

11am-7pm (except Sundays). Ganges Art Gallery, 33A, Jatin Das Road.

Urushi

13-15 November

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, in collaboration with the Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Kolkata, and the consulate general of Japan at Kolkata, presents Urushi, a series of workshops and an exhibition on Japanese lacquer art. Japanese artist Higashibata Yui specializes in using this traditional technique in innovative contemporary forms in wood.

10am-1pm and 2-5pm. Formal inauguration at 6.15pm on 13 November. Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani (24613145).

Film

Kolkata Film Festival

Until 17 November

Among films from different countries, the festival will feature a three-film retrospective of German film-maker Caroline Link. Works by Polish film-maker Andrzej Wajda, Hungarian film-maker Marta Meszaros and other eminent directors will also be screened.

Venues and timings vary. Click herefor details or call 22231210.

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CHENNAI

Art

Of Flames and Flowers

Until 10 November

Splash of colour: Painting by Paresh Hazra

Sridhar Poluru’s ‘Of Flames and Flowers’ explores the power of the Indian woman using symbolic expressions and motifs. While the modern woman is highlighted as a sort of paradox, the focal subject is the Indian woman who is bogged down, mocked, but is still brave enough to rise above it all. An empowering series.

11am-6pm. Apparao Galleries, 7, 3rd Street, Wallace Garden, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam (28332226, 28330726).

Artistic Idiom

Until 14 November

Gallery Sumukha exhibits paintings by artist/sculptor Paresh Hazra, who won the Birla Academy Award for his terracotta sculptures.

Best known for his work with old egg tempera on canvas board, in a figurative style with brilliant colours and strong textures, Hazra’s latest collection ranges from contemporary topics to iconic renditions of family, mother, child and deities.

10am-6pm, daily. Gallery Sumukha, Old No. 121, New No. 187, St Mary’s Road, Alwarpet (42112545).

Photography

Vertical Horizons

Until 7 November

“How strange could this world have been? What is the one single thing that every living creature takes for granted?” These thoughts inspired photographer Pallon Daruwala’s latest series of 36 black and white images, also inspired by the eminent theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking. With an interesting play on lines, shadows, reflections, shapes and forms, Vertical Horizons is a visual treat you should not miss.

10am-6pm. Prakrit Art Gallery, No. 9/4, Dhandayudhapani Nagar, 2nd Street, Kotturpuram (42188989).

Theatre

Aladin et La Lampe Tragique

6-8 November

If you know a little bit of French, you’ll love this play. The Alliance Française de Madras presents the comic sequel to the classic Arabian Nights, which revolves around a lovable bunch of oddballs—Aladin, the fallen hero who is obsessed with his lamp (no pun intended!), the princess who is obsessed with men, and the genie with great strengths and a weakness for women. Aladin goes around the world looking for the love of his life, only to trip into fairyland and fall in love with the blonde Cinderella. A laugh riot, to say the least.

6.30 pm. Alliance Française de Madras, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28271477).

Around town

Shop-A-Thon!

Until 8 November

The Handloom And Handicrafts Today (Hast) Karigar Society is making its annual appearance in the city with a collection of products from 16 states. The highlight of this exhibition is the wide range of artwork, such as madhubani, pattachitra, miniature paintings, etc.

11am-7pm. Lalit Kala Akademi, 4/170, Greams Road (28291692).

Craft Matters

12 November

Author Soumhya Venkatesan delves into the work and lives of the Muslim fine mat weavers of Pattamadai in Tamil Nadu.

7pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sripuram 2nd Street, off RK Salai, Royapettah (45038391).

By Karuna Amarnath

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BANGALORE

Theatre

The Ranga Shankara Comedy Festival

Until 15 November

On the face of it, the Ranga Shankara Comedy Festival appears to have been conceived along the simple and honourable goal of giving this recession-hit and problem-choked city some of laughter’s catharsis. But somewhere beneath the shimmer of what many will see as a happy stage party is a valuable opportunity for both audiences and practitioners to stimulate a deeper understanding of comedy as distinct dramatic genre and to question its possibilities for Indian theatre within our unique times.

The festival’s selection draws from the productions of great comedy masters and introduces indigenous writers in a range of Indian languages. The festival includes plays in English, Hindi, Hindustani, Kannada, Marathi and Tulu.

5pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). For schedules and ticket prices, contact the venue.

Around town

Bangalore Book Fair

Until 15 November

Browse the latest titles and get the best bargains on books in Kannada, English and Hindi.

11am-8pm. Gayathri Vihar, Palace Grounds, Mekhri Circle, Ramanamaharshi Road. Tickets, Rs10. For details, call 9342829220.

Art

Sun Was a Myth

7-30 November

Nandesh Shanthi Prakash is presenting a collection of his new sculptures. Prakash studied fine art at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, has a diploma in animation from the Heart Animation Academy, Hyderabad, and then studied printmaking at Bangalore University. He became the coordinator of the Bangalore Artists Centre residency programme in 2006. In this show, Prakash seeks to engage viewers in discussion on “the relationship between technology and our changing concept of nature and the self”.

10.30am-6pm. 24/10, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden (22292230). Click here for details

Homage to Francis Bacon

Until 14 November

It’s the teeth that grab you in the paintings of Francis Bacon—mangled, morbid and repugnant, most often agape in frozen shrieks of torment that echo long after you’ve seen them. A century after his birth in Dublin in 1909 (he died in 1992), four artists—B. Devaraj, C.F. John, Prakash Babu and Yusuf Arakkal—pay homage, in a show curated by Giridhar Kasnis, to the macabre world that was Bacon’s.

10am-6pm. Galerie Sara Arakkal, 156, 4th Main Road, BEML Layout, ITPL Road (41162622). Click here for details.

Going solo: Rasika Kiran will be performing on Sunday

Dance

Kalaripayattu

6 November

The Kalari Academy of Performing Arts will showcase the dance group Theekshna, which will present Kalaripayattu in its traditional format. The troupe will begin with freehand movements, animal postures and wooden weapons, and go on to use deadlier arms such as the urmi, a flexible sword. The second item, which will seek to infuse romance into the movements of Kalaripayattu, is choreographed by Veena Basavarajaiah.

6.30pm, Yavanika, YMCA, Nrupathunga Road (22214911).

Nrithya Chilume IV

8 November

The Ananya GML Cultural Academy is hosting the fourth edition of Nrithya Chilume, a solo performance festival for dancers above the age of 15. There will be Bharatanatyam recitals by Anusha K. Raju (a student of Satyanarayana Raju), Meghana R. (a student of Jyothi Patthabhiraman) and Rasika Kiran (a student of Sandhya Kiran and Kiran Subramanyam), and a Kathak recital by Adithi Ashok, (a student of Nirupama Rajendra and Rajendra T.D.).

6pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).

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Theatre

I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls

12 November

Eve Ensler’s latest work is a collection of monologues and ensemble pieces that “chronicle the struggle of girls everywhere to overcome the obstacles, threats and pressures that rob them of their originality and power”. Three dance segments, choreographed by Longinus Fernandez of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ fame, are interspersed among the pieces.

8pm. Tata Theatre, NCPA, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point (66223737). Call the venue for ticket prices.

Music

World Guitar Night

8 November

The Frog shines the spotlight on the fretwork of four acoustic guitarists from across the globe, Don Ross from Canada, Konarak Reddy from India, Masa Sumide from Japan, and Sandor Szabo from Hungary.

9pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co, Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Theatre

Charandas Chor

7-8 November

This signature production from Habib Tanvir’s Naya Theatre tells the story of Charandas, a lovable thief who takes five vows, including one to never lie. He stands by his pledge, becoming the region’s greatest thief and prankster. Staged as part of the Prithvi Theatre Festival which runs from 7-20 November.

7 November: 8pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (West) (26149546). Tickets, Rs200. 8 November: 11am. Horniman Circle Gardens, Fort. Tickets, Rs150.

Elephantine tale: From Sahyande Makan.

Sahyande Makan—the Elephant Project

8, 10-11 November

Theatre Roots and Wings’ latest play is based on the Malayalam poem written by Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon. It opens at a temple festival in Kerala, with the largest elephant standing at the centre of noisy drums, burning torches and a rushing crowd, carrying an idol of the deity. Lost in nostalgia about his childhood in the Sahyadri mountains, the elephant runs amok and is shot to death. His cry is heard by the Sahyadri, sad at losing one more child.

8 November: 9.30pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (West) (26149546). Tickets, Rs150. 10-11 November: 8pm. Horniman Circle Gardens, Fort. Tickets, Rs150.

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Music

Robert Douglas & the Dutch Jazz Quartet

6 November

Well-known jazz vocalist Robert Douglas and his group will perform selections from the ‘Great American Songbook’. This event is part of the Blues & Jazz for the Soul Festival that is being organized at Haze.

9pm. Haze Blues & Jazz Bar, 8, Basant Lok, Vasant Vihar (41669008). Call the venue for entry charges.

Let the music begin: Gaurav Malakar formed Qilla Records with Jalebee Cartel’s Madhav Shorey.

Nightlife

Qilla Records

7 November

If you’re on to the electronic scene in Delhi, 24-year-old Gaurav Malakar and 23-year-old Madhav Shorey will ring an instant bell. Malakar is the aural half of the audio-visual unit BLOT, while Shorey, aka DJ Kohra, used to be a member of dance music act Jalebee Cartel. When the two decided to join forces after Shorey’s return from a two-year stint in Australia (where he studied graphic art and communication design), the result was Qilla Records.

Aman New Delhi, Lodhi Road (43633333). Call the venue for entry charges and timings.

Theatre

Le Malade Imaginaire

6-7 November

Alliance Dilli, the theatre group of the Alliance Française, is back with yet another play by 17th century French playwright Molière. Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), about a hypochondriac and the hypocrisy of doctors, has been translated into Hindi by Aftab Hussain. The play will borrow many elements from the Italian theatrical tradition of the Commedia dell’arte, which incorporates a lot of body movement, dancing and masks.

6.30pm. ML Bhartia Auditorium, 72, Lodhi Estate (43500200).

Dastangoi from the Tilism-e Hoshruba and elsewhere

8 November

The last known Dastango, Mir Baqr Ali, died in 1929, apparently taking the ancient art of storytelling in Urdu with him. That was until, about four years ago, Mahmood Farooqui, director of the play, began his efforts to revive the Dastangoi tradition.

He and his group approximate what they imagine to be the manner of the Dastangos: storytellers, mimics, narrators and actors all rolled into one.

The pieces are in Urdu, and so Farooqui often finds his audiences a little perplexed at first. It’s been a productive four years, for he has managed to stage 120 shows so far. Most often, Farooqui performs pieces from the Dastan-e-Amir Hamza, particularly the sub-tale Tilism-e-Hoshruba (literally, enchantment that steals away the senses).

6.30pm. The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, Parliament Street (23746050).

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KOLKATA

Art

Color Immersion

Until 28 November

This exhibition highlights the central role an artist’s palette plays in the creation of a painting. In their varied styles, the painters examine the relationship between colour and emotion. Playful, humorous and, above all, colourful, the show includes works by Atin Basak, Ramananda Bandopadhyay, Subrata Saha and Aditya Basak, among others.

10.30am-6.30pm (Sundays by appointment only). Idiyas Gallery, 15, Dover Road (9831005003, 65508418).

Theatre

Sanjhbela

11 November

Based on a story by Bimal Kar, the play is about Shrimoyee, who lives in the hills with her two children after having walked out on her husband several years ago. Even mention of his name is taboo in the house. Shrimoyee’s life is turned upside down when she meets Alokesh, a man with whom she had a relationship in her adolescence.

6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road (9830503108). Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60.

Jalchhabi

8 November

Performed by Rang Roop, this play is directed by Seema Mukhopadhyay. Jalchhabi is adapted from The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. The protagonist is Mrinmoyee, a faded beauty of 40-plus who was once known as the “Nafisa Ali of Narapur”, but has since metamorphosed into a mad woman, murderess and, finally, the image of her own hapless mother.

3pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road (9433774545). Tickets, Rs20, Rs40, Rs50 and Rs60.

Around town

Workshop on graphic novelists

11 November

This workshop for aspiring graphic novelists, organized by the Starmark bookstore in association with the British Council, Kolkata, follows a presentation by graphic novelist Tony Lee, creator of Batman Returns.

6pm. Starmark, South City Mall, 375, Prince Anwar Shah Road. For registration, call 9903985097.

Dance

Poorva Dhara

9-11 November

A three-day festival of established and evolving classical dances from the eastern and north-eastern parts of India has been organized by the Odissi Vision and Movement Centre. Chaturanga, a four-part Odissi performance, will be staged on 9 November. Vadya Sanchar, on 10 November, will demonstrate Manipuri pung and a variety of percussion instruments, which have always been associated with the traditional musical and dance forms of Assam, Bengal and Orissa.

On the last day, there will be an interactive session with the participating artistes on four dance forms — Manipur, Odissi, Sattriya and Gaudiya — at Padatik Buildwell Theatre.

5pm. Venues vary. For details, call 9339751248.

By Indranil Bhoumik

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DELHI

Music

Kingfisher Rocktoberfest 2009

30 October-1 November

Organized by the Rock Street Journal magazine, there are some new things about the sixth edition of Rocktoberfest. This time the month-long festival has been shortened to a three-day event at the Garden of Five Senses. Also, there is a bit of every genre, not just metal. There will be a main stage and a second stage apart from one gig every day at Café Morrison, where entry will be free. The entry ticket for Garden of Five Senses will guarantee three complimentary pints of Kingfisher beer and additional beer at a special rate.

4pm (gates open at 3pm). The Garden of Five Senses, Said-ul-Ajaib, near Saket (26534401). Tickets, Rs400. 11pm. Café Morrison, E-12, South Extension-II (26255652). For more information and band listings, log on to www.rocktoberfest.in

Art

The One Year Drawing Project + Solo Show of Mahbubur Rahman’s works + Installation

Until 1 November

An experimental drawing exchange between four Sri Lankan artists—Muhanned Cader, Thamotharampillai Shanaathanan, Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Jagath Weerasinghe—and their dialogue through art over 29 months. It was commissioned and curated by Sharmini Pereira for the independent publishing house, Raking Leaves.

The second exhibition features the work, post-1998, of painter and performance artist Mahbubur Rahman, a key figure on the Bangladeshi art scene. It has been curated by Vidya Shivadas, out of the Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection.

Also on view will be The Souvenir Maker by Indian artist L.N. Tallur. This multimedia work brings into focus the idea of boundaries, as its extended title explains: ...Yes, We Are Conditioned to Think Under Flags.

11am-7pm. Devi Art Foundation, Sirpur House, Sector 44, Plot 39, near Epicentre, Gurgaon (41667474).

Film

Metropoles: Day and Night

30 October

A part of Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan’s annual Long Night of Cinema , this film festival will centre around metropolitan life, love and survival in different European cities. The line-up of four films includes Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth, Crossing the Bridge Fatih Akin and Paris, Je t’aime (featuring various directors, such as Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, and Ethan Coen, presenting an ode to Paris).

5pm. Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (23329506).

Theatre

Jashnebachpan 2009

1-14 November

A national theatre festival for children with performances by children as well as adults. This festival has been an annual

feature since 1998, when there were just six groups. This year, there are 22 plays. Besides

bilingual plays and plays in English or Hindi, there is also Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam and Gujarati theatre on offer.

For venues and other details, contact Theatre-in-Education Company (Sanskar Rang Toli), National School of Drama, Bahawalpur House, 1, Bhagwan Das Road (23382821).

Aapki Sonia

31 October

A sequel to Javed Siddiqui’s Tumhari Amrita, this play is also inspired by A.R. Guerney’s Love Letters . It showcases years of correspondence between two lovers—a widowed old politician (Farooque Sheikh) and a young woman, Sonia (Sonali Bendre), who heckles him and ridicules his old-world sensibilities. It’s directed by Feroze Abbas Khan, and the script is by Siddiqui.

7pm. Satya Sai Auditorium, Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road (24363221). For invitations and details, call 9810042626.

Music

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

31 October

Organized by Spic Macay, the Music in the Park series of concerts is a great opportunity for Dilliwalas to enjoy the best of Indian classical music in the lap of nature. This edition features the the renowned sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.

6pm. Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, entrance from Niti Marg. For details, call the Spic Macay office (32594087) or email info@spicmacay.com

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Around town

Festival of India

Until 2 November

In addition to its annual winter extravaganza, the Kala Ghoda Association plans to make this second festival an annual affair. Along with stalls selling traditional handicrafts and products made by charitable organizations, the Festival of India will feature a number of cultural events.

Stalls have been set up along K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. 30 October, 4-11pm; 31 October-2 November, 11am-10pm. Events will be held at Kala Ghoda Amphitheatre, Rampart Row, Kala Ghoda. For details, log on to www.kalaghodaassociation.com

Nightlife

Glitterbug + Andy Vaz + Murat Tepeli

30 October

Bhavishyavani Future Soundz’s all-out mash-up of techno and house features three stellar acts. First up is Cologne’s DJ Glitterbug. In a genre flooded with bass-thumping beats, his moody mix of music ranges from intensely melancholic to euphoric. Andy Vaz follows to crank up the tempo. A firm believer that less is more, Chicago-based Vaz is a big name on the minimal music scene. Finally, German house DJ Murat Tepeli will round up the night with his athletic mix of music.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi & Co, Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Dance

Gotipua

1 November

The young boys from the Nakshyatra Gurukul in Orissa are guaranteed to stun viewers when they contort their bodies in implausible postures. For added fun, they do all the acrobatics, even Odissi, dressed as girls.

7pm. Carter Road Amphitheatre, Carter Road Promenade, opposite Café Coffee Day, Bandra (West).

Kids

Mumbai International Children’s Film Festival

2 November

Children’s films, including animation and short films from India and abroad will be screened across nine schools.

The screenings are open to all and will be subtitled in English. For ages 6-18.

9.30am, 11.30am, 2pm and 6.30pm. Screenings will be held at Cambridge School, Kandivali (East) (28543044); Ryan International School branches at Kharghar (27740672), Malad (West) (28806672), Nerul (32998557) and Sanpada (27670427); St Lawrence High School, Kandivali (East) (28540074); St Joseph’s High School, Panvel (27868448); and St Xavier’s High School branches at Airoli (65103935) and Andheri (East) (28322350). For the schedule, log on to www.micff.com . Contact the schools to register. Limited seats.

Music

Les Boukakes

4-5 November

Les Boukakes is not your average band. This multi-ethnic septet from Montpellier, in the south of France, mixes predominantly Arabic lyrics and traditional rhythms from West Asia with rock. The universal appeal of rhythm and the fact that Les Boukakes’ music is inherently danceable to are reasons why this band has been invited to perform in at least 25 countries.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi & Co, Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs300.

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Film

Lila

30 October

Lila, a documentary film by Bidisha Roy Das and Priyanjana Dutta, capturing the last few days of Leela Naidu, one of the world’s most beautiful women (so described by Vogue). Both Das and Dutta will be present at the screening to interact with the audience.

6pm. Bangalore International Centre, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage (25359680).

Art

Unfaithfully Yours

Until 21 November

You may say that the concerns that unite the four artists—Anindita Chakraborty, Sharmishta Kar, Siji R. Krishnan and Varunika Saraf—at this group show are largely of a feminist nature. But that wouldn’t be entirely true. No sense of stifled clamouring comes through. Instead, it’s a realistic perspective that emerges—one that’s clearly well read, balanced and positively liberated.

11am-7pm, Wednesday-Monday (Sundays by appointment only). GallerySKE, 82, Presidency, St Marks Road (65951972). For details, log on to www.galleryske.com

Photography

From Script to Screen

Until 27 November

An exhibition of photographs by Nemai Ghosh, who documented the life of director Satyajit Ray at work for over two decades.

Ghosh was introduced to Ray on the sets of the 1968 film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne by actor Rabi Ghosh. For the next 25 years, he followed Ray around film sets and the streets of Kolkata, clicking pictures of the man at work.

10am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday. National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49, Palace Road (22201027). Entry fee: for Indians, Rs10; non-Indians, Rs150 .

Theatre

The Cyclist

30 October

In Vijay Tendulkar’s The Cyclist, an allegorical tale of a boy-man who sets off to explore the world on a bicycle, it becomes a simple, yet fascinating metaphor for all our machines of progress…the material manifestations of our inner restlessness and our desire for a way to live.

3.30pm and 7.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, 108, opposite UNI Building, Thimmaiah Road (41231345). Tickets, Rs150.

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Film

Festival des Festivals

2-5 November

The Alliance Francaise de Madras is screening French movies— Laurence Equilbey by Andy Sommer, Barcelone ou La Mort by Idrissa Guiro, Dans Les Décombres by Olivier Meys and D’un mur l’autre by Patrick Jean.

The movies focus on themes such as music, the lives of fishermen, advancements and changes in people’s lives and European society.

6.30 pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Art

Celebration

Until 4 November

DakshinaChitra has organized an exhibition of paintings by artist K. Balasubramanian. The collection includes the artist’s recent works, which have been influenced by tantric rituals, geometric shapes and symbols. The exhibition focuses on nature, deities, folk art and life. An alumnus of the Madras School of Art and Craft, Balasubramanian’s works bring out abstract themes in varying patterns and vibrant colours.

10am-6pm (Tuesday closed). DakshinaChitra Art Gallery, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (9841436149).

Linear Lyrics

2-10 November

Apparao Galleries is presenting an exhibition of calligraphic images by Parameshwar Raju. His focus is on the significance of ceremonies that emerge as emblematic formations in calligraphy.

The images have symbolic references from the Puri and Bhubaneswar temples.

10am-6pm. Apparao Infinity, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd Street, Nungambakkam (9941012380).

Film

Wong-Kar Wai Film Festival

Until 31 October

The Madras Terrace House is screening movies by award-winning film-maker Wong-Kar Wai, an internationally renowned auteur known for his visually unique, highly stylized films. The three movies being screened are: Days of Being Wild, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Days of Being Wild is about a young boy and what he goes through when he discovers that the woman (a prostitute) who raised him is not his real mother. In the Mood for Love is about the turn of events when a newspaper editor moves into a new locality. In 2046, a writer who thinks he is writing about the future is actually penning words from the past.

6.30pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sripuram, 2nd Street, off RK Salai, Royapettah (45038391).

Music

Bharat Sangeet Utsav

30 October-9 November

Promoted by Carnatica, a cultural body promoting art and culture, this year the festival begins with a concert featuring “Chitravina” N. Ravikiran and pianist Anil Srinivasan. This is for an invited audience.

Other highlights include a lecture-cum-demonstration on rakti ragas in Carnatic and Hindustani music by Sriram Parasuram. The festival will also feature star artists such as Hindustani vocalist Ashwini Bhide and sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.

Timings vary. Narada Gana Sabha hall, Alwarpet, Chennai. For more details and tickets, log on to www.carnatica.net

Around town

Save Tada

1 November

The Chennai Trekking Club is organizing a “Save Tada” mission to restore this trekking and picnic destination, around 2 hours away from Chennai. Around 200 volunteers will collect garbage, shoot pictures and videos to create awareness. The plan is to trek or walk to the Tada waterfalls and clean up on the way back.

Assembling points and timings vary. For details, email tp.santhosh@gmail.com

By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

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KOLKATA

Art

Calcutta Painters

3-15 November

Birla Academy of Art and Culture presents a painting and sculpture exhibition of Calcutta Painters, who are celebrating their 45th anniversary. The works are by all its members (present and past), including Jogen Chowdhury, Prokash Karmakar and Wasim Kapoor.

10am-7pm (Mondays closed). Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 108, Southern Avenue (22650209).

Photography

Marg: magazine—Aperture and Identity: Early Photography in India

30 October

Marg, an art periodical since 1946, is for the first time looking at photography. Their current issue on “Aperture and Identity: Early Photography in India” will be released by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, chairman, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. The guest editor for this issue is Rahaab Allana, curator, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts.

6.30pm. Oxford Bookstore, 17, Park Street (22297662).

Give in to Wanderlust

4-11 November

An exhibition of photographs by Varun Gupta, showing a selection from his travels over the last three years. In one frame, you have a young monk struggling like a schoolboy to stay awake during morning prayers; in another, there’s a bull nodding its horned head to Shiva, albeit in a sari shop.

10am-7pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Dance

Nrityabahar

5 November

In celebration of the canonization of founder St Jeanne Jogan, the St Joseph’s Home for the elderly presents a performance by Nrityabahar, choreographed by Dhiman Sankar. The performances will range from tribal and folk dances to classical and fusion forms.

5pm. St Joseph’s Home, 2, AJC Bose Road (9339751248).

Traya

3 November

Shinjan Nrityalaya’s latest production Traya (a trinity, or threesome) is in three parts. The first performance, an invocation, pays tribute to three deities—Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra; the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; and the three audiences of devatas (deities), gurus (teachers) and sabhajana (general public). The next series emphasizes the triple-bend Tribhangi postures of Odissi. The concluding item, Mana Madhuri, focuses on musical tihai, the threefold iteration of a certain bol (also called mana).

6.30pm. Bharatiyam cultural complex, IB-201, Salt Lake (24644141, 9433038127).

Theatre

Bidhuda

2 November

Written and directed by Rajat Ghosh, and performed by the Ektidal group, the play revolves around a Brahmin priest who doesn’t believe in God. The priest rebels and says God can no longer grant boons.

6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road (9433349147, 9433073323). Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs20 (available in advance, from 1-7pm).

By Indranil Bhoumik

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DELHI

Art

Group show

From 23 October

Part of the Nigah QueerFest, the photo exhibition this year is themed around “fantasy”. It is curated by Sunil Gupta, and German artist Ins Kromminga will create on-site installations and give a presentation.

11am-7pm, daily. Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (23329506).

Bikash Bhattacharjee—A Retrospective

Ongoing

Vadehra Art Gallery, in collaboration with Emami Chisel Art, Kolkata, has organized a retrospective of Bikash Bhattacharjee’s works.

About 36 artworks are on display, most of them sourced from Kolkata. These include not just oil paintings, but pen-and-ink drawings, lithographs, watercolours, gouache and pastels, paper prints, silk screens on paper, etchings and conte on paper. What’s missing is the fine collection of oils from the National Gallery of Modern Art.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40, Defence Colony (24615368).

Objective Voice

Till 29 October

Drawings on paper and seven large-scale installations by George Martin that draw on contemporary media and urban street scenes.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Vadehra Art Gallery, D-178, Phase I, Okhla (65474005).

Music

Groove Wallah

23 October

This band, which comprises six Americans, a German and an Indian, plays groovy funk and blues. Expect tunes by the likes of Wilson Pickett, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Aretha Franklin.

8pm. The Living Room Café, 31, Hauz Khas Village (46080533). Buying food or a drink is required.

Fuel Great Indian Rock 2009

24-25 October

This is the 13th year of music magazine Rock Street Journal’s annual festival. Like previous years, there will be a glut of Indian metal bands. There will also be three international headlining bands—Benea Reach from Norway, Intronaut from the US and New Zealand’s Solstate.

While the Norwegians are a full-on metal band, Intronaut has blended its brutal onslaught with less frenzied and more atmospheric sounds in recent times. Solstate is a hard rock outfit that features Zorran Mendonsa, the younger brother of Warren Mendonsa, former guitarist with the Mumbai band Zero.

8pm. Hamsadhwani Theatre, Pragati Maidan (23371849). Tickets, Rs250.

Nightlife

Talamasca

23 October

Parisian Cedric Dassulle has been DJing for years, but it was his psychedelic project Talamasca, started in 1996, that got him massive global attention. His is one of the most requested trance live acts at all major festivals, including Boom (Portugal), Fuji (Japan) and Chemical Sound (Rio de Janeiro).

Talamasca was the first project of Mind Control Records, which is based out of Paris, in 2004. Among other tracks, this resulted in a hugely popular double album Obsessive Dream in 2007.

Manré MGF Metropolitan Mall, fourth floor, A Wing, District Centre, Saket (40668888). For entry charges and timings, call the venue.

Theatre

Brief Candle

24-25 October

Produced and directed by Lillete Dubey and scripted by Mahesh Dattani, Brief Candle focuses on a cancer hospital whose residents are staging a farce written by a recently deceased fellow patient. While terminal illness is usually a reason to sober up, Dubey insists that questions of mortality don’t always have to be morbid.

5pm and 7.30pm, Saturday. Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House (23388084). (Metro: Mandi House). 5pm and 7.30pm, Sunday. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000). Tickets, Rs500-1,000, available at the venue from 23-25 October (noon-6pm) and at select Archies outlets in NCR, including Select Citywalk mall, Saket and Ambience Mall, Gurgaon.

The Indian Wants the Bronx

24-25 October

Written in 1968, Israel Horovitz’s Obie Award-winning play tells the story of an Indian man who goes to New York to meet his son. Lost in the streets, he is attacked by two local “punks”. The racial taunts and insults soon turn to violence.

Al Pacino and John Cazale took part in the debut performance of the play which ran for 177 shows.

7.30pm. Amphitheatre, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222). For tickets (available at the venue on show dates), call 39895050, or log on towww.bookmyshow.com

MUMBAI

Music

Freddy Massamba

28 October

He doesn’t speak much English and sings in Kikongo and Lingala (languages spoken in the Congo), but Freddy Massamba should have no problem conveying his musical message when he performs at Blue Frog. Massamba has collaborated with such eminent African musicians as Senegalese rapper Didier Awadi, Ivory Coast singer Manou Gallo, and Marie Daulne, founder and frontwoman of the Belgian world music group Zap Mama. If YouTube clips of his live performances are anything to go by, Massamba and his six-member band should have no trouble winning over listeners in Mumbai.

The sheer exuberance of their funk-fuelled sound can communicate the essence of his lyrics.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi Industrial Estate, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs300.

Nightlife

Subsix + Boombay Central

24 October

Following the success of their two-day music festival earlier this year, Urban Distortion’s next gig is a double album launch featuring Israeli duo Subsix and Mumbai boy Tarun Shahani.

Favourites of Goa-loving, neo-hippies, the artists are known and loved for their hypnotic beats and psychedelic sound effects.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi Industrial Estate, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Kids

Astronomy workshop

26-30 October

Asha Sundarajan, who conducts technology workshops, will introduce children to the basics of engineering, design technology and programming skills. The sessions will be held from 26-30 October, as well as the following four Saturdays.

Register at Children’s Technology Workshop, 41, Dhairyaveer, 8th Road, North-South, JVPD, Juhu, for Rs6,500 (26205918). For children above 10.

Art

The Pursuit of Intensity

Till 12 November

Manu Parekh likes change and it shows in his paintings. Over the years, his canvases have featured angular landscapes, abstract forms, mask-like faces and changing colour palettes. In his recent works, Parekh attempts to surprise both himself and his viewers. He has moved away from the landscapes he is best known for and towards still-life-inspired paintings. The paintings show Parekh “retracing his steps”, including references ranging from tantric imagery to modern and contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

10.30am-6.30pm, Monday-Saturday. Tao Art Gallery, The View, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli (24918585).

Around town

Urbz Mashup

29 October

While politicians and the media debate the plan to build a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji off Marine Drive and the municipality is busy considering proposals for towering hotels across the city, Matias Echanove, Rahul Srivastava and Geeta Mehta have a different vision for Mumbai. They believe it should develop more organically as a user-generated city.

They will conduct a workshop that will help city residents put some of their visions down on paper. Urbz Mashup will give artists, designers, architects, activists, writers, photographers and just about anyone interested in cities and urban planning the opportunity to present their ideas about Mumbai in any form they want—music, videos, photo collages or even short stories.

