BackThe Mint Planner, 26 December 2014
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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DELHI
Theatre
Shah Jahan-O-Mumtaz
27 December
7pm. India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road (24682002). Tickets, ₹ 100, ₹ 250 and ₹ 350, available on in.bookmyshow.in. Entry for those aged 12 and above.
Around town
One Night Stand With Vir Das
27 December
8.30pm. Huda Auditorium, Kingdom of Dreams, Sector 29, Gurgaon (0124-4528000). Tickets, ₹ 1,500, ₹ 2,000, ₹ 3,000, ₹ 4,000 and ₹ 5,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com. Entry for those aged 16 and above.
Art
My Experiences With Truth
Till 30 January
This solo exhibition of paintings by Rashmi Khurana talks about the coexistence of violence, beauty, peace and freedom. Bold and unbound, the artist’s abstract compositions exhibit a sense of liberation.
11am-7pm. Niv Art Centre, 210, Block A-1, Neb Sarai, Sainik Farms (29535508). Prices, ₹ 80,000 to ₹ 2.80 lakh.
Kantha: Poetry Embroidered On Cloth
Till 30 December
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is presenting an exhibition of the Kantha embroidery technique, popular in Bangladesh as well as West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Selected Kantha pieces from the IGNCA collection are on display, along with the history of the thread technique.
10.30am-6pm (Monday closed). Twin Art Galleries, CV Mess, Janpath, IGNCA (23388329).
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Around town
Annual Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar
1-15 January
The 29th edition of the Annual Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar will focus on handicrafts from Tibet, including traditional rugs, singing bowls, ritual objects and antiques. Some of the finest handicrafts from across India will also be on display. Folk singers from Kutch, Gujarat, Chhau dancers from Jharkhand, and traditional Tibetan dancers will perform. There will be a performance every day.
11am-9pm. Dilli Haat, INA. Entry, 10 (children) and 20 (adult).
By Arunima Mazumdar
MUMBAI
Around town
Gadha Aur Gadhdhaa
30 December
The Motley theatre group will pay tribute to satirist and short story writer Krishan Chander on his 100th birth anniversary, with Naseeruddin Shah, Danish Husain, Rakesh Om and Salim Arif reading from some of his work, including Gadhdhaa and Ek Gadhey Ki Aatmakatha.
4pm. Prithvi Theatre, 20, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road (26149546). Tickets, ₹ 300, available on in.bookmyshow.com
Music
Mharo Pranam: A Tribute To Shobhaji Gurtu
30 December
Vocalist Shubha Mudgal, flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and percussionist Trilok Gurtu will pay tribute to the late Padma Bhushan awardee Shobha Gurtu, who was known as the queen of thumri. She was one of the foremost Hindustani classical vocal exponents of her time.
7.30pm. Nehru Centre, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli (24964676/80). Tickets, ₹ 300, ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com
Los Dorados
28 December
Catch a live performance of Mexican jazz and blues ensemble Los Dorados, comprising Daniel Zlotnik on saxophone, Demián Gálvez on guitar, Carlos Maldonado on bass, Rodrigo Barbosa on drums and DJ Rayo on turntables. The band will play high-energy music fused with funk.
10pm-12.30am. blueFROG, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (61586158). Entry, ₹ 350 and ₹ 1,000 (cover).
Art
Rosemarie Trockel
Till 31 January
This is an exhibition of selected drawings, objects and video works by German artist Rosemarie Trockel. Trockel is known for her machine-generated “knitted paintings"—knitted woollen material on a stretcher—in which she challenges traditional notions of painting and feminine roles in society, as well as art-making itself.
11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, KD Marg (22027710).
Otherlands
Till 26 December
Noon-9pm. Sitara Studio, Tilak Bhavan, Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, Dadar (West). For details, call 9820117970/ 9820764306, or visit www.sitarastudio.in
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Theatre
Rang Rangila Gittu Girgit
31 December
When a chameleon goes on a journey to bring colour back into his life, it throws up a lot of interesting questions on the way we treat environment. The Hindi play is written and directed by Dhanendra Kawade. 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Noon. Prithvi Theatre, 20, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road (26149546). Tickets, 200, available on in.bookmyshow.com
By Shinibali Mitra Saigal
HYDERABAD
Theatre
Saste Jahaj Ka Sapna
31 December
When news of an affordable aeroplane with cheap fuel hits the local market, there are many who dream of owning it. Genda Singh is no different. Witness Genda’s adventures in Hyderabadi Hindi. 1 hour.
8pm. Lamakaan, off Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Tickets, ₹ 100, available on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 9296153233. Entry for those aged 10 and above.
Dance
Vaikuntam—Vaishnava Yatra
27 December
This dance ballet showcases all the 108 Divya Desams (Vishnu temples), intricately woven with an array of multimedia and musical elements.
7pm. CCRT Amphitheatre, opposite CII Green Building, Hitec City (64646262). Passes, available on www.meraevents.com
Art
Amidst Two Waters
Till 31 December
11am-7pm. Kalakriti Art Gallery, 468, Road No.10, Banjara Hills (66564466). Prices, ₹ 40,000-75,000.
By Yogendra Kalavalapalli
CHENNAI
Around town
Shutterbug Lovers
27-28 December
Dharma Chandru, the brand ambassador for Canon India and founder of the Light Art Academy, a global community of photographers, will conduct this workshop on the basics of photography and the art of creating better photographs. Chandru specializes in landscape, sports and wildlife photography.
4pm/9am onwards (Sunday). Hotel Vestin Park, Montieth Road, Egmore. Fee, ₹ 4,000. For details, call 8754494958.
Dance
Swappnam
28 December
A Bharatanatyam dance production, Swappnam is an operatic musical conceived and scripted by Krithika Subrahmanian of the NaMaargam Dance Company. The show will feature the first full-length musical production by well-known composer Ilaiyaraaja for a classical dance production. The lead dancers are Subrahmanian and Vaibhav Arekar.
6.30pm. Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, 7, Shenstone Park, Chetpet (43561198). Tickets, ₹ 500, ₹ 750, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 1,500, available on www.eventjini.com
Art
Group Show
Till 31 December
Artworld is presenting select works from the gallery’s collection. More than 50 works by 15 artists, including Dhiraj Choudhury, J.M.S. Mani, Amitabh Sengupta, P. Perumal and G. Raman, are on display.
11am-7pm (Sunday closed). Artworld, Sarala’s Art Centre, 1/12, Ganeshpuram, off Cenotaph Road (24338691). Prices, ₹ 45,000 onwards. For details, visit www.artworldindia.com
By Nandini Reddy
KOLKATA
Photography
A Yank’s Memory Of Calcutta
Till 24 January
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