BackThe TimeOut Mint Planner, 05 April 2013
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Bangalore
Theatre
The Vagina Monologues
6-7 April
An adaptation of Eve Ensler’s iconic play, directed by Avrina Joslin, will be staged by The Root Woot Company. The Vagina Monologues is a collection of monologues revolving around one essential subject—the vagina. There are monologues on female genital mutilation, sexual liberation, sexual abuse, exploration, etc. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
8pm; and 3pm/6.30pm on Sunday. Jagriti Theatre, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield (41242879). Tickets, ₹ 250, available onin.bookmyshow.com.
Cops, Tints And Other Things
7 April
Chaitanya Barad directs a play about the good, the bad and the ugly of Bangalore—romance, moral policing, and safety in the city.
6.30pm. Alliance Française, 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar. Tickets, ₹ 200, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 41231345.
Around town
Photography workshop
6 April
It’s back to the basics of photography for the city’s enthusiasts at this workshop, to be conducted by the group PeeVee. Just bring along your camera.
10am-6pm. Thalam, Level 2, 80, Krishna Reddy Colony, Domlur (25352999). Fee, ₹ 2,500. For details, call 9945516333.
Cook-It Cook-Off
6 April
Foodies clash forks and knives at this private event, part of the Bangalore Dine-out Movement, where people pit their cooking skills against each other. The event ends with a dinner. Participants will need to share the costs of ingredients. The event is limited to 10 members, on a first-come, first-served, reservation and confirmation basis.
6-11.30pm. For reservations and venue details, call 9916129575 or email simi.reuben@gmail.com.
Dance
Sita Parityagam by Kapila Venu
6 April
7pm. MLR Convention Centre, Brigade Millennium Campus, 7th Phase, JP Nagar. Tickets, ₹ 300 and ₹ 500, available on www.indianstage.in. For details, call 9880405439.
Music
Gaanalaya Sambhrama
6 April
The four-day Yuva Sambhrama cultural festival will conclude with a music and percussion ensemble directed by S.V. Balakrishna and led by vocalist Deepthi Srinath, accompanied by Venkatesh Joshier on the violin, N. Amrith Kumar and Vinod Shyam on mridangam, Sunaad Anoor on kanjira, Ramesh Iyer on ghatam, Lakshminarayanan on morsing, Adarsh Shenoy and Karthik on tabla, Gopi Shravan on drums, Karthik Vidyarthi on rhythm pads, Vinay Nagaraj on the dholak, Bhaskar on thavil and N. Amrith Kumar on konnakol.
6-9pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite the MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).
U Srinivas and U Rajesh
11 April
6.45pm. Government Junior College, Fort High School Grounds. For details, call 26604031.
Art
Give Me the Thumb of Your Right Hand
Till 20 April
This solo show by Nandesha Shanti Prakash attempts to explore today’s social issues through mixed-media works.
10.30am-5.30pm (Sundays closed). Gallery Sumukha, 24/10, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden. For details, call 22292230.
5 Projects
Till 11 May
11am-7pm (Tuesdays closed, Sundays by appointment). GallerySKE, 2, Berlie Street, Langford Town. For details, call 65951972 or visit www.galleryske.com.
Theatre
Where There’s A Will
9-14 April
In this comic play, written by Mahesh Dattani and directed by Ravi Kumar, a businessman’s will creates havoc for his family after his death. 2 hours.
7.30pm/also 3.30pm on Sunday. Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar. Tickets, 200, available on www.indianstage.in and in.bookmyshow.com. For details, call 26592777.
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Chennai
Around town
Sushi festival
Till 7 April
Noon-3pm/7.15-11pm. Teppan, 146/538, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Price, ₹ 1,200, plus taxes, per person. For details, call 32216635.
Punchline Chennai
7 April
Punchline is a stand-up comedy contest aimed at promoting the art of stand-up and seeking new talent in the field. Both the judges and the audience play a significant part in deciding the winners. The event will also feature veteran comic Praveen Kumar for the first time in Chennai.
7pm. Museum Theatre, 406, Pantheon Road, Egmore. Tickets, ₹ 200 and ₹ 300, available on in.bookmyshow.com and www.indianstage.in. For details, call 7829278278.
Art
Streets of India
Till 10 April
Through his works in this solo show, a travelling exhibition, Iruvan Karunakaran depicts the everyday lives of people on the street. The young artist will be showing his work around the country.
11am-7pm (Sunday closed). 21/11, Vinnyasa Premier Art Galery, CIT Colony, Mylapore. For details, call 24982515.
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Art
Looking Inwards, Looking Beyond
Till 9 April
Mixed-media artist Santhosh Kotagiri and sculptor Vasantharaja J. are displaying their recent works. Kotagiri, a Hyderabad-based artist, is known for his surrealistic approach and his extensive use of gold and silver foil with monochromatic colour palettes. Chennai-based Raja’s bronze sculptures, which feature intricate lines and varied textures, are an attempt to depict the feelings that arise when people engage with nature.