The work will be exhibited on the Urbz website, while selected plans will be displayed at an exhibition at the Sir JJ School of Art.

Sir JJ School of Art, DN Road, near the Times of India Building. To register, visitUrbz.net.

BANGALORE

Film

From the Cold War to the Fall of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall

27-28 October

As part of an ongoing series of events marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Goethe-Institut is hosting a seminar with film screenings titled From the Cold War to the Fall of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall: History and Film in Eastern, Western and the United Germany, curated by Peter Zimmermann, a professor from the University of Wuppertal in Germany. The second part of this event, The New German Film Wave and the Berlin School, is scheduled to be held on 30-31 October.

6.30pm-9.30pm. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, 1st Stage (25205308).

Art

Group show

Ongoing

A selection of modern and contemporary art, featuring the works of Girish Kulkarni, Jogen Chowdhury, Mithu Sen and M.F. Husain, among others.

11am-7pm, daily. Gallery Blue Spade, The Chancery, 10/6, Lavelle Road (41188888). For details, visit www.gallerybluespade.com

Ek-lek/tik

Till 24 October

This group show of contemporary art, co-hosted by Arivar Art Consultants in association with Durva Gandhi, includes the works of Atmanand Chauhan, Chintan Upadhyay, F.N. Souza, Jitish Kallat, Jogen Chowdhury, Neeta Gajam, Rahim Mirza, R.M. Palaniappan, Sakti Burman, Sukdev Rathore and Sunil Padwal, among others.

11.30am-7.30pm, daily. Taj Art Corridor, Taj West End, 23, Race Course Road (66605660).

Dance

Kathak

25 October

Vibha Suresh will perform Kathak in its traditional format. She will begin with a vandana, an invocation piece and end with a tarana, a pure dance sequence. The standout pieces are: Kalika Vandana, an invocation that pays obeisance to goddess Kali, a devotional song by Purandara Dasa titled Yashode on the life of Krishna’s mother and the bol bant, a piece where the dancer follows the rhythmic variations of the music.

10am. ADA Rangamandira, 109, JC Road (22219388).

Music

Seagram’s Fuel Great Indian Rock XIII

25 October

This edition of the rock music festival will include the progressive metal band Benea Reach from Oslo, Norway. The band plays a mix of genres including post-hardcore, post-metal and mathcore, with Marco on drums, Ilkka on vocals, Mikael on bass, Martin on guitars, Alwain on guitars, apart from Joffe on live lights and Espen on sound monitors. The band Solstate from New Zealand is also expected to perform apart from a host of local bands.

4.30pm. Palace Grounds, Gayatri Vihar, Palace Cross Road (23315789). For tickets, call 41494148.

Theatre

All’s well…?

23-25 October

Kapinipathi and Bhageerathi, an elderly middle-class Brahmin couple, are trying to make sense of life after their children have moved out. But the lives of the henpecked Kapinipathi and pushy Bhageerathi get a whiff of adventure with a Diwali family reunion at a son’s home. Also visiting is their daughter, who has recently married a Frenchman.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs100.

Sic

24 October

Sic opens a window into the lives of three neighbours in New York. All are bonded by the glue of a common friend, a mutual abhorrence for their landlord and curiosity about the life of an ever-squabbling couple.

4.30pm and 7.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, 108, Thimmaiah Road (41231345). Tickets, Rs150.

KOLKATA

Photography

Skin

Till 30 October

An exhibition of black and white photographs by Sanjib Sen. He explores the female nude form, his model stretching into sculptural poses, with Sen avoiding the urge to fold up the body or edit out the face for decency.

11am-7pm. Ganges Art Gallery, 33A, Jatin Das Road (9007000710).

Theatre

Ja Nei Bharate by Sundaram

26 October

Written and directed by Manoj Mitra (who also takes the stage), this Sundaram play is based not on merely the better-known “facts” of the Mahabharat, but the messages that come through between the lines.

6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road (9830005311). Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs30 and Rs20, available from 1-7 pm.

Art

Devi

Till 21 November

Tejas Gallery has organized its third annual Devi show. This time, the exhibits include both gods and goddesses. Each artist has portrayed his favourite deity in the form and colours of his choice, making for an extremely vibrant collection. On display are at least 65 works by 24 artists, including Ashok Ganguly, Dhiren Sasmal, Apurba Pal, Sujata Chakravarty, Dilip Sasmal, Bibek Pal and Jogen Chowdhury.

1-7.30pm. Tejas Art Gallery, 11, Mayfair Road, opposite Ice Skating Rink (9830049825).

You and Me

27 October-1 November

An exhibition of paintings by Sandip Suman Bhattacharya at Birla Academy. Using mixed media, notably acrylic and pigment dust on board, Bhattacharya gauges the interaction of man and nature.

4-8pm. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, second floor, 108, Southern Avenue (9433761845).

Music

Francesca Villa and Francesco Pennarola

23 October

The Rabindranath Tagore Centre presents a cello and piano concert by Italian musicians Francesca Villa and Francesco Pennarola.

7pm. Satyajit Ray auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Kolkata), 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani (22872680, 22874890, 22823431).

Film

Food Film Fiesta

26 October and 1 November

The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre celebrates food and films. The screening of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Bunuel (31 October) will be followed by “old Calcutta” culinary specialities. On 1 November, round off Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver with a Kerala meal.

6.30pm, 26 October; 9.30pm, 1 November. The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, SP Mukherjee Road, Bhowanipur (between Bijoli and Bharati cinemas). For reservations, call 24556942/43.

By Indranil Bhoumik and Sahana Bhose

CHENNAI

Around town

Chefs Must Be Crazy

Till 31 November (every Saturday)

If you are a foodie, Hotel Taj Connemara’s Hip Asia, a pan-Asian restaurant featuring Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Japanese cuisine, is the place for you. If you decide to go to the restaurant every Saturday till 31 November, you won’t find any menu cards. Instead, the chefs promise to come up with unending culinary delights as per guest preferences. And you can have unlimited Bacardi mojitos as well. All this for Rs888, inclusive of taxes.

12.30-2.45pm. Hip Asia, Taj Connemara, 2, Binny Road, Mount Road (66000000).

Photography

Biodiversity

Till 31 October

The aim is to highlight the threats to nature as the Alliance Francaise de Madras presents an exhibition of photographic posters by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. It’s titled Biodiversity.

Our biodiversity, the exhibition emphasizes, is a network of billions of humans and species that share the planet. This network is seriously endangered by demographic explosion and technical advancements.

The photographs seek to emphasize that these dangerous changes are happening at a much faster pace than ever before.

10am-6pm. The Alliance Francaise de Madras, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Music

Glass Eye/Orféo

24/25 October

The Alliance Francaise de Madras, in association with Exodus and the Courtyard Marriott, is presenting a jazz concert by saxophonist, pianist and composer Matthew Littlewood, accompanied by Holger Jetter.

Littlewood has played in a number of concerts and groups in India and England and released his first album, Glass Eye, in 2003. Jetter’s strong affinity to improvised music led to the formation of the modern string quartet.

Alliance Francaise is also presenting a jazz concert by Orféo, a five-member brass band at the Sheraton Park (Mowbrays Hall). The quintet Orféo interprets an eclectic repertoire that dates from the 16th century till the present, and includes revival, Baroque, classic, modern and contemporary music.

For Glass Eye, 24 October, 7.30pm. Entry only for people over 18. Dress code: closed shoes, as part of club rules. Courtyard Marriott (Rhapsody), 564, Anna Salai (28279803).

For Orféo, 25 October, 7.30pm. Sheraton Park (Mowbrays Hall), Chamiers Road, Alwarpet (28279803). Passes can be collected from the reception at Alliance Francaise de Madras.

Art

Glass-sculpting workshop

29-30 October

DakshinaChitra is organizing a two-day glass-sculpting workshop for adults. Srinivasa Raghavan, who completed training in scientific glass-blowing and has been in this field for at least 25 years, will conduct the workshop.

Participants will learn how to make glass sculpture such as flowers and animal motifs using soft glass.

10.30am-5.30pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (9841777779). Tickets, Rs750.

By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

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DELHI

Music

Chocquibtown

22 October

Photograph: Jorge Orozco/Diario El Pais

The core of the group consists of Gloria “Goyo” Perea (the lead vocalist), Tostao and Slow. Their music is a mix of traditional rhythms, funk, salsa, reggae and urban hip hop sounds from the US. They were nominated for this year’s Latin Grammy Awards.

6.30pm. Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, (23388084). (Metro—Mandi House). For details, contact the Embassy of Colombia, 85, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar (43202100).

Art

(In) Between

Ongoing

A collection of sculptures and installations by Bangalore-based Alwar Balasubramaniam. The works explore the idea that reality can also be imagined by the unseeable and intangible. There are magnetic plates, a human figure cast in rubber and an on-site sculpture, that treat architecture as fluid and pliable.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Talwar Gallery, C-84, Neeti Bagh (46050307).

Home Sweet Home

Till 25 October

Curated by the New York-based Ombretta Agró Andruff, the show addresses the issue of domestic violence in a variety of ways and from different perspectives—through video, animation, drawing, photography, performance and installation.

10am-11pm, daily. Arts.i (Religare), 7, Atmaram Mansion, Level 1, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (43727000). (Metro—Rajiv Chowk). For details, visit www.religarearts.com

Music

Remembering the Maestros

16 October

A recital by one of the doyennes of the Rampur gharana. The programme is called Remembering the Maestros. Shanno Khurana has been one of the foremost representatives of the Rampur gharana. Her “cerebral” performances and rich repertoire of rare Rampur bandishes have made her a favourite with connoisseurs. She has also authored two books—Khayal Gayaki Mein Vividh Gharane and Rajasthan Ka Lok Sangeet.

4.30pm. School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road (26742676).

Artistes Unlimited

18-20 October

Artistes Unlimited (AU), an independent artistic platform that began in 2003 with 60 members, has now at least 200 members. This vocal ensemble, which is presenting its annual concert, is also a registered charitable trust that earmarks a portion of its proceeds towards different causes.

The opening day of the concert will feature tunes and melodies from the 1950s to the 1970s. Day 2 will revisit the 1980s with covers of songs by the likes of Queen, Madonna, Prince, Toto and others.

The Indian section will feature tunes composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Madan Mohan, among others. The concluding day of the concert will touch upon contemporary sounds of Black Eyed Peas, Colonial Cousins, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and others.

6.30pm, Days 1 and 3; 7pm, Day 2. Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House (23388084). (Metro—Mandi House). For tickets, call 9810948315.

Dance

Nirvana

22 October

Anirudha Das, a young Odissi choreographer, wanted to tackle a non-traditional subject. While the music is traditional Odissi in his group production Nirvana, Das has opted for a mix of languages: Hindi, Sanskrit and Oriya, with the dialogues in English to ensure that the message is understood by a wide audience. Nirvana tracks the life of Buddha from his birth to moksha. The 40-minute production will feature 18 artists.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333).

Theatre

Donc-So

21 October

One way to deal with a new place is to immerse yourself in it, to take part in all that you can and be open to new things. With Donc-So, written by Jean-Yves Picq, a French playwright, Anne Bressanges, actor and director, tries to address this need to open up to a new world. Donc-So is set in a room where three friends are having a conversation when they realize another person is present. Their efforts to involve him in their conversation fail.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (2715000). For details, call 9871780169 or 9600166028.

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MUMBAI

Art

Dear Jabir

Till 24 October

Jabir ibn Hayyan, often referred to as Geber by European writers, was an alchemist, engineer, physicist, astrologer and philosopher, among other things. At the Dear Jabir show, instead of wall text, there are post-it notes precariously stuck next to works that strive for an engaging blend of whimsy and philosophy. This is not a trivial exhibition that one can rush through. Each of the works has been devised with a fair degree of thought and a viewer has to give time for the tricks in each artwork to play out.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. The Guild, 02/32, Kamal Mansion, second floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba (22880116)

Film

Shamiana line-up

21 October

Every month, Shamiana screens short films for people with eclectic interests or short attention spans.

The line-up this time includes The Homemaker, in which Archana Iyer pays tribute to her mother; an animated tribute to the 1980s show called Angry Kid; a Michael Jackson tribute called Free Hug Videos; and Way Above Hell, a short film about the rules of Murphy’s Law.

6.30pm. Not Just Jazz by the Bay, Soona Mahal, opposite Ambassador Hotel, Marine Drive (22024013). Entry, Rs100.

Julie & Julia

22 October

Journalist-screenwriter-director Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia is an interweaving of the story of Julia Child, whose cookbook taught post-war America about French food, and Julie Powell, who in 2002 found fame blogging about working her way through Child’s cookbook. The film plays out in post-war Paris where Child (played by Meryl Streep) learnt French cooking, and in post-9/11 New York, where Powell (played by Amy Adams) lives. The food isn’t the point here—Julia and Julie are both happily married women in search of something meaningful. Food, for them, isn’t filling: it is fulfilment.

Across cinemas.

Nightlife

Johnny Deep

17 October

Half Indian, half Welsh and not quite a Hollywood star, Nathan Hanspal (Johnny Deep) serves up generous doses of tech house to keep the festive spirit going. His athletic electronic beats have filled clubs in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Bangkok.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi Industrial Estate, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Theatre

Some Girl(s)

18 October

Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s) follows a casanova on a multi-city tour of anonymous hotel rooms and meetings with old lovers. The nameless protagonist isn’t looking for sex—he’s looking to repay his karmic debts before finally getting hitched. In this Indian adaptation, produced under the banner of Q Theatre Productions, the man’s guilt-fuelled quest for closure smacks of a desi left too long under an American sun. That apart, Akarsh Khurana’s adaptation and Nadir Khan’s direction makes Some Girl(s) a light and enjoyable watch.

9pm. Prithvi Theatre, 20, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road (26149546). For ticket prices, call the venue.

Music

Nityanand Haldipur

19 October

Eminent flautist Nityanand Haldipur will play a compound raga based on Lalit at a morning concert organized by the Bhavan’s Cultural Centre. He will present raga Ahir Lalit, which is a combination of Lalit and Ahir Bhairav.

6.30am. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research auditorium, Bhavan’s College Campus, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Nagar Road, Andheri (W) (26237454).

Natalio Faingold and Space Garage

20 October

Groove to the beats that bind the South American folk music form cumbia with drum ‘n’ bass as demonstrated by instrumental electronica band Space Garage. The group, led by Argentinean composer-keyboardist Natalio Faingold, will also feature Lichi Sandes on bass, Nico Montecchiari on drums and special guest Jeff Eidemiller on lead guitar.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi Industrial Estate, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs300.

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BANGALORE

Dance

Dance of Stars: Nataraja and the Cosmos

17 October

Sharada Srinivasan will perform Dance of Stars: Nataraja and the Cosmos in Hoskote, near Bangalore, while Anusha Emrith, a contemporary dancer from the Toulouse-based dance company K. Danse, will perform at the Space City, Toulouse, France. The performance will also be streamed online.

7pm. Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Shidlaghatta Road, Hoskote (9844303643). To watch the performance online, visit www.x-reseau.fr/e-toile

Theatre

Park

17 October

Director Manav Kaul’s Park is a layered comedy about three men squabbling over the right to their favourite bench in a public park. But the initially trivial banter about why each one’s claim to the bench is justified quickly escalates into a serious squabble over space and ownership.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs100.

Art

Solo show

17-24 October

A solo show of drawings and sculptures by Ravi Shah, who studied fine art in Vadodara, sculpture at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bangalore. Shah works with pastels, charcoal and acrylic, apart from wood and linoleum printing.

11am-7pm, daily. 1, Shanthi Road, Shanthi Nagar (9880227706).

Inter

20 October-1 November

A group of young artists and students from Mysore will work and show their works in the city as part of an initiative co-hosted by the studio gallery Samuha. The students will begin with a workshop at the Government Science College and end with a show both at the college and at Samuha.

The show is expected to include installations, intervention and “interference” projects.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Government Science College, Nrupathunga Road, near KR Circle (22212924). 109, second floor, ADA Rangamandira, JC Road, opposite Ravindra Kalakshetra (41516531). Sundays, by appointment only. For details, call Suresh Kumar (9880282402) or visit www.samuha.in

Dance

Bharatanatyam

16 October

The Bangalore-based Tandava Dance Ensemble, an all-male dance company, will begin with its signature opening sequence, a pushpamanjari, an invocatory piece that will pay obeisance to gods and goddesses from the Hindu pantheon.

This will be followed by Ragam Thanam Pallavi, based on four heroes from Dhanajaya’s dramatic treatise Dasharoopaka.

It dwells on the qualities of the four kinds of heroes in Indian myth.

6.30pm. Yavanika, YMCA, Nrupathunga Road (22214911).

Celestial Wedding

17-18 October

The Bangalore chapter of the International Dance Alliance will celebrate its sixth annual anniversary with five troupes performing Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. The celebrations will end with the students taking part in a dance-drama titled Ras-Leela.

6.30pm. ADA Rangamandira, 109, JC Road (22219388).

Music

A Confluence of Streams

16 October

An evening of jazz fusion with influences of Indian classical music, featuring Prakash Sontakke on Hawaiian slide guitar and Jagadeesh M.R. on guitar.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, Indira Nagar (43419999). For tickets (Rs299), visit www.bookmyshow.com , or call Kyra.

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CHENNAI

Around town

Diwali blast

16-18 October

The Wild Tribe Ranch, a theme park in the city, promises to make your Diwali a thrilling experience. With mouth-watering biryani, you can look forward to ‘Silambattam’ performances by local artists, exciting rides and other activities.

10.30am-7.30pm. The Wild Tribe Ranch, Plot Nos. 21 and 22, Phase 3, Singapore Estate, Andarkuppam Village, Ponneri Taluk (9677067706). Tickets, Rs350.

Film

Festival of Festivals

19-22 October

The Alliance Francaise de Madras is screening four movies as part of an ongoing film festival: Etaient Frappes, directed by Marc-Antoine Roudil and Sophie Bruneau, Glenn-Gould, directed by Bruno Monsaingeon, Vers Mathilde, directed by Claire Denis, and Il Fare Politica: Chronique De La Toscane Rouge, directed by Hugues Le Paige.

6.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras auditorium, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Korean Film Festival

19-22 October

The embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi, the consulate general of the Republic of Korea in Chennai, Inko Centre in Chennai and Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation are coming together to organize a four-day festival of Korean films.

Five films will be screened: Memories of Murder, The Host, Love Phobia, Eleventh Mom and Radio Star.

Timings vary. South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai (9840158956).

Art

Flowers and Dreams

Till 20 October

The Faraway Tree Gallery, in association with Taj Mount Road (Chennai), presents an exhibition of recent works by Keiko Mima and Vahula.

The series depicts Mima’s portrayal of nature. Vahula, on the other hand, pays tribute to the grace and beauty of Indian women.

His paintings are simple and show that beauty need not be very elaborate. Mima has a bachelor’s in fine art from Kyoto Seika University (Japan) and is married to Indian artist Akmal Hussain. Vahula is a self-taught Sri Lankan artist settled in India.

11am-7pm. Taj Mount Road (Brew), No. 2, Club House Road (9840254518).

The Urban Collage

19-30 October

Apparao Galleries presents an exhibition of photographs by Pankaj Agrawal and paintings by Rohit Sharma.

Agrawal works with the elements of Natraj (a dancing Shiva) in a superimposed format, while Sharma creates portraits of urban icons—cows, autorickshaws and vintage cars. Vintage cars, for him, are a reflection of the bygone era.

The form of Nataraj has fascinated Agrawal from childhood as it embraces every rasa (essence) of life.

10.30am-6pm. Apparao Galleries, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd street, Nungambakkam (28332226).

By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

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KOLKATA

Art

Solo show

20-26 October

An exhibition of watercolour and acrylic works by artist Arup Lodh. Rain is the most important element in Lodh’s paintings. Layered with foggy and misty tones, his images of the city capture its many moods. Lodh’s works have won several awards.

3-8pm. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 108, Southern Avenue, (9433071958).

Music

Concert by Berta Rojas

16 October

Classical guitarist Berta Rojas trained at Baltimore’s prestigious Peabody Conservatory and is a professor at George Washington University, Washington, DC. Rojas, who is from Paraguay, is an artist of high technical ability and plays with effortless ease. She is also committed to supporting South American music.

6.30pm. Satyajit Ray auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, (22823431).

Theatre

Potolbabu Filmstar

16 October

Playwright and director: Ramaprasad Banik. An adaptation of Satyajit Ray’s short story, Potolbabu Filmstar is about a one-time theatre actor, Potolbabu, who is in his 50s and without a regular job. As he struggles with his family responsibilities his love for acting takes a back-seat.

Quite by chance, he is given another opportunity: a role in a movie. His enthusiasm about the possibilities this might bring him is dampened when he realizes that his role is fleeting.

But then is overcome when he remembers what his guru once told him: Every part in an act has the opportunity to enhance and the responsibility to fulfil the larger cause of the production.

6.30pm. Madhusudan Mancha, 2, Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria. Tickets, Rs60, Rs40 and Rs20 (9830783356).

Photography

Face Up

Till 22 October

An exhibition of photographs by Anna Fox and Sunil Gupta. The title suggests a facing up to truths.

In most of their works, Gupta and Fox use a very controlled approach to photographing their subjects, directing them specifically to explore and extend their radical ideas, revealing aspects of life that normally remain concealed.

Their work questions past representations and raises new questions and dilemmas concerned with race, gender and identity issues.

2-8pm. Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, SP Mukherjee Road, (24556942).

Art

Mind’s Eye

Till 19 October

The Halo Heritage Art Gallery presents Mind’s Eye, an exhibition of paintings by Anita Roychowdhury, Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki and Subhendu Sarkar.

3-8pm. The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26, Ritchie Road, across Maddox Square Park, (9836405408).

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Art

Eye of the Needle

From 9 October

Tanmoy Samanta’s paintings appear, at first glance, to celebrate mundane, somewhat archaic things. He paints an old-fashioned sewing machine, for example, or a large iron key, a wooden kitchen table and cleaver, and sail boats. Apart from motifs associated with the sea, the colours he uses are mainly soft washes of blue, green and aquamarine. Underneath all this prettiness, however, lurks something rather more ominous. When you take a second look at the old-fashioned key, for example, you’ll find that the tip is made up of white jagged bone.

11am-7pm, Mon-Sat. Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony (26922947).

The Soul Has its Reason

9-14 October

Faceless forms: Yasmin Sawhney, a visually-impaired artist and poet, is holding her fourth solo exhibition.

The fourth solo exhibition by visually-impaired artist and poet Yasmin Sawhney presents a varied repertoire. The highlight of this exhibition is faceless, fully covered women, who express a range of emotions through their gestures and stances. Also on display is The Eye in Many Forms. In this exhibition, Sawhney experiments with serigraphs, given her training and experience in screen-printing techniques.

11am-7.30pm, daily. Arpana Caur Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, 4/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon Marg (26496289).

Film

Claire’s Knee (Le Genou de Claire)

13 October

The fifth and most accessible of Eric Rohmer’s six “moral tales”, Claire’s Knee is the story of a diplomat (Jean-Claude Brialy) battling temptation while on holiday. The film was received rapturously as a cinematic equivalent to Jane Austen at the time of its original release.

11am. India International Centre auditorium, 40, Lodhi Estate, Max Mueller Marg (24619431).

Dance

Kathak

14 October

Kathak maestro Birju Maharaj and his disciples present Chalo Mann Ganga Jamuna Tir, a composition that interweaves poetry with dance to highlight the essentially secular nature of the Doab region in north India. Recitation and narration by Saeed Naqvi. This recital is part of the annual India International Centre festival.

6.30pm. Fountain Lawns, India International Centre, 40, Lodhi Estate, Max Mueller Marg (24619431).

Music

Dharma Bums

9 October

Taking its name from the Jack Kerouac novel, The Dharma Bums, this band, fronted by Philip Hemley, aka Phil Void, has been around for more than three decades. It has 108 members, past and present, worldwide. Dubbing their music “psychedelic raga reggae rock”, these old-time hippies perform songs on the Tibetan liberation movement and Tibetan Buddhism.

8pm. The Living Room Café, 31, Hauz Khas Village (46080533). Free, though you will have to buy a drink or some food.

MUMBAI

Around town

All-night concert

10 October

Spic Macay stages an all-night concert, featuring some of the country’s most well-known musicians, vocalists Satyasheel Deshpande and M. Venkatesh Kumar, flautist Ronu Majumdar and surbahar player Pushparaj Koshti.

8pm. Rachana Sansad, behind Ravindra Natya Mandir, 278, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Prabhadevi.

Naval Dockyard Walk

11 October

As the Naval Dockyard marks 275 years of dockyard operations, the Bombay Heritage Walks group organizes a walking tour of the historic site. The high boundary walls of the Naval Dockyard hide some of the oldest bits of Mumbai. You can have a peek inside and take a look at the city’s only toilet that has made it to the heritage list. Prior registration is necessary. Only for Indian nationals.

9am. Lion’s Gate, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Kala Ghoda. To register, email info@bombayheritagewalks.com, with Naval Dockyard Walk in the subject line. Include name, age, address and telephone number in the email.

Utsav

12 October

Utsav is an hour-long spectacle designed as a quick introduction to Maharashtra. Around 20 actors and dancers, and an equal number of crew members backstage, speedily run through eight Maharashtrian festivals, the state’s popular folk dances and a Maharashtrian-style wedding. Each show of Utsav begins with a Ganesh Vandana, a piece in which the production’s choreographer Kavita Koli and Bharatanatyam dancers revere the Hindu god Ganesh. Thereafter, the show follows the Maharashtrian calendar, starting off with Gudi Padwa, or the Maharashtrian New Year, and winding up with Holi, the last festival of the year. A narrator introduces each festival in English, offering stories about its origin.

7pm. PL Deshpande Kala Academy, Ravindra Natya Mandir, Sayani Road, near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi. Call 24312956 for tickets and other information.

Photography

Gregory Crewdson show

Unnerving stills: From Gregory Crewdson’s recent series, Beneath the Roses.

Ongoing

Acclaimed American photographer Gregory Crewdson makes his India debut with a selection of photographs from his recent series Beneath the Roses. Theatrical, poetic and very unnerving, Crewdson’s works are a must-see.

11am-7pm, daily. Sakshi Gallery, Tanna House, 11A, Nathalal Parekh Marg, near Regal Cinema, Colaba (66103424).

Music

The B*rat Pack

15 October

Bangalore’s Stanley Pinto, Venkat Subramaniyam and Carlton Braganza bring 1960s Las Vegas to present-day Mumbai as they take on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs300.

Comedy

The Comedy Store Tour

9 and 11 October

There’s one more night of laughs before the much-anticipated Mumbai branch of London’s Comedy Store opens this December. Flying out from the UK are three very fine acts, all worth the price of admission alone.

9 October, 9pm. St Andrew’s Auditorium, Bandra. Tickets, Rs600, Rs750, Rs1,000, Rs1,250. 11 October, 6pm. Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Colaba. Tickets, Rs1,250, Rs2,000 (including high tea). Call 39895050 for tele-booking. Log on to www.bookmyshow.comto buy tickets online.

BANGALORE

Art

Inaugural show

Ongoing

The Bengaluru School of Arts and Photography, which opened on 1 October, is hosting an inaugural group show curated by Akumal Ramachander. Six of the featuring artists—Arunava Mondal, Dhiren Sasmal, Pradip Das, Rajib Bhattacharjee, Saikat Maity and Swapan Saha—are from West Bengal, and have studied at institutes such as the Visva Bharti University in Santiniketan, the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship, the Rabindra Bharati University, and the Government College of Art and Craft in Kolkata. Another participating artist P. Suresh specializes in landscapes and made his debut in Bangalore with a solo show in 2004.

11am-7pm, daily. The Gallery, No. 6, 2nd Cross, Vasanthnagar (9740563088). For details email bsoapgallery@gmail.com

Provocative? Artist Syed Ali Arif mixes themes of rituals, literature and even elements of discreet political commentary in his work.

Face to Face

12 October-7 November

A group show by Syed Ali Arif, Shankar Kendale, Beena Pradhan and M.G. Doddamani. Arif promises to be the most provocative, with figures that tend to wear seemingly tattooed Arabic calligraphy. A sense of apprehension, and fear appears writ on the figures created by Arif. In his work, he depicts various aspects of his religion, mixing themes of rituals, literature and even elements of discreet political commentary.

10am-7pm, Mon-Sat. 104, Embassy Square, 148, Infantry Road (40926202). For details, log on to www.kynkyny.com

Music

Mr Big

10 October

A decade after their self-titled debut album hit stores and seven years after they swore to never come together again, Mr Big has done just that. In February, the pop-metal group announced a reunion in Japan and an ambitious world tour afterwards. Their trademark leather pants and big hair may be missing when they come to Bangalore this fortnight, but lesser hair is not always such a bad thing.

8.30pm. Palace Grounds, Gayatri Vihar entrance, Palace Cross Road (39895050). Entry, Rs2,500, Rs1,300 and Rs800. For tickets, log on to www.bookmyshow.comor call 39895050.

Theatre

Afsaneh—Bai se Biscope tak

10 October

Baithak artist Beni Bai and nautanki performer Gulab Bai, two stage artists of yesteryear who never actually met in real life, share the stage in this entertaining play.

Playwright Purva Naresh’s tribute to her grandmother Beni Bai, Afsaneh is a laudable attempt to re-create a long-forgotten era. The protagonists recount their lives and their passion for their art. The exchange traces the ups and downs in their journeys.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs200.

Kids

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

11 October

Various Productions adapts The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, a Five Find-Outers and Dog mystery by Enid Blyton. Fatty (Kashin Shetty), Larry (Himanshu Sitlani), Daisy (Dilshad Edibam), Pip (Aman Uppal), Bets (Preetika Chawla) and Buster the dog (Hussain Dalal) encounter a mystery during their school holiday. A theatre company’s safe is robbed and all the clues point to Boysie (Pawan Uttam), who plays the pantomime cat. The race is on to solve the mystery before the policeman Mr Goon apprehends an innocent man.

11.30am. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs200.

Comedy

Papa CJ and Friends, featuring Paul Zerdin

13-14 October

Virtuoso ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, who performs in the city this week as part of an India tour organized by comic Papa CJ, is candid about letting his puppets do all the talking. Zerdin’s artistry in portraying a trio of co-stars, who are as contrary and unmanageable as they can possibly get, is amazing.

13 October, 7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, Third Floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). 14 October, 7pm. St John’s Auditorium, 1, St John’s Hospital Campus, Koramangala (22065070). Contact the venues for ticket details.

KOLKATA

Theatre

Gorur Garir Headlight by Natasena

10 October

Written and directed by the late Saroj Roy, the play revolves around Swabalambi Ghosh, a successful businessman who forms a theatre group after the death of his wife. He invites actors and actresses for the group through an ad in the newspaper. In response, those who come to call on him are a stammering goofer, a partially-deaf retired military man, a philanderer, a village folk-theatre actor and two unemployed louts. But Ghosh is not able to find a suitable heroine. In the end, he has to settle for his sister-in-law, who is a researcher on “predilection, love and its emotional psyche in modern man and woman”.

6.30pm. Madhusudan Mancha, 2, Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria (9433395325). Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40, Rs60.

Art

Forms and colours: A painting by Rabin Roy.

Recent paintings by Rabin Roy

Till 24 October

A solo show by Rabin Roy, presented by Akar Prakar.

2-7pm, Mon-Sat. Akar Prakar, P-238, Hindustan Park (24642617).

Black and White Paintings by Saibal Ghosh

Till 30 October

An exhibition of works by Saibal Ghosh.

