BackThe Mint Planner, 6 November 2015
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Art
Buddhist Art Of India
Till 30 November
The National Museum, in collaboration with Kolkata’s Indian Museum, is presenting an exhibition of 91 objects, including sculptures, manuscripts and ritual objects related to the life of Buddha and Buddhism.
10am-5pm (Mondays closed). Exhibition Hall 1, First floor, National Museum, Janpath. Tickets, ₹ 20 (Indians) and ₹ 650 (foreigners).
Around town
Sangeet Samaroh
Till 7 November
The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is organizing a music and dance festival, with performances by Ananda Shankar Jayant (Bharatanatyam), T.M. Krishna (Carnatic vocal) and Uma Sharma (Kathak).
6pm. Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House. For details, call 23382002.
Theatre
Wo Lahore
8 November
Directed by Atul Satya Koushik, Wo Lahore is set in the pre-independence era. It focuses on a Hindu family living in Lahore and their struggle for freedom.
1 hour, 35 minutes.
7.30pm. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000). Tickets, ₹ 200, ₹ 400 and ₹ 500, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com
Vidyottama
Till 8 November
The National School of Drama Repertory Company is presenting its Hindi production, Mohan Maharishi’s Vidyottama. The choreography is by Bharati Shivaji and the music by Kajal Ghosh.
7pm; also 3.30pm (on Saturday and Sunday). Abhimanch, National School of Drama, Bhagwan Das Road. Tickets, ₹ 30, ₹ 50, ₹ 100 and ₹ 200, available at the venue. For details, call 23383420.
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Photography
Off The Record: Meditations On The Photographic Image
Curated by Vidya Sivadas, the show displays the work of nine artists, including Atul Bhalla, Anju Dodiya and M.F. Husain, who have engaged with the medium of photography. The show is part of the ongoing Delhi Photo Festival.
11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53, Defence Colony (46103550).
By Chanpreet Khurana
MUMBAI
Film
Hamlet
8-10 November
Director Lyndsey Turner’s Hamlet, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, will be screened by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in association with the UK’s National Theatre Live, an initiative to broadcast British productions around the world. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
6.30pm; and 3pm/7pm (Sunday). Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, NCPA Marg (66323737). Tickets, ₹ 500, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, visit www.ncpamumbai.com
Music
Nagafest
8 November
Some of Nagaland’s most popular musicians, including Alobo Naga and the Tetseo Sisters (four siblings who promote the folk music of Nagaland), will perform at this festival.
9pm. blueFROG, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (61586158). Tickets, ₹ 300 and ₹ 500 (cover), available on in.bookmyshow.com
Photography
Maharanis: Women Of Royal India
Till 20 November
Chronicling the historical representation of royal women in India for over half a century, and tracing the changing tropes of photographic portraiture, this show includes images from private collections in India and abroad.
11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Saffronart, Industry Manor, Prabhadevi (24364113).
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Around town
A Matchless Match
7 November
Mathematician and computer scientist Jaikumar Radhakrishnan will demystify the “complex" world of numbers, making it simple and comprehensible. The talk is part of theatre group Junoon’s community arts initiative, Mumbai Local.
5-6pm. Maharashtra Mitra Mandal (MCubed) Library, D’Monte Park Road, Bandra. To register, email mumbailocal@junoontheatre.org.
By Shinibali Mitra Saigal
KOLKATA
Theatre
Baawre Mann Ke Sapne
12 November
This production by Ramanjit Kaur narrates the stories of women, cutting across age, class, caste and religion. It is being organized by Sasha, a fair trade organization working with women artisans in eastern India. 1 hour, 15 minutes.
6pm. Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani (22822895). For details, visit www.iccr.gov.in
Natoker Naam Ki and Ebong O
6 November
The Ichhemoto theatre group will present two productions. Inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot, Sourav Palodhi’s Ebong O is about a girl waiting for someone or something. The narrative encompasses politics and police brutality. Natoker Naam Ki is about a playwright who spends all his time with the characters he creates. His life changes when two of his fictitious characters come to life.
6.30-9pm. Gyan Mancha, 11, Pretoria Street. Tickets, ₹ 100 and ₹ 150, available on in.explara.com. For details, call 9836141694.
By Indranil Bhoumik
CHENNAI
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