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Business News/ News / Business Of Life/  The Mint Planner, 15 January 2016
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The Mint Planner, 15 January 2016

From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week

Pankaj Kapoor will present Dopehari at the NCPA, Mumbai.Premium
Pankaj Kapoor will present Dopehari at the NCPA, Mumbai.

NEW DELHI :

DELHI

Dance

Hari Ho…Gati Meri

15 January

Kathak dancer Gauri Diwakar will present a recital based on the verses of Muslim poets who wrote in praise of the Hindu god Krishna. Diwakar is a senior member of the Drishtikon Dance Foundation led by Aditi Mangaldas. Mangaldas has choreographed the show.

7.30pm. Shri Ram Centre, 4, Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House (23731112). Passes, available at the venue.

Music

KK: Live In Concert

17 January

Non-profit Pushpvihar Ayyappa Sewa Samithi will present a concert by playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, to raise funds for community service. The artiste is known for songs like Pyaar Ke Pal and Ek Pal Ke Liye.

6.30pm. Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg. Tickets, 2,000, 3,000 and 5,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Around town

Children’s Workshop

17 January

The Full Circle Bookstore and the National Book Development Council of Singapore will present a workshop for children aged 4-10. Singaporean authors Nur-el-Hudaa Jaffar, Coonoor Kripalani and Susanna Goho-Quek will focus on storytelling, the art of illustration, and yoga.

11am-12.30pm. Full Circle, N-16, Basement, N-Block Market, Greater Kailash-1. Fee, 200. To register, visit the store or call 29245641/42.

Rocksport Challenge

16-17 January

The fourth season of the adventure festival curated by TV host Rannvijay Singh will include activities like flying in a hot-air balloon, zip-lining in the Aravallis, quad bike-riding, and playing paintball. There will also be live rock music, as well as food and shopping stalls. Entry for those aged above 10.

10am. Camp Tikkling, Gairatpur Baas, Tikkling, Sohna Road, Gurgaon. For details and fees, visit in.bookmyshow.com

International Dance And Music Festival

18-20 January

The sixth edition of this festival, organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, will include dance and music performances by groups from Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Malaysia, apart from India.

6.30pm. Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg. For details and invites, visit Iccr.gov.in.

Art

Transition/Tradition

Till 30 January

A collateral event of the India Art Fair 2016, Transition/Tradition is displaying contemporary ceramic art by 30 artists from India and South Korea. The show has been put together by Gallerie Nvya and InKo Centre, Chennai.

11am-7pm (Sundays closed). Gallerie Nvya, 101-103, Square One Designer Arcade, C-2, District Centre, Saket.

TOP PICK

Around town

Agatha@125

Kathryn Harkup, a chemist and author of ‘A Is For Arsenic: The Poisons Of Agatha Christie’, will examine the fascinating and deadly potions concocted by the English crime novelist and playwright. Part of the three-day Crime Writers’ Festival, this session has the complete ABCD of murder: A is for Arsenic, B for Belladonna, C for Cyanide, and D for Digitalis.

10.30-11.15am. Oxford Bookstore, Connaught Place. For details, visit www.crimewritersfestival.com

By Chanpreet Khurana

MUMBAI

Around town

Dopehari

17 January

Actor Pankaj Kapoor will present a storytelling session of Dopehari, a play set in an old haveli in Lucknow. Kapoor, who has written and directed the story, will narrate the journey of Amma Bi from loneliness to self-discovery.

4.30pm/8pm. Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point, NCPA Marg (66323737). Tickets, 500, available at the venue and on in.bookmyshow.com

The Storyboard

16-17 January

The G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture is hosting a two-day festival for young adults to learn, create and share their stories, writings and artwork. It will include workshops on printmaking and graphic novels by The Pomegranate Workshop, and a short-story writing workshop by author Karishma Attari.

Timings vary. G5A, Laxmi Mills Estate, Shakti Mills Road. Fee, 1,700 each for the printmaking and graphic novel workshops, and 800 for the short-story writing workshop. For details, visit www.g5a.org

Music

Totem Pole

15-17 January

India’s “first teen music festival", Totem Pole, will bring together international artistes like Kefaya, a UK music collective, and Norwegian breakdancer Navid Rezvani. Indian artistes like Raghu Dixit and Rohit Vasudevan will also perform at the show. The three-day event will include a school band competition and an art competition, apart from workshops.

Timings vary. Courtyard, High Street Phoenix, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. For details, visit Totempole.in.

TOP PICK

Film

Movies At The Museum

15 January

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s short film, ‘Talking Heads’, revolves around two ideas: who people are, and what they want from life. A second film, ‘Intimate Lighting’ by Ivan Passer, follows the journey of a symphony musician.