11am-7pm, daily. Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35, Lansdowne Terrace (24651444).

Music

Vocal recital

11 October

A vocal recital by Shruti Sadolikar, accompanied by Mangesh Mulye on the tabla, presented by Sangeet Ashram.

10.30am. GD Birla Sabhaghar, 29, Asutosh Chowdhary Avenue, Ballygunge (24615449).

By Indranil Bhoumik

CHENNAI

Film

Cuban Film Festival

In the line of duty: A scene from Cuban film Kangamba.

12-15 October

The embassy of the Republic of Cuba, New Delhi, and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation are organizing a Cuban Film Festival to mark the National Culture Day of the Latin American nation. Pages from Mauricio’s Diary (directed by Manuel Pérez), Madrigal (directed by Fernando Pérez), Kangamba (directed by Rogelio Paris), City in Red (directed by Rebeca Chavez) and Dancing, Cha, Cha, Cha (directed by Manuel Herrera) will be screened.

Timings vary. South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai. Call 65163866 for details.

Festival of Festivals

12-22 October

The Alliance Francaise de Madras will screen La Traversée (The Passage) by Elizabeth Leuvrey, La Fille Du Juge (The Daughter of the Judge) by William Karel, Pour Un Seul De Mes Deux Yeux (For One of My Two Eyes) by Avi Mograbi and Voyage En Sol Majeur (Voyage of a Sole Major) by Georgi Lazarevski will be shown.

6.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Art

Migration: Crisis of Conflict?

Ongoing

Gallery Sri Parvati has organized an exhibition of paintings by Bibek Santra, C. Douglas, Harshavardhan, Rm Palaniappan, V. Ramesh and Sam Adaikalasamy. With global warming as the recurring theme in their paintings, the artists have tried to address how migration is affecting people. They have tried to capture the plight of people caught between the past and present—and how they are trying to adapt.

11am-7pm, daily. Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road, Alwarpet (24353341).

Exhibition of Paintings

10-17 October

Apparao Galleries is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Sujata Singh and Pramod Apet. Singh’s inspirations are Italian frescoes, the murals of Ajanta, Ellora and Bagh, the relief sculptures of Bharhut, Amaravati and Sanchi and the illustrations of ancient Jain palm leaf manuscripts.

11am-6pm. Apparao Galleries, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd Street, Nungambakkam (28332226)

By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Dance

Radha Yevide

10 October

Friends of DakshinaChitra, the support group of DakshinaChitra Heritage Centre, is presenting Kalaimamani Gopika Varma’s dance production titled Radha Yevide (Where is Radha, in Malayalam). M. Jeyachandran is the music director, Sugathakumari has given poetic interpretation to the production.

Varma is an award-winning professional performer; Radha Yevide is the latest dance production featuring her students and her.

7pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (9840215413), Donor passes, with dinner included, for Rs500 per head.

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Around town

Papa CJ and Friends with Paul Zerdin

7 October

Master ventriloquist Paul Zerdin’s artistry in portraying a trio of very different co-stars, who are as contrary and unmanageable as they can possibly get, is amazing. His India tour has been organized by comic Papa CJ, who will also be performing in the show. This is the first of a series called Papa CJ and Friends, which will continue into next year.

NCUI auditorium, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon, Siri Fort Road. For details, visit www.papacj.com

Art

Rites of Passage

Till 20 October

Sovan Kumar’s show about transition and transformation is dedicated to trucks. The inspiration for this series, as the exhibition note says, was the lines of trucks that Kumar saw pass through his village in Orissa. For him, a truck isn’t just a cumbersome, noisy machine that takes up too much space on the road, it’s a metaphor for change or, more specifically, something that heralds change.

11am-7pm, daily. Art Konsult, 23, Hauz Khas Village (26531819).

Photography

Illustration of Life and Flatland—A Landscape of Punjab

Till 20 November

Back to the roots: A picture of Punjab by Max Kandhola.

The first two parts of a trilogy of works by British-Asian artist Max Kandhola. The first is a documentation of his father’s fight against a terminal disease, while the second series comprises unpeopled pictures of Punjab, the place where Kandhola’s family originates from.

11am-7pm. Photoink, MGF Hyundai Building, 1, Jhandewalan, Faiz Road (28755940); (Metro) Jhandewalan.

Music

Hindustani instrumental:

Anindya Banerjee

6 October

A sarod and sursringar recital by Banerjee, who is a disciple of Dhyanesh Khan, Aashish Khan, Bahadur Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. It is part of the HCL Concert Series.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43662026).

Crimson Rock

8 October

Z3 Shirts and Rolling Stone magazine present a salute to Deep Purple, one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. Hosted by Luke Kenny, the tribute tour’s gig features Crimson, which comprises Gaurav Balani and Aditi Singh Sharma.

They will be joined by Parikrama percussionist Dilip Ramachandran, Prabir Sekhri (of Blue Breakfast and Drift) on the keyboard, Vasav Vashisht (vocalist of Prestorika), Robin Mathew (vocalist of Five8) and guitarist Bhaskar Gurung of True Colours.

F Bar and Lounge, The Ashok hotel, Chanakyapuri, entrance from Niti Marg (26111066). For entry charges and timings, call the venue.

Theatre

Cut…Cut…Cut

4 October

M. Sayeed Alam is finally giving his many plays on Ghalib a break. Instead, this tongue-in-cheek comedy on the trials and tribulations of staging a play returns this fortnight. J.K. (Harish Chhabra, in an over-the-top yet somehow effective performance), a harassed and hot-tempered director, is trying very hard to get his bunch of actors to, well, act. A week before the performance, the play seems to be doomed—everything that could go wrong does. Problems keep popping up during rehearsals and various mishaps and mix-ups take place backstage, setting the stage for some genuine laughs.

At one point, the lead actor leaves for his “big Bollywood break” and a hapless chowkidar (watchman) is forced to fill in for him. Two other actors fall in love during the rehearsals, further complicating matters. Yet another actor is an annoying know-it-all (played to great effect by Alam), who constantly interrupts the director with his opinion on everything and everyone. Script and director, M. Sayeed Alam.

7pm. Alliance Française de Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate (43500200). Tickets, Rs200 and Rs500, available at the venue.

The Comedy Store Tour

7 October

The much anticipated branch of London’s Comedy Store opens in Mumbai this December. Flying out from the UK are three very fine acts, opening in Delhi and travelling to other cities. Jeff Innocent is a fantastic old-school comic who has been on the English circuit for many years, successfully bringing tears to the eyes of audiences.

Jarred Christmas is one of many comedians from New Zealand who have brought their own style of freewheeling, quickfire storytelling funniness to London. Watching him is like gulping down huge mouthfuls of Red Bull. Phil Nichols, though born in Scotland, is a Canadian comedian, actor and singer-songwriter who first became famous as a member of cult musical group Corky and the Juice Pigs.

6.30pm and 9pm. Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (95124-2715000). For tickets, visit www.bookmyshow.com

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Music

Independence Rock XXIV

4 October

Kolkata’s alternative rock group Gravy Theory, melodic Pune metal act Abraxas and finalists from Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai battle it out for this year’s edition of what is arguably still the city’s biggest music festival—even if it’s no longer held on Independence Day. Popular extreme metal bands Demonic Resurrection and Infernal Wrath will also perform.

6pm. Chitrakoot Ground, Behind Fun Republic, Andheri (W), Railway Andheri (WR) and CR Harbour. Tickets, Rs250, available at Rhythm House (22842835) and the venue on 4 October. Gates open at 5pm.

Around town

Arundhati Roy talk

2 October

The Girni Kamgar Sangharsh Samiti celebrates its 20th anniversary. Writer Arundhati Roy, social activist Pushpa Bhave and Mahanagar newspaper’s editor Nikhil Wagle will be the chief guests. The programme will include a felicitation of the chief supporters and artists who were part of the mill workers’ struggle.

7pm. Ravindra Natya Mandir, Sayani Road, near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi (24312956).

Starry night: Hariprasad Chaurasia will perform at Dhawal Nishad.

Music

Dhawal Nishad

3 October

Dhawal Nishad, the annual concert organized by Pancham Nishad on sharad poornima, may no longer be an all-night event, but it’s still full of stars. Vocalists Parveen Sultana and Rashid Khan, sitar player Budhaditya Mukherjee and bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia will perform.

5pm. Shanmukhananda Hall, Comrade Har Bans Lal Marg, Sion (E) (24078888). Tickets, Rs100, Rs150, Rs200, Rs300, Rs500 and Rs750, available at Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda (22842835), Maharashtra Watch Co., Dadar (66625661), Andheri West (26396010) and the venue.

Art

Small Wonders

From 5 October

Despite the title, Preksha Tater is not related to the robotic Vicky from the 1980s’ soap. She makes works using a variety of devices such as handwriting and embroidery. Tater attracted curator Anne Maniglier’s eye with her cut-outs and collages.

11am-8pm, daily. The Strand Art Room, Ama House, near Strand Cinema, Colaba (32991008).

Film

Lift to the Scaffold

6 October

Louis Malle’s first feature is a straightforward, but classy thriller about an ex-paratrooper’s attempt to dispose of his mistress’ tycoon husband in a perfect murder. The ingenious plot, using a malfunctioning lift as its deus ex machina, has one carefully plotted murder conjure another as its shadow image. But the cement holding the film together is the splendid jazz score improvised by Miles Davis.

6.30pm. Alliance Française de Mumbai, Theosophy Hall, New Marine Lines, near Nirmala Niketan College (22035993).

Theatre

Ayussinte Pusthakam

7 October

Ayussinte Pusthakam: The Book of Life is set in a small village in Kerala and explores the idea of family, priesthood, sex and marriage through the knotty relationships of a grandfather, his son and grandson.

The characters include a guilt-ridden patriarch who hangs himself, a young priest who escapes the suffocating atmosphere of a seminary by eloping, a beautiful woman who is scared of sex and is married to an invalid, and a young man in search of a mother figure.

7pm. Nehru Centre auditorium, Annie Besant Road, Worli. For details, call Nehru Centre (24964680).

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Art

The Choyals

7-11 October

Five artists, spanning three generations of the Choyal family from Udaipur, are holding an exhibition of paintings.

7am-8pm, Monday-Saturday; 7am-noon, Sunday. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Art Complex, Kumara Krupa Road (22261816). For details, visit www.chitrakalaparishath.org

Dance

Bharatanatyam

4 October

C.V. Chandrasekhar, a Chennai-based Bharatanatyam dancer, will present a varnam (a histrionic piece) and an ashtapadi (a song depicting love and devotion) from the traditional margam of Bharatanatyam.

6.30pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).

Going solo: Chris Lechner.

Solo

5 October

Chris Lechner, a German movement artist and Sunitha M.R., a theatre practitioner, will use text from the plays of British playwright Sarah Kane in their solo performances. Later, they will improvise as a duo.

8pm. Alliance Française de Bangalore, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth Nagar (41231340).

Film

Premiers Films Festival

Ongoing

Hosted by Alliance Française de Bangalore, the festival is presenting seven debut films of young and upcoming French directors. The screenings will include English subtitles.

Alliance Française de Bangalore, 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth Nagar (41231345).

Pasch Youth Film Festival

6-8 October

The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is hosting a festival of four contemporary films based on the theme of youngsters sticking together as friends against all odds. All films will be screened with English subtitles. Emil & the Detectives opens on 6 October at 4pm; Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (The Flying Classroom) screens on 7 October at 4pm; and Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe (Wild Chicks in Love) screens on 8 October at 4pm.

Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, 1st Stage (25205308). Entry on first-come, first-served basis. For details, call the venue.

Photography

Rahul Deshpande

Ongoing

Pictures of monsoon-washed colonial ruins from Belgaum by Rahul Deshpande.

The other series that he’s showing is based in Kenya in a village called Bombo, near Mombasa, where he’d been on vacation.

Global Tree Café, F&B, Papanna Street, off St Mark’s Road (9886267534). For details, call Aliyeh Rizvi, 9845117544.

Theatre

Katha Collage and Ismat Apa Ke Naam II

2 and 3 October

This fortnight, audiences get to see two pieces from Motley’s repertoire as the group continues to celebrate its 30th year together.

7pm, Friday and Saturday. Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, GD Park Extension, 2nd Main, Malleswaram (23445810). Tickets, Rs2,000, Rs1,000, Rs500 and Rs300.

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Kids

Card-modelling workshop

4 October

DakshinaChitra is organizing a card modelling workshop, where children will learn how to create 3D objects from paper.

Card modelling is the art of building scale models of aircraft, buildings, ships and other real life objects.

10am-4pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (9841777779). Fee, Rs500, including material, transport and refreshments

Art

Birds, Beasts and Buttercups

2-20 October

The Madras Terrace House is presenting a repertoire of paintings, drawings and etchings by Asma Menon.

Known for her use of vivid colours and attention to detail, Menon will showcase black and white works along with acrylics on canvas.

11am-7pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sri Puram, 2nd Street, off RK Salai, Royapettah (45038391).

Film

Louis Malle Film Festival

5-9 October

NDTV Lumière and Alliance Française de Madras, in association with Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, are organizing the second edition of Louis Malle Film Festival. Louis Malle, a French film-maker, created movies that explored life and its meaning. He was a multifaceted personality—director, writer, producer and documentary film-maker. The films being screened are—Black Moon, Milou en Milai (May Fools), Calcutta, Le Souffle au Coeur (Murmur of the Heart) and Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children).

6.30pm. South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai, Gemini Circle (28279803).

Photography

Faces that are Lined with Stories

Untold stories: Portraits by Karthick Ramalingam.

Till 18 October

Alliance Française de Madras is organizing an exhibition of photographs by Karthick Ramalingam, a young photographer who specializes in portrait photography.

He is presenting a collection of portraits of elderly people. Ramalingam, who hails from Tanjore, is a software professional with a passion for photography. His creations are driven by the ordinary, everyday walks of life, capturing that one singular moment which could change the way we see things, things that we usually ignore and move on.

9am-6pm. Alliance Française de Madras, 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Through the Lens

6-11 October

Lalit Kala Akademi is organizing a photography exhibition by students of the Light and Life Academy, one of the premier photography institutes in Asia.

Film-maker K.V. Anand will inaugurate the exhibition. At least 200 images created by 40 students will be showcased. The exhibition will serve as a platform for the students to interact with people in the field of photography, advertising and marketing, apart from buyers and photography enthusiasts.

9.30am-7pm. Lalit Kala Akademi, 4, Greams Road (28252450).

BY Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

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KOLKATA

Art

Ceramic exhibition by Aanupamaa G. Jalan

6-11 October

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents ‘Romancing the Clay with the Five Elements’, a unique ceramic exhibition by Aanupamaa G. Jalan. The inauguration will feature celebrated danseuse Priti Patel, whose performance will bring alive the five elements: earth, water, ether, air and fire, all of which contribute to the aesthetics of ceramic.

10am-7pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (9830244726).

Art

Solo exhibition by Ramakrishna Behera

Till 16 October

Bose Pacia Kolkata presents the first solo exhibition of paintings by Orissa-based self-taught artist Ramakrishna Behera.

Behera’s works are landscapes inspired by real places: the Ajanta caves, the mountains and monasteries of Ladakh, the countryside of Orissa and even the interior of the artist’s home. The works employ distorted perspectives and folds to become more like hallucinatory visions. While their palette of colours is realistic, the spatial dimensions certainly are not.

11am-7pm. Bose Pacia Kolkata, Stephen Court, 18, Park Street (40010148). Sunday closed.

Theatre

Ajnatobass

8 October

A woman past her middle-age, who seems to remember nothing of her past (though the title of the play suggests, perhaps, a deliberate disguise), a young woman, newly married yet lonely, her husband, his life dominated by fears and apprehensions—these are the key characters of the play, which revolves around (fading) memory and its tenuous hold on identity.

6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road (9830892751). Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs30 and Rs20 (available in advance, 1-7pm).

Music

Music Down the Corridor

2 October

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents Music Down the Corridor, featuring teachers of language, music and art. The message, “Music lives, music surpasses”, is delivered through a singalong session of favourites at the gallery of Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts. Performers include Sumita Bhattacharya, Errol Vanjour, Prerna Bhattacharya and Sangita Chowdhury.

6.30pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Dance

Loknritya Samaroh

7 October

The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), ministry of culture, presents a series of colourful folk dances: Thang-ta from Manipur, Chari from Rajasthan and Harul from Uttarakhand.

6pm. Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201, Salt Lake City (23356796, 23356797, 23351028, 23351029, 23353093).

Around town

Professional development workshops

8-16 October

Young Audiences East India, in association with St James’ School, presents a series of workshops on teamwork and personal effectiveness, effective communication skills, mentoring and negotiation skills. The workshops have been designed, certified and produced, complete with material, by the British Council.

10am-6pm. British Council, L&T Chambers, first floor, 16, Camac Street. For details, call 9830074073 or 40074329, or email manish.gupta@in.britishcouncil.org. Last date for registration,5 October.

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DELHI

Theatre

Mori a Venezia

27 September

The Il Carro dei Comici company will perform in Italian, and they want you to come by even if you don’t speak the language. They specialize in the medieval Italian tradition of improvisational theatre called Commedia dell’Arte, which features stock characters such as the trickster, the scaramouche or buffoon, the lover and the shrewish housewife. Commedia makes liberal use of the body and of the development of ‘scenari’, or fixed plots. The actors improvise, singing, dancing and performing in pantomime, and use Italian theatre masks.

‘Mori a Venezia’ is based mainly on William Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, but also includes subplots from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Othello’.

8pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333). Entry by invitation only. For details, call 26871901.

Art

Gieve Patel—Select works

Ongoing

Gieve Patel is a physician, poet, playwright and painter all rolled into one. A retrospective show of his sketches, sculptures and paintings from the 1970s to 2007 tracks the trajectory of his life.

1-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Gallery Threshold, F-213/A, Lado Sarai (41829181).]

Carte 7

From 25 September

Works on paper by seven contemporary Italian women artists: Primarosa Cesarini Sforza, Giancarla Frare, Rosanna Granata, Elisa Montessori, Anna Onesti, Suzanne Santoro and Silvia Stucky.

The show is curated by Mary Angela Schroth, director of Gallery Sala 1 in Rome. Carte 7 showcases a range of techniques, from beautiful watercolours and gouache to elaborate mixed media works.

10am-5pm, Monday-Saturday. Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, 50E, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri (26871901).

Dance

Bhoomika

29-30 September

Established in 1972, the “creative dance centre” Bhoomika boasts of an impressive pedigree in contemporary Indian dance. This fortnight, it is celebrating the 85th birth anniversary of its founder, choreographer Narendra Sharma (1924-2008). A documentary on Sharma will be screened, apart from a new presentation Nightingale, which is based on nationalist poet Sarojini Naidu’s anthology The Golden Threshold, published in 1905. The second day will feature five dancers and choreographers paying tribute to Sharma with solo and group works.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333).

Music

41st Sabrang Utsav

26-27 September

Organized annually by Malti Gilani, this is the only event dedicated to the memory of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. The line-up includes Gilani (26 September), one of the few remaining disciples of Khan. Gilani is also the founder of Bade Ghulam Ali Yaadgar Sabha, which has kept the legacy of the legend alive.

The other artist for the evening is dhrupad legend Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar, who will present a vocal recital. The concluding day will feature a vocal recital by Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, who belongs to the Rampur Sahaswan gharana, and a rudra veena recital by Ustad Asad Ali Khan.

6pm. India International Centre auditorium, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Parachute XVI

30 September

A performance by the Bangalore-based progressive rock outfit. The gig is part of the venue’s National Edition band nights.

9pm. Mocha Bar, Shop No. 8 and 9, Satyam Cineplex, Plot No. 45, Nehru Place (26466733). For details, call the venue.

Nightlife

Ultrafunk

25 September

Kunaal Sharma aka “the professor” (27), Ankit Verma (25) and Ajit Sarathi (25) call themselves Ultrafunk—a name that’s been buzzing around Delhi circuits for a while now. They play melodic progressive house with some full-on tech sounds and great dance music. The trio has been DJing separately for years now, and also tweaking knobs as producers.

Ai, MGF Metropolitan Mall, second floor, District Centre, Saket (40654567). For entry charges and timings, call the venue.

MUMBAI

Theatre

S*x, M*rality & Cens*rship

29-30 September

Director Sunil Shanbag’s play draws a comparison between censorship in the 1970s and the 2000s as he describes the court case lodged by director Kamalakar Sarang against the state’s ban on ‘Sakharam Binder’ after just its fourth show. To provide context, video grabs from films, ads and radio jingles of the 1970s will be projected on a screen.

9pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W) (26149546). Tickets, Rs 80. For details, call the venue.

Art

Volte

Ongoing

Kiran Kaur Brar, Mukul Deora, Qusai Kathawala and Tara Kelton kick-start Tushar Jiwarajka’s new gallery, which also has a café and a “curated” bookshop.

The gallery promises to show unfamiliar artists who do exciting, experimental work.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. 2/19, Kamal Mansion, first floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba (66156796).

Dance

Breaking Boundaries

1 October

Between November and April, 62-year-old contemporary dancer Astad Deboo conducted a workshop in Delhi in association with the Salaam Balaak Trust, which resulted in Deboo’s new work Breaking Boundaries. The theme, says Deboo, is to “push the boundaries of one’s bodies”. It falls in line with much of his work and his general approach towards his art, which has consistently pushed the conventional notions of dance in India.

7pm. Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs300.

Music

Western classical concert

26-27 September

Alexander Anissimov conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in a concert that will feature soprano Elena Kelessidi, mezzo-soprano Agnieska Zwierko, tenor Anando Mukerjee and bass baritone Vuyani Mlinde.

7pm. Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs400, Rs800, Rs1,200, Rs1,600 and Rs2,000.

Theatre

Cyrusitis

26 September

Kunal Vijaykar is one half of the cast of Cyrusitis, a sketch show starring television comedian Cyrus Broacha. Written by Broacha and directed by Vijayakar, the production runs with the tag line, The One-and-a-Half Man Show, a reference to the fact that Vijayakar plays a woman too. The show finds Broacha trading in his tee and shorts for a Dick Tracy-style suit, exchanging banter with videotaped characters projected on a screen.

He has conversations with Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Richard Gere, all of whom have featured on his CNN-IBN spoof show, The Week that Wasn’t. He also has a chat with an image of himself dressed as his mother.

7pm. Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, near Hilton Towers, Nariman Point (66223737/66588997). Tickets, Rs200, Rs240, Rs320, Rs400 and Rs500 (available 9am-7pm, daily).

BANGALORE

Theatre

Proof

26 September

David Auburn’s Pulitzer-winning play ‘Proof’ is the story of Catherine, a gifted young woman who has spent years caring for Robert, her unstable, but brilliant mathematician father.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, third floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Tickets, Rs499.

Art

India 9 to 5: Our Cities at Work

26 September-8 October

To mark its 30th anniversary, the Mid Day group of newspapers commissioned 10 photographers from across the country to shoot a series of pictures capturing the essence of a day in 10 different cities. Each photographer was assigned one city—Anusha S. Yadav (Kozhikode), Anwar Mirza (Pune), Dinesh Khanna (Chandigarh), Fawzan Husain (Hyderabad), Navroze Contractor (Ahmedabad), Prashant Panjiar (Bangalore), Ryan Paul Lobo (Chennai), Saibal Das (Kolkata), Sohrab Hura (Delhi) and Vidura Jang Bahadur (Mumbai).

10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Tasveer, Sua House, 26/1, Kasturba Cross Road (22128358). Opens 26 September, 6pm.

Dance

Hampi Utsav

25-26 September

Vijayanagar in Bangalore is being renamed Hampinagar. To commemorate this, dancers, musicians and poets from the area have come together to organize a two-day festival.

On 25 September, Shambhavi Dance Ensemble will present Bhavya Bhoomi. Vyjayanthi Kashi, director of the ensemble, explains the production as “a homage to the richness of Karnataka with its scenic lands, flowing waters and spiritual poets”. On 26 September, there will be a performance by Prabhat Kalavidaru, one of the first troupes to present Indian classical dance forms in the form of ballet. The group was created in 1930 by four brothers, Gopinath Dasa, Karigiri Dasa, Jaisimha Dasa and Dwarakanath. It was initially called Gururaja Orchestra and Nataka Mandali, and was based in Tumkur. Later, financial trouble and a quest for a larger audience brought the family to Bangalore. The group was renamed Prabhat Kalavidaru in 1942.

7pm. RPC Layout playground, near the main bus terminal, Hampinagar (9535593909).

Bharatanatyam

1 October

Charles Ma will perform a traditional margam of Bharatanatyam. He will begin with a pushpanjali, an invocatory piece. The other pieces will be the varnam, Natakuranji, based on Chidambaram, the presiding deity at the temple in Madurai. The margam will end with a thillana, a pure sequence.

6.30pm. Nayana, Kannada Bhavan, JC Road (22221271).

Music

Acrid Semblance

28 September

The Delhi band brings its vicious guitar attack and keyboard flourishes to this gig.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (43419999). Entry, Rs299.

CHENNAI

— By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Film

Unnaipol Oruvan

Kamal Haasan’s new film, the bilingual ‘Unnaipol Oruvan’ (‘Eenadu’ in Telugu), hit theatres on 18 September. Directed by Chakri Toleti, it’s a remake of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘A Wednesday’ (2008). Haasan takes on Naseeruddin Shah’s role as the anonymous caller and veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal plays the police commissioner. The background score has been composed by Shruti Haasan.

Across cinemas.

Art

Stuthi

Till 30 September

Prakrit Art Gallery is presenting an exhibition of paintings titled Stuthi by Manisha Raju. The paintings are a manifestation of the various forms of goddess Durga.

Primary colours are dominant in the paintings, which depict contemporary women in the forms of the goddess.

Raju says the form of Durga, “full of force and energy”,

inspires her.

11am-6pm. Prakrit Art Gallery, 9, Dhandayudhapani Nagar, Kotturpuram (42188989).

Around town

Fine diamond jewellery

25-26 September

The Madras Terrace House, in association with Bunny Mehtani, presents the Vibha Rupani collection of fine diamond and jadau jewellery from Mumbai. The exhibition promises classic and contemporary designs. Vibha Rupani’s creations retail in boutiques across Mumbai, New Delhi and Dubai.

11am-7.30pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sri Puram, 2nd Street, off RK Salai, Royapettah. For details, call Kaveri (45038391, 9840530269).

Club Degustation

25 September

The Alliance Française de Madras, in association with Courtyard Marriott, presents an evening of French cheese from Daniel Dubosclard’s La Fromagerie Bangalore, complemented with red and white wines from Four Seasons wines, sponsored by United Spirits Ltd. Dubosclard, cheese master at La Fromagerie Fresh Foods Pvt. Ltd, has 15 years of experience in the business. Each participant will get a platter of cheese and two glasses of red and white wine with French bread.

7pm. Courtyard Marriott, 564, Anna Salai (28279803). Participation fee, Rs350 for Alliance Française de Madras members; Rs450 for others.

Books

Chennai Book Fest 2009

27 September-4 October

The first annual Chennai Book Fest 2009 is being organized by Good Pastor International Book Centre/Better Yourself Books. The focus of the exhibition will be on value-based literature. The fest promises to feature around 5,000 titles in various categories, including family life, self-help, personality development, philosophy, theology, education, cookery, novels and medicine.

10am-8.30pm. St Mary’s Anglo Indian Boys Higher Secondary School auditorium, 110, Armenian Street, Broadway. For details, call 9884082754, 9840198867.

Theatre

Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre’s theatre presentation

25 September

All the children who took part in the Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre’s recently concluded creative drama camp will present three plays at Vani Mahal. Valli Arunachalam, principal, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (Nungambakkam), will be the chief guest.

6pm. Vani Mahal, Sri P Obul Reddy Hall, GN Chetty Road, T. Nagar. For details, call 28152549.

KOLKATA

— By Indranil Bhoumik

Theatre

Rudhhsangeet

25 September

Written and directed by Bratya Basu, the play traces three decades of struggle in the life of an artist. ‘Rudhhsangeet’ is one of the most famous productions of Bengali theatre. The lead protagonist is played by Debabrata Biswas.

It deals with the protagonist’s involvement with, and eventual fallout from, Gananatya Sangha, his renunciation of the Communist Party, differences with the music board of Biswabharati University, his inexorable rise to fame and opposition to socially renowned institutions. Other artists include Hemango Biswas, Salil Choudhuri, Ritwik Ghatak, Sambhu Mitra, Bijon Bhattacharya, Tripti Mitra, Jyoti Basu, Pramod Dasgupta, Suchitra Mitra and Manjushree Chaki Sarkar.

3pm and 6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road, Tickets, Rs100 and Rs60. For details, call 9830427345.

Art

Third annual Devi show

Till 21 November

Tejas Gallery is organizing its third annual Devi show. This time the exhibits include both gods and goddesses. The 24 participating artists, including Ashok Ganguly, Dhiren Sasmal, Apurba Pal, Sujata Chakravarty, Dilip Sasmal, Bibek Pal and Jogen Chowdhury have portrayed their favourite deities in the form and colours of their choice, making this an extremely vibrant collection.

1-7.30pm, daily. Tejas Art Gallery, 11, Mayfair Road, opposite Ice Skating Rink. Closed 24-27 September. For details, call 9830049825.

GenNext IV

1-15 October

GenNext, the annual show of Aakriti Art Gallery, was conceived to promote young artists aged below 40. This year, the organizers selected 34 artists from about 600 entries. The list also includes a few participants from the US, South Korea and Pakistan.

12-7pm. Aakriti Art Gallery, Orbit Enclave, first floor, 12/3A, Picasso Bithi, Hungerford Street. Closed on Sundays. For details, call 22893027, 22895041.

Theatre

Daaho

26 September

Daaho, written by Mohit Chattopadhyay and directed by Anish Ghosh, explores a crisis afflicting our society: Why do we suffer because of individuals who crave success at the cost of others’ welfare?

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 37-AB, Sadananda Road Kalighat, near Rash Behari crossing. Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60. For details, call 9830042004.

Helmet

27 September

A satiric play written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Anish Ghosh, Helmet speaks about how excessive consideration for others can push humanity to the brink of disaster in the most inhuman manner.

6.30pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road. Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60. For details, call 9830042004.

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DELHI

Music

Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan

18-20 September

100 Pipers Pure Music presents this tribute to the sitar maestro who died in 2004. Six of India’s renowned artists, including Ustad Shujaat Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, will perform. Passes available at Teksons Bookshop outlets (www.teksonsbooks.com).

6pm. Ficci auditorium, Foundation House, Mandi House (23738760).

Eblén and Kabalan Macari

18 September

The embassy of Mexico presents the father and son duo of Eblén and Kabalan Macari, whose fusion concert will be a mix of electronic and West Asian music. Eblén plays guitar and jarana (a local guitar from Mexico), while his son Kabalan will handle percussion and electronics.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (2715000).

Art

Grave for Nothing

Till 23 September

The exhibition is a collaborative painting project between Delhi-based Sanjeev Sinha and Amsterdam-based Dianne Hagen. The exhibition space has also been given a makeover—something the gallery does with every show. Walk through the chiffon-curtained doorway to a startling view of walls covered in silver foil.

The large-scale acrylic works are an explosion of pop art gone deliberately wrong. The first painting, XIII, for instance, shows two human heads facing away from each other but joined at the shoulder—perhaps a statement by the artists on the nature of their collaborative project. Grave for Nothing has been curated by Johny M.L. and Elizabeth Rogers.

10am-11pm, daily. Arts.i (Religare), 7, Atmaram Mansion, Level 1, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (43727000).