10.30am-6.30pm. Forum Art Gallery, 57, 5th Street, Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar. For details, call 42115596/97.
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Delhi
Art
Ideas of the Sublime
5-10 April
A sprawling exhibition that brings together four generations of Indian artists, Ideas of the Sublime celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Vadehra Art Gallery. Curator Gayatri Sinha has tried to incorporate Vadehra’s history over the last quarter-century, including the works of artists like Arpita Singh, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Rameshwar Broota and Vivan Sundaram, who have all been associated with the gallery. Among the 17 artists’ works on exhibit, young winners of the Vadehra-backed Fica (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art) Award, like Paribartana Mohanty and Gipin Varghese, will also be showcasing their works.
11am-7pm (Sunday closed). Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, 35, Ferozeshah Road. For details, call 23387241.
Theatre
The Ishara International Puppet Festival
8-16 April
Since its inception in 2001, the Ishara festival has brought some of the best puppet theatre from around the world to Delhi and to the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh. This time, the countries taking part include Russia, Israel, Iran, Portugal, Bulgaria and Italy.
The 10 performances will encompass a variety of puppetry styles. The plays that will be staged include Garbage for Plums, on 9 April. It is based on a traditional Bulgarian fairy tale about a man’s quirky quest to find a caring wife for himself. The Cubes Circus, on 11 April, is inspired by Bauhaus dance theatre and the popular children’s book Tsafuf. This mime performance from Israel combines modern puppetry, sculpture and dance theatre. A Musician Who Played the Moon from Iran, on 11 April, is a musical retelling of the story of the Russian folk legend Sadko. Ravan Chhaya, on 15 April, will bring Orissa’s shadow puppet theatre to the stage, retelling the Ramayan, with text from 18th century Odia poet Biswanath Khuntia’s Bichitra Ramayan.
7.30pm. Epicentre Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon (0124-2715000); Club Patio, Block-E, South City I, near NH-8, Gurgaon (0124-4585100); and Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road (24682222). Tickets, available on www.kyazoonga.com, www.epicentre.co.in and www.unitechpatio.com. Click here for the complete schedule.
Music
Syncopation
5 April
Syncopation is a contemporary jazz trio from New Delhi blending elements of bebop, swing and funk. The band, comprising Rishi Sachdeva on guitar, Sahil Warsi on double bass and Nikhil Vasudevan on drums, will perform at The Living Room (TLR) Café.
9pm. TLR Café, 31, Hauz Khas Village. For details, call 46080533.
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Around town
Azamgarh Festival 2013
Till 6 April
Arts and crafts traditions from three villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district—Hariharpur (with a heritage of music), Mubarakpur (a weavers’ village) and Nizamabad (famous for its black pottery with engraved silver patterns)—are on display. The festival has been organized by the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development. There are also live demonstrations by master weavers on the making of Banarasi saris and by potters on the creation of black pottery. There is also Dhobiya Nritya; Purabang Gayeki; Taal Yatra (an ensemble of nine tablas); and a ‘thumri-dadra-kajri’ recital.
11am-7pm (Gandhi-King Plaza)/6.30pm (Auditorium). India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate (24619431).
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Hyderabad
Around town
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi National Festival of Music and Dance
5-7 April
On Friday, the first day of the festival, sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee will perform a jugalbandi with flautist Shashank Subramanyam. This will be followed by a performance by Hindustani classical vocalist Begum Parveen Sultana. On Saturday, Shalu Jindal will perform Kuchipudi, followed by a sitar recital by Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee. On Sunday, Shobana will perform Bharatanatyam. This will be followed by a felicitation of flautist Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, and a flute rendition by the master and his nephew, Rakesh Chaurasia.
6.30-10.30pm. Shilpakala Vedika, Jubilee Enclave, near Hi-Tech City (23112704). Tickets, ₹ 300, ₹ 600, ₹ 1,500 and ₹ 4,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
Heritage and Restoration in Post-WWII Germany
10 April
Anuradha Reddy, an expert in restoration and heritage who has worked for several years in Germany, will deliver a terrace lecture on heritage and restoration in post-World War II Germany—the diverse history and influences on architecture. Reddy is also the convenor of the Greater Hyderabad chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach).
6pm. Terrace of Goethe-Zentrum, 20, Journalist’s Colony, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills. (23350443).
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Art
International Art Expose
Till 6 April
At this exhibition by Creative Artmosphere, the works of 22 national and international artists are on display. Creative Artmosphere works to promote emerging artists in the fields of illustration, painting, printmaking, photography, etching and sculpture.
10am-7pm. Poecile Gallery for Fashion and Art, GUV Vivilash Chambers, Road No. 14, Banjara Hills (8886121314, 23550340).
By Yogendra Kalavalapalli
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Kolkata
Art
Changing Images
Till 6 April
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