BackThe Mint Planner, 21 August 2015
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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DELHI
Art
Kinetic Contours
Till 31 August
Curated by Uma Nair, this show explores the power of contours through drawings, sculptures and paintings. Among the artists taking part are Jamini Roy, Gopi Gajwani and Krishen Khanna.
11am-7pm. Art Konsult, 22-A, Hauz Khas Village (65683083). Prices, ₹ 15,000 to ₹ 6.50 lakh.
Theatre
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
22-23 August
Akash Khurana revisits the famous Sherlock Holmes mystery of the same name. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate with a look of terror still etched on his face and the paw prints of a hound beside his body, detective Holmes is summoned, with Dr Watson in tow, to find his killer. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
7.30pm; also 4pm (Sunday). Kamani Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg. Tickets, ₹ 300, ₹ 500, ₹ 750 and ₹ 1,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com
Around town
12-In-1
22 August
The Japan Foundation will be organizing a series of 12 cultural activities, including an origami workshop, a demonstration on the Furoshiki style of gift-wrapping and a lecture on manga.
10.30am-8.30pm. Japan Foundation, 5A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV (26442967). Activity participation on first-come, first-served basis. For details, visit www.jfindia.org
Photography
Photographing The Century
Till 8 September
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is presenting an exhibition of images from the archives of the New Delhi studio Mahatta & Co., which has a vast collection of negatives documenting moments in history, portraits and costumes.
10am-6pm. Twin Art Gallery, IGNCA, Janpath (23388155).
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Around town
International Ethnic Folklore Festival 2015
21-26 August
Ten international ensembles from the US, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Greece, Egypt, Singapore, Israel and Sri Lanka, and ensembles from Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat, will showcase their unique cultures. There will be dance performances, music shows and workshops.
5pm. Leisure Valley, National Highway 8, Sector 29, Gurgaon. Tickets, ₹ 250, ₹ 500, ₹ 750 and ₹ 1,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, visit www.ieffindia.com
By Chanpreet Khurana
MUMBAI
Film
Best Of Indian Cinema
21-23 August
This film festival will screen Rituparno Ghosh’s English film The Last Lear, about an ageing theatre thespian, Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Malayalam film Nizhalkkuthu, about the moral dilemma faced by a hangman in 1940s British India, and Umesh V. Kulkarni’s Marathi film Deool, about globalization in India’s small towns.
Noon onwards. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort (22844484). Entry, ₹ 60 (adults), ₹ 10 (for children aged 5-12), and free for those aged below 5.
Art
Re-Doing/Undoing
Smriti Dixit will exhibit modern, wearable fabric art. She has created a range of jewellery consisting of neckpieces, earrings and bracelets crafted from textiles, threads and fibres.
11am-7pm. Artisans’, 52-56, Dr VB Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort (22673040). Prices, ₹ 3,500-9,000.
Around town
Like Father Like Daughter: A Life In Theatre
21 August
For over six decades, actor-producer Burjor Patel has entertained audiences with his work on the Parsi, Gujarati and English stage. His daughter Shernaz, a contemporary English theatre actor, and he will talk about life on stage and the evolution of theatre over the decades.
5.30pm. Kitab Khana, 45/47, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Somaiya Bhavan, Fort (61702276). To register, email mumbailocal@junoontheatre.org
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Theatre
Natkhat Krishna
23 August
Directed by Dilshad Khurana and Tahira Nath, this play, set in Vrindavan, is about the adventures of a young Krishna. 1 hour, 10 minutes.
11.30am. YB Chavan Auditorium, Nariman Point (22028598). Tickets, 300, 500, 800 and 1,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com
By Shinibali Mitra Saigal
KOLKATA
Photography
WPK Exhibition
21 August
To mark World Photography Day on 19 August, the Women Photojournalists’ Association of Kolkata will present 20 images by 10 of its members, including Aditi Saha, Ruby Sarkar, Krishna Roy and Tumpa Mondal.
2-6pm. Sports Journalist Club, Meyo Road. For details, call 9874919998.
Art
Suladharini—The Spear-Wielder And Huntress Of Evil
21-28 August
2-7pm. Abanindranath Tagore Gallery, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani. Prices, ₹ 5,000 to ₹ 2 lakh. For details, call 9830749891.
Film
Die Geliebten Schwestern (Beloved Sisters)
25 August
Directed by Dominik Graf, this 2014 film is about two sisters, Charlotte and Caroline, who fall in love with the same man—a young writer, Friedrich Schiller. 2 hours, 18 minutes.
6.30pm. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 8, Ballygunge Circular Road, Ballygunge (24866398). Seating on first-come, first-served basis.
By Indranil Bhoumik
CHENNAI
Art
Madras—A Reflection
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