Think Small

Till 28 September

The title refers to the 9x12- inch canvas formats the 45 artists were required to work on. There are at least 175 artworks on display. For the complete list of artists, visit www.artalivegallery.com

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Art Alive, S-221, Panchsheel Park (41639000).

Dance

Ram

Ongoing

For the past 53 years, Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK) has been staging the ballet Ram annually to coincide with Dussehra. This massive production, which has witnessed almost 2,000 nights on stage so far, involves 45 dancers. These dancers are trained for three months. They then perform for 30 consecutive nights. Close to 200 musicians have worked on the score and it took nearly 2,000 studio hours to record the music. In addition, several thousand man-hours were consumed in setting up the stage, lighting, sound, script and administration.

6.30pm. Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Copernicus Marg, next to Kamani auditorium. For tickets (Rs200, Rs300 and Rs500) and queries, call SBKK (43503333, 23386428).

Gilles Vonsattel

22 September

The well-known pianist from Switzerland, Vonsattel will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Honegger and Ravel. The event is in collaboration with Pro Helvetia, New Delhi and the Delhi Music Society.

6.30pm. India International Centre auditorium, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Theatre

Burnt Memories

19 and 20 September

Directed and scripted by Feisal Alkazi, Burnt Memories is the story of two friends Balbir and Manmohan, whose relationship is changed irrevocably by Partition.

7pm. Alliance Française auditorium, 72, Lodhi Estate (43500200). Tickets, Rs100.

Additional show on 20 September, 4pm. Tickets, Rs50.

MUMBAI

Art

Gallery BMB

Ongoing

The newest addition to the south Mumbai art circuit is an initiative funded largely by the Birlas and spearheaded by artist, curator and collector Bose Krishnamachari. Making good use of the international network he has developed over the past years, Krishnamachari brings a host of well-known international names to the gallery.

Shaheen Merali has curated the inaugural exhibition of Krishnamachari’s show. Well-known artists from five continents, including Jon Kessler, Wang Qingsong and Jake and Dinos Chapman, will show their works.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Yantra Annexe, Queens Mansion, Ghanshyam Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort (22000061).

Dance

Sankalp Dandiya night

From 19 September

Sankalp Dandiya continues to be the biggest dhamaka (event) of all Navratri celebrations in the city. A large part of its popularity is due to the musical line-up, led by Falguni Pathak and her band Ta Thaiya.

Since Sankalp Dandiya started in 1993, the saccharine-voiced Pathak has been promoted on hoardings and television. Over the course of 10 days, Pathak will sing about 350 songs, mainly Gujarati devotional and folk tunes.

7.30pm onwards. Goregaon Sports Club, Goregaon (W). Season passes, Rs2,500; weekend passes, Rs500; and daily passes, Rs300; available at Sankalp’s head office in Vile Parle (E). For details, call 26161212/3838.

Film

Human rights films

22-24 September

A package of films about human rights seems guaranteed to induce yawns and sneers. But the short documentaries and fiction films that will be screened at the Max Mueller Bhavan this fortnight under the umbrella All Human Beings Are Born Free and Equal prove otherwise. The title refers to the opening sentence of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The films are all winners of the second International Short Film Competition organized recently by the Goethe Institut and the Remembrance Responsibility and Future Foundation.

6.30pm. Max Mueller Bhavan, next to Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Colaba (22022085).

Music

Hariharan

19 September

An evening of ghazals by the man who was once a Colonial Cousin. Organized by Ace Publication and Promotions.

7pm. Ravindra Natya Mandir, Sayani Road, Prabhadevi (24312956). Tickets, available at Rhythm House (22842835), Maharashtra Watch Co. (66625661), and the venue.

Nightlife

DJ Krick

18 and 19 September

German DJ Krick began his career with hip hop and R&B, until electronica claimed him for its own. DJ Krick (real name Fabian Brunsing) has been spinning a mix of minimal tech tunes ever since he moved to Berlin in 2003.

10pm. Zenzi Mills, Todi Estate, Senapati Bapat Road, opposite Blue Frog, Lower Parel (43455455).

Theatre

White Lily Ani Night Rider

21 September

White Lily Ani Night Rider revolves around a middle-aged man and woman who decide to see whether their thriving email friendship will stand the test of a real-life meeting.

They arrange to rendezvous in Pune for a day and have sex, no strings attached. The seeming salaciousness is the vehicle for an important debate on the effects of the electronic revolution on relationships.

3.30pm. Shivaji Mandir, opposite Plaza Cinema, NC Kelkar Road, Dadar (W) (24389387). For ticket prices, call the venue (8.30-11am, 5-8pm, daily).

Around town

Dan Nainan

20 September

Stand-up comic Dan Nainan has a Japanese mother, an Indian father and a US passport.

His show promises to send the laugh-meter soaring without using profanity, vulgarity or picking on members of the audience.

10pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Empire Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300, 65251716/18). Tickets available at the venue. Click herefor prices or call 39895050 for tele-booking.

IMC Ladies Wing exhibition

23 and 24 September

The IMC Ladies Wing celebrates its 40th anniversary with a bigger annual exhibition than usual. Their pre-Diwali extravaganza, Women Entrepreneurs, showcases works by 51 women, who don’t usually sell in retail outlets, and four NGOs.

On offer are traditional and trendy products ranging from designer wear, fashion accessories and jewellery to stationery, silverware, home accessories and gift items. Participating NGOs include Ahmedabad’s Gramshree, which promotes self-reliance, growth and sustainable living by guiding women and artisans. Every piece of cloth sold at their stall is handmade, decorated with ethnic embroidery and unique. Also displaying its wares is R.M. Cultural Foundation, which creates kottans (Chettinad’s traditional palm leaf baskets); Kadam, which sells tableware and cane products; and the Cancer Patients Aid Association, which will sell handpainted diyas (lamps) and bags for the festive season. The proceeds of the sale go directly to the NGOs.

11am-7pm. Taj President, Cuffe Parade, near World Trade Centre (66650808).

BANGALORE

Film

Love + Death = Happiness

18 and 19 September

This film by Jerusalem Art School figures as one among the more amusing pieces in a festival that includes separate segments on the theme of neighbours, and of walls. The festival, curated by Robin Mallick, promises new short films from Germany and other parts of the world.

6.30pm, 18 September; and 4pm, 19 September. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, 1st Stage (25205308).Click here for details, or call the venue.

Art

Marco Polo Diaries

Till 26 September

A curatorial note said this group show was based on the travels of Marco Polo and the 14 participating artists were asked to “play with the adventures and inspirations” of the 13th century explorer. As a result, Benitha Perciyal, who works with natural dyes, presents a piece made of scraps of paper in her ode to nature, while Debesh Goswami’s photographs are of flower sculptures that he created.

Farhan Mujib, a physicist and former professor from Aligarh, draws elements from Mughal aesthetics, while George K. sculpted a group from a caravanserai. Jenny Bhatt’s watercolours are of fields of flowers, whereas Nilofer Seth Siddharth’s work comprise dyed-silk designs that look to figuratively convey the reign of Kublai Khan.

The artist/designer couple of Rahul and Gunjan say they sought inspiration from the Silk Route to create a series of silk paintings. Ramachandran N. will show his mixed-media installations of box collages, which use photographs of monks, and according to the artist, aim to address urban issues.

Noon-7pm, daily. Taj Art Corridor, Taj West End, 23, Race Course Road (66605660).

Dance

Wind Dancer

18 September

Is Michel Casanova French? After all, he was born in Perpignan in the south of France. Or is he Swiss? He’s spent most of his life in that country. Or is he Indian? The dancer has divided his time between India and his home country for the past four years. Is he a ballet dancer, a modern dancer or a contemporary dancer? He’s studied all three forms. Casanova is all this and more—a fact he will explore in a performance this fortnight, a recital that will explore the issue of multiple identities.

7.30pm. RV Dental College auditorium, 1st Stage, JP Nagar (9844746077).

Music

Paranoid Earthling

20 September

Sri Lankan rock pioneers Paranoid Earthling make the long haul from Kandy to Kyra, bringing some of the trademark hard-hitting riffs (and political convictions) that made them the island nation’s foremost rock act. The band was born when four friends in a school in Kandy discovered they all had a common passion for heavy rock music. Skipping classes, they spent days head-banging to Nirvana, Marilyn Manson and Pantera.

“That is when the four of us thought of starting a band,” says Dhanushka Samarasinghe, the band’s guitarist. “Back in 1999, we were the first ever rock band to emerge from Kandy.”

7.30pm. Kyra, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (43419999). Entry, Rs249.

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DELHI

Music

Pubrockfest

13 September

Get ready to rock with this triple-bill, featuring Delhi rock veterans Parikrama along with punk duo Seven Degrees, comprising Rashmi Upadhyay (vocal, drums) and J.P. Dangmann (vocals, guitars) and Bridge To Elsewhere from Gurgaon, which is into classic and alternative rock.

8pm. QashQai Kitchen and Bar, M-89/90, Connaught Place, Outer Circle (43507880). Metro: Rajiv Chowk. Entry, Rs150.

Abhishruti Bezbaruah

16 September

Dilliwali Abhishruti Bezbaruah, who is currently studying sound engineering in Mumbai, will be in the city for a Hindustani vocal recital. A promising vocalist barely out of her teens, she is one of the favourite disciples of Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (2715000).

Paranoid Earthling

17 September

The maiden appearance in the capital by one of Sri Lanka’s best known hard rock bands. Central to the band’s music are the political, economic and sociocultural issues that Lankan youth face.

10pm. Hard Rock Café, M-110, Multiplex Building, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888). Entry, Rs250. For cover charges, call the venue.

Art

Love, Undetectable

Ongoing

Works by photographer Sunil Gupta from 2004 till now, including the New Pre-Raphaelite and the Love and Light series. In the recent New Pre-Raphaelite, series (2007-09), Gupta uses portraiture to highlight the desires of homosexuals.

Like the mid-19th century, when pre-Raphaelites, a group of English painters who contested the stifling norms of their times, Gupta focuses on sensuality and the arrangement of the body to visualize a modern Indian queer identity. The

Love and Light series, a set of eight diptychs, is also concerned with same-sex love and includes an autobiographical note about the possibility of love after a diagnosis of HIV-positive.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Vadehra Art Gallery, D-178, Phase I, Okhla (65474005).

Nightlife

DJ Namito

12 September

Namito is a German-Iranian producer and DJ living in Berlin. He believes there is no other city in the world right now that could compete with the music scene in Berlin, where he has been living since 1985. According to him, his sound reflects the different influences he has encountered in his life.

“The groove is the body and obviously, electronic and European. But just like a human being, there is more than the pure body…the soul of my music, most definitely, is Asian. I love to use Persian or Indian samples. Not always, but again and often,” he says.

Pure, Kuki XO, E-7, Greater Kailash II, Masjid Moth, Commercial Centre (29225241). For timings and entry charges, call the venue.

Theatre

Jugaad

12 September

Directed by Dinesh Ahlawat, this play finds friends Ravi and Charkha in a complex web of intrigue when they tell their landlord that Ravi is married. Chaos ensues when they hire an actor to play the wife’s role.

4pm and 7pm. Little Theatre Group auditorium, Copernicus Marg, next to Kamani auditorium (23389713). Metro: Mandi House. Tickets, Rs100-300, available at the venue. For details, contact 9811252751 or ipartssociety@yahoo.co.in.

MUMBAI

Around town

Cartoon exhibition

Ongoing

The Alliance Française is exhibiting cartoons by Hemant Morparia.

10am-5.30pm, daily. Alliance Française, Theosophy Hall, 40, New Marine Lines (22035993).

Film

Waltz with Bashir

Ongoing

Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir is a visually dazzling animated memoir from Israel, which details the director’s experiences as a soldier fighting in Lebanon in 1982. The bulk of the film is made up of reminiscences from the conflict that are later revealed to be the lead-up to the Sabra and Shatila massacres, triggered by the assassination of the Lebanese president-elect, Bashir Gemayel.

Across cinemas.

Bilal

15 September

Sourav Sarangi spent 14 months shooting the hardscrabble lives of Bilal, a three-year-old boy, and his blind parents.

The Kolkata film-maker then spent nearly two years shaping 160 hours of footage into an 88-minute narrative. The intimate shooting style and the honesty of Sarangi’s subjects suck you in. Bilal, which has won acclaim and awards at several international and national festivals, is being screened in Mumbai this fortnight. Organized by Vikalp.

6.30pm. Alliance Française, Theosophy Hall, 40, New Marine Lines (22036187).

Dance

Bharatanatyam

16 September

In the presentation See the Music, Hear the Dance: The Word in Melody and Movement, Alarmel Valli, one of India’s leading Bharatanatyam dancers, aspires to make viewers “see the music, hear the dance” through her abhinaya, a dance style that focuses on expressions. Valli will perform padams and javalis, or lyrical poems.

6.30pm. Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, near Hilton Towers, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs200 and Rs300

Nightlife

Slam and music

17 September

Brooklyn slam poet Celena Glenn teams up with the Swiss jazz pianist Leo Tardin and percussionist Karsh Kale for a breakbeat and poetry-led performance.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Theatre

The Al Pitcher Picture Show

11 September

Al Pitcher has found the perfect format for a travelling comedy show. The New Zealander randomly picks a neighbourhood in the city in which he is to perform, and on the morning of The Al Pitcher Picture Show, wanders around with a digital camera, clicking whatever captures his eye. The best 60 shots make it to that day’s show, giving Pitcher an opportunity to connect with his audience using local humour. What will he shoot in Mumbai?

8.30pm. St Andrew’s Auditorium, St Andrew’s College, St Dominic Road, Bandra (W) (26418550). Tickets available at venues.Click hereor call 39895050.

BANGALORE

Music

Dhondutai Kulkarni

12 September

The most senior exponent of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, Dhondutai Kulkarni came into the limelight last year, thanks to the release of The Music Room, a splendid semi-fictional book by one of her former students, journalist Namita Devidayal. The book is based on Kulkarni’s experiences as the only student of the legendary Kesarbai Kerkar. The 79-year-old singer is a storehouse of rare ragas, and this fortnight she will perform a few of them.

Kulkarni almost never repeats the ragas she sings, and in most performances, she stops to explain what she’s singing and dwells on the nuances of a particular passage or raga.

8pm. JSS Auditorium, JSS Campus, 1st Main Road, 38th Cross, Jayanagar, 8th Block (26549394). Tickets, Rs49.

Rock and jazz gigs

Ongoing

A handful of popular rock bands will perform in the city this week—three of which take over the stage at Opus. Pentagram, Mumbai’s best known rock act, comes to town on 11 September at 7.30pm, followed by folk and fusion band Swarathma on 12 September at 7.30pm, and jazz veteran Louiz Banks in concert with Gerard Machado on 13 September, also at 7.30pm. City-based alternative and metal core act Synaps will play at Kyra on 11 September at 7.30pm. The newly forged rock act Parachute XVI will perform in support of their EP, Sodium Trail on 17 September at 8.30pm at Hard Rock Café.

Opus, 4, 1st Main, off Palace Cross Road, Chakravathy Layout (23442580). Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (43419999). Entry, Rs249. Hard Rock Café, 40, St Mark’s Road (41242222). For entry charges, call the venue.

Art

Eiffel O’Seven

Till 15 September

Photographer Shibu Arakkal is showing a series that resulted from a collection of photographs he took of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 2007. After a few visits to the tower, Arakkal says his intention was to “be more analytical and, for the lack of a better word, more surgical” in his fresh attempts.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Time and Space, 55, Lavelle Road (22124117).Click here for more information .

Junkyard

Till 30 September

The first time Pavan Kumar K.J. found himself surrounded by gujari (scrap) was when he was in school, sent out on an assignment with a sketch pad. The impression never left the Mysore-based photographer and part-time musician (he’s a percussionist and backing vocalist of the fusion band Swarathma).

Years later, after his studies in fine art at the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts in the city, Kumar found himself drawn to those ramshackle old haunts again. This time, intent on “technical and artistic challenges”, Kumar says he wanted to explore the life in the junkyard. The outcome: his new works.

10.30am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Gallery Sumukha, 24/10, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden (22292230). Click herefor more information.

Dance

Bharatanatyam

11 September

Aishwarya Nityananda will perform a solo Bharatanatyam recital. She will begin with a mallari, an invocatory piece, and follow this with a shiva stuti. The third piece is a varnam (histrionic piece) composed by Dwarki Krishnaswami titled Bhuvana Sundaranna, which is set to the shringara rasa (erotic mood) and shows the nayika (female protagonist) extolling the virtues of Krishna to her sakhi (friend).

The next piece is a devaranama (devotional song) titled Aada Hodalle Makkalu, which has the child Krishna complaining to his mother Yashoda that the children of Dwarka are teasing him. The penultimate piece uses extracts from Jayadeva’s Gita Govindam. The first extract is titled Yahimadhava, where the dancer will portray Radha as an angry heroine, and in the second extract, titled Priye Charusheele, she will portray Krishna attempting to pacify Radha. She will end with a thillana, or a pure dance sequence.

6.30pm. Yavanika, YMCA, Nrupathunga Road (22214911).

Theatre

The Big Laugh festival

12 September

The first comedy festival of its kind in India, The Big Laugh festival brings performances by international comedians to the city this week, along with workshops on stand-up comedy and a talent hunt. One of the comics, Aron Kader, grew up as a Palestinian Mormon in Hollywood. His background was also the reason for his worst performance ever, a local TV show one month after 9/11. Indian comic Papa C.J. was a finalist in the American TV show Last Comic Standing and has played in North America, Europe and Africa. C.J.’s biggest peeve is being asked to come up with a joke when people find out his profession. “Next time, I’ll tell them I’m a boxer and see if they ask me to punch them around a bit,” he says.

8.30pm. Jyothi Nivas College auditorium, Hosur Road (25530137). Tickets, Rs1,500, Rs1,250, Rs1,000 and Rs500, available at Bookmyshow.

CHENNAI

— By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Film

First Films Festival

15-19 September

The Alliance Française de Madras, in association with the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, is presenting a festival on the first films of French directors. The five movies being screened are Barakat! (Enough!), La Tête de Maman (In Mom’s Head), 7 Ans (7 Years), 13 M^2 (13 sq. m) and Dans les Cordes (On the Ropes).

6.30pm. Alliance Française de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

UTV film festival

11 September

Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with UTV World Movies, is organizing a film festival. Two movies will be screened. One is an Iranian film, The Song of Sparrows, and the other is Amelie, a French film. The Song of Sparrows, directed by Majid Majidi, shows the transformation of a farmer, and the change in his values, when he moves from his village to Tehran. Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, tells the story of Amelie, who is searching for the meaning of life, and how she goes about finding happiness.

6.15pm and 8.15pm. South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai (65163866).

Elephas Maximus

14 September

Elephas Maximus is the scientific name of the Asian elephant. The Alliance Française de Madras is screening a documentary series by writer Prajna Chauta and director Philippe Gautier, who have filmed elephants in the forests of Karnataka from close proximity.

This will help the audience understand these animals better.

6.30pm. Alliance Française de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Around town

Dussehra festival

Till 13 September

DakshinaChitra is organizing a festival to celebrate the tradition and culture of Karnataka. Events include performances by Somana Kunita (mask dance) artists and a display of golu (dolls) in Karnataka House at DakshinaChitra.

Also on display will be crafts and textiles from the state. You can also taste the delicacies of Karnataka cuisine at DakshinaChitra’s restaurant, Kanali Arusuvai Arasu.

10am-6pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (24462435).

Theatre

Hamara Shakespeare Festival 2009

Till 15 September

Prakriti Foundation is conducting a theatre festival that looks at Shakespeare and his plays in a slightly different light, as interpreted by Indian actors and directors. It features Anurupa Roy’s Almost Twelfth Night (based on Shakespeare’s original play Twelfth Night), K.V. Akshara’s Lear Lahari in Kannada (based on King Lear), About Caliban: Also about Colombo by Parnab Mukherjee and Loyola College students (based on a character in The Tempest) and Rajat Kapoor’s Hamlet—The Clown Prince (based on The Hamlet).

7pm. At different venues. For details, call 66848506.

KOLKATA

—By Indranil Bhoumik

Art

Somewhat Different (Anders als immer)

12 September-16 October

The power of convention is illustrated in an exhibition of contemporary design by 67 designers and studios, 47 of them based in Germany, and the rest in other European countries such as Denmark, France, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain.

3-8pm. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, first and fourth floor, 108, Southern Avenue. For details, call 24666802.

Ceramic exhibition

Till 16 September

Aditi Saraogi, who says she is greatly influenced by nature and its myriad forms, is exhibiting her works at the Weavers Studio. “There is movement and dance everywhere, and this is what I try to convey through my creations,” she says.

10am-7pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place.Also open on Sundays.

Quintessential Color

Till 19 September

Emotionally stirring and contemporary visual art works that resonate the colours of nature and human emotion make this exhibition worth watching. Quirky fusion and the flow of light in abstract contexts are some of the highlights. The participating artists include Subrata Saha, Aditya Basak, Sukanta Das, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Das, Suhas Roy, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Subrata Pal, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri and others.

10.30am–6.30pm. 15, Dover Road, near Taaja Restaurant. Click here for details or call 9831005003. Sundays by appointment.

Theatre

Dakghar

12 September

At a time when verse drama was enjoying a revival in Europe, Rabindranath Tagore emerged from a self-imposed hiatus in writing plays and began searching for a language distinctly prosaic in nature. This phase of play writing by the maestro began with Sharodutsav and reached its peak with Dakghar. Simple and down to earth, Dakghar is pregnant with layers of insinuations. The protagonist is Amal, an ailing orphan desperate to see the world, and not become a scholar confined to books. Walking towards inevitable death, Amal still finds the time to form strong bonds with the people he meets. The play revolves around his “wait” to be called by the king, his beliefs, loves and a dream to see everyone around him happy. Directed by Koushik Sen.

7pm. Sujata Sadan, No. 7, Hazra Road. For details, call 9903185680. Tickets, Rs30 and Rs50.

Dance

Dance for Divine

15 September

Eminent dancer Sanchita Bhattacharya will release an Odissi dance DVD, Upholding the Golden Heritage of India, to mark the golden jubilee of Indian Oil Corp. in the city. The release will be followed by a live Odissi performance.

6pm. The Stadel Boutique Hotel, Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Gate No. 3. For details, call 9874140712.

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DELHI

Around town

The Medicine Show

6 and 13 September

Photograph: Anant Dwivedi

This is Delhi’s first cabaret-cum-variety show. Expect a varied assortment of acts. The line-up for September’s two shows includes Emperor Minge, a six-piece Delhi band with a seriously eclectic set of influences, burlesque dancer Anjoe, stand-up comics Papa CJ, Sanjay Rajaura and Abish Mathew, and songs by Piyush Wadhera and Sajid Akbar. The 6 September show will also include performances by Shelli Koffman and a yet-to-be-confirmed DJ. The 13 September show will feature DJ Praxis.

8pm. Royale Mirage Crowne Plaza Surya, Community Centre, New Friends Colony (26835070). Entry Rs500, redeemable at the bar. Contactsteffkay@gmail.com, call 9911290113, or join the Facebook group Stiff Kittens Medicine Show.

Art

Towards a New Viewership/Audience

Till 13 September

Multimedia works that explore how wider audiences can be reached through a more “effective visual language”. Participating artists include Alok Bal, Aparna Mohanty, Birendra Pani, Debarchan Rout, Ketan Amin, Debraj Goswami, Zakir Hussain, Sharmila Samant, Vinod Patel and others. The show is organized by Art and Deal, New Delhi, and Bakul Foundation, Bhubaneswar.

11am-7pm, daily. Art Konsult, 23, Hauz Khas Village (26531819).

Dance

Parampara 2009

4-6 September

Raja and Radha Reddy have been hosting their annual festival of music and dance since 1998. The festival features senior performers and classical performing arts.

Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg (23388084). Entry is only by invitation; invitations are available at Barista outlets across the National Capital Region. You could also contact Natya Tarangini (24356630, 24355540) for invites.

World Dance Festival

10-13 September

A workshop fiesta of various dance forms. The festival includes 72-hour workshops. In addition, there are many performances every evening, followed by a dance ball conducted by international DJs.

The Leela Kempinski Hotel, Ambience Island, National Highway 8, Gurgaon (0124-4771234).Click here for details.

Music

Anupriya Deotale and Anwar Khurshid

7 September

A jugalbandi by violinist Anupriya Deotale and sitar player Anwar Khurshid. Dilliwali Deotale and Khurshid, who is from Toronto, are disciples of sitar player Ustad Shahid Pervez.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000).

SaMaPa Sangeet Vibhuti Festival 2009

7 September

This cultural event has been conceived by santoor player Abhay Rustum Sopori under the guidance of his father, Pandit Bhajan Sopori. Alka Deo Marulkar will present a Hindustani vocal recital and Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta, who is from Kolkata, will present a sarod recital on the first day. The second and concluding day of the festival will feature a Hindustani vocal recital by Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, who belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, a solo sitar performance by Manju Mehta, who is a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, and a pakhawaj recital by Pandit Ramashish Pathak.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222).

Theatre

Shaken ‘n’ Stirred

6 September

Comedians Papa CJ and Abish Mathew will host the fourth edition of Performers Inc. and Mocha Bar’s open microphone night. It’s open to the first 10 acts that sign up, so expect plenty of surprises. The last time we were there, we saw some stand-up comedy, singing and dancing. Sign up for a 5-minute slot if you’re feeling brave, otherwise grab a drink and watch.

8pm. Mocha Bar, Satyam Complex, Nehru Place. Click hereto sign up in advance to perform (26466734).

Kambakht Ishq

13 September

A Hindi comedy that will appeal to your sense of the ridiculous. Radha Mallik and Kishan Mehta—hypochondriacs in their 60s, each with a deceased spouse and a 30-something child—meet in a doctor’s waiting room. The two bond immediately. So do Mehta’s son Jaichand and Mallik’s daughter Leela, who find that they live in houses opposite each other and teach at nearby schools. To top it all, Jaichand’s dog Tommy and Leela’s dog Lucy seem to be on the same wavelength as well. The rest of the play is spent in resolving one question: Which of the couples will truly fall in love?

7.30pm. Alliance Française auditorium, 72, Lodhi Estate (43500200). Tickets, Rs100-300, available at the venue from 10am-7pm daily.

MUMBAI

Music

Trilok Gurtu

8 September

Though he’s performed in fusion ensembles and at invitation-only events, Trilok Gurtu’s gigs at Blue Frog this fortnight will be his first ticketed solo public shows in Mumbai since his January 2005 tribute to his mother, thumri queen Shobha Gurtu.

The internationally acclaimed percussionist has come out with a new album. But this won’t be a promotional trek. Gurtu says that it’s been so long since he’s played to paying audiences in his home city that he promises to cover the “whole repertoire of the past 25 years of my life”. So we might get to hear tracks from his groundbreaking 1987 debut ‘Usfret’, his new set ‘Massical’ and the dozen CDs he put out in between.

8.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Rs700 (standing), Rs1,000 (pods).

Photography

Coloured Worlds

Ongoing

German photographer Helena Schätzle has shot extensively in India. Mumbai-based photojournalist Sudharak Olwe has photographed Germany. Coloured Worlds: A photographical exchange between India and Germany, an exhibition organized by Max Goethe-Institut Mumbai and Cymroza Gallery, is the result of their collaboration.

11am-8pm. Cymroza Art Gallery, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy (23671755).

Dance Arghya

4 September

Shama Bhate, Rohini Bhate’s senior student and daughter-in-law, will hold a concert, Arghya, in memory of her guru, who died in 2008. Bhate’s offerings include a performance of Karat Bar Jori Jhak Jhori Kanhaiya Mose, a thumri about Lord Krishna. Arghya also features a performance by Manaswee, a group of Rohini Bhate’s senior students.

6.30pm. PL Deshpande Sabhagriha, PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, Sayani Road, near Siddhivinayak Mandir, Prabhadevi (24312956).

Art

Talk on Tyeb Mehta

5 September

Mohile Parikh Centre for the Visual Arts is hosting a talk about Tyeb Mehta, who is best known for being the first Indian artist to earn more than a million dollars in an auction. Mehta was also one of contemporary Indian art’s finest. Although he became famous only in the 2000s, some of his best work is between the 1970s and 1990s.

Mallika Sagar Advani, Gieve Patel and Girish Shahane will deliver the talk.

6pm. Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Sir Dorabji Tata Road, near Hilton Towers Hotel, Nariman Point (66223737).

Around town

Rush of Blood

6 September

Is being a do-gooder in your blood? Even if it isn’t, here’s your chance to become a good samaritan. This fortnight, Youth For People, a group that works on health and education issues, begins a quarterly blood donation campaign called Rush of Blood. The hook? As donors queue up at the Carter Road amphitheatre in Bandra, they can listen to performances by Shaan, Akruti Kakkar, Luke Kenny, Something Relevant, Dischordian and Pschyconic Symbiles.

Noon-8pm. Carter Road amphitheatre, Carter Road, Bandra (W). For details, call Dipesh Tank on 9833152162 or Sujeet Ramanna on 9820325482.

Nightlife

Neon Highway

10 September

Missed out on Zenzi Mills’ mad, mad opening party last year? The Neon Highway theme night is back. Wear your whackiest, most fluorescent outfit, put on your dancing shoes and let DJs Kris Correiya and Charlee take care of the rest.

10pm. Zenzi Mills, 183, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) (66430670). Call venue for entry fees.

BANGALORE

Art

Someday It All Has to End

Ongoing

Galleryske has been transformed into a super-sized bird’s nest. Srinivasa Prasad—an artist who has on previous occasions hauled in all manner of furniture wrapped in gunny, a cycle with metal buckets strapped on and even a bullock cart, not to forget life-sized coffins made of charcoal (at the Arcus Project in Moriya, Japan)—has now dragged his home into the gallery space. Figuratively, at least, as Prasad says, his new work titled ‘Someday It All Has to End’, created entirely out of bamboo sticks, branches and twigs, was a metaphor for his own abode.

11am-7pm. Galleryske, 82, Presidency, St Mark’s Road (65951972). Sundays by appointment only.

Art

Sudhir Kumar Meher

Till 12 September

An exhibition of new paintings by the Bangalore-based artist. Meher studied fine arts at the Government College of Art and Crafts in Khallikote, Orissa, and has been part of a handful of shows across the country. He will also conduct a three-day (4-6 September) workshop to coincide with the show.

10am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. 10am-1pm, Sunday. Right Lines Art Gallery, 270, 1st Main, Defence Colony, Indira Nagar (25272827). For details and registration for the workshop, contact the gallery.

Film

Voices from the Waters Film Festival 2009

4-6 September

This environmental festival at Ithaca College is a result of the efforts of the Bangalore Film Society and Alliance Française de Bangalore, apart from groups such as Charter for Human Responsibilities, Society for Voluntary Action Revitalisation and Justice, Samvada, Suchitra Film Society, Karnataka Chalanachitra Akademi and Finger Lakes.

The attempt is to create an alternative, interactive and educative module by which the public can be made aware of pressing issues afflicting the ecological and environmental balance, and lives and livelihoods across developing countries.

The festival will include screenings of films in venues across the city.

For confirmed schedules, call Siddharth at 9886213516. The event will end with the seminar, ‘Critical link between Climate changes’ on 7 September, 10am-4.30pm. Bangalore Film Society, 26, 17th Main, HAL 2nd stage (25492774).

Theatre

Brief Candle

6 September

The play unflinchingly portrays the more gruesome side of being a patient. It zeroes in on the fear and self-reflection patients face when dealing with cancer. Directed by Lillete Dubey.