6.30pm. Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Veer Mata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan, Byculla East (23731234). Entry, 10 for adults and 2 for students.

By Shinibali Mitra Saigal

KOLKATA

Dance

Dhrubajyoti Tumi Jishu

The dance-drama, accompanied by the songs of Rabindranath Tagore, will be staged by the inmates of different correctional homes. It has been directed by Alokananda Roy, who is experimenting with “culture therapy" for prisoners. 1 hour.

6pm. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 108-109, Southern Avenue (24666802).

Art

Line By Line

Till 6 February

This exhibition is showcasing sketches and preparatory drawings by Thane-based artist Sudhir Patwardhan. Most of the works are in pencil, acrylic and oil stick on paper.

2-7pm (Monday)/11am-7pm (Tuesday-Friday). Galerie 88, 28-B, Shakespeare Sarani (22835394). The gallery will be closed on 26 January.

Music

Karlsruhe Concert Duo

15 January

The group was started in 1997 by cellist Reinhard Armleder and pianist Dagmar Hartmann. They have travelled to 50 countries and taken part in several music festivals.

6.30pm. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 8, Ballygunge Circular Road (24866398). For details, visit www.goethe.de/kolkata

Around town

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2016

Till 17 January

The seventh edition of the literary festival brings together noted names in literature like Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, poet and novelist Anjum Hasan, and author Kishwar Desai. Programmes in the line-up include book releases, photo sessions and film screenings.

Timings and venues vary. For the schedule and details, visit www.kolkatalitfest.in

By Indranil Bhoumik

CHENNAI

Music

Nenje Ezhu

A.R. Rahman will present Tamil compositions.
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A.R. Rahman will present Tamil compositions.

Music maestro A.R. Rahman returns to the stage after a long gap with Nenje Ezhu, a collection of his Tamil compositions. The proceeds will be used for flood relief in Tamil Nadu and for creating awareness about cancer.

7pm. YMCA Pavilion Ground, Nandanam. Tickets, 750, 1,000, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 25,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Indo-Creole Concert

18 January

Get set for an evening of fusion music with artistes like René Lacaille (accordion and singer), Marc Lacaille (bass and singer), Debashish Bhattacharya (slide guitar) and Subashish Bhattacharya (tabla).

7pm. Edouard Michelin Auditorium, Alliance Française, College Road, Nungambakkam (28279803). Passes, available at the venue and on www.eventjini.com

Dance

International Russian Dance Gala

17 January

The Chennai-based Priya Cultural and Abbas Cultural academies will present a Russian ballet.

4.15pm. Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Kasturi Rangan Road, Alwarpet (24990050). Tickets, 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Around town

Yes, I Will

17 January

This one-day workshop aims to help participants overcome stage fright. There will be an interactive session in a state-of-the-art recording studio, highlighting the magic you can create while performing.

12.30pm. Academy of Broadcasting, Purasawalkam. Fee, 1,599. For details, visitin.bookmyshow.com

By Nandini Reddy

HYDERABAD

Film

How To Make A Book With Steidl

19 January

Directed by Jörg Adolph and Gereon Wetzel, this 2010 documentary is on Gerhard Steidl, founder of the Germany-based printing company Steidl. 1 hour, 28 minutes.

6.30pm. Goethe-Zentrum, 20, Journalist’s Colony, Road No.3, Banjara Hills (23350443). Seating on first-come, first-served basis. For details, visit www.goethe.de/hyderabad

Theatre

Last Wish Baby

16-17 January

Directed by Rathna S. Reddy, this play is an adaptation of William Seebring’s Original Last Wish Baby. The production, which begins with the birth of a baby without a heart, yet miraculously alive, is a satire that explores the lunacy that surrounds media-driven issues today. 1 hour.

7.30pm. Lamakaan, off Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Tickets, 100, available on in.bookmyshow.com

Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal

17 January

Directed by Saurabh Gharipurikar, Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal is a musical comedy based on the Marathi folk play Vichha Majhi Puri Kara. It revolves around a king and his scheming prime minister. 1 hour, 45 minutes.

7pm. Sardar Patel Auditorium, Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, Narayanguda. Tickets, 100, available on in.bookmyshow.com

By Viswanath Pilla

BENGALURU

Around town

Kitsch Mandi

17 January

This bazaar will bring together art, music and shopping. There will be free pottery sessions, as well as stalls set up by the likes of Woodgeekstore, which sells wood and bamboo products, and Clovve, which offers leather products. Musicians, including the Fuzzy Logic band and Oceantied, will also perform.

1-11pm. Pebble—The Jungle Lounge, Palace Grounds, Ramana Maharshi Road. Tickets, 200, available on www.insider.in

Music

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