BackThe TimeOut Mint Planner, 17 January 2014
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Bangalore
Music
Abaji Live
22 January
A musical evening with French-Lebanese multi-instrumentalist Abaji (who uses only one name). The artiste plays a number of string and wind instruments, including guitar, clarinet, oud, bouzouki, flute, sitar and violin.
He also sings in a range of languages, including Arabic, French, Greek and Turkish.
7pm. Alliance Française, 108, Thimmiah Road, Vasanthnagar (41231345).
In the Living Room with Michael Anthony Dias
17 January
Michael Anthony Dias, the lead guitarist and frontman of Mad Orange Fireworks, has been taking over indie music hot spot CounterCulture on Fridays this month. Expect jam sessions with local musicians, and a short masterclass on guitar.
9pm. CounterCulture, 2D2, 4th Cross, Dyavasandra Industrial Area, Whitefield (41400793).
Around town
Theatre workshop
18-19 January
The Tahatto theatre group’s Vikram Sridhar will conduct a two-day workshop for children aged 10-13. There will be group and individual activities in which the participants will learn to build stories and enact them. The children will also participate in exercises to build awareness of their surroundings and the self through movement, voice and expression.
3pm. Kutoohala, 1/1, Ratnavilas Road, Basavangudi. Fee, ₹ 750. Click here to register.
Chennai
Around town
Kalaivizha 2014
Till 19 January
This year’s Kalaivizha includes musical performances and discourses. The performers include Vishaka Hari, S. Subrahmanyan and Charulatha Mani.
7pm. Kamaraj Arangam, Sundar Road, Teynampet (24349040). Tickets, ₹ 200-3,000, available on www.indianstage.in.
Just Kidding
18 January
A fresh set of stand-up comedians comes to town. The performers include Praveen Kumar, Kenneth Sebastian, Kanan Gill and Rajesh Hinduja. Entry only for those aged 21 and above.
6.45pm. TN Rajarathinam Auditorium, RA Puram (24614111). Tickets, ₹ 300, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
By Nandini Reddy
Delhi
Photography
Subjects & Spaces, Women in Indian Photography
Till 5 February
This exhibition showcases the portrayal of women in Indian photography from the 1850s to the 1970s. It presents over 60 images from the archives of the Bangalore-based Tasveer Foundation, including studio portraits, film stills, postcards, cabinet cards and lobby cards. These photographic mediums take us on a journey from colonial studies of Indian women in the 19th century, to private studio portraits from the early 20th century, and then to the iconic and glamorous photographs of Bollywood actresses from the 1940s and 1950s.
10.30am-7pm. Moon River, D-16, Defence Colony (41617103).
Around town
17/18 January
In her new show, New York-based stand-up comic Radhika Vaz trains her gaze on the
challenges of ageing in a youth-obsessed culture.
8pm (Friday), at Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000). 7pm (Saturday), at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road (43663333). Tickets, ₹ 250, ₹ 350 and ₹ 500, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
Theatre
Awkward Happiness
18 January
This play, by Studio Matejka, follows the journey of two couples in their struggles to discover happiness. A play without dialogues, Awkward Happiness is being staged as part of the National School of Drama’s annual Bharat Rang Mahotsav festival.
7pm. Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg. Tickets, ₹ 50, ₹ 100 and ₹ 200, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
TOP PICK
Art
Word.Sound.Power
Till 8 February
This multimedia exhibition, which includes the work of eight artists, is the result of a curatorial collaboration between Tate Modern in London and Khoj International Artists’ Association in Delhi.
11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Khoj Studios, S-17, Khirkee Extension. Click here for details.
Hyderabad
Around town
100 Years of Munn Maps on Hyderabad
Till 21 January
This exhibition celebrates 100 years of Leonard Munn’s maps on Hyderabad. Munn, an engineer, had led a team of surveyors in the early 1900s to draw up maps for the then municipal limits of the city.
11am-7pm. Kalakriti Art Gallery, 468, Banjara Hills (66564466).
Theatre
Mah Laqa Bai Chanda
19 January
Set in 18th century Hyderabad, Mah Laqa Bai Chanda offers a glimpse into the life of the world’s first female poet to have a diwan (anthology) of her work. Directed by Vinay Verma.
7.30pm. Lamakaan, Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Tickets, ₹ 100, available on in.bookmyshow.com
By Viswanath Pilla
Kolkata
Theatre
Lullu
18 January
The theatre group Samikkhan will stage Lullu, inspired from the story by Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay. 1 hour, 40 minutes.
3pm. Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Road. Tickets, ₹ 40, ₹ 60, ₹ 80 and ₹ 100, available at the venue. For details, call 9830137065/9433898838.
Music
The Dover Lane Music Conference
22-25 January
The 62nd annual classical music conference will feature artistes like Omkar Dadarkar, Anoushka Shankar and L. Subramaniam.
7.30pm. Nazrul Mancha, Rabindra Sarobar (24618137). Entry, ₹ 450, ₹ 550 and ₹ 650. Click here for details,
By Indranil Bhoumik
Mumbai
Theatre
The Curious Climb of Cutter Chee
22 January
This comic satire is about a small-time, opportunistic gangster who rises to become a terrifying “don of dons".
6/9pm. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu (26149546). Tickets, ₹ 150, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
The Scent of a Man
19 January
A comedy that explores the themes of lust, lies and infidelity, directed by Ashwin Gidwani. 1 hour, 40 minutes.
7pm. Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tickets, ₹ 500, ₹ 760, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 1,500, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
Film
Café Irani Chai
21 January
Director Mansoor Yezdi will talk about his ancestors in Café Irani Chai, and trace the journey of the Irani chaiwallas from Persia to the cafés of Mumbai.
6.30pm. Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort (22881969). Entry, ₹ 10 for Indians; ₹ 150 for foreign nationals, and ₹ 1 for children and students.
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