3.30pm and 7.30pm. Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, GD Park Extension, 2nd Main Road, Malleswaram (23445810). Tickets, Rs500, available at Café Coffee Day outlets (for limited donor passes of Rs2,000 or Rs1,000, call Joyce at 23414681/82/83 between 10am and 5pm).

Of God and Country

7 September

Directed by Ashish Sen, the play is based on an essay Bhagat Singh wrote in March 1931, while in Lahore’s central prison just before he was hanged. Counting his last days in the prison, the essay is about Singh’s response to a guard’s question why he doesn’t believe in God and the suggestion that his faith could ease his passing.

7.30pm. Kyra, 2001, third floor, HAL 2nd stage, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Tickets, Rs499, Rs799.

Talk

Bharatanatyam

10 September

Mahua Art Foundation presents Exploring Great Texts, which brings together B.N. Goswamy, an art historian, and Malavika Sarukkai, a Bharatanatyam dancer. The two texts being explored will be the Bhagavatha Purana and Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda. While Goswamy will look at the tradition of painting influenced by these texts, Sarukkai will use dance to explore similar concepts.

6pm. Manikyavelu Mansion, 49, Palace Road (22201027). By invitation only; call Rajitha D’Silva at 9341665580 for details.

CHENNAI

— by Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Music

Western classical music concert

10 September

The Alliance Française de Madras is organizing a Western classical music concert supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Counseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec. The evening will see Julie-Anne Derome playing the violin and Gabriel Prynn on the cello. Derome, winner of the 2003 Virginia Parker Prize of the Canada Council for the Arts, regularly organizes concerts by Canadian composers, while Prynn focuses on the performance and interpretation of contemporary and appears regularly as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada and Europe.

7pm. Alliance Française de Madras, No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Art

Ganga ki Lehren

Till 14 September

Gallery Sri Parvati is presenting an exhibition of paintings from a camp held in Rishikesh. The camp and exhibition are being organized on behalf of the Sanatana Dharma World University Trust. The participants include Bharati Singh, Chidambara Krishnan, Gita, Krishnamurthy, Krishnaswami, Milind Limbekar, Shailesh B.O., Srinivasan K. and Sujit Poddar.

11am-7pm. Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road, Alwarpet (9884075453, 24353341).

Music

Across the Universe

4-5 September

The Madras Seva Sadan is organizing a two-day concert where Day 1 will feature a recital by Pushkar (piano) and Ladislav Brozman (violin). This will be followed by a programme The Sun, the Moon and the Stars, featuring singer Unnikrishnan, Anil Srinivasan (piano) and B.S. Purushotham (percussion), where you can listen to a blend of Western classical and Carnatic music notes.

The second day will celebrate the music of Michael Jackson, with singers and musicians such as Benny Dayal, Sanjeev Thomas, Kavita Thomas, Anisha and Anjana performing.

7.30pm. Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Lady Andal School premises, Harrington Road, Chetpet (32456000, 43561198).

Sunday ‘Kutcheri’ in the park

6 September

Sundaram Finance is organizing its monthly mikeless Sunday Kutcheri, or concert, where 12-year-old R.P. Shravan will present an hour of Carnatic music. Shravan, a student of class VII, is a disciple of “Kalaimamani” Srimishnam V. Raja Rao and has been learning music for six years.

He will be accompanied by R. Shyam on the violin and Kaushik Rajagopal on the mridangam. The concert is organized on the first Sunday of every month for children below 15 years to showcase their talent. No mikes or speakers are used.

6.30am. Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore (9444040748).

Film

Art Doco

9-11 September

DakshinaChitra is screening documentary films on the works of renowned Indian painters and some of the country’s rich traditional paintings. The objective is to educate people, especially students of visual arts in city colleges, about Indian art.

Films on contemporary Indian painters and sculptors by Films Division, apart from short films on M.F. Husain, Jamini Roy, Siddarth, Yusuf Arakkal, Paniker and others, will be screened in the forenoon sessions. Films on Kerala murals, Warli paintings, Madhubani and Kalamezuthu, among others, will be screened in the afternoons.

11am-1pm and 2-4pm. DakshinaChitra (Seminar Hall), East Coast Road, Muttukadu (24462435, 9841011785). An entry fee of Rs50 will be charged per student.

KOLKATA

— by Indranil Bhoumik

Theatre

Ajnatobass

5 September

Nandikar’s play revolves around (fading) memory and its tenuous hold on identity, as distilled by old age.

6.30pm. Girish Mancha, 76/1 Bagbazar Street. Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs30, Rs20, available in advance, 1-7pm. (9830892751).

Theatre

Gadhar Gaan (Na) Gyan and Swarnachampa

5 September

Sayak stages two short plays: Gadhar Gaan (Na) Gyan and Swarnachampa. Directed by Moloy Mitra, Gadhar Gaan (Na) Gyan is a child-friendly play about a donkey inspiring a washerman. The second play, Swarnachampa, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya, explores protagonist Kalyan Chowdhury’s relationship (or lack thereof) with his ancestral home in West Bengal’s Potashpur village.

6.30pm. Sisir Mancha, 1/1, AJC Bose Road. Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs30 and Rs20 (9830503108).

Art

Materials and Materiality

Till 23 September

The show has recent sculptures by artists such as Rishi Barua, Tapas Biswas, Debasish Bhattacharya and Saurav Roy Chowdhury. The works showcase a variety of styles and experiments with new material. While some combine human and architectural scales, others explore various social, conventional and philosophical orientations.

11am-7pm, closed on Sundays. Ganges Art Gallery, 33A, Jatin Das Road (033-24653212).

Healing Touch through Painting

7-9 September

A painting workshop conducted by artist Ritu Singh in aid of underprivileged children, supported by New Light, a non-profit organization that helps sex workers and their children.

3-5pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Around town

Ustad Alauddin Khan by Sahana Gupta

5 September

A book on the legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan will be launched by his great granddaughter Sahana Gupta. Sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan will perform at the event. The author will read excerpts from the book at the launch.

6.30pm. Oxford Bookstore, 17, Park Street, For details, call 9831442177.

Nonsense Evening

5 September

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts and Mahul Recitation Band present an evening based on Sukumar Ray’s works, both rhythmic and nostalgic. Called Nonsense Evening (with a hidden social message), the evening will include an animation film, a reading of Ha Ja Ba Ra La by Jagannath Bose and a live performance by Mahul. Excerpts from Delightful Dozen, 12 short stories by Upendrakisor Ray and Sukumar Ray, will be read out by their “transcreator”, Anirban Basu.

6.30-8pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Music

The Supersonics in concert

8 September

Peace Works presents a music concert on the occasion of the launch of Stories for Peace, a collection of peace stories written by children from India and Pakistan. This is an initiative of The Seagull Foundation for The Arts in association with Sanskriti Sagar and Sa re Ga ma.

7pm. Music World and The Seagull Arts and Media Resources Centre. Tickets, Rs40, available at the venue. GD Birla Sabhagar, 29, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge Phanri. (24556942/43).

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DELHI

Art

Outside the Fold

Ongoing

Multimedia works and installations by Shukla Sawant, who explores issues such as the erasure of women’s histories, religious heresy and migrant/slave figures in colonial economies.

11am-7pm, Tuesday-Sunday. Anant Art Gallery, F-213B, Lado Sarai (41554775).

Towards a New Viewership/Audience

Ongoing

Digital prints and multimedia works that explore how wider audiences can be reached through a more “effective visual language”. Participating artists include Alok Bal, Aparna Mohanty, Babu Eshwar Prasad, Bibhu Patnaik, Birendra Pani, Biswaranjan Kar, Bhupen Burman, Debarchan Rout, Debraj Goswami and others. Organized by Art and Deal, New Delhi, and Bakul Foundation, Bhubaneswar.

11am-7pm, daily. Art Konsult, 23, Hauz Khas Village (26531819).

Solo Show

29 August

Ramakrishna Bihara’s first solo show in the Capital places softly-washed, finely-detailed watercolours of familiar structures such as the Hirapur Temple in Orissa and the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra against the backdrop of outer space, complete with a dark sky pinpricked with planets, stars, even galaxies.

11am-8pm, Monday-Saturday. Seven Art Limited, M-44, Greater Kailash-II (40592613).

Theatre

There Can Be Nothing Between Us

28 August

In continuation of the New Voices, New Plays series in collaboration with India International Centre, Ruchika Theatre presents this poignant love story by 21-year-old playwright Abhishek Bhattacharya. Directed by Feisal Alkazi.

6.30pm. India International Centre, 40, Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Bollywood Bandwagon

29-31 August

Puppeteer Anurupa Roy and her troupe Katkatha return with this blockbuster. The performance begins on a film set, where a film is being shot, but slowly delves deeper into the world of Bollywood. Watch out for familiar characters such as the revered “Baadshah”, the “King” of Bollywood, Jehangir Khan, new heartthrob on the block Vicky, and starlet Kamini.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000). Tickets, Rs200.

Music

Shubha Mudgal

29 August

A Hindustani vocal recital by the renowned vocalist, who will present classical and semi-classical pieces on the theme of monsoon as part of the programme Paavas Prasang. Mudgal will be accompanied by Anees Pradhan (tabla) and Sudhir Nayak (harmonium). This performance is in aid of CanSupport, an organization that helps cancer patients.

7pm. Chinmaya Mission, 89, Lodhi Estate (24697848). Donor passes can be collected from the CanSupport office: Kanak Durga Basti, Vikas Kendra, Sector 12, RK Puram, near new CGHS dispensary (26102851).

Julie-Anne Derome and Gabriel Prynn

2 September

A Western classical duet by violinist Julie-Anne Derome and cellist Gabriel Prynn. They will perform works by Beethoven, Handel, Chopin, Schubert, Ravel and others. The show is in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission and Delhi Music Society, and is supported by the Canadian Council for the Arts and Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.

6.30pm. Auditorium, India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Sajid Akbar + Constellation Project + Zinc

2 September

It’s Kingfisher Pubrockfest time and this group of acts is on the mellower side, with singer-songwriter Sajid Akbar, whose songs evoke lazy afternoons, while Constellation Project terms its music electro-acoustic/folk/experimental. Zinc is one of the few Indian bands to feature a female vocalist (Soumya Jha) and is influenced by classic and progressive rock. It is also not averse to lengthy jams midway between songs.

8pm. Xtreme Sports Bar, Tower 9B, ground floor, DLF Cybercity, Gurgaon (9650490471).

Thermal and a Quarter

3 September

The Bangalore outfit comprising Bruce Lee Mani (guitar, vocals), Rzhude David (bass, vocals) and Rajeev Rajagopal (drums) make a rare visit to New Delhi.

Having been around for over a decade, they are possibly one of the finest rock bands in the country and count upon Steely Dan, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Phish as some of their influences. Expect quirky yet thoughtful lyrics, funky bass lines and some amazing drumming and guitar.

9pm. Hard Rock Café, M-110, Multiplex Building, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888). Call venue for details.

MUMBAI

Art

Missing Links

Ongoing

Josh is intrigued by the past and its relevance to contemporary society. He looks to history for inspiration and uses old photographs as reference for his paintings. They are not famous photographs and don’t show dramatic moments. The images are blown-up and painted on enormous canvases.

Josh wants to create an alternative document of history with his paintings. Rather than reflecting what happened in the past, the works show a blurring of collective memory.

10am-6.30pm, Monday-Friday; 11am-4pm, Saturday. Galerie Mirchandani+Steinruecke, 2, Sunny House, 16/18, Mereweather Road, behind Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba (22023030).

Nightlife

GMS

28 August

Trippy trance group Growling Mad Scientists is known for its psychedelic tunes that are full of throbbing bass lines, guitars, beats and vocals. The Goa-loving, Amsterdam-based DJ duo returns to Mumbai this fortnight.

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs1,000.

Around town

The Art Does Not Die, Its Practitioners Do

28 August

Artist and film-maker Kabir Mohanty will share notes on the medium of film and video and talk about the enduring relevance of art.

6.30pm. Queens Mansion, Third Floor, AK Nayak Marg, Fort (22072974/ 22072975).

Fort History Talk

29 August

In a talk entitled Flashback to the Past: The Fort and the Esplanade, historian Aban Sethna will discuss the history of Mumbai’s Fort precinct. The talk is part of the Bombay Local History Society’s annual general meeting.

4pm. St Xavier’s Institute of Management, Mahapalika Marg, Marine Lines (22620661).

Photo Exhibition

3 September

On display are works by some of today’s most respected lensmen and tomorrow’s stars, as part of the Indian Photographers’ Guild.

10.30am-6.30pm, Monday-Saturday. The View, Tao Art Gallery, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli (24918585).

Design One

1-2 September

An exhibition at the World Trade Centre showcases works by 78 designers, including established names such as Farah Khan, Bina Modi and Nikasha Tawadey. All profits support the Apne Aap Women’s Collective, which provides assistance and counselling to commercial sex workers and helps prevent their daughters from slipping into a similar future. Design One will display Indian and Western clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, and home accessories.

10am-8pm. World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade.

Theatre

Let Her Be Born

30 August

Sanjukta Wagh’s “choreopoem”, which blends music and dance with narrative, includes excerpts of songs and poems by 25 women artists, including folk singer Parvathy Baul, poet Arundhati Subramaniam and ghazal singer Begum Akhtar. It will be enacted by four dancers in English, Hindi and Marathi at Prithvi Theatre this fortnight.

11am. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W) (26149546). For tickets, call 26149546. Available at the venue, from 1-9pm, daily.

Film

Quick Gun Murugan

Ongoing

Fifteen years after he first ambled into a saloon and demanded a whisky and a dosa, Tamil-speaking cowboy Quick Gun Murugan is still bursting with righteousness. The sambar-slurping gunman was unleashed by Channel [V] in a series of three promotional spots for the music channel, and memorably warned his opponents to “Mind it”. He now has a whole movie in which to show off his Tamil-inflected English and display his revolvers.

Across cinemas.

BANGALORE

Art

The Virtual Immigrant

28 August-19 September

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew’s pictures—or lenticular prints—consist of two or more photographs that have been spliced and reassembled. The effect created is that from one angle, you see a portrait of a person in “work” clothes, which are usually perceived as more Western. From the other angle, the subject appears dressed in clothes that tend to be more formal, and are invariably more Indian.

10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Tasveer, Sua House, 26/1, Kasturba Cross Road (22128358).

Art for Concern

29-30 August

This exhibition and sale of contemporary Indian art is in aid of the Concern India Foundation, and will present 74 paintings by 46 artists from across the country, including Achuthan Kudallur, Babu Xavier, Bal Bakhta Raju, Bikash Poddar, Bratin Khan, Fawad Tamkanat, G. Subramanian, Jasu Rawal, Lalitha Lajmi, Laxman Aelay, M.G. Doddamani, Niren Sengupta, Paresh Hazra, Ravi Kumar Kashi, Shankar Kendale, Shan Re, Sreekanth Kurva, Suman Roy, T.M. Aziz and Yusuf Arakkal. The exhibition opens on Saturday, from 6-10pm. For more information about the show, email bangalore@concernindia.org

10.30am-6pm, daily. The Chancery Pavilion, Esquire, 135, opposite Bangalore Club, Residency Road (41414141). For details, visit www.concernindia.org

Theatre

Vir Das

29 August

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das was born in Dehradun, has lived in Africa, Shimla and New Delhi, and studied economics and theatre at Knox College, Illinois, US, in 1999. His new show, called the Weirdass Ham-ateur Night, was first hosted a few months ago in Mumbai, and has since travelled across the country as a sort of open-mike event for aspiring comics. The show isn’t about scouting talent, however, and the stage is open to all. “It doesn’t matter if you want to complain to a bunch of strangers about how your life sucks, or want to retell your favourite jokes,” clarifies Das. “You can be an engineer with two kids and have only three jokes to tell. You are welcome on board.” The way it works is simple. “You get 2 minutes on stage to vent, joke or goof up about anything to make the audience laugh,” he explains. “There will be ten bakras for the evening; they may all rock, or get utterly butchered. Then I finish with an act.”

8.30pm. Opus, 4, 1st Main, Off Palace Cross Road, Chakravathy Layout, Palace Road, Vasanth Nagar, (9844030198). Call the venue for ticket prices.

Nightlife

BLOT

30 August

The name of Delhi-based electronica duo VJ Avinash Kumar and DJ Gaurav Malaker came up in a conversation Kumar was having with a friend about the kind of people they would like to work with—“those with a Basic Love of Things”. From there came the acronym BLOT.

The duo is famous for its unique audio-video experiences; it’s catapulted them to fame in just two years.

7pm. Fuga, 1, Castle Street, Ashok Nagar (41511880). Rs600 (Rs300 cover, Rs300 entry).

KOLKATA

Theatre

Chaturanga

29 August

Through an analysis of the personal lives of its characters, Tagore depicts an image of the Bengali psyche of the time in Chaturanga. The play is an extension of the self-seeking Bengali mind between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The storyline, however, also has an intrinsic relation to the present times. It is about the struggle for freedom, its achievement, and the discovery of its futility.

Original story: Rabindranath Tagore; playwright: Shekher Samaddar; direction: Bratya Basu; troupe: Puraba Paschim.

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 2 Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria (9830783356). Tickets, Rs20, Rs40, Rs60.

Lagle Bolben

30 August

A comedy about a matchmaker and an uncle-nephew duo. Director/playwright: Arun Bandhopadhaya; actors: Ashok Chatterjee, Irani Mukherjee, Jagatpati Banerjee, Chandra Biswas, Arijeet Banerjee, Arun Bandhopadhaya. By Niva Arts.

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 2 Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria (9830305845). Tickets: Rs20, Rs40, Rs50, Rs60.

Dance

Lucknowi Shyam

29 August

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents an evening of Lucknowi Shyam, a Kathak dance recital by noted danseuse Sushmita Banerjee.

6.30-8pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145).

Art

Maihar Art Retreat

29 August-19 September

As part of its 19th birthday celebrations and the inauguration of its annual exhibition on 29 August, Gallery Sanskriti will display an exhibition of works by artists who participated in the Maihar Art Retreat 2008. At Maihar, 25 artists from around the country spent a few days with each other last year, interacting and working in the laid-back environs of an old family home. Participating artists include Anjolie Ela Menon, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Sakti Burman, Jaya Ganguly, Rini Dhumal, Partha Shaw and Paresh Maity, among others.

11am-7pm (except Sunday). Gallery Sanskriti, 5C, Alipore Park Road (9830105433).

Untitled

10 August-10 September

An exhibition of affordable art by both young and established artists, working with mediums such as prints, small canvasses, woodcuts, Patachitras (painting on cloth) and paperworks.

1-7.30pm (except Sunday). Tejas Art Gallery, 11, Mayfair Road, near Punjab Bhavan (9830049825).

Workshop

Project OBO: Our Bodies, (Our) Opinions

29 August

Project OBO is an awareness effort towards general sex education, enabled by an assortment of organizations: the Lattoo Fellowship, the Sri Ratan Tata Trust, Anjali (a mental health and human rights initiative), Start Up! (a Delhi-based organization that incubates social justice initiatives across the country) and the Rotary Club, Inner City, Kolkata. It includes a series of three 3-hour workshops for 14-18-year-olds on issues such as eve- (or adam-) teasing, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, sexual development and sexual identity/gender diversity.

Participants will also be encouraged to create works of art that will be exhibited across public and private venues in the city in October.

The American Center, 38A, Jawaharlal Nehru Road. For more information, contact 39846300, or Mirna Guha (9831072971) or log on to www.kolkata.usconsulate.gov

Compiled by Indranil Bhoumik and Sahana Bhose

Film

German Documentary Films Show

1-3 September

Over the last few years, the Goethe Institut has been awarding a prize for the best documentary film at the Duisburg Film Week, a competitive festival for German documentary films. The institute will showcase five award-winning documentaries this fortnight, namely Wolff von Amerongen— Did He Commit Bankruptcy Offences?, My Brother— We’ll Meet Again, Death Alone Will Release Me, The Unbreakables, and The Halfmoon Files.

Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, 8, Ballygunge Circular Road, (24866398/6424/6602). Call venue for timings.

CHENNAI

Kids

Storytelling session

28 August

Wondering where to take your children this weekend? Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre is conducting a storytelling session by Jeeva Raghunath for children aged 4 and above. The session promises an evening full of fun.

6pm. Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre, 11, Jagadambal Street, T Nagar (28152549).

Around town

A Tribute to Michael Jackson

29 August

The Rotary Club of Chennai Coastal is presenting a concert to promote autism awareness, treatment and cure. This concert will see the music fraternity of Chennai coming together, including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, who will talk about his association with Michael Jackson and how the latter inspired him. Join the musical evening with other singers such as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Srinivas, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Haricharan and others.

7pm. Wesley School Grounds, Royapettah (9840087950).

Onam Food Festival

Till 6 September

Walk into Kokum restaurant this week and treat yourself to traditional Kerala food as part of its Onam festivities. Don’t miss the restaurant’s Ela Sadya: It consists of 24 traditional dishes from the state, including thoran, erisseri, kaalan and olan, besides different varieties of sweets, chips and pickles.

Noon-3pm (lunch); 7-11pm (dinner). Kokum, No. 1, Kasturi Estate, Poes Garden (42328585).

Art

Traditional Paintings

Till 14 September

Srushti Artisans’ Welfare Association is organizing an exhibition-cum-sale of traditional paintings from different parts of the country. It includes different schools of paintings such as Tanjore paintings, Orissa’s Mathachitra paintings and Rajasthan’s Madhubani paintings.

10.30am–8.30pm. Srushti Handicraft Emporium, 86, Chamiers Road, Nandanam (42060730).

Photography

Energy

1-13 September

Alliance Française de Madras is presenting an exhibition of photographs by Yann Arthus Bertrand. The theme is energy. The idea is to drive home the point that humanity is faced with an energy crisis as the needs of around 6.7 billion people need to be met while preserving the environment at the same time.

10am–7pm. Alliance Française de Madras, 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Around town

Chennai ‘Chattai’

Till 30 August

The Madras Terrace House has organized the event Chennai Chattai (which means T-shirt in Tamil), where T-shirts inspired by Chennai are on sale.

These T-shirts, which reflect the nature and culture of Chennai, have been designed by the Madras Terrace House team. For those who love the city, here is an opportunity to wear tees that flaunt famous lines, or some that display popular Chennai landmarks (such as the Ice House or Kapaleeshwarar temple).

10am-7pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sripuram 2nd Street, Royapettah (45038391).

Compiled by Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

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DELHI

Around town

Monsoon Festival 4: Celebrating Climate Change?

Ongoing

The annual Monsoon Festival by Red Earth is back and climate change is the focus. There will be art, music, films, walks and other events for adults and children. Events will be organized at venues across the city. Catch the film festival, ‘Baarish: Films on Monsoon, Water and Climate Change’ between 21 and 23 August, and the musical concert, ‘Malhaar: Eco-Friendly Music’, on 23 August. The concert presents a selection of music on the theme of monsoon and the environment by various artists.

For venues, timings and other details, log on to Themonsoonfestival or contact Himanshu Verma at 41764054/ himanshu@redearthindia. com).

Manhattan

21 August

A Woody Allen classic from 1979, starring Allen, Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, among others. This film is part of the ongoing celebration, ‘The Art of Woody Allen’, at the American Center this month.

6pm. The American Centre, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (23472000). Carry proof of identity.

Nightlife

The White and Black party

21 August

As the name suggests, the dress code might make you look like a chess set, but take a look at the line-up. BLOT, DJ Iggy, Wave Riders, Praxis, Delhi Sultanate (BASSFoundation) and DJ Aaron James, along with visuals by UV Studio.

7.30pm-12am, daily. ai, MGF Metropolitan Mall, second floor, District Centre, Saket (40654567). Contact for entry information. SMS your name to 9810430055 to be on the guest list.

Music

Vishnu Digambar Sangeet Samaroh 2009

21-23 August

Vinay Chandra Maudgalya started the Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Sangeet Samaroh six decades ago in memory of V.D. Paluskar, who had established the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore in 1901.

Paluskar also played a huge role in bringing classical music out of the private realm of the darbar and ensuring that classical musicians enjoy a certain degree of respect.

Morning programme 10am onwards; evening programme 6.30pm onwards. Kamani Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House (23388084). Contact for programme schedule. For passes, contact Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (23233791, 23238784).

Galeej Gurus

27 August

These rockers from Bangalore make a rare trip to the Capital.

9pm. Hard Rock Café, M-110, Multiplex Building, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888). Contact venue for cover charges.

Theatre

Godot Arrives

22-23 August

Cathaayatra presents Godot Arrives, based on an award-winning script by Daniel Curzon. Godot Arrives begins where Samuel Beckett’s play ends. The two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, are still waiting for the mysterious Godot, and lo and behold! He turns up. But Godot is nothing like they expected. Directed by Sameer Thakur.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222). Tickets, Rs100-350, available at Bookmyshow and at the venue on the days of the performance.

The Order in our Chaos

22 August

At Rise Productions presents its summer production, a contemporary satire. Harsh Khanna is an idealistic young man who must put everything at risk to negotiate the real world. A rich but corrupt father, an affectionate but distant mother, dishonest lawyers, politicians, policemen and many other characters come together in this two-act farce. Directed by Arnav Joshi.

7pm. Little Theatre Group (LTG) auditorium, Copernicus Marg, (23389713). Tickets, Rs100-200, available at Mercury Audio Video, Khan Market, and at the venue on the day of the show. For more details, call 9873994557.

Art

Solo Show

23-30 August

Large-scale installations by Suchitra Gahlot, which comprise upturned ice-cream cones, a shower cubicle and tears in a thousand bottles. Intrigued? Don’t miss the show.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Shrine Empire Gallery, 7, Friends Colony (W) (41327630).

Re-Visioning Materiality II

Till 29 August

This show brings together artists who are using unconventional material for their work. In her concept note, curator Vibha Galhotra states that she was looking for artists who challenged the word “material”: on the one hand, using the term as a definition—things that are material—which emphasizes the physical aspect of things, and on the other, as something that can be worked up or elaborated, a time-specific or site-specific notion. Participating artists include Probir Gupta, Anant Joshi, Sumedh Rajendran, Babu Ishwar Prasad, Biju Jose, Baptist Coelho, Remen Chopra, Hemali Bhuta and Mekhala Bahl.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony (26922947).

Return to Eden

Till 31 August

Photographs by Prabir Purkayastha, taken during his recent travels to the rainforests of far-flung Indo-China. The show is curated by Ina Puri.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Art Alive, S-221, Panchsheel Park (41639000).

MUMBAI

Freestyle comedy: Dubai-based Nitin Mirani.

Music

Etienne Mbappe

27 August

Etienne Mbappe made his reputation as one of the world’s most outstanding bass players, but in recent years he’s steered clear of music that puts his instrumental prowess in the spotlight. Instead, he has been choosing to focus on vocal music—solo projects, using his smooth voice to sing in his native Douala language. Audiences will hear his solos, which wed traditional Cameroonian rhythms, such as the makossa, bolobo and sékélé, with more modern European music to create a unique Afro-funk-world sound.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300).Tickets, Rs1,000 (standing), Rs1,500 (pods).

Theatre

Citizen Josh

21 August

In 1980, Josh met every requirement for graduating from Princeton, except one—he didn’t do his senior thesis. Over a quarter-century later, he tracks down his old adviser, a brilliant political theorist named Sheldon Wolin. Josh asks Wolin to help him complete his long-overdue thesis, on the subject of democracy. His monologue blends recent electoral history with stories from the Civil Rights movement and academia.

6.30pm. Kavivarya Kusumagraj Marathi Bhasha Auditorium, Mumbai University Campus, Kalina, Santacruz (E).

Comedy

Komic Sutra

21-22 August

Dubai-based Nitin Mirani kicks off the international tour of his stand-up comedy act. Freestyle rap artist MC Sid from New Delhi performs the opening act.

7.30pm, Friday. St Andrew’s Auditorium, Bandra (W). 7.30pm, Saturday. Sophia Bhabha Hall, Breach Candy. Tickets, Rs200, Rs300, Rs500 and Rs900 (the last includes an invite to an after-party with the performers). To buy tickets, log on to Bookmyshow or call 39895050.

Music

Concert for Tranquillity

24 August

This year’s edition of the Concert for Tranquillity, an annual event commissioned in memory of the late Kiran Khanna, a senior citizen who was murdered in her house, will feature a solo Haveli Sangeet recital by Pandit Jasraj.

6.30pm. Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point (66223737). Passes available at NCPA.

The Supersonics

25 and 27 August

Kolkata’s finest garage rockers ride into town.

9.30pm, Tuesday. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs300. 9.30pm, Thursday. Hard Rock Café, Bombay Dyeing Mills Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli (24382888). Entry, Rs150.

Western Classical Music

26 August

Patricia Rozario, the soprano from Santa Cruz who made it big in Europe, returns to the city of her birth for a concert with her husband, British pianist Mark Troop, Scottish tenor Alistair Digges and Sri Lankan baritone Dhilan Gnanadurai. The concert, which is being presented by NCPA and Association Sargam, will comprise excerpts and arias from operas such as Semele (Handel), The Magic Flute (Mozart), Mignon (Thomas), Rigoletto (Verdi), Il Matrimonio Segreto (Cimaroza), L’elisir D’amore and Don Pasquale (Donizetti), and Mireille (Gounod).

7pm. Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs100, Rs200, Rs300.

BANGALORE

Photography

Places I Like

Till 29 August

This exhibition is an outcome of a workshop conducted by German photographer Stefan Koppelkamm, who recently hosted a show of his project titled Ortszeit/Local Time. The objective of the three-week workshop was to define the “quality of life” in a city.

9am-6.30pm, Monday-Saturday. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar 1st Stage (25205308). Visit Goethe for more information.

Feeling Absence

Ongoing

Photographer Shibu Arakkal says his new series was conceived when his daughter Zarah was still in the womb. “It has been fuelled entirely by her, and has come into being only after Zarah herself,” he says. “Needless to say, this is my most personal body of work to date.”

12.30-3pm; 5.30-11pm, daily. Gallery Caperberry, 48/1, the Estate, 121, Dickenson Road (25594567).

Dance

Kalaripayattu

22 August

Ashankh, which means fearless, is a work-in-progress, involving both traditional Kalaripayattu artists from Kerala and contemporary dancers from Bangalore. Ashankh is inspired by the qualities a warrior must possess— courage, physical prowess, mental and emotional discipline, a sense of justice, compassion towards the weaker sections of society, and adherence to a strict code of honour.

8pm. Global Tree Café, F&B, Papanna Street, off St Mark’s Road (40333888).

Music

A Summer Duo

21 August

The duo was formed in the winter of 2008, following a chance meeting between Shyamant Behal and Yohann Egret. The Indian classical guitarist and the French flautist will present a selection of pieces from Argentina, by composers Astor Piazzolla and Maximo Diego Pujol, as well as other pieces by Bach, Jacques Ibert, Paul Desmond and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

7pm. Alliance Française de Bangalore, Thimmaiah Road, 108, Vasanth Nagar (41231340).

Pub Rock Fest

22 August

Local band Galeej Gurus takes stage along with some of the country’s best rock acts, as part of a series of gigs hosted by Rock Street Journal.

8pm. B-Flat, 776, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (42414000). Call the venue for ticket prices.

Theatre

Art

22 August

Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award winning script is the tale of three friends, Serge, Marc and Yvan, and how their 15-year friendship is plunged into dire straits after Serge buys an expensive abstract painting.

3.30 and 7.30pm. Alliance Française de Bangalore, Thimmaiah Road, 108, Vasanth Nagar (41231340). Tickets, Rs100.

Kids

The AHA! Festival for children

26 August-6 September

Ranga Shankara’s international theatre festival presents acclaimed international productions and many supplemental activities, such as readings and participatory performances, for children. “A theatre performance designed exclusively for children at such an early age has perhaps never been performed in the country before,” says Arundhati Nag, creative director of Ranga Shankara. With productions for children of all ages up to the mid-teens, the AHA! Festival will feature pieces from Argentina, Australia, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as workshops, symposia and offstage interactions.

Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). For details, contact the venue.

CHENNAI

— By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Photography

A Greener Side of Madras

Till 23 August

As part of the ongoing celebrations on the occasion of Madras Week, Gallery Sri Parvati is organizing an exhibition of photographs by Rod Hudson. This exhibition, which focuses on the “greener” side of Chennai, has been inaugurated by scholar P. Dayanandan.

11am-7pm. Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road (24353341).

Art

Celebrating Vinayaka Chaturthi

21-31 August

DakshinaChitra is organizing an exhibition of paintings of Lord Ganesha as part of Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations. Fine arts students from Stella Maris College will exhibit their paintings at Ambur House Art Gallery in DakshinaChitra.

10am-6pm, Tuesdays closed. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu (27472603).

Around town

Namma Chennai

21 August

As a tribute to the city, Macrocosm is organizing the music release of an album titled Namma Chennai (Our Chennai).

Celebrating the spirit of Chennai on this occasion are M. Subramaniam, mayor of Chennai, A.V.M Saravanan, managing partner of AVM Studios, K. Radhakrishnan, additional director general of police and Sarathkumar, an actor, among other personalities.

8.30am. No 8, Tiru-vi-ka Road, Royapettah. For details, call Badri Surendran (9840719686).

Temples of Madras

21-31 August

Alliance Française de Madras, along with the Photographic Society of Madras, is organizing an exhibition of some temples in Chennai, from ancient and medieval times. Chitra Madhavan, who has spent much of her life studying history, archaeology and culture, will give a lecture on these temples, some of which are well-known, besides inaugurating the exhibition. She will talk about their history and architecture, including the inscriptions on the walls and other little-known facts about the temples.

9am-6pm, Alliance Française de Madras (gallery), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803.)

Madras to Chennai

22 August

ASAP Productions, in association with Exodus, Alliance Française de Madras and SRM Sivaji Ganesan Film Institute, has music, masala and madness in store for Chennaiites as it celebrates the city’s birthday. With some of the best local bands at the celebrations, you can groove to songs with a local flavour. For those with a funny bone, there are some short, humorous plays. The programme will also be peppered with games, quizzes and food.

12-10pm, Alliance Française de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Ganesha Day

22 August

For children who are three and above, here is a chance to get acquainted with the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. Children can learn simple songs and also have the opportunity to listen to mythological stories. They will also learn to craft their own Ganeshas.

10.30am-12.30pm. Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre, No. 11, Jagadambal Street, T Nagar (28152549). Registration fee, Rs150.

Film

Film Festival on Human Rights

24-27 August

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 22 internationally recognized filmmakers, artists and writers had come together to produce 22 3-minute short films inspired by the six themes of the declaration—culture, development, dignity and justice, environment, gender and participation. Alliance Française de Madras is screening all the 22 movies, to be followed by other movies on human rights such as Les Petits Soldats, which showcases Liberia after 14 years of civil war, where the victims narrate stories of rape, abduction and pillage.

6.30 pm. Alliance Française de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

KOLKATA

— By Indranil Bhoumik

Books

British Council Collection of the Month: Graphic Novels

21-31 August

Part of a series of events, including a display of UK’s best graphic novels and new DVDs, promoting the library’s collection in various genres, this one is flagged off by author Rimi B. Chatterjee, followed by a 2-hour hands-on workshop that teaches you to make your own comic strip.

British Council, L&T Chambers, first floor, 16, Camac Street. Registration fee, Rs500. For more information, contact Aparna Bhattacharya at aparna.bhattacharya@in.britishcouncil.org or call 9830186400.

Music

Symphony of Art and Music

21 August

This fund-raiser by the Calcutta Chamber Orchestra features compositions by Mozart, Haydn, Vivaldi, Grieg, Beethoven, Bizet, Strauss and Tchaikovsky, and an art exhibition and sale by Art Border Line.

7pm. Olpadvala Hall, 52, Chowringhee Road (24615375).

Travelling Songs: Migrating Music

25 August

British Council presents a seminar on music and diaspora by singer, composer and music researcher Moushumi Bhowmik.

6-8pm. British Council, L&T Chambers, first floor, 16, Camac Street. For registration, call 40074300/ 9830186400 or contact aparna.bhattacharya@in.britishcouncil.org. Tickets, Rs100 (members) and Rs200 (non-members).

Theatre

Aapad

22 August

This Bimal Kar satire shows the irony of wished-for wealth bringing distress and discomfort. Two hours. Performed by Nandipat.

6.30pm. Girish Mancha, 76 /1, Bagbazar Street. Tickets, Rs20, Rs40 and Rs60, available in advance from 1-7pm at the venue (9830254562).

Around town

Ways of Listening

22 August

Sound recordist Sukanta Majumdar shares his changing perception of listening to sound over the years, supported by recordings, audio/video clips and sound works.

5.30-7pm. Studio 21, 17L, Dover Terrace (24866735).

Art

Talking Heads

23-28 August

An exhibition of mixed media art (airbrush, spray paint, waterproof ink, printing ink and acrylic paint on acid-free boards and canvas) by Kazi Anirban at the Academy of Fine Arts.

Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery, 2, Cathedral Road (9831013839).

Dance

Nrityabahar

24 August

A dance presentation by performers aged between 6 and 60, organized for senior citizens by Samriddha Chakraborty.

4.30-6pm. Little Sisters of The Poor, St Joseph’s Home, 2, AJC Bose Road (9339751248).

Dover Lane Dance Festival

24-26 August

The Dover lane Music Conference is organizing the Indian Classical Dance Festival, which includes classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, etc.

6pm. GD Birla Sabhaghar, 29, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge (24615449/5579).

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DELHI

Around town

Posters on Climate Change and Janmashtami celebrations

14-23 August

Presented by Red Earth as part of the Monsoon Festival, the exhibition Posters on Climate Change comprises funky works by Ektaa Aggarwal, Green Goose Design, Gunjan Gupta, Julius Macwan, Kapil Sharma, Nikki Duggal, Parikhit Pal, Pranay Lal, Ravi Agarwal and Vivek Sahni. The project hopes to initiate thought on making our lives more eco-friendly and create awareness on environmental issues.

The festival has a number of other activities, including films and performing acts. There will be an installation of the Govardhan Parvat, which will be covered with saplings that guests can take home later. Guests, especially children, will be encouraged to dress like the god Krishna.

11am-7pm, daily; closed on 15, 17 and 18 August , between 1.30-5.30pm. Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (23329506). Opening night by invitation only; for invites, contact Red Earth (41764054/ himanshu@redearthindia.com).

Art

The Action of Nowhere

Till 5 September

Recent paintings and sculptural works by Jagannath Panda, who explores the fraught but necessary relationship between natural and urban landscape. The sculptures include a gigantic one-horned rhino and a beautiful bat.

10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Nature Morte, A-1, Neeti Bagh (41740215).

India Art Summit

20-22 August

The second edition of India’s Modern and Contemporary Art Fair promises to be even bigger in scale than last year, with 55 galleries from India, Asia, Europe and the US.

Apart from exhibitions, there will be seminars, art films and more. If you’re an art buff, don’t miss the International Speaker’s Forum, which brings together artists, curators, scholars, museum directors and art professionals to discuss issues that affect contemporary art.

11am-8pm. Pragati Maidan (23378802). Contact for details and ticket prices or log on to Indiaartsummit

Music

Sumangala Damodaran

14 August

Damodaran, along with Deepak Castelino (guitar) and Tapan Malik (cello), will present songs at Forgotten Songs of the Independence Movement. The show will feature songs from the musical tradition of the Indian People’s Theatre Association that were written in different languages during the 1940s and 1950s.

6.30pm. Auditorium, India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Western classical performance

20 August

Patricia Rozario, Alistair Digges and Dhilan Gnanadurai present Two Hundred Years of Music— from Baroque composers such as Gaetano Donizetti and G.F. Handel to Romantic stalwarts Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Domenico Cimarosa and Charles Gounod, with classical composers such as Mozart. The pieces will be sung by Rozario (soprano), Digges (tenor) and Gnanadurai (baritone), accompanied by Mark Troop (piano). The event is presented by the Neemrana Music Foundation.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Estate (24682222).

The Supersonics

20 August

The shining new hope of Kolkata rock is back in the Capital after a year, this time promoting its debut album, Maby Baking. The gig is in collaboration with Rolling Stone magazine.

9pm. Hard Rock Café, M-110, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888).

Books

Speaking in Many Voices: A Writer’s Autobiography through Readings

18 August

Writer Githa Hariharan will discuss her approach to literature, women’s issues, secularism and the social, political and cultural issues facing contemporary society. In the course of her talk, Hariharan will speak on her life and trace her evolution as a writer through a series of readings from her works.

6.30pm. The Attic, 36, Regal Building, first floor (23746050). Call for details.

MUMBAI

Around town

Queer Azaadi March

16 August

Show your support for the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by joining thousands of others in the Queer Azaadi March. While this year’s big issue will undoubtedly be the national decriminalizing of section 377, the march is not in any expectation of immediate or easy change, but with the knowledge that first steps must be taken, with sequins and style, in the streets of Mumbai.

The march will start from August Kranti Maidan in Nana Chowk at 3pm. For updates, see Queerazaadi

Bin there, done that: Be a part of the I-Day Trash Dash in Mumbai.

Trash Dash

15 August

Held since 2006, the I-Day Trash Dash gets participating teams to scramble through Borivali’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park, trying to gather as much rubbish as possible. The trail, which covers the Gandhi Smarak, recreational area, mini-train station and administration area, is dotted with picnic games and activities.

The teams that complete the trail and are found to have the heaviest bags of garbage walk away with prizes as municipal trucks come and pick up the collection. Everyone leaves a cleaner park behind.

8am. To register, contact NOET on 65259195 or 9324771083 or click here

Talk on Broadway musicals

17 August

Daniel Cisek, Vice-consul, American Consulate General, Mumbai, will deliver a talk on “American Musicals and Social Issues”. Cisek discusses how Broadway musicals such as South Pacific, Rent and West Side Story have examined serious social issues such as racial prejudice, juvenile delinquency and urban decay.

6pm. The American Center, 4, New Marine Lines, near Nirmala Niketan College (22624590).

Art

You Can’t Afford to Have Emotions Out There

Ongoing

Baptist Coelho spent almost a month travelling in Ladakh. He was able to go up to the base camp at the foot of the Siachen glacier, which is as far as civilians are allowed. His show includes videos and photographs taken during his time there, along with installations that attempt to explore what it means to be a soldier. Coelho says he was curious about the lives of the men stationed in the unforgiving terrain and had asked the soldiers about every nitty-gritty detail of their lives, from the order in which they put on their gear to how they dealt with their emotions.

11am-7pm, Tuesday-Saturday; 2-7pm, Monday. BMP Building, NA Sawant Marg, near Colaba Fire Station, Colaba (22810066).

Dance

Jai Bharati

20 August

Eight dancers showcase bhakti (devotion) in six separate styles in Jai Bharati. The performers are: Manipuri dancers Raj Kumar Singhajit Singh and Charu Sija Mathur, Mohiniattam dancer Bharati Shivaji, Odissi dancer Madhavi Mudgal, Kuchipudi dancers Jayarama Rao and Vanashri Rao, Kathak dancer Shovana Narayan and Bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran. The music is composed by Madhup Mudgal. The event is organized by Banyan Tree Events.

6.30pm. Nehru Centre auditorium, Dr Annie Besant Road, near Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli (24964680). Call 28261885 for details and ticket prices.

BANGALORE

Photography

Life Through a Different Lens

From 15 August

An exhibition of photographs by Vaibhav Mehta. In a note about the show, the photographer says the project didn’t start off as “a soul-searching mission or an attempt to change the societal fabric”. “It was something that struck me on a traffic light on a Sunday evening...an eight-year-old boy asking me for money,” he says.

12-11.30pm, daily. Opus, Palace Cross Road, near Windsor Manor Bridge, Seshadripuram (23442580).

Art

Samuha project

Ongoing

The art collective’s ongoing project moves on from the shows of video art and installations by Mangala (she goes by one name), and artist Prakash L. The third artist in the project, Antony Roch, takes over the gallery’s premises to create and present his works.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Sundays, by appointment only. Samuha, 109, second floor, ADA Rangamandira, JC Road, near Town Hall, opposite Ravindra Kalakshetra (41516531).

Basuki Dasgupta

Ongoing

A show of the artist’s recent mixed media paintings. Dasgupta studied art at the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, after which he completed his masters in mural painting from the same school.

He is known for murals that employ different techniques such as the Jaipur, Italian and Pompeii Fresco, Egg and Casein tempera, cement and sand-casting, and terracotta. His style is largely rooted in the Bengal figurative tradition of folk drawings. The subjects of his paintings are in everyday life, and folk and religious mythology. Visit Kynkyny

10am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Kynkyny Art, 104, Embassy Square, 148, Infantry Road (40926202).

Dance

Kuchipudi

14 August

Saraswati Rajathesh and her students from the Bangalore-based Natya Saraswathi dance centre will perform the dance ballet Gita Govindam, which will use Kuchipudi to enact devotional songs from Jayadeva’s epic.

6.30pm. Yavanika, YMCA, Nrupathunga Road (22214911).

Music

Prayag

15 August

This Mumbai-based Hindi rock act came together when its members responded to an advertisement in the classified section of a newspaper.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (43419999). For ticket prices and bookings, visit www.bookmyshow.com or call Kyra.

Sean Michel

16 August

“The Fidel Castro of American Idol 6”, Sean Michel, brings his flowing beard and some soul-stirring gospel rock to Kyra.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (43419999).Click here for ticket prices and bookings or call Kyra.

Lou Majaw and Great Society

20 August

Lou Majaw in his brief denim shorts, with his guitar slung over one shoulder, is among the last of a dying breed—the travelling bluesman, the wandering minstrel. This fortnight, Majaw, who’s often called “India’s Bob Dylan”, will make the trip from Shillong to Bangalore, carrying the same passion and single-minded dedication to music that made him an inspiration for generations of musicians in the North-East.

Backing him up will be Great Society, a band that Majaw founded and that also happens to be a music school and rite of passage for many musicians.

8pm. B-Flat, 776, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (42414000). For entry charges, call B-Flat.

Theatre

Citizen Josh

19 August

Josh Kornbluth is a monologist, which is to say, he talks a lot at a show. In fact, as a solo performer, he does all of it. So the irony that his latest show is about democracy—a dialogue at the least, as he concedes at the opening of Citizen Josh, which he will perform in the city this fortnight—is not lost on him. But his interest in the meaning and practice of democracy finds deep roots in his own past—something that makes Citizen Josh a personal journey with a universal idea.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Call the venue for ticket prices.

Sic

20-21 August

What Melissa James Gibson’s Sic does (apart from possibly triggering a perfunctory recollection of the situational comedy Friends) is to go about being concerned with many little things in a very nothing sort of way. And that’s quite something, going by the critical admiration that this two-act comedy has drawn since it was first staged in 2000, netting The Village Voice’s Obie awards for playwriting, and the Kessering Prize. “It’s plot-less, almost in the same way that life is,” says Sharanya Ramprakash, who is directing as well as acting in Dramanon’s upcoming production of the play.

“There doesn’t seem to be a grand plan…just a continuum of little events along the way. But five years on, you’re a different person.”

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs150.

CHENNAI

— By Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Film

Home

14 August

Alliance Francaise de Madras, in collaboration with the French embassy, is screening Home, a film by Yann Arthrus-Bertrand, to highlight the environmental issues that plague the world and inspire a change in man’s consumerist approach. A journey of around 54 countries, the film showcases the earth’s treasures, explaining how we are destroying them, and suggests ways in which we can help save them. The film will be introduced by M.B. Nirmal of Exnora Foundation.

6.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras (auditorium), 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Kids

Mommy and Me Program

Ongoing

Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre regularly organizes Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, a programme for pre-schoolers between one and two-and-a- half years. The sessions are specially designed to stimulate the child’s imagination using a variety of themes—action songs, games, storytelling and nursery rhymes—and help them develop key skills such as confidence, concentration and cooperation in an informal environment. Parents will be encouraged to take part in discussions on parenting issues, share their stories and exchange tips on childrearing.

10.30am–12.30pm, weekdays and Sundays. Hansel and Gretel, 11 Jagadambal Street, Thyagaraya Nagar (28152549). Fresh batches start every few weeks.

Around town

Farm Fest

14-16 August

This weekend, if you are planning to eat out, the Farm Fest might be a good option. On the menu are stuffed parathas, tandoori and grilled food, freshly baked bread with rice, various curries and desserts.

7-11pm. The Farm, 1-277, Semancheri Village, Old Mahabalipuram Road (24500556). For reservations, call 9176050562.

Arts

Interpreting Bharathi

15-22 August

Indus Fine Arts is showcasing paintings inspired by the famous Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramanya Bharathi and his works. Bharathi is also known as the father of the modern style in Tamil literature, and captured the people’s imaginations with his patriotic poems.

This exhibition is an attempt to present his works from the viewpoint of artists from different backgrounds.

6pm. Labernum and Indigo Galleries, Cholamandalam Artists’ Village, Injambakkam (9940131008, 9840719686).

Group show

16-23 August

DakshinaChitra is organizing an exhibition of four city-based artists—Mark Rathinaraj, Santhanam, Gita and Gayatri Aditya—as part the Madras Week Celebrations. Madras Day falls on 22 August. The idea is to showcase the styles and work of local artists. The exhibition will be inaugurated on 16 August at 11am by R.M. Palaniappan, secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi.

10am-6pm, Tuesday closed. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu. Contact 27472603/ 27472783 for more details.

KOLKATA

— By Indranil Bhoumik

Art

Svikriti—2009

Till 30 August

The Birla Academy of Art and Culture has organized Svikriti, an exhibition of paintings, drawings, graphics and sculptures—a total of 67 works by seven young artists, who were honoured with awards at the academy’s annual exhibition in January. The artists are Amlan Dutta, Anupam Das, Avijit Mukherjee, Debashree Das, Harjit Saha, Manjushree Chakraborty and Sujit Karan.

3-8pm, daily, except 15 August and Mondays. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, first floor,108, Southern Avenue (24666802).

Music

Monsoon concert

14 August

A monsoon concert of Indian classical ragas by Utsav Lal on the piano, Mita Nag on the sitar and Samin Nandy on the tabla.

7pm. Calcutta School of Music, 6B, Sunny Park (24615294).

Theatre

Sanjhbela

15 August

Shrimoyee lives alone in the hills with her two children, after having walked out on her husband several years ago. Even mentioning his name is taboo in the house. Enter Alokesh, a man from Shrimoyee’s past—a past that goes back to her early adolescence. He seems to be suffering from amnesia. The appalling reality to which Shrimoyee and children wake up after Alokesh’s visit forms the plot. Story: Bimal Kar; playwright: Indrasis Lahiri; director: Meghnad Bhattacharya; troupe: Sayak.

3pm and 6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 37-AB, Sadananda Road, Kalighat, near Rash Behari crossing. Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60. For details, call 9830503108.

Byaram Biram

16 August

A satirical play on today’s doctors, based on Bhagirath Mishra’s story. Script by Jayanta Mitra, directed by Seema Mukherjee; troupe: Rangroop.

6.45pm. Madhusudan Mancha, 2, Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria (9433774545). Tickets: Rs20, Rs40, Rs50 and Rs60.

Helmet

20 August

As with many good things, an excess of humanitarian consideration can prove dangerous, even detrimental, to social welfare. This satirical play, written by Rajat Ghosh, directed by Anish Ghosh and performed by theatre troupe Shohan, focuses on just such excess that could push humanity to the brink of disaster.

6.30pm. Madhusudan Mancha, 2, Gariahat Road (South) (9830042004). Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60 (available at the venue seven days in advance, 1-7pm).

Around town

Surangama Foundation Day

16 August

Artists from Surangama will celebrate its foundation day with songs and dances based on Rabindranath Tagore’s monsoon songs at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Salt Lake.

10.30am. Rabindra-Okakura Bhavan, DD-27/A/1, Bidhan Nagar (23374999).

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DELHI

Dance

Krishna

11-15 August

At this year’s Shri Ram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s (SBKK’s) annual production of Krishna, as always, SBKK director Shobha Deepak Singh has worked to incorporate new elements into the ballet.

6.30pm, 11, 12, 13, 15 August; 3pm, 14 August.

Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg (23388084). Tickets, Rs100-1,000, available at the auditorium or SBKK. For details, call SBKK (43503333, 23386428).

Art

Someone Draws a Flower on a Wall Beside a Bed

Ongoing

Initiated and curated by Australian artist Alana Hunt, who is studying at the School of the Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, this show comprises a host of experimental mixed media artworks by artists from across the world.

11am-5pm, Monday-Saturday. School of the Arts and Aesthetics Galleries, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road (9811989325).

Tales from Chitpore

Ongoing

Striking black-and-white images by Saibal Das, taken over two years of wandering the narrow streets of this north Kolkata area.

11am-7pm, daily. Gallery Art Motif, F-213 C, Lado Sarai, (42664343).

Nightlife

ANT TC1 and BASSFoundation

7 August

You know what to expect from BASSFoundation, but they’re really shaking things up with this out-of-towner.

Café Morrison, E-12, South Extension, Part II (26255652). Call venue for timing and entry information.

Music

Summer Duo

7 August

This week, listen to some Western classical with a Latin touch, delivered by the Summer Duo. Dilliwala Shyamant “Boom” Behal, a classical guitarist, will team up with French flautist Yohann Egret.

They will feature two Argentine composers, the great Ástor Piazzola and guitarist-composer Maximo Diego Pujol. The duo will perform Piazzola’s Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango).

7pm. ML Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française, 72, Lodhi Estate, (43500200).

Sumangala Damodaran

11 August

Damodaran, along with Deepak Castelino (guitar) and Tapan Malik (cello), will present songs at ‘Forgotten Songs of the Independence Movement’. The show features tunes from the musical tradition of the Indian People’s Theatre Association written in different Indian languages during the 1940s and 1950s.

6.30pm. Auditorium, IIC, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Theatre

BBC Festival 2009

8-9 August

Delhi will host the three-day BBC Festival 2009, and we’re not talking about the British Broadcasting Corp. but the interestingly named Black Bakhkhai Collective, named after a play its members performed together—a contemporary rendition of Euripides’ tragedy Bakhkhai (The Bacchae).

They performed this play—an exploration of religious ecstasy and madness—as The Black Bakhkhai. Hence, the cheeky acronym. This year’s edition of the BBC festival includes three plays—The Magic Hour, A Terrible Beauty Is Born and Ecdysis—A Snake Sheds Its Skin.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon, (0124-2715000). Tickets, Rs200-350, available at the venue.

Around town

IHC Walk

9 August

Historian Swapna Liddle revisits the events of the Revolt of 1857 on a guided walk through the sites in the north Delhi Ridge related to the historic event.

7am. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, (24682222).

MUMBAI

Music

Shkabang

13 August

Shkabang is Mumbai’s newest supergroup. The recently formed electro-pop rock outfit comprises singer Anushka Manchanda (formerly of the short-lived girl pop band Viva), Pentagram drummer Shiraz Bhattacharya, bassist Johan Pais, keyboard player Abhijit Nalani and guitarist Pozy Dhar. They formed Shkabang not only for a new creative outlet but also because, after playing together a couple of times, they realized that together, they had a blast on stage.

11.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel, (40332300). Rs300.

Art

The Super Exposed City and the Possibilities of Space

Ongoing

This is artist and photographer Pooja Iranna’s first show in Mumbai after four years. She will show photographic works, mixed media works on paper and sculptures made of staples. These show buildings and bridges with flawlessly neat geometry.

Her photographic works make repeated use of the mirror effect, making the shiny, reflective surface look at itself with the obsession of Snow White’s stepmother. Staples are stacked together to create structures that could be models for future buildings, except that they seem to be abandoned at an incomplete stage. A number of them, such as the one that looks like a metallic honeycomb, seem to mimic natural objects.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. 2/32, Kamal Mansion, 2nd floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, (22880116).

Theatre

Stand-up comedy

8-9 August

Australian stand-up comic James Moffet opens the show with his solo performance, Random Acts of Wrongness. He is followed by British comedian Gordon Southern, who previews his new gig The Unofficial 2009 Album, slated to be performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which starts today.

8.30pm, Friday. St Andrew’s auditorium, St Andrew’s College, St Dominic Road, Bandra (W), (26418550). Tickets, Rs300, Rs500, Rs750, Rs1,000, Rs1,500.

7pm and 9pm, Saturday. Y.B. Chavan Hall, General Jaganath Bhosale Marg, near Mantralaya, (22028598). Tickets, Rs500, Rs750, Rs1,000, Rs1,500. Call 39895050 for telebooking. For further details, visit www.bookmyshow.com

Kids

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

9 August

Akvarious Productions adapts The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, a Five Find-Outers and Dog mystery by Enid Blyton. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog encounter a mystery during their school holiday.

A theatre company’s safe is robbed and all clues point to Boysie, a simpleton who plays the role of the pantomime cat. The race is on to solve the mystery before the village policeman, Mr Goon, apprehends an innocent guy.

11am. Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, near Trident Hotel, (66223737). Tickets, Rs150.

Dance

Sevillanas

12 August

Sharmini Tharmaratnam will demonstrate Sevillanas, which is danced in clubs and at fiestas in Spain. It was once a folk dance that originated in the northern part of Spain, but later became popular in Seville.

Not all the teachers consider Sevillanas to be a part of flamenco, but it has flamenco-like movements—the footwork, the clapping technique and the snapping of the fingers. Even the attitude and the music are inspired by flamenco.

7pm. Zenzi, 183, Water-field Road, Bandra (W), (66430670).

BANGALORE

Music

Prime Circle

7 August

They’ve played alongside Metallica at South African festival CokeFest, released three albums that have all sold in tens of thousands and have been the biggest selling rock band in South Africa for three years in a row.

With a sound that could be the product of a Counting Crows-Maroon 5 jam session, but polished in production to create what lead singer Ross Learmonth called anthemic rock, Prime Circle has become a favourite on South African radio.

8.30pm. Hard Rock Café, 40, St Mark’s Road (41242222).

Art

Shringara/Fragile

From 7 August

A solo show of recent paintings and sculptures by George K., a Chennai-based business professional-turned-photographer, painter, sculptor and poet. His series of pictures, Shringara, is based on a Kathakali dancer preparing for a performance.

From 7pm, Friday. 11.30am- 7.30pm. Apparao Galleries, UB City, 24, Vittal Mallya Road, (41477618). For details, contact Essmath Khaleeli at 9242968474 or bangalore@apparaoart.com

Persistence of Memory

Deft moves: From George K’s Shringara series

From 9 August

An exhibition of works by K.S. Appajaiah. A note about Appajaiah’s show describes his works as metaphorical in nature, and says that they seek to draw attention to “the dynamics of power and control in a society” and “are indicative of the power structures within which people find themselves”. The works, as a whole, it adds, juxtapose the urban and rural parts of Indian society.

11am-7pm, daily. Gallery Blue Spade, The Chancery, 10/6, Lavelle Road, (41188888).

Music

ACP Murali

7 August

Bangalore’s top cop trades his uniform and walkie-talkie for a dapper blazer and a microphone. Murali M.K. leads two rather incongruous lives—that of a much-feted tough cop and an accomplished singer who performs for the paying public regularly.

The assistant commissioner of police, who is in charge of security at the high court, explains that he used to frequent (now defunct) nightclubs such as Three Aces, Brigade Garden and Blue Fox, and that his friends always encouraged him to sing.

In 1992, recalls Murali, he stopped a man for a traffic violation near Raj Bhavan. That man was Hitesh Mehta, a budding singer on his way to a performance. The two soon became good friends and he even went on to join Mehta’s troupe. Watch him live at Kyra.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar, (43419999). For ticket prices and bookings, call the venue or visit www.bookmyshow.com

Dance

India International Salsa Congress

7-8 August

The annual salsa congress, now in its fourth year, is backed by Albert Torres, a promoter of Latin music and dance, and the creator of the West Coast Salsa Congress. This year, there will be performances by international artistes such as Alex Lee and Kim Nodora from the US, Joseph Enin from Hong Kong, Kaytee Namgyal from Mumbai, and Richard Tholoor and Sneha Kapoor from Bangalore. There will also be performances by international artistes such as Gian Carlo Johansson and Masha Johansson from New Zealand, Terry Tauliaut and Ovide Cecile from France, who won the world salsa championships last year. The congress will include workshops conducted by international instructors on refining salsa styles.

Clarks Exotica, Hollywood Town Swiss Town, Sadhahalli, Devanahalli, Bangalore (9880203770). The Lalit Ashok, Kumara Krupa High Grounds, (30527777). Rs5,135 for a full festival pass, including access to workshops and performance nights. For details, log on to www.indiainternationalsalsacongress.com

KOLKATA

Theatre

Daaho by Shohan

9 August

A play written by Mohit Chattopadhyay and directed by Anish Ghosh.

6.30pm. Girish Mancha, 76/1 Bagbazar Street. Tickets, Rs60, Rs40, Rs30, Rs20 (available seven days in advance, from 1-7pm). For details, call 9830042004.

Puraba Paschim theatre festival

Till 11 August

It’s showtime for theatre lovers in Kolkata. Purba Paschim is organizing a six-day theatre festival, plus an exhibition on Habib Tanvir at Gaganendra Pradarshasala (Kolkata Information Centre). Diba Ratrir Kabya, based on Manik Bandopadhyay’s story, will be staged on 7 August at Girish Mancha; Chaturanga, based on Tagore’s eponymous novel, on 8 August at Minerva Theatre, and Patol Babu Film Star, based on Satyajit Ray’s story, on 9 August at Madhusadan Mancha. The festival concludes with performances of Charan Das Chor by Naya Theatre, Bhopal, on 10 and 11 August.

Venues: various. For details, call Soumitra Mitra at 9830926459/ 9874027780 or visit www.purbapaschim. com/index.html

Dournama by Sayak

13 August

The play begins with a bus accident, but it does not stop at that. The accident is merely a metaphor. An intriguing story of speed and competition leading to doom follows.

6.30pm. Madhusudan Mancha, 2, Gariahat Road (South), Dhakuria, (09830137773). Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40, Rs60.

Art

Quintessential Colour

Till 19 September

An exhibition of contemporary visual art. Participants include Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Das, Suhas Roy, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Subrata Pal and others.

10.30am–6.30pm, Sundays by appointment. Idiyas Gallery, 15, Dover Road. For details, call 919831005003, 65508418 or visit www.idiyasgallery.com

Monsoon show

7-11 August

An exhibition of paintings by artists Jayashree Chakraborty, Jogen Chowdhury, Chandra Bhattacharya, Arindam Chatterjee, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Paritosh Sen, Prakash Karmakar, Babu Xavier, Yusaf Arakkal and others.

2-7pm, daily. Chemould Art Gallery, 12F, Park Street, Queen’s Mansions. For details, call 22298641/9830846999.

Around town

Open Mike for All Poets

8 August

A free forum to come and share your poems. If you are an aspiring poet and want to read your poems/vignettes to a discerning audience at Seagull, this is your evening. Come armed with your works—whether in English, Bengali, Hindi, or any other language—read them out, talk about them, get them analysed or torn apart.

7-8.30pm. The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, SP Mukherjee Road. To register, call 24556942/43, or call Bishan at 9831490725.

With Love from Ukraine

13 August

Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts and the East European Development Institute present an evening of songs and stories with Olha Kolomyyets, an exponent of Ukrainian folk culture and music.

6.30-8pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place. For details, call 24604245/ 24613145 or mail wsca@weaversstudio.com

Compiled by Indranil Bhoumik

CHENNAI

Theatre

The Hindu Metro Plus theatre festival

Till 16 August

Evam Entertainment, along with The Hindu Metro Plus, is bringing to Chennai six plays from India and abroad. The genres include the American musical, Shakespearean adaptation, Greek tragedy and comic monologue, among others.

The festival starts with a play called Motley directed by Satyadev Dubey and ends with Korea’s Seoul Factory for the Performing Arts, directed by Hyoung-taek Limb.

7.15pm. Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall, Lady Andal School premises, Harrington Road, Chetpet. Tickets available at Landmark, Nungambakkam, Sri Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall, Chetpet and India Garage, opposite British Council.

Art

Evanescence

Light’s play: Saravanakumar’s work

Till 9 August

Saravanakumar, a young city-based artist, attempts to capture the nuances of two elements of nature as they come together in this exhibition. Using high-speed photography, Saravanakumar contrasts the delicate nature of flowers with frozen water, using high-speed flashes to achieve the crystalline form of water. He says it took him two years to produce these paintings for the experimental work.

11am-7pm. The Madras Terrace House, 15, Sripuram Street, 2nd Street, Off Radhakrishnan Salai, Royapettah (45038391).

Music

Svanubhava

Till 9 August

Matrka, in association with the Youth Association for Classical Music, is conducting a musical event for students of Carnatic music. In association with three Chennai-based music colleges—Kalakshetra, the Government Music College and the Teachers College of Music (Music Academy)—Svanubhava will also feature concerts, lecture-demonstrations, educational programmes, movies, panel discussions, listening sessions and conversations with artists.

Venues and timings vary depending on the event. For details, call 9884234740/ 9940059969.

Kids

Stories and Soup

8 August

Vanilla Children Place is conducting an interactive storytelling session for children between three and six years. A cookery class will follow, where children get to make interesting and innovative recipes such as “belly jelly” and “hurry curry”.

10am-12 noon. 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, (45534145).

Public-speaking workshop

8-9 August

Hansel and Gretel Kids Centre is organizing a public-speaking and chess workshop for children starting this weekend. Children aged 7-12 years can take part in the public-speaking workshop. For the chess workshop, there are two levels—beginner (4-7 years) and intermediate (8-12 years). The children can learn from grandmaster Arthie Ramaswamy, coach for the World Youth Chess Championship.

2-4pm, 8 August; 2-5pm, 9 August. 11, Jagadambal Street, T. Nagar (28152549).

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DELHI

Art

Glass Dimensions

1-5 August

New glass sculptures and mixed media works by Hemi Bawa, which range from delicate butterflies to life-size human figures. The exhibition is being presented in collaboration with Gallerie Alternatives and Polka Art Gallery.

11am-7pm, daily. DLF Emporio Mall, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj (9818348464).

Why Not Place Exhibition

Ongoing

A collection of artworks created by artists participating in a two-week residency on pieces inspired by Connaught Place is on display, along with a 3D installation that each of the artists contributed to.

10am-11pm, daily. Arts.i, 7, Atmaram Mansion, Level One, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (43727000).

Summer Show II

Till 31 July

Paintings, sculptures and video by Pradeep Mishra, Prasanta Mukherjee, Sambit Panda and Shantanu Lodh.

11am-7pm, Anant Art Gallery, F-213B, Lado Sarai (41554775).

Wanderlust

Till 2 August

An exhibition of photographs by Justin Rabindra, an advertising professional who has been photographing places, people and the way they live for 13 years, although what excite him most are sweeping landscapes.

His travels have taken him to 30 countries and this exhibition features photos taken in Leh, Helsinki, Estonia and Scotland.

11am-8pm. Gallery Romain Rolland, Alliance Française, 72, Lodhi Estate (26257574).

Music

Hindustani Vocal

31 July

A musical evening presented by the Siddheshwari Devi Academy of Indian Music will feature recitals by Savita Devi, daughter of Siddheshwari Devi, and Malashri Prasad, along with some students of the academy.

7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000).

Hindustani Vocal

6 August

A performance by Ruchira Panda. Panda is a disciple of Pandit Manas Chakraborty, the leading exponent of the gharana. The event is part of the HCL Concert Series.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222).

Nightlife

Exaile

1 August

Tranceheads, rejoice. Live psychedelic’s back on Delhi floors with Eyal Tzur and Nir Sobol’s Exaile.

Manre, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket (40668888). Contact for entry information.

Kids

Only Colours!

1 August

A colouring workshop organized by Crayola, a stationery brand. Children will get to do what they love best: use colours to draw whatever they want. For children in the 4-12 age group.

4-6pm. Oxford Bookstore, Statesman House, 148, Barakhamba Road (23766083). Fee, Rs150. For details and registration, call Prachi Bajpayee (9910129820).

Dance

Lalitarpan 2009

1-2 August

This two-day festival of dance and music is organized by Shovana Narayan’s dance institute Asavari. There will be a Kathak recital by Madhura Phatak, disciple of Shovana Narayan, and a recital by Shivani Salhotra, who is a student of Shovana Narayan and Tirath Ajmani.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663090).

Ujwal Aasha—The Silver Lining

4 August

A group show which will feature Odissi, Natabari, Manipuri and contemporary styles. The show is choreographed by Sonal Mansingh and is in collaboration with the Centre for Indian Classical Dances.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663090).

Theatre

Mrigtrishna (Manto Ke Natak)

1 August

Directed by Sunil Rawat, this play weaves five slice-of-life stories by acclaimed Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto together. The sometimes funny, sometimes tragic stories revolve around love, social morality, inequity and hypocrisy.

7pm. Amphitheatre, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222). Tickets, Rs100, available at the venue on the day of the show.

MUMBAI

Film

Queer Azaadi Screening

31 July

The timing of the event is perfect for Mumbai’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. In addition to celebrating the judgement on Article 377, it will serve as a curtain-raiser to the pride march that is planned for 16 August. The festival of documentaries and shorts is being organized by Queer Azaadi March, the umbrella organization of LGBT groups that organized the city’s first gay pride march last year. The five films by local and international directors are aimed at the “queer” community as well as straight folk.

6.30pm onwards. Theosophy Hall, opposite American Center, New Marine Lines (22036187).

Nightlife

Janaka Selekta

31 July and 1 August

For almost 10 years, San Francisco-based Janaka Atugoda has worked with a collective of 21 artistes, electronic musicians, Indian classical musicians, graphic and Web designers. Their cause: to explore the meeting point between their Asian cultural heritage and the experience of growing up in the West. His debut album Pushing Air continues that discussion and gives the city a taste of his slow dub aesthetic.

Friday: 10.30pm. Bonobo, Kenilworth Phase 2, Linking Road, Bandra (W) (26055050/5353). Saturday: 10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs500.

Art

The Exit

Ongoing

The sight of Anindita Dutta’s sculptural installations might make you think her show is inspired by Jean Paul Sartre’s play No Exit, about three people in hell. Enormous bones are laid out on the floor and red fabric oozes out of giant pelvic bones. There are broken bodies too. Amid all the wreckage, the neon exit sign glows with the hope that Sartre did not extend to his characters.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Sakshi Gallery, Tanna House, 11A, Nathalal Parekh Marg, near Regal cinema, Colaba (66103424).

Music

Nat Ke Prakar

2 August

During the monsoon, it has become de rigueur to stage concerts on the theme of raga Malhar. The first half typically comprises renditions of principal ragas such as Miyan Ka Malhar, Megh Malhar and Gaud Malhar, while the second half is devoted to compound ragas such as Jayant Malhar, Des Malhar and Vrindavani Malhar. This fortnight, six students of veteran Jaipur-Atrauli singer Manik Bhide will forgo the predictable and present a concert highlighting varieties of raga Nat.

5.30pm. Savarkar Kendra Hall, MG Road, Swatantraveer Savarkar Garden, opposite Sun City Talkies, Vile Parle (E) (26115712).

Utsav Lal

4 August

The Frog doesn’t usually stage Hindustani classical concerts but Dublin-based Lal is no ordinary musician. Just 17, Lal plays ragas on the piano. At this gig titled ‘Ragas Dance Off Piano Keys’, he will be accompanied on the tabla by Suryaksha Deshpande.

9.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Tickets, Rs300.

Film

Woyzeck

5 August

Werner Herzog’s harsh vision of human suffering is a sharp parable on social oppression and dormant rebellion, made with a dispassionate, deliberate formality some may find hard to take.

5.30pm. Premchand Roychand Gallery, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Kala Ghoda, Colaba (22844519).

BANGALORE

Photography

Vertical Horizon

6-14 August

Pallon Daruwala didn’t have inkblots in mind when he clicked and composed pictures for his new series titled ‘Vertical Horizon’. He was thinking about a few lectures by Stephen Hawking and the works of Carl Sagan. “The whole thing came about as I was watching videos of Hawking on time and space and things like that…that everything is perceived with reference to where you are at a particular moment,” says the photographer.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Time and Space, 55, Lavelle Road (22124117).

Photography

Vertical Horizon

6-14 August

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. Time and Space, 55, Lavelle Road (22124117).

Around town

Herpetology workshop

31 July-2 August

Explore wildlife at a farm in Nagarahole National Park. The three-day workshop will deal with snake and lizard taxonomy and the habitats and microhabitats of reptiles and amphibians, and how they adapt to them ,all taught through presentations, exercises and simulations. You can also spend time angling at the lake and taking photographs.

33, Carmelaram Post, Chikkabelandur, Sarjapur Road (65700638). Cost, Rs6,000, including stay in tents and coconut-thatched shacks and unlimited veg and non-veg food. You need to take care of travel to and from Hunsur. For details, contact Gerry at 9845779666 or email gerry@gerrymartin.in

Music

Faridkot

1 August

Faridkot from Delhi, by their own admission, dish out “confused pop—a mix of vocals, bluesy guitar-playing, funk bass lines, melodic (and sometimes pompous) electronic layers flavoured with a pinch of jazz-based drums”.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Click herefor online bookings or call Kyra.

Mili and Co

6 August

Mili teams up with India’s foremost jazz musicians, Sumit Ramachandran, Keith Peters and Hamesh, for an evening of jazz, rhythm and blues, Latin jazz and the blues.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, Katti-Ma Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Click here for online bookings or call Kyra

Art

Paper Plane

Till 1 August

Olive Beach presents its ‘1st MedMosaic Night’, with an exhibition of creations that range from origami and papier-mâché sculptures to photography and lighting installations by artists Abhimanyu Nohwar, Shankar Chandra, Sharwari Tilloo and Shivaram Narayanan.

Noon-11.30pm, daily. Olive Beach, 16, Wood Street, Ashok Nagar (41128400).

Dance

Vajra

5 August

Stem Dance Kampni’s production Vajra creates a new dance vocabulary with the inclusion of ninjutsu, a Japanese martial art. It explores ancient philosophical texts and explains the concept of vajra, or weapon, in ancient warfare and establishes that vajra is nothing but the human body itself.

7.45pm. Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Vyalikaval, Malleswaram (23445810). For invitations, visit Ganjam, 148, Embassy Square, Infantry Road (22261826).

CHENNAI

— by Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Photography

Images of Chennai

3-19 August

To celebrate Madras Day on 22 August, Alliance Francaise de Madras is organizing an exhibition that showcases photographs by C.V. Ramanujam. Ramanujam is an IT professional and while not at work, he is busy capturing the wonders of the city on camera.

9am-7pm(except Sundays). Alliance Francaise de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (9791036722).

Film

Film Fridays

31 July

Apparao Galleries is screening the film Make me Think—Bruce Nauman as part of its ongoing art, research and educational programme. The film, by Heinz Peter Schwerfel, brings out American artist Nauman’s ideas about modern art and the way he weaves the various facets of life with art.

3pm. Apparao Infinity, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd Street, Nungambakkam (28332226).

Experience Thrillers

4 August

Alliance Francaise de Madras is screening The Orphanage by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona as part of its Experience Thrillers festival. The movie was Spain’s official entry to the 2008 Academy Awards.

Opening ceremony: 7pm, screening: 7.45pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28251165).

Around town

India International Consumer Fair

31 July-17 August

Bangalore-based News Exhibits and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd is conducting a trade fair for furniture, cars, electronic and consumer durables products, among other things. With around 350 stalls, the fair will cover an area of 100,000 sq. ft. Entry is free up to 5pm on all days; thereafter, charges are Rs35 per head.

2-9.30pm, weekdays. 10am- 10pm, weekends. Island Grounds, No. 32, Kamaraj Salai (65156626).

Art

The Hourglass

1-20 August

An exhibition by artist K. Sundararaju, mainly inspired by folk art forms such as leather puppets and wooden dolls. Sundararaju uses watercolour inks.

10.30am-6pm. Apparao Infinity, No. 7, Wallace Gardens, 3rd Street, Nungambakkam.

Music

Dil ki Aawaaz

1 August

Experience a musical evening with well-known playback singer Sadhana Sargam as she pays tribute to one of the best singers in the Indian film industry—Lata Mangeshkar. V. Chandran and his team form the orchestra for the evening.

6-8 pm. Music Academy, 168/306, TTK Road, Alwarpet (9841016161).

KOLKATA

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Art

Vision 8

1-7 August

A group exhibition of paintings by Subir Dey, Tapas Das, Mihir Kayal, Kajol Mondal, Nibedita Basu, Shibdeb Sarkar, Jatisankar Bhowmik and Chandra Nath Saha. The exhibition will be inaugurated by painter Sunil Das on Saturday at 6.30pm.

3-8pm. Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery, 2, Cathedral Road. For details, call Tilak (9433247672).

Workshop

The Graphic Novel Continuum

1-8 August

The Seagull Foundation for the Arts will hold two workshops for storytellers and artists on the art of the graphic novel, conducted by Rimi B. Chatterjee and Avijit Chatterjee. The entry fee for the basic skills workshop (from 1-6 August) is Rs1,000. It’s Rs1,500 for the masterclass, which will be held from 7–8 August, 11am-7pm.

The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, SP Mukherjee Road. For registration, call 24556942/43.

Theatre

Aapad

1 August

Directed by Bimal Chakraborty, the play revolves around Raghunath, a poor grocer living in Nishipur village. Though he is needy, he never bemoans his position. One day, he is gifted a treasure that is sufficient to change his life. But the burden of the wealth has a shattering impact on his life. He is unable to concentrate on his work and his daily life is wrecked.

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 37-AB, Sadananda Road, Kalighat, near Rashbehari Crossing. Tickets, Rs60, Rs40 and Rs20, available at the venue from 1-7pm. Phone bookings at 9830254562.

Art

Eternal Landscapes

Till 15 August

A group show of landscape art at Ganges Art Gallery featuring the works of Manisha Dey, Ramlal Dhar, Sohini Dhar, Gopal Ghose, Mrinal Mandal, Surya Prakash and Sandip Roy. The artists use different mediums—watercolours, acrylic, dry pastel, gouache and charcoal.

11am-7pm, daily. Sunday closed. Ganges Art Gallery, 33A, Jatin Das Road. Click here for more details or call 24653212.

Leela—Paintings by KC Pyne and P P Deb

3–14 August

The exhibition is based on the Leela theory of creation in the Upanishads, which proposes that the motivating force of all creation is leela, or play—a dynamic process that ends in the joy of creation. The premise is that without being driven by joyous play, all creation is bound to be contrived.

Pyne and Deb’s works convey the feeling of self-absorbed play. Their oeuvres are studies in contrast.The former’s pastoralist imagination and nature-oriented lyricism contrasts sharply with Deb’s humorous gaze and technological orientation. However, transcending all these differences is leela or leela-khela, and both their oeuvres transmit this sense.

6pm onwards on the opening day; 2-7pm, daily. Sunday closed. Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st Floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3a, Hungerford Street. Call 22893027/5041 for details.

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DELHI

Music

Utsav Lal and Anuradha Pal

24 July

Seventeen-year-old Utsav Lal is probably one of the few exponents of the piano when it comes to Hindustani classical music. A Dublin resident, Lal will perform at a programme, ‘Ragas Dance Off Piano Keys’, as part of his India tour. He will be accompanied by Anuradha Pal, who is arguably the most famous woman tabla player today.

7.30pm. Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333).

Swarathma

24 July

This band from Bangalore is known for its jaunty, infectious mix of Indian folk and Western rock. Swarathma’s inexhaustible energy at gigs often results in the crowd singing along to the Hindi and Kannada lyrics of its songs. Possessing a vibrant appearance on stage, there’s always a riot of colours on display, notably the costumes of the band members.

9pm. Q’BA, E 42-43, Connaught Place, Inner Circle (41512888). Call venue for cover charges, if any, and reservations.

Bhuvanesh Komkali

30 July

Being the grandson of Pandit Kumar Gandharva, there’s no denying his musical pedigree. A disciple of his grandmother Vasundhara Komkali and Madhup Mudgal, he is actively involved in preserving his grandfather’s heritage as well.

7pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333).

Art

Architectonica

Ongoing

Urban legend: A picture by Jitish Kallat.

This show focuses on our urban environment, whether built-up or in different stages of construction. It brings together five artists—Ajay Desai, Jitish Kallat, Alexis Kersey, M. Pravat and Bharat Sikka—with very different visual styles. Kersey’s mixed media constructions have a myth-driven, fantastical air with their use of filigree patterns, collage and vibrant, almost garish colours.

In contrast to this extravagance are the photographic works of Kallat and Sikka. The former makes use of symmetry in Artist Making Local Call, a fish-eye image of a man at a PCO booth with autorickshaw-lined roads on either sides of the booth. Sikka’s Cable TV Mumbai shows a network of cables running along a wall against a blank white sky. Despite its rather tepid colours, the image is poignant for its evocation of a city that lies beyond the wall, the city that the cables you see are connected to.

11am-8pm, Monday-Saturday. Seven Art Ltd, M-44, Greater Kailash II (40592613).

Theatre

Phoenix

25 July

Anushka Ravishankar’s play Phoenix was developed at the Royal Court International Playwrights’ Residency in London in 2001. It will be performed by Ruchika Theatre Group as part of the India International Centre’s New Plays, New Voices series that focuses on original scripts. Phoenix is the story of a young man who, consumed by guilt, comes to the house of the friend he had killed by accident and ends up staying longer than he had intended.

Director: Feisal Alkazi; writer: Anushka Ravishankar; cast: Zaen Alkazi, Pranay Manchanda, Manohar Khushalani, Avaree Chaurey, Mahima Kaur, Charanya Chidambaram and Smita Mazumdar.

6.30pm. India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. For details, call 24619431.

The Man of Destiny

26 July

Shaw’s Corner, in collaboration with the embassy of Ireland, pays tribute to George Bernard Shaw. The programme includes a talk on Shaw and a dramatized version of The Man of Destiny, Shaw’s one-act play.

Director: Maura Sabin; cast: Aarti Aney, Ramesh Krishnan, Akshay Sethi and Karan Singh.

6.30pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (43663333). Seating, first-come first-served basis.

MUMBAI

Waiting for Godot

26 July

A classic in the theatre of the absurd genre, time hangs still in the act of waiting for someone called Godot, who never appears. This play, part of the Motley theatre group’s 30th anniversary celebrations, attempts a portrayal of the temporality of human existence, the loneliness of the characters and the mystery that is man.

Director: Benjamin Gilani; cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Akash Khurana, Benjamin Gilani, Randip Hooda, Yanik Shetty Menon.

6pm and 9pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W) (26149546). Tickets, Rs200.

Namak Mirch

30 July

Four stories by Shaukat Thanvi have been woven into an evening of raucous storytelling among five friends. Imran Rasheed, a chipper comic, is the play’s centrepiece as an idiosyncratic aristocrat who likes to think of himself as a monarch presiding over a durbar of friends. Each friend or “prince” narrates an anecdote. Parts of the play droop to slapstick and hammy acting, but on the whole, it’s a pleasant experience and some of the shers (couplets) recited are riotously asinine.

Director: Shivani Tanksale and Sumeet Vyas; writer: Shaukat Thanvi; cast: Imran Rasheed, Anjum Sharma, Shivani Tanksale.

6.30pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W) (26149546). Call venue for tickets.

Music

Ghulam Husnain Khan

24 July

At this solo Hindustani vocal recital organized by Pancham Nishad, the singer, better known as Raja Miyan, performs some of the more uncommon ragas of the Agra gharana.

7pm. YB Chavan Centre auditorium, Chavan Centre, near Mantralaya, General Jagannath Bhosle Marg (22852081).

Nightlife

Helium Project

25 July

DJ Arijit and DJ Promode from Helium Project are known for their heady mix of minimal and progressive house with visuals. Brace yourself for a real mash-up.

10.30pm. Zenzi, 183, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) (66430670). Call venue for cover charges.

Books

The Wish Maker

27 July

Ali Sethi’s debut novel, The Wish Maker, views the tumult of Pakistan in the 1990s through the eyes of a teenage boy. Be there for the launch and book reading.

7pm. Crossword, Kemps Corner, Mohammed Bhai Mansion, near Kemps Corner Flyover (23842001).

Pecha Kucha Night

28 July

What can you do in 6 minutes and 40 seconds? Boil an egg? Irrigate your colon? Listen to Fallout Boy’s Nobody puts Baby in a Corner twice over? Maybe you could take one of those power naps corporate executives always talk about or have a quick shower.

At Jnanapravaha, many people will use their strictly allotted 400 seconds to make a speech, present a slideshow, talk about their professional interests or share their creative work. They’ll each show 20 images, dwelling on them for 20 seconds each and will be part of the Pecha Kucha Night.

8.20pm. Jnanapravaha, Queens Mansion, third floor, AK Nayak Marg Fort (22072974/75).

Dance

Deft moves: Indrayanee Mukherjee

Kathak

29 July

A performance by Indrayanee Mukherjee and Tina Tambe, senior students of the city’s leading kathak dancer Uma Dogra. With at least 16 years of training, Mukherjee is one of Dogra’s seniormost disciples. Tambe was the recipient of Nalanda Dance Research Centre’s Nritya Nipuna award.

6.30pm. Godrej Dance Academy Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, near Hilton Towers, Nariman Point (66223737). Tickets, Rs20, are available at the venue.

BANGALORE

Art

Toy Story

29 July-31 August

Avinash Veeraraghavan returns to the gallery with a solo show of his recent work, which he says stems from intense personal experiences. Like his previous shows in the city, Toy Story will experiment with formats. This time, he will include prints, a video, objects and a little book. For details, visit www.galleryske.com.

11am-7pm, Wednesday-Monday. Galleryske, 82, Presidency, St Mark’s Road (65951972). Sundays, by appointment only.

Ortszeit Local Time: A Journey into the German Past

24 July

A selection from Stefan Koppelkamm’s project, where he photographed the same houses and streets in East Berlin and East Germany twice—in 1990-91 and 2002-03. The show will be inaugurated by Koppelkamm on 24 July at 6.30pm. The photographer will also conduct a workshop. For details, visit www.goethe.de/bangalore.

9am-6.30pm, Monday-Saturday. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, 1st Stage (25205308).

The Royal Revival

Until 31 July

This is a special exhibition, hosted by Taj West End and Arivar Art Consultants, of a rare collection of original photographs of the maharajas and members of royal families of Indian states from the last couple of centuries. A note from the consultants about the historical value of the collection speaks of the cultural significance of the princely states in India’s pre-independence era.

Noon-7pm, daily. Taj Art Corridor, Taj West End, 23, Race Course Road (66605660).

Music

Junkyard Groove

24 July

Four years ago, Ameeth Thomas, Siddharth Srinivasan and Craig Maxworth got together and realized they had something to contribute to Indian rock ‘n’ roll, and Junkyard Groove was born.

7.30pm. Opus, Palace Cross Road, near Windsor Manor Bridge, Seshadripuram (23442580). For entry charges, call 9008303330.

Dance

Odissi

25 July

Sharmila Mukherjee, a Bangalore-based Odissi performer and teacher, will perform pieces from the Odissi repertoire originally choreographed by the late Kelucharan Mohapatra, apart from Sanjukta Panigrahi and Mukherjee herself.

Mukherjee will begin with a mangalacharan, an invocatory piece where the dancer offers obeisance to Jagannath, the presiding deity. This is followed by a shloka in praise of Shiva, the destroyer. The penultimate piece is an abhinaya or histrionic piece, where a gopinee (milkmaid) complains of Krishna obstructing her path while she is on her way to collect water from the river Yamuna.

6pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).

CHENNAI

Asian film festival

27-30 July

Movies from Japan, Hong Kong and Korea will be shown during a film festival being organized by Alliance Francaise de Madras. The four-day fest will screen ‘Peppermint Candy’ by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea), ‘The Hidden Fortress’ by Akira Kurosawa (Japan), ‘Love and Honour’ by Yoji Yamada (Japan) and ‘Eye in the Sky’ by Yau Nai-hoi.

(Hong Kong)

6.30pm. Alliance Francaise de Madras (auditorium), No. 24, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803).

Art

Exhibition

24 July-5 August

Students of well-known south Indian artist A.P. Santhana Raj are joining hands to pay homage to their teacher through colours and canvases. Raj died recently. Many of his students are prominent artists today. Students who are taking part in the exhibition include S.G. Vasudev and P. Gopinath. Vasudev is exhibiting a painting titled She; Gopinath’s work is Untitled. The exhibition will be inaugurated at 6pm on Friday.

11am-7pm. Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road (24353341, 9884075453).

Film

The Wildflower in the Battlefield

24 July

Inko Centre, which aims to promote cultural exchanges between India and Korea, is screening a Korean movie directed by Lee Man-hee with English subtitles. It’s inspired by the Korean War, and shown through the eyes of a young boy adopted as a mascot by a group of soldiers near the frontline. The tragedy of the war is etched by the 10-year-old’s recollections of what he witnessed as a mascot.

7pm. Inko Centre, No.51, 6th Main Road, RA Puram (24361224).

Around town

Village festival

Rural flavour: DakshinaChitra is celebrating Adiperku between 25 July and 2 August.

25 July-2 August

DakshinaChitra, a centre that preserves and promotes the cultural heritage and traditions of south India, is celebrating Adiperku, a festival that marks the rains and focuses on the importance of water in day-to-day life. The idea is to help urban Indians familiarize themselves with village traditions. The festival is celebrated near river banks, lakes and wells when the water level rises to a significant level, marking the onset of the monsoon. A folk performance by a Chennai-based troupe is a part of the celebrations.

10am-6pm, except Tuesdays. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu.

Thai Village

22-26 July

An exhibition organized by the department of export promotion of Thailand will showcase Thai handicrafts, auto parts, food items and artificial flowers, among other things.A display of Thai culture and art will be a part of the exhibition. You can also treat yourself to Thai cuisine.

10am-9pm. Chennai Trade Centre, 6 (A,B,C), Mount Poonamallee Road, Nandambakkam (22315551).

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KOLKATA

Theatre

Dorjiparar Morjinara by Swapnasandhani

25 July

Contemporary playwright Bratya Basu’s play ‘Dorjiparar Morjinara’ moves through the narrow lanes of Sonagachi, Kolkata’s red-light district.

In the play, the history of Sonagachi is chronicled through the people who inhabit this area, the brokers and the customers who come here every day. This is not a play on “prostitution” but “globalization”.

Directed by Kashuk Sen; writers: Bratya Basu, Debotosh Ghosh, Kashuk Sen and Ditipriya Sarkar.

7pm. Sujata Sadan, No.7, Hazra Road, Kolkata. For details, call 09903185680. Tickets, Rs30 and Rs50, available 1-7pm.

Art

Calcutta Painters

Till 27 July

Chemould Art Gallery has organized an exhibition of Calcutta Painters (one of the most famous groups of Kolkata consisting presently of 28 artists) to celebrate its 45th anniversary. On display will be works by Amitabha Sengupta, Anita Roy Chowdhury, Animesh Nendy, Barun Roy, Bijan Chowdhury, Bipin Goswami, Debabrata Chakraborty, Dhiraj Chowdhury, Dwijen Gupta, Goutam Bhowmik, Isha Mahammad, Jogen Chowdhury, Niren Sengupta, Nikhilesh Das, Pradip Mandal, Prokask Karmakar, Rabin Mondal, Ranjan Mukherjee, Shyamashree Basu, Sibo Prasad Kar Choudhuri, Subrata Ghosh, Sudip Banerjee, Susanta Chakraborty, Subhabrata Nandy, Surojit Das, Tapan Ghosh, Tapan Mitra and Wasim Kapoor.

2-7pm, daily. Chemould Art Gallery, 12 F, Park Street. For details, call 22298641/9830846999.

Tejas - Palladian Art Show

Till 30 July

Tejas Gallery, in collaboration with Palladian Lounge, is exhibiting the works of six artists at the Palladian Lounge.

Dhiren Sasmal, now a household name, is loved for his universally appealing subjects, taken from the simplest images of real life—be it a bird, child, or fairy-tale figure. He renders these in an ethereal style all his own, using layers of acrylic paint worked over with fine pen and ink detailing.

Atish Mukherjee, a qualified artist and animator by profession, is greatly influenced by Indian folk-art. His abstract and semi-abstract figures, done in tempera and pen and ink, are a manifestation of his belief that love and nature are two sides of the same coin, both a direct path to the Creator.

Shibani Sengupta’s ‘Aranyak’ series is a visual delight, as she uses oil paint and a spatula to produce the effect of both colour and light as seen in the depths of forests and foliage, while Shambhu Saha uses meticulously tiny strokes of the palette knife to produce vibrant landscapes and waterscapes reminiscent of the beautiful canvasses of the French Impressionists.

Avijit Mukherjee, a self-taught artist, creates highly imaginative works based on the emergence of human nature and the corruption of urban living. Rajib Bhattacharya’s urban landscapes are a symbol of the conflict in society in an age of rapid transformation. Using gorgeous colours and forceful strokes, he manages to convey both the beauty of new urban space and the gloom of urban darkness.

Palladian Lounge (BCCI 3rd level, 6 N S Road, Dalhousie Central, Kolkata. For details, call 033-22317219

Solo exhibition

Till 11 August

An exhibition of charcoal works by Ajay De. Life for De began at six, the first time that he picked up charcoal and gave expression to his feelings on paper. The black and white tone of the medium never deters him.

11.30am-7.30pm. Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1, Outram Street, Kolkata-700017. For details, call 033-22892982.

Photography

6th Members’ Photography Exhibition

Till 29 July

6th Members’ Photography Exhibition by Alok Rekhay is on at the Academy of Fine Arts.

3-8pm. Academy of Fine Arts (North Gallery), 2, Cathedral Road. For details, call 919433099962.

Music

Friends of Fusion’s live performance

25 July

Neel Dutt, Rajkumar Sengupta, Debopratim Baksi, Arko Mukherjee and Bijit Bhattacharya perform Hindustani classical music with a contemporary outlook and a pan-Indian flavour.

6.30-8pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place. For details, call 24613145, 9830244726.

Film

Inspiring at 100

24 July

This being the birth centenary of renowned Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa, Shemaroo World Cinema celebrates his spirit through a festival organized in four cities—Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. The festival begins in Kolkata over three days—Friday, Saturday and Sunday—and will go on till September in the other cities.

Shemaroo World Cinema will also launch four of Kurosawa’s titles on DVD, namely Rashomon, Ran, Madadayo and Quiet Duel, which will be available across India with Hindi subtitles. The launch will be followed by the screening of Rashomon at 4.15pm. Film-maker Goutam Ghose will be present.

3pm. Nandan III, besides Rabindra Sadan, 1/1, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani, AJC Bose Road. For details, contact Uttam Singhania (9830225843).

Beckett on Film

25 July-1 August

The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Beckett On Film, a festival of films based on plays by renowned modernist playwright Samuel Beckett. The films vary in length from 2 hours to 45 seconds and are made by an internationally established group of directors such as Neil Jordan, Anthony Minghella and Richard Eyre and emerging Irish directors, including Damien O’Donnell, Conor McPherson and John Crowley. There are a total 19 films being screened, among them Waiting for Godot (120 min), Breath (45 seconds), Krapp’s Last Tape (58 min), A Piece of Monologue (20 min). 6.30 pm.

The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, S. P. Mukherjee Road. Tickets, Rs60. For details, call 24556942/43.

Wagah

25 July 5.30-7pm

STUDIO21 screens the award-winning documentary film ’waGaH’ directed by Supriyo Sen. There will also be a brief dialogue with Debashish Sensharma, film scholar and filmmaker.

Studio 21, 17L, Dover Terrace, Kolkata 700 019; For details, call 033-2486 6735

Around town

How to Sharpen Your Presentation Skills

30 July

Attend a seminar on ‘How to Sharpen Your Presentation Skills’ by Leslie D’Gama, Head Training and Development, IL&amp;FS Education and Technology Services Limited, at the British Council. The seminar will cover the characteristics of a good presentation, delivery techniques and skills, body language and use of voice, relaxation techniques, handling questions, etc.

Registration: a non-refundable administrative fee of Rs250 as members and Rs450 as non-members at the British Council Customer Services Desk, on first come first serve basis only. Closing date: 25 July.

6-8.30pm. British Council, 16, Camac Street, L& T Chambers. For details, call Manish Gupta 9830074073/ 40074329.

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Delhi

Photography

Journeys in Light

From 17 July

Motorcycle diaries: Sundeep ‘Sunny’ Gajjar.

Sundeep “Sunny” Gajjar, a 28-year-old Delhi-based photographer and graphic designer, thinks he has the best job in the world. He travels across the globe on powerful motorbikes and takes photographs en route, so he’s probably right. Gajjar has been around India twice, ridden through some of the most beautiful landscapes in New Zealand and Australia and is looking forward to conquering the rest of the world. This exhibition showcases a collection of some of those striking images.

10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Sundays, by appointment only. Indipix Gallery, B2/1, Vasant Vihar (41704334).

Film

The Reader

17 July

Ralph Fiennes is Michael Berg, the present-day narrator of this film and Bernard Schlink’s 1995 novel. The Reader has been called a Holocaust film but that’s not entirely accurate. It would be better tagged as a post-Holocaust work as it pitches itself between the known facts of that cataclysm and the unanswerable philosophical questions of its fallout relating to responsibility, law, justice and forgiveness. A bold and challenging work. Directed by Stephen Daldry. 2 hours 4 min.

6pm. The American Center, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg (23472000). Carry proof of identity.

Music

Debanjan Bhattacharjee

20 July

Family tree: Bhattacharjee

One of the most promising young sarod players, 23-year-old Bhattacharjee has been a disciple of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan, the son of the great Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Since then, he has been a student of Ustad Ashish Khan and Ameena Pereira, who are also children of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

6.30pm. India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

Half Step Down

23 July

Inspired by classic rock and blues-rock, Delhi’s own Half Step Down will play an unplugged set in the run-up to the launch of their album Overtures to Outerspace. Cover charges apply.

9pm. Attitude, Supermart 1, Phase 5, Gurgaon (0124-4077788).

Around town

Total solar eclipse

22 July

On 22 July, 10 states in western, central and eastern India will witness a total solar eclipse. It’s the first to be so visible since 1999, and the last one we’ll see till 2034. For Dilliwalas, the eclipse won’t be as spectacular. We will witness only 85% of the eclipse. Luckily, we’re close enough to areas that will see the total eclipse.

C.B. Devgun, president and founder member of S.P.A.C.E., recommends Ujjain for its historical and mythical relevance—it’s considered the centre of astronomy in India and as the centre of the universe in Indian mythology—as well as its proximity to Delhi. Varanasi is another good place from which to see the eclipse, and is relatively easy to get to. Twenty-five years is a long wait, so you might as well make the trip now.

Contact organizations for details and timings of exact events and eclipse-related tours: Amateur Astronomers Association, Delhi (www.aaadelhi.org). Eclipse Chasers Athenaeum (www.eclipsechasers.org). S.P.A.C.E., WZ-19 Asalatpur, A-3, Janakpuri (9212669917/ www.space-india.net). Nehru Planetarium, Teen Murti House (www.nehruplanetarium.org/ 23014505).

Mumbai

Photography

Photo exhibition

Ongoing

French graphic designer Guillaume takes a kitsch look at his travels across the great cities of the world.

7pm-12am, Monday-Sunday. Zenzi, 183, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) (66430670).

Music

After Midnight

17 July

Mumbai’s played host to the Bootleg Beatles and the all-female version of Led Zeppelin, Lez Zeppelin. Evidently, if we can’t see the real thing, the tribute act will do just fine. This fortnight, Eric Clapton look- and sound-alike Mike Hall brings his group After Midnight to the city for a performance of Classic Clapton, a two-hour concert that will take us through Slowhand’s five-decade career and will feature all his biggest hits. Hall, who formed the group in his hometown of Newcastle in England, is the frontman of the “World’s No. 1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band”.

8pm. St Andrew’s Auditorium, St Andrew’s College, St Dominic Road, Bandra (W) (2641-8550). Tickets, Rs100, Rs250, Rs500. Tickets available at www.bookmyshow.com

Partho Sarothy

18 July

Sarod player Partho Sarothy, 49, first got noticed on the Hindustani classical concert circuit in the 1980s, when he provided excellent melodic support to sitar player Ravi Shankar. Shankar taught Sarothy several important lessons, including how to approach and treat a raga, and how to create sound patterns in keeping with the rhythm cycle. Just like his teacher, Sarothy’s layakari (or interaction with the tabla accompanist) is often the highlight of his recitals. He is also renowned for his ability to produce stirring sounds with just a gentle strum of the sarod. During the past 15 years, the accomplished accompanist from Kolkata has come into his own as a solo artist. At his concert this fortnight, he is likely to play raga Megh.

5.30pm. Jnanapravaha, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, AK Nayak Marg, Fort (22072974). Tickets, Rs300.

Theatre

Brief Candle

19 July

Mahesh Dattani’s latest script, Brief Candle, focuses on a cancer hospital whose residents are staging a farce written by a recently deceased fellow patient. While terminal illness is typically seen as a reason to sober up, Lillete Dubey, who produced and directed the play opening this fortnight, insists that the questions of mortality don’t necessarily have to be morbid. After Dance Like a Man, Dubey directed and produced Dattani’s On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, which dealt with gay relationships, and 30 Days in September, about child sexual abuse.

7.30pm. St Andrew’s Auditorium, St Andrew’s College, St Dominic Road, Bandra (W) (26418550). Tickets Rs150, Rs200, Rs250, Rs300, Rs350, Rs400, Rs500. Available at venue, Rhythm House (22842835) and at www.bookmyshow.com

BANGALORE

Dance

Bharatanatyam

17 July

Janani Iyer, student of Minal Prabhu, will present a performance from the traditional margam. Iyer will begin her performance with a mallari, a recent addition to the Bharatanatyam repertoire— an invocatory piece which, according to legend, was introduced by dancer Vaitheeswaran Koil Muthuswamy Nattuvanaar.

This will be followed by an Ootha Kadu composition titled Nanda Gopal. She will then present the main piece, titled Mathe, which is an exploration of the feminine energy or Shakti in its many forms—as Chamundeshwari, Parvati and other goddesses. There will also be a padam, a lyrical section which speaks of love.

6.30pm. ADA Rangamandira, 109, JC Road (22219388).

Prayog

18 July

Viji Rao, artistic director of the troupe Three Aksha, will tour six cities in India with their production Prayog, which explores the relationship between mathematical and metaphysical elements through Bharatanatyam. The performance will be marked by vigorous rhythmic footwork with emotive hand and facial expressions. The main objective of this piece is to demonstrate the usage of footwork and the basic nuances of Bharatanatyam such as hand gestures, standing postures, leaps and circling movements. This will be interspersed with the geometric movements of the dance form.

7pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).

Photography

Face up

From 18 July

Anna Fox and Sunil Gupta, the duo showing their new collection of photographs in the city this fortnight, graduated from the Farnham School of Art in Surrey (now University for the Creative Arts) in the early 1980s, and started work in the field of documentaries.

A note from the show says the name “Face up” suggests a “facing up to truths, or a sense of landing upright in the right place”. Both photographers are known to focus on personal and private realms, in an attempt to question past representations, and raise new questions regarding race, gender and identity. The show will open with a conversation between the photographers at the venue, on Friday, from 6-7pm.

10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Tasveer, Sua House, 26/1, Kasturba Cross Road (22128358).

Music

Guitarist Prasanna and Friends

18 July

Accomplished jazz guitarist and composer R. Prasanna plays Carnatic music on the standard electric guitar apart from Western classical, jazz, rock and blues.

8pm. B-Flat, 776, 100 Foot Road, Indira Nagar (42414000). For entry charges, contact 42414000.

Thermal And A Quarter

23 July

With 12 years and four albums behind them, Thermal And A Quarter is easily Bangalore’s most loved band.

8.30pm. Hard Rock Café, 40, St Mark’s Road (41242222).

Art

This is the Picture

17-19 July

This fortnight, Shai Heredia follows up on a presentation that visual artist Maria Vedder made in March earlier this year, on the project titled “40yearsvideoart.de”.

However, while Vedder’s show plotted the history of German video art, Heredia is looking to use the same material (a 10-DVD collection from the “40 years of German video art” archives, and many of the videos that Vedder had presented) as a resource through which she hopes to gain a certain other perspective—that of the TV as a mode for artistic expression or, as she says, “the art of the moving video image through the medium of television”.

6.30pm. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 716, CMH Road, Indira Nagar 1st Stage (25205308). For schedules, visit www.goethe.de/bangalore or contact the venue

Chennai

Around town

Children’s Mela

Ongoing

DakshinaChitra, a centre that preserves and promotes the cultural heritage and traditions of south India, is organizing a Children’s Mela on its premises. For all those schools who are looking to take their students on educational trips or a one-day excursion, this fair includes performances such as traditional dance shows, magic and puppet shows and even bullock-cart rides. Besides games such as pot breaking and sack races, children are taught traditional art such as pottery.

10am-4pm. DakshinaChitra, East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Kancheepuram district (27472603). Check venue for ticket prices.

Film

Sleeper

17 July

Featured by the Chennai wing of German cultural institute Goethe Institut, in collaboration with the Madras Film Society, the plot unfolds at Munich’s University of Technology. Two professors, a German and an Algerian, working on the same project, befriend each other and things are fine till one of them is given an assignment by the German secret service to report on the other, who is suspected to be a sleeper terrorist. The German professor initially displays reluctance but then accepts the job. The film is a tale of friendship, ambition and betrayal.

6.30pm. Film Chamber Theater, Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Nungambakkam (28331314).

Theatre

Conditions Apply, The Media Mix Theatre Festival

17 July

Are you a victim of everyday stress in the metro you live in? If yes, you might catch a glimpse of yourself in this comedy featuring Mandira Bedi and Darshan Jariwala, two seemingly neurotic people who are trying to cope with their lives. Change marks their lives when they meet each other but they realize that like any big change, this too is insignificant. Watch as they clutch on to a silver lining of hope and struggle to be happy again.

Presented by Media Mix Innovative Promotions and Nippon Paint.

7.30pm. The Music Academy, New No. 168 (Old No. 306), TTK Road (28112231/28115162). Day passes, Rs350, Rs500, Rs700 (balcony); season passes, Rs1,800, Rs1,300, Rs900 (balcony). Available at Landmark (Nungambakkam and Citi Centre), Nuts and Spices (Adyar and Annanagar), Silk Worm Boutique (Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam), Color Plus (Spencer Plaza).

Art

Never Before

20 July-14 August

A kaleidoscope of portraits by six young artists (Aneesh K.R., Feroz Khan, Purushotham Adve, Ritu Kamath, Suresh Panicker and Sweta Pavan Kumar) from around the country. Their works range from Aneesh’s travel experiences and Adve’s theme of urbanization to Khan’s portrayal of everyday people. Kamath tackles the weaker sex stereotype with her paintings, and Panicker focuses on the environment while Kumar takes the abstract route with themes that revolve around space.

10.30am-7pm. The Faraway Tree Gallery, 7, Rutland Gate, 6th Street, (off Khader Nawaz Khan Road), Nungambakkam (42323243). Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan

Kolkata

Music

Monsoon Orchestra

18 July

The Calcutta Chamber Orchestra presents its Second Monsoon Orchestra of classical Western music at Sandre Hall. A number of talents, such as violinists Sandip Halder and Joseph Rozario, will be playing. Conductor: Sanjib Mondal.

6.30-8pm. Calcutta School of Music, Sandre Hall, 6B Sunny Park (24615375).

Theatre

Ballavpurer Rupkatha by Nandipat

18 July

Bhupati Roy of Ballavpur is a king only in name; he lives in a dilapidated mansion and is trapped in debt. Together with his manservant Manohar and friend Sanjib, he hits upon a ruse to hold off his creditors. But the plot thickens with the arrival of a ghost called Raghupati on the scene.

Playwright: Badal Sarkar; director: Prokash Bhattacharya.

6.30pm. Girish Mancha, 76/1 Bagbazar Street, Bagh Bazar, Tickets, daily, 1-7pm and from 10am on the day of the show. Rates, Rs20, Rs40, Rs60. Call 9830254562 for details.

Art

Solo exhibition by Sujata Dalui

18-22 July

An exhibition by Sujata Dalui at Gallery Chemould. Dalui uses watercolours on paper and acrylic on fabric.

2-7pm. Gallery Chemould, 12 F, Park Street (22298641).

Silent Echoes

18-24 July

An exhibition by Subhashis Mandal and Ranit Datta. Mandal works with watercolours. His works explore the effect of light and weather on mood, through cityscapes, village scenes and landscapes. Ranit’s god series is painted in acrylics.

Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery, 2 Cathedral Road (09836147834, 09836339913).

Bakul Art Memorial

20-22 July

Bakul Art Memorial is showcasing works by students from 5-64 years of age at its 12th painting exhibition. Sculptor Uma Siddhanta will inaugurate the event on 19 July at 5.30pm.

3.30-7.45pm. Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery, 2, Cathedral Road. Call Somnath Roy Chowdhury (9830087542) for details.

Spread

21-26 July

An art exhibition by painters Prabal Roy, Tanmoy Roychowdhury, Arun Mondal, Amar Dey, Chandan Debnath, Alok Sardar, Karunamoy Sur, Dipankar Biswas, Mohini Biswas, Alok Roy, Surojit Sarkar, Barun Roy, Purnendu and Subrata. Most of the artists use acrylic on canvas or paper and charcoal.

3-8pm. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Fifth Floor, 108, Southern Avenue (24666802).

King Midas and his Dinner

Till 24 July

The fable of King Midas and his desire for gold is well-known. Starting today, Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents a unique solo exhibition, King Midas and his Dinner, by ceramic and visual artist Sharbani Dasgupta.

10am-7pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place (24613145). Indranil Bhoumik and Sahana Bhose

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DELHI

Music

Outlandish

10 July

Outlandish is a Danish outfit, but if you expect the band to look like Vikings, you’re in for a surprise. The band is defined by its conspicuous multiculturalism. The names of the members—Isam Bachiri, Lenny Martinez and Waqas Ali Qadri—are decidedly non-Nordic and their music is hard to define, combining hip hop with R&B, West Asian rhythms and instrumentation, and even the occasional Punjabi phrase.

But judging by the massive response that their take on the Khaled hit Aicha generated around the world when it was released in 2002, it’s clear that no matter what you decide to call it, Outlandish’s music is irresistible. The band will be here to promote its new album, Sound of a Rebel, and has a tri-city tour lined up as part of VH1’s Handpicked show.

Hard Rock Café, M-110, multiplex building, first floor, DLF Place, District Centre, Saket (47158888). Call venue for cover charges and timing.

Them Clones

10 July

The ultimate Delhi grunge band gets unplugged as part of its My Life single extended tour. Cover charges apply.

9pm. Attitude, Supermart I, Phase 5, Gurgaon (0124-4077788).

Theatre

Sunshine Boys

All boys’ club: From director Percival Billimoria’s play Sunshine Boys.

11 July

Directed by Percival Billimoria. Adapted from Neil Simon’s script by Percival Billimoria. Cast: Percival Billimoria, Sanjeev Johri, Pranav Thakur, Chandani Mehra and Supriya Shukla.

This adaptation of Sunshine Boys centres around Fali Daruvala, a bitter old man who attempts to revive his career as a comedian after he was deserted by his partner 11 years ago.

7pm. Kamani auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg (23388084). Tickets, Rs250-500, available at Bahrisons, Khan Market (24694855).

Film

Driving Miss Daisy

14 July

The Habitat film club is screening a series of films on the civil rights movement in America, in collaboration with the American Center. Among them is Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford.

Beresford and writer Alfred Uhry have produced a polished adaptation of the latter’s play, but it’s the sharp performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy which save it from being overwhelmed by hazy filters and a surfeit of gleaming low-angle shots of period cars.

Tandy plays a spirited Jewish matron who takes on black chauffeur Freeman; and the story, set in Atlanta against the social changes of the American south, charts their relationship over 25 years as they progress from caution to affection. Real events in the city’s history are pinpointed (the bombing of the synagogue in 1958, the 1965 hotel reception in honour of Martin Luther King), with Tandy refusing to acknowledge prejudice, and Freeman all too aware of its consequences.

Far too cosy to serve as an effective social or political metaphor; it’s better to regard it as a solid ensemble piece. 1 hour 39 min.

6.30pm. Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222). Film club membership, Rs750 per annum.

Art

Step in Light

From 15 July

Digital images by Sohini Chattopadhyay that use red buckets, running people and crayon self-portraits, among other things, to create a surreal yet poignant world.

11am-7pm, daily. Art Konsult, 23, Hauz Khas Village (26531819).

Photography

A People War

Moving images: A photograph by Sagar Shrestha.

From 15 July

A photo exhibition organized in collaboration with the Indian Council of World Affairs, that focuses on how Nepal’s Maoist insurgency (1996-2006) has affected the country’s people. These striking pictures— about 60 in all—are selected from the book A People War, which showcases the work of 80 photographers. According to Kunda Dixit, editor of The Nepali Times, who coordinated the project, 180 images were selected (for the book) from around nearly 2,600 that were submitted. Some were taken by professional photojournalists, others by journalists with no photography training, and even by ordinary citizens. “The criterion was that they (the images) should depict how the war has affected ordinary people,” he said in an email interview.

While many photographs capture young soldiers in various military poses, the more visually moving images involve children and young people. Of these, there is one with two boys peering out of a bombed-out building; a group of protesting blood-smeared students; a little boy running down the street holding a flag; and a young girl with her head buried in her hands, presumably in grief.

11am-7pm, daily. India International Centre, Art Gallery (Annexe), 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).

MUMBAI

Music

Time Out Playlist: Michael Jackson evening

15 July

Remember the time you first heard a song by the King of Pop and didn’t stop till you got enough of his music? It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white or brown, this Time Out listening session is open to all.

9.30pm. Olive Bar & Kitchen, Pali Hill, Tourist Hotel, 14, Union Park, Bandra (W) (26058228).

Photography

Shadi Ghadirian

Ongoing

Woman power: A picture from Shadi Ghadirian’s debut series Qajar.

“I am a woman and I live in Iran. I am a photographer and this is the only thing I know how to do.” That’s how Shadi Ghadirian explains her work, which will be showcased in Mumbai this week. Among her pictures is her debut series, Qajar, which portrays her women friends and family dressed in the traditional 19th century Qajar dynasty style against studio backdrops, with an anomaly introduced into the picture: for example, a mountain bike or a can of Pepsi.

Her recent series, Like Everyday, captures women clad in chadors (veils), but with pots, pans and kitchen utensils instead of faces. Be Colorful has images showing women photographed with a camera whose lens is smudged with brown paint. In My Press Photo, she mixes World Press Photo images that she’d browsed through, and in Ctrl+ Alt+Del, she dwells on the sense of inescapable dependence on computers in modern life.

11am-7pm, Monday-Saturday. ICIA House, 22/26, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda (22048140).

Nightlife

DJ Miss Kelly Marie

11 July

Soul style: DJ Kelly Marie.

The British DJ comes to town with her collection of soul and disco-house that has fans in London and on online radio Stereo Sushi swooning for more. She leans towards soulful house or Latin or Afro-influenced music and likes deep, naked music and raw sounds. “As you play internationally, you tend to pick up on different cultures, so I just keep adding to my style,” she says. “I do play electronica but the music needs to have a melody for me to really feel it.”

10.30pm. Blue Frog, Todi and Co., Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Kamala Mills, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel (40332300). Entry, Rs500.

Dance

Raindrops Festival

11-12 July

In its 19th year, the Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance (organized by Sam Ved Society for Performing Arts) continues its mission of providing a platform to young and upcoming dancers across India. The line-up on Day 1 features performances by Kathak dancer Divya Dikshit, Odissi dancer Namrata Gupta and Bharatanatyam dancer Gauri Bhobe. On Day 2, watch performances by Manipuri dancer Tanushree Das, Kathak proponent Dipti Gokhale, Kuchipudi dancer Prateeksha Kashi and Mohiniattam dancer Miti Desai.

7pm. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research auditorium, Bhavan’s College Campus, Dadabhai Road, Munshi Nagar, Andheri (W) (26237454).

Theatre

Dastangoi

14 July

Dastangoi means storytelling. The stories deal with war, romance, adventure and sorcery. This new Motley production comprises two dastans about the exploits of Amir Hamza, the Islamic warrior, against the emperor of sorcerers, Afrasiab.

6 pm and 9pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W) (26149546). ). Tickets, 1-9pm, daily; call venue for ticket prices.

BANGALORE

Music

Bauchklang

16 July

Austrian beat-box outfit Bauchklang describes itself as a “vocal groove project”, but that definition is pretty inadequate. When the boys start performing their seamless repertoire of reggae, drum and bass, hip hop and electronica, listeners gape at them in astonishment. It seems impossible to imagine that five men can be making all that music—without any instruments at all.

8.30pm. Hard Rock Café, 40, St Mark’s Road (41242222). Call venue for ticket prices.

Menwhopause

10 July

New Delhi’s five-member rock act, Menwhopause, makes a stopover in the city for a night of original rock, alternative and psychedelic fare.

7pm. Kyra, 2001, KattiMa Centre, 100-Foot Road, Indira Nagar (9632203333). Click herefor ticket prices and bookings or call Kyra

Theatre

The Day I Met the Prince

10-11 July

Directed by Jaimini Pathak. Writer: Kuo Pao Kun. Cast: Nayantara Roy, Suman Sridhar and Kirtanan Kumar. 1 hour 15 min.

Although Pathak’s adaptation of Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s classic novel The Little Prince is difficult to follow at times, it is nevertheless entertaining. As in Pathak’s last production, Once Upon A… Tiger, there’s a strong message about nature conservation. But there is also room for magic. Ages 4+.

7.30pm. Ranga Shankara 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26592777). Tickets, Rs150.

Dance

Bharatanatyam

11 July

Rhythmic moves: Rashmi Ravishankar.

A performance by Rashmi Ravishankar, student of Anitha Rao, who is the founder of Saraswati Nritya Niketan. She is now training with Bangalore-based Bharatanatyam teachers B. Bhanumathi and Sheela Chandrashekar of the Nrityakala Mandiram.

Ravishankar will perform pieces from the traditional margam, beginning with a kauthvam—a hymn in praise of a deity, depicting his nature, his weapons and consorts. A kriti, a devotional hymn, will follow, along with other pieces such as the jatiswara, a purely rhythmic sequence, a shabdam, considered to be a warm-up piece; a short rhythmic sequence interposed with snatches of abhinaya (histrionics).

The main piece, the varnam, will weave rhythmic segments and will have histrionic elements. This will be followed by a devaranama, a devotional sequence. The piece will end with a thillana, which is a “euphoric pure dance sequence”.

6pm. Indian Institute of World Culture, BP Wadia Road, Basavanagudi (26678581).

Film

Gulabi Talkies

12 July

It’s the late 1990s, around the time of the Kargil War, and Gulabi (Umashree) is a midwife fascinated with the movies. She leads an otherwise lonely life (her husband Musa, played by K.G. Krishna Murthy, has deserted her) in an island of fisherfolk near Kundapura, in south-western Karnataka. When Gulabi receives a colour television set and a satellite dish for her services, it’s a matter of celebration—this is a first in the village.

While most women gather at her house to watch TV, a few of them stay away as Gulabi is one of the few Muslims in the area, and others prefer watching from outside her shack.

As tension mounts as a result of the war, the Muslims in the village flee, but Gulabi initially refuses; even as she’s forced on to a boat, the concern about the television set remains.

The show is expected to be followed by a discussion with director Girish Kasarvalli. There will also be a sale of books on Kannada and Indian cinema at discounted rates by BookPort.

10am. Yavanika, Karnataka State Youth Centre, Nrupatunga Road (22243402).

For information, contact Maheshwari S. at ART (41124556) or Art, Resources and Teaching Trust, Casa Andree II, first floor, 8-B1, Andree Road, Shanti Nagar (22114640).

KOLKATA

— Compiled by Indranil Bhoumik

Art

Trend and Form

Till 12 July

A group exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures. Arya Chandra Chowdhury, Arimdam Dutta, Asok Mandal and Amal Das use acrylic on canvas, paper and tempera in their paintings. Samir Banerjee uses charcoal on paper, while Bhaskar Lahiri and Satyaki Banerjee use pen and Chinese ink. Artist Shekhar Das works with terracotta, while Shiben Chattopadhyay uses white marble.

Classical stance: Rini Aich.

4-8 pm. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, fourth floor, 108, Southern Avenue . For details, call 24666802 or Arimdam Dutta (9432640095).

Untitled

Till 12 July

B&A Ltd presents an exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Biswa Basu and Probal C. Baral. While Basu works with aqua ink on paper, Baral uses acrylic.

2-7pm, daily. Chemould Art Gallery, 12/F, Park Street. For more information, call 22298641 or Biswa Basu (9831421446).

Dance

Bharatanatyam recital

11 July

A Bharatanatyam performance by Rini Aich, disciple of Padma Shri Guru Kanaka Srinivasan.

6.30-8pm. Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94, Ballygunge Place. Contact 24613145/ 9830244726 for details.

Theatre

Daaho by Shohan

11 July

Bhabatosh Sen, owner of a tobacco factory, discovers that his eldest son Tapu is a tippler and estranged from the family, which he also holds in contempt for living off a fortune made from marketing poison. Tapu’s dipsomania eventually lands him in a nursing home. Sen sets his factory ablaze when Tapu refuses to return home after recovery. The futility of opulence engendered from an unsavoury business becomes clear to him as the father–son relationship breaks. The play examines the issue of social success versus social welfare. Written by Mohit Chattopadhyay; directed by Anish Ghosh.

Family drama: A scene from Daaho.

6.30pm. Tapan Theatre, 37-AB, Sadananda Road, Kalighat, near Rash Behari Crossing. Tickets, Rs20, Rs30, Rs40 and Rs60. Available in advance at venue, from 1-7pm. Call 9830042004 for phone bookings.

Annual Inter School Drama Festival

14 July

The Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), UK, presents the Annual Inter School Drama Festival. Six finalists from around 15 schools will compete for Rs1 lakh in the presence of chief guest Rudraprasad Sengupta. The winning school will use the funds to promote classroom theatre. Theatreperson Suman Mukhopadhyay and actor Parambrata Chatterjee, along with Bruce Wooding of CSSD, will judge the shows. The broad themes are environment and climate change, social unity, cultural diversity, and literature and the arts. There will also be awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Teacher Coordinator, which will include a summer school course at CSSD in 2010.

5.30-9.30 pm. Kala Mandir, 48, Shakespeare Sarani. For passes, call 9836247773.

Around town

Performing Arts as a Profession or Hobby

10 July

A talk is being conducted by Gavin Henderson, principal of The Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. He will talk about the performing arts and their social benefits.

5pm- 7pm. British Council, L&T Chambers, first floor, 16, Camac Street. Charges, Rs200. For more information, contact Aparna Bhattacharya (22825370).

Value Investing and Behavioural Finance

10 July

Oxford bookstore is launching Value Investing and Behavioral Finance: Insights into Indian Stock Market Realities by Parag Parikh, an alumnus of Harvard Business School, and founder chairman of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services.

6:30pm. Oxford Bookstore, 17, Park Street.

CONNECT

Order ‘n’ Enjoy

If you are too busy to go out and eat in Bangalore, you can simply call for Ammi’s Biryani. You get large helpings of biryani, ‘salan’ (spicy brinjal gravy), a ‘meetha’ (’sevian kheer’) and ‘raita’. The rice is the same for any of the variants you order. Take a pick from mutton (Rs110), chicken (Rs95), vegetable (Rs75) and egg (Rs75). The minimum order for delivery depends on the distance from the outlet: Rs250 up to 3km, Rs400 up to 6km and Rs600 up to 8km.

Noon-3pm, 7-11 pm, daily. 159, 1st Main, 7th block, Koramangala, Bangalore (25717777). Click here for other outlets. No credit cards accepted. Delivery time: 20-45 min.

Read young

The clothes section for children in some of Fabindia’s outlets has a happy addition: a bookshelf featuring several titles for children, with bright colours, evocative images and minimal words. There are interesting and engaging reads for children up to the age of 12. The publishing houses that deal with Indian authors writing for children all feature here, Tara, Young Zubaan and Tulika among them. Fabindia plans to have book-reading and storytelling sessions for children at stores, and also organize activities around hobbies.

Children’s books are currently available at Fabindia’s Delhi outlets in Vasant Kunj, Greater Kailash and Khan Market. Visit www.fabindia.com

Dancing mermaids

It wasn’t the leopard moray eel or the baby shark that attracted young men to the glass walls of Mumbai’s Ocean Restaurant’s aquarium in Santa Cruz’s Hotel Sahara Star. It was the sight of two mermaids gliding through the aquarium waters with graceful pirouettes and tumble-turns. The two mermaids are Veronica Semeyovna, 19, and Valeriya Stickilas, 19, students and synchronized swimmers from Vladivostok, Russia.

The duo will be performing their underwater show at Ocean from Tuesday to Sunday evening every week, till 4 August.

Snack-powered tea

This non-fancy yet iconic tea shop has a lot of creativity in its snack menu and its decor: The walls are lined with tea-chest remnants; the ashtrays are miniature teacups. The tea list at the kitschy counter is phenomenal, and the atmosphere laid-back enough for a leisurely tasting. Their signature-blended teas for gifting, in ethnic packages, range from Rs200-300 a kilo, pure Darjeeling teas are Rs400-10,000 (the higher end represents specialities such as Muscatel, white tea, pearl tea and the coveted Silver Tip.

Dolly’s The Tea Shop, G-68, Dakshinapan, 2, Gariahat Road (S), Kolkata. Call 033-24237838 for details.

— Indranil Bhoumik